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New Origin Effects DCX Bass
- Thread starter Derek Williams
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I do exactly this. I have it in one of the FX Loop blocks at the end of my Stomp's chain, and then I go directly from the Stomp out to house via 1/4" > TRS line out. Love it, and so does our sound engineer who has a very discerning ear. (and he's also a bass player).
A Stomp with a DCX would be pretty killer little micro board.
Also worth checking though: My practice rig at home is my Stomp with IEMs into my PC, and I sub the Regal DI block in place of the DCX since the Origin lives on my board. I do prefer the DCX, but I still happily grab my desk Stomp for gigs where I don't need/want the full board.
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Thanks for the input. Nice board btw.
Using the Mandarin 200 Sim this far. Like the way you can control the break up and the way it responds to EQ. Will have a play around on the weekend.
I hear what you are saying, but in this application I would want it at the end. You never know, I might get the DCX and end up doing this on a bigger board because of how it behaves, but that's not my initial desire for it.
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Very good after an HX One, so probably. Even more so with a Broughton Bandwidth Amplifier between the two.
Crosspost with the amp forum, but has anyone used it with an orange bass terror for heavier drive tones?
Haven't logged a ton of hours with it yet, since I only got a DCX a week ago or so. But I have a Terror Bass at home (it became a little unreliable after 10 years of hard gigging, so is relegated to home use), and then my pedalboard is built around a tube preamp clone of an AD200B (Sushi Box), so I've managed to test the DCX through some Orange amp topology. It's a lovely combination!
In OD mode, if you crank things up, it gets very fuzz adjacent; hitting an Orange set *just* on the edge of breakup is pretty heavy. I was able to immediately dial in some Muse-style sounds, but keeping the drive high and moving back to EQ mode basically gets me the perfect Geddy Lee live sound.
More testing still needed, without doubt, but I can't see how hitting any amp with a DCX is going to make it sound worse LOL
Looking for a light drive, like Darkglass Vintage microtube, and just bought a cali76 Bass V2. I see a lot of pedalboards with a cali-DCX duo. I'm not looking for the "tube" effect because I play on an Ampeg V4B. Have people been able to compare the DCX and the DG Vintage? I also have a Teemah dirve in my hx stomp which suits me very well butssssss
I had the VMT and currently have the DCX.
From a drive perspective, the VMT is kinda warm and dark, and the DCX is much brighter. But that can be tweaked. To me the DCX shines as a tone enhancer in EQ mode. Just makes your bass sound better.
From a drive perspective, the VMT is kinda warm and dark, and the DCX is much brighter. But that can be tweaked. To me the DCX shines as a tone enhancer in EQ mode. Just makes your bass sound better.
I haven’t tried either of these.
The lack of blend on the DCX is a non-issue, that shouldn’t be a deal breaker. It retains the lows really well. Go over this thread and you’ll realise no one has complained about a lack of blend.
The lack of blend on the DCX is a non-issue, that shouldn’t be a deal breaker. It retains the lows really well. Go over this thread and you’ll realise no one has complained about a lack of blend.
100% accurate. No blend is usually a deal-breaking for me as well, but the DCX is voiced in such a way that no user-controlled potentiometer is necessary because the pedal itself blends in sufficient lows. As @Ian774 notes, the silence on this from the user base testifies this is a non-issue when it comes to the DCX Bass.
Just got one through a good reverb deal. Most people here talk about the eq side or lighter drive but this thing does heavy drive really well. Might end up replacing my tremond.
I've used the OD side in high gain RAT style and love it. I recently discovered the goodness in the OD side running at lower drive levels especially with flat wound strings. Another nice use case for this device.
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The DCX is much better than the HX Teemah, IMHO. And the blend is not an issue because the bass control on the DCX is so splendid. It would be sort of like asking for a clean blend on a console preamp......
Interesting. The Teemah is my favorite go-to drive. I've only explored the drive side of the DCX a little bit because I like the tone side so much... maybe I should revisit the drive side.
5sg.
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This Phillip Conrad video tipped me to the OD mode with flats. Sounds really nice. Demo about 3:30....
I'm very interested in your feedback because I've been following your work on the Stomp settings and I'm wondering if I didn't adjust the Teemah from your setting.Interesting. The Teemah is my favorite go-to drive. I've only explored the drive side of the DCX a little bit because I like the tone side so much... maybe I should revisit the drive side.
5sg.
Ohhhh interesssant!!!!! I like to have a light compressor via the Stomp at the beginning of the chain and I have a hard time not putting the cali76 at the end of the chain. And apparently the DCX is more alive after the compressor... I like to seduce the pedalboard output with a compressor.
I have a pre loved DCX Black edition incoming. Super pumped! Been a crazy end of 24/start of 25 for board changes.
What did everyone decide was the best option for making the knob markers easier to see? I am thinking about running 1000 grit wet and dry in the groove to take the anodizing back to silver.
What did everyone decide was the best option for making the knob markers easier to see? I am thinking about running 1000 grit wet and dry in the groove to take the anodizing back to silver.
