AGRO CUTS LOWS =*( Now what!?

[slapstick13]

SOO I thought the agro was going to be it for my overdrive/distortion sound. Loved the demos and it gets a lot of love around here. But it DEFINATLY cuts lows. I love the sound but it just sucks too much lows and sounds very close to a distorted guitar thus me and my guitar player sharing the same sonic space.

WHAT NOW!? Should I try a blend pedal to blend my clean signal back in to preserve some lows? I tried using an eq pedal before the agro(boosting lows on the eq) and stomping them at the same time; but the eq pedal just takes away from the agros glory. So I lose again! Blend pedal? Or a different pedal altogether?

[NathanTbass]

I don't know what you're talking about...my lows stay maintained...

[RCCollins]

as you increase the gain on virtually any pedal or amp, there is an accompanying hump/boost to the midrange that can make the low end less noticeable. I would flatten, scoop or otherwise adjust your mids to compensate - too bad the pedal version of the Agro doesn't have its own EQ - try putting the equalizer after the Agro and have it scoop the mids (rather than just boosting bass), is my advice.

[slapstick13]

Nathan; your demo is pretty much what made me buy the pedal!!!!(the other demos on the aguilar page are not so great IMO) I know that as the saturation is increased the mids come up and bass disappears a bit. But this pedal shines with the saturation cranked(i run mine at about 2/3 o clock) ; but going from my clean signal to the agro engaged there is an un deniable loss of low end that my whole band could hear!

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Roll the contour back a bit, then volume-match the Agro's distorted lows to your clean lows. I run my gain at about 2:00, presence at about noon, and contour at about 3:00, and boost volume a little.

[NathanTbass]

Thanks for the compliment!...sorry that you're losing low end that saddens my heart.
Are you using a passive or active bass? that tends to affect the outcome as well...I've noticed that when i'm using an older bass it reacts differently then when im using a newer one...and it sounds different depending on the bass...for example, a pbass tends to make the pedal growl more in the low mids and lose some smooth lows as compared to say a Jazz bass or a Tbird where the sound is smoother and remains nice and wooley. Maybe try a few different basses?
Also, try having the pedal louder than your clean signal and that tends to trick the ears into thinking that its bigger than it really is...

[slapstick13]

Nathan, Im using a US P Bass. Unfortunatly this is my only bass so I have no other basses to try with the pedal! Ill try the suggestions later tonight after work. I REALLY want to make this pedal work for me. I love the sound and the picking dynamics/articulation of it. It would even be fine if I were using it ON all the time. Unfortunatly, as per my bands dynamics, it only comes on as needed for certain parts and I cant sacrifice my lows as its very noticable going from clean to dirty. Ill write back tonight after tweaking and tweaking and tweaking.

[NathanTbass]

Sweeet. Can't wait to hear the results (good or bad)