Thorn Soundlabs Basstard Flexible Bass Overdrive with Advanced Tonal Controls

Advanced Overdrive, Uncompromising Bass Control

The BASSTARD is a highly versatile and powerful overdrive pedal designed specifically for bass players. Offering a wide range of controls, it allows precise tailoring of sound to fit different playing styles and tonal preferences. The intuitive knobs, including Gain, Damping, Headroom, Volume, as well as the parametric controls for Bass, Mid, and Treble, provide detailed tonal shaping, while the Blend knob ensures the perfect mix of clean and overdriven signal. For added flexibility, the BASSTARD features various switch options, including Symmetry to select the distortion characteristic, a Mid Freq switch to adjust the midrange frequency, and a choice between Class A and Class AB for different tonal behaviors. The BASSTARD provides bass players with a versatile tool capable of delivering everything from subtle tonal nuances to bold distortion with ease.

Specifications

• flexible Bass Overdrive
• perfect for pairing with pedals or with any amplifier
• all analog
• controls: Gain – Damping – Headroom – Volume – Bass - Mid – Treble – Blend
• the Damping control adjusts how much low-frequency sound reaches the distortion circuit
• switches: Symmetry O/I – Mid Freq - Class A/B
• footswitch: Effects Bypass
• hardwire true bypass
• status LED: Effect On/Off
• input: 1/4” (6.35 mm) mono TS jack
• output: 1/4” (6.35 mm) mono TS jack
• input impedance = 470 kOhm
• output impedance = 2.2 kOhm
• power supply: 9 – 18V DC – NOTE: do not connect more than 18V DC
• current draw: 24 mA
• power supply connector: 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, center negative
• power supply not included
• no battery operation possible
• dimensions: Width x Depth x Height: 3.70" x 4.72" x 1.50" (94 x 120 x 38 mm)
• dimensions with switches, jacks & knobs: 3.70" x 4.86" x 2.09" (94 x 123.5 x 53 mm)
• weight: 0.90 lbs. (410 g)