fretmeister Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I am really liking the sound of the Bass Butler in all the clips. That might go on the GAS list. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 my faves.... The two Origin effects ones, though is it cheating as they have amp sim on? The two Tech 21 rack models, VT bass and Geddy sig The Digbeth thing also stood out, I've not heard of that one before Also nice most the time but not as nice as the above The Badwater, and the Bass butler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Darkglass Microtubes B7K Orange Bass Butler GK Plex Tech21 Geddy All got my vote Which is rather annoying as I have the Sansamp and Ampeg SCRDI. I liked the Sansamp in that clip, wouldn’t rave about it, but not keen on the SCRDI at all (tho love it when I use it at home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 46 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: but not keen on the SCRDI at all it sounded so bad in that clip I did wonder if something was wrong with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The standouts for me were the B7K, the humble Sansamp, the Doug, and surprisingly the TE Transit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The most consistently good ones to my ears were the Bassrig SV, Arkham and Geddy, whereas I found the Trickfish, AE Ultra and Badwater unspectacular but solid. SCR-DI, Transit and Microtubes X were terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Great video. I watched this intently, tonight, as need to buy a Pre-amp/DI. For me, there were two clear winners ; The MXR and the Origin Effects Vintage (Blue one). They sounded thicker, fuller and smoother, and more powerful than the others, with real 'body' and presence. Conversely I disliked the Darkglass ones and thought the Trace Elliot and Ampeg were the poorest sounding across the board. Although TBF, it sounded like the settings for the TE were all over the shop. On the back of this, I've ordered the MXR! Edited December 1, 2022 by 40hz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bisby Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 For me the darkglass b7k ultra sounded great for all genres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 A really really good comparison, and there's something for everyone in there too. It gives a real world setting for everything too, as some preamps just sound pants compared to others, depending on the player and the bass, so much more honest than most test videos where everything is tweaked to sound as good as possible, sometimes, I suspect with external gear. My favourites were mainly the Sansamp ones, the VT Bass mainly, but I will always have a soft spot for the BDDI, which is lucky as I have one Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 I wish they had included the Behringer tribute to the BDDI in as well. Would have been interesting to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, fretmeister said: I wish they had included the Behringer tribute to the BDDI in as well. Would have been interesting to hear that. I think for all intents and purposes, in a mix like that you wouldn't hear much of a difference. I believe there is a little more finesse in the BDDI tone in isolation, and the build quality will obviously be night and day Ultimately, it's meant to be a pretty accurate clone, mainly just the quality of build and components that make the difference, oh and the BDDI V2 has a bit more going on control wise too, the Behringer is a clone of the V1. Edited December 13, 2022 by eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 I've got the Behringer and I did have a BDDI V1 about a decade ago, so I can't really remember it accurately. The clone sounds great even if it is not accurate. And as the V2 are now nearly £300 it will have to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 27 minutes ago, fretmeister said: I've got the Behringer and I did have a BDDI V1 about a decade ago, so I can't really remember it accurately. The clone sounds great even if it is not accurate. And as the V2 are now nearly £300 it will have to do! Yeah, the SansAmp pricing has gone WAY up. I bought my original V1 back in the 90s for not much more than £100 new. That's since gone, and I got a good as new V2 for £150 about 2 years ago. I guess they're just keeping up with the prices of all their competition, as these preamp pedals are getting very pricey now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) ^^^ £100 in 1990 is now worth £225 due to inflation though (and the v2 can be got for £253 from GAK, with £150 still roughly the going rate for a good 2nd hand one), so not as much of a cost increase as it might seem. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator Edited December 13, 2022 by SumOne 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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