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Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 5:49 am
by alexsga
coldbrightsunlight wrote:
alexsga wrote:
necrobump

you have $50 & are looking for one final pedlol for the bass board - which one do you get, rat or odb3? :idk:
For me ODB-3. Rats sound very cool but standard Rats drop too much bass for bass guitar IMO and don't have the EQ and blend control of the Boss which gives you a lot more tonal options for the money. Fair warning it's very grindy on a lot of settings. Which is great! But you know, it isn't for everyone. :lol:
thanks, grind is what i'm looking for! leaning towards odb3, but the rat in question is the littleBear one w/ vintage, turbo + led modes

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:12 am
by coldbrightsunlight
I have no idea how all that will affect the sound on bass TBH. :lol: :idk: paging the rat experts...

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:38 am
by Psyre
SHOOT OUT SHOOT OUT SHOOT OUT




OT: I like the DoD "classic tube" for fattening up kicks and basslines. Full ccw on the tone is a bass boost :omg:

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:46 am
by fcknoise
HM-2 is like my favorite ever. Actually, a whole bunch of Boss ones are ace. FZ-2 of course (I only played the behringer version and it rips), and OS-2 is a great drive pedal. Boss ODB-2 is also really good.

As for the specific question, I don't think you could get an HM-2 for 50 bucks, but an ODB-2 would be very good. I have not played bass with a rat but I've heard its awesome. Although I would guess the regular ol' rat2 you get today would not do you a lot of favors on bass now. I'd go with the boss option

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:53 am
by coldbrightsunlight
Oh hell yeah HM-2 on bass is great if you could find one for the price. Which nowadays sadly isn't a thing I don't think.

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:01 am
by fcknoise
coldbrightsunlight wrote:Oh hell yeah HM-2 on bass is great if you could find one for the price. Which nowadays sadly isn't a thing I don't think.
I found mine MIJ for 75€ though, so it doooooeeesss happen. Probably not among the people who would sell on reverb but you could be lucky

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:21 am
by retinal orbita
alexsga wrote:you have $50 & are looking for one final pedlol for the bass board - which one do you get, rat or odb3? :idk:
Definitely an ODB-3 - I love that cool yellow! :cool:

I love Rats and I have a vintage sick flat box sick chip one but I rarely use it on bass. It's cool.... but it's not my go to. An ODB-3 is like a swiss army knife for bass players.

I keep thinking about buying that Wren & Cuff 25v Overdrive but then I'm like.... It's so pricey and I'd probably just wind up using the Boss more and it's already yellow! :idk:

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:05 pm
by Gone Fission
Cheap HM-2’s are Craigslist and pawnshop domain lately, neither of which seems to be happening with the plague.

$50 Carcosas are still a thing if you look. I was happy paying $100 new, picked up a backup at $50 with no hesitation. Definitely belongs in this thread.

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:22 pm
by retinal orbita
Gone Fission wrote:Cheap HM-2’s are Craigslist and pawnshop domain lately, neither of which seems to be happening with the plague.
For every $400 HM-2 on Reverb there’s a guy in the suburbs selling one for $85. Patience is the key....

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:56 am
by fcknoise
retinal orbita wrote:
Gone Fission wrote:Cheap HM-2’s are Craigslist and pawnshop domain lately, neither of which seems to be happening with the plague.
For every $400 HM-2 on Reverb there’s a guy in the suburbs selling one for $85. Patience is the key....
I would probably sell mine for 400 dollaridoos. It is an amazing pedal though. Boss should probably waza that shit

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:32 am
by voerking
chuckjaywalk wrote:I really like two Blues Drivers in concert, the first maxed out, pushing the second. Otherwise, the current Little Big Muff is okay.
i was gonna say the BD-2. it's a great sounding & versatile pedal.

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:29 am
by Big Mon
Fuzz face minis (with internal bias trimmer, but Band of Gypsys is also cool), Triangle Muff/Green Russian ri, Mxr: Octavio, Blue Box, Distortion+, Outlaw Effects stuff ( General Fuzz, Five O'clock), Ehx Satisfaction & Octavix.

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 4:11 am
by qersty
bawz od-3 for sure! that thing has been my guitar tone since i got one for nothing on ebay

Re: Your favorite "non-boutique" dirt pedals?

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 11:01 am
by tremolo3
qersty wrote:bawz od-3 for sure! that thing has been my guitar tone since i got one for nothing on ebay
:hug: