Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive Pedal

£109.00

This is a New Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive Pedal from Boss is in our Overdrive Pedals category on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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One of the meanest bass overdrive circuits ever invented. The Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive Pedal offers remarkable versatility and stunning clarity from its driven tones. Optimized for bass frequencies the simple controls make dialling in a range of overdriven tones very straightforward. The EQ knob allows you to personally tailor the amount of low end and high end present in your signal giving you complete control over your tone and a notable level of sonic customisation. Listed as an overdrive this pedal certainly produces a rich creamy overdriven tone filled with harmonic saturation however it also has the capacity to excel at much higher gain levels even pushing towards fully-fledged fuzz. This unrivalled versatility make it one of the best choices for the discerning bassist needing to take his tone up a notch and access a wide range of thick full overdriven sounds.

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Brand

Boss

BOSS began in Osaka in 1973 as MEG Electronics, a company dedicated to effects. Its first BOSS-branded effect was the CE-1 Chorus Ensemble in 1976; the OD-1, SP-1 and PH-1 launched the compact-effects series in 1977. The JustPedals catalogue includes familiar overdrives and distortions such as the OD-3, SD-1, BD-2, DS-1 and MT-2 Metal Zone, as well as utility items such as the PCS-20A cable. BOSS now spans compact pedals, multi-effects, loopers, tuners and controllers. Manufacturing origin should be checked by model rather than inferred from the brand’s Japanese history.

Category

Overdrive Pedals

Overdrive uses soft or moderate clipping to add harmonics and compression while retaining more of the original note shape than heavy distortion. Some circuits emphasise the midrange and trim bass before clipping; others remain broad, transparent or amplifier-like. Gain, clipping arrangement, headroom and tone filtering decide whether it supplies a light edge, a saturated drive sound or extra push into another gain stage.

Tags

Bass

Voiced or equipped to retain low-frequency fundamentals and the higher headroom of a bass signal. Clean blends, crossovers and bass-specific filter ranges can preserve weight and articulation while the effected portion adds harmonics, movement or ambience.