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XO Bass Micro Synth
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Agreed, Kevteop. Regardless, I'll be having one.
I always thought that it made really cool sounds but that "synth" was a bit of a misnomer. I always thought of it more like a modulation pedal than a synth.
I always thought that it made really cool sounds but that "synth" was a bit of a misnomer. I always thought of it more like a modulation pedal than a synth.
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I TOLD you guys all the sliders would fit on an SMMH-style enclosure.
Remember my "prototype" mockup from a while back?
...wait a minute...
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Am I the only one that is mildly disappointed? I kind of figured that they would do the XO BMS the same way they did the Micro POG; streamline the features a bit, make it a whole lot smaller, and cut the price in half.
You might be the only one.
I'm very pleased to see that they've kept all the features. My original BMS will be in the classifieds very soon.
No, it's the Bass Micro Synth.
Not Synthesizer... it's Synth.
...yeah, this is going to get confusing.
Not Synthesizer... it's Synth.
...yeah, this is going to get confusing.
Does anyone know of a clip where I can hear just the filter section of the BMS? My search fu appears to be weak.
You know what? You already could with the original BMS. It's huge but destroys all competition - and until now, there was no more compact alternative...
I have just one more uestion - and this is IMPROTANT since we're talking about a synth: IS THIS THING ANALOG or have they gone digi with it. becuase if they've gone digital with the same control scheme, I will just keep my original...
I doubt they would try to replace the old analogue circuit. Would they?
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how it sounds, but if it's not as gnarly as the old (presumably discontinued?) one then we might find yet another awesome-sounding synth pedal going for silly money on the used market.
Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to buy a dozen of the current model before the XO replacement reaches British shores.
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how it sounds, but if it's not as gnarly as the old (presumably discontinued?) one then we might find yet another awesome-sounding synth pedal going for silly money on the used market.
Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to buy a dozen of the current model before the XO replacement reaches British shores.
I wouldn't be opposed at all to a digital rebirth of this pedal, especially after my very positive runs with the EHX #1 Echo, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai, and EHX Stereo Electric Mistress.
I never quite grasped the intense opposition to digital... it makes sense for some things like distortion, but since EHX has already proven themselves quite well with resurrecting pedals in digital form, I wouldn't be too worried.
I doubt they would try to replace the old analogue circuit. Would they?
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how it sounds, but if it's not as gnarly as the old (presumably discontinued?) one then we might find yet another awesome-sounding synth pedal going for silly money on the used market.
Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to buy a dozen of the current model before the XO replacement reaches British shores.
Good idea. As bitchen as the SMMH is, it hasn't appeared to affect resale prices on the much larger/analog/wallwart DMM, for example.
I wouldn't be opposed at all to a digital rebirth of this pedal, especially after my very positive runs with the EHX #1 Echo, EHX Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai, and EHX Stereo Electric Mistress.
I never quite grasped the intense opposition to digital... it makes sense for some things like distortion, but since EHX has already proven themselves quite well with resurrecting pedals in digital form, I wouldn't be too worried.
I wouldn't be what you'd call OPPOSED to it - in fact I'd probably buy it - but if it turns out to be digital, I will hold on to my full-size version as well.
Yeah, but neither have the reissues of Big Muff pedals. And QC on the old Muffs is frightening...
It's a symptom of the market - everyone and their grandmother praises the EHX pedals of the old days as if they're flawless.
Quite frankly, with the exception of pedals not yet reissued, I could care less about them... long live the reissues.
So Bass Exchange in L.A. looks like they have this in stock...guess where I'm going Satrurday! And I just got my stimulus check...
