Top 10 best-selling Bass Overdrive & Distortion Pedals

Sculpt your bass sound in great detail with the Source Audio ZIO Analog Bass Preamp/DI and enjoy naturally overdriven sound packed out with ample punch and grit.

After two previous versions, there is now the Ultimate version of Billy Sheehan's Signature Drive. With this, according to EBS and the Winery Dogs and Mr Big bassist, it should take care of everything with overdrive, compression and boost all in one!

This Beetronics pedal straddles the full spectrum between overdrive and fuzz. Blend them up to create a heady brew that can be liberally applied to your guitar, bass or even your synth sound. This is the Royal Jelly.

Let loose in 2008, and directly based on the 1988 original, the second edition of the Proco RAT pedal gives you every bit of the classic and fluffy yet defined distortion you've been dreaming of.

Built to sing the blues, the Mooer Blues Mood overdrive pedal offers bassists as well as guitarists a rare pick of transparent and organic OD-coated tone.

More than just a preamp, the SolidGoldFX BETA-V stompbox coats your bass sound in vintage valve character. Tweak the drive to push the tubes and add some of the classic edge that you just can't get with most modern bass rigs.

Can't decide which distortion pedal you want? Don't fret but set yourself up with the JHS Pedals PackRat and put nine different flavours of distortion on your pedalboard in one smooth, mind-easing go.

Straight out of Finland, Darkglass drop the Alpha·Omega Φoton: a fresh, intense distortion effects pedal based on the iconic circuits of the Alpha·Omega with a fat stack of extra options on top.

The Boss BB-1X is an overdrive stomp box for bassists who want to emphasise the characteristics of their bass guitar and amplifier, but still have a wide overdrive palette to choose from. Amp and line outputs are present.

Ampeg unveil the SGT-DI: a complete bass guitar rig crammed in a stompbox loaded with an improved Super Grit Technology overdrive-circuit and an IR Loader/Cab Simulator.