New Origin Effects DCX Bass

[ImTheOnlyOne]

Has anyone used it for recording?

I'd say every demo of it on YouTube was recorded

But I also used to wonder how the tiny people in my television could change costumes so fast when I changed the channel

 

[javi_bassist]

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.

100% true. It is not a pedal that changes my sound a lot, but I miss it when it is not there. I always think that I could replicate it in my HX Stomp but I can't completely. It is an awesome pedal and I think it really shines live.

 

[projectapollo]

If you never need a clean console tone on your pedal board, then the DCX tone gets trumped by heavy downstream drive/fuzz. In that case, it's a VERY good OD pedal in itself, in OD mode. In my church playing, I use the DCX-only with EQ and slight-drive tone frequently for lighter sections. Makes my P bass just sound awesome. Then I stomp on some RAT-type overdrive for heavier sections and the role of the DCX is much less at that point. I would use my DCX for my only heavy drive pedal if I didn't need that DCX console tone so frequently.

 

[projectapollo]

100% true. It is not a pedal that changes my sound a lot, but I miss it when it is not there. I always think that I could replicate it in my HX Stomp but I can't completely. It is an awesome pedal and I think it really shines live.

Similar experience.... I tried to get the Noble HX model (Regal DI) to match the DCX tone and could get sort of close, but could not get the touch and texture and superb EQ of the DCX from the HX's Noble.

 

[klattman]

+1 for comp after DCX

The warmth of the “adaptive circuitry” seems to shine more with comp after.

Sort of holds true for any fancy gain pedal it does its magic best when fed with the signal it expects. So I usually use comp after my “always on” gain pedal.

 

[Erithon]

#0003 is effectively serial number 1 in the wild. #0001 is in our "museum' collection, #0002 is currently a photo unit.

Ever since @Origin_Effects wrote the above I've been thinking about reaching out to purchase #0002. After all, black is cool and serial number #0002 is even cooler--and if there's one thing I know about playing bass, it's that looking cool and having cool gear is way more important than skill So I messaged Origin Effects and, indeed, they still had #0002 laying around. It arrived yesterday!

Plus a marketing photo for studio lighting:

 

[Evan J]

Ever since @Origin_Effects wrote the above I've been thinking about reaching out to purchase #0002. After all, black is cool and serial number #0002 is even cooler--and if there's one thing I know about playing bass, it's that looking cool and having cool gear is way more important than skill So I messaged Origin Effects and, indeed, they still had #0002 laying around. It arrived yesterday!

Plus a marketing photo for studio lighting:

Nice. I have a feeling the DCX could become a new staple on many pedalboards, much like the Cali. So this will be a great little piece of history.

 

[bass08053]

Ever since @Origin_Effects wrote the above I've been thinking about reaching out to purchase #0002. After all, black is cool and serial number #0002 is even cooler--and if there's one thing I know about playing bass, it's that looking cool and having cool gear is way more important than skill So I messaged Origin Effects and, indeed, they still had #0002 laying around. It arrived yesterday!

Plus a marketing photo for studio lighting:

I have number 0003, which WAS Number 1 in the field until you got 0002. Congrats neighbor!

 

[Maxi Funkl]

Anyone here using an Broughton RFE & DCX?

 

[Erithon]

I have number 0003, which WAS Number 1 in the field until you got 0002. Congrats neighbor!

I'm sorry to dethrone you lol. You could always raid the vault in Oxfordshire for #0001...

I believe @Rich67 has #0004 so together we make a bass08053/DCX Bass sandwich. It probably doesn't taste good, but it sure sounds good.

 

[Lowendtech]

Anyone here using an Broughton RFE & DCX?

Uh huh.

 

[bass08053]

I'm sorry to dethrone you lol. You could always raid the vault in Oxfordshire for #0001...

I believe @Rich67 has #0004 so together we make a bass08053/DCX Bass sandwich. It probably doesn't taste good, but it sure sounds good.

it was nice having the honor for a few months. You are now knighted.
And as far as 0001, it’s a good thing I don’t fly or have cat burglar tendencies.

 

[Ian774]

See for those of you who have a DCX and a BassRig (SV or 64), how do you use the DCX in that setup? As an extra drive? A boost to crank up the BassRig?

 

[projectapollo]

I mostly use the DCX for a clean low gain EQ'd console tone, then kick in the SV for when amp/cab tone is suggested, keeping both the DCX and SV at unity gain. With the DCX bass dialed up for console tone, I need a lot less bass dialed in on the SV than shown in the demo settings. This console tone & amp/cab tone pairing works well in my church setting where I need a broader rage of tone selections.

I have used the DCX in OD mode as an overdrive in front of the SV for RAT distortion levels and that sounds wonderful, again keeping the DCX and SV at unity gain. This might be a good choice for club venues playing a lot of pop/rock where a DCX console tone option is not necessary.

While you can use the DCX as a classic gain boost in front of the SV to put the SV into more overdrive, there is a bump in output gain from the pedal board which I try to avoid so as to not annoy FOH. But if you are going to your own amp in a club, you may want this volume bump.

Just my thoughts having tried to explore the DCX possibilities.

 

[midichlorine]

 

[DwarfyStyl]

It is not a pedal that changes my sound a lot, but I miss it when it is not there.

This is the best description of the DCX Bass I've read so far.

Whenever my bass doesn't sound quite right, it's always because I've forgotten to turn on the DCX Bass. It's a subtle difference, but it's the difference, if that makes any sense.

 

[midichlorine]

I kee the 1176 and sv on full time but Dcx is my homey!
Freaking great pedal!!
All of my studio gigs are through a LA610 and this is as close as I can get

 

[TAKUMARU]

I have some questions to who using 2 DCXs as EQ and Drive pedal.

1,
・EQ(always on) + OD(as needed)
or
・switching EQ side one to OD side one on each occasion?

2,
If you use both at the same time, how would you put in order?
EQ > OD or OD > EQ?

 

[johnk_10]

I have some questions to who using 2 DCXs as EQ and Drive pedal.

1,
・EQ(always on) + OD(as needed)
or
・switching EQ side one to OD side one on each occasion?

2,
If you use both at the same time, how would you put in order?
EQ > OD or OD > EQ?

i have two and i use them separately. one as an overdrive and the other as eq/preamp.

 

[Ian774]

I have some questions to who using 2 DCXs as EQ and Drive pedal.

1,
・EQ(always on) + OD(as needed)
or
・switching EQ side one to OD side one on each occasion?

2,
If you use both at the same time, how would you put in order?
EQ > OD or OD > EQ?

I don’t have two DCXs, just one, but if I had two, I’d put EQ last (like a preamp before my amp), and OD before. But I might be wrong.