10 Legendary Pedals You NEED to Check Out on Bass

[@patrickhunter]

Wait...there's no Metal Zone??? YOU PHONIES!

[@jeebsa4m3]

That was an awesome video. Thanks for the tip on the metal zone

[@davedixon2167]

We could certainly try to add it to a second list - it's definitely legendary as well. LOL thanks Patrick.

[@oaklandish-metalboy1194]

You can sound like Audie Pitre of ACID BATH if you get the Heavy Metal one!

[@JM.COSMIC]

There's no point, it sounds like a bunch of bees lol

[@abnerhassenbelleicherene6750]

Metal zone is a efect tone to play anesthesia puling teeth

[@merciless2032]

Proco Rat is THE PEDAL for me :D Thank you for including it!

[@ladyjulia4038]

I love the phase 90 on bass. Sounds great with some distortion in front of it too!

[@Abos_Studio]

Yeah that sounded cool and the cry baby

[@ileutur6863]

Although you're completely right that people make a big deal out of pedals that cut low end, bass in some genres really can't afford that loss. I've played in bands where a driven Tube Screamer tone would be ideal, but in my current prog band it would make me disappear

[@unclemick-synths]

That's where my Trace Elliot is handy having an effects loop so I can blend. I once had a recording engineer checking all his gear trying to find what was distorting the bass!

[@howler9171]

​@@unclemick-synths My ampeg portaflex has a clean blend for the effects loop too, it sounds killer with my DS-1 in there. The problem is though, if you want to use a tube screamer to boost the front of your amp, you can't have it in the effects loop after the preamp

[@hewiebecker6165]

Have a look at a Boss Line Selector as well. You can blend in what would be your attack tone with an empty loop which would be your fundamental tone.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Now THAT’S true bypass.🤪

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Or….bybass…

[@LikeTheBirb]

The Sansamp bass driver is the only one of these I own, and the only one that sticks out to me. I love its sounds so much, so flexible for funky or heavy styles

[@rorschach1]

I used the bass driver forever until I finally switched over to the ParaDriver

[@trfmusic902]

Sansamp bass driver is my “always on” pedal. I use it as my boost (equalizer pedal, with some drive) and then i have my odb-3 bass overdrive for my main drive and thats always on too.

[@craigmoran893]

@@rorschach1 i have both, they both sound awesome - but the paradriver does some cool stuff too.

[@SteveV74]

You guys are Bass Nerds, I love it! Gotta say there is a bunch of gear i own because of you guys, I like how u guys try pedals and gear that are not exactly made for bass but work awesome anyway…AND, most importantly you try different basses through them,keep em comin…..BTW, Im a Bass Nerd too.

[@tekkau2]

OMG man, I never thought of the rat and tube screamer could sound that great on bass . Thanks for this awesome video :)

[@robmyers9702]

The Turbo Rat sounds even better than the standard version on bass .

[@tekkau2]

@@robmyers9702 wow. Thanks man . I will give it a try :)

[@harryh5620]

Marcus Miller has been touring with an OCD on his board for years.

[@tekkau2]

@@harryh5620 WOW ,thanks for sharing this ,man !

[@Bagusys]

Like 90% of Justin Chancellor of Tool’s tone is The Rat and Sansamp

[@OMARA.OFFICIAL]

Yes the “JacksinBacker” is back can’t get over that bass had to get one for the studio myself. 🤘🤘

[@chrischilton8455]

The Sansamp is the go to for me. I've had or still own a bunch of the others on your list but the Sansamp is my portable gig rig. Love it.

[@derkallert9017]

Word!

[@CesarAnthony001]

A good alternative for the tube screamer is the Earthquaker Devices Plumes, has a slightly better low end, 3 modes and is 100$. You can also use an EQ pedal to bring in the lows if your drive sucks them out

[@skrillah6259]

I think a splitter pedal is a must have for bassists, you can use any pedal and still get good low end, great for the ts9 for example

[@CesarAnthony001]

@@skrillah6259 do you have any suggestions I should look out for?

[@elverdaderojavier]

@@skrillah6259Or you can just turn up the bass EQ on your amp or at the desk. It's that simple.

[@skrillah6259]

@@elverdaderojavierif you like your tone to sound like mud sure

[@SUNNofODIN]

@@skrillah6259can you explain how that works? I’d like to try it. Is it a different outcome from something like how the Rat Juggernaut has a “Mix” knob?

[@flatgroundtv7097]

"He has the box" The Bass Channel, you guys are awesome. ✊🏽

[@ElricX]

Sansamp bass driver is my favorite bass pedal. It's always in my signal chain.

[@IYF_Productions_SL]

The Boss DS-1 is a good distortion pedal and Josh just made it great by adding the his own distortion to the mix. Rock on Bro!!! \m/

[@winstontk]

This was a really great video. Very informative as well. I think the biggest surprise for me was the Boss DS-1. I really wasn't expecting to like that at all, but I really did! Nice playing for the demos here as well. That really helps.

[@AceFurley]

my brush with greatness was borrowing kurt's ds-1 from my bandmate mighty joe preston (of melvins/thrones/etc) to do some 4 tracking! The weird thing is that i looked at the concert pic used in this video, and that's ME (with the beatles hairdo and a can of something I was most likely to young to be drinking!) in front of kurt right up front!!! I spent the whole set not touching the floor, I was crunched up against the stage using my knees to keep from being crushed from behind!!! I had no idea this pic existed, yet here I am, over (oh lord help me!) 35? years ago!!!

[@hardcore302]

Far out!

[@prestachuck2867]

“If you want to sound like The Edge, U-2 should get this pedal.” 😂

[@andresmartinezgomez3629]

Nice, love that Kiss bass line!! Beautiful sounds ;D

[@matthewbeckwith663]

In terms of the tube screamer sound, I really dig using the Way Huge Green Rhino.

[@Owen-ne6pe]

We need a few more parts of this with other legendary pedals like the fuzz face and mxr distortion too

[@davedixon2167]

We definitely started thinking that when we were trying to settle on only 10 for this one!

[@t.j.meechan682]

I got the Tosin Abasi pedal for guitar primarily, but as a distortion pedal for bass it is perfect. Similar to Darkglass, but not exactly. Worth checking out if you're on the market for a distortion pedal.

[@JVMC_ZR1]

That's good to know. I got the Revv G3 for guitar too... and it turns out it's also great on bass.

[@kalidesu]

That makes perfect sense how Tosin slaps his down tune 8 string guitars.

[@liozeon643]

Awesome video about different pedals for bass. And JHS channel has very educational and informative videos all the time.

[@Vigilante_Typewriter]

Great vid guys 👍, just wondering why you didn't use the bass versions of some of the pedals, eg. Big Muff and Ibanez.

[@paulbeharrell]

Thank you gentlemen for this great video! I was looking at the Tumnus as a “works on guitar and bass” drive pedal and there aren’t many good bass demos out there. Cheers 🍻

[@HondoFelder]

Was literally about to make a video almost EXACTLY like this 🤬. I hate you guys LOL. Great job! 🤘🏽Made me fall back in love with these pedals.

[@alexskibicki2262]

Awesome demo 😎🤘🏻🎸 I’ve always liked using pedals on bass. My personal favorite effects has always been distortion, chorus, and flanger. Other than that here’s my top favorite pedals on this clip. 1. Ibanez tube screamer 2. Boss ce-2 chorus 3. Electro-harmonix big muff pi 4. Boss ds-1 distortion 5. Sansamp bass driver Not an easy choice especially since there’s a lot of good pedals on this demo, but these pedals are my top 5 favorites. And f.y.I: Peter Steele from type o negative uses a boss ds-1 for his killer distorted bass tone along with other boss pedals.

[@HalsSystem]

Thanks for going straight to the point! This is awesome

[@Messerjocke90]

My personal favorite pedal (specifically for bass) is the ebs micro bass 3 that i stumbled across by accident when I was looking for darkglass and other preamps, because I wanted some dirt in my tone, without loosing the low end. Haven't regret the purchase at all and that's basically all you'd want in a pedal like that.

[@astrokratov_official]

Another tip for the next video: The Boss OC-2 octaver. Especially Japan made one, that spelled "octavER" instead of 'Octave' on it's front. The pedal is said to be THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE OCTAVE SOUND, thanks to "THE CHIP" and "right" analog circuit. Legend says the right pedal blessed by Japanese factory gods can outplay even Quad Cortex. And drives the audiophiles in awe.

[@TheBassChannel]

The OC-2 was definitely a heavy consideration. Looks like a Part 2 is imminent.

[@astrokratov_official]

@@TheBassChannel call me for a collab on OC-2))))))

[@ks23770]

A good alternative to the Tube Screamer is the Westminster Effects 1689. On top of multiple clipping options, it also has a blend.

[@chaosclg]

Sansamp bass di is amazing, toured with one for years you can get a behringer copy that is exactly the same but the case is plastic and it costs like 20 quid. I've got both side by side there is no difference

[@Otenphotography]

Ibanez ts808 Tube Screamer 🫶🏻🌟🎸 Great great video 🎉

[@Bigscott4130]

All the signature Tech 21 DI boxes should make a "Modern Legends" list (dUg Pinnick, Steve Harris, and of course Geddy Lee). Darkglass' Alpha/Omega series would make it as well. Maybe the EHX Micro POG?

[@davidlewis8814]

Hoo-wee, I love that G-3 - sounds good on every take!

[@pclindholm]

I think the tube screamer sounds just fantastic on bass, probably better than ODs developed specifically for bass.

[@kalidesu]

It makes sence , the Billy Sheehan pedals are a tube screamers are tuned for bass with dual in/out and mix blending.

[@Kai-Peter.Schellhase]

The Tumnus was my definite favourite. I thought it sounded good on bass even without the clean blend.👍 Might just have try one out for myself.

[@TheBassChannel]

I was also pleasantly surprised by the Tumnus

[@Bobby-wn5yr]

Tumnus works, another klonish that works well surprisingly is the Sick As by Bondi. I bought it for my guitar, but it now lives on my bass board 🤷‍♂️ Of course, EHX make a bass version of a soul food too which is worth mentioning.

[@almostliterally593]

@@Bobby-wn5yr my unpopular opinion, klons are better for bass

[@andrewpappas9311]

Some of my favourite pedals to use on my bass are my EHX Big Muff, Boss OD-1X, DS-1 and Cry Baby and are great for emulating some of the most iconic bassists in rock history (and the ones I love playing), including: - Cliff Burton (Tube Screamer/Big Muff + Cry Baby: Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), For Whom the Bell Tolls, Call of Kthulu, Orion) - Krist Novoselic (Rat: Breed) - Peter Hook (CE-2W: Love Will Tear Us Apart) - Roger Waters (Phase 90: Have A Cigar, Sheep)

[@Farewelltokingz]

Cliff burton was tube screamer and Morley power wah boost. Although I’m sure that combo sounds pretty good too.

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@Farewelltokingz Yeah, but if you listen to Anesthesia that’s definitely a Big Muff Pi

[@Farewelltokingz]

@@andrewpappas9311 Yeah, definitely, I just corrected it because way too many people still think he used the big muff on bells

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@Farewelltokingz I will admit that I thought that as well but it was his Morley

[@jr76480]

Key pedal in Cliff’s arsenal.., Morley whah… just whah-ing

[@MusicLand53]

I love MXR pedals. So, I might include, off the top of my head, MXR Distortion Plus, MXR Blue Box, MXR M134 Stereo Chorus and MXR Dyna Comp. They aren't all for bass guitar. But, they are legendary.

[@F3502000]

Sansamp is a must get!! 😀👍

[@MaggieKeizai]

Wow, didn't expect to hear "Sure know something" right out the gate.

[@thewetterbass]

Nice that you added the Tummus! Still, though Klones are a joy to play with, don’t you wish there were more lows at highest gain setting? Also, after hearing it in your video, I gotta give the DS-1 another chance… nasty!

[@kalidesu]

Yeah they need a Klon tuned for bass., I'm sure someone makes one or has modded one.

[@thewetterbass]

@@kalidesu even modded the nature of a klon at high gain is to react like a boosted mid forward distorting guitar amp… two ways, for example, to solve this is by adding some parallel dry low end or adding eq lows post klon.

[@jshaft37]

​@@kalidesubass soul food

[@JunacCRO]

I have the v1 of the bddi sansamp and i have had it for about 8 years now. AMAZING and useful pedal as a D.I or as a coloring tool....Hail the presence knob.

[@CizerKedi]

Tube screamer is the Smoke On The Water of bass pedals

[@robertotakahashi9950]

Great video. I’d like to see things like Fuzz War, 4Wheeler, Diamond Bass Comp, Black Sheep, Barber Shop…

[@derkallert9017]

Awesome video ❤

[@innercityuprising8353]

I’ve used DS-1 on my bass for the last 10 years. Still to this day I have other bass players come up to me after gigs telling me how good I sounded and ask what I’m using. You’d be surprised how many turn their noses up at me once they find out.

[@eladshani]

Nice edit!

[@vivalachewy]

Fultone OCD is one of my favorites on bass

[@Highrollinhunter]

Same here I got a Cliff Burton like sound with my OCD and P bass like I can't go without using my OCD on both guitar and bass

[@axelleaxl.5315]

Thanks for this vid :) in this vid, is this the pedals sounds alone or did you blend dry bass signal with it ? see ya !

[@Highrollinhunter]

Cliff Burton used the TS 808 on bass I use a fulltone OCD for my overdrive for bass I was going to get a TS 808 copy originally

[@ericalba5756]

My fave in this demo is the Tumnus

[@mr.president1874]

What is the name of the song he’s playing? 15:25

[@JamrockVybzTV]

Good stuff. Thank you fam

[@BradWolfe113]

I own a tech 21 Geddy Lee YYZ and it is my favourite pedal.

[@Durkhead]

Going the other war around the best chorus pedal for guitar with distortion is boss bass chorus ceb-3 you can apply chorus to only the high end and makes awesome lead tones

[@AlexBradyMusic]

I think mixing the clean tone with the overdrives is awesome. The overdrives on their own cut out too much bass frequency, but the combination sounds so full and fat! I use a line 6 Helix which makes it super easy to split the signal and send 1/2 of it through a fuzz or an overdrive.

[@domboy666]

Great video, do you have any videos on how to set up a rig with a dry/effect blend feature?

[@jean-philippemorin1176]

Sansamp rocks, bddi or gt2 is nice. The rat is pretty neat too. And at home I always play with a delay on my board

[@mintdragon9548]

Bought a Laney pedal for a pre-amp, then open to anything after that. I like the SansAmp sounds, currently preferring the BassPod pedal to pull out sounds for my live gigs. Normally just trying to match live gig covers. For originals, run the Laney for passive basses through my Mesa amp, then DI to record for originals. Live is a pedal board with Laney-BassPod-Sansamp and stomping when needed, but only using each when needed, nothing is ever 'always on'.

[@MB57]

Boring I know, but Sansamp GT2 sounds great on bass in the Tweed section.

[@TheFruitMugger]

That Johnny DeMarco clip threw me WAY back

[@nunoharris]

Hi did Cliff Burton used only the TS 9 or also the TS 808 ? Thanks

[@SeanCheney]

What would you recommend for upright bass to get a sound like Justin Chancellor?

[@raymcgirr7143]

Used to run a sansamp with my darkglass pedals and it sounded massive. Really might pick up another sansamp for old times sake

[@BassRacerx]

digging the Tumnus sound!

[@lylaznboi01]

I'm surprised how well the overdrive and distortion pedals work with just a plain bass DI. That's something I gotta test out in a mix.

[@gnippuz]

Hi, thanks for this great pedal list ! Is there any way to know which pedal is used in "Suffocate" by The Honest Heart Collective ? Is it the pro co rat or TS9 ? or... what else ? Thanks in advance.

[@sazalamel4749]

In the case of the Big Muff it would specifically be the russian green Big Muff for bass.

[@nunoharris]

Hi do you like more the TS 808 or the TS 9 ? Thanks

[@Serg_dabass]

I noticed y’all used a Jackson series X bass can you tell me what he has the eq on the bass on 4:34

[@TheBassChannel]

I don’t remember but my rule of thumb with onboard EQ is to generally leave it flat. In the Jackson’s case, it sounds good with a ~50% boost in the bass, ~50% cut in the mid, and ~60% boost in the treble so there’s a chance it was dialed like that but I’m not entirely sure since this was shot last year.

[@EversonBernardes]

Tom Misch, nice.

[@kameronwraithd.k.5363]

But for bass wouldn´t it be better to get a Boss CEB 3? I´m kinda new to pedals so I´d like to know please.

[@catmalogen23]

If you’re a few years back into bass (after a 30 year lay off = life happens), could anyone recommend 3 pedals from the cohort listed you consider the more intriguing and possibly indispensable?

[@marciosouza8656]

SansAmp, always SansAmp !!

[@Kraz3e987]

What bass is that at 14:19? Looks rad!

[@davedixon2167]

Hey man! that is my custom Steampunk shortscale that I built during the big pandemic lockdown. We made a video about it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5vPdnVopJqUd5o

[@corontsurara3862]

How about some kind of Talk Box with a bass? How would that sound?

[@SthoomUnoffical-vn4hd]

I am using a tube screamer clone for slapp bass parts 🤓 works the way we want

[@Soonerbldr]

Holy cow I went down a rabbit hole looking for that Kiss song. I knew it, I had heard it a million times but my old man brain wouldn't click - Sure Know Something. Killer Video BTW. I have a Malekko B:ASSMASTER that is pretty groovy. You should check that out if you haven't.

[@TheBassChannel]

Dave's a big fan of the B:Assmaster and has had 2 or 3 of them over the years. We'll try to get one to demo!

[@shanebroekman9399]

I love the undetaker 😂 Just straight out no nonsense id oida killledl him 😂

[@owby7915]

which song is he playing between 16:43 - 17:08? I need answers NOW please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheBassChannel]

I believe that’s just an original riff Josh wrote

[@jefgirdler7232]

+1 for Sober @2:45

[@magicloran]

Big muff 🔥🔥🔥

[@1thess523]

I use a Berhinger Vintage Tube Overdrive T0800 on my bass and it adds a nice touch, I tried my boss SD-1 but that was a little too trebly for me

[@design1of470]

I have the RAT pedal and it's fantastic. I have the DS-1 also b/c it's so cheap, why not

[@TheCrusader1099]

idk...those are all guitar pedals instead of the Sansamp...personally i prefer pure bass pedals on my board for more low end...

[@babyyoda1758]

I'm new to the bass does it matter if the pedals are made for bass or are these pedals for both bass and guitar?

[@elpeluca7780]

In distortion/overdrive/fuzz non-bass specific pedals you might lose low end. Don't know about the others

[@lowfrequency1180]

23:22 “Sans” means: without, lacking, not having

[@bell110]

Mid Knob? That was my nickname in prison!

[@seandalejackson2525]

Hey Brotha, can I get all this out of the ZOOM B6 processor for the same effect and save trips to the store and space on the floor?! Thanks, HUUUUGE FAN GUYS!!

[@NelsonMontana1234]

FIVE overdrives? Okay.

[@Motorhead1977]

No Morley Power Fuzz Wah?

[@JohnLockeNesss]

Dude, was that -human on the big muff?!

[@beaumontlivingston5430]

I don't play bass without my RAT. Ever.

[@mark6302]

god damn I had so much crap when I was a kid I forgot about a lot of it I had a handful of those Ibanez soundtanks they were decent for the price. Still got my boss ds1 that thing has to be over 25 now

[@MrAlecksTv]

I feel like too many people make a big deal out of the low end being sucked out when adding distortion... add a EQ pedal to boost it up and youre good.

[@elpeluca7780]

Could boosting the bass on the amp make it work?

[@MrAlecksTv]

@@elpeluca7780 depends on the amp but I use a cheap Boss Bass EQ pedal that you could prob get for $40 on Ebay. after the overdrive I use it to cut/boost some eq and problem solved

[@BillonBass]

They sound better if you run them through a mixing pedal like an LS-2 - especially the overdrive and distortion pedals.

[@floetch9278]

Just try this : MXR custom badass modified OD, that's crazy !!

[@nachobassman]

Wait, did you missed playing Thin Lizzy's "Dancing In The Moonlight" bass line with the Phase 90?? C'mon! :) Nice video anyway, I'm a SansAmp BDDI abuser since 2001. Cheers!

[@joedent3323]

you made my dim inkling concrete: I thought I knew the sound - and you knew the exact riff :) Cheers "LiL'JpD."

[@KeeperOfCliffsTone]

Tube screamer was cliff burtons overdrive of choice

[@TheEmanuele353]

The U2 pun 🤣🤣

[@Oscaraha]

What about the MXR M82 envelope? Or the Moog Ring modulator? Feel this channel is a bit too specialized towards hard rock/metal.

[@somegingerdude8110]

Are you going into an amp or is it just the di?