Sea Machine on bass

[Tourniquet Man]

Curious to hear a demo of the EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine Mega Chorus on bass. Can't find any demos on YouTube apart from Juan using it with a Hoof Reaper.

Anyone using one or have tried one out? Looking for some feedback.

Much appreciated,
Mr Tourniquet

 

[blindrabbit]

I won't have a demo, but I'll be happy to give my opinion next week when the one en route to me arrives.

In the meantime, I bet @Somnambulance could offer some kind words about it.

 

[MightyMiloQuinn]

I really like it. It can go from subtle to way far out. I plan on getting a v2 at some point.

 

[Tourniquet Man]

I won't have a demo, but I'll be happy to give my opinion next week when the one en route to me arrives.

In the meantime, I bet @Somnambulance could offer some kind words about it.

Yea have heard a couple of his feedback Fridays hopefully he pitches in.
Thanx blind rabbit

 

[handofseven]

I had one. I REAAAAALLLLY wanted it to be my thing... It wasn't my thing.

 

[Tourniquet Man]

I had one. I REAAAAALLLLY wanted it to be my thing... It wasn't my thing.

Can you please elaborate?

 

[handofseven]

I just felt it was a little cold/dark, tone wise. It's a cool pedal, just not the sound I was looking for at the time... Who knows, if I tried it again, it could be a different story. I can be fickle that way... If it was a cheaper pedal, I might have been inclined to sit on it until my tastes changed, but I moved it on for other pedals.

 

[blindrabbit]

I just felt it was a little cold/dark, tone wise. It's a cool pedal, just not the sound I was looking for at the time... Who knows, if I tried it again, it could be a different story. I can be fickle that way... If it was a cheaper pedal, I might have been inclined to sit on it until my tastes changed, but I moved it on for other pedals.

Interesting. It looks like mine should be here this week. I'm looking forward to getting a sense of it for myself!

 

[handofseven]

Yeah, maybe it will be different for you... For me, it was like: "Hey, where did my tone go?!?!?... Into the deep dark depths of the Sea Machine... That's where".

 

[blindrabbit]

Yeah, maybe it will be different for you... For me, it was like: "Hey, where did my tone go?!?!?... Into the deep dark depths of the Sea Machine... That's where".

Huh. Now, was this a V1 or a V2? I'm not sure if the circuit changed or if it was just the box. So was it tone that it impacted, or was it more of a definition/blurring thing? (I know, that's a silly thing to say about a chorus)

 

[handofseven]

Hard to be specific, since I'm going on memory alone (as I no longer have the pedal to fire up for reference)... My gut says it was a tonal thing... Kind of like how some pedals are better for guitar than bass... You dig? I can't say which V it was... I was not aware there is more than one version.

 

[blindrabbit]

Hard to be specific, since I'm going on memory alone (as I no longer have the pedal to fire up for reference)... My gut says it was a tonal thing... Kind of like how some pedals are better for guitar than bass... You dig? I can't say which V it was... I was not aware there is more than one version.

Well, I'll be sure to report back here once it comes in. I'm typically quite picky with my choruses, I like them to be warm and lush but not blurry, if that makes sense. I'll see how this fits onto the spectrum.

 

[handofseven]

Warm? Like leagues beneath the waves, where the sun cannot penetrate?

I will be happy to hear if your experience is different... It means I'll have an excuse to buy that pedal again (as in maybe I had the V1, and the V2 is a different animal).

 

[blindrabbit]

V1

V2

I wouldn't say beneath the waves, but more riding on top of them as they splash over top of you from time to time...definitely not drowning, but also not sitting high and dry above them on the deck of the catamaran.

 

[handofseven]

Mine was def V1, yo! Mystery solved.

 

[blindrabbit]

Mine was def V1, yo! Mystery solved.

I have a V2 coming. I can't seem to find anything suggesting that there are differences other than the size of the casing, with the exception of a few mentions of lower noise.

 

[handofseven]

V2 looks TINY, wot!?!

I'm constantly amazed how they cram all that stuff in there and still make with the top jacks.

 

[Tourniquet Man]

I have a V2 coming. I can't seem to find anything suggesting that there are differences other than the size of the casing, with the exception of a few mentions of lower noise.

Yea I'm pretty sure they are the same pedal. Just re-housed in a smaller box. I kinda like the v1... But I don't have a crowded board where real-estate is an issue.

 

[MCS4]

I agree with some of the above posters, at least as to the V1. It is an amazing pedal and great at what it does -- I would love to keep one around for experimenting if money was not an issue -- but I need my main chorus pedal to leave the bass' tone less colored and have more high-end "chime" for purposes of sitting in the mix. The Sea Machine is more about dark, wobbly, sea-sick goodness.

 

[Mosfed]

Calling @Somnambulance