Sansamp BDDI or JhS Pulp n’ Peel comp with this setup?

[Solude]

I personally find the BDDI to be an in the mix sound. As others have said, get the B7K and breathe easy. For a compressor, I like the MXR87 or Empress Compressor for the 1176 sound without the price

 

[Ian774]

Just a follow up, bought the BDDI and been trying to fiddle with for a couple of days. I quite frankly hate it no matter what i tried, everything sounded dull, boring and generic.

I guess I shouldnt start fixing what is not broken…

The BDDI is a lot of things, but dull, boring and generic, I don’t think it is.

You’re probably using it wrong.

What settings are you using?

 

[Parzival]

Just a follow up, bought the BDDI and been trying to fiddle with for a couple of days. I quite frankly hate it no matter what i tried, everything sounded dull, boring and generic.

I guess I shouldnt start fixing what is not broken…

Are you running it into the front of an amp?

 

[superheavyfunk]

Just a follow up, bought the BDDI and been trying to fiddle with for a couple of days. I quite frankly hate it no matter what i tried, everything sounded dull, boring and generic.

I guess I shouldnt start fixing what is not broken…

We tried to warn you

But in any case, dull and boring are not words that ppl tend to use with the BDDI… where is it in your chain, did you try the settings in the manual?

 

[Azari]

Tones that sound great in a band mix often sound odd by themselves in your bedroom. Often the tone that sounds good practicing on your own doesn’t work as well with a band, and the opposite is also often true. The Bass Driver DI can’t really be judged fairly until you use it in a band mix, which is what it is geared towards imo.

If you listen to the isolated bass tracks from various famous recordings, you’ll find they a lot of times don’t sound how you’d expect, being quite different from how you perceive it when the other instruments are playing alongside it. What sounds “farty” in your bedroom may be exactly what you need when playing with a band. Just listen to Paul McCartney’s isolated beatles bass tracks, which are a lot more farty and distorted than most people think.

 

[oklokdock]

I figured out why I didnt like the BDDI, it and the eq dont seem to like each other, without it the BDDI sounded good. Buuuut I also bought the B7k, and that one works great with eq.

But this bring me to my next problem:

-B7k and Mxr work great together

-B7k and Sansamp work great together

-B7k, Sansamp and Mxr dont work great together

-Sansamp and Mxr dont work great together.

Is it just user error that I cant dial the three of these to work together? Should I keep fiddling or just sell one? What is the pedal that you would get rid of?

 

[kazuhank]

Is it just user error that I cant dial the three of these to work together? Should I keep fiddling or just sell one? What is the pedal that you would get rid of?

I would go back to your original idea and get the Pulp 'N Peel. You could set it at the end of the chain for light (or no) compression, and use the DI to your FOH. Sell the BDDI and enjoy the tone you already were liking with your previous setup. The Greco Ric is a piece of the puzzle to consider as well. I have a separate board for the band I play my Ric in primarily, because it is so different than the passive Ps and Serek basses I play. The Pulp 'N Peel (or Clover which doesn't comp, but can be a powerful, or neutral, EQ / DI option at the end of your chain) should play nicely and give you the DI + compression option. If you don't like the comp, you can still use it as a DI and if you buy used it's likely less than a Radial.

 

[projectapollo]

Broughton messenger jr for a nice eq and di. Origin bassrig super vintage for a complete rig. Just some other options I’ve enjoyed. The tone hammer di is very nice as well.