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Damnation Audio Fan/Appreciation Thread

#6,041
The demo sounds great!

gregmon79 said:
I'm still going to wait for more demos. I dug Tunnels demo. I just don't know yet. Love the flavor. I think I'd be fine because I use EQ in my chain. Just that lack of treble control gives me pause. Guess I won't fully know until I try one.
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Use your bass tone knob or EQ on your amp. This is a no frills Stortion baby.
 
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gregmon79 said:
With my setup I'm not sure if it would be ideal. But again, gonna give it some time.
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What sort of setup are you running?

I think for some players our more elaborate designs give a level of control that is helpful for covering a wide range of tones and adapting to a wide range of basses and amps. If you play a big modern bright clean rig you might have different requirements in a dirt pedal than folks like Jeff and I who are more likely to just run a single dirt pedal into an SVT and lay into it.

The Depth control is really about balancing the tone of the drive though. BPD isn't a bright pedal unless you run it into a very bright rig. But that will also make every pedal bright by effectively high passing the input to some degree.
 
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whoismarykelly said:
What sort of setup are you running?

I think for some players our more elaborate designs give a level of control that is helpful for covering a wide range of tones and adapting to a wide range of basses and amps. If you play a big modern bright clean rig you might have different requirements in a dirt pedal than folks like Jeff and I who are more likely to just run a single dirt pedal into an SVT and lay into it.

The Depth control is really about balancing the tone of the drive though. BPD isn't a bright pedal unless you run it into a very bright rig. But that will also make every pedal bright by effectively high passing the input to some degree.
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Sorry if this was mentioned, but is the Depth control the same in the MBD and BPD?
 
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whoismarykelly said:
What sort of setup are you running?

I think for some players our more elaborate designs give a level of control that is helpful for covering a wide range of tones and adapting to a wide range of basses and amps. If you play a big modern bright clean rig you might have different requirements in a dirt pedal than folks like Jeff and I who are more likely to just run a single dirt pedal into an SVT and lay into it.

The Depth control is really about balancing the tone of the drive though. BPD isn't a bright pedal unless you run it into a very bright rig. But that will also make every pedal bright by effectively high passing the input to some degree.
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My signal is already pretty bright. I get most of that from a 10 band EQ running into a rusty box model. I would say my bass tone is rather bright. Think Justin Chancellor type tone. That's part of the reason I love the MBD so much, I run a really bright tone and the MBD kinda helps add a nice bloomy OD added with my all tube Electric Power Unit. I usually set the tone on my MBD around 1 o'clock and my depth almost off. I don't want to adjust the treble on my bass to suite one dirt box. If that makes sense?
 
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gregmon79 said:
My signal is already pretty bright. I get most of that from a 10 band EQ running into a rusty box model. I would say my bass tone is rather bright. Think Justin Chancellor type tone. That's part of the reason I love the MBD so much, I run a really bright tone and the MBD kinda helps add a nice bloomy OD added with my all tube Electric Power Unit. I usually set the tone on my MBD around 1 o'clock and my depth almost off. I don't want to adjust the treble on my bass to suite one dirt box. If that makes sense?
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I run similar depth and tone settings on an MBD even when Im going to run active EQ elsewhere. I think BPD has a similar level treble/bass balance to that MBD setting but I think for a Justin Chancellor tone I would choose MBD over BPD regardless for the rest of the shaping going on in that pedal.

I think with a lot of dirt pedals that are adapted by bass players, but not necessarily designed for them, there can certainly be an issue with treble being overly aggressive because that works really well with guitar running into tube amps that are already clipping. We try to design a pedal like BPD so it is overall balanced and you can add the stuff you need (drive, low end, volume) without needing to change much elsewhere. But as much as BPD is meant to be an "everyman" bass distortion pedal there are certain rigs and types of bass tone that make distorting bass trickier.
 
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whoismarykelly said:
I run similar depth and tone settings on an MBD even when Im going to run active EQ elsewhere. I think BPD has a similar level treble/bass balance to that MBD setting but I think for a Justin Chancellor tone I would choose MBD over BPD regardless for the rest of the shaping going on in that pedal.

I think with a lot of dirt pedals that are adapted by bass players, but not necessarily designed for them, there can certainly be an issue with treble being overly aggressive because that works really well with guitar running into tube amps that are already clipping. We try to design a pedal like BPD so it is overall balanced and you can add the stuff you need (drive, low end, volume) without needing to change much elsewhere. But as much as BPD is meant to be an "everyman" bass distortion pedal there are certain rigs and types of bass tone that make distorting bass trickier.
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I think I'm one of those players who really takes advantage of the MBD's versatility. I use a GK at home, B-15 at the practice space (and just used it for recording), and usually have to use the house amp in live venues. That said, I'd love to play with a BPD, but can't see having much use for one.
 
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whoismarykelly said:
I run similar depth and tone settings on an MBD even when Im going to run active EQ elsewhere. I think BPD has a similar level treble/bass balance to that MBD setting but I think for a Justin Chancellor tone I would choose MBD over BPD regardless for the rest of the shaping going on in that pedal.

I think with a lot of dirt pedals that are adapted by bass players, but not necessarily designed for them, there can certainly be an issue with treble being overly aggressive because that works really well with guitar running into tube amps that are already clipping. We try to design a pedal like BPD so it is overall balanced and you can add the stuff you need (drive, low end, volume) without needing to change much elsewhere. But as much as BPD is meant to be an "everyman" bass distortion pedal there are certain rigs and types of bass tone that make distorting bass trickier.
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Thanks for the input. That's kinda what I was saying about my setup. I love my dirt but I'm def much more on the crispy side of things. That's why I usually use rat dist and B:ASSMASTER type fuzzes. I love muff fuzz but rarely use it just because it's so wooly and round. That's great. I just prefer not to use it with the band I'm in. That also has a lot to do with it, my band and the role and tone I choose to use with it. I may still snag a BPD but time will tell. I'll await some others' future exp with it.
 
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