The Substance Bass OD is a bass overdrive pedal from FTelettronica, an Italian maker whose name appears on the pedal itself: "Substance Bass OD by FTelettronica"1. It is built to push a bass signal into overdrive, the mild-to-moderate clipped distortion that keeps a bass sitting in a mix while adding grit and sustain. Players looking at the wider field can compare it with other Overdrive Pedals, Distortion Pedals and Fuzz Pedals, which each clip the signal in a different way and to a different degree.
Circuit and power
The pedal runs an analog circuit, the approach most overdrive designs use, where the signal is clipped by the circuit itself rather than processed digitally1. It takes a 9V DC supply with a center negative plug, the standard for effect pedals, and draws 20mA of current1. That draw is low enough for a typical pedalboard power supply, though as with any pedal the supply should match the voltage and polarity exactly.
Where it sits on a board
As an overdrive, the Substance Bass OD belongs to the family of drive pedals covered on the Bass Pedals page, where players usually place drive early in the chain and pair it with Compressor Pedals or Preamp Pedals to shape the overall tone. RockBoard's PedalPedia lists it as an analog bass overdrive pedal running on 9V DC center-negative power and drawing 20mA1.
Videos
FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
FTelettronica Handmade Pedals
Sources (1)
- Substance Bass OD by FTelettronica, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026