Akai Unibass UB1

I reviewed the pedal for Guitarist magazine a few months back - it's not posted on my website yet, but I'll add it as soon as I get time...

basically, it's an OK idea but not very well executed - you'd be much better of getting some kind of multi-fx box with a pitch shift effect in it, as that you can go down as well as up to whatever interval you want...

cheers

Steve
www.steve-lawson.co.uk

 

Yes, I have a DOD rack unit that was quite cheap and which alows you to add any note/interval up to an octave above or below the original. Amongst loads of other digital effects.

 

Yes it is - I have a pedal that switches it to bypass mode noiselessly.

I bought it mainly for the reverb - I thought it was strange that a decent digital reverb pedal actually costs more than a rack unit - so the rack unit was about £100, but the cheapest digital reverb pedal I could find was about £125???

It also has delays, chorus, flange and phase shift (?) as well as tremolo and pitch shift detune.

I have tried my bass though it, but I don't use effects at all on bass as I don't like the coloration and always play bass flat and clean. I do use effects on elctronic keyboards though, as these need something to make the sound less "dry".

 

FWIW, I've just added the review to the BassDotCom section of my website, along with a few other reviews and interviews...

cheers

Steve
www.steve-lawson.co.uk