dannybuoy

I hear the BDDI v2 is a good one to go for if you like a lot of deep low end... Also don't be afraid of engaging the speaker sim when using an actual speaker, I have it engaged regardless as it just sounds better with it on!

18 minutes ago, Tech21NYC said:

 

Maybe something is up with your setup. The VT Bass DI can be dialed in for flat response with the Blend fully on. When the speaker sim is engaged there is actually a bump in the low end at around 22Hz. 

That's quite a low bump! Some of us are running HPFs specifically to get rid of everything under 30Hz!

I forget which button it is, probably Bite - doesn't that engage a subsonic filter?

Never had a problem with low end loss with the VT, but the drive can overly compress the low end, that's where you really notice the increased  openness and thump with the YYZ.

Yeah, I have so many pedals sat unused in a drawer, time I moved them on! This is surprisingly capable as a mild overdrive / dirty boost when set correctly!

Classic tubescreamer-style overdrive tuned for bass. So good I bought it twice. Buy this off me so I can buy it for a third time later! Excellent condition, comes with original box.

£100 posted

Faux double tracking with a variable 'tightness' control to add a slight random element to the delay time... great for thickening things up or splitting out to 2 amps. I used this with a Royal Blood style octave up fake guitar sound to split the signal to 2 guitar amps and it sounded absolutely monstrous. Mint and boxed.

£55 posted

TC MojoMojo - meant to be a guitar pedal, but no shortage of low end here! One of the very best pedals (regardless of price) you can get for a fat old school Motown/blues tone. Mint condition and boxed.

£30 posted

TC Ditto looper, mint and hardly used.

£50 posted

A slightly juiced up version of the Beta, this has more gain and has more upper mids / treble than the original. It still has a lot of crossover with the original though and you can get those same smooth vintage tones from it!

£100 posted

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Awesome little envelope filter, hardly used and in great condition including box.

£90 posted

I don't know much about the builder for this one... but it's a Fuzz Face style fuzz tweaked for bass with EQ, blend, gate and adjustable impedance for matching with active or passive basses. Manual attached!

£70 posted

Built by John Kallas from Talkbass. High gain distortion with a variable crossover to keep your lows clean and intact. More details here:

https://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/mini-XO.html

Some sound clips of its bigger brother pedal here:

https://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/XO-Crossover-Bass-Distortion.html

https://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/XOII-Crossover-Bass-Distortion.html

£120 posted

Dual purpose bass wah / expression pedal. Great bass wah, and I've had a fair few of them! I just prefer envelope filters so this rarely comes out of its box. Mint condition.

£80 posted

Awesome fuzz pedal, very tweakable and can get everything from light overdrive to heavy fuzz. ACNR control can introduce a gated effect, and there's a switchable octave up (note that it's not a proper octaver, more of an octavia like octave up fuzz). Lots of internal dip switches for tweaking the LPF on the clean channel, the HPF going into the fuzz, and another LPF for the octave up.

Probably the most solidly built pedal I've owned, mint condition.

£160 posted

My favourite from the Q-Tron range, it has that slightly dirty quack that reminds me of the old Mutrons... they were designed by the same guy after all!

It has a non standard DC input so you'll need an adapter either to that jack or to the battery clip if you don't want to use a battery... battery door is intact. No original box though.

£60 posted

3 different sounds - vintage, modern and rotary speaker effect, plus built in overdrive. You can also hold the button down to change the speed between fast and slow. A bit of low end loss with the vintage/rotary modes but still works well for copping Led Zep's Heartbreaker! No loss of low end in modern mode though, which is my favourite setting.

Mint condition with box and rubber knob protector!

£75 posted

Still got mine! The separate clean lows have a big advantage over the VTDI for heavier tones... Although I'm keeping both (as well as the Leeds and DP3X!), can't bring myself to sell any of them!

This is one of the older models when they outsourced production to 3Leaf Audio for a spell in the USA before moving back to Finland. I hunted down one of these specifically because the Attack switch has 2 levels of boost instead of 1... I also kept this over the v2 as it sounded better to my ears!

£110 posted

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Aguilar Octamizer in good condition, £100 posted

Aguilar Agro bass overdrive, excellent condition and original box.

£100 posted

Diabolik as mentioned has been my favourite synthy fuzz of all time. I didn't like the You're Doom at all by itself, although it did sound good in combo with octave and/or filter.

Darkglass Duality is another one to look into!

The short scale ones are pretty light - however I hear the Sterling By Music Man range can vary quite a bit as they use different body woods for different colours, the white ones using mahogany and being a bit lighter for instance (but don’t quote me on that!).

Ordered some Status 40-100 flats; £22 posted and never seen a bad review. I thought they’d stopped making the half rounds, they have for long scale but they still have the shorties! I have some of them on a 34” fretless. Defretting this shorty Stingray has crossed my mind!

On 09/08/2021 at 15:55, dannybuoy said:

I have a Sterling by Music Man short scale Stingray inbound to try out… was also interested in the G&L Tribute Fallout. My first 30” scale bass but I love playing my 21” scale Kala so much I’m sure I’ll get on with it and there may be a 34” scale Sandberg Basic going up for sale in the fallout (pun intended).

Had it for a couple of days now, initial thoughts:

• The neck and fingerboard feel dry as a bone. I wonder what my best options are for a smooth oiled finish without too much effort!
• Decent amount of tone differences from the 3 way switch, all useable. Surprised how good the single coil sounds when played agressively. Favourite is definitely series mode though, which sounds closest to my Sandberg Basic (also series I believe).
• The push/push volume knob has a preset cut/boost which is just the right amount for equalising the volume boost you get from serial mode, so you can easily use multiple modes on the gig.
• This thing needs some flats. I’m used to TIs but the shortest  they make is 32” medium scale. Risk an expensive experiment, go with some cheap Status Hotwires, or splash out on some Chromes / LaBella / Pyramids?
• What happened to D’Addario prices, they used to be cheap compared to other flats now they’re some of the most expensive going?!
• Getting rid of the Sandberg Basic was a silly idea, it’s the best sounding bass I’ve ever played!