Yamaha NE-1

I think that Michael Jewels uses one... Maybe a PM to him? I seem to recall a mention when I was glomming information on my Jack Casady bass. Can ya back me up on this Michael???

-robert

 

I got mine for $30 at one of those GC blow-outs. $50 is still a very good price, if it does what you want. It's not really set up to be a DI. One 1/4-inch in, one 1/4-inch out. It's pretty good if you're fond of scooped tones (which I am) ala Nathan East. As pointed out in the BP review, it's essentially a semi-fully-parametric EQ. You have your choice of two bandwidths, deep and not-so-deep (or was it shallow?), and a variable frequency center. You can also set it "flat," which I suspect is a bypass. There's no numeric indication of the bandwith or center frequencies around the knobs ... just dots. Not even 1 - 10 numbers. So you just have to futz around with it 'til you get your tone. Overall, it's fun to diddle, but I can get pretty much any of its tones with the EQ on my WT-300. Which makes me wonder why Nathan needs one, since he usually plays through a WT-800.

 

No and no.

 

Hey Barroso, what's up? Munji and Brian R. stated the facts. But, as Rllefevb hinted, this thing sounds absolutely great. It's such a simple box, but, it makes any bass sound better. I don't fully understand the technical way it works, but, to put it in simple language, it takes the regular sound of your bass, and lets you micro fine tune it. When I use it with my Jack Casady, I get the basic sound I want ( bass, middle, treble) from the amp, then I plug in the NE-1, and it really lets me fine tune the sound. If I have the controls set for a smooth, mellow tone, the NE-1 makes it smoother. It will also work the opposite, and make your bass growl like an animal. As Munji said, you have to sit down with it for a few minutes, and play with it, and your amp. It's definitely worth $50.00. If you have the chance, I'd say buy it. On certain settings, I can almost make my Casady sound like an upright bass with frets. It's excellent.

Mike J.