Great video, Patrick--thanks for crash course in dirt! I'm a working musician and I have done a lot of swapping in/out pedals over the years to find pedals that fit within a band context, are versatile (as to not have so many pedals on my pedalboard) and the most musical. These four have stayed on my pedalboard the longest: -Wampler The Low Blow Overdrive/Distortion (now discontinued but there's a few on Reverb)--it all the features needed for tone shaping (eq, blend, smooth/jagged clipping) making it extremely versatile. -Jam Rattler Bass for distortion--it's got the classic, grinding distortion of a Rat with a blend knob (it's my favorite pedal)--it sounds great matched up with distorted guitars. Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz--this is a Big Muff-style fuzz with a tilt eq, mid range boost/cut (internal switch for guitar or bass mid frequencies), and a blend knob. It's a little noisy (you won't notice once you start playing), but it's like a Swiss Army Knife of fuzz. Malekko Heavy Industry Diabolik JMJ Fuzz-- this pedal is a beast! There are only 3 knobs (Fuzz, Clean, Squish), but there are so many different tone combinations available (the Squish knob is really something)--my band mates really like what I kind of far-out fuzz tones I can get from it. I know this is a long comment, but I hope this helps some low-end brothers who are looking for some dirt pedals that can do it all and sound great in the mix.
Thanks, man! I can personally speak for the Rattler and Diabolik, both FANTASTIC pedals! And I've heard nothing but great things about the Low Blow too, shame Wampler doesn't make it anymore though
I swear, you make everything sound amazing. Big congrats on showcasing so many different types of gear. Please do more drive and distortion pedal comparisons!
Definitely recommend finding pedals with a clean blend for bass, but a good chunk of “guitar” pedals are built with a surprising amount of low end capability, definitely try before you buy, if you can, do it with your other pedals (especially if you have “always on” stuff like a bass compressor (that’s one of the pedals where a guitar version doesn’t quite hit the spot, get the bass version), bass EQ (some guitar EQs have enough lower bass frequencies, but most don’t), or a DI type pedal like a Sansamp.)
As many options as there are out there, I feel like darkglass dwarfs everything in terms of tone and usability. I still own and use many other dirt pedals for added flavor on recordings, but for live playing I have literally never gotten a bad sound out of my vintage ultra + B3k combo
I like the VT and B7K sound, a good pedal to try into an Ampeg SVT or even a Sans Amp is the ProCo RAT - it can be used with just a little drive or near fuzz like sound and the filter knob works wonders!
I tried running my bass through an old Boss OD-1 - as mentioned in the video, I did lose a lot of low-end.. Now I have an HX Stomp to satisfy my pedal needs for both guitar and bass... :)
See Thomann? This is why you got this man on board. Great technical analysis yet accessible to pretty much everybody. Great video, thanks a lot.
Great video, Patrick--thanks for crash course in dirt!
I'm a working musician and I have done a lot of swapping in/out pedals over the years to find pedals that fit within a band context, are versatile (as to not have so many pedals on my pedalboard) and the most musical. These four have stayed on my pedalboard the longest:
-Wampler The Low Blow Overdrive/Distortion (now discontinued but there's a few on Reverb)--it all the features needed for tone shaping (eq, blend, smooth/jagged clipping) making it extremely versatile.
-Jam Rattler Bass for distortion--it's got the classic, grinding distortion of a Rat with a blend knob (it's my favorite pedal)--it sounds great matched up with distorted guitars.
Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz--this is a Big Muff-style fuzz with a tilt eq, mid range boost/cut (internal switch for guitar or bass mid frequencies), and a blend knob. It's a little noisy (you won't notice once you start playing), but it's like a Swiss Army Knife of fuzz.
Malekko Heavy Industry Diabolik JMJ Fuzz-- this pedal is a beast! There are only 3 knobs (Fuzz, Clean, Squish), but there are so many different tone combinations available (the Squish knob is really something)--my band mates really like what I kind of far-out fuzz tones I can get from it.
I know this is a long comment, but I hope this helps some low-end brothers who are looking for some dirt pedals that can do it all and sound great in the mix.
Thanks, man!
I can personally speak for the Rattler and Diabolik, both FANTASTIC pedals!
And I've heard nothing but great things about the Low Blow too, shame Wampler doesn't make it anymore though
Bass loves Fuzz, especially when blended with a clean tone oooooo the thick freqness!
Patrick all your videos have been great so far, keep it up
I swear, you make everything sound amazing. Big congrats on showcasing so many different types of gear. Please do more drive and distortion pedal comparisons!
That Cheif Disruptor sounded MASSIVE! Ordered one for use in my 3 piece stoner rock project 🙌
Definitely recommend finding pedals with a clean blend for bass, but a good chunk of “guitar” pedals are built with a surprising amount of low end capability, definitely try before you buy, if you can, do it with your other pedals (especially if you have “always on” stuff like a bass compressor (that’s one of the pedals where a guitar version doesn’t quite hit the spot, get the bass version), bass EQ (some guitar EQs have enough lower bass frequencies, but most don’t), or a DI type pedal like a Sansamp.)
As many options as there are out there, I feel like darkglass dwarfs everything in terms of tone and usability. I still own and use many other dirt pedals for added flavor on recordings, but for live playing I have literally never gotten a bad sound out of my vintage ultra + B3k combo
I like the VT and B7K sound, a good pedal to try into an Ampeg SVT or even a Sans Amp is the ProCo RAT - it can be used with just a little drive or near fuzz like sound and the filter knob works wonders!
Great video and killer riffs!
You know, I just have the $25 Behringer bass overdrive. It's beautiful.
Geiler Dude, geile Sounds!
We have Kris for electric guitar nerd stuff and I always missed someone who did the same with bass gear and now I'm overall happy👍👍
I use Palmer Übertreiber, it works for me. Bought it from Thomann.
Hey Patrick, what brand of flatwounds and gauge are you using?
Fuzz FTW
Missed a trick by not including tight distortion. Especially in Rock and Metal.
Jam Lucy dreamer
(to me) it sounds like the “clean tone” is already overdriven 🙂
I like fuzz
I tried running my bass through an old Boss OD-1 - as mentioned in the video, I did lose a lot of low-end.. Now I have an HX Stomp to satisfy my pedal needs for both guitar and bass... :)
Where's Julia ? :[