Dunlop MXR Bass DI test
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lolzgreg
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uke: Damn you!!
This time only the Mesa Boogie Studio Preamp (no TS or SoloC) with LeCab/ASEMRECTOV30 impulse.
MesaBoogie Studio Preamp+impulse
Put the 750 hrz slider way down.
With the pregain-eq knobs you can dail in any bas sound.
This is the nastiest sounding one to me (in a good way).
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KillDivision
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Downloading an impulsepack that has a Ampeg 8x10 impulse from a torrentsite right now.
Will try to upload an mp3 within 2 hours.
wishtheend
clip the apex
Here's two of the Tech21 VT Bass. The less gain sounds pretty much the same as the PSA. You can't do a mid scoop as drastic as the MXR (which is 800hz I believe) since it doesn't have a sweepable mid, but you could always do that post.
VT Bass Less Gain
BT Bass More Gain
VT Bass Less Gain
BT Bass More Gain
KillDivision
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Studio Preamp + 8x10 impulse
The actual name of the impulse: Ampeg8x10_e602_AH
Studio Preamp + Ampeg SVX 8x10
No Lecab, but Ampeg SVX with 8x10 speaker.
The settings on the Studio Preamp where exactly the same as my last post with the 750hrz slider way down.
Im gonna reamp guitar- and bastracks for a local band, glad I tried this.
The actual name of the impulse: Ampeg8x10_e602_AH
Studio Preamp + Ampeg SVX 8x10
No Lecab, but Ampeg SVX with 8x10 speaker.
The settings on the Studio Preamp where exactly the same as my last post with the 750hrz slider way down.
Im gonna reamp guitar- and bastracks for a local band, glad I tried this.
FWIW, I owned the MXR and although my bassist buddy loved using it, I couldn't get the hang of it. The distortion on it was hard to work with, and the EQ/color/etc crap on it wasn't very pleasing.
Ha I downloaded that one earlier, huge low end on that mother.
Ha I downloaded that one earlier, huge low end on that mother.
Jaymz
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AudioGeekZine
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http://epicsounds.ca/other/Bass_reamp_pedals.rar
all my pedals with various settings
Sansamp Programmable Bass Driver DI
Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive
Behringer V-Tone Bass DI ($30 sansamp clone)
Big Muff [black russian, modded]
all my pedals with various settings
Sansamp Programmable Bass Driver DI
Boss ODB-3 Bass Overdrive
Behringer V-Tone Bass DI ($30 sansamp clone)
Big Muff [black russian, modded]
So far my favorite sound in this thread has been Burny's BDDI one. I reallllly need to get one of those now.
The Ampeg one is fucking PERFECT. Sounds like a super well done mic'd up bass rig.
Mind sharing those bass impulses?
AudioGeekZine
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Morgan C
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The MXR seems a bit like a one-trick pony (or have you just not experimented much?) - great for that Come Clarity sound (I haven't heard anything else come close), but that's about it.
Some software stuff:
Juicy77 (fucking love this): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/J77.mp3
TSE808: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/TSE1.mp3
TSE808 (2 instances): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/TSE2.mp3 (sounds pretty terrible here, but with some EQing particularly those nasty mids it can sound good - used it in my last mix).
Kitchen sink: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/bass.mp3
Some software stuff:
Juicy77 (fucking love this): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/J77.mp3
TSE808: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/TSE1.mp3
TSE808 (2 instances): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/TSE2.mp3 (sounds pretty terrible here, but with some EQing particularly those nasty mids it can sound good - used it in my last mix).
Kitchen sink: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/324723/bass.mp3
KillDivision
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PM'd.
The upper one is lecab with a impulse, the other one is the plugin Ameg VSX with the cab setting as 8x10".
The clip is the result of my first 5 odd minutes playing with the pedal. It depends what you need when it comes to versatility. I got it for that mushy mid-rape that is on the Come Clarity record and so far it seems to be doing ok with that (will found out in the mix shortly though). One of the most important controls appears to be the blend knob, which lets you control how much fuzz you want with the 'clean' (ie. slightly gritty) signal.
I've still gotta experiment running it through the usual suspects, from Bass Amp Room, to SVX, to impulses to whatever else might work best.
The important thing is not to listen to the fullrange signal as a stand-alone bass sound. You need to have imagination and try to picture where the grit will sit alongside the guitars in a full mix. For me the MXR's density in the midrange seems fairly good for this so far. Clanky hi-fi tones are one thing, but bear in mind most times you'll be ditching anything above 4khz, and having a really prominent clanky thing happening in the high mids isn't going to be the best thing for your vocals.
KillDivision
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Amen to that.
So many times I think I have a perfect guitarsound or bassound that's ending up totally not fitting the mix. respect to those who get it right the first time.
you couldn't be more correct, bro! the bddi sounds nice, sure, but in a mix; i'd ditch it in a fucking second.
So far I like your MXR test and KillDivisions Ampeg one.
We just got a Firebass700 at work used and we were toying with it yesterday. While it can't get UBER gritty, it has a fucking AWESOME tonality to it, either thru a 4x10 Eden cab or the 4x12 Mesa cab (which sounded fucking REDONK).
Bass rig is on the horizon for Sonic Assault!
