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HELLonWHEELS

HELLonWHEELS

Jun 13, 2005
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#1
I have been looking for a tone "shaper" effect. i don't want a delay or chorus distortion,but something more like an EQ pedal possibly a D.I. Any suggestions. The only thing im against in sansamp DI i really don't like them. I don't know anything about the MXR pedals. thanxs:D
 
#2
HELLonWheels187 said:
I have been looking for a tone "shaper" effect. i don't want a delay or chorus distortion,but something more like an EQ pedal possibly a D.I. Any suggestions. The only thing im against in sansamp DI i really don't like them. I don't know anything about the MXR pedals. thanxs:D
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I'm a fan of the mxr. And if you're going to have an eq, might as well go all out and get a di
 
#3
Wow- you have a ton of choices. Some of the premier DI's that you describe would be:

The Sadowsky


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And for EQ/none DI's

The Fodera:

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The John East:

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These are plenty of $$$, so some less expensive options:

MXR M-80:
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The Hartke Bass Attack (this has a DI)

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And the Aphex:

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#6
DarkHarted said:
Why would you be against SansAmps??? If you turn blend all the way off, it's just an EQ/DI. There's no dist, tube emulation when the blend is off (drive does't have any effect)...

If you don't like the "Lack of Mid" on the Bass Driver, try the Para Driver:
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I have one and think it's the best thing since sliced bread!
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i dunno its like every single on e i have played has only had ok results the overdrive tone is horrible(my opinion). The lows dropped out(could have been the bass). The quality seemed ok.





I don't really want to spend anything more that $250USD i have no idea how much those DI's cost. The sadowsky looked expensive
 
#11
The only one I know is the new programable sansamp, that you already don't want. I just bought one and like it alot. I'm not here to sell you on it but try one if it's the mids you have a problem with just turn down the bass or treble it will boost mids. I also have a J-retro that is like the EQ/DI stomp box and is great, and the box is by-passable, but no multiple presets. For the price of the behringer DI you could buy a couple and have multiple presets, just a thought.
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#12
Funkdified said:
The only one I know is the new programable sansamp, that you already don't want. I just bought one and like it alot. I'm not here to sell you on it but try one if it's the mids you have a problem with just turn down the bass or treble it will boost mids. I also have a J-retro that is like the EQ/DI stomp box and is great, and the box is by-passable, but no multiple presets. For the price of the behringer DI you could buy a couple and have multiple presets, just a thought.
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i have never tried proggramable Sans amp?? i'll give it a try
 
#13
I just bought the MXR today. It seems like it will work well for the following reasons: The clean channel has a lot of gain and makes my amp sound huge. The color switch adds tube-like warmth.
The distortion channel is switchable and this as much as anything made me buy it over the SansAmp. My cover band plays a few songs that need a dirtier sound, so a switchable distortion is important to me.
The noise gate is a nice feature.
 
#14
Sorry, I now see that you don't even want distortion on the pedal. The clean side of the pedal is a very nice sounding preamp. First and foremost, I wanted that. The distortion is a bonus, only when needed. If you go to the Dunlop site and read the Bass Player review, it might help you.:D :D
 
#19
I recently bought a Bass Xciter, and while it is really good, I don't think it's what I need. I'd sell it to a TBer if anyone is interested. Otherwise, I think it's new enough that I can just send it back. But, before doing so, I'll offer it to a TBer for a break if anyone is interested.
 

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