Please elaborate? In what type of context? What sort of settings? I’m intrigued.
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New Origin Effects DCX Bass
- Thread starter Derek Williams
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The P Bass is mid forward complimenting the lack of mid controls on the DCX. The P Bass has somewhat hot output and drives the DCX saturation very nicely with nice touch sensitivity. The DCX makes my P Bass sound just like a P Bass but better. It's like it was designed with the P Bass in mind. If you could stuff the DCX into the P Bass body, it would be the perfect preamp for that model, IMHO. In contrast, the DCX did little for my Sadowsky and I turned it off.
Unpleasant was probably too harsh. Unnecessary is better way to explain it on an active bass. It’s a big improvement on my P basses but not on my active bass.
Exactly
I can see this if used as an always on tonal enhancer. I use mine as a drive pedal and it works equally well with passive and active basses to me.
I spent some time with my Pbass and the DCX today, and I now see what you mean. Even with all knobs at 12, and the Voice on flat, there’s something with the EQ mode that just enhances the Pbass tone beautifully. It makes my Pbass just sound BETTER. No real coloration to the tone, just an enhancement. It’s kinda magic and I love it.
Where do you place the DCX in your signal chain? Do you put it before or after the compressor?
I always put the compressor first. It evens out my bass tone, then goes into the DCX. I am not desperate to have the Adaptive Circuitry, I know it’s a good feature of the DCX but I usually like my tone to be even. I tried the other way around and I much preferred the comp first. YMMV.
DCX Bass 
- I think I am getting better at using it 
First half of the jingle: Dingwall NG-3 4 in Drop A --> Cali 76 Bass --> DCX Bass (OD) --> BassRig SV (recorded direct)
Second half of jingle: Dingwall NG-3 4 in Drop A --> Cali 76 Bass --> DCX Bass (EQ) --> Dark Glass X7 (recorded direct using BassRig SV's cab-sim)
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Work in Progress... Drums come from the computer, this beginner is playing everything else.
- I think I am getting better at using it First half of the jingle: Dingwall NG-3 4 in Drop A --> Cali 76 Bass --> DCX Bass (OD) --> BassRig SV (recorded direct)
Second half of jingle: Dingwall NG-3 4 in Drop A --> Cali 76 Bass --> DCX Bass (EQ) --> Dark Glass X7 (recorded direct using BassRig SV's cab-sim)
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Work in Progress... Drums come from the computer, this beginner is playing everything else.
Went back and read all 54 pages. You guys have convinced me to try a DCX. Reading TB always ends up costing me a lot of money!!
What you lose in money, you gain in tone
DCX Bass still going strong as my favorite overdrive. It really shines live.
Nice set up! I'm intrigued how you use your Airchild and Cali CB. I currently use the Airchild and love it. I also used to have the 1st Cali CB a while ago.
I think the airchild is a great comp, esp given the price tag. Makes the bass feel more live and covers a lot of ground from a versatility standpoint.
I’m always tinkering with the board, but in this set up the airchild, Cali, and More are the first three petals in the chain, fattening, smoothing, and defining everything downstream. The old studio trick of stacking compressors makes a lot of sense to me, so I decided to give it a go and results were subtle, but noticeable.
Cool DCX micro-board from Phillip Conrad:
I’ve really been enjoying the DCX. Probably one of my favorite pedals. I actually like it so much I decided to get a 2nd one to use just as an overdrive pedal. Found a used black edition on reverb. The overdrive sounds so good!
Is anyone using the DCX as a final tone shaper after a HX Stomp before it goes to the board? Was going to use my MXR M81 with an Amp sim on the HXS but if the DCX is awesome after a HXS I can free up blocks in the HXS. I use a CAPO on my bigger board, but have some fly dates and a Nano has to go in my suitcase.
