RaNoFuNkY Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Hi All, Looking for some advice. I regularly switch between three basses which massively differ in output; 1) a 9V active humbucking bass, 2) a VERY hot 18V Modulus flea bass, and 3) a passive Fender Precision with flats. Some pedals on my board sound fantastic with the P bass, but need a lot of tweaking with an active bass (and these are also different to each other). The Zvex Woolly Mammoth is a good example of this, although it's true for almost all my pedals. I basically think I need a pedal similar to the GigRig's Three2one, whereby I can chose between three different inputs, and use a dedicated preamp on each input to boost/cut the signal, so there is parity between the three basses. I just wondered, is this piece of kit the answer? Surely "boosting" my P bass with that preamp would colour it's tone or turn it into an "active" bass, which would then disagree with the Woolly Mammoth? Or, I could "cut" the hot outputs of my active basses, but that might cause a loss of tone/character too? Any thoughts? Alternatively, if this sort of pedal would cure my woes, then are there others out there I should consider? I think there's a Radial product, and perhaps something from Bright Onions, but the individual preamp for each of the three bass inputs (provided that this is suitable) looks best? Any advice welcomed! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 As someone who has used the Radial Bigshot i/o, the Radial Bassbone and the Providence Dual Bass Station to regularly switch between basses, I think that [i]should[/i] do the job of balancing input gains between instruments very nicely. No onboard EQ of course, but presumably you will use your basses to deal with that. How it sounds, though, you can only tell by trying.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byo Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 I think that the GigRig Three2One will do the job perfectly as every bass will have a boost/cut section to even out the general signal before it hits your pedals. Another solution is the Source Audio programable EQ as you can store presets (volume/gain) but you would have to switch cables with every bass swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaNoFuNkY Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Cheers both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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