DI??

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

 

Wow- you have a ton of choices. Some of the premier DI's that you describe would be:

The Sadowsky






And for EQ/none DI's

The Fodera:


The John East:




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

MXR M-80:



The Hartke Bass Attack (this has a DI)



And the Aphex:

 

http://www.bbesound.com/products/DI/DI1000/index.asp

 

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:


I have one and think it's the best thing since sliced bread!

 

No one has uttered the B word here.
[sshhh - Behringer]

$29.

 

you could just use the m-80 with the drive all the way down...

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Radial ToneBone BassBone

 

Got one.

It works exactly like it says it does.

However, I don't know if this matters to you or not but it does change your tone a little bit.

I have no prob with it. Very versatile device.



Joe.

 

Try this thread

 

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.