Aphex 204

KevinBass · #1 04-09-2008, 02:27 AM

The Aphex 204 is mostly used for live mixing and recording.. Im wondering if it is suitable to use it as a bass overdrive or it's a waste of it ....

fuNKmaster83 · #2 04-09-2008, 06:04 AM

it does not overdrive!!! where do you guys get these ideas??? and its not a compressor either!!!

Phalex · #3 04-09-2008, 06:17 AM

The 204 is a great and wonderful thing to have. It makes everything bigger. It does not add compression or distortion of any kind.

Chronicle · #4 04-09-2008, 08:47 AM

I use it for more sustain and much better low end. It adds a great amount of punch to my sound. I thought it compressed when i bought it but it doesn't-- just more sustain. But that's okay, i'm still happy with the awesome sound it gives me

fuNKmaster83 · #5 04-09-2008, 09:17 AM

the device is awesome no doubt about it

but i don't know where people get ideas of it doing some strange things it wasn't meant to do and it doesn't do it even if you want to force it

Chronicle · #6 04-09-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fuNKmaster83

the device is awesome no doubt about it

but i don't know where people get ideas of it doing some strange things it wasn't meant to do and it doesn't do it even if you want to force it

I think it's the optical part.

But you can always hold a gun to its head, that'll do a lot of things do stuff

fuNKmaster83 · #7 04-09-2008, 09:36 AM

but i don't think that any aphex unit would care for its life... it is to proud of itself

KevinBass · #8 04-09-2008, 02:05 PM

Thanks for all the replies .. well i thought it has some sort of overdrive in it when i saw the drive knob on it .. anyway... so is there any good single channel rack mount bass overdrive with EQs on?? the tech21 sansamp is kind of too expansive... and i dont need an extra preamp for my Eden WT550 is good enough already...i think !!!

KevinBass · #9 04-09-2008, 02:08 PM

I heard of Chandler Tube Drive has good quality but kinda noisy.. maybe the goundings aren't that good for old gear?

crapusername · #10 04-09-2008, 04:46 PM

swr interstellar overdrive?

fuNKmaster83 · #11 04-09-2008, 06:03 PM

i would say a tube screamer

but they do not come in rack form!!!

KevinBass · #12 04-09-2008, 07:20 PM

O well.. then any good kinds of Overdrive pedals besides BOSS ODB-3??? I don't trust that think no more.. I had one and there was some kind of shorted circuit which causes some kind of feedback and smoked my cabinet.. haha

sikamikanico · #13 04-10-2008, 01:40 AM

forget boss... a good cheap od is DOD 250! I loved that thing, sold it only because I use overdrive on my amp when I want it. I bet that with some effort, any pedal could be fit into a rack! I was actually considering mounting a DOD circuit into my bass!! I may even do it one day

fuNKmaster83 · #14 04-10-2008, 05:07 AM

boss odb3 is not even overdrive!!! its a distortion/fuzz unit!!!