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Worst pedal you ever bought!
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EHX Bassballs. Almost never managed to make it work decently. I tried modding it, but overdid it and killed the pedal.
Boss RV-3 and EHX Stereo Electric Mistress. Both sounded totally cold and lifeless with my set-up.
Fishman fission bass powerchord fx. Had high hopes for this one. Ended up being expensive, played with it for a solid 2 weeks got maybe 1 decent sounding setting out of it. Promptly sold it and I never sell my effects pedals.
I didn't like Source Audio's pedals. Sold them shortly after getting them...
Sansamp Bass Driver DI.
I got it because I liked some of the stuff recorded with it. And for a lot of players it's just THE pedal for metal... not for me.
I only once really used it for a part of one scene of a musical. Now it's still on my board but I noticed I always rather use my ODB-3 or my VT Bass. Now I want a B7K for more versatility and mid control.
The BDDI is probably the first pedal I'll sell.
I got it because I liked some of the stuff recorded with it. And for a lot of players it's just THE pedal for metal... not for me.
I only once really used it for a part of one scene of a musical. Now it's still on my board but I noticed I always rather use my ODB-3 or my VT Bass. Now I want a B7K for more versatility and mid control.
The BDDI is probably the first pedal I'll sell.
Boss LMB-3. Did not like how it altered my tone. I prefer my compressor/limiter to be transparent.
Ovni Labs updated review describes it well: "In my previous review of this pedal, from about six years ago, I said the high frequencies were "clear and present"; this was not quite correct. With the Enhance knob turned down, it actually rolls the highs down significantly in a long slope starting around 600 Hz. Turning the Enhance up brings back the highs, but also produces a sharp scoop in the mids (centered around 2 KHz). Check the review of the older LM-2B for an RTA chart comparing the frequency response of both pedals. There is no way to get a flat EQ with any setting of this pedal. Turning the Enhance up also amplifies any noise in your signal path, so between the noise and the mid-scoop, I advise using as little as possible of that knob. I wish they had included an attack control instead."
Ovni Labs updated review describes it well: "In my previous review of this pedal, from about six years ago, I said the high frequencies were "clear and present"; this was not quite correct. With the Enhance knob turned down, it actually rolls the highs down significantly in a long slope starting around 600 Hz. Turning the Enhance up brings back the highs, but also produces a sharp scoop in the mids (centered around 2 KHz). Check the review of the older LM-2B for an RTA chart comparing the frequency response of both pedals. There is no way to get a flat EQ with any setting of this pedal. Turning the Enhance up also amplifies any noise in your signal path, so between the noise and the mid-scoop, I advise using as little as possible of that knob. I wish they had included an attack control instead."
I had either a Digitech or DOD compressor many years ago that just hissed like crazy. Ithink that was the worst.
Really? I had this one and thought it was pretty good. A bit noisy but it had a very strong flanger sound.
Not a one. I have loved every one of the 200 pedals I have traded for, bought, traded away or sold over the last three years. Some were not for me, others were, but my wonderlust for the next pedal was never satiated.
