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Long Lost and Forgotten TB Favorites

#81
I'd been an avid user of Sansamp's BDDI for years when I decided to join Talkbass officially. Been a long time lurker, though- I remember when used Wal basses were going for $2000-$3000 (why didn't I buy one?!)
I sold my BDDI to fund a VT Bass, based on TB'er opinions.

The VT Bass was all the rage when I joined. I picked up a v1, flipped it for a v2, then pounced on a Rusty Box after posting a rather long and pathetic WTB ad (which is still up for all to see).
I sold my first Rusty Box due to financial need and not being 100% okay with its scratchy volume pot. The second one I bought (which I still own & LOVE) doesn't have this problem.

I've only just recently dove head first into the deep end of the Darkglass pool, with a B7KU + B3K-- I can see why people've been raving about them for all these years! So delicious. I'm kinda glad the Darkglass bug took a while to bite me, I feel like I dodged the whole USA debacle and didn't have to sell a B7K to fund an Ultra.

I picked up a Baddy One Shoe Wayfarer back in the day, and it was pretty sweet.
 
#82
bassboysam said:
one of the first pedal builders to really take advantage of YouTube
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One of my guitarists just got the Germanium version of their Karma Suture fuzz. Weird sounding pedal.

hieronymous said:
I was looking for a place to celebrate my TalkBass 15th year anniversary (which I missed by a few days) and found this thread. I have the HBE Hematoma on my board - it's very dark so I was mainly just using it for the boost function, but switched it on a couple of times with my band recently and enjoyed it so it stays for now. (Bought mine on clearance at a local store - didn't realize HBE had disappeared...)

I've definitely sold a few things mentioned in this thread:

Malekko B:Ass Master
Prunes & Custard
Demeter Opto-Compulator

I still have my Fulltone Bass Drive (earlier model from around 2002) but realized the low-end cut was more than I wanted to live with - for the time being replaced by either the Hematoma or my new MBD-1.
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The bassist of Crud, a band we recently played with, was using a Malekko B:Ass Master. Her tone was monstrous.
 
#84
I'm surprised the Deep Impact hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet.
I still hang on to my Fulltone Bassdriver because I've just had it so long and wouldn't likely get much for it anymore.
I've had my SansAmp BDDI forever and first purchased based on this forum. It's still on my board.
 
#85
Dedicated blend pedals
Subdecay Quasar (still have mine)
Rusty Box
Blueberry
Line 6 "4" series (rack mounted versions too)
Rack mount tuners
Boomstick
442 (Mojohand?)
Wounded Paw
Guyatone Bottom Wah Rocker
Sansamp VT v.1
Hardwire pedals
 
#86
I remember the Cream Pie largely because of the "don't Google it!" jokes. Never had the chance to try one, but given how many people are looking for subtle low-gain bass overdrives, I'm surprised no one's cloned it. Given how rare it was when it was in production, maybe there's just not enough demand for it?

Subdecay in general seems to have fallen off the map. They still exist and seem to be doing well, but I don't think they've launched a new pedal in a while and no one seems to mention them around here.

I also remember when the Swollen Pickle was all the rage after Dunlop reissued it. That one is still on my board and is still pretty popular, but other fuzzes are far trendier at the moment.
 
#88
I think the blueberry still gets a lot of love, but it's the boutique version every one loves. Not the more commonly available mass produced version. I think it's still a great bass overdrive, but it's been overshadowed by other pedals these days.

The Meridian Funkulator was very much a Talkbass special. About 100 of us teamed up and bought a job lot...some even with custom graphics (I kept mine stock). I still use it, it's got a great OC-2 clone 1 oct down and a really good foxtron octave up sound. The Envelope filter wasn't great on it's own but combined with the octaver...it produced some seriously funky tones. It likes passive basses best and non buffered pedals in front of it. But as fast as it appeared...it vanished from Talkbass consciousness.
 
#96
bassboysam said:
not really effects related but i remember the amps forum full of poweramp threads. stewarts, crest, crown etc. also the RPM vs RBI threads.

good call on subdecay. they were ahead of their time but seem to have stagnated.
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They're still making stellar pedals! Their recent designs include the Siren Pitch Vibrato and Vagabond Tremolo, both excellent sounding pedals that have an option for a kind of ramping speed that slows down or speeds up gradually and naturally as a note is held. I dig them a lot.
 

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