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[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1382557176' post='2253701'] I didn't, never tried one but I've heard good things. They seem to hold their relatively high price though so I'm put off giving one a whirl. [/quote] They do hold their value well. I had the MOSFET one which was nice, but sold it when Tom (COG) made me a far superior clone. I'd say (as would many others on here!) that the Xotic BB does what the Bass Drive can do and loads more, and can be had for a lot less!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1382387131' post='2251652'] Fulltone Full Drive maybe? [/quote] You know the Fulltone Bass Drive is actually just a Full Drive, tweaked to handle bass frequencies? The earliest BDs even came in a FD case, with "bass" crudely stuck over the "full"!...

And of course Tom COG's Darklighter Overdrive! Also the Rodenberg dirt.

Ha ha! [size=4] Is this an Adult Swim series? It looks like it![/size]

Same with Meshuggah, they all just use the Fractal stuff live and don't even have amps on stage.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1382000274' post='2246446'] I have to say I'm interested in the business setup. Is Doug at Darkglass an electronics engineer? or is he the ideas/vision and the money? I seem to remember he has a 'partner' who is the electronics guy? (Nothing wrong with that, its how EHX started). Maybe the partner isn't on the scene anymore and Spencer has taken on the role. All speculation on my behalf of course Great pedals from both parties though. Si [/quote] Si, there's a good explanation [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/darkglass-pedals-going-made-usa-now-892646/"]here[/url]! There's also [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmpXUaJvNm0"]this[/url] vid of Doug making one of the Finnish B3Ks at high-speed(!), but seems the move was due to costing, and Doug wanting to focus on the designs rather than having to deal with the demand and put all of them together! There's also [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u02mNByC3s"]this[/url] vid of Spencer explaining why the USA B3Ks he's constructing are better!... Sorry for the video overload! [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Al[/size]

Arrgh, I wish they would stop releasing such lovely stuff! The "Duality" idea sounds great, I look forward to hearing audio examples of the variation it provides. BassEFX are currently doing pre-orders for $249.00 USD.

[quote name='Stan_da_man' timestamp='1381690533' post='2242438'] There is very little distortion on the first album - it's mostly a Stingray played clean. [/quote] This is not really correct, he used his Marshall Guv'nor under pretty much every big guitar riff on the album (for example, [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ucA8U86zNo"]here[/url] at 0:41). In fact, you get the first taste of it early on when the Bombtrack riff comes in at 0:25! I think you'll find that most of the power comes from Timmy's overdriven bass during the riffs on that album, Tom Morrello's guitar is pretty trebly and relatively clean in comparison!

Mmm, that tremolo looks interesting... I'll be surprised if they don't follow this through, the standard 'Foogers have always been slightly prohibitive in price and size terms!

Get a Turbo Rat. One of the older ones.

Ooh, good god, please DO NOT base your experience on the Bass Big Muff! There are so many better muff-based fuzzes out there... Chris Wolstenholme actually uses the black Russian big muffs (not the BBM), and I think he has about four V8 second-editions. Not modded to my knowledge, he just uses them with the Boss LS-2 in a bi-amp fashion so he's always got a nice healthy "pure" bass signal running underneath. He also uses his Animato in this way, sometimes combined with the Muff to bring the ceiling down!... This crazy American dude seems to have a slightly unhealthy obsession with recreating Chris W's sound, worth a watch though! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofS3bfyFeU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UofS3bfyFeU[/url]

Thanks for your help chaps! [size=4] [/size] [size=4]Well I tried the Moog last night and all seems fine! Relief...[/size] [size=4]It is bizarre that it worked with that adaptor though, came on with the green light as normal...Perhaps would have realised quicker if it hadn't! Slightly worried that I may have weakened some components but like you say Shep, I'm sure I would've know about it if something had been damaged![/size]

[quote name='Fizzer' timestamp='1380009580' post='2219310'] ID: I was really overwhelmed by the Pi at first, getting it to sit in the mix nicely is quite hard. However dialing in 'sustain' with your foot whilst playing is pretty entertaining. [/quote] Assuming you've got an NYC Big Muff (correct me if I'm wrong!), the main issue is that the tone stack scoops the mid-range out of the sound, leaving treble and bass. Fine if you're playing on your own, but your fuzz bass will dissappear if you put loud distorted guitarists into the equation!...The Russian BMs have a more useful range for bass, or even better get one of the reliable BM clones out there (COG Effects, Fuzzrocious, etc...) with a mids control. This will allow you to bring those valuable mids back in, and cut through the mix with aplomb! :-)

Yeah. I think the BDDI is more versatile than just an overdrive pedal, but the VT is a lot better as an overdrive pedal (if that makes any sense!...).

Quick question for those of you in the know. Had a gig last night and was in a bit of a rush to get set up, plugged the pedal power supplies in and stuck what I thought was the correct one into my Moog LPF. The lights came on on the pedal, I started doing something else, then noticed about 30 seconds later that I'd actually plugged the Whammy psu into the Moog! The Whammy psu is 9v AC, whereas the Moog's 9v DC. Also, I think they use a different polarity. The Moog seemed to work fine for the gig, but I was just wondering whether there's any potential that I could have done any damage to the pedal?... Any thoughts, comments, etc would be appreciated! Al

The current (and final!) setup! [URL=http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20130917_090451.jpg.html][IMG]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/albakio/20130917_090451.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Gone back to the TFR and not regretting it!...It'll probably change again a week or so down the line, but for the moment I'm happy! :-)

Tech 21 VT Bass or Catalinbread SFT, if you're looking for Ampeg grit. I've got a Boss CS-2 for compression, if you can find one cheap I'd well recommend it! (N.B. The Boss CS-3 is not the same, and is not good on bass!...).

I think Steve Lawson may be doing exactly what you're describing here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=e8Z_C_5s69w#t=126