I was just wondering what peoples' thoughts on the EBS Black Label pedals were. They seem pretty interesting to me. What do you guys think? Do you guys know how much they cost on average? Or if they're even sold in Canada? I can't seem to find any official dealers from their site. Thanks, all.
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EBS Pedals
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BassNW carries them:
http://www.bassnw.com/new_effects_units.htm
IME, they are well-built, quiet and fairly transparent. I like the multicomp and the octabass..... The bass IQ was good, but just didnt have enough "funk" to it for my tastes....
:edit: They are a little on the pricey side,( on average, around $200.00-230.00 U.S.) but you do get what you pay for.
http://www.bassnw.com/new_effects_units.htm
IME, they are well-built, quiet and fairly transparent. I like the multicomp and the octabass..... The bass IQ was good, but just didnt have enough "funk" to it for my tastes....
:edit: They are a little on the pricey side,( on average, around $200.00-230.00 U.S.) but you do get what you pay for.
Is there a particular pedal you're interested in?
As OE said, they're generally quality pedals. Whether you like them or not is a matter of taste.
Club Bass in Toronto carry the EBS line
As OE said, they're generally quality pedals. Whether you like them or not is a matter of taste.
Club Bass in Toronto carry the EBS line
davidmwilson said:
I was thinking about the multidrive and unichorus pedals. The octabass sounded neat but for $200US I don't think an effect spree would be in order. As it is I have the Boss ODB-3.....which is why I want another OD pedal.
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IMO they are overall almost the best pedals you can get. Always usefull, not messing up your sound...just an enlargement of your sound and not really a major character-changement of it.
A disadvantage could be that they don't really pop out of the speakers and don't sound nasty enough. But with my BassIQ, Chorus and Octabass I can get lots of sounds, which gets me compliments of others all the time!
(besides that, they are very well built, compact and they look great too!)
A disadvantage could be that they don't really pop out of the speakers and don't sound nasty enough. But with my BassIQ, Chorus and Octabass I can get lots of sounds, which gets me compliments of others all the time!
(besides that, they are very well built, compact and they look great too!)
Thanks for all the replies, everyone. Next time I'm in Toronto I'll have to check that out. Maybe Long & Macquade carries them too.
I have the EBS MultiComp. I paid $238 American.
It really is the best pedal I own. I used the Digitech Bass Squeeze before I bought the EBS. The EBS pedal is simply light years ahead in quality and sound than the Digitech. It's really well-built and makes my bass tone thump in your chest.
I will never play with out it. I think that says it all.
I also use:
1. BOSS Bass EQ
2. BOSS Bass Chorus
3. BOSS Bass Flange (1980's MIJ)
I recommend EBS pedals.
I want the Multidrive.
It really is the best pedal I own. I used the Digitech Bass Squeeze before I bought the EBS. The EBS pedal is simply light years ahead in quality and sound than the Digitech. It's really well-built and makes my bass tone thump in your chest.
I will never play with out it. I think that says it all.
I also use:
1. BOSS Bass EQ
2. BOSS Bass Chorus
3. BOSS Bass Flange (1980's MIJ)
I recommend EBS pedals.
I want the Multidrive.
I've been listening to a lot of recent live Funky Meters and PBSi. I contacted George Porter Jr. to ask some questions about playing and gear (watch the front page, Paul will be posting my interview 
)
Turns out he uses 5 different EBS pedals... I'm GASing hard for a BassIQ & Dynaverb now
)Turns out he uses 5 different EBS pedals... I'm GASing hard for a BassIQ & Dynaverb now
I tried songbird in Ottawa and despite their massive collection of pedals I didn't see any EBS. I'll have to take a second look though as I was rushed last time. I did have time to spot the Thumb 6 with barts though.....the salesmen were kinda...not there so I wasn't able to try it out. Also had a 78 precision which was nice to look at . I'll post my findings after I go.
