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Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff

#188
Alcyon said:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/namm/videos

Scroll down, bar on the right... An EHX guy does the demo.

My question is whether the effects out gives the wet/dry mix or whether the dry switch just enables the dry out. That would suck.
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I like this clip way better! He doesn't do a very thorough job but you can actually hear what it is capable of...and I like.

Also Alcyon, he mentions in the the exact video you posted that the dry switch is infact a blended signal of dry and wet. Norm is just distortion and bass boost is...well you get the idea.
 
#189
Clip of me noodling for awhile messing with knobs, I tried to stay 'on task' and worked through the switches positions in a very straight forward manner.


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  • Not as much 'hair raising fuzz' available as a regular big muff.
  • Low End is great. The 'Normal' vs 'Bass Boost' seems like an EQ curve change. The 'Dry' setting introduces the clean tone at a fixed % of volume, you can then use the sustain knob to add 'emphasis' on different frequencies (that's how it feels to me anyway).
  • Dry Out is always dry (the 'dry' position switch is unrelated and is a poor labeling decision which only adds confusion, maybe 'blend' or 'clean mix' would have been better), Effect Out is clean when the pedal is off and whatever you dial in with the muff when it's turned on.
  • A great pedal for biamping
  • At < $80 they are going to sell a ton of these.
 
#191
grygrx said:
Clip of me noodling for awhile messing with knobs, I tried to stay 'on task' and worked through the switches positions in a very straight forward manner.


Link Removed

  • Not as much 'hair raising fuzz' available as a regular big muff.
  • Low End is great. The 'Normal' vs 'Bass Boost' seems like an EQ curve change. The 'Dry' setting introduces the clean tone at a fixed % of volume, you can then use the sustain knob to add 'emphasis' on different frequencies (that's how it feels to me anyway).
  • Dry Out is always dry (the 'dry' position switch is unrelated and is a poor labeling decision which only adds confusion, maybe 'blend' or 'clean mix' would have been better), Effect Out is clean when the pedal is off and whatever you dial in with the muff when it's turned on.
  • A great pedal for biamping
  • At < $80 they are going to sell a ton of these.
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Hmm. It definitely sounds good, but also, as you put it, less "hair-raising" than what one expects from a muff.

I got a great deal on an el grande, which I love, and I might just stick with my LBM for its hair raising qualities unless this one jumps up and grabs me when I try it. That's right, my boner for this pedal has halfway wilted.

It's great to see all these bass-oriented pedals, but since I usually want a vintage fuzz sound I suppose I'm better off with a fuzzbox designed for guitar, which is what McCartney, Larry Graham, and so many others used. All this fuzzed out deep bottom sounds to me like it would fit better in some kind of alt-rock, nu-metal, post-grunge, whatever they call it this week. Which is cool but not really for me, an once again I'm covered there with the El G.

I'm seriously considering a blogger, though - which surprises the heck out of me. Hopefully the name will turn so many people off that I can get it cheap on blowout soon...

Thanks A LOT for the clip, though...
 

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