Sansamp BDDI or MXR M80 for Thrash metal music

jakulero21 · #1 06-17-2009, 02:53 PM

hello, i am new to talkbass.com and i need your guys' help in deciding which one i should get. i play in a thrash metal band and i cant get the mid that i want in my amp. i own a Peavey Firebass 700 with a 210 cab and 115 cab. thanks for the time!

bongomania · #2 06-17-2009, 03:39 PM

Many people find it can be difficult to get satisfying mids from the BDDI; consider their Paradriver instead.

Crystalman85 · #3 06-17-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jakulero21

hello, i am new to talkbass.com and i need your guys' help in deciding which one i should get. i play in a thrash metal band and i cant get the mid that i want in my amp. i own a Peavey Firebass 700 with a 210 cab and 115 cab. thanks for the time!

That depends on what type of sound you're looking for. if you wanted a tube sound, the sansamp bass driver can give you that sound. if you wanted a grinding distortion, the mxr m80 can do that. I also would recommend either a digitech bass driver or a tech 21 xxl if you desire a more heavier distortion.

wetzelman1 · #4 06-17-2009, 07:18 PM

i see more people happy with the mxr as long as you can go with something a little different. distortion a big plus too.

BassXgirl · #5 06-17-2009, 07:44 PM

If you can, try them both out side by side. I was asking myself a similar question a few years ago.

When I was looking to buy a DI, Sam Ash had the MXR in stock and ordered a BDDI to let me play through both of them in the store. There was a big difference in tone and the quality of the distortion. IMHO the MXR lends itself more to a thrash type sound. It naturally sounds a bit more midrangy than the BDDI before any eq. It had more bite to the distortion. Ultimately, I chose the Sans Amp because it just sounded better for the tone I was going for.

Try 'em out!

Bongo made a good suggestion too of checking out the Sans Amp Para Driver. The BDDI has no separate mid control.

jakulero21 · #6 06-17-2009, 07:48 PM

thank you guys all for replying. i was leaning towards the MXR cause its cheaper but then again i dont really want to settle for something that wont really give me what i want. i kind of want the bass tone that you can hear in Death's The Sound Of Perseverance. yeah i guess i have to go to Guitar Center and try both out and see what suits me the best. thanks for everyone's input about the two pedals!

diechris · #7 08-15-2009, 05:51 PM

the bassist for municipal waste uses a BDDI live... I'm guessing by the tone of the album he records with it also