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New Origin Effects DCX Bass
- Thread starter Derek Williams
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In defense of the Zio, it’s a very good preamp with a great set of features and easy to use at the same time. But the DCX is in another league, comparing the two (if I can only keep one) the DCX wins.
Always on first in chain, EQ, set to be touch sensitive with just a bit o’ hair when digging hard. If it wasn’t followed by a quad cortex, I would get a second one for the excellent drives.
Well, the EQ mode sounds great at home but first rehearsal with the band and the OD mode fits it much better.
Did a quick search of the thread, but see few mentions of the info that I seek... anyone have thoughts on running Stingray into the DCX? Hotter active signals seem fine from most discussions.
No issues whatsoever I have 3 18v on board preamps 2 EBMMSRS & Sire and a P/J with very hot reverse P pickup handles it perfectly. This is my signal chain into the DCX...tuner>comp>oct>evf> DCX
Perfect, thanks. I'd run a sidechain comp into the DCX.
I think the general consensus when placing the DCX and the Cali76 is the Comp before, but I think that I prefer the other way around. I was testing different positions and the Cali killed some dynamics. I use the DCX just to add some warmth and colour to the signal and it was more difficult with the Cali first. I want to experiment with some different settings too, but so far, the DCX first I think is a winner.
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i agree. that's the order that i prefer too.
+1 for comp after DCX
The warmth of the “adaptive circuitry” seems to shine more with comp after.
The warmth of the “adaptive circuitry” seems to shine more with comp after.
Quoting myself again -I miss the edit feature-. I tried the DCX for a while and I’m having second thoughts about it.
It sounds great at home but all of its sonic features seem to get a bit lost in the band mix, specially if I add other dirt. The presence is still there but I’m not sure if it’s worth to put +$400 into subtle tonal enrichment.
So the Zio is back to the game for now.
This is my concern with getting a DCX. I'd most likely run it after a Lusithand Ground and Pound and Night Owl Edison (both running subtle grit/gain/boost), but I'm unsure if the grit going into the DCX will be a negative and two different dirt EQ profiles start duking it out. It's a high price to find out.
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For me the DCX live is useful in two main ways…
1. It’s the most natural sounding EQ I’ve heard in a pedal preamp. It preserves the character of your bass at all settings.
2. The adaptive circuitry makes it clean and sparkly when I play light, and warm and driven when I play hard.
These are not flashy features, but they will make FOH very happy.
Haven’t tried a dirt pedal yet that doesn’t play well with the DCX. The “med” or “dark” positions are particularly good for taming staked dirt.
