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Mad Professor Bass OD???

#42
Mingus Addict said:
All of the existing MP dirt pedals are $312.00 (@Tonefactor). I would guess the new Bass OD will be around there or even a little more. The BJFE pedal is about $350, so yeah, I'd say people won't be saving much coin on these, but at least they'll be more readily available.
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Actually, your price estimate is closer to reality....I have seen sales where you can get into the $250.00ish range. The other observation I've had is that MP pedals don't generally hold their value like BJFE's. Since they are not built by Bjorn (Bjorn design), I guess that makes sense.

So, what the learning for me?

(1) If I were interested in a MP bass overdrive, I'd wait for a used one to pop-up and save a few bucks. or

(2) Buy a used BJFE BBBOD (the one OD everybody uses for comparisons) and be able to sell it for what I paid.

#2 is what I did and I love my BBBOD. That said, MP pedals are NOT the same as BJFE's, they generally have a few tweaks or differences. This is what intrigues me. I wonder what MP will do to differentiate the MP Bass OD from the BBBOD (besides gain) and what the impact will be.

I guess that's what we are all waiting for!! :D
 
#44
LuvMusic said:
MP pedals are NOT the same as BJFE's, they generally have a few tweaks or differences. This is what intrigues me. I wonder what MP will do to differentiate the MP Bass OD from the BBBOD (besides gain) and what the impact will be.
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What Bjorn said on his forum was that the main difference between his pedals and MP's is that he does a lot of creative hand-selection and matching of components, while MP will not (to save labor time and thus cost). Whether that's true or "the whole story", I have no idea.
 
#48
Invalid Link Removed added the Mad Professor - Blueberry Bass Overdrive to the database. Available Summer 2010.

Mad Professor About The Prototype:
BlueBerry Bass Overdrive: old school tube-amplifier overdrive, super fat tone. With clever Nature control tones from smooth natural sounding overdrive to a fuzzy wild bass tone. This is very touch sensitive and likely the most dynamic of all MP pedals. Has a feel like playing vintage Amp...

The Blueberry is definitely my most anticipated pedal this year.
 
#52
Very interesting... I've had a BlueBerry on my radar for quite a while, but it seems like they're really tough to find... order from Bjorn and get on a list (and who knows about wait) or find someone who has one and get dibs on theirs if they sell it (and who knows about wait). :hmm:

Looking forward to seeing/hearing the Mad Professor version... Hopefully "Summer 2010" means sooner than later. :)

5sg.
 
#57
I received an email from Harri Koski this morning...

"The bass OD should be ready later this year. Don't know the exact date yet, but I can keep you informed when it is ready."

So, I think that it's safe to assume that the summer release is not going to happen.
 

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