NPD Durham Sex Drive

[J-Mags]

This thing rocks! I set the drive to about 9:00 to 11:30 depending on the bass. Tone and level near noon, and compressor on hard. It gets the kind of low-end density I've been missing, with a thuddy attack, a little bit of dirt, some extra clarity. Want less thud? Switch the compressor from hard to soft. It sounds great. It's replacing a compressor and a drive pedal on my board, so it simplifies my life. If you're a compression or dirt maniac, it's not the pedal for you. It's really more of a clean boost pedal with mild compression and mild dirt. I use it just to provide a little bit more of a powerful, even sound.

I'm going 32" Greco Spirits of the Live bass -> Tuner -> Sex Drive (always on) -> Flanger (never on) -> Broughton HPF (always on) -> Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 -> Revsound RS 210. It's the most audible I've ever been, with a chunky kick in the low end that makes picked notes sound more separate.

I took it to a gig on Saturday. Got a little bit mental and argued with the drummer, but the rig sounded great.

Please excuse the non-original photo. That's what it looks like.

 

[sloppy_phil]

Can we all just be honest for a moment and recognize the only reason you bought this pedal is because it's named after your home town?

Enjoy, sir! I haven't played one yet myself, but a bass friend of mine in the area LOVES his. May it provide many hours of... entertainment. I mean libido. Er, um, I mean...

I'll see myself out.

 

[J-Mags]

Can we all just be honest for a moment and recognize the only reason you bought this pedal is because it's named after your home town?

Enjoy, sir! I haven't played one yet myself, but a bass friend of mine in the area LOVES his. May it provide many hours of... entertainment. I mean libido. Er, um, I mean...

I'll see myself out.

Yeah and my band is called Sex Negative and I put a sticker on the pedal, and now it's a Sex Negative pedal.

 

[Killing Floor]

Yeah and my band is called Sex Negative and I put a sticker on the pedal, and now it's a Sex Negative pedal.
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Mine is nearly always on. Thinking about getting another because I like it always on my guitar too.

Made in Austin.

FWIW here’s Charlie from a couple months ago. He’s still using these.

 

[J-Mags]

Mine is nearly always on. Thinking about getting another because I like it always on my guitar too.
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Made in Austin.

FWIW here’s Charlie from a couple months ago. He’s still using these.
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I remember when Charlie was unspeakably young because he's my age.

 

[bassbrad]

Charlie is still as cool as he looks, had some fun times jamming with him decades ago.
The Sex Drive is still an occasional secret weapon especially when recording guitars.

 

[NoSlapForYou]

I also live in Durham. But I'm going on 43, so the sex drive is diminishing. TMI?

 

[Chris Hass]

Wish it had top jacks. This is on my list for sure.

 

[eeyorebass]

Has anyone played both the Sex Drive and the Fairfield Accountant? How do they compare?

 

[Killing Floor]

Has anyone played both the Sex Drive and the Fairfield Accountant? How do they compare?

Sex Drive is really a boost vs the Accountant which is a compressor. Sex
Drive does have light compression but it’s not configurable. It’s a great “always-on” to get a little hair from your amp too.

 

[eeyorebass]

Sex Drive is really a boost vs the Accountant which is a compressor. Sex
Drive does have light compression but it’s not configurable. It’s a great “always-on” to get a little hair from your amp too.

That makes sense. I know the Accountant blurs the lines between colored compressor and dirty boost. I wasn't sure if the Sex Drive was similar.

Thanks!

 

[Killing Floor]

That makes sense. I know the Accountant blurs the lines between colored compressor and dirty boost. I wasn't sure if the Sex Drive was similar.

Thanks!

The compression on SD is subtle. But as a boost it’s great on bass and will give you a little natural overdrive from kicking everything that’s upstream like your amp.