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Empress Heavy - WANT.

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by Adamixoye, Jul 10, 2013.

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  1. Jul 10, 2013 #1
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    http://www.empresseffects.com/heavy.html

    Can't wait to hear sound clips. I am a combo guitar/bass player. I own a Multidrive and love it, although more for guitar than bass. I can't wait to hear how this sounds, and specifically how it sounds on bass.
     
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  2. Jul 10, 2013 #2
    C741

    C741

    Feb 14, 2009
    USA
    That looks interesting!!
     
  3. Jul 10, 2013 #3
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    I am curious how the two channels work---in series, parallel, or only one at a time. Definitely on my G.A.S. list.
     
  4. Jul 10, 2013 #4
    FaithNoMan

    FaithNoMan

    Aug 11, 2005
    Fern Park, Florida
     
  5. Jul 13, 2013 #5
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    I realize there's not a whole lot to talk about until there are clips, but does anyone else have thoughts?
     
  6. Jul 13, 2013 #6
    gregmon79

    gregmon79 Supporting Member

    Dec 20, 2012
    Chicago IL
    Wow this looks awesome! And so does that Nebulus! I would really like to grab that (GAS) when it comes out. Does anyone have an opinion on the DIGITAL Tremolo that Empress makes? Is it pretty good or is it not all that because its digital? I look a the price compared to the other one they look exactly the same. Anyone have the digital version, how is it?
     
  7. Jul 13, 2013 #7
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
  8. Jul 13, 2013 #8
    scotch

    scotch It's not rocket science!

    Nov 12, 2006
    Albany, NY USA
    Please see Profile for Endorsement disclosures
    I didnt hear it on bass, but I stopped in at the Empress booth at NAMM the other day. It sounded massive on guitar- definitely more gain than the Multidrive. Tons of low end on tap too. I imagine it is great for bass. It is a lot more gainey and compressed though- if you want subtle distortion or overdrive, this isn't it! If you want classic 80's rhthym chunk or saturated lead tones, this could be your ticket!
     
  9. Jul 13, 2013 #9
    scotch

    scotch It's not rocket science!

    Nov 12, 2006
    Albany, NY USA
    Please see Profile for Endorsement disclosures
    The Nebulous looked awesome. I imagine I'll be trying one soon...

    Btw, the Empress Tremolo pedal has an all analog signal, but is only digitally controlled for tap tempo. I own one & it is by far one of the best sounding pedals I own. I use it in my guitar rig (I dont really use trem on bass), but I have tried it with bass and it is full-frequency.
     
  10. Jul 13, 2013 #10
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    Sounds great. I love love love my Multidrive for church stuff but for some of the heavier stuff I like to play at home I wish it had more gain. As I said earlier I love my Multidrive on guitar and would like to use it more on bass. This sounds like a similar deal---a total winner on guitar with some possibilities for bass.

     
  11. Aug 3, 2013 #11
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
  12. Aug 3, 2013 #12
    metalinthenight

    metalinthenight

    May 5, 2008
    Charlotte, NC
    Saw this last night. Looks really neat albeit with WAY more gain than I need for my band. IT probably kills on bass, as does my Multidrive and the Tremolo that I had previously.
     
  13. Aug 3, 2013 #13
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    Too much gain = not possible. :bassist::D

     
  14. Aug 10, 2013 #14
    Sir Sly Ry

    Sir Sly Ry Guest

    May 21, 2013
    I hope some bass demos come up soon, this thing sounds badass. I wouldn't use overdrive/distortion/fuzz a lot for my solo stuff, but I imagine that if I wanted to, I would want it to be heavy and nasty as hell.
     
  15. Aug 10, 2013 #15
    BrianCee

    BrianCee

    Oct 15, 2009
    Bklyn, NY
    I so want that sucker. Can't wait!
     
  16. Aug 25, 2013 #16
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    It looks like this is starting to become available. I'm a little disappointed it's at the $300 price point, I was hoping for $250 (though I'm not surprised).
     
  17. Oct 31, 2013 #17
    andrew

    andrew

    May 20, 2000
    Vancouver BC/Pacific Northwest
    Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Spector, Regenerate Guitar Works, Tech 21 NYC
    Anyone get one of these yet? Clips on bass?
     
  18. Oct 31, 2013 #18
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    Mr. Excane said he was going to do clips. If you go to the page on the Empress website there is a song where they recorded all the bass and guitar parts with the Heavy. And they have a video on how they did it. I'm listening to the song now, and I haven't watched the video yet.
     
  19. Oct 31, 2013 #19
    Adamixoye

    Adamixoye A PT Pro is cool for worship, right?

    Apr 9, 2012
    Occasional Beta Tester for Confusion Studios, Singular Sound, and Source Audio
    I just watched the "mix" video. There is about 30 seconds of isolated bass track. It's pretty nice.
     
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  20. Oct 31, 2013 #20
    Unrepresented

    Unrepresented Something Borderline Offensive

    Jul 1, 2006
    San Diego, CA
    This would be redundant on my current board but now I. Want. So. Bad.
     
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