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Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:16 am
by BoatRich
I've been using a Peavey Butcher on the high gain input for most of my dirt sounds lately, but I need cleans more often so... I'm looking for a low to medium gain distortion to push the low gain as an almost always on and be boosted with a Blower Box or possibly an Elements if I end up picking one up.

I was thinking a Klone of some kind? Posssibly a DOD BiFet? Playing mostly hardcore and weirder heavy stuff with a strong hint of gaze, drone, and ambience. I kinda loved my Fuck for this and I'm wondering if the Mini will do the same? Every demo I've watched it sounds a lot fuzzier. Help me out here.

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:17 am
by UglyCasanova
I was going to suggest a Fuck :p

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:57 am
by kbit
The Mini can sound fuzzier because of the bias control. The crackle feature of the Fuck is basically the bias of the circuit being modulated by your picking strength; where as with the Mini, you set the bias with a pot for the amount of scuzziness you want all the time. I believe the bias control set around 2 o'clock on the Mini is pretty close to how the Fuck is set stock.

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:01 am
by Disarm D'arcy
You seem pretty fixated on a fuck/mini but I just love the driving notion on the VI. But you've already had on right?

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:53 am
by blakestree
I've got a Fredrick Zombie Klone if you're interested. But, I think the Mini sounds better with bass.

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:10 am
by JonnyAngle
Get the mini. I prefer the Mini to the FUck

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:13 am
by UglyCasanova
I clearly need to try a Mini again. Didn't like it as much as the Fuck at the time. :idk:

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:22 am
by BoatRich
Disarm D'arcy wrote:You seem pretty fixated on a fuck/mini but I just love the driving notion on the VI. But you've already had on right?
I've had one a couple of times, it doesn't seem to love high output pickups. I just know I liked the Fuck a lot but never used the crackle in a band setting

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:58 am
by lost in music
JonnyAngle wrote:Get the mini. I prefer the Mini to the FUck
Get two Minis.

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:13 pm
by BoatRich
lost in music wrote:
JonnyAngle wrote:Get the mini. I prefer the Mini to the FUck
Get two Minis.
This does seem reasonable... already considering two bitquests

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:16 pm
by odontophobia
BoatRich wrote:
lost in music wrote:
JonnyAngle wrote:Get the mini. I prefer the Mini to the FUck
Get two Minis.
This does seem reasonable... already considering two bitquests
Things are better in pairs.
Like balls?

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:18 pm
by BoatRich
Anyone use a Mini for heavy shit? I know it'll handle the more sparkly side of things really well

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:37 pm
by PeteeBee
Back when I had my mini I preferred it for the heavy more so than the sparkly. I used a fuck for the lighter and the mini to bring the meat.

Re: Mid Gain Bass VI Dirt?

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:29 pm
by coldbrightsunlight
Mini, fuck, driving notion are all great options. I use the fuck and driving notion for most of my VI dirt.