Seriously...M-80 or BDDI?

[Hutzbordello]

isnt the deluxe bddi like 205? id go with that seeing as how its only like......what 15-20 bucks more than the regular?

 

[mattsdad]

Personally I'd go with a Bad Monkey! LMFAO

 

[boynamedsuse]

Well guys, I am as well, in need of advice...
I have an M80 and I am thinking of replacing it with the BDDI.
The reason is this: I mostly play alternative rock on my Spector and quite a few times I feel like pushing my sound to the "heavier" territory...
The reason that I am let down by the M80 is it's distortion:
I just don't dig it! If blended a little, with a low gain, it sounds weak, it totally disappears in the mix. If I start cranking it, it goes too "modern metal"... too buzzy for my taste.
What I would love to hear is GRIT, the rumble in the lo-mid frequencies, yes, think of an overdriven TUBE bass head - any head, not just Ampeg.
I regularily play through my solid-state 300W Ashdown, which has a lovely, warm and balanced clean tone, but when I look for some dirt, I want the classic "DRRRT-n-GRRRRT"... not the "BZZZ!"

So, should I let go off the M80 for the BDDI, depending of course on that reason?

Cheers!

yes, what Panos said...that's it! right there. i use a GK head and it'[s just crushing me that i can't make up my feeble little(big) mind as to what to get...ugh! but that's the kinda thing i want for my GK1001RBII...just to blend in some grit and "DRRRT-n-GRRRRT"... not the "BZZZ!" thanks for the quote, Panos...you nailed it, that's what i want...

I am guessing that you both answered your own questions, but from the way you phrased your posts, I am not that sure.

 

[IncX]

if i'm looking for a "little grit" ... i wont limit my options to a BDI and M80.

im thinking Bad Monkey as the cheapest solution... and if you can increase your budget a little more, then i am really happy with the Depth Charge (its a fuzz pedal but you can control it to just get that little grit sound)

 

[boro]

depends on what you want... both are great... if the choice is BDDI.. GO WITH DELUXE VERSION!!!its not that much more expensive.. WHOLE LOT MORE OPTIONS...its more like ampeg,wich i preffer


m-80 is like a bit more modern sound...

try them out and find what suits you more..

 

[Kalik]

I used to found my M80 much too modern sounding IMHO..

 

[sonicnuance]

... the centers on the EQ seem off and weird. At full volume you're only getting the original signal strength of your bass, there's no boost at all.

I couldn't disagree more. I think the EQ is fantastic and there is a LOT of clean boost available. I wonder if there is some impedance mismatch going on.

I have owned a BDDI, VTbassdeluxe, a PDDI and an M80. For clean buffering powered by phantom power, the M80 wins by a long shot imho. If you want "tubey" distortion, the sansamp stuff wins out. For more extreme grind and fuzz, the M80 excels. Also, the M80 is a very versatile pedal. I use it bypassed most of the time and use the clean channel as a mute and the distortion channel for grit.

In my experience, if you like the tone of your bass and want the ability to tweak it, the M80 wins.