distortion

A few years ago I performed a quick test to find out about the playback quality of MP3 and YouTube. In order to keep things simple, I generated a 600 Hz square wave. Square waves consist of the fundamental frequency plus all odd harmonics. The amplitude of each harmonic with regard to the...

When it comes to dirtboxes, I have been around. Here's what I know. I share this for those who struggle choosing the right overdrive, distortion or fuzz pedals. Often on the bass forums I see people asking questions like "what is the best overdrive for bass?" Well tadaaaaa - There isn't any...

Hi everyone, after hearing lots of positive things about the Darkglass Electronics B7K, I decided it's time to start looking for one. It's probably a long shot, since these pedals are becoming more and more popular by the day. I'm not in a rush, though. ;-) I think it's a great pedal, but...

Hi there My 2002 Infinity NT sounds like it has its own distortion pedal installed :confused: The fuzzing/distortionlike effect hasn't been there before until recently. First I thought the battery had died, but after I changed it it kept on having this distortion! I've tried several batteries...

Hi, recently I've noticed that when I touch the strings on my rockbass I get distortion from my amp but when I dont touch the strings i dont get the distortion at all. How can i fix this problem?

hey guys, i found this botique Distortion pedal called Boot-Leg Hizumi 2.0 (botique pedal thats MIJ) ... i cannot find any reviews on it online and this is probably used for guitar but somehow i thought it was some big-muff clone and i tried it on bass... what do you think of its sound? i...

Hey Everyone, Ive been playing with my New 411 pro cab and ive been getting minor distortion especially when I play my low E, note that ive been playing with gain and volume low, am I just under powering the cabinet? (which is 4 ohms)

evening all. i got a '04 corvette rockbass (5string) off the bay last week. turns out that when i play the E and B strings hard while on one particular pickup there's a load of distortion. if i switch to the other pickup there is a tiny bit of distortion. i have tried 3 amps, 2 cables, 2...

Hey I was hoping some people could give their opinion on bass distortion. I know many bass players don't like distortion and I don't like an overly distorted bass sound. I don't see the point if the bass sounds just like a guitar. But i like a dirty bass sound. I have a Boss OBD3 stomp box...

hallo, can somebody explain me, where the difference is between a distorted signal of the amp (tubes) and a distortion of my cabs? I don´t know if the signal of my ampeg is "too much" for the cabs or if the distortion is allright because it comes from the tubes... greets peter

What's everyone's take on using some type of distortion with the bass? I've been experimenting with my bass pod, and the distortion seems to really amplify my B string growl on my SSII. Otherwise, it's just a neat change of tone every once in awhile.

Have any of you had good luck finding a good pedal for some mild, but gritty overdrive? I am also looking for a more Les Paul heavy distortion deep bass (non eaten by the effect) type sound. I have a sound in my head that I have not been able to duplicate with a pedal, but I think it could...

Hi guys maybe you can help me resolve a problem I am having... My PNUT II sounds amazing in studio, but for some reason the other day, It seems to be sending a distorted signal to the desk? I've changed the battery and tried lowering the pickups but that doesn't seem to help? It is clean if I...

Hey all I got my vette $$ a week ago. Loved it, until today. When I hit the low E, I'm getting the usual boomy ash, but also some wierd sounding distortion, which I'm sure I didn't get yesterday. This only happens on dual parralell (both switches down), single coil and series remain the same...

So, my Corvette Proline 5 is creating unwanted distortion, regardless of the amplifier or preamp. I love this bass to death, but im very troubled by this. Its distortion is very mild, but its definitly there. Sooooooo... any ideas?

Hey guys! I am looking for a good bass distortion pedal. That gritty fuzz style, not the mushy distortion. Anyway, I've done some research about these things, I even found sound samples from an online article in bass player of about 20 pedals. There were some really expensive pedals, but the...

The patient: A 2004 SS2/5 w/ 9v MEC pre and MEC pups, Black Label Mediums (.135 B). The symptoms: Subtle distortion from the bass when played hard. (But don't be so quick to think the pups are too close) It seems to be intermittent. Always distorts as soon as I pick it up, but then...

Hi guys, another question proberbly asked time and time again. I have a FNA Jazzman with the 3band EQ on board, im getting a noticeable amount of distortion from my D & G strings when i 'pop', is this normal? caused by popping too hard and overloading the eq or is ma bass broke?! lol If...

My new wonderful Triumph Upright is acting weird some times.. Some times it sounds like the pickups doesn't get any power from the battery. Distortion like the battery power is low... I've changed the battery but no diffrence. Changed cabel but no diffrence. Changed bass and...

I am a frequenter of the www.talkbass forum. I was poking around there and I stumbled on a thread where people were talking about the pre-amps distorting but more so on low notes. One poster even went on to say that was probably what contributes or is the main ingredient to the Warwick growl...