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New Origin Effects DCX Bass
- Thread starter Derek Williams
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IvanBassist
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- Jun 8, 2008
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I use it as an EQ pedal after octave and drive pedals and before modulation effects.
It’s based on a console channel so that would be fine. I prefer to use mine between drive and modulation so my drive tone is more affected by the dcx eq.
do you use your Cali76 as a boost for the DCX? You're "out" is way higher than mine
Did this for a long time when I had more pedals. Worked awesome. You’ll just want to get the gain staging right so it pushes into overdrive only when you want it too.
For instance, I like mine at edge of breakup, so my chorus would sometimes make it clip if I ran it before the DCX.
Speaking of gain staging…
I think this is probably one of the reasons why they didn’t give this pedal a DI. I could see a lot of people frustrated that they can’t run an edge of breakup tone because of upstream pedals.
Otherwise they would be like the “deluxe” edition DG pedals, which have DI’s that few people use.
This being said…
If they made an end of chain version of this, like to compete with the CAPO, I would totally buy it.
I think this is probably one of the reasons why they didn’t give this pedal a DI. I could see a lot of people frustrated that they can’t run an edge of breakup tone because of upstream pedals.
Otherwise they would be like the “deluxe” edition DG pedals, which have DI’s that few people use.
This being said…
If they made an end of chain version of this, like to compete with the CAPO, I would totally buy it.
So far the DCX has been a pedal I like best when it's alone into an amp that already has a DI out.
Its OD mode is great for pushing an amp having a tube pre. In EQ mode you can trim HF to get a really clean bass signal.
Its OD mode is great for pushing an amp having a tube pre. In EQ mode you can trim HF to get a really clean bass signal.
yeah, sort of. I adjust the DCX accordingly, but sometimes I just play Cali->SansAmp and I found having the “out” at this level helps driving both pedals a bit more, in a nice way. But I could live with the Out much lower too.
A “deluxe” DCX with di out, mid control, and a foot switchable eq/od with its own level control is my dream pedal.
I arguably have way too many preamps in my chain and use my DCX near the end. Onboard active EQ (EMG) on all my basses, tuner, comp (SA Atlas), synth (SA C4), DG Harmonic Booster, DCX, then a NUX MLD-NBP-5 used only for DI and HPF at the end. Occasionally I'll leave the NUX out of the equation, going out of my DCX into a DI. I like a transparent pre right before the DCX so I can alter how hard I push it.
This 1000%
@Origin_Effects …interested?
Not that the market needs another end of chain preamp… but WE do.
I have been torn between EQ and OD mode. I love each mode and keep switching back and forth.
So today I ordered a second DCX bass. I love this pedal so much I want two of them. One for EQ mode on the edge of breakup so that when you dig in you get a slight OD otherwise its clean'ish, and one in OD mode for heavier OD. The one in EQ mode will be always on. Can't wait until it arrives.
So today I ordered a second DCX bass. I love this pedal so much I want two of them. One for EQ mode on the edge of breakup so that when you dig in you get a slight OD otherwise its clean'ish, and one in OD mode for heavier OD. The one in EQ mode will be always on. Can't wait until it arrives.
- Feb 16, 2008
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i did the same thing (& i've had two of them for quite a while now).
I was tempted from day one and finally gave in today. I think it will be well worth it.
Origin_Effects
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A lot of things cross our mind... The tricky part is nailing down what those sorts of things actually need to look like to make sense.
In the bass world, I think an Origin device similar to the utility of the Jad Freer CAPO ($600 shipped, 10 week wait) would be a big hit.
The DCX EQ/drive + stompable second channel DCX OD + post effects loop to insert some compression or modulation effects + then to DI.
This would also be a Noble ($1200) killer by adding mild drive, OD, and effects loop to that 2-band EQ design.
It could be the size of a Bassrig and part of the Bassrig family of products. Making it the same size as Bassrig and using DCX circuitry should keep development and manufacture costs down.
Add in a switchable cab sim (like a Bergantino NV610) for a truly awesome device.
Edit: If you go with this design, I get unit 001. !!
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I don’t know if it would be a Noble killer, but if @Origin_Effects built a DCX “rig” as you described it would be more popular than either current bassrigs because it would have a much broader range of use
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