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.

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.

The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi is a very extensive version of the successfully Big Muff Pi. You can give your bass sound a great, rich distortion and sustain and edit the sound as much as you like with the crossover circuit, for example.

The Darkglass Alpha Omega was developed with celebrated composer, producer, and bassist, Jon Stockman. It offers two discrete distortion circuits that can be mixed together by means of the Mod control.

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.

Darkglass' Microtubes B7K V2 Analog Bass Preamp can be used to shape the sound of your bass guitar. In addition to its blend, level and drive knobs, there's a 4-band EQ that lets you control the low and high mids separately.

Darkglass' Alpha Omnicron is an effects pedal for bass guitar that's equipped with both Alpha and Omega distortion engines for rich, crushing sounds with plenty of versatility.

The Big Muff provides the ultimate Distortion for bass players. If you are a fan of sound in overdrive, the Electro Harmonix Bass Big Muff is the right choice!

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.