It's so simple, but it's so vital!! (MXR Micro Amp appreciation thread!)

Hands down the single most useful piece of gear I own.

If it was lost or stolen I'd buy two.

 

I used to use mine to drive my SVT input. Good little pedal, but I accidently fried it.
Now I use a Dazatronyx Germ amp instead. I love it more....

 

Powerful little pedal. Wouldn't be without it. Posted this picture in another thread.

 

I don't use any preamps on my board, but this little guy comes in super handy for quick changes between instruments. I play in a theater pit, and depending on the show I might have a passive J or P, a 5 string (active), a fretless (active), or my upright. I use the micro amp to balance volumes or drive the signal harder into an envelope pedal. Clean. Useful. Haven't really explored tonal changes with it yet!

 

Not too minimize the microamp pedal but using that many different basses with different output levels, have you thought about trying the source audio programmable eq? You can make 4 different presets for each bass, when I had one I used it for this reason only: to send matched levels to my other pedals such as envelope, compressor, dirt so I get similar sounds from my touch responsive pedals...

Just a suggestion of course

 

But... but... then what would I do with my Radial I/O pedal, my GEB-7, and the microamp? And what about the gaps it would create on my board?!

On a serious note, thanks for the recommendation; when the budget allows, I’m always interested in smart, efficient problem solving.

 

Could you describe what it does to your mids?

 

I find it to be a clean signal boost and nothing more
I don't hear a mid boost or any magic
Your mileage may very

 

+26dB of clean boost. Helps to create a touch sensitive bass guitar, and a more dynamic instrument. Enables me to play around with hard and soft finger plucking techniques, and can get a lot more attack from finger playing technique, almost the same as a pick, but not quite. Helps to provide a more responsive preamp. Can get a bit more overdrive from the preamp. Got to watch out for feedback though, but I kind of like that sort of thing.

 

Most of the classic sounds is just a slightly overdriven console or small amp.. you hear a pleasant distortion harmonic content creating the illusion of upper mids..