Synth options

hawaiianbass · #1 11-14-2007, 03:05 AM

Currently I'm using a Korg AX3000B for only synth and chorus. Is there any other synth pedal out there that has the versitility of the Korg (multiple presets, variety of sounds)?

CK

Happynoj · #2 11-14-2007, 03:41 AM

Akai Deep Impact gets a lot of love around here. It is hard to find though, and expensive. If you do a search, you should be able to find the thread that a couple of the guys (was it MysticBoo and MarkJazzBassist?) did where they compared and reviewed three of the big synth pedals.

You should check that out.

OhThePeacock · #3 11-14-2007, 06:41 AM

Yeah the others were the EHX Bass Micro Synth and then another Korg pedal but I don't know if it's the same as yours.

Fealach · #4 11-14-2007, 06:57 AM

Digitech Bass Synth Wah has some good sounds, and is very versatile. I liked it a lot the 5 times mine worked, but not enough to buy another one after that 5th time. Currently using the Electro Harmonix Bass Micro Synth, it's very cool. I tried a Deep Impact when they were on clearance for $99, and couldn't get a decent sound out of it, at the time I couldn't imagine why anyone would pay $99 for one. For the $500 some people try to get for them now, I think you could do a lot better.

Karn · #5 11-14-2007, 08:46 AM

you should try one of my favorite pedals...the korg g-5 ...pretty much one of the best bass synths ever made....i've got two of 'em...just in case,you know

perfect tracking and fantastic sounds....only...it's somewhat rare...

gillento · #6 11-14-2007, 10:20 AM

+1 on the G5

Hoover · #7 11-14-2007, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Karn

you should try one of my favorite pedals...the korg g-5 ...pretty much one of the best bass synths ever made....i've got two of 'em...just in case,you know

perfect tracking and fantastic sounds....only...it's somewhat rare...

I've got a Korg G5 also and I'll agree, the tracking is stellar and it's the perfect box for emulating those fat squishy MiniMoog lines. GC was blowing them out several years ago for like $90.

Only shortcoming I've found is if you play very quietly when the unit is in bypass mode, your signal can get mangled all to hell -- I'm guessing it's either a super crappy low resolution A/D converter, or a cheesey non-user-adjustable noise gate on the input. I avoid this problem by having the G5 connected to a loop selector, so instead of putting the unit into bypass mode I'm literally bypassing the unit entirely when I step on the "Off" switch.

markjazzbassist · #8 11-14-2007, 11:35 AM

search for the Synth Megathread MysticBoo and I did. We did the Korg G5, Deep Impact, and EHX Bass Micro Synth.

It sounds like you would do best with the Korg G5. Great unit.

Sean S · #9 11-14-2007, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Fealach

Digitech Bass Synth Wah has some good sounds, and is very versatile. I liked it a lot the 5 times mine worked, but not enough to buy another one after that 5th time.

I'm curious, what happened? Mine hasn't died on me in 4+ years (except when I used it on batteries for the first 2 weeks and couldn't figure out what was wrong

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JanusZarate · #10 11-14-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist

search for the Synth Megathread MysticBoo and I did. We did the Korg G5, Deep Impact, and EHX Bass Micro Synth.

It sounds like you would do best with the Korg G5. Great unit.

+1 to everything Mark said, except the search part.

...I kid, I kid!

andysvec · #11 11-14-2007, 06:14 PM

I just scored an Akai Deep Impact pedal a week ago and it does it for me. One band I'm in does a bunch of 80s dance songs and I got to try it out last weekend, just using the presets I was able to cop a bunch of the synth bass sounds. I have the digi bsw too but can't find as many usable sounds on it but there are a few and a good octaver. I'm putting together a board now just for this band, an Akai Deep Impact, digi BSW, and digi chorus, all into a dc brick and mounted in a nycpedalboard lunchbox.

FbassDave · #12 11-15-2007, 05:53 PM

I LOVES muh G5 and baby it, because I'll probably never find another. What it does it does exceptionally well. I used to use it when a band I was in covered the Jamiroquai Live In Verona version of 'Canned Heat' - Waveform 2 absolutely NAILED that sound. Funky as hell.

Can't say I've tried a Deep Impact though...

hawaiianbass · #13 11-30-2007, 02:49 AM

What about the Access Virus TI synth? Its expensive but then it would be a little more diversable if I wanted to use it for another project.

CK

bigchiefbc · #14 11-30-2007, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by hawaiianbass

What about the Access Virus TI synth? Its expensive but then it would be a little more diversable if I wanted to use it for another project.

CK

I've never used the TI personally, but I do run my bass (and my drum machine) through my buddy's Virus KB for certain effects, and it sounds fantastic. I know another guy who has a Virus KC, and he won't stop raving about it. Sounds like Access knows what they're doing and I'm sure the TI kicks booty as well.