by vrom » Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:03 am
So... been listening online, and narrowed down some fine suggestions from here and elsewhere. The following are effects I have not tried on my bass, all other suggestions that I have tried on my bass have been dismissed, with sincere gratitude for the thoughtful input.
EBS Metaldrive: no one (except the dude from Entombed) seems to use this, at least no one has an opinion about it that isn't endorsed by EBS. All the vids I see/hear lead me to believe it's too honky. Not the rumbling destruction I'm looking for... so it's off the list. $199 - verdict: no...
Heavy Electronics El Oso: Pretty much the same as above, honky and splattery. It almost sounds like there is some rumble in there, under all the splatter, but still, not what I'm after. $149 - verdict: no...
OKKO Basstard: Gotta say, the name is a turn off... I mean, we all agree calling a guitarist a Guitard is mean, so why would I want Basstard on my board? Yeah, I get it, bastard; like a dude who's mother got impregnated out of wedlock, but with two ss's, uh huh, yeah... Heh, anyway, 'clever' marketing aside, this one seems to suffer from similar honk as most bass distortions, but the low rumble seems more pronounced than the above two, maybe it can be dialed out... This made the shorter list. Too bad it's so pricey. $305 - verdict: maybe...
Dwarfcraft Baby Thundaa: Very cool fuzz, not the right kind of distortion though... $200 - verdict: nope
Landmine Distortion: Fuzz... I can get this sound and more from the TFR. $139 (if you can find it). - verdict: nope
smallsound/bigsound Mini: Not as distorted as I want, too tame. Sounds good, just not what I need. $159 - verdict: no
Darkglass B7K: It's a B3K with eq settings, and the closest I've heard online to what I'm after. I don't think I'd ever use the DI on this though. Still, a 4 band eq is tempting, and worth the mad duckets if it does what I need. $389 - verdict: maybe
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So, verdict: OKKO Basstard or B7K would potentially get me closer to what I'm after (with eq'ing and amp tweaking, of course). Damn I have expensive taste.
Ok, back to the drawing, I mean, pedalboard. I'm gonna mess with the B3K and different eq settings, onboard and off, to see if I really need to spend more money to get the grumbly rumbly I'm after.
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