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Fender Sub-lime bass fuzz

#22
Every time I read about a good bass fuzz or distortion pedal, it always claims to keep the low end... but then I try it out and it does almost the exact opposite. My last debacle was with the MXR blow torch... the blend knob was the selling feature, but all it did was cut channels. I've never thought of Fender as creating a worthy fuzz pedal, but this sounds interesting... is it just hype or is this pedal the real deal? Maybe I'm asking for too much with active pickups?
 
#25
hedKase said:
Every time I read about a good bass fuzz or distortion pedal, it always claims to keep the low end... but then I try it out and it does almost the exact opposite. My last debacle was with the MXR blow torch... the blend knob was the selling feature, but all it did was cut channels. I've never thought of Fender as creating a worthy fuzz pedal, but this sounds interesting... is it just hype or is this pedal the real deal? Maybe I'm asking for too much with active pickups?
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Since they aren't out yet... it's hype. After it comes out, maybe it will be the real deal... who knows! Such are the ways of marketing.

Low end retention is one of those things that is often in the 'ears' of the beholder. What I consider low-end shy, might actually be treble forward. Not that the low end isn't there, it's just not being emphasized as much as other frequencies by the fuzz.
 
#26
grygrx said:
Since they aren't out yet... it's hype. After it comes out, maybe it will be the real deal... who knows! Such are the ways of marketing.

Low end retention is one of those things that is often in the 'ears' of the beholder. What I consider low-end shy, might actually be treble forward. Not that the low end isn't there, it's just not being emphasized as much as other frequencies by the fuzz.
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+100!

So many people malign fuzz/distortion/od pedals because of relative eq shift. Granted, too dramatic of a curve can lead to inevitable low end loss, but it's important to take the sounds in context.

Overall volume plays such a big role, too. I don't understand why so many 'live' players seem to want their dirt pedals at unity levels. If your needing some crunch - it's pretty much a guarantee that the dynamic intensity of the song just went up, too. Living room level-matching is a sketchy practice (imo).

-----end rant-----
 
#30
groooooove said:
the color i could care less about. but the size really is bizarre.

theres so many small boxes with tons of sounds, especially with fuzz. why would they make it so huge, is it really that much of an intence circuit that it needs to be huge?
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It needs to be huge so as to provide a visual evocation. The ladies may not notice you, but they'll notice the huge greed pedal at your feet and then ask you about it.
 
#33
loendmaestro said:
Hey akaTRENT, where did you find that description? That's the most info I've seen to date....
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akaTRENT said:
google
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loendmaestro said:
Uh, thanks. At the time I started this thread that information was not coming up on this 'Google' of which you speak.

But we're all here to share new information right?;)
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Uh.. you asked him where he found the info and he told you. If you had already google'd and found nothing, then obviously the info went up at some point between the time you made the thread, and he posted. If you type 'Fender Sub-lime' in google, you can find the info he posted near the top of the page ;)
 
#35
fightthepower said:
Uh.. you asked him where he found the info and he told you. If you had already google'd and found nothing, then obviously the info went up at some point between the time you made the thread, and he posted. If you type 'Fender Sub-lime' in google, you can find the info he posted near the top of the page ;)
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Uh, I was just trying to make a humorous observation of exactly that fact sir. No slam was intended.;)

Now somebody buy one of these behemoths & let us know how it sounds!
 

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