EQD Special Cranker

[Ti-Ron]

Anyone tried the new Special Cranker on bass? I'm looking for something to add some grit and high end content into my sound.

Thanks

 

[Lammchop93]

I’ve been wondering about this pedal too!

 

[RJ]

Earthquakers YouTube channel is pretty great. Jamie talks a bit about it in one of the latest videos. FWIW, He did say if shelves some, but not much bass.

For a hundred bucks it’s worth a try.

 

[maplebar]

This vid shows about how much low end loss there is on a graph. Personally I’m not really discouraged to see that steep drop at 80hz and below, but I’ve still yet to try one in person. It’s also making me curious as to how this stands up to the original Speaker Cranker in terms of retaining those low frequencies.

 

[superblues]

I haven't looked at the schematics, but I think I read somewhere that the speaker cranker and the v1 fifth gear are based on the same circuit. I assume the designs diverged a bit as they were developed into the special cranker and the v2.

 

[DosiYanarchy]

I've got one (it's in the vid above). It's a cool pedal and its not "thin" sounding. It's got some thump to it and doesnt feel like you're playing through a guitar-tuned pedal (like a tubescreamer) and although it does lose some low end, I've seen much worse and i took it to rehearsal with no issues real issues but ultimately it didnt get a permanent place on my bass board it's not as hefty in the lows as i like.

YMMV and it absolutely rips on guitar

 

[DosiYanarchy]

By the way, I think it's based on the electra circuit.

 

[Mike Rowland]

I'm into it. I keep it on all the time into an 800 RB with a 4x10. P bass w a pick. Gives a good bit of a natural sounding grit with the MORE and none More and aggressive playing that cleans up with a lighter touch. Works well in my band.
Helps get the cranked amp sound without the bandmate scowls that come with a cranked amp.

 

[Lammchop93]

I played one of these today in a store. It sounded great and kept the low end at low gain settings. Would be a great low-drive pedal for bass. It sounded good at higher gain too, but I noticed some low end loss.

for bass I would pick this over the Plumes if you were looking for a $100 dirt pedal.

 

[IronLung1986]

With all the great bass drives that lose zero low end, what's the point of a pedal like this that loses any amount of low end? Earthquaker always tries to market their stuff to bass players but they spend zero R&D on us.