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05-02-2008, 09:26 AM
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ok i want an envelope filter. which one should i get?
(im leaning twards the synth wah, because of the extra features) |
05-02-2008, 09:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | how about digitech BSW v/s nano bass balls v/s micro q-tron?
because am where you are....divided between these 
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05-02-2008, 10:17 AM
| | | | My review of the Digitech Bass Synth:
Meh.
Haven't used the others.
The Digitech does sound cool, don't get me wrong. I just find it a bit hard to control at times, and the sound seems a bit... "cold." For lack of better term.
I have one in my chain, but I'm constantly fighting it to make it sound right.
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05-02-2008, 10:36 AM
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Bassballs is auto-wah. That's IT. |
05-02-2008, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Valerus I don't know if I'd rightly compare a BSW to a Bassballs.
Bassballs is auto-wah. That's IT. | No it's not.
But your general point is right - they're TOO different to compare. They're not even in the same class of effects, despite what few similarities they might have.
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05-02-2008, 10:47 AM
| | | | I really like my micro Q-tron. I got that after trying both the bass balls and q-tron. Takes a bit of playing with the settings to get the right sound but it sounds pretty good. I didn't like the fuzz/overdrive part of the bass balls. |
05-02-2008, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MysticBoo No it's not.
But your general point is right - they're TOO different to compare. They're not even in the same class of effects, despite what few similarities they might have. | Oh.  |
05-02-2008, 11:52 AM
| | | | I just played with my Digitech BSW...
I retract my last statement. It did well this time. Cool synth distortions and decent envelope filter... especially with the sub...
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05-02-2008, 12:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Virginia | | | well i was refering to the BSW's envelope filters on the 1 and 2 settings. but i understand then. i will just decide on my own. |
05-02-2008, 12:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bronx, NY | | | I have the digitech and a micro q-tron. I'd go with the Q if you want a quality envelope effect. |
05-02-2008, 01:12 PM
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05-02-2008, 01:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | Ok. I currently use four filters, Pigtronix EP-1, Menatone Mail Bomb, Micro Qtron, and Bassballs. Of these, only the EP-1 would make me cry if I lost it.
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05-02-2008, 01:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland, California, USA | | Well, if you lose your EP-1, the EHX Stereo Polyphase will be around to comfort you and make you forget your old phaser.
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05-02-2008, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by McSpunckle My review of the Digitech Bass Synth:
Meh.
Haven't used the others.
The Digitech does sound cool, don't get me wrong. I just find it a bit hard to control at times, and the sound seems a bit... "cold." For lack of better term.
I have one in my chain, but I'm constantly fighting it to make it sound right. | +1
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05-02-2008, 05:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madison, WI | | | None of these options are particularly good IMO. I HATE the BSW for various reasons -- the short of it being the envelope was weak, the synths sounded hilarious and the octaver (while good tracking) had a tone I disliked. The Bassballs never really did anything for me. All of the Micro Q-trons I've tried malfunctioned in some way or another, most required the drive knob to be very high before getting a decent envelope, then giving a huge volume boost when it finally did kick in.
Get an old (1st-3rd gen) DOD FX25. They are amazing. |
05-02-2008, 06:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: surrey, uk | | | i like the bassballs but it annoys me a lot... i have to set it so precisely to get a decent sound .... the sound i can get out of it is awesome but the slightest knob movement will make it suck for the way i use it.. i have it set reallly burpy and aggressive... not funky at all but it works great with my biamped fuzz! you might find other, more funky settings that work for you.. i do want to replace my big old russian ( bent knob and bent switch!) with a new nano bassballs.
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05-02-2008, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by porkchop[ I didn't like the fuzz/overdrive part of the bass balls. | That was my favorite part. I kept wishing I could set the BB's Q to a specific point, and use it as a kickin' fuzz.
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05-02-2008, 07:28 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rhode Island, USA | | | +1 to the people recommending the Micro Q-Tron for a good inexpensive envelope filter. I had a Mini Q-Tron, which is basically the same thing, but in a casing twice the size. I have never understood the unending praise heaped upon the BSW. I thought it sounded corny when I've played it. I think the Bassballs sounds AWEsome, but its a very unique filter. Definitely not a "standard" filter |
05-02-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by tomhanzo ok i want an envelope filter. which one should i get?
(im leaning twards the synth wah, because of the extra features) | ive had both and they both suck - just save for the new q-tron+ or the EHX bass micro synth, you wont be dissappointed there |
05-03-2008, 02:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | | these have helped me get my mind off the BSW cause it seems its not really gonna be any good in the band scenario. i am rather now thinking about a phasor; EHX nano small stone
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