dannybuoy

I keep the deep switch off as it tends to add a lot of noise. I prefer to use it as a more subtle effect and use a phaser when I want a deeper swirl! With shipito they give you a US address to ship to, then for a $2 fee on top of the postage they will forward any parcel onto you. I've used it a couple of times, including a purchase from Mr Black! No idea when their promo ends but expect it will be any day now.

Only tried the Providence; I like it a lot but I haven't tried many chorus pedals to give a proper opinion. Mr Black is doing 40% off everything for Black Friday though! https://mrblackpedals.com/collections/black-friday-specials/products/double-chorus (Just remembered he does not ship overseas any more, but you could forward it with shipito.com and still probably make a saving over what it would cost over here)

Of the ones I've tried, I like the Cali 76 Compact Bass for general purpose transparent compression, and the Effectrode PC-2A for more of a warm tube preamp style of compressor that works absolute wonders with my acoustic fretless. Ones that didn't make the grade: - EBS Multicomp - the input kept clipping with my bass and playing style. Perhaps the newer Studio Edition has improved things here? - Diamond - lack of a ratio control and some unexplained buzzing when used with my Cioks DC5 power supply meant I had to move this on. - Keeley Bassist - seemed a bit dry and clinical and the attack time was set pretty fast for me - I like the peak to come through a little more before it clamps down. Would make a great limiter though especially as the ratio control goes up to infinity. - RMI Basswitch Dual Band - changed the tone pretty drastically compared to other comps, and the internal 9v-18v puts out a high pitched hum on the power line that gets picked up by other pedals if you don't use isolated power. The Spectracomp looks great if you mainly use one bass and want to set it and forget it. CRAZY amounts of tweakable controls in the editor app, and plenty of Toneprints to get you going, looks like a fun pedal for tweakers. I like to flick between different basses though and prefer something with basic metering and a threshold control for setting on the fly.

I agree a phase switch is essential - at least half the dirt pedals I've tried in a blender invert phase. SFT, Blower Box, Beta, even the Le Bass I think.

But ultimately, especially on the second hand market, buyers set the prices, not the sellers. Nobody will actually buy that used Yamaha for £780. He'll keep relisting it at lower prices until it sells, probably around the 400-450 mark (which the original seller could have got had he put it up as a buy it now item).

I use a Beta into the B3K mode of the M900 amp, they are a good pairing if your B3K is always on and you want a dirty boost with a big hump in the lows and low mids to kick in every now and then. It is very muffled though, probably the darkest overdrive pedal I’ve used! I bought this pedal when it first came out and sold it on as it was too much when paired with my dark sounding amp (Orange Terror Bass), but now I have a much brighter amp I repurchased it and it was just what I needed. The HGBM probably doesn’t lose any lows, but it does lack ‘heft’ compared to the Blueberry (which is probably boosting the low end).

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Just reduce the master volume on the DHA so that it's roughly the same volume when on or off, then you will be hitting your amp with the standard instrument level signal.

The Spectracomp will do it but will require finding the right Toneprint or putting in the effort to make your own. The Keeley Bassist work really well as a clean transparent limiter since it has a ratio control that goes up to infinity for brick wall limiting, and threshold and output controls.

I guess I'll have to record a clip of my BB1025X into my M900 to convert you Al!

One for the collectors only! Normal people would have to settle for one of these: https://malekkoheavyindustry.com/product/b-assmaster

Well it doesn’t really affect the frequency response, but at 9V with a hot bass and low gain that fuzzy distortion is a lot more prevalent than at 18V, the higher voltage results in better headroom and less distortion. It’s like it can react better to my dynamics when I vary between soft notes and full on digging in. I think it’s a major part of why some report that they prefer the M900 drive to the pedals!

Doug replied to my query on this and it seems the internals are safe up to about 15V. More than one person has fried their B3K/B7K at 18V so I got lucky. He also noted that the preamp in the M900 runs at 15V, and that you would notice the difference in the higher voltage more if you used a high output bass and low gain settings, which I do. The higher voltage definitely gives more headroom, less fizz and more dynamic range with my B3K and makes it sound closer to what I’ve been getting from the amp.

Zoom FX lists: https://www.zoom-na.com/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_MS-60B_FX-list_v2.pdf https://www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_MS-70CDR_FX-list_v2.pdf Both have a simple pitch delay, but also the ICE delay copied from the Strymon Timeline:

Both the PS-2 and PS-3, and some of the Zoom models, have some kind of funky pitch delay where each repeat steps up through the scale - which is something you wouldn't be able to do with a standard delay + pitch shifter combination unless you started experimenting with feedback loops!

I think some of the Zoom pedals have pitch-shifted delays in them - cheaper than going the Eventide route for sure. Otherwise it would mean running the pitch shifter in front of the delay...

Looks like it should work, as long as the volume pedal is passive (a buffer would interfere with expression operation I reckon).

Tried it with an expression pedal or hot hand yet? I used the MIDI hub with mine (which I still have going spare) which lets you use any expression pedal with it.

I just ran my B3K at 18V by accident, and not only did it survive but it sounded better! Not sure if this only applies to the USA built ones as I’ve never heard of anyone running Darkglass pedals at 18V, so don’t try this at home folks!

If anything the HGBM will be cleaner (and louder) at 18V. I haven't tried any Blueberry mods but I can fully see myself purchasing a Broughton Azure Drive! There was a bit of hype around the Bearoot Uber Bee being a brighter alternative to the Blueberry but it did not have the same mojo at all for me.

Hey @blablas, what's the deal with those footswitch covers? Do they just provide a nicer tactile feel when switching them on and off?

One option is keep the amp and cab in storage and use a little combo in the house? The PJB Double Four is the size of a shoebox for example.