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10-08-2011, 09:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Carleton County, New Brunswick | | | EHX Bassballs for Freeze??
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Hey all, I need a suggestion. For my birthday, I can choose one new pedal to get. I've narrowed it down to two pedals that I've wanted for awhile, the EHX Bassballs and the EHX Freeze. I've done all the research I can on these badboys, I just can't seem to decide which one I want more.
Bassically (  ) I want to know which one would be more useful in a gigging situation. Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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10-08-2011, 09:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Waco Texas | | | Bassballs would get a lot more use gigging. I have had both and have never taken the freeze out of the house but it is a fun pedal. |
10-08-2011, 09:27 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North of Seattle | | | I had the Freeze on my pedal board for a couple of weeks and never used it. I have more fun with it at home as I don't really have a practical application for it with covers. Haven't tried the Bassballs.
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10-08-2011, 10:09 PM
|  | Holding the Line, Low, Loud & Proud | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Leander, TX (outside Austin) | | | BassBalls is my favorite effect of all time the Freeze is cool but I don't ever see using it on a gig. |
10-09-2011, 09:44 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterpilot I had the Freeze on my pedal board for a couple of weeks and never used it. I have more fun with it at home as I don't really have a practical application for it with covers. Haven't tried the Bassballs. | same here. I sold it because of this. |
10-09-2011, 10:04 AM
|  | Wait ... What? | | | | | I use the freeze on a few slow songs at live gigs.
I'm in a 3 piece & the Freeze and a bit of Chorus makes a pretty cool "keys" sound underneath the bass & guitard ... you really have to be precise with your timing but it make for a big sound.
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10-09-2011, 08:56 PM
|  | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | [quote=254 stringer;11591018]Bassballs would get a lot more use gigging. QUOTE]
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It's quite a unique filter, if you're into that (I am). Funks in its own way and even more likeable when modded to have the trimpots accessible from the outside. Never had the Freeze but researched it a little and cannot find any use for it at this time
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10-10-2011, 11:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ottawa and its Environs. | | | The bassballs is one of the most underrated fuzz pedals when the trimpots are set up properly.
The biggest problem is that most effects buyers look for up front bass effects and the flangey artifact laden sweep of the bassballs makes it sound unique and soon after that the honeymoon ends and you're stuck with a pedal that can't do much but sound pretty.
An incredibly versatile unit when set properly. Not the one trick pony that most people think it is.
When you set up the trimpots do it on the fuzz setting with the sensitivity up near full so you can set it up to be useful throughout the travel of the only adjustable setting. Dial back all of the unwanted upper sweep and dial in where and how the bottom opens up with that higher sensitivity and then find the point in the sensitivity setting you find that bumping bubble lower in the sensitivity and fine tune that lower filter so that you're not bound to running it full bore.
After you do that switch it to the clean setting and listen for any upper register artifacts you don't like (or dial in if you do like them) and you'll hear a marked difference that makes it all way more playable and musical.
I find the clean setting sounds scoopy but maybe it's just a sort of dry/out of phase character that cleans my tone up.
Either way, it adds another layer into the sonic spectrum that one can control electronically.
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10-11-2011, 02:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | | | Bassballs IMO. Couldn't play without mine. |
10-11-2011, 04:21 PM
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10-11-2011, 04:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Carleton County, New Brunswick | | | Just ordered the bassballs, anxiously awaiting it's arrival. |
10-11-2011, 05:29 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | Cool.
You gonna let us know how you like it (or not) ?
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10-11-2011, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassmike62 Cool.
You gonna let us know how you like it (or not) ? | Once it comes in I'm planning on doing full video reviews of it and my Big Bass Muff Pi! |
10-11-2011, 05:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | Enjoy!
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