Ultradust
Commercial User
- May 19, 2007
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I agree that a sturdy gig bag with too many pockets and coat hanger option reigns supreme at the price point.
On a more (tone)colorful note, when it comes to tracking at my studio and seeing if some unexpected EQ/Dynamics can be milked out for an alternative take, I reach for my old JangleBox, easily one of the most "conveniently interesting" tools when tracking D.I., when I'd normally just run it direct into the SPL Channel One -> Apollo 8.
I'm always finding new tones with it, and will bring it out when a client is running out of timbre ideas. And for that matter, it has "changed a few games" over the years, all at an under-$200 price point.
The Channel One has a lovely little auto compressor that is fantastic for very gentle (and extremely transparent) auto-squashing via twin VCAs when otherwise doing direct. However, the JangleBox's NORMAL mode can introduce classic a Ross ceiling that sometimes works really well in sequence/tandem with the Channel One, without especially raising the noise ceiling...both knobs at 10:00, it's often my secret weapon for mid-position Jazz Bass tones, while adjusting the Channel One to subsequently crush no more than 3dB at peak.
The BRIGHT switch does wonders for Tic-Tac bass and cowboy baritone/Bass VI timbres, while really strangling the dynamics, the more you turn it up. It's a delightful hi-pass that with half of the tone color being in the compression stage itself...although noise can be an issue. Also sounds fantastic with a P-bass when doing Peter Hook-style picking up the neck as well.
I'll flip things over to the DARK switch when dealing with especially noisy single coils yet, and/or intended darker tones a la reggae/ska, or when thumbing with flats and I need to really bring on the fat.
I think it was $179 at the time of purchase, so we're in the ballpark if you're interested in messing about with something around $200 that's at least different, although it certainly may not be your cup o' tea.
On a more (tone)colorful note, when it comes to tracking at my studio and seeing if some unexpected EQ/Dynamics can be milked out for an alternative take, I reach for my old JangleBox, easily one of the most "conveniently interesting" tools when tracking D.I., when I'd normally just run it direct into the SPL Channel One -> Apollo 8.
I'm always finding new tones with it, and will bring it out when a client is running out of timbre ideas. And for that matter, it has "changed a few games" over the years, all at an under-$200 price point.
The Channel One has a lovely little auto compressor that is fantastic for very gentle (and extremely transparent) auto-squashing via twin VCAs when otherwise doing direct. However, the JangleBox's NORMAL mode can introduce classic a Ross ceiling that sometimes works really well in sequence/tandem with the Channel One, without especially raising the noise ceiling...both knobs at 10:00, it's often my secret weapon for mid-position Jazz Bass tones, while adjusting the Channel One to subsequently crush no more than 3dB at peak.
The BRIGHT switch does wonders for Tic-Tac bass and cowboy baritone/Bass VI timbres, while really strangling the dynamics, the more you turn it up. It's a delightful hi-pass that with half of the tone color being in the compression stage itself...although noise can be an issue. Also sounds fantastic with a P-bass when doing Peter Hook-style picking up the neck as well.
I'll flip things over to the DARK switch when dealing with especially noisy single coils yet, and/or intended darker tones a la reggae/ska, or when thumbing with flats and I need to really bring on the fat.
I think it was $179 at the time of purchase, so we're in the ballpark if you're interested in messing about with something around $200 that's at least different, although it certainly may not be your cup o' tea.
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