Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
MXR bass innovations
- Thread starter 254 stringer
- Start date
Curious to see what those knobs do!
I gotta say, though, I've played most of the MXR bass stuff and it's one of those companies that you can grab one of their pedals sight unseen without much risk. Usually great sounds for a good price. Not necessarily always the "best" (subjectivity alert!) in every category, but always quality stuff.
Not seeing this box on the Dunlop website yet....
I gotta say, though, I've played most of the MXR bass stuff and it's one of those companies that you can grab one of their pedals sight unseen without much risk. Usually great sounds for a good price. Not necessarily always the "best" (subjectivity alert!) in every category, but always quality stuff.
Not seeing this box on the Dunlop website yet....
Very true! Just got a "super badass' distortion pedal that works AWESOME for bass guitar!
Only other shot I have seen it does have an xlr out but still can't see the controls.
I can make out 'Output' and 'Bass'- I'm guessing the other 2 knobs on the bottom are Mids and Treble. Maybe on top are Mid Shift and Gain? If there's a DI I'm guessing one button has to be a phantom/ ground. The other could be a color or noise gate like the M80.
There's a pic in the other thread, but it's blurry. The bottom row knobs are bass, mid and treble. The top middle knob seems to me mid freq. The left button could be a 250khz switch. I can't make the top left, top right and right button
Very neat to see that MXR has put what seems to be, at least at this point, a full-featured preamp with an XLR output in a small sized enclosure. I'm a huge fan of MXR pedals, I could see myself picking one up.
I've noticed the "new" 9v Bass Analog Chorus has (almost) the same features and tone than the bigger-cased 18v Stereo Chorus. Maybe they're downsizing their pedals or simply offering a smaller alternative to the larger ones.
Hmm, it's hard to tell but the right button does look like it's labeled Pre/Post. Makes sense for the DI aspect, but it makes me even more curious about how drastic the tone-shaping and gain abilities are. Curious in a good way, of course.
Hmm, it's hard to tell but the right button does look like it's labeled Pre/Post. Makes sense for the DI aspect, but it makes me even more curious about how drastic the tone-shaping and gain abilities are. Curious in a good way, of course.
To me it looks like this:
Top row: output, Mid frequency, Drive
Bottom row: bass, mid, treble, 250 button, 1k button button.
I guess those are boosts?
I don't think thats a 250 button and 1k button. I think that just the range of sweep of the parametric mid.
There's a small text label below each button that's really hard to see. If I were to guess, using the M80 as a guide, I'd say one is a colour switch (or boost), and the other is a phantom/ground switch.
There's a small text label below each button that's really hard to see. If I were to guess, using the M80 as a guide, I'd say one is a colour switch (or boost), and the other is a phantom/ground switch.
father of fires
Commercial User
I'm definitely interested. I know people like the M80 but I've owned 2 of them and never liked the drive sounds. If this has a drive sound based on some of their newer overdrives I think I'll be picking one up.
That's what it looks like to me. It doesn't look like a direct comparison to an M80. Parametric control, no scoop contour, preamp-style drive instead of distortion, and I wouldn't be surprised if phantom power is absent, given that it's tailored for a pedalboard. Or does a ground/lift imply phantom power? I'm only slightly versed in these things.
I use the M80 as a direct box only, so phantom power and clean signal is the big plus for me. Would be veerrrryy tempted to trade out for this thing and go direct from my pedal board, though. Being able to EQ from my feet without affecting the house signal, along with a having a more versatile drive, in a small package is a great concept.
