My only bass is a rather unique 1983 MIJ Fender '62 reissue P-bass. I play it through an Ampeg BA300 amp at band rehersals and gigs and the newer BA110 v2 for home practice. I've got it strung with Labella 760FS flats. I mostly play old skool rock n roll, rockabilly, motown, soul, reggae, some basic funk and classic rock. Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Duck Dunn, familyman etc... being the main influences, you get the idea. So pretty happy with my setup and tone with this rig but I wanted to get that one and only magic pedal that would enhance the tone of my passive P-bass, just one pedal! Being a traditional ol skool style player I wanted to stay minimal with my setup and was looking for that one pedal that would not color my fundamental tone but just enhance it. After some research I settled on the Xotic Bass RC booster! Got one a few weeks back and I LOVE what this pedal does to my basic tone! Its got a very usable treble and bass knobs with a wide range and the gain and volume blends gives you a lotta options for various tonal colors. I love it for it's simplicity and that Ooomph it kicks in to my basic tone! After some experimentation I've found a sweet spot for this pedal (volume, gain and bass at 12:00 'o clock and treble at 1:00 'o clock) and leave it on all the time! I feel that my ol' skool rig is finally complete and the chase has ended. Anyone else love the bass RC booster here?
I dig it. I used a Xotic Bass BB for a long time like you use the RC. I now use a compressor now for basically the same purpose.
My ZOOM B3 effects processor has an emulated Xotic Bass BB and I agree that you can get some great sounds out of it. John
all pedals can be debated upon....there are a gazzillion of them......I myself have the Empress and the Smoothie and a Moen.....thought of getting the Cali but too many knobs...lol
quite right......but the Moen really was pretty nice considering it fattened up the sound nicely.....still, the Diamond was my favorite but too big and 18v so I started looking for a smaller pedal because I was trying to get the smallest ones to fit on my mini Pedaltrain and I bought the sfx Micro Comp
I bought one to use as a booster for certain sections of songs and, because it sounded so good, would end up just leaving it on for the entire gig. Great pedal!
which one? the Diamond? Only thing is I barely use compressors, never used them then decided to try them out when I tried a Diamond in the store, which sent me on a wild chase for almost one year buying 6 comps. I still have them all but am not really using any. Haven't done studio work in a long time and now only jamming with friends and at open jams. Don't see myself in a band at 65 so I'm going to have to sell them all and keep one.
yes, and the Grizzly Bass pedal might be my next purchase to replace all my other pedals (boosts and OD) that I've tried in the last 3 years and still can't find "the one". The Grizzly Bass might be "it"
heard that grizzly bass and loved it, but i already have a digitech screamin blues, big bass muff, source audio multiwave distortion, not sure i need a fourth!?!