Actually Mr. Fires, trust me, you really screwed the pooch on this one. You shouldn’t be asking anything less than $211.34.
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It may be too early for me to say this, I still need to get it in with the bands, but this may very well be one of my fav pedals I’ve ever played through. And it’s a utility pedal haha
I'd like to try this new blender pedal but I'm afraid it came too late for me. I spent a couple years trying like hell to make my guitar pedals (pedals that lack low end) work on bass. I even bought a One Control blender but just couldn't really get tones I like. I still have the One Control but don't use it.
So, in short, I gave up and sold most of my pedals that don't work on bass and replaced them with pedals that do. Most of my current bass pedals already have blends, have great low end or have an MBD in front to fix that problem. I have a guitar board with a few pedals that I'm sure would work great with the DA blender, but why? I'm already covered.
It's kind of a bummer because I love DA and want to try it just because. This DA Blender would have been the answer to all of my prayers a year or so ago. Then again, the gearhead part of me wants to try it just to see how much better it can make anything sound.
So, in short, I gave up and sold most of my pedals that don't work on bass and replaced them with pedals that do. Most of my current bass pedals already have blends, have great low end or have an MBD in front to fix that problem. I have a guitar board with a few pedals that I'm sure would work great with the DA blender, but why? I'm already covered.
It's kind of a bummer because I love DA and want to try it just because. This DA Blender would have been the answer to all of my prayers a year or so ago. Then again, the gearhead part of me wants to try it just to see how much better it can make anything sound.
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Just sayin, I wasn't having any issues with loss of low end. Did I NEED the Bloop, not really. But now that it's on my board, I am really glad that I got it. It adds some great presence and mojo to my tone. It really is almost like what the MBD1 does when it's on, that really full and bodied low end that is still clear and articulate. Just without the dirt. And it doesnt make anything muddy. I mainly figured I'd use it with my Rat Tail since I feel it lacks just a little low end. I run my RT, muff and Alpha Omega Ultra through it. They all sound great. But then it also adds extra heft to my overall signal. So it's really working with my whole board overall.
It's one of those things that's hard for me to describe unless your in the room with it playing it. Maybe I'll try to do a crude demo. But then I'm not sure if that is even gonna do it. I think I'll try to do some sound bites this weekend properly. I have all the necessary things to make a proper sound clip possible. Just not a video. Heck, I probably have that too but I am not versed at all at syncing that stuff. But I can at least see if I can get something going on Audacity or maybe even Q-base. We'll see. If I do do anything I'll be sure to post it here.
Really my whole board is running through then Bloop. But I have the RT, AOU and muff in the loop. But the bloop is blending my whole board:
I was saying that "my whole board is being blended by the Bloop".....is that right or not? The way it is now, everything on my board is effected by the blend of the Bloop. I thought it would only be the things in the loop. But it's things in the loop AND the stuff plain running through. I have it placed between my HX and the dirt. That's pretty early. It goes:
BWhamm > TC comp > meatbox > OC > (I think that's how it goes haha) > HX > RT then so forth.
Honestly, I'm not even sure about that anymore because I have the OC2 and meatbox in the FX loop 2 of the HX. But I do know that much, the Bloop is between my HX and dirt. And it effects the whole board with its blending. Which was an much added bonus/surprise. I thought it would only blend what was in the loop. It does that. But then the whole board too.
BWhamm > TC comp > meatbox > OC > (I think that's how it goes haha) > HX > RT then so forth.
Honestly, I'm not even sure about that anymore because I have the OC2 and meatbox in the FX loop 2 of the HX. But I do know that much, the Bloop is between my HX and dirt. And it effects the whole board with its blending. Which was an much added bonus/surprise. I thought it would only blend what was in the loop. It does that. But then the whole board too.
father of fires
Commercial User
You lost me there.
The Loop Blender will blend the incoming signal with the loop.
If your incoming signal is your bass then it blends your bass with the loop.
If your incoming signal is effected then it blends your effected signal with the loop.
Are you just saying that your whole chain is being affected by the bloop, in a good way? i.e. that it changes your tone for the better for pedals not in the loop?
I use an 90's Ibbey ATK 300 as my main band bass but also a PJ a lot. The amp is normally an Electric Power Unit into a GK Neo 410. Or the GK 1001rb as a backup/secondary amp.
Idk if I even know because it sounds like I'm wrong but I hear it. I have the Bloop plugged with the HX into the OUT and the OUT goes to my (I actually can't think where the in is going atm). Then the SND and RTN are looping in the RT, AOU and muff. And it is effecting my whole chain when engaged. It is blending my whole signal.
And yes, in a VERY good way. That's why I want to try and get some sound clips up this weekend so I can show y'all. It add so much balls and still holds my articulation and clarity together.
I get what you're saying gregmon. He's saying the looper has the low passed clean, which is going to color (in a good way, you're saying) your signal regardless of what is in the loop, as long as the pedal is engaged.
In theory, even if nothing is in the loop, as long as the pedal is engaged, you are adding low passed goodness to your signal with the blend control. Does that sound right? Because it's not a totally dry clean blend, it will color your signal if it engaged, and gregmon is saying, yes and in a good way. Is this correct?
In theory, even if nothing is in the loop, as long as the pedal is engaged, you are adding low passed goodness to your signal with the blend control. Does that sound right? Because it's not a totally dry clean blend, it will color your signal if it engaged, and gregmon is saying, yes and in a good way. Is this correct?
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Exactly. Unless if it’s engaged and you have the phase and knob set right it adds nothing. Like my phase is set up and if I turn the knob all the way ccw it’s like nothing is happening. From there I can dial in as much blended signal as I want. And it’ll effect everything.
The Loop Blender seems similar to the Boss LS-2 in the A+B MIX BYPASS mode. I'm guessing the A volume would act as the "blend". I haven't tried this out yet, but it seems interesting.
I think I know what's going on here - Greg, bloop is on, the 3 pedals in it's loop are off?
Then you'd get your dry tone (bloop in>send>bypassed pedals in bloop loop>return) plus a low passed clean blend at the bloop out
It's a low end addition with nothing on in the loop. But you'd at least need a cable from bloop send to return, otherwise only low passed clean would be present at the bloop out. Cool.
Is that right?
Then you'd get your dry tone (bloop in>send>bypassed pedals in bloop loop>return) plus a low passed clean blend at the bloop out
It's a low end addition with nothing on in the loop. But you'd at least need a cable from bloop send to return, otherwise only low passed clean would be present at the bloop out. Cool.
Is that right?
father of fires
Commercial User
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