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EHX BassBalls vs MOOER Bass Sweeper

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AngryPig1

Oct 1, 2012
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London UK
#1
Hi does anyone know if the Mooer Bass Sweeper is:

1) a clone of the bassballs? but with what looks like the mods already built in, or at least the ability to bick your sweeper range.

2) any good?

I've been looking into getting a bassballs but im not sure if im up for doing the mod myself and cant find any pre modded ones as I hear BassBHalls without the mod is somewhat rubbish compared to one with the mod...

thanks
 
#2
Yes, the sweeper is a bb clone. I tried it and it wasn't my thing, the 'ping' envelope effect is different from recordings I've heard of the bassballs and my rocktron heart attack(another bb clone).

Best thing about it is that the internal trimpots are on the outside.

I'd suggest that this is a personal thing and that you simply must try them out for yourself.

That said, I saw a rocktron in the classifieds for $25 shipped. worth checking out, and remember to adjust the internal trimpots to taste.
 
#3
ah ok. I'll have a listen to a bunch of soundclips. I can definately try out the mooer, they are stocked everywhere at the moment..

Unfortunately Im UK based so the $25 shipped would increase dramatically...

I suppose i could always get a BassBalls and convince an electrician I know to mod it for some beeror something..

thanks for the reply though
 
#5
the mod for the BassBalls, have a little search in the FX forum but as far as im aware there are 2 interntal trim pots that you can use to change the frequency of the sweep (someone wade in hear if im getting this wrong). It just means its a lot more tweakable and wont get lost in the mix or you can xset it to your particular style much more easily than unscrewing the back plate and fiddling with screwdrivers..
 
#6
Yes the Sweeper is a clone of the BassBalls, so is the Rocktron Heart Attack. I have all 3 & am really beginning to really dig the Sweeper. The Sweeper is more sensitive than my old bass balls so I have to keep the sensitivity low.

The Bass Balls mod moves the internal trim pots, outside so you can tune the Lo and hi filters to your taste which I find to be more expressive and synth like in some settings. It is a simple mod but it seriously changes the BB, the Sweeper comes with the mod.
 
#11
i have a couple of these for sale. ehx bassball clones with mods
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#17
fasto said:
i kind of like the Mooer Sweeper but hard to fine tune the sweet-spot with those tiny "external" trim pots, but i dpn´t like the internal dirt/fuzz option, sounds very cheap to my ears.
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The BassBalls and Sweeper fuzz is a unique sound that either you love or hate, the one Rocktron used is a bit more pleasing.

BassBalls fuzz is a sound that I use to solo on one song as it is the right texture against my guitar players tone for that song.
 

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