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It's 4 stage - which was always my preferred 'short' setting on the EBS and for source audio settings (via the Gemini). All sound pretty close and I haven't done an A/B test but it seems there's a bit more funkyness to the grape phaser (less swoosh, deeper and more filter sounding), perhaps it's down to a different amount of sweep in those 4 stages or tone colour of the resonance....not much difference really though.

It tracks very well and is very tweakable (via phone /laptop) and does a good OC-2 type sound, I didn't like the hardware interface as much as having an actual octave pedal though and I could never get it to sound quite as good as the Octamizer or MXR BOD for their types of analogue slightly growling octave sounds though (although they are more lible to tracking/warbling type issues).

I like it - I've had phasers that are more versatile (like the EBS and source audio) but couldn't get them to sound as funky as the grape phaser.

Nice, they both look decent. I just got an Aguilar Grape Phaser which seems like its similar to the MXR deep phase (but 4x the size).

I had the same complaints and got rid of my C4. It seems that they are developing it now:

I think I'm on my 4th one!

I'd perhaps start by listening to some of the big dub producers: King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry, Scientist, Joe Gibbs, Mad Professor, King Jammy, Augustus Pablo, Keith Hudson, Adrian Sherwood....they've each got their own style so if you find some you prefer then follow that rabbit hole. Or if you already have some favorite Reggae artists then look for dub versions of the albums (e.g. Aswad, a new chapter of dub. Gregory Isaacs, slum in dub. Horace Andy, in the light dub. Black uhuru, the dub factor).

Strings and their setup seem to make the biggest change to my tone and playing style.

Sine Effect are worth a look for parametric eq https://sineeffect.com/ Or the MXR M81 for 3 band with sweepable mids. My favourite EQ has been the Q-Strip, perhaps thats overkill though.

Chorus on bass usually makes me feel a bit seasick - takes a nice solid bass sound then adds a copy that's slightly out of time and out of tune and wobbles it about a bit! Who thought that would be a good idea other than someone trying to make people feel ill?! Saying that though, I do quite like the Boss CEB-3 because it's subtle and can control how much low end is effected.

'No win no fee'......what they don't make clear is that while 'No win' might mean you don't have to pay your lawyer fees it doesn't stop you having to pay other side's fees and any other costs, so it's not as risk free as they like to make out.

Jacob Miller Ft Ray I & Inner Circle 'Natty Christmas'. A novelty for sure, but I play it a lot around this time of year when people come around to the house and expect Christmas music: ...also, not Reggae, but James Brown's 'Funky Christmas' album gets dusted off.

I'm in the market for one, but in the classifieds there's recently been: Bassballs £40, 00Funk (clone) £45, DOD 25B £75, MXR M82 £85, 3 leaf GR £135, FI £200, all combined = £580....personally I'd rather have all of them (and still have money in my pocket for a LS2 or EHX Switchblade pro and cables) rather than spending the £700 that someone advertised for a Chromatron. That would be a very filter filled pedal board (massive though!), almost limitless once stacking them and running in parallel etc. vs what one Chromatron can do. I think the most I could justify spending on a Chromatron would be £200, that's what I'd value it's functionality as if there wasn't scarcity - but I'm sure others would spend more due to the scarcity, that gets a bit into stamp collecting type mindset though.

There's nothing like selling a Helix and suddenly having cash to justifiably spend on building a pedalboard to super-charge pedal GAS! In the last couple of days I've bought: - Mooer mod factory 2 - Swiff tuner - Earthquaker devices The Warden compressor - Aguilar Grape Phaser -... and potentially a filter and distortion. I gave up on keeping it all mini, too restricting - I'll regret it as soon as I need to move it about on public transport though.

Thanks but my technical knowledge means I wouldn't be able to tell a compressor's components from a calculator! It's a bit academic for me now as I've just bought an Earthquaker Devices 'The Warden' compressor.

I'm trying to get a Diamond Bass Compressor Jr but it seems almost impossible. Internet searches point me to one sold on Basschat over a year ago, no UK shops stock them, there's nothing on Reverb or eBay - even globally. From what I gather, the Mooer Yellow Compressor (£40) and the Caline Pressure Tank (£30) are 'inspired' by the Diamond. But does anyone here know how 'inspired' they are? i.e. are they Diamond clones or just using the same principle of a compressor with a tilt EQ? Neither of them have the 250/900Hz tilt center switch so I guess they aren't exact clones and are just using the same principle. Edit: I've just found via onvilab that the Mooer Yellow does not replicate the sound of the Diamond

I forgot I also had the Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor which is an interesting one: The 'grit' control can go to quite full-on distortion and the compression is more like a sustain effect (it's labelled as sustain) so it's mostly a useful pedal for long sustained distortion rather than what's traditionally considered compression. It does have a clean blend too though so using that with low 'sustain' and 'grit' did mean it could work more like a normal compressor. I'll aim to get the Becos or Fairfield or Aguilar. Or it breaks the 'mini' rule but I'm after a Diamond Comp Jr which isn't much bigger (especially with the top jacks)....none seem very easily available 2nd hand though and getting them new would rinse about half of my budget.

My fault for snoozing!

I haven't tried it and thought it looked good - especially as I'm on a mini size pedal GAS attack right now MXR make some of my favorite pedals. Unfortunately though, there seem to be clipping issues with active Basses https://www.talkbass.com/threads/mxr-m281-thump-bass-preamp.1443178/

Ah yeah, it's EWS I meant for the mid-control. The stormy bass drive looks good too - now added to my shopping list!

What are your favourite mini (1590A) pedals? They are generally on the budget side of things, but a few like the Cog and MXR and One Control pedals are mid-price, while some like the Aguilar and Fairfield compressors cost up to £200. I'm going to make a pedalbaord of them while trying to stick with a £420 budget (the price I just sold my Helix Stomp XL for - I know, I'm fickle!), so I'll need mostly 2nd hand and I might not be able to get every effect type on the list. This is my shopping list: Tuner: Swiff Octaver: Cog T-16, Markbass Octaver, MXR M280 Envelope Filter: There don't seem to be many good ones in mini size but Malekko, Mooer, and Joyo do them. Synth: Bananana Matryoshka and Mooer E7 EQ: Sasouri 7 band or the EWS mid control Overdrive: Cog Mini 66, Mooer and Joyo pedals Fuzz: Plenty to choose from Modulation: Mooer Mod Factory Mk2 Phaser: MXR Phase 95 Preamp: One Control - Crimson Red, Blue 360, Silver Peg Compressor: Spectracomp, Becos mini, Wampler Ego mini, Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant , Pigtronix, Aguilar DB 599. Cab sim: Mooer Radar DI: Xvive, Radial Of those I've only tried the Sasouri EQ (it works fine but tiny amounts on the sliders can make a big difference and can be quite noisy if boosting treble), One Control Crimson Red (one of my favorite pedals - instant dubbyness). I've just ordered a Swiff tuner and a Mooer Mod Factory and I might get the Malekko filter that's for sale in the classifieds. Any other recommendations?

I think the mini synth pedal choices are limited to the Bananana Matryoshka or the Mooer E7 and they seem fairly different: From the demos I've heard the Mooer seems better suited to ambient pad type and arpeggiated stuff and has 7x slots to store presets, the Matryoshka has no presets and costs double but seems better for solid synth Bass and bit-crushed kind of sounds.

I'd avoid cheap ones that don't have indivuidually isolated outputs (they can make pedals noisy), and if you're relying on it to power all your pedals at gigs it's probably worth spending that bit extra for something reliable. The Harley Benton ISO 10AC has worked well for me, it's £95 so on the mid-range cost of these things but has all of the things more expensive ones have: 10 individually isolated power points (some cheaper ones don't have each output individually isolated but still sell as 'isolated' power supply), no noise. Also a USB power out. 9/12/18v options for 4 of the outputs (each 450mA). And they are switches- I always think the ones with small pots to turn are asking for trouble. High current (500mA) for two of the outputs so can do things like combine them to power a Helix Stomp, and four are 250mA. It's got standard kettle lead to power it which I think it a big positive as it's a tough and standard sort of cable that's easily replaced and isn't a massive lump to carry about, and it's easy to get longer ones etc. or if it gets forgotten at a gig it's likely there will be another one around. Fairly low profile to go under pedalboards. There is a slightly cheaper Harley Benton ISO 12 which initially seems better seeing as it has 12x outputs but it doesn't have a kettle lead to power it, doesn't have USB power out, and it has the LEDs on top which could make sticking it flush under a pedalboard a hassle.