Big Low End

I’ve been using an OBNE Signal Blender for a while to blend overdrive, a harsher distortion and a clean signal. Despite trying all the options of the phase buttons, I was never able to quite stop it from sounding a bit muddy/unclear. So I recently looked at all the reviews for the EHX Tri Parallel Mixer and swapped it in. I’m parallel mixing exactly what I was with the OBNE (clean, OD, distortion) but I’m far happier with the clarity of the final signal. I don’t know what it is, whether there’s better management of phasing, but it just sounds better and less muddy. Just my observations in case anyone is considering buying one of the two. With neither pedal was there a loss of low end, it’s just that the EHX seems to do everything with a bit more clarity.

Love the purple GZ so much I had to buy the white one. Pickups are different so I don’t just have two clones.

Best of luck, it might just be something like firmware. Please let us know how you get on.

Sounds like it might have Windows 98 running inside. 😳

I just bought Nigel’s Handbox WB-100, it’s an amazing amp. Great transaction, nice bloke. Thank you Nigel!

Yes it looks the business in the pictures but it’s a sheep in wolf’s clothing.

I’ve had exactly one of these - very flimsy but you can’t tell from the picture. Not recommended I’m sorry to say.

Wise words. For me it’s even worse than “won’t reach”, it’s often a case of thinking I’ve finally attained the tones I always wanted, then something in my brain gradually talks me out of it. Not sure if it’s that I get bored with sounds or that I have a relentless view that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Then I spend a stupid amount of money and the new pedal has to be justified. It sounds fresh and temporarily becomes the pedal which “ends my need for further adjustment of the pedalboard”. And so it goes on, the never-ending cycle. I have two shelves at home cluttered with pedals no longer used. I hope the ME90B is a keeper for you.

Do you feel you’ll remain happy with the ME90B a year from now or do you have a long history of chopping and changing like most bass players and guitarists? If the latter don’t sell those pedals.

Has anyone made a recent video of the various sounds after owning one of these for a few weeks?

Some very usable sounds there (plus the usual complete nonsense sounds you get on all multi fx). I’m impressed by it. If I was in the market for new tones I’d be very tempted. Everything i heard on that video apart from the synth stuff sounded as good as analog pedals to me.

I’m actually hoping for an amateur in this group to post their thoughts on the various types of emulations, how they sound both on their own and in the band setting. The YouTube videos I’ve seen so far haven’t gone much into the quality of the sounds, more the specifics of the technology. If I’ve missed a good video exploring most of the sounds could you post a link? Thanks.

I’m waiting for an owner of this new product to report on the quality of the sounds rather than the technical features….

I was expecting a lot more interest in this. Digital modellers have not been my cuppa in the past, but I was hoping this one might not have that obvious digital sound to it.

The Bootsy Collins. I will NEVER buy one but if one was given to me I’d be very happy.

That’s a great spectrum of drive tones, certainly for me. Seems like the general direction manufacturers have been going in the last 3 or so years is more towards this organic, tube-like tone for drives. I’ve heard more decent new bass drive pedals in the last 3 years than I heard in the preceding 10.

Got me worried now

Thanks but careful of what?

Just to be clear, they’re not my buttocks! I’m male and struggle to ever put on any weight.

You didn’t have to wait long.

No, and my forum name is a joke because I’m stick-thin. Couldn’t think of a better name.

Moderate ability player here, returning to music after a 5 year break. Mainly rock, simple covers etc.