What pedal sounds like a Bad Bob but with more gain?

Luca · April 5th, 2008, 06:15 AM

My Victoria tweed Bassman seems to love the Bad Bob the best out of every pedal I have tried (Klon, Landgraff, TIM, OCD, really everything).
The presence, gain and feel of the Bad Bob are amazing, just perfect for my tastes.
The only problem I have is that the Bad Bob, being a boost, obviously gets loud, very loud, when cranked.
I need something with the same raw and natural feel and charachter, but with more controllable gain/volume ratio, what would you suggest?
OCD was thin and too hi-fi, Klon was middy and had a somehow strange feel...
Maybe a Clark/Barber Gainster? Any ideas?

Thanks

Guitar_Ninja · April 5th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Maybe the Fulltone Fat-Boost 2? The original Fat Boost was based on the Jack Orman Mini-Booster, which is also what the Bad Bob and just about every boutique boost pedal is based off of. The FB2 is using a different circuit now but I would imagine it still sounds similar.

Brad J · April 6th, 2008, 10:02 PM

2 bad bobs! Just ask Mike Rice

I run 2, one at the beginning of my chain as a solo/gain boost, the other last in line, always on as a "more" pedal.

Another one to try would be a Dirty Dan or Tonefactor Mule (same pedal) a very uncompressed raw tweed od.

weiner71 · April 7th, 2008, 11:07 AM

maybe a rangemaster type pedal. I got the beano boost from analogman and love it.

Josh M · April 12th, 2008, 10:22 AM

You should try the HAO Rust Booster III. It has a clean boost and a little dirt. Really smooth through my tweed deluxe.

April 5th, 2008, 06:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Luca TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 62	What pedal sounds like a Bad Bob but with more gain? My Victoria tweed Bassman seems to love the Bad Bob the best out of every pedal I have tried (Klon, Landgraff, TIM, OCD, really everything). The presence, gain and feel of the Bad Bob are amazing, just perfect for my tastes. The only problem I have is that the Bad Bob, being a boost, obviously gets loud, very loud, when cranked. I need something with the same raw and natural feel and charachter, but with more controllable gain/volume ratio, what would you suggest? OCD was thin and too hi-fi, Klon was middy and had a somehow strange feel... Maybe a Clark/Barber Gainster? Any ideas? Thanks

April 5th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Guitar_Ninja Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 1,303 5 Photos	Maybe the Fulltone Fat-Boost 2? The original Fat Boost was based on the Jack Orman Mini-Booster, which is also what the Bad Bob and just about every boutique boost pedal is based off of. The FB2 is using a different circuit now but I would imagine it still sounds similar. __________________ Wicket KNOWS.

April 6th, 2008, 10:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
Brad J Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Perth - Western Australia Posts: 230 19 Photos	2 bad bobs! Just ask Mike Rice I run 2, one at the beginning of my chain as a solo/gain boost, the other last in line, always on as a "more" pedal. Another one to try would be a Dirty Dan or Tonefactor Mule (same pedal) a very uncompressed raw tweed od. __________________ _ “It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it.” - Roger Miller 1936-1992

April 7th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
weiner71 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cincy Posts: 102	maybe a rangemaster type pedal. I got the beano boost from analogman and love it.

April 12th, 2008, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Josh M TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Auburn Alabama Age: 23 Posts: 31	You should try the HAO Rust Booster III. It has a clean boost and a little dirt. Really smooth through my tweed deluxe.