Really? I have the opposite. With passive basses I can't get enough drive to get overdriven. Whereas with my Stingray, it's got so much juice that it overdrives really easily and nicely.
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What pedals have disappointed you lately?
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Really? I have the opposite. With passive basses I can't get enough drive to get overdriven. Whereas with my Stingray, it's got so much juice that it overdrives really easily and nicely.
Dear Deep Impact-
I really wanted it to work out between us, I thought I could love you forever with your big sassy writing and sexy redness. I thought if I just kept tweaked you, you'd be able to do everything I wanted and more. the truth of the matter is that you just don't float my boat like an OC2, Rat and line6 fm4 do. I know, I have no sense of decency or class... .. but I just can't handle the denial any longer.I'll always remember you, but it's time you got back in your box and headed over to ebay. Goodbye.
Tom.
I really wanted it to work out between us, I thought I could love you forever with your big sassy writing and sexy redness. I thought if I just kept tweaked you, you'd be able to do everything I wanted and more. the truth of the matter is that you just don't float my boat like an OC2, Rat and line6 fm4 do. I know, I have no sense of decency or class... .. but I just can't handle the denial any longer.I'll always remember you, but it's time you got back in your box and headed over to ebay. Goodbye.
Tom.
+1
i did the DI thing twice. and both times my Octaver, OD/Fuzz, and Envelope Filter combo overtook it. Great minds think alike
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i will have to say... EVERY muff for me... i tried to love them... but i went through a usa, russian, old green muff, LBM... and i couldnt justify keeping them.
This will probably piss some off... but I'm finding the Boss BF2 Flanger to be disappointing me lately. Mine is a Taiwanese made one. it doesn't loose low end when engaged, but it certainly boosts treble and adds this high-end harsh metallicness that I cannot stand. I also find the flange to not be strong enough for my liking. I want something thicker. Maybe analogue is the direction I need to go in...
The EHX NANO Dr Q sucked for me. That went back in two days. I couldnt get a decent sound out of that one to save my life.
The DOD FX25B. This is the bass one with three knobs. I guess it was okay, but not enough wetness for me. I also like a pretty sharp filter attack, and it couldnt give it to me.
The DOD FX25B. This is the bass one with three knobs. I guess it was okay, but not enough wetness for me. I also like a pretty sharp filter attack, and it couldnt give it to me.
My 20.00 Danelectro Wasabi. I was expecting a poorly built trash pedal that I wasted 20 bucks on.
Heavy Duty, decent sounds, and 20.00 bucks. I am highly disappointed I didn't pay more for it.
Heavy Duty, decent sounds, and 20.00 bucks. I am highly disappointed I didn't pay more for it.
Tried out the current Digitech Whammy pedal. Didn't give me the smooth pitch bend I've heard so much on various RATM/Audioslave records (but then again, it's not exactly the same Whammy pedal used by Tom Morello). However, I was told that the pedal wasn't calibrated. So I'll try it out again later on, calibrating it first.
Here's my list, though not all have been "lately", and some of them are pretty minor disappointments...
DOD FX25 (the original version) - waaaay too thin-sounding.
Dunlop Bass Crybaby - too thin, not enough range, not enough wah effect.
EBS OctaBass - tracking ability seems pretty overhyped; for me it still struggles with double-stops and anything below A-flat or so... not much better than my Boss OC-2.
EBS UniChorus - The flange option doesn't do it for me, sounds too much like the normal chorus; otherwise the pedal is very nice, once you open it up and adjust the internal blend trimpot to taste.
Tech21 Bass XXL - my guitarist uses the original version and it makes his Tele sound HUGE, so I tried the bass version; it really rips, but somehow lacks the right meatiness.
Tech21 Bass Compactor - couldn't handle the hot output from my G&L; interesting as a wet fart emulator however.
Zvex Lo-Fi Loop Junky - the vibrato is pretty hard to hear with a bass.
To the Stingray people with overdrive problems: try out an EBS MultiDrive. Great for getting just the right amount of breakup/grind/edge/grit/dirt/whatever-you-wanna-call-it, and has an active/passive setting for hot basses. I'd like it a bit better if it had some treble boost ability, but there are other things out there to handle the EQing if you're just looking for something that can get you the right breakup.
DOD FX25 (the original version) - waaaay too thin-sounding.
Dunlop Bass Crybaby - too thin, not enough range, not enough wah effect.
EBS OctaBass - tracking ability seems pretty overhyped; for me it still struggles with double-stops and anything below A-flat or so... not much better than my Boss OC-2.
EBS UniChorus - The flange option doesn't do it for me, sounds too much like the normal chorus; otherwise the pedal is very nice, once you open it up and adjust the internal blend trimpot to taste.
Tech21 Bass XXL - my guitarist uses the original version and it makes his Tele sound HUGE, so I tried the bass version; it really rips, but somehow lacks the right meatiness.
Tech21 Bass Compactor - couldn't handle the hot output from my G&L; interesting as a wet fart emulator however.
Zvex Lo-Fi Loop Junky - the vibrato is pretty hard to hear with a bass.
To the Stingray people with overdrive problems: try out an EBS MultiDrive. Great for getting just the right amount of breakup/grind/edge/grit/dirt/whatever-you-wanna-call-it, and has an active/passive setting for hot basses. I'd like it a bit better if it had some treble boost ability, but there are other things out there to handle the EQing if you're just looking for something that can get you the right breakup.
Hey man, can I get more info on why this sucked. I've been dying to find out about this pedal...
My DOD 250 was far less impressive than I had hoped for... course... it's a $40 pedal built for guitar, so what the heck. My stingray didn't really agree with the pedal to start, but even my MIM jazz didn't sound all that hot through it. Don't get me wrong; the overdrive/distortion is usable, just not fantastic.
My fulltone bass-drive, however, has made me a happy man. With that said I don't find the "boost" channel to be of much use since I like the "vintage" (tubescreamer) setting best. I wish there was a way to make the boost channel a volume boost rather than an additional gain boost, but that's ok... pedal still sounds fantastic to me.
My fulltone bass-drive, however, has made me a happy man. With that said I don't find the "boost" channel to be of much use since I like the "vintage" (tubescreamer) setting best. I wish there was a way to make the boost channel a volume boost rather than an additional gain boost, but that's ok... pedal still sounds fantastic to me.
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Sansamp BDDI. Couldn't handle my hot pickups (would fart) or would be too scooped. when blend was low the effect didn't give an inspiring tone i was bummed
Lately:
Aphex Bass Xciter - Loved what it did for my tone, hate the construction. Having it start to fritz out on me during a show was the last straw.
Music ElectroniX MessDrive - Loved some of the fuzz tones that it could get, hated how I couldn't control when they came. It worked better with my Hematoma than with my Bass Drive, and I won't get rid of it.
Fulltone ChoralFlange - Loved it when I bought it, hated the flange from the beginning and grew dissatisfied with the Chorus over time.
EHX Clone Theory - Liked the Chorus 2 sound, hated that I didn't love it enough to hang onto it. Also thought I lost too much lows when it was on.
Boss BF-2 and BF-3 Flangers - See Tbirdbassist's post. Given that what I really want is Gallup's sound with the Cure, I'd think that these would be the pedals for me...but it just didn't work out.
Aphex Bass Xciter - Loved what it did for my tone, hate the construction. Having it start to fritz out on me during a show was the last straw.
Music ElectroniX MessDrive - Loved some of the fuzz tones that it could get, hated how I couldn't control when they came. It worked better with my Hematoma than with my Bass Drive, and I won't get rid of it.
Fulltone ChoralFlange - Loved it when I bought it, hated the flange from the beginning and grew dissatisfied with the Chorus over time.
EHX Clone Theory - Liked the Chorus 2 sound, hated that I didn't love it enough to hang onto it. Also thought I lost too much lows when it was on.
Boss BF-2 and BF-3 Flangers - See Tbirdbassist's post. Given that what I really want is Gallup's sound with the Cure, I'd think that these would be the pedals for me...but it just didn't work out.
Hmm.. the Digitech Bass Synth Wah really didn't do it for me at all.. just found it harsh and annoying sounding. Then I tried a BMS and I liked some of the sounds it came out with, but just SO complicated and had some tracking and triggering issues with it.
Then I tried out an Ibanez SB7, the cheapest of the bunch, and it tracks the best and is the easiest to get a good sound out of. I'll be buying it soon
Then I tried out an Ibanez SB7, the cheapest of the bunch, and it tracks the best and is the easiest to get a good sound out of. I'll be buying it soon
