BASS PEDALS - Light Overdrive to Brutal Distortion
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- Опубликовано: 17 янв 2024
- Testing 10 Bass Distortion Pedals across the categories of Light Overdrive, Medium Distortion, Heavy Distortion, and Brutal Distortion!
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2:26 Did not expect the After Shock to get that close to the Hysteria tone.
You can get even closer with applying right preset downloaded from the community, this pedal is just beast
The Agro and the Darkglass were stars as usual, but I was pleasantly surprised by the Ashdown Triple Shot. I'll have to keep my eye on that one.
Fully agree. I used to dislike AGRO, but I've just changed my mind. DG is a golden standard (:
Have to agree with that lot, although the Dynamorph was also pretty good...
The Genzler and Aguilar pedals were the unexpected surprises for me. Fender needs to bow out of the pedal game.
Just get a graphic EQ pedal to pair with your (non Darkglass non Aguilar) distortion
@@martinheath5947 I did that, not the same. I paired a bass graphic eq with an EH bass soul food. The Darkglass sounded better.
That Triple Shot surely sounds amazing, loved it in every context.
For sure. Had flavors of the agro/darkglass, but less scooped.
Shocked I wasn’t aware myself. Awesome pedal
It's so crunchy, yes please
Same man. I just bought it. Such a versatile little pedal
Light Overdrive
00:29 ( Clean Tone ) Fender - American Vintage II '54 P Bass
00:39 Source Audio - Aftershock
00:49 JAM - Rattle Bass
00:58 FTelettronica - Amianto
01:07 Aguilar - Agro
01:17 Fender - Trapper
01:26 Darkglass - Microtube X Ultra
01:36 Genzler - Crash Box 4
01:45 EHX - Bass Big Muff
01:55 Ashdown - Triple Shot
02:04 TWA - Dynamorph
Medium Distortion
02:14 ( Clean Tone ) Spector - Euro4 LT
02:26 Source Audio - Aftershock
02:36 JAM - Rattle Bass
02:47 FTelettronica - Amianto
02:57 Aguilar - Agro
03:08 Fender - Trapper
03:18 Darkglass - Microtube X Ultra
03:28 Genzler - Crash Box 4
03:39 EHX - Bass Big Muff
03:49 Ashdown - Triple Shot
03:59 TWA - Dynamorph
Heavy Distortion
04:10 ( Clean Tone ) Kiesel - A2
04:24 Source Audio - Aftershock
04:37 JAM - Rattle Bass
04:49 FTelettronica - Amianto
05:01 Aguilar - Agro
05:14 Fender - Trapper
05:26 Darkglass - Microtube X Ultra
05:39 Genzler - Crash Box 4
05:51 EHX - Bass Big Muff
06:04 Ashdown - Triple Shot
06:16 TWA - Dynamorph
Brutal Distortion
06:29 ( Clean Tone ) Lignum - NN Sub Octave Bass
06:42 Source Audio - Aftershock
06:54 JAM - Rattle Bass
07:05 FTelettronica - Amianto
07:16 Aguilar - Agro
07:27 Fender - Trapper
07:39 Darkglass - Microtube X Ultra
07:50 Genzler - Crash Box 4
08:01 EHX - Bass Big Muff
08:12 Ashdown - Triple Shot
08:24 TWA - Dynamorph
...and by the way, my favorites are "Aguilar - Agro" and "Darkglass - Microtube X Ultra".
Thanks! The author should PIN this post at the top!
Rattler bass is awesome
The aftershock was the one for me. Especially in the Muse bass line.
the darkglass microtubes on the light overdrive was so detailed a very hi-fi tone compared to the warmer light od from essentially all the other pedals. although i think it produced a worse result in that context i feel like it'd lend itself more towards that dingwall prog tone
Thats how i use mine, its great
Man have we heard enough of that
I use b7k v2 and it can get some warm tube motown sounds. I think that with a little more tuning you can get than tone with the microtubes X
Yeah, afterall that's what it was built for. I love it's sound, but as it is possible to hear in the video, scratches get amplified to oblivion with it, often in an unpleasant way
The Agro Overdrive really shines a lot with multiscale basses
Aftershock is my favorite of this lot.
same here
Also.
Bought one based on this demo
That open slap just growls with the aftershock
I love that Aguilar Argo and the Darkglass so much. Killer video man. Peace
Great choice of riffs for the demo!
That Darkglass Microtubes just jumps out at me every time as the sound I like best.
The Ashdown is a close second.
The All Pedal section is MENTAL! LOL.
Such a sick jacket. Jacket stole the show.
I love its an endless intro loop that gradually gets more intense.🍻
Amazing video as always Nate. Love that I can share it with my kids or anyone because you are always very professional and respectful. Can’t wait to get your books!
The Source Audio to me was the best overall sounding pedal. It could handle all the different examples the best to me. The Dark Glass was my least favorite as it sounds way too harsh and brittle and nothing but sub bass. The bass muff was my second favorite. Great video.
I hope Nate will share the presets used there on the Neuro Cloud ! :)
I agree. It's also the most versatile, and can do a lot of stuff in a small format which is a consideration if you only want to have one dirt pedal on your board.
Eyes closed I liked the Amiarto then the Argo then Ratteler, NATE out of interest what size pick do you use when if you use one or are you like me where my nails grow literally round to my fingers shape which dies give another good tone, impossible to clip them like most bassists fingers 😀
Loved the Agro, sounded great in all examples. Once you got into medium distortion and beyond, that Darkglass really came to life. I had one for a while and it’s a great pedal. Surprise of the bunch for me was the Triple Shot from Ashdown. Sounded so good. Always been intrigued by the After Shock too. Great review as always Nate
badass comparison! I like that Agro and the Dynamorph, gonna have to check those out.
For medium and heavy distortion the Source Audio was stellar. That attack on medium was chewy and massive! The Darkglass was just brutal across the board for the new school prog stuff. I run and ADAM and a Ultra Wave on my board and have both basses covered. Great video! Cheers
Like this front camera quality. Totally instructional DVD vibe 😁
I really liked that Rattler - especially how it helped the lowest notes to translate better.
Me too. That one sounded nicest to me overall for all settings.
Thanks so much for making this video! Bass distortion has become extremely centered around DarkGlass lately, and it's nice to see that there are actually a lot of options out there.
As someone who loves mids, I hadn't heard pedals like the Rattler or Trapper, which let you have a really smooth mid heavy sound. Loved both of them.
Darkglass really has…saturated the market! The Trapper can be found for around $100 and it is a very versatile unit. Check out Nate’s review of it, if nothing else you get to listen to more bass badassery.
Right after watching this video I watched Nate's dedicated review of it. Might sound odd, but all the reviews I've seen were on Fender basses, but I think it might actually sound better on more modern basses, like the Keisel in this video.
Love a good music pun by the way.
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Rattler is great. Been on my board for a while.
Really intrigued by the Amianto and the Dynamorph! Fab comparison video man, much appreciated
Crash box gets an easy last place across the board. The triple shot was such a pleasant surprise
I really love the Aguilar Agro. Wonderful sound
That Angro from Aguilar isn't backing down against Darkglass! It's nice to have great competition. My favorite one was The Rattler 🔥
Love all of them 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Voting for that AfterShock Bass Distortion from Source Audio. I don't like distortion that affect the clean signal as much as the aguilar one.
Proof that the bass itself matters more than the pedals
Big respect for using all at same time
Did you take the stock settings of the Aftershock? Amazing how good this unit sounds.
Awesome clip, Nate 😎🤘🏻🎸 my top 5 favorites on this clip are the source audio aftershock(since I do own one), the Aguilar agro, the animanto bass distortion, the darkglass microtubes x ultra, and the ehx bass big muff.
After picking up my Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra I sold my Eden bass amp. I also use a Neve RNDI DI box. These two devices have become the core of my setup but I'm a music producer and no longer play live. As far as bass distortion, I would also check out the fuzzrocius pedals line and the rusty box. The Source Audio and the Jam pedals definitely gave the Darkglass some competition. I do like the sound of my Alpha Omega more then the Darkglass pedal demonstrated in this video however. Great video. Keep up the good work
That was awesome
Thanks
Great comparison man! 👍
Wow Thanks for doing this!
JAM Rattler for the win! The Dynamorph was great too.
Loves the Amianto! That thing killed it in every context! Definitely some better options for the heavy/insane distortion, but for the low and medium, I think it sounds awesome
Agreed! I really liked that one for the first two. Ashdown was probably the best overall.
Aftershock sounds absolutely amazing in every type of sound. So happy I bought it several years ago! Very flexible pedal.
I also like darkglass on low gain setup. On the high gain it highlights highs a bit too much, but overall seems like a very very capable pedal
I was really hoping that I'd find the song that the 3rd riff came from, only to find out that you had written it yourself for the video. Please make it into a full song! 😅 it's sooo good!! 💯 Great video, Agro and Darkglass for the win.
I love it!! Awesome!! ❤❤
The Agro and ashdown paired excellently with the Keisel. Keisel pickups have always been super glassy and uncolored. Always loved my LB70 for that.
Dark glass pedal sounds so good 1:26
The Aguilar and Ashdown were my favorites, and worked thr best at every level. I liked the Darkglass too, but not as much
I love the triple shot. Just bought it. All cool pedals though. Liked agro and dark glass too
The Aftershock can do everything. It's totally programmable with two channels stacked and a community where to get interresting presets. I paired mine with a midi pedal to directly get six different presets. My midi controls also one Zoom MS 60B so I get quite crazy tones.
My favorite is Electro Harmonix "Bass Big Muff" for its muffled but still clean sound. But if you love the shredding of the strings, TWA "Dynamorph" or Darkglass "Microtubes X-Ultra"
I went with the X Ultra a while ago and haven't looked back. It makes a great clean preamp too with the full range clean compressor. As a distortion I use it only at very low gain and it works great in a band. I'm not a high gain metal guy at all, and the X is maybe an unusual choice for low gain, but I find that it actually works better in a band setting than pedals that are specifically designed to be low gain. It sits in the mix and cuts through at the same time, where most pedals only do one or the other.
Awesome video ! I would have loved to see the Tech 21 DP-3X in the mix . the triple shot was my pick in this one
Genzler, big muff and ashdown sounds great in all 3 cases
definitely will pick up those books.
Thanks for it!
🤯 Thanks a ton!
Badass riffs
Damn that Dynamorph really brings some OOMPF in your clean tone
As a person with that darkglass pedal i was actually blown away by the agro that thing is sick! Still love my microtubes ultra though!
the darkglass and the Ashdown are my favourits
Aftershock and dark glass killed it.
The AfterShock and Darkglass were my favorites, with the Aguilar being my favorite for that third one. Just sold my AfterShock yesterday, but still have the UltraWave, so all good on distortion needs with that. Oh, and I listened on crap speakers.
Nice demo!
The only pedal I definitely didn't like - contrary to many of the commenters here - is the Darkglass one. It takes out too much mids and the notes are less distinguishable because of that. On the opposite side, the Fender one sounds way too "nosy", too much mids going on there, but I wouldn't say to a point where I "don't like it".
Not sure I have a favorite one though. The Dynamorph with medium distortion is probably the most interesting to my ears - it almost sounds like it was mixed with a synth bass -, but medium distortion is not really my vibe overall, I prefer light distortion at max, and in that case I'd go with either Aftershock or Rattler Bass.
great Video, the After Shock is my favorite, but the Rattler and the Dynamorph are also very good.
@NateNavarro Whats your favorite pedal for each style?
Nice to see a player using his right-hand thumb properly when playing finger style. 👍
Nate, I got one of your bass books for Christmas. Loving it.
I've had a Digitech X-series bass driver for years and was getting a little fed up with it. It's good but it kinda squeels and I felt like the actual distortion part of the blend was getting lost. Guitarist gave me his Earthquaker Plumes which I used for a while - it has a lot of upper harmonics and sounds good in a rehearsal, but I've realised in the studio that it cuts too much low to be used for bass in my opinion. In my band's style anyway. So I'm currently back to the Digitech, but I'm thinking the Aftershock is the upgrade up I'm looking for.
Darkglass / Ashdown / Aguilar - my favors!
That kiesel sounds wild with the Aguilar and dark glass
Listening on my nice sound set up and that after shock is hands down the best and holy crap that thing sounds heavy. Dark Glass better watch out!
Good job!!!!!!!
Ashdown overall for me. DG always sounds great. Agro also awesome!
Thanks for this! Off-topic: do you hold the pick with three fingers? Cheers
For me the top are: AGRO, Tripleshot and DG X ❤
Ashdown is a beast! wow
My top:
1. Light - Aguilar
2. Mid - Aftershok
3. Hard - Jam/Afterdhok
4. Brutal - Aguilar
Agular and darkglass perfect ashdown good
rattler agro microX and ashdown all sound beautiful with the kiesel WHY ARE ALL THE BEST SOUNDING DIRT PEDALS BLACK N BORING I LIKE COLOUR
Hi Nate, Are the Etudes and songs from your book Bass 4-String available for purchase?
I looked on your Patreon page and didn't see them.
Thanks for all you do for this 63 y/o novice bassist.
The DARKGLASS is incredible!! The best!!!
The aftershock pedal is one i own. Not only do you have three knob controls there are built in patches that connect to your mobile phone. You can modify so many different things! duplicate the dark glass and or just merge 2 patches together! And burn it into the pedal. I spent like 2 hours and there were so many parameters to change i forgot the original tone i was chasing. You can get any distortion from overdrive, fuzz, nu metal, industrial, you name it. This pedal has any tone got need....
Agreed. Aftershock is incredibly versatile if you're willing to spend some time in the software. The ability to stack drives and then leverage an expression pedal is pretty amazing. You can even go completely clean and use it as just an EQ or noise gate.
Subscriibed you from pinn panelle days, pls do make a band like that! those hand control efx were sick
Nice !!! I'm a big Muse fan :)
Aguilar,Aftershock and Rattler,in that order.I like the big muff too,be best for classic distortion tone👍
Dark glass was my favorite.
cool , I want one
Darkglass for the win 💯
the Aguilar Agro and the Microtubes sounded great for hard rock and metal .. was surprised the Fender pedal sounded smooth and still kept a lot of the bass sound.
DG Aggy and Big Muff all sounded great in every context
so in summary I must buy them all and turn them all on to get the best sound!! perfect
I was looking towards getting an Aftershock, but I might look into the AGRO or Triple Shot instead. Some of these pedals sounded really awesome.
Did they change something with the Agro? I have one and it doesn't look like that. I seem to lose so much bottom end on it so I always just stick with my Darkglass and the Agro just collects dust...
Consistently for me, Big Muff & TWA sound the best.
The After Shock sounded great in every variation
El darkglass lo máximo
Im in love with the tone of the Agro but overall I think the Darkglass is the most flexible. I dont play with distortion thankfully, otherwise my wallet would be in pain right now!
Triple Shot sounded really great. Though I am biased towards Darkglass.
The ashdown and the darkglass were the winners on the most distorted tones, for light dist i liked the fender and the first yellow pedal
The Darkglas tone always catches my attention.
I gotta have all those pedals to get that final tone now
My favorite fuzz for bass in this moment is the pharaoh black art toneswork
Source Audio and Aguilar FTW!
First of all, you're an AMAZING bass player, Nate. Congrats :D
I think that Darkglass Microtubes X Ultra is VERY balanced for all light, medium and heavy uses.
Come on! No Boss ODB-3?? I consider it a good "world standard" for this competition... :(
Exh big muff was super nice with light and medium settings;) but for super heavy stuff darkglass is the way to go;)
The more I heard from the Amianto, the more I liked it. Thanks for putting it on my radar!