Overdrive for Bass?

[aballen]

It all started when I made him an arcadiator.  My bud, who is a real musician, gigs every week, you know, now has the pedal bug.  The arcadiator is a bit over the top for him though, even with the blend mod... I think he may use it to play a Jamariquai song, but thats it.

Anyone know a good bass overdrive?  He does not want a fuzz, or a distortion, he wants OD.  I loaned him a timmy, but he said it was too mild... I heard the klone does not boost the bass well.  I'm kind of in the dark when it comes to bass pedals, cause I don't play bass.  Seems like most pedals need to be modded to work well with bass, but I'm kind if in the dark here and I want to make him something that earns a permanent spot on his board.

Recommendations?

[zombie_rock123]

DAM Ezikiel is pretty highly regarded for bass

[jimilee]

jmkpcbs has a great one, guitarpcb has a great one and the one I use is the byoc bas overdrive.

[AntKnee]

Ampegulator? Not sure if that is the right name, but may want to check into that.

[jimilee]

Ampegulator? Not sure if that is the right name, but may want to check into that.

Ginger


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[brucer]

Grind Custom FX Lamprey

[jposega]

ROG Ginger for a very mild drive.

Something based on the Barbershop would be perfect.

The Southampton Fifth Gear is awesome... I believe it's based on an old Electra Distortion (or overdrive), which apparently is almost the same thing as the EQD Speaker Cranker.

[Aleph Null]

I've had good luck using a Red Llama clone for bass (with a couple of value changes). It gets nasty fast, though. The drive knob on a Klone is actually a dual gang pot; one affects the gain, the other blends in the distorted signal. You could use to separate pots for gain and a dry blend. A dry blend is a common approach to preserving the low end.