Which songs are you asking about?
I am going to just assume its Bring me to life.
Well there is always distortion in almost every song with bass because People never notice it. In attempt to let the bassist get some notice, there is going to be distortion. I play regular guitar so I cant tell you weather its wah wah, or something else but Yes. There is, in fact, distortion.
yes. it is not commonly used but when it is, its a great full sounding tone. john entwistle in his later years used great distortion. also some wolfmother songs use it. me aswell.
Wolstenholme uses a variety of distortion using Electro Harmonix Big Muff distortion, the Boss Bass overdrive and a number of other effects.
On Think For Yourself Paul McCartney uses a Gibson Maestro Fuzzbox on his bass and I believe the distortion heard on Revolution is achieved by plugging the guitars directly into the mixing desk.
The latest bass player is Jeordie White, but use to be Paz Lenchantin.
MusicMan and Fender
It's not on a CD. It was going to be on Evanescence EP, but it was an outtake, and they didn't use it.
To effectively use a guitar amp for bass and achieve the desired sound quality and tone, you can start by adjusting the EQ settings to emphasize the lower frequencies of the bass. Use a clean channel on the amp to avoid distortion, and consider using a bass preamp pedal to enhance the bass frequencies. Experiment with different settings and pedals to find the sound that best suits your preferences.
Basseffect pedals usually have a B in the little code for the pedal...for example an ordinary guitar pedal is the boss ME - 50,the bass version is the boss ME - 50B....also bassseffect pedals are designed for the tomal range of a bass and not a guitar,but you can still use guitar pedals for effects with your bass rig,eg in the somg the ace of spades lemmy uses a guitar distortion for his bass
well if you use it too much it will warp and distort because of heat
Just the distortion from a Marshall JCM 900 amp (they don't use distortion pedals).
Use a Korg, Ibanez distortion pedal, or use a processor.
Terry Balsamo, the guitarist of Evanescence, has said he plays Ibanez guitars.