higgins666 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well, my guitarist has started using my Blackstar HT-DistX (my main dirt pedal) for his higher gain pedal, I don't really mind, because I'm using his rackmount multi-fx unit (Boss SX-700) all the time for my delays & such. But, some of our song do need a nice high gain dirt bass sound for when the guitars drop out, or when I need to fill up abit more sonic space, so could anyone suggest to me a relativly cheap pedal I can use, I'm happy to go used, & in the local guitar shop, I tried afew out that I quite liked (as in, could get a decent, useable, sound out off, but not much more) they where (don't shoot me) the Boss MT-2 & Digitech Deathmetal. Would anyone be able to suggest some more for me to demo? Edit: My band is a hard rock band (if you want sub-genres... well, that's where it gets tricky, were abit of a mix of prog, classic rock, modern rock, metal, industrial, shoegaze & blues) My current set up is a Dean Demonator/Traben Chaos Obsession/Fender P-Bass Special -> Korg Pitchblack -> Ashdown LoMenzo Hyperdrive (set up for alittle bit of grit) -> USA Big Muff (soon to be replaced with a Devi Ever Super Massive Black Hole clone) -> Nobels Phaser -> Hartke LH500 (with the SX-700 in the FX loop) -> Marshal VBC 412. Also, please, I've got my fuzz sorted, so there's no need for a suggestion like a Bass Big Muff, & my mild OD is sorted. Pretty much, to describe the tone I'm looking for it's similar to Lemmy's, but with a rocket shoved up it's arse. Or a bass friendly Mesa Tripple Rectifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joegarcia Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Can you not get a heavy sound you like out of the Hyperdrive? If so why not get a second? I think you'd be hard pushed to find a better bass friendly heavy distortion for less. Why not get a second? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgins666 Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Actually, I'll try tweaking to get a heavy sound out of the Hyperdrive, then maybe find a lighter OD tone, something along the lines of a Digitech Bad Monkey might do the job for the lighter tone. Pretty much I'm looking for afew different tones, similar to the following artists. Clean - Similar to Rex Brown on Slaughtered Light to Mid OD - Similar to Land Phil on the intro to Sadistic Magician Heavy OD - Similar to Lemmy (is there really a "good" example of Lemmy's tone? It's in all his material) Fuzz - Similar to Troy Sanders in most Mastodon Think I could get the light to mid OD tone from a Bad Monkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 [url="http://www.marshallamps.com/product.asp?productCode=1992LEM"]Sorted.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Get a muff. Then another. Then another. Then put them all on and get an appointment with an Otolaryngologist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgins666 Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Ok, so after trying & failing to get more than a nicely driven sound from my Hyperdrive, I've had a quick look on teh interwebs & BassFuzz.com, & descovered the Barber Dirty Bomb! It sounds really really good from the various demos that I've listened to, & i think I'll pick one up when I get the cash (I'm planning on selling my Blackstar pedal to my guitarist, he did offer to a couple of weeks ago & I told him that I'd need to find another distortion pedal first, so it shouldn't take long). Now, all I have to do is wait for my Devi Ever clone to be made, pick up a tremolo & spend a good few hours re-aranging & tweaking my board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Im not sure if youll really get the sound you want from just one pedal. Maybe the hyperdrive could just be run after another lower gain dirt pedal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Am I missing something? If you are looking for something to fill the place of the Blackstar, why not get one of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 i used a proco rat on tour and it just sounded so heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I was going to suggest the Barber Dirty Bomb also. You can get it from Tonefactor, they deliver quickly and you shouldn't get any customs charges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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