Idea about using DBX 120A/XP

[Waabs]

I love the sound of the DBX120A or the older DBX120XP for that Tony Levin kind of sound. The problem is I don't really want one unless I can really use it in my bass rig. I use two 2x10s and don't really want to get a 15, 18 or sub.

So my idea is if I ran the DBX into an EQ and cut some of the extra lows out would I still get the benefits whilst protecting my cabs?

I know it kind of defeats the purpose to create the lows then kill them but would I still get in the ballpark of that Tony Levin sound using the DBX in this way?

 

[jondog]

Not really.

 

[Jon Ladhams]

I'd get an EBS octabass for the Levin sound. (like on Peter gabriel's sledgehammer?) The 120XP gives a different kind of sound which in some ways is a lot more subtle but also much more potentially speaker damaging.

 

[Waabs]

I'd get an EBS octabass for the Levin sound. (like on Peter gabriel's sledgehammer?) The 120XP gives a different kind of sound which in some ways is a lot more subtle but also much more potentially speaker damaging.

Interesting - thanks. I'll definitely have to try and track one down. The Sledge Hammer sound is one that I've been after for a while! So the EBS octabass nails the sound?

 

[Jon Ladhams]

I'd say that the EBS Octabass is the best octave pedal I've heard. It's worth noting that most octavers don't track well below the open A note. however you tend to compensate by playing in the higher registers and getting a really full sound.

 

[RevGroove]

I love the sound of the DBX120A or the older DBX120XP for that Tony Levin kind of sound. The problem is I don't really want one unless I can really use it in my bass rig. I use two 2x10s and don't really want to get a 15, 18 or sub.

So my idea is if I ran the DBX into an EQ and cut some of the extra lows out would I still get the benefits whilst protecting my cabs?

I know it kind of defeats the purpose to create the lows then kill them but would I still get in the ballpark of that Tony Levin sound using the DBX in this way?

I run on of those, it's first in my effects loop, followed by a BBE 362, and then a dbx 266XL. As long as you use common sense and your ears, you shouldn't have a problem with excessive lows. I've run it with a 2x10/1x15 set up, a 4x10 set up, and currently with an 8x8 or 2x12 set up (depends on the gig.) So yeh, go for it, just use your ears and don't go too low!