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Triungulo Lab Malombra chorus for bass?

Admiral Chew

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Jan 21, 2022
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Hi all, does anyone have any experience with the Triungulo Lab Malombra chorus on bass?

I had a great experience with the Barbanera pedal (which, aside from the excellent musical features, has probably the most impressive paint finish I've seen on a pedal) so was curious about the Malombra. I have one arriving this week but would be grateful for a heads up as to whether it works well (enough) on bass (plus any preferred settings for a rich chorus effect) or whether I should be teeing my guitarist friends up.
 
In answer to my own question, and in case anyone else wanted to ask the same question in future, it's actually very good and has a great degree of flexibility. The mix knob means it retains the low end pretty well and there's a level control to ensure things stay punchy. On the handful of settings I've tried so far it produces a rich chorus effect down to the low E on my B string. Being able to select not only the depth and the rate but also the wave shape is a nice feature that makes it feel like there is a limited degree of overlap with the tones that can be had from the Barbanera, although the Barbanera is based on the Moog 101 and the Malombra is based on the Boss CE2W (CE1 mode). Again like the Barbanera, the paint job is one of the best I've seen on a pedal. I will see how it stacks up against a couple of other choruses I have but I'm liking what I hear/see.

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