DISCLAIMER!!! PROTOTYPE MODEL
TWO SWITCHES ARE ACCIDENTALLY INVERTED; SHOWN IN PHOTOS (Parallel Phase Switch & Passive/Active)
$215 Shipped CONUS PAYPAL ONLY
Powerful analog preamp
If there's one bass amp that has remained a mainstay throughout the ever-evolving landscape of rock music, it's the SVT. DSM & Humboldt has painstakingly sought to preserve this legendary amp's power, punch, clarity, articulation, and aggression in the Simplifier Bass Station. Feather the gain and listen to it purr. Or crank all knobs to 11 and hear it roar. A 3-band EQ with +/-15dB per band gives you the control to tame or hype any bass in your arsenal. You also get a semi-parametric mid band with switchable 400Hz/900Hz/1.5kHz midrange centers, which is useful for scooping out mud or accentuating pick attack.
3-way analog cab sim
The Simplifier Bass Station seeks to re-create the sound and punch, roundness, and clarity of three timeless bass cab, entirely in the analog domain.
- 8 x 10 Sealed: A bass icon marked by its tight, punchy lows and growling midrange.
- 4 x 10 Vented: Delivers a more open and wider midrange response.
- 1 x 15 Vented: Achieves warm, smooth mids and bellowing lows.
Parallel signal processing
If you're a bass player who enjoys blending dry and processed signals, you're going to love all the Simplifier Bass Station has to offer. Now you can quickly find your perfect balance of thump, punch, grind, and clarity using this box's Preamp/Parallel Blend control. You can also instantiate such advanced effects as low passing your dry signal to avoid phase and coloration issues, administer infinitesimal degrees of cabinet simulation to your processed sound, and even toggle phase relationship between wet and dry signals for maximum clarity — all directly from your pedalboard!
Balanced wet/dry XLR outputs
In addition to letting you blend parallel and processed tones directly from the pedal, the Simplifier Bass Station also lets you send wet and dry signals out independently to an audio interface or live soundboard to hand off full tonal control to your mix engineer.
Independent wet and dry FX loops
The Simplifier Bass Station dual FX loops let you send stomp effects to each side of your signal independently. Want to pummel your preamp into submission while leaving your dry signal intact? Feed your fuzz and distortion pedals into the Preamp loop only. Want to apply chorus, reverb, and compression to your dry signal alone without muddying your drive tones? Just feed these stomps into the Parallel loop.
DSM & Humboldt Simplifier Bass Station Features:
- Pedalboard-sized bass preamplifier with onboard analog cabsim
- Brings the power of parallel bass processing to your pedalboard
- Totally analog signal path — no latency, no aliasing
- Perfect for fly dates, commutes, and Sunday mornings
- Analog preamp based on the legendary SVT
- Flexible 3-band semi-parametric EQ with mid-frequency shift
- Preamp/Parallel Blend hones your sound from wet to dry
- Analog cab sim (with Color, Mic Position, and Blend controls) brings you the punch, roundness, and clarity of 3 distinct cabinet types to your processed signal
- Wet and dry FX loops allow you to color each signal path with separate stomps
- Independent XLR wet/dry XLR outputs put full blend control in the hands of your sound engineer
- Onboard headphone amp lets you monitor directly from your pedalboard
Tech Specs- Type:Bass Preamp, Cab Sim
- Form Factor:Pedal
- Analog/Digital:Analog
- EQ:3-band EQ, Mid Switch
- Effects:3 x Cabinets, 3 x Speaker colors, Mic position control
- Inputs:1 x 1/4" (passive/active), 1 x XLR (DI parallel), 1 x 1/8" (aux)
- Outputs:1 x 1/4" (out/thru), 1 x XLR (DI out), 1 x 1/8" (headphones)
- Other I/O:2 x 1/4" (parallel FX send/return), 2 x 1/4" (preamp FX send/return)
- Power Source:9-12V DC power supply (sold separately)
- Power Usage:50-100mA
- Height:2.16"
- Width:4.53"
- Depth:2.55"
- Weight:0.94 lbs.
- Manufacturer Part Number:DSM-BASS