Sunn Beta Bass Pre in a Pedal?

[Dark Barn]

Well, I have the Dunwich Amplification Sunn Beta Bass pedal, as assembled by the very talented Magic Pedals! Hope to do sound clips this week or weekend, but so far: sounds like the real deal, but with switchable Midrange and more of an SVT tonestack, and IMO that's a good change! Invalid Link Removed

So killer! Let's see the rest of it! Dibs on the flip!

 

[dresdenbass]

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Is there meant to be a pedal casing?

Well, I have the Dunwich Amplification Sunn Beta Bass pedal, as assembled by the very talented Magic Pedals! Hope to do sound clips this week or weekend, but so far: sounds like the real deal, but with switchable Midrange and more of an SVT tonestack, and IMO that's a good change! Invalid Link Removed

Any more info on that?

 

[ZombiCrow]

Yeah, that's just a pic that Magic Pedals posted of the inside. If you find Magic Pedals on Facebook, one of his most recent posts is a quick sound clip of him playing guitar through it. I jammed on it yesterday and it's very cool. I need to get more familiar with the EQ style, but the switchable Mids does a lot for the sound of it, being able to cut honk or boost warmth, etc. Just digging in, and I know it's still Honeymoon time, but I can see it doing exactly what I always wanted, which was be a dedicated overdrive/distortion while I get my pure clean tones from my preamps (I'm running the pedal as a pedal, not as a Line level preamp, at this time).

 

[DirtyDuke]

Is there meant to be a pedal casing?

Yes. There is apic back onvpage 1.;

Any more info on that?

 

[dunwichamps]

Enjoy

 

[ZombiCrow]

Enjoy

Thanks so much, Dunwich! Seriously, a 5-year dream come true, no exaggeration.

PS: I think you should make a run of them, rake in that Sunn-cash, and put it toward another original design, there's a market for these things, clearly! As much as I like being one of maybe two total owners of your design

 

[dunwichamps]

Maybe at some point we will, just have a 3 more pedals before that to release. takes a lot of time to get it to product

 

[ZombiCrow]

Maybe at some point we will, just have a 3 more pedals before that to release. takes a lot of time to get it to product

Awesome, look forward to ordering more stuff this year! Thanks again for all your hard work!

 

[ZombiCrow]

As promised LONG ago, here is a terribly-played but super-long clip of the Dunwich Amps Sunn Beta Bass with Modified EQ as assembled by Magic Effects.

'74 P-bass directly into Dunwich Sunn Beta pedal w/modified EQ, into DI of Echo Audiofire Pre8 inLogic 9, no plugins. or processing. (the pedal is NOT a DI itself, it was recorded DI, apologies for the confusing naming of the file)



Clip settings are as follows:
Clean
All 12clock, mid centered
Adjusted for clean:
Bass Sweep
Treble Sweep
Mid down sweep
Mid mid sweep
Mid up sweep
Gain sweep w/vol adj
Mid mid sweep
Mid down sweep
Mid up sweep
Treble sweep
Max gain
Back to clean, bypassed, clean, for comparison.

 

[MatronMother]

As promised LONG ago, here is a terribly-played but super-long clip of the Dunwich Amps Sunn Beta Bass with Modified EQ as assembled by Magic Effects.

'74 P-bass directly into Dunwich Sunn Beta pedal w/modified EQ, into DI of Echo Audiofire Pre8 inLogic 9, no plugins. or processing. (the pedal is NOT a DI itself, it was recorded DI, apologies for the confusing naming of the file)



Clip settings are as follows:
Clean
All 12clock, mid centered
Adjusted for clean:
Bass Sweep
Treble Sweep
Mid down sweep
Mid mid sweep
Mid up sweep
Gain sweep w/vol adj
Mid mid sweep
Mid down sweep
Mid up sweep
Treble sweep
Max gain
Back to clean, bypassed, clean, for comparison.

Sounds amazing.

 

[DirtyDuke]

In the middle..... correct sound custom beta hybrid

 

[ZombiCrow]

In the middle..... correct sound custom beta hybrid

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YES! How does it sound? THis thread has been around a long time, it's taken YEARS for that sound to become pedalized! ...Also, that board... my god that's got a great selection on it.

 

[Tom Howland]

I hope you have a roadie to carry that pedal board. NICE !!!

 

[ZombiCrow]

Updates in general: There is now a schematic and layout available for a single-channel Sunn Beta Bass OR Lead over on freestompboxes.org, and confirmed functional builds from tagboardeffects.com. Our own JohnK has built one and put up clips on his SoundCloud, and they sound great! I also read on Instagram that Abominable Effects is working on a Sunn Beta pedal. So, 5 years later and the world is as love with this damn amp's sound as I am! Better late than never, World Great to see so many options out there for this!

 

[colantalas]

This doesn't relate to the Beta Bass (in whatever form it takes), but this might be of interest to folks in this thread. Electronic Audio Experiments has a Sunn Model T preamp clone in a pedal called the Model feT that looks really cool. The first run is already sold out and the waitlist for the second run is full already (I'm on the list) but he'll make more again in the future.

Here's a demo with bass:


And here's one with guitar:

 

[LiquidMidnight]

I'm also a huge fan of the Beta. My father's main amp since the 1980s was a Beta Bass combo, so I came up with it when I learned how to play as a teenager. For a hundred watts, that thing sounds huge.

The Correct Sound has intrigued me for a while, but my non-electrical engineering mind is confused on what exactly I'd have to do to power it in the States.

 

[Dezzmon]

The Correct Sound has intrigued me for a while, but my non-electrical engineering mind is confused on what exactly I'd have to do to power it in the States.

For work of Correct Sound beta bass in the USA you may use this power supply -->> Invalid Link Removed

For work of Correct Sound tube beta hybrid in the USA you may use this power supply -->> Invalid Link Removed

 

[johnk_10]

Updates in general: There is now a schematic and layout available for a single-channel Sunn Beta Bass OR Lead over on freestompboxes.org, and confirmed functional builds from tagboardeffects.com. Our own JohnK has built one and put up clips on his SoundCloud, and they sound great!

i drew up and etched my own pcb for a single channel beta bass pre using the factory schematic. I installed a charge pump in it so it runs off of a standard 9V power supply and then added a relayed true bypass. I like it a LOT.

here's a quick clip of it with various settings:

 

[DirtyDuke]

For work of Correct Sound beta bass in the USA you may use this power supply -->> Invalid Link Removed

For work of Correct Sound tube beta hybrid in the USA you may use this power supply -->> Invalid Link Removed

The cioks choikolate 12vac has worked for me for the last 18 months, as does the Cioks AC Rider

 

[ZombiCrow]

Boom, another Russian offering with some great additions (FX loop, XLR out, etc), has anyone seen this one yet?

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