It doesn't say anything in the manual about one mid being before the od section? 500hz? Ive got one coming.
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Tech 21 Steve Harris Fly Rig
- Thread starter wintremute
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All the EQ knobs on my SH1 appear to be post. And they affect both the dry and processed signals. In other words, if you turn the blend knob full dry, the EQ still works.
I got to run mine on stage finally Wednesday night for a 2 band show. Still waiting for some decent video to pop up, but a couple snippets I heard sound great. I ended up throwing it on a pedal train Nano with a Keeley Bassist and TC Electronic Spark mini (to try to balance levels between my Spector and Fender Precision). It definitely sounded great on stage though!!
After a few weeks of A/B, the Harris is a definite keeper and the dUg + YYZ are moving on. Watch the classifieds!
For me, the dUG and VTDI are definitely keepers, the SH1 has been sold and I'm maybe about 2/3rds sure the YYZ will go next!
Not a knock on the SH1 either, it's a great pedal, I just find a more scooped sound fits me better, and the VTDI can easily get into SH1/YYZ territory with the character control turned up to 2-3 o'clock.
Well hey, different strokes and all that. For me, dUg and SH-1 are keepers, but while the YYZ was cool I didn't love it enough to keep it.
It definitely took a good deal of deliberation, but while I really loved a lot of what the dUg does and absolutely think it's great, that scoop gave me the blues ultimately. I had found a setting that mitigated it to a good degree, but the SH1 just circumvents that issue entirely.
The scoop can be overcome with your amp or at FOH. I get what you are saying, I just hate selling gear cause ya never know.
The dUg pedal works great for me not just for modern/hard rock, but also my classic blues/rock power trios. Two reasons, I think. First, I prefer mid-punchy single-pickup basses, mostly P and MM style. Second -- power trios! The dip in the mids leaves plenty of room in the mix for the guitarist, but I still get great punch from low mids... and low treble when I'm feeling aggressive. 
I could get the dUg to work in my bigger bands (one of which has guitar, organ, and 5-piece horn section), but with them I favor something like the SH-1 because it's easier to focus my tone into the appropriate niche in the dense mix.
I could get the dUg to work in my bigger bands (one of which has guitar, organ, and 5-piece horn section), but with them I favor something like the SH-1 because it's easier to focus my tone into the appropriate niche in the dense mix.
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I hate dealing gear, but hey, it's a couple hundred bucks I can channel toward further $onic experimentation!
The dUg pedal works great for me not just for modern/hard rock, but also my classic blues/rock power trios. Two reasons, I think. First, I prefer mid-punchy single-pickup basses, mostly P and MM style. Second -- power trios! The dip in the mids leaves plenty of room in the mix for the guitarist, but I still get great punch from low mids... and low treble when I'm feeling aggressive.
I could get the dUg to work in my bigger bands (one of which has guitar, organ, and 5-piece horn section), but with them I favor something like the SH-1 because it's easier to focus my tone into the appropriate niche in the mix.
I use a Yamaha BB1025X in the middle P/J pickup position - kinda like a scooped growly Jazz sound but with way more girth!
In isolation I would prefer the more mid-centric sound of the SH1, but in the mix I find the bass is then fighting a lot of other instruments for the same frequency range. The DP3X can sound rather obnoxious in isolation, but in the mix it ducks out of the way yet can still be heard/felt and creates a bigger overall wall of sound.
Interesting. I definitely don't need any arm-twisting to try the dUg pedal in a "big band" situation. I'll definitely go for it.
I have had my SH1 for about a month now. I cannot imagine why it would ever come off my board. I think it is fantastic and a variety of tones are available through it. Not just my trebly, clank that I love. The Lemmy sound is spot on, especially with a Ric. The sounds I get out of it are the sounds I have been hearing in my head for years. As I said, I love a trebly, clanky sound. Especially given I use Rics. I have also come as close to a Chris Squire tone with the SH1 as I have ever been able to achieve. The only other pedals on my board currently are an MXR M87 compressor and an MXR 169 Carbon Copy. Although I did hook up my bass whammy the other day......
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Sadly I'm pretty isolated... so the SH1 makes sense... and come to think about it, even in bands I'm more the type to push myself toward audibility rather than make room for others! Obnoxious for sure in most situations, me!
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When I modded and frankensteined my Ric is wasn't to tame it.
It was to make it to be able to slice through the mix like a rusty chainsaw.
That is a fantastic description of how a Ric should sound. lol
This makes me want to try the dUg. The YouTube clips sounded too grinding for my tastes. But I’m all about the overall mix.
The SH1 can go as flat or scooped as you need. But the control interaction is such that the knob settings don’t always visually look like what you’re sonically getting.
I personally like it set to produce something closer to flat because I’m using it in front of an amp that already has a baked in scoop. But if I wanted to use the SH1 for a direct feed, I could just back down the 500hz knob about a quarter turn for a more amp-like response.
I take back what I had said earlier about the Spkr Sim and Bite buttons only being useful in tandem and not individually. Great sounds can be had with just the Spkr Sim and no Bite. But it necessitates drastically different EQ settings.
I personally like it set to produce something closer to flat because I’m using it in front of an amp that already has a baked in scoop. But if I wanted to use the SH1 for a direct feed, I could just back down the 500hz knob about a quarter turn for a more amp-like response.
I take back what I had said earlier about the Spkr Sim and Bite buttons only being useful in tandem and not individually. Great sounds can be had with just the Spkr Sim and no Bite. But it necessitates drastically different EQ settings.
