Have you seen this programmable Overdrive?

[scotch]

(copied from my post in a previous thread)

I discovered this by accident today:
http://www.t-rex-engineering.com/Def...113&VariantID=

The T-Rex Spindoctor. It is a guitard-designed pedal, but I'm really anxious to try it on bass! For $900 it better be amazing, however.

It does a lot-
-4 independent programmable presets (127 via midi)
-gain, presence, bass, mid, treble all programmable
-actual motorized knobs that change w/ each preset
-guitar or preamp level output
-extended midi implementation; including channel switching from your recording software
-"tunable" cabinet emulator for direct to mixer/recorder situations

I haven't tried one of course, but the obvious drawbacks are:
-not specifically designed for bass (not always a problem, however)
-eq knobs are adjustable one at a time only (they share a knob)
-price!!!

I hope to try one out soon.

[bongomania]

Another "obvious" problem that came up the last time this pedal was discussed is the high potential for failure with motorized knobs. Especially for a piece of gear on the floor, getting stepped on, it seems like dirt would get in there and foul up the works. If that were a rack unit I'd be very interested though.

[tomvelsor]

no matter how good it sounds itll always just be "that pedal with the knobs that move"

thats really just too much $$ for an overdrive pedal..i spent i think $115 on my overdrive (visual sound j&h) and it sounds better than anything else ive heard..plus also has a distortion side, all in the same pedal..

i'm all for spending anything to get the best sound, but...its overdrive..

[Nyarlathotep]

For 900 buck you could prolly get a 4 pedal selector and 4 overdrives. Or at least pretty darn close.

[scotch]

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

For 900 buck you could prolly get a 4 pedal selector and 4 overdrives. Or at least pretty darn close.

That's a very good point....

[KarateKid25]

yep.... looks over the top and as mentioned, for that money you could get some serious ODs happening and not have to worry about motorized knobs that will probably **** themselves one day.

[kevteop]

Originally Posted by DanielTulip

For 900 buck you could prolly get a 4 pedal selector and 4 overdrives. Or at least pretty darn close.

And even if you could only afford three, you'd most likely discover you don't need four.