i play sludge/doom/powergroove, and so far this pedal has given me the bonecrunching filthy sound that i have ben looking for. sure it does feedback at high gai, but i have found that if you position yourself and the pedala few extra feet away from your amp , then no problem.( and what is wrong with alittle feedback anyway?)i play both an ibanez soudgear 5 str. and a washburn fretless, tuned to b they both resonate excellently through this pedal.

i gave this a seven , not because the onboard features deserve it, they are great! just wish it cme with an ac adapter.it eats up batteries fast enough to warrant one. why should i have to pay $20 for something that should come standard? WTF?!

plug it in,dial it in,stomp and destroy the audience!!!!!! it even comes with a few suggested setting in case you need some help, or if you are just learning. just about every tone is coverd in the owners manual.

it's a boss, what more can be said? you could pobably beat the s#*) out of this thing with a sledgehammer and then bring it to a gig

i searched for a long tim for a pedal that would give me the sound i wanted for under $100. this is the only one i could find. definitely worth every penny.

don't know; never needed to use them(refer to the quality comments)

not that pretty, taxicb yellow and all, but i still can't imagine playing hat i play without it

16 years on the strings, bass for life

sludge, doom, powergroove, thrash and all things metal

I love this distortion, it is great for all metal

the ability to create high pitched distortion, low pitched distortion, overtaking distortion, or background distortion is a great part of this distortion pedal

Wicked easy like all distortion pedals, set and step

awesome

the best distortion pedal for the money

it unfortunately costs an extra $20 for the adapter and $20 for support... WTF???

It looks pretty cool, but that doesnt really matter

recording musician, perfomer, writer

progressive rock, metal

I play a Fender just bass and an Avlarez six string with EMG HZ pickups through an Ampeg SVT-350. When I purchased this thing I was dumb enough to buy it brand new without a warranty thinking it's a reliable pedal. This pedal is noisy through any bass amp when either the gain or the level just a little too much and the amp is up at the level it takes to practice or gig it feed backs terrible. I could only turn up the gain and level a quarter of the way up while playing loud before it threatened my speaker cabinets with screetching feedback. When playing metal you might need a gate/ attack envelope pedal if you play loud with a decent amount of gain and level. Boss also makes one of those. You shouldn't have to buy a pedal just for another pedal to work optimally, but with this pedal you do. Sounds scratchy yet crunchy. Split your signals into two and have one be clean so you have all of the tone and low end with out loosing any of your setup's qualities, but you don't have too if you're stubborn. It just sounds way better that way.

Not very versitile for loud playing becouse of problems mentioned above. Sounds awesome if your amp isn't up very loud. Not good enough for me. It think boss tried to cover too many spectrums jamming too much into this pedal making the nobs too touchy. Great for a light fuzz. Why doesn't boss make a Metal Zone for bass concentraiting more on the hardcore type of distortion and modify a new overdive for bass concetrating on industrial, grunge, and rock instead of trying to jam it all into one pedal? The result would surley be better.

Looks heavy duty, but it's a gamble. That's why it's cheap. Nice look exept it's a retarded yellow, but why the hell do looks matter? If I had bass distortion pedal that was hot pink with polka dots but it sounded great I could go get some black paint. Something went wrong with it's sound after about seven months of using it.I didn't drop it or nothing. Now I use it for a vintage fuzz box with my guitar! Not at all what I payed for. Even though a lot of the people on this web site like it, they're not mentioning the down sides of this product, and BELIEVE ME there are PLENTY. I hope somebody who likes my kind of bass sound doesn't have bad luck with this after buying it because of all of it's positive reviews. There's only a handfull of negative reviews about this thing, but they all list the same problems so this prove that they are all made the same like eggs out of a chicken's but.

Yes, considering it doesn't cost too much to replace because it's cheap.

Ha! Ha! Maybe if you near California, Austrailia, South Africa, or Europe! It costs more to fix the thing than it is to replace it! That is, unless you've got a buddy at Tri Point Audio or somewhere else I am not aware of.

I hurt my sound a bit after it went bad and I had to remove it from my setup. I miss having bass distorion and will look elswhere for something more controlable and better sounding.

Acvtive musician

power groove metal, melodic, funk,grunge,punk

I've used other peddles, and some seemed to do the job, but that's about it! This peddle does exactly what I needed it to do! I like to play loud punk music, and this is the peddle that gave me the sound I wanted! I would recomend this peddle to any bassist who's looking for an overdrive peddle!

Well this is an overdrive peddle made specifically for bass... I liked the onboard equalizer! That came to be quite useful! It has balance knob controls, so that you can get the right sound you want out of your bass! It can either run off of an AC adaptor or a 9 volt battery! The only problem is that this peddle goes through batteries like candy, so I'd recomend the AC adaptor! It also comes with a five year warranty! Which is nice! Very nice!

This is a Boss peddle we're talking about here! It's built like a tank!

I think it is worth the typical selling price! It's a well made peddle! It will last you a long time!

Well... let's see... I ordered a this peddle near the beginning of November 2003! And it is now March 2004! It's still not here! What's the hold up? I didn't get it from this store mind you! I'm just wondering what's taking the Boss company so bloody long to ship it out!

I want this peddle pretty bad! It would totally bonus my playing capabilities!

Rock, Alternative, and Punk

you can make it sould like you want it too,for all types of music

lotsa places to adjust tone quality

this thing can take a beating

mmm yellow

Melodic Punk Metal

Well as a bass player, i love this pedal. it gives a roaring loud distorted sound for anyone who is into playing any type of metal or industrial rock. Very easy to find your favorite combo of overdrive and gain and is just overall a good pedal.

has great gain and overdrive

built very well. any boss pedal can be stomped on for hours and take all of it

very good price on a very good pedal

Metal

i play in a heavy metal band and before i got the pedal i was just using stock sound. i looked for so long to find the right sound for the band and i got this pedal. when i first tryed it out in the guitar shop i fell in love whit the pedal. it gave me such a heavy sound to the bass. i acctually replaced a rythm guitarist. im glad i got this pedal.

It sounded ok using a pick, but there still wasn't many variations to the sound. Also, when I tried to use the pedal while playing with my fingers, it did my sound no justice, it sounded very muddy and unclear.

Just the pedal

Didn't even need to read the manual, pretty easy to use.

Its hard to break, my our guitarist has already tripped over it several times, still works the same as when I got it... that is, not very well

Its pretty hard to bust. I guess its ok if you play bass with a pick, but for those who prefer to play with your fingers, not reccomended at all.

Didn't deal with them

I hate yellow.

Active musician

Rock, metal, worship

Not one of those "versatility from fuzz to crunch" type distortion pedals. Reminds me of those Tube screamers from the "crappy years."

Not enough tone shaping or miximg down the level effect. Dissapointing.

Sure its easy to use because it doesn't do that much.

I am sure you could drop it off a 2-story building and it wouldn't break. The ugly yellow color is the first indication that "you couldn't kill it if you tried."

If you need cheap, I repeat, CHEAP DISTORTION. Buy it. You want distortion that is very muddy, unrefined, and full of feedback, run out now and buy this pedal!

Boss' other pedals like the chorus and the flanger are pretty good. I felt no need to call their support line to say that "versatile" was not in the pedal.

This product has no "sex appeal." The screeching at low volume levels didn't even turn the cats on. The yellow reminds you of jaundice-which this pedal seems to suffer from.

Rock, Prog, Alternative, Industrial, Punk, New Wave

HELL YEAH!!!!the boss odb 3 bass distortion pedal is the best pedal of its kind ive came across u can get any sound u like from it with very little time as its easy to manipulate. u can get anythin from just a clean boost ( kinda pointless but still) to a light fuzz full on distortion, dirty raunchy sounds or ass blowing crunching overdrive. very versatile pedal with simple controls . class

ok it doesnt come bundled with any fancey schtuff but it is just a pedal after all it comes with instructions and some leaflets and a book to store your fave. settings in also a battery u cant really ask for much more except maybe an adapter but a battery lasts long enough

as far as pedals go this is solid it is small and light but made from steel it can take a beating so no need to worry about stepping too hard on it u could jump on this beast as hard as you like and more than likely hurt your foot rather than the pedal. itll take abuse for many a year before it shows any sign of caving.

ofcoarse 60 -70 pounds is a fair amount for 1 small pedal with only 1 basic idea to use it for but you are paying for a quality product thats builot to last and when you finally get the right settings it sounds amazing

cant comment coz ive never needed to contact them but its boss ater all so i pressume theylll do the job

Bright yellow i suppose isnt to most ppls taste but it doesnt bother me.. makes it easier to see the black dials i guess it does look tough though which is always a good thing as a musician should have full confidence in his/her equiptment

Heavy Metal