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Bass Blogger Distortion Pedal

Posted by Benjamin on February 15, 2009 Filed under: bass, Gear tagged: distortion, Ed Friedland, Electro Harmonix

This YouTube Video from Bassguitar mag caught my eye if for no other reason than the fact one of the pedals is called the “Blogger” – a Bass Blogger – how about that? I love watching Ed Friedland goofing around too! The first half is the Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth, then the bass blogger pedal:


  

The use of distortional pedals is another one of those issues that splits the bass community – a bit like Marmite – love it or hate it. I’ve only played with a handful of the distortion pedals on the market. Anyone have any favourites or pet hates?

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8 Responses to “Bass Blogger Distortion Pedal”

  1. Allen, on February 16th, 2009 at 6:54 PM Said:

    These sound pretty cool. I have never used any distortion pedals, never liked them. Where can I get these.

  2. Derek, on March 4th, 2009 at 10:20 AM Said:

    I recommend the Russian made Electro-Harmonix “Big Muff”. Simply superb for bass, adding colour without flattening dynamics or making the sound hard to fit into a mix. More importantly, the lower frequencies are still there!

  3. Benjamin, on March 6th, 2009 at 10:16 AM Said:

    There’s a bass guitar distortion pedal shoot out here, which includes the Big Muff Pi: Bass Distortion Pedal Shootout. It also indluces the Tech 21 SansAmp, the Boss ODB-3 Bass Over Drive, Behringer V-Tone Bass BDI and the Digitech Metal Master. That should just about cover it!

  4. Rich, on March 7th, 2009 at 8:18 PM Said:

    I bought the Boss ODB-3 second hand and I really don’t like it. I can’t tell if its broken or its just my guitar/amp/technique. It just doesn’t sound good. 🙁

    Im thinking of getting the smaller blogger next time, the pi?

  5. House Concerts Comments and Travelling | The Bass Guitar Blog, on March 28th, 2009 at 12:40 PM Said:

    […] Bass Blogger Distortion Pedal […]

  6. axemanellis, on October 12th, 2011 at 4:33 PM Said:

    I’m diggin the tones coming from the Electro-Harmonix Bass Synth. One of the best I’ve heard. Reminds me of that fat Bootsy Collins P Funk sound from the 70’s. Great to see this sound coming back.

  7. Synthesizer, on July 8th, 2012 at 1:08 AM Said:

    Anyone aware of a synthesizer for bass guitar that covers only bass instruments? Like bass sax, flugelhorn, bass mandolin, etc.

  8. Benjamin, on July 8th, 2012 at 10:07 AM Said:

    The Roland VG88 has a bunch of bass sounds – have you had a look at that, or it’s modern replacement, the VB-99

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