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New mxr bass distortion!

#33
GMC said:
Hmm...the dirt pedals from MXR have been a little odd of late. Their knob labeling is a bit random. The Bass Overdrive has a clean knob but it's another bizarre tone control and not a blend control as one would expect. This new distortion pedal seems to be adding more confusion...who needs separate wet and a dry knob? Surely they do the same thing? What's wrong with having a blend control, a bass, treble and drive control. It seems a bizarre layout and counter-intuitive another dirt pedal from MXR.
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I understand it as separate volume controls for clean and wet signals, which is really handy IMO.
To me the wet isn't a blend as it is described in the video.
 
#34
Hi guys! Pretty excited on this pedal :).
From my understanding, MXR Bass Innovations does the separate dry (clean) and wet (dirty) signals so the user can fine tune more than having 1 knob that balances the two. Instead of a blend, think of them as separate volumes for the dry and wet signals. Each has a little more volume on tap too, which fixes the volume handling of simple 1 knob blends.
This pedal is a homage to a popular distortion of yore with a similar tone pot. If you add in treble, mids, and bass control, it takes away from the "just plug in and play" mentality that MXR BI wants to provide users (this is my take on how I read their ethic, not quoted from them or anywhere...my personal take). Too many knobs gets confusing to the "mass market."
It's pretty raunchy because it's a bass distortion, not an overdrive. The tonal variety b/w silicon and LED lends a leg up to people who want a more natural sound or a more compressed, warmer sound.
I hope you guys at least check it out for yourselves when it hits stores. Worth a trip to local muzak shop :).
 
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#37
This is on my want list, even if I don't have an immediate gig application for it...yet.
For pedals that mix wet/dry signals, I am happy with either separate level controls or blending+master level-They are different approaches that can achieve the same result.
Sounds good on the videos!
 
#38
Patchbass said:
Just seen this whilst doing usual browsing, am I late to seeing this? Looks interesting to me Invalid Link Removed
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So, for those who have had a chance to try this, I'm looking for some insight. I'm looking for a distortion pedal with a warm tube type sound. But, here's the kicker, I like the idea of being able to control the clean and dirty tone. I want to use a very subtle distortion, from what I've heard on youtube, this unit may fit the bill... thoughts?
 

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