- Jul 8, 2007
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Someone moded MessDrive.. How cool is this? It's like my imaginary son is going to college 
Nice layout alteration by the way 
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Electronix MessDrive Bass Fuzz Review
- Thread starter kirkm24
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Someone moded MessDrive.. How cool is this? It's like my imaginary son is going to college Nice layout alteration by the way 
Hey, thats kinda neat. I think I'll wait for the dual channel overdrive that Os is coming out with though, as my hybrid+ sounds perfect for the fuzz I need.
Thanks! Well, I love your products and your services - after all, you worked well with me in getting my MESSDrive in the gray finish, with Submarine-style knobs and that cool neon green LED!
Ihave to go to the hospital for a bone marrow transplant and it will be 4-8 weeks before I can come home. Once I'm back home, I think I'll be ordering a Hybrid+. I think I'll stay with that safety orange finish, but I would like to see if you could add the 1MΩ and a Blend label.
Keep up the good work - your stuff is so good and reasonably priced (heck, MORE than reasonable)!
I was presented with one of these pedals last night (Birthday present from the band), first impressions - it rocks! will definitely be a regular in my pedal chain.
Once I've had a chance to play with it some more I will try and post my opinions!
Once I've had a chance to play with it some more I will try and post my opinions!
- Jul 8, 2007
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- 9
- Disclosures
- Lead Designer, Zeibek Boutique Pedals
Thanks! Well, I love your products and your services - after all, you worked well with me in getting my MESSDrive in the gray finish, with Submarine-style knobs and that cool neon green LED!
Ihave to go to the hospital for a bone marrow transplant and it will be 4-8 weeks before I can come home. Once I'm back home, I think I'll be ordering a Hybrid+. I think I'll stay with that safety orange finish, but I would like to see if you could add the 1MΩ and a Blend label.
Keep up the good work - your stuff is so good and reasonably priced (heck, MORE than reasonable)!
Oh, I noticed this now. I hope you get well really really soon!
Thanks. And I know you mean it for my health, not just because I said I'll order the pedal! j/k
When I'm back home, I'll email you about adding the blend pot. I love the way it looks and sounds on my MESSDrive and it sounds like the Hybrid+ will be incredible, though now that I have the Blend knob in my custom modded MESSDrive, it's hard to imagine a bass fuzz sounding better... Plus, I really like the gray finish and Submarine-style knobs on mine... Speaking of the Submarine, I may just add that along with the hybrid+ to my order. Dang, you make some nice pedals for sure!!!
Just for fun, here's what I have to motivate me to return to:
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Basses:
(Hanging from wall): 1998 Warwick Dolphin Pro I w/MEC Dolphin inlay knobs; (Hanging from rack in background, L-R): 2000 Warwick Thumb NT w/Hipshot X-Tender and Bartolini 3-band preamp; 1999 Warwick Streamer Stage I w/AAA Flame Maple, High Polish Finish, Hipshot X-Tender, brass Just-A-Nut I, Bartolini P and J noise-free passive pickups and passive electronics. (On floor in foreground, L-R): 2007 Warwick $$ 5-string w/Kahler "5-wide" whammy bar; (On Warwick RockStand): 2006 Warwick Limited Edition Thumb "Dirty Blonde", de-fretted by Richard Beck; 2000 Warwick "Millennium Project" Streamer Standard 5-string w/Swirly Bubinga top and Bartolini 2-band preamp; (On Warwick RockStand): 2006 Warwick Corvette Standard fretless w/Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard and Bartolini noise-free passive J pickups.
The Micro Rig (for smaller, flyweight and church gigs, or the head can be removed and combined with 4Ω cab to provide 300W for medium-sized gigs):
2008 Genz-Benz 3.0-10T 1x10 combo; "MicroBoard": Music ElectroniX MESSDrive (w/modded Blend control) > EHX Q-Tron (w/modded true-bypass LED circuit, Volume control, and stutter switch).
The Mega Rig (Mo' Bass Rig):
Peterson VS-F StroboFlip Tuner (on top of rack); Samson PS9 Power Strip; Raxxess EVP-1 Vent Panel; Cosmic Stone PhaseDelay (EHX nano Small Stone Phase Shifter and Maxon AD-999 900ms Analog Delay mounted in a single-space enclosure); 2001 SWR Mo' Bass Soundstation; Axess Electronics CFX-4 MIDI Function Switcher (in rear of rack). 1997 SWR Goliath Jr. III 2x10 cabinet; 1997 SWR Goliath III 4x10 cabinet. 2001 SWR Mo' Control Footswitch Controller for the Mo' Bass.
The PedalLID (pedalboard in rear rack lid offers great portability):
Analog Man Mini BiComp Compressor > MXR M-182 El Grande Bass Fuzz > ZVEX Vexter Series Fuzz Factory (w/modded caps and internal blend for more "wooliness") > ZVEX Seek Wah II > Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah > EHX Micro Q-Tron (w/ modded internal Blend and stutter switch) > Line 6 ToneCore Stereo Dock w/Echo Park and Liqua-Flange interchangeable modules.
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Basses:
(Hanging from wall): 1998 Warwick Dolphin Pro I w/MEC Dolphin inlay knobs; (Hanging from rack in background, L-R): 2000 Warwick Thumb NT w/Hipshot X-Tender and Bartolini 3-band preamp; 1999 Warwick Streamer Stage I w/AAA Flame Maple, High Polish Finish, Hipshot X-Tender, brass Just-A-Nut I, Bartolini P and J noise-free passive pickups and passive electronics. (On floor in foreground, L-R): 2007 Warwick $$ 5-string w/Kahler "5-wide" whammy bar; (On Warwick RockStand): 2006 Warwick Limited Edition Thumb "Dirty Blonde", de-fretted by Richard Beck; 2000 Warwick "Millennium Project" Streamer Standard 5-string w/Swirly Bubinga top and Bartolini 2-band preamp; (On Warwick RockStand): 2006 Warwick Corvette Standard fretless w/Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard and Bartolini noise-free passive J pickups.
The Micro Rig (for smaller, flyweight and church gigs, or the head can be removed and combined with 4Ω cab to provide 300W for medium-sized gigs):
2008 Genz-Benz 3.0-10T 1x10 combo; "MicroBoard": Music ElectroniX MESSDrive (w/modded Blend control) > EHX Q-Tron (w/modded true-bypass LED circuit, Volume control, and stutter switch).
The Mega Rig (Mo' Bass Rig):
Peterson VS-F StroboFlip Tuner (on top of rack); Samson PS9 Power Strip; Raxxess EVP-1 Vent Panel; Cosmic Stone PhaseDelay (EHX nano Small Stone Phase Shifter and Maxon AD-999 900ms Analog Delay mounted in a single-space enclosure); 2001 SWR Mo' Bass Soundstation; Axess Electronics CFX-4 MIDI Function Switcher (in rear of rack). 1997 SWR Goliath Jr. III 2x10 cabinet; 1997 SWR Goliath III 4x10 cabinet. 2001 SWR Mo' Control Footswitch Controller for the Mo' Bass.
The PedalLID (pedalboard in rear rack lid offers great portability):
Analog Man Mini BiComp Compressor > MXR M-182 El Grande Bass Fuzz > ZVEX Vexter Series Fuzz Factory (w/modded caps and internal blend for more "wooliness") > ZVEX Seek Wah II > Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah > EHX Micro Q-Tron (w/ modded internal Blend and stutter switch) > Line 6 ToneCore Stereo Dock w/Echo Park and Liqua-Flange interchangeable modules.
That is a beautiful collection! Get well soon bud!
- Jul 8, 2007
- 1,272
- 9
- Disclosures
- Lead Designer, Zeibek Boutique Pedals
the messdrive is the shiz. i just recorded this clip now. mind you i have very unprofessional recording equiptment. this is carvin XB76 into messdrive into my computers input (the program is "sound recorder")
the thing i really love about the messdrive is that it has a lot of subs, not just low-mid boomy kind of stuff. really low low subs, that make it sound so huge. you probobly cant hear this on your computer speakers unless you got a pumpin system.
anyway, in the sample i tried to show most of what it does. starts out on low gain, then high gain. i love how it sounds in the upper register, so 6 string guys should totally dig this pedal..
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the thing i really love about the messdrive is that it has a lot of subs, not just low-mid boomy kind of stuff. really low low subs, that make it sound so huge. you probobly cant hear this on your computer speakers unless you got a pumpin system.
anyway, in the sample i tried to show most of what it does. starts out on low gain, then high gain. i love how it sounds in the upper register, so 6 string guys should totally dig this pedal..
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Yes. It's a "5 Wide" from www.wammiworld.com - it's a 6 string whammy set up for a 5er. This way, I have 3 springs for better tuning stability than the normal 5 with 2 springs can do.
