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06-20-2012, 12:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: College Station, TX | | | I am tired of wimpy, whimsical envelope filters. I had a DOD FX25, which I could get a good fat response from when I dug in to my bass, but it killed the low end and was a bit hard to manage. I have an older model Qtron and I can only coax the funk out of it when I play ever so gingerly. When I dig in the mix is 80% bass, 10% filter, 10% me sobbing in frustration. Help me out here, do I need a blend knob or do I just need to do sone tweaking? |
06-20-2012, 01:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | MXR Bass Envelope filter. After trying the Q-Tron+, Proton, BassIQ, and DOD it was my favorite because it's so aggressive.
Here's a quick clip of mine: http://www.the33band.com/fuzzod/envelope.mp3 |
06-20-2012, 01:18 PM
|  | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | I tried a few(Ibanez SB-7, a couple of varieties of FX-25, Bassballs)but for me nothing compares to the Agent 00Funk Mk-II. VERY tweakable, low-end friendly, not super-pricey. Commonly found used in the TB classi's. 
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06-20-2012, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mmbongo  | The MXR is worth try, if for no other reason than the fact that Tim Lefebvre uses one 
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06-20-2012, 02:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Connecticut | | | Not its main use by most, but the Xerograph Deluxe can funk.
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06-20-2012, 02:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Providence, RI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mmbongo MXR Bass Envelope filter. | +100 If you crank the Q on this thing and mix the effect level higher than the dry, it is a very deep effect. Plus, it's reasonably priced, and you're getting the MXR build quality, which lives up to its reputation.
Only one that I've heard that's more aggressive is the envelope on the Gig-FX Subwah (in sub-wah mode), and frankly, you're going to have to tame that aggression with a limiter if you want to avoid blowing something up. Even the instructions that come with the pedal warn of "more bass response than some amps can handle." Which for me, made it unusable.
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06-20-2012, 03:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gainesville,FL | | | I love my SubWah!
What about Iron Ether Xerograph...the most aggressive out there, for sure. |
06-20-2012, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northwest of Montreal, CAN | | | Another vote for the MXR BEF
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06-20-2012, 03:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gainesville,FL | | | I guess my two votes are really for Low Pass Filters... |
06-20-2012, 03:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Crown Point, IN | | | I love my 3Leaf Groove Regulator! I just use the original one. They go for a really good price used in the classifieds quite often. I've tried so many, and for the funk I use that.
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06-20-2012, 03:32 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Seattle | | | I really like my new Electro Harmonix Enigma: Q Balls a ton! It is extremely tweakable, like as much as a PC plugin, and has a switchable fuzz in addition. It's great, not that pricey, solidly built, and I was able to very easily mod mine to have an additional master volume pot on the side that only affects the effect out, leaving true bypass intact. You should check one out!
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06-20-2012, 03:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: College Station, TX | | | Thanks for the input. I've been looking into both the Proton and the MXR M82. I've heard that the M82 can be sterile sounding. Can any one speak to this? |
06-20-2012, 03:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Carleton County, New Brunswick | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Flow Thanks for the input. I've been looking into both the Proton and the MXR M82. I've heard that the M82 can be sterile sounding. Can any one speak to this? | When I played one (several times in music stores, it is on my TO BUY list, along with every other MXR bass innovations item) it was far from sterile.
I'm no filter expert, but i liked how it sounded just fine! |
06-20-2012, 05:13 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: DENCO | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dharmashawn Not its main use by most, but the Xerograph Deluxe can funk. | Xero D is interesting. Still exploring mine...
Dude, did you ever get your bass back?
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06-20-2012, 05:16 PM
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06-20-2012, 06:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Connecticut | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Funkinthetrunk Xero D is interesting. Still exploring mine...
Dude, did you ever get your bass back? | YES!! Sort of. Since selling it was my main goal and I had an offer from a cat out on the west coast, it made more sense to have (THE AWESOME) Waterpilot ship it to the new owner. Bluebeard Fuzz, Etching, and a Thank You
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06-20-2012, 06:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate, South Carolina | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Flow Thanks for the input. I've been looking into both the Proton and the MXR M82. I've heard that the M82 can be sterile sounding. Can any one speak to this? | Definitely not true. And the Proton doesn't mhwaaahhhrrrr like the M82 does. |
06-20-2012, 06:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: College Station, TX | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by mmbongo
Definitely not true. And the Proton doesn't mhwaaahhhrrrr like the M82 does.
| I like the sound of mhwaaahhhr. I will probably pounce on the next BEF to pop up in the classifieds. |
06-20-2012, 08:09 PM
|  | TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | Hopefully, this video of mine will help you decide if you like the tone and character of the MXR M82 or not. |
06-20-2012, 08:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: College Station, TX | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A. Hopefully, this video of mine will help you decide if you like the tone and character of the MXR M82 or not. | Great video and great tone! The filter sounds great on that Claypool line. I'm pretty sure that you all have sold me on the BEF. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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