XO Bass Micro Synth

[judas jedermann]

I am a bit disappointed if BMS doesn`t work with daisy chain. I already have older reissue with true bypass mod and I thought new reissue would be nicer because it is smaller and I thought it could be powered with 1-spot amongst my other pedals. Now it seems that the only benefit is its size.

 

[Chronicle]

You need an isolated power?? Good thing i'm buying a voodoo lab

 

[David Wilson]

Smaller, true-bypass (presumably - better be anyway because the old unit's bypass was terrible), 9v, stronger enclosure - seems to fix everything that was wrong with the old one.

exactly, turns it into a bit of a must have pedal IMO.

 

[syciprider]

Does it still have the on off switch in addition to the stomp and the gain trimpot?

 

[JanusZarate]

Does it still have the on off switch in addition to the stomp and the gain trimpot?

No on/off switch. Just a bypass switch.

I wonder about the trimpots... someone's going to need to open one of these up.

 

[syciprider]

Man I'm getting some GAS.

But oh how I love looking at my unnecessarily large BMS and POG units side by side on my board.

 

[coreyfyfe]

quick pic taken with my phone, but heres the inside.

has the trim pot.

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[andvari7]

Oh, great. Just what I need right now: an improvement on a pedal that is crucial to my sound.

Why, oh, WHY can't Electro-Harmonix release an XO version of the Stereo Polychorus? It's the only pedal I really, truly want right now, and Electro-Harmonix is now QUITE aware of it. The least they could do - the LEAST they could do - is humor me, release it, and give me a free one (especially for all of the patronage I have contributed to them - at LEAST $500). I'll even design the damn thing, if it'll help.

 

[kevteop]

quick pic taken with my phone, but heres the inside.

Wah! Different circuit!

Please tell me it sounds like the old one.

 

[andrewd]

Wah! Different circuit!

Please tell me it sounds like the old one.

Perhaps they combined both boards onto one thanks to the SMD components?

 

[JanusZarate]

Wah! Different circuit!

Duh. It's an XO series pedal - the old PCBs don't fit in the new enclosures. But they stay fairly faithful to the original circuit - they're just largely re-arranged and built with SMD components. So, stop panicking and try one out first.

Perhaps they combined both boards onto one thanks to the SMD components?

The PCB visible in the photo doesn't have the connection points for the sliders. Also, in the bottom-left corner, the PCB is labeled "Bottom Layer". So... it's definitely a two-PCB design just like its predecessor.

 

[PhatBasstard]

Cons:...Doesn't do well on the B string from Eb and below.

I can get by the power supply issue, but this is a real deal breaker for me. Give me back my Deep Impact.

 

[judas jedermann]

So does it sound like the bigger reissue? Any tonal differences?

 

[KarateKid25]

quick pic taken with my phone, but heres the inside.

has the trim pot.

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I notice it now has PCB mounted jacks... Not a fan of that.

Do most of the newer smaller EHX pedals have that?

EDIT: The switch will be more of a pain to replace too

 

[andvari7]

I would presume that all of them do.

 

[KarateKid25]

Yeah...

The smaller pedals are great for space, but they just 'don't make em like they used to'..

 

[RCCollins]

Oh, great. Just what I need right now: an improvement on a pedal that is crucial to my sound.

Why, oh, WHY can't Electro-Harmonix release an XO version of the Stereo Polychorus? It's the only pedal I really, truly want right now, and Electro-Harmonix is now QUITE aware of it. The least they could do - the LEAST they could do - is humor me, release it, and give me a free one (especially for all of the patronage I have contributed to them - at LEAST $500). I'll even design the damn thing, if it'll help.

I'm pretty sure the Sterop Polychorus is ALREADY an XO pedal - there isn't a full-size version and I am not sure there ever was one...

I want it too though

 

[dancehallclasher]

I'm pretty sure the Sterop Polychorus is ALREADY an XO pedal - there isn't a full-size version and I am not sure there ever was one...

I want it too though

no, it's full size. The enclosure is pretty much the same thing as a Deluxe Memory Man.

 

[JanusZarate]

I would presume that all of them do.

Yep - all the new ones are like that.

The smaller pedals are great for space, but they just 'don't make em like they used to'..

In the case of EHX, that's usually a good thing.

I'm pretty sure the Sterop Polychorus is ALREADY an XO pedal - there isn't a full-size version and I am not sure there ever was one...

It's not. You're thinking of the Polyphase. The Polychorus has yet to be "converted".

The original Polyphase seems to be very hard to find, but I've seen one. I've talked to a few people who didn't realize an old version had existed at one point!

 

[FrigginChris]

none of my local places have them yet. does anyone know of an online dealer that i can order one from?