The HeadRush Grinder Bass OD is a stompbox overdrive made for bass guitar. HeadRush describes it simply as a "grinding bass overdrive," a pedal in the overdrive family designed to add drive and grit to a bass signal rather than a guitar one1.
What it does
As a bass overdrive, the Grinder Bass OD belongs to the drive category of effects, alongside distortion and fuzz pedals, which push a signal into varying degrees of saturation. HeadRush's own description positions it as a bass-specific take on that idea1.
"grinding bass overdrive"
HeadRush also makes other bass-oriented drive pedals, so players comparing the company's stompbox range have more than one bass drive option to look at:
- HeadRush Grinder Bass OD, the subject of this page1
- HeadRush Slab Of Meat, another bass drive pedal from HeadRush1
Sources (1)
- Grinder Bass OD, HeadRush, 2026
