Although we don’t do it as often as we probably should, we love having some bass pedals come into the shop. Recently, our new friends at dpFX Pedals in Greece sent over a trio of effects for us to peruse, starting a month or so ago with the FuzZ-2 Fuzz Octave, and continuing today with the killer Echidna Overdrive. With just a couple of controls, a smaller footprint than it’s older brother and a ton of tone to be found, this little monster will up the ante in your bass playing game in an instant.

Four knob make up the control section for the Echidna, and give you all the tonal functionality and prowess you’ll need. G sets the amount of Gain, T controls the overall Tone of the overdrive (just the wet signal, your dry signal stays the same) and V adjusts the pedal’s output Volume. The key here, which we have found to be lacking in a lot of bass pedals, is the Blend knob. This allows you to add in however much of the effect you’d like, but still keep your original THUMP in tact, for a well-rounded, tight and gripping bass sound.

Making exclusive use of FET technology, by way of several cascading JFET and MOSFET stages, the Echidna gives you gorgeous dynamics and crystal clear tone. Compact yet aggressive, the sound produced is a smooth overdrive, not harsh, tinny or treble-y in the least, adding a bit of tube-like harmonic content to your signal and sound. Take a listen below to our demo, featuring our good friend Todd Tabor of Dry Run Woodworks and Alcoholocaust fame playing some tasty bass licks, and stay tuned for the 3rd pedal in our dpFX Pedals‘ collection, coming soon near you!

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