sshorepunk Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Anyone used one? saw em in Musicground in Manchester today, didn't get chance to try one! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Bought one about a week ago, though I haven't really used it at all because I can't power it. I managed to snatch 5 minutes using some batteries (used up rather quickly) and I can say already that I absolutely love it, just in that time I was able to get pretty close to all the different fuzzy/distorted sounds I want without losing any low end at all. I'll report back when I get it all powered up (the 18v requirement is awkward!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 i dont like it at all, just doesnt mix well with me, maybe there may be a few nice tones that can be squeezed out of it, but for the stupid price tag and stupeder power consumption, id avoid it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTee Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I love it. But I suppose it depends on what you're after. I was after heavy fat synthy gated sound, which you can get on the more extreme settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 ifound mine to have many very versatile tones available. the extended voltage just seems to keep the sound powerful, and the boost control, is a great addition. a great pedal even at full rrp ( even though it can be found much cheaper!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 I thought it was OK, but you need to use the bespoke power with it... IIRC. Which is no good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunge Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Woo, finally got mine up and running today and I absolutely love it. The only slight niggle is that it doesn't sustain very well. Is there anything I can do/tweak/buy to improve that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I just won one of these from Bass Player magazine... So, what do I think? It seems sturdily built, it's smaller than you'd expect considering the knob count, it's relatively easy to use considering the number of controls. The bypass switching seems very clean, as does the dry side of the blend. Very low noise too. It's quite inherently harsh sounding, like a kind of toothy fuzz, though obviously with all that EQ you can warp it considerably. It certainly leans more towards my Big Muff than my BassDrive. The blend control would probably appeal to lots of other bassists, however after a lot of fiddling and not loving what I heard I turned the blend to 100% wet and there were the sounds I was looking for! It seems I prefer to have an absolutely clean, open and uncompressed sound or a heavily compressed and distorted sound, and I play the instrument differently with the latter. The switchable frequency midrange cut and boost, treble cut and boost and torch switch, all allow you to shift where the dominant fuzz sound sits, which makes it quite a chameleon - every other distortion pedal I've used has done its thing in one particular way. I don't think it'll be coming out on any gigs with me for the moment, not unless I write something that is fuzzcentric. But without obsessing over the very finest details (which you won't hear in the mix anyway) I would say that this pedal can get pretty much every distorted sound under the sun. It ain't pretty but it is clever. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 you won it? lucky bar-stool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='BassManKev' post='39395' date='Jul 31 2007, 10:19 AM']you won it? lucky bar-stool[/quote] I haven't seen the issue yet but it's a reward for some words of wisdom published in the August issue! I won an Akai Deep Impact when that was launched too! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dudewheresmybass Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='Toasted' post='33587' date='Jul 18 2007, 01:40 PM']I thought it was OK, but you need to use the bespoke power with it... IIRC. Which is no good for me.[/quote] a bespoke power suply is not neccessary. it runs beautifully from my Gator Gbus 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Works fine with the 18V supply from my old TE Dual Compressor too. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='39559' date='Jul 31 2007, 03:41 PM']a bespoke power suply is not neccessary. it runs beautifully from my Gator Gbus 8[/quote] Isn't it an 18v pedal? Isn't the Gbus a 9v PSU? Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='Toasted' post='39588' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:26 PM']Isn't it an 18v pedal? Isn't the Gbus a 9v PSU? Joe.[/quote] It's also got 3 18v's as its a straight rip off of the Dunlop brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 [quote name='tayste_2000' post='39593' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:34 PM']It's also got 3 18v's as its a straight rip off of the Dunlop brick[/quote] at a fraction of the price!! - £69 vs £130 (on bass centre website!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hi Guys, I use one of these regularly and find the 18 v requirement is best served with 2 x 9v batteries. Ive had her a year and gig a few times a week as well as rehearse and im only on my second set of duracell. I changed them because I thought she was powering up from some supernatural source. A great sweep of sounds available, take the time to test her and she'll become you best mate. I hate power cables everwhere, shes more than fair on batteries. Just my thoughts Keep Groovin Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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