Thorn SoundLabs Basstard Flex BASS OD Guitar Effects Pedal
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 behaviours. The BASSTARD provides bass players with a versatile tool capable of delivering everything from subtle tonal nuances to bold distortion with ease.
Specifications:
- Bypass: Hardwire True Bypass
- Input: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 470 kΩ
- Output: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 2.2 kΩ
- Power supply: 9-18 VDC, 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, center negative (Battery operation is not possible.) Do not connect more than 18 V!
- Current draw: max. 24 mA
- Dimensions: 3.70" x 4.72" x 1.50" (94 x 120 x 38 mm)
- Weight: 410 g (0.90 lbs)
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Thorn SoundLabs Basstard Flex BASS OD Guitar Effects Pedal
Thorn SoundLabs Basstard Flex BASS OD Guitar Effects Pedal
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 behaviours. The BASSTARD provides bass players with a versatile tool capable of delivering everything from subtle tonal nuances to bold distortion with ease.
Specifications:
- Bypass: Hardwire True Bypass
- Input: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 470 kΩ
- Output: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 2.2 kΩ
- Power supply: 9-18 VDC, 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, center negative (Battery operation is not possible.) Do not connect more than 18 V!
- Current draw: max. 24 mA
- Dimensions: 3.70" x 4.72" x 1.50" (94 x 120 x 38 mm)
- Weight: 410 g (0.90 lbs)
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Description
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 behaviours. The BASSTARD provides bass players with a versatile tool capable of delivering everything from subtle tonal nuances to bold distortion with ease.
Specifications:
- Bypass: Hardwire True Bypass
- Input: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 470 kΩ
- Output: ¹/4" (6.35 mm) mono (TS) jack, impedance = 2.2 kΩ
- Power supply: 9-18 VDC, 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, center negative (Battery operation is not possible.) Do not connect more than 18 V!
- Current draw: max. 24 mA
- Dimensions: 3.70" x 4.72" x 1.50" (94 x 120 x 38 mm)
- Weight: 410 g (0.90 lbs)

















