Any synth pedals comparable to the Akai Deep Impact?

[canteenboy]

I've been trying to pick up this pedal for a while but it's a bit out of my price range. Anyone have any suggestion?

[Deluge Of Sound]

Short answer is no: that's why they're so valuable on the used market.

[Mark Olson]

I was lucky enough to find a Deep Impact new for $180 well after they had been discontinued. Of course I had to order it from Europe, but they even forgot to charge me shipping, which saved me a bundle! Anyways, chances are slim now, but you never know what kind of deal you can find if you look around. Don't give up .

[canteenboy]

How much of a disservice would I be doing to myself if I settled for the Boss SYB5?

[newbold]

get one.

no disservice.

there are better synths but that's a great pedal. Put a bassballs in front of it and you've got a killer pair.

[canteenboy]

Nice, I've got a BB already. Thanks for the advice.

[4StringsEnough]

Main problem with the Boss synths is tracking. Sounds are quite good.

Other alternatives (not cheap) to look at are the Chunk Systems Octavius Squeezer and the Korg G5.

[5stringwonder]

EHX Bass Micro Synth is another option.

[jimmyjammer]

I looked at the Akai, but opted for the Digitech Bass Synth Wah, which gets a bit of love on TB...

I like it

[fightthepower]

What kind of synth sounds are you going for, OP?


I think the Boss pedals sound better than the G5, but the G5 blows everything away in tracking. The BSW has a great suboctave and tracks well. That's all I used it for, but it had some other cool sounds in it as well.

BMS is a great pedal. The Octavius Squeezer falls in the middle of these two 'categories', but it's about the same price as the Akai. I haven't really gotten into my OS too much still... the tracking kind of.. sucks. :/


My top two recommendations would be the BMS and the BSW.

[gillento]

The Chunk Systems Octavius Squeezer!

[RCCollins]

Korg G5 is probably more comparable to the deep impact; both are digital with strong tracking. Its about half the price too.

If you're willing to go boss and you;re on a budget, you might as well try a digitech BSW while youre at it though.

[shaolinwhat]

the digitech BSW is great if you ask me. you can use it for just an octaver (which tracks really well i might add, better than the boss OC-3), or envelope filter, or both those at once, plus all the synth spunds it has. some are cheesy but with the right knob adjustments they can sound really gnarly. especially with a distortion after it.