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ToneBone BassBone

#22
So... the bassbone has 18 db of boost compared to the BDDI's 12 dbells.

Does that mean the bassbone drives harder, or is that boost to do with just the volume?

I'm a bit lost on that. If the bassbone can overdrive then I am sold. I already have a big muff russian, but something that can OD would be nice.

Cheers,
Dan.
 
#24
Boost does not necessarily equal overdrive. Boost is like a bit of amplification- if it were your amp, more dB boost would be "louder". It will only cause overdrive if you've got something overdrivable after it, like a tube preamp or an overdrive pedal, which would be "driven more" by the boosted signal.
 
#25
the bassbones boost switch is just a volume thing. it doesnt drive, but it has a setting that allows u to activate the effects loop with the boost switch and thats where i have my russian big muff running. step on the boost turns the muff on and a little added volume is very handy. it also takes the noise of the muff out of ur effects chain and u can dial in some more bass with the bassbones EQ.
 
#27
Now that this item has been on the market for a while. Those of you that use it was is your take on it?

I currently use 2 Sadowsky Jazz basses 4 and 5 with a Markbass LMII into a Epifani UL2-410 cab. I switch between the 2 basses a couple times during the night and rather than unplugging the cable from my amp and bass I wanted a good A/B box. I was going to get the Radial Bigshot i/o But, the Bassbone looks interesting to me.

I love the tone of my basses and LMII. My MS5 seems to be a little brighter than my NYC 4 so a little eq boost/cut might just do the trick to match them. :confused:

Is this unit worth the extra money for the added EQ and features? Or, is the Bigshot my best bet? Speak out and let me hear your reviews!

Thanks,
 
#28
Joeykun I have a sadowski pre-di and the tonebone and the sansamp bddi. I find that the tonebone is more transparent than the others so if you have two beautiful basses and you want to switch between them without sucking the tone from them, or adding too much colour from the pedal, then the tonebone is the one for you. It does let you tweek the tone but it doesn't change it too much, I hope that makes sense. I love mine.
 
#29
I have used my Bassbone in church for what I believe sounds like the exact situation you are acking about. I have my 7 string (active) and 5 string fretless (passive) going into it. Of course, I use mine going into my Nemesis NA650 and then use the DI on my NA650 to feed the house. I tried going "amp-less" one time, running through the Bone to the house and the sound tech decided to lower the monitor settings half-way into the first song and I had to spend the rest of the set on my knees with my head next to the monitor, fortunately the monitor was on a stand (he had no clue what he had done). Now I NEVER play without an amp.
 
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#31
I use the BassBone in church. We went ampless almost two years ago with in-ears monitors, and the Bassbone is perfect. The sound man loves it -- very nice, even tone and he doesn't have to ride the compression on the board for bass. I use two basses several time a year. My Lakland 55-94 goes into channel 1, set flat. Channel two is usually used for a NS Design WAV4 EUB. Using the EQ and volume on channel 2, I can get the same level and relieve the sound man of having to re-EQ when I switch. I use the loop for tuner -- just plug a regular mono 1/4" jack into the loop jack then into the tuner. When you step on the loop footswitch, it cuts sound to everything, including the DI.
 
#33
I got my Tonebone Bassbone yesterday. I checked it out at practice last night and I must say this is a really nice pedal. Construction is solid as a tank too!

The EQ sounds great and didn't color the tone of my basses drastically. I was able to match both in tone and volume with both my basses and sounds awesome through the Markbass LMII. The mute feature was key for tuning since the LMII does not have a mute. When PA support comes into play I will be all set with this DI.

This is exactlly what I needed to manage my 2 basses at gigs! Thanks for everyones feedback on this item!

I'm Joeykun and I approve this message! :D
 
#34
I had a sa pbddi on order and after reading this forum I decided to give the tonebone a try. Well After trying it at my band practice I decided to buy it and cancel the sans amp. Nothing against the sans amp but the tonebone has so many features that I couldn't pass it up. I am just glad the music store lets me take stuff home to try in real world situations before I buy.
 
#36
Munjibunga said:
I have used my BassBone in gigging situations, and it does everything I want it to. One channel has three-band EQ, while the other has a switch for three presets. I used Channel 1, the preset one, for classic tone and ballads, then EQ'd Channel 2 for a more modern, aggressive tone. I think it would work well in your situation. It's a first-rate piece of kit.
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Couldn't agree more, mine's proving its mettle for recording quite beautifully, the 3-band EQ does wonders for my fretless alone.
 
#37
Joeykun said:
The EQ sounds great and didn't color the tone of my basses drastically.
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...and that's a good thing? :confused:

I found the EQ weak, inflexible and frustrating that it was only on one channel. The fact it takes 15VDC, and has no battery option is also highly annoying. Seems you can have a mute function, a boost function, or an fx loop, but not any useful (IMO) combination thereof... and the mute function is a work-around!

Granted, the alternative(s) (EBS Microbass) is more expensive and lacks a boost function, but the other features and flexibility are well worth it.
 
#38
I have one brand new(practically) for sale. (175 shipped)

I will say this about this pedal, if you play two basses at a show it is important to have both basses at the same level via the two channels.

Also, the fx loop and boost is really nice (i have a trs monster cable split for the loop) it works really well (also added a dab of boost for the signal chain)

The EQ is great because it is a unity gain device that doesn't boost or color tone. It is not made to be a pre-amp really, but I used as one. The channel 2 eq is far better and super accurate.

Balanced DI - its a great solution for gigging especially if you play two different types of basses active passive upright

let me know if someone wants a practically brand new mint one, i have the box, manual, and 50 dollar monster cable trs-2-mono required for the fx loop (looks great)

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