Bypassing an EHX Bass Blogger?

BassmanAd · #1 07-02-2010, 05:05 AM

Hi all,

So, despite playing for 20 years I have only recently started trying out FX pedals. Got myself an EHX Bass Blogger for a drive / fuzz and although I like it, I'm pretty underwhelmed with the drive setting on it. I prefer the fuzz setting but it affects the bottom end a bit. I've come up with a cunning plan so maybe one of you effects gurus might be able to help me here...

The plan is to put the bass into the Blogger, then take a line out of both the effect out and the dry out, put both of those outputs into some sort of splitter to mix them back together, then into my tuner and out to the amp. That way I can blend how much of the fuzz I want into the dry signal.

Does anyone know of any product available that can do this? I guess it might be some sort of reverse splitter thing?

Thanks y'all

Nighttrain1127 · #2 07-02-2010, 05:56 AM

Your Tuner should be first in line not after the blogger and the Boss LS-2 can do what you want I believe

BassmanAd · #3 07-02-2010, 06:00 AM

Yes! That's exactly what I need! Thanks. Just out of interest, why does the tuner need to go first in line?

Swift713 · #4 07-02-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BassmanAd

... why does the tuner need to go first in line?

Good question. Mine is last before my delay for muting purposes.

bongomania · #5 07-02-2010, 11:03 AM

What you're looking for is called a "blender", and there are lots of them, so search on that word here for a wide range of options.

bassman1185 · #6 07-02-2010, 11:09 AM

As already mentioned, the LS-2 is the cheapest, most readily available option when it comes to blenders. Just set it to "A+B MIX" on the mode selector, plug your dirty signal into the input and the clean into the "Return A". That's how I have mine rigged up and it works great.

As for tuner placement, the tuner doesn't HAVE to be first, but that's how most of us have ours set up. Tuners respond best to totally clean signals, so effects that can add or change harmonic content (Distortions, modulations, pitch shifting, etc.) can confuse the tuner and make it less stable if you have any sort of "always on" effect.

BassmanAd · #7 07-02-2010, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bassman1185

As already mentioned, the LS-2 is the cheapest, most readily available option when it comes to blenders. Just set it to "A+B MIX" on the mode selector, plug your dirty signal into the input and the clean into the "Return A". That's how I have mine rigged up and it works great.

As for tuner placement, the tuner doesn't HAVE to be first, but that's how most of us have ours set up. Tuners respond best to totally clean signals, so effects that can add or change harmonic content (Distortions, modulations, pitch shifting, etc.) can confuse the tuner and make it less stable if you have any sort of "always on" effect.

That totally makes sense about the tuner, should have thought about that. I guess a really heavy chorus or something like that could affect the tracking pretty severely.

I looked into the LS-2 earlier but I couldn't figure out how it would work with this set up, but now it's all clear!

Thanks guys!