Bass Tones: Ampeg SVX or Pod Farm

[cloy26]

I am in the market for a new amp sim plugin. I am switching over to Pro Tools on a mac, so my beloved free sims won't help me out. I also need a bass sim as well, but I need some direction. I have used the ampeg svx demo and loved it, but never used the pod farm.

How many guys use Pod farm for their bass tones?

The fact that for 150 dollars, I could have one plugin that does BOTH guitar and bass tones, instead of 99 for bass and another however much for revalver,GR, amplitube, etc.

Also, there isn't an impulse loader in pod farm is there? How decent are the on board cabinet sims?

Thanks guys.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I don't know about anyone else, but I hate podfarm for bass shit. I honestly think the ampeg plug blows it right the fuck out the window.

 

[Seth Munson]

I don't know about anyone else, but I hate podfarm for bass shit.

+1

Nigel/Preflex for me, so I dont really have a good vote to help you out.

soz

 

[AdamWathan]

Ampeg SVX

 

[updog]

I own both, and I love SVX but I really haven't been able to tweak a metal bass tone out of it... So I use both. SVX for lows and pod farm for highs

 

[muckypup1]

I'm still looking for a good bass amp sim that can get cool grindy bass tones Not even Ampeg SVX can do it.

 

[Aaron Smith]

I think the SansAmp plug-in sounds better than SVX...

 

[Ermz]

SVX isn't capable of metal tones, of course. It's for rounding off the sound of a DI, giving you a leg up with tweaking out all those low mids, and giving you extra sub harmonics. You use it in conjunction with a distortion plug-in or guitar amp sim for the grit. I now use Ampeg SVX, a Sansamp PSA-1 and Audio Damage Kombinat. When I can be arsed I'll reamp the bass grit out the Recto too (probably the best solution).

 

[Let it burn...]

I think the SansAmp plug-in sounds better than SVX...

This. I love the BF plug!

 

[sprack]

Save a bit more and buy an Sansamp RPM. The bass sims suck.

 

[Scottxx]

Markbass Studio

 

[AllanD]

Sansamp BDDI ftw.

 

[Trevoire520]

I like POD Farm more than the SVX Uno plug I have. I find it a little difficult to get SVX to be aggressive sounding compared to PF. SVX is good for rock stuff though.

Sansamp PSA-1 is really good too.

 

[narcossintese]

POD Farm. No doubt about it.
http://www.myspace.com/marchharelv

 

[Fragle]

i haven't used svx yet, but podfarm is kinda hit and miss for bass tones. sometimes it works just great, sometimes it's too flabby no matter what.
i've had best results with splitting the DI track, one gets the rock classic through 410 cab for a nice solid tone, the other one just has a sansamp bddi sim and quite severe hp/lp so you're only left with the midrange grit, blend in to taste. seems to work most of the time, and more often than not it actually works great!
but then again, i have a real sansamp psa and a hartke bass attack to reamp through, so pod farm is more of a quick fix when i can't be arsed to reamp shit.

 

[Jevil]

SVX is too soft and Pod Farm is not good enough.

My choice is Studio Devil Bass Amp (it is only 69 $). I boght it because of the good reviews. Aggresive and easy to use.

http://www.studiodevil.com/products/

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Actually, what I would really vote is a good bass preamp to run your shit through. A used RBI or the like.

 

[jangoux]

SVX is too soft and Pod Farm is not good enough.

My choice is Studio Devil Bass Amp (it is only 69 $). I boght it because of the good reviews. Aggresive and easy to use.

http://www.studiodevil.com/products/

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Studio Devil Bass amp is awesome. Way better than ampeg SVX (which normally is too boomy for me)

 

[cloy26]

I used the studio devil demo, but It didn't want to stay on long. Will it give me the super low end?

 

[Lasse Lammert]

sansamp