Audio from my new VT Bass pedal

Bassist4Life · #1 06-17-2009, 09:28 PM

I just got my VT Bass pedal in the mail today. Happy Father's Day to me.

I decided to create a short recording that demonstrated what the Character knob does to the sound. The Character knob goes from the 7 o'clock position to the 5 o'clock position.

I played a 2 measure groove at the 7 o'clock position, then I played the same groove in the 9 o'clock position. I continued this process by turning the knob until I reached the 5 o'clock position.

I played my MIM Fender P Bass. The tone knob was at 50%. The strings are 4 year old TI Jazz Flats. I played the 2 measure groove fingerstyle. I ran the signal into my Fostex MR-8 recorder. I didn't do anything else to the recording. I kept it as pure as possible.

All the knobs on the VT Bass pedal were at 12 o'clock (except for the Character knob, of course).

I'm interested in hearing your reactions. The tone can be tweaked a lot with the EQ and playing style. I played with a medium attack. A couple times I dug in a bit and you can hear how the pedal reacts... I like it.

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7724223

Peace,
Joe

bassbmx · #2 06-17-2009, 10:12 PM

Sounds really nice and I'm sure it sit well in a full band mix too. I have a DHA VT1 on the way to hopefully get those sort of sounds.

JSK5String · #3 06-17-2009, 10:19 PM

Very nice, I liked your sound at 7:00 the best. Sounded bery Motown to me. I've compiled a bunch of different setting submitted by TB'ers into a spread and have shared it around. If you're interested in it send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you...

Bassist4Life · #4 06-17-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bassbmx

Sounds really nice and I'm sure it sit well in a full band mix too. I have a DHA VT1 on the way to hopefully get those sort of sounds.

Cool, thanks. I have a gig this Friday and I'll give it a try. Almost got to take it to a rehearsal tonight but the delivery truck showed up 5 minutes after I left... figures!

Does the DHA VT1 have a tube in it?

Looking at your ESP P/J bass... is it active or passive? Do the knobs go Vol/Blend/Tone?

Peace,
Joe

Bassist4Life · #5 06-17-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JSK5String

Very nice, I liked your sound at 7:00 the best. Sounded bery Motown to me. I've compiled a bunch of different setting submitted by TB'ers into a spread and have shared it around. If you're interested in it send me a PM with your e-mail address and I'll send it to you...

Yes, I appreciate that... my email address is on the way. I liked 7 o'clock and 9 o'clock best. I like that beefy sound with little grit in it.

Bassist4Life · #6 06-18-2009, 07:18 AM

I regret that I didn't record the groove with the pedal off. Man... should have done that. Maybe next time.

The more gnarly sounds are growing on me, but I would cut some of that treble the Character knob provides as it is turned clockwise. It's a little too edgy for my ears. I wanted to keep the EQ at 12 o'clock just to demonstrate the functionality of the Character Knob.

Does anyone else have some good recordings of their VT Pedal? I've seen a lot of posts on this pedal, but not very much audio. The videos I watched on YouTube didn't really do the pedal much justice.

DHA · #7 06-18-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

Does the DHA VT1 have a tube in it?

Peace,
Joe

Yes, VT1's have a single 12ax7, VT2's have 2. Some models also have active EQ, DI's, etc

#8 06-18-2009, 02:37 PM

Sounds awesome.

riker1384 · #9 06-18-2009, 02:45 PM

I tried those strings on my MIM P and it felt and sounded too loose and sloppy to me, but this sounds pretty good. I wonder if they just sound better to a listener than to the player.

bassbmx · #10 06-18-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

Looking at your ESP P/J bass... is it active or passive? Do the knobs go Vol/Blend/Tone?

It's passive and the controls are Vol/Vol/Tone. It's a great bass. Really full range tone from a vintage styled instrument.

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Originally Posted by DHA

Yes, VT1's have a single 12ax7, VT2's have 2. Some models also have active EQ, DI's, etc

My VT1 just turned up. Very cool to see that the power adapter will work on 100-240 volts. Will let you know what I think of it later today.

Joe

Bassist4Life · #11 06-18-2009, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by riker1384

I tried those strings on my MIM P and it felt and sounded too loose and sloppy to me, but this sounds pretty good. I wonder if they just sound better to a listener than to the player.

Thanks. Yeah, they are pretty low tension, but I feel like I can control them really well. I feel like I have to work too hard to control higher tension strings. Plus, I think some of my technique with the TI Flats comes from my left hand controlling a portion of the attack and release.

Bassist4Life · #12 06-18-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bassbmx

It's passive and the controls are Vol/Vol/Tone. It's a great bass. Really full range tone from a vintage styled instrument.

I have the same configuration as you, but the mod I had done goes Vol/Blnd/Tone. I had the input moved to the edge like yours. That bass covers pretty much every style; but for gospel, I'm grabbing my 6 string.