That's kinda what I'm waiting on, to pounce on one under a hundo. Preferably around $80 shipped. It'll be there at some point.
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That's kinda what I'm waiting on, to pounce on one under a hundo. Preferably around $80 shipped. It'll be there at some point.
Let me get this straight. My favorite dirt is the Way Huge Red Llama. But it cuts too much low end on bass and I don't use it. So there is a dirt pedal that is a take on the same circuit, with all the tweaks you would probably want to optimize it for bass, and I've been ignoring it for at least 3 years? 
Let me get this straight. My favorite dirt is the Way Huge Red Llama. But it cuts too much low end on bass and I don't use it. So there is a dirt pedal that is a take on the same circuit, with all the tweaks you would probably want to optimize it for bass, and I've been ignoring it for at least 3 years?
Yep...
@HelpImaRock I will say this too, I'd never tried a Red Llama before I got an MBD. But I did after a few years and was surprised at how similar they both felt and sounded to one another. But yes, the MBD is much better with low and much more tweakable all around.
Well, looks like I'm finding some stuff to sell LOL
Out of curiosity, what's the difference in topology between the MBD3 and the Bass Power Distorter? I get the difference in feature set.
There are no similarities between the BPD and MBD topology. Every facet of operation is different in concept and execution. We didn't want to make an MBD with less 'stuff.' We wanted to make a different circuit for a different sound.
What would you say are the different audiences for each pedal? Why would I choose the BPD instead of the MBD? I guess that's what I'm trying to figure out. Thanks!
father of fires
Commercial User
Do you prefer to tweak for a polished tone or a raw three knob git-r-done tone?
father of fires
Commercial User
I wouldn't say a take. But who am I to argue with the market.Let me get this straight. My favorite dirt is the Way Huge Red Llama. But it cuts too much low end on bass and I don't use it. So there is a dirt pedal that is a take on the same circuit, with all the tweaks you would probably want to optimize it for bass, and I've been ignoring it for at least 3 years?
Just uses a common chipset. But I do love the circuit the Red Llama was based on. It was an old school DIY project.
That's cool. I know I gave a vague answer above, but you've asked a great question. Does the buyer want something highly flexible or a pedal that has "a sound". I'm kinda in the second camp in that I put together boards based on pedals that have "a sound". But I'm leaning towards the MBD because of how the depth knob operates differently on it compared to the Power Distorter, now that I've actually read the operations manuals for both (hey look at that! Someone who reads the manual before purchase?!)
For me, I find the MBD3 has “a sound”, which is how I like a pedal. I use the MBD3 mainly clean, low gain below noon, just for its thick warm sweet beefy tone. The many controls tweak the low end from full to more full, never really bassy or boomy, just fullness, great to fill out a jazz bass.
Nice way to put it. I use mine similarly. I take the gain up to about 1 o'clock and keep the depth almost off. Gives me a little more girth while adding some driven sparkle. I run the tone around 1 as well so it brightens my signal up. And since I use it 90% of the time, it's part of my sound now. Well, has been for a while.
The MBD will be added to an already crowded board. I'm currently running two Source Audio Multiwaves. One I use for regular distortion, the other is for octave and more of a synth sound. Now I can have the MBD taking care of all my "normal dirt" sounds and the Multiwaves handling the weird stuff full time. And I get a gain boost so I'm not always turning knobs.
Sweet. You and I use ours at almost the exact same settings.
Wait - am I to understand that the MBD is somehow related to the Red Llama? I LOVE Way Huge stuff, and I LOVE my MBD. It would make FAR too much sense if that was the case. I've never tried a Red Llama, but have always been curious.
The MBD uses a hex inverter chip that the Red Llama uses but that's about it. How we use it is different. The stuff we wrap around it is DRAMATICALLY different.
