Things have to change ! Bass pedals on PPCB !

[eh là bas ma]

It's always a great surprise to look for effects entirely designed for Bass, and find almost nothing on PedalPCB's website.

I am sure it's all just a simple misunderstanding, and there are many hopes to improve this dire situation ?

Let's remember that bass instruments as we know them appeared in the 60's, and bass players were left in shadows, in the back of the stage, behind the guitarists, for years. If I understood correctly, it's Larry Graham who was the first to step into to the light, he left Sly and the Family Stones to play with his own band, and play bass in the front of the stage :

I would start by a project that has no equivalent in the diy community, despite being very popular (in the top 3 for years) and very interesting :

Aguilar Agro Overdrive.

Here is the original :

Agro Bass Overdrive Pedal

All the aggressive bass overdrive tones you want, without the low end loss! Capable of producing everything from warm, tube-like overdrive to full-on distortion, this pedal will give you the grind you need without sucking out your low end. The SATURATION control offers a tremendous range of...

www.aguilaramp.com

Here is a thread where someone began something, but never finished it, unfortunately.

Aguilar - Agro Bass Overdrive

Hey guys was wondering if anybody has a schem or know what the aguilar od is based on. No pun intended! Bass player in the band needs an OD and I heard this one sounded great. I could build up a OD and voice it for bass but this was spot on... Any help

www.freestompboxes.org

This project is nowhere to be found in the diy community, so PPCB would have the lead on this one. Thousands and thousands of boards would be sold in a very short time. @Robert could become a life savior and a legend among bassists in one single strike !

The second project suggestion would be BOSS ODB-3, of course. There are already a few projects available, it's a classic for good reasons.

Can we still have hopes, or Bass dirt circuits are out of reach on PedalPCB ?

 

[eh là bas ma]

Would it be pretentious of me to suggest my own projects? Particle Accelerator was designed for bass, Diplomat was extended to make it useful for bass, and Black Eye can turn into the best damn bass distortion in the world (in my completely biased opinion) if you swap two caps.

The only downside is tubes.

The only downside is pcb shipping costs.

Did you consider working with musikding as retailers ? Sushi Box would surely conquer europe... Full kits would be amazing. I'd build them all.

 

[vigilante398]

The only downside is pcb shipping costs.

Did you consider working with musikding as retailers ? Sushi Box would surely conquer europe... Full kits would be amazing. I'd build them all.

Right, shipping costs are awful. I've sent a handful of boards out in envelopes with stamps on them and that saves a good amount of money, but obviously no tracking so that's a risk. I've never looked into working with musikding, could be worth checking out.