doctorbass Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Been using a Tech 21Leeds lately. Well worth trying even if you dont want to go into full on Entwhistle territory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1405545821' post='2502995'] What is the bass retention like on this pedal? I love the John Wetton sound, but I'm worried that the Leeds is a guitar pedal... I understand it is covered by the 'Jimmy mod' which adds bass back to these pedals. [/quote] I use mine as a preamp into a power amp. No problems with a lack of low end. When I first bought it I used it as a standard drive pedal between the bass and the amp and there was no bass loss then either. The Leeds is not a guitar specific pedal, it's designed for use with bass or guitar. I haven't done a direct comparison but I imagine the VT would have more low end on tap though. It depends on the sound you're after - the Ampeg tone doesn't work at all for me! Also, you don't need to push the drive too high to get in the Entwistle ballpark. That sound is as much about technique and string brightness as overdrive. The Leeds comes with suggestions of how to recreate Entwistle's LAL tone, and it's miles off (as the Tech 21 Youtube demo shows) I imagine if you push the pedal to extremes you would probably have to drop the lows to stop it becoming farty. I had the good fortune to test drive a Darkglass Microtubes Vintage the other day and that, combined with the Leeds, realy nailed Wetton's Red tone. Edited July 17, 2014 by Cosmo Valdemar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Oh yes, the microtubes is a very, very nice box. Edited July 17, 2014 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me And My Bass Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 There is a Tech21 VT Deluxe in the for section . . . shameless plug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1405626040' post='2503860'] Oh yes, the microtubes is a very, very nice box. [/quote] Pity it's £200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes, not cheap. I went for the deluxe one as i wanted an almost direct replacement for my BDDI. The EQ is worth the extra cost for me, although to look at it you wouldnt think it cost this much. My budget at the time was for a new head so i didnt mind too much, but now i also got the head the DG will have to go soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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