Skezza Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 MXR M80 di has anyone tried one are they any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I've had one a few years, perfectly capable DI and also a good eq, nice parametric mids. Some basses just sound better with it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Built like a tank, good EQ. I found the distortion a bit too aggressive for my tastes and struggled to get a good tone with the effect switched on. But for clean, worked a treat. I only changed it out for a Tech21 VTDI because I preferred the mid voicing, but it also turns out that the distortion/overdrive is more to my taste (although not separately switchable ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I’ve been using one for close to 15 years. I first bought it secondhand to use as a Di for am amp less rig, and is still going strong ( although I have replaced one of the footswitches) it did the job admirably. The eq I found to be very musical, and the distortion when used carefully sounded great using the blend. I very much prefer to use it over the other pres that I own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Used one for years as a DI, boost and drive. Liked combining the drive with other pedals as you can retain a lot of your clean signal with it and end up with some really beefy but still cutting sounds. Was immense when paired with a Mastotron - massive dirty low end with that edge the M80 does so well. Sold it as I just play clean now and wanted a more versatile pre with a tuner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I was just chatting about this unit earlier. I preferred it over the sansamp BDDI as I found the MXR to suit what I was doing better. Paired with a jazz it sounded great with a hint of drive, had a good eq and paired well with my drive pedals at the time. I’m relying on a tone hammer as my go to eq unit but it’s a different voicing to the M80 with the TH a more vintage overall ‘flavour’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I found the MXR to be much less coloured in the sound, unlike the Tech21 products. Which is why at the time I didn’t keep hold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I found the MXR to be much less coloured in the sound, unlike the Tech21 products. Which is why at the time I didn’t keep hold of it. I think that’s why I liked it. I guess some like that BDDI tone as it is ‘that’ tone. I found I could integrate the M80 more easily into what I was doing and make it more prominent if I wanted it to be. If I wanted the BDDI to be less prominent I had to switch it off 😀 Just depends what ones sonic goal is but both good units and will last a lifetime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 04/03/2020 at 17:08, Skezza said: MXR M80 di has anyone tried one are they any good? I've got two...they're very clean but do a great job, small footprint too. I tend to keep mine as a backup DI as I prefer a warmer tube-ier sound these days but very impressed by them. They're always the DI's I recommend to my bass students as a good starting point for when they're thinking about their signal chain. You can't go wrong with one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 12 hours ago, krispn said: I think that’s why I liked it. I guess some like that BDDI tone as it is ‘that’ tone. I found I could integrate the M80 more easily into what I was doing and make it more prominent if I wanted it to be. If I wanted the BDDI to be less prominent I had to switch it off 😀 Just depends what ones sonic goal is but both good units and will last a lifetime. Agree, at the moment for what I’m doing the non-colouring of the sound would make the MXR ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 Thanks for all the replies guys. I was thinking of carrying one as a backup DI. Most gigs I play i use a Genz Benz shuttle 6 or the genx benz 3T. But would like to try using a DI I play in two bands, bass in one six string guitar in the other. I DI my guitar into the PA and have done for a few years. I will look out for one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I used one back in my Spector days. A wonderful combination. Not sure why I sold it, if I'm honest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) If it is clean you want then the smaller M81 is very very very annoyingly clean. I never use mine without some sort of warmer-upper. Maybe I need to trade for something else! Edited March 9, 2020 by fretmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassicVibes Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 The clean section is good. The drive section is good for hard rock and metal but definitely not just a hint of valvey goodness. But the worst thing? The colour button auto engaging when you hit the drive section! Hence, I would just buy the M81. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I agree with the colour auto engage. That aside I really like the pedal and tend to run the drive always on. I bump the mids up to about 3 o’clock to compensate the colour, gain down to minimum, blend about 9 o’clock. Both switches engaged. Sounds great to my ears. Just a little taste of bite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thanks for all those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbartlett Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Just a quick update. I’ve been in the recording studio the last few days. The engineer took a studio DI and also a DI from my M80. After the second song he stopped using the studio DI as said the MXR was better 👍🏼 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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