Hooker's Green Bass Machine. Our first bass effects pedal was very difficult to produce. Development was slow and we were very close to giving up. We were desperate. Yet, thanks to advice and feedback from BJF and all the people involved, we were able to complete the product. The biggest challenge to overcome was the fact that guitarists and bassists feel things differently. While they pursue the best sound on the same ground, they do it in different ways. Understanding what they visualize was the toughest challenge for us. This pedal can intuitively reproduce the sound that bassists feel and imagine in their heads. When our indefatigable brain incorporated the sound created by the final prototype, there was no doubt that we had experienced something precious. This pedal is a milestone for One Control. It is a turning point for us.

 

The tone you imagine manifests itself in this pedal. What does distortion effect mean for bassists? They naturally have different ideas depending on their play styles and genre. Yet, bass distortion effects pedals, especially overdrive pedals are thought to be an extension of amp simulator/preamp or onboard active preamp. In order to fulfill the functions of both an amp and a bass, bass overdrive pedals tend to be multifunctional and large size due to an increased number of knobs and terminals.