welcome to the club! the saturn VI was a game changer for me. probably my favorite pedal I have ever owned.
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I'm using Apollo VII all the time with my bass. You'll like it. If you happen to play guitar it is great with both.
Saw on the website that the Apollo VII is capable of running at 18V.
Curious to try it out at 9V & 18V, to see how I feel about both.
Curious to try it out at 9V & 18V, to see how I feel about both.
The Apollo VII landed today.
It certainly provides a different vibe and voice, compared to the Saturn VI.
For me, running it at 18V is definitely the way to go.
It sounds pretty similar to my Broughton Locust Star, with the way I had it dialed.
If I had to choose, I'd go with the Apollo VII, because there's fewer controls, and it's easier to dial in. Plus, it's just flat out cooler looking.
It certainly provides a different vibe and voice, compared to the Saturn VI.
For me, running it at 18V is definitely the way to go.
It sounds pretty similar to my Broughton Locust Star, with the way I had it dialed.
If I had to choose, I'd go with the Apollo VII, because there's fewer controls, and it's easier to dial in. Plus, it's just flat out cooler looking.
Digging my Apollo also… So the 18v thing. I see on the website where it says 9-18 But it says on the pedal and in the instruction manual 9v. Did you confirm with spaceman by chance that it’s OK to run at 18? I’d love to give it a shot but I don’t wanna mess up my pedal
but I guess yours didn’t blow up so…
I only saw the 18V thing on the website.
I played through it at 18V for a good 10-15 minutes. I didn't hear/experience anything that would cause alarm.
*Edit*
Just shot them a message for clarification.
I played through it at 18V for a good 10-15 minutes. I didn't hear/experience anything that would cause alarm.
*Edit*
Just shot them a message for clarification.
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awesome. Let us know. I agree tho, Apollo looks and sounds awesome!
Will do
So far, LED is my favourite clipping mode.
It's open, punchy and gritty.
Got a response from The Mothership already.
Running the Apollo VII at 18V
"Totally safe to run it at 18V. I don't think there's a big benefit in doing so, but it's completely fine.
Thanks!"
Running the Apollo VII at 18V
"Totally safe to run it at 18V. I don't think there's a big benefit in doing so, but it's completely fine.
Thanks!"
Spent some more time with the A7.
This thing has a TON of output.
Running it at 18V and in no-clipping mode with the gain set below breakup, this could be used for a massive clean boost.
This thing has a TON of output.
Running it at 18V and in no-clipping mode with the gain set below breakup, this could be used for a massive clean boost.
I got this trio as well, and they stack beautifully.Holy! The Saturn VI and the Apollo VII are an amazing combo. They are both perfect for what I wanted them for! The Saturn VI, by itself, adds a depth and richness to my sound that's warm, but still surgical! Even if I crank the gain knob, it just gets creamy and slightly grindy, I LOVE THAT! The Apollo VII, by itself, is just a stellar medium-gain OD. I need to fiddle with the switch and try some different settings(I've only had it a few hours), but the setting I started on(Gain at noon, no clipping), was a dirtier version of the S6, warm, very grindy, and still surgical! Obviously, it was pretty glorious chaining them. The S6 just gives the A7 a slightly bigger, ballsier, sound. The best part is that the S6 also makes the MBD2 sound fatter, without having to flip the 20db switch on the MBD2. The MBD2, by itself, is just outstanding! It actually does all 3 jobs as well as the Spaceman stuff(sound warming, mid-gain OD, high-gain OD)on it's own, but it plays so nicely with the Spaceman stuff that I'm just enamored with this trio!
For the first time, since I started playing bass, I'm looking at the dirt section of my board and thinking "I can't wait to use these!"
I should have most everything to finish this iteration of my board this weekend, I'll get some pics and try to get some sound samples.
I was running the A7 on either silicon or LED, but set similarly to the S6 at low gain. It started to make me feel that buying the A7 was redundant, until I warmed up to the opamp clipping.
Initially, I wasn't particularly fond of it.
Now, after reading your post, I gave it another shot.
Anyone here try the Aurora flanger on bass? I'm intrigued because the Explorer and Voyager are such amazing modulation pedals.
you don’t even need to ask buddy - it’s obviously fantastic
I don’t think Zak has ever made a pedal that doesn’t work well on bass. The Polaris is an awesome overdrive
Is there anything comparable?
Or is it really it's own thing?
Do you use it with or without an expression pedal?
Yes… it’s the schiz. It’s my main modulation on my larger board. Sounds awesome with the Dubterrograph.
Agree to everything that was said. It's amazing flanger and super versatile. So far, I've not used it with an expression pedal because the two 'secondary modes' that allow you to manually set the rise and fall times are so good, I didn't feel the need for expression.
