ahpook Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) Got this a few days ago from DV247 - I've been fancying a change in the way I record bass after years of using the speaker simulator on my EBS Microbass II. The EBS is a great unit, but I find you have to keep the input level fairly low to stop it breaking up in a not-so-pleasant way and it can sound a little brittle (to my ears anyway). Worth saying that I use the EBS in my home studio solely as a speaker sim and DI - all the controls are set flat. Just so you know the set-up is: Bass -> Effects -> Bass preamp (Ampeg SVP-Pro or Trace Elliot V-Type) -> EBS -> Firewire Desk -> PC. Doing a bit a reading up I found the cheaper end of the Palmer speaker sim range, the DI-09 which was affordable enough to try out and return if didn't fancy it. Well, after a few days tinkering with it, I'm very impressed. It's a lot smoother-sounding than the EBS and, being passive (and capable of taking speaker-level signals) doesn't break up at all. There are three settings, Bright, Normal and Mellow - Bright's a bit much, but the Normnal and Mellow are very good - the Mellow's very good for heavier fuzzy or distorted sounds. It sounds great on guitar too, specially taming the spikier sounds from my Fender Jaguar. So, very pleased - a great little unit Edited May 30, 2015 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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