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Jam Pedals Lucydreamer Bass OD

#41
Took the plunge and went with the Lucydreamer after reading this thread and seeing the demos linked above. Really dig the drive possibilities between the gain and mix knobs. The tone control could be brighter, but maybe it's my passive axe with flats that's dark. I'm usually running the tone between 2:30 and fully CW.

So far, the setting I've enjoyed most is gain around 9:30, mix around 11 o'clock, tone around 2:30. Haven't messed with the internal trim, but not sure if I need to? Gets pretty fuzzy as it is, tho I really dig the second stage with the gain full on more than any other high gain setting.

Have an SSBS Mini on my big board that isn't going anywhere, so I'll probably use the Lucy on my small "tone board." Clutch grab n' go kind of setup for jamming and songwriting more than rehearsing or gigging.

I don't have experience with tube amps, but have read that the design was meant to emulate the breakup and touch-response of tube breakup. Anybody with experience in both chime in on how they compare?
 
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arepa_funk said:
The tone control could be brighter,
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With roundwounds and a Barefaced Big Baby with the HF driver up, you wouldn't ever say that.

I don't put much store in the idea that it's like a tube amp... My tube amp is a B15N, and that doesn't apply in the slightest. The thing does get you a wide range of usable tones though, and that works for me.
 
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600 Ohms said:
With roundwounds and a Barefaced Big Baby with the HF driver up, you wouldn't ever say that.

I don't put much store in the idea that it's like a tube amp... My tube amp is a B15N, and that doesn't apply in the slightest. The thing does get you a wide range of usable tones though, and that works for me.
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Exactly, but I'm not a roundwounds guy. Will have to bump highs maybe in my EQ down the line. Thanks for your note too re tube amp.

Agreed re wide range of usable tones. Thought I found a sweet spot and then found two or three more afterwards. Very happy with what it can offer and how musical it is. Not an effect for effect's sake.
 
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arepa_funk said:
Exactly, but I'm not a roundwounds guy. Will have to bump highs maybe in my EQ down the line. Thanks for your note too re tube amp.

Agreed re wide range of usable tones. Thought I found a sweet spot and then found two or three more afterwards. Very happy with what it can offer and how musical it is. Not an effect for effect's sake.
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I find that if you have a non-bright source that you want to make brighter, a little stacking helps. A boost into LD works well. You can't get blood from a stone, so you have to manufacture high end excitement.
 
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Well put! Yep, I run a Xotic RC basically always on, just haven't put the Lucy on my board yet, just using it on its own while testing. Thanks for the tip, definitely helpful.
 
#46
I have lucyddreamer, rattler and red muck. What order would be best to stacked them? Should they be stacked?

I have those pedals, but waiting for power supply and pedalboard to play around with them all at once ;)
 
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Doug4321 said:
I saw a YouTube video where they let on that a lot of these Jam Pedals are copies of pedals with similar names. Lucy Dreamer = Tube Screamer, Red Muck = Big Muff, Rattler = Rat, etc. Kinda funny.
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Yes, I like their thinly-veiled naming scheme! I think in their mind, they are doing faithful reproductions (but with design benefits of hindsight) of the best models of the era, plus quality builds, so I'm cool with the "tweaked" design inspirations.
 
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Schaaner said:
...the tone control is only usable from 80% to 100%.
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After playing and hearing this pedal in differrent bands and jams, I have to admit: I was wrong.

The range of the tone control is ideal. Especially in context of blues and classic rock, this pedal works so well with the tone control set lower. Gives me vintage tone with a lot of grit, and places me perfectly in the band mix. What a phantastic pedal! Love to turn it on for those high energy moments!

On precision with old flats:
Gain: 12:00
Mix: 12:30
Tone: 12:00
Extra gain ON.
 
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Schaaner said:
After playing and hearing this pedal in differrent bands and jams, I have to admit: I was wrong.

The range of the tone control is ideal. Especially in context of blues and classic rock, this pedal works so well with the tone control set lower. Gives me vintage tone with a lot of grit, and places me perfectly in the band mix. What a phantastic pedal! Love to turn it on for those high energy moments!

On precision with old flats:
Gain: 12:00
Mix: 12:30
Tone: 12:00
Extra gain ON.
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Yes! I love even 9:00 tone, all wet, moderate to high gain. One of those tricky things where judging a bass tone on its own vs in a band/mix turns out to deliver red herrings by the market-load.
 
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#58
Keep coming back round to this pedal. My question is do I need it?

I run a fairly basic rig to get more of an old skool tone. Precision with flats into a Polytune, Spark Booster and then into a MarkBass combo. I also use a Radial DI box.

I'm looking for edge of breakup/very low gain tube tones. Is the Lucy Dreamer worth the extra cost over the Spark Booster?
 
#59
I liked it better, but the Spark is a good pedal. The LD becomes more useful when you need higher gain tones than Spark can do. In the end, I traded mine and use all saturation on my Jad Freer Capo.
 
#60
I've been using one for the most part of the year, first as a low gainer and for middle-high gain lately. It makes a great combo with the Belle. I've compared it with quite a bunch of dirt but the LucyD keeps finding its way back to the board.

The tone knob is always maxed, but my bass is kinda dark with half rounds.

My only complain is that both switches are too close together. I inquired Jam Pedals about a custom version; it was quite pricey for just the convenience of spaced switches so I'll consider to rehouse it myself.

Stan_da_man said:
I'm looking for edge of breakup/very low gain tube tones. Is the Lucy Dreamer worth the extra cost over the Spark Booster?
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The strong points of the pedal are both gain stages and that it has quite a bit of gain on tap. You'd be not using a lot of the pedal just for very low gain.
 
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