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Also I hope they show the settings for the presets any some stage. It would be good to know how they got there. Considering the hidden features. I’m sure the TB forum will start harassing IMA to get some cheat sheets on the go

Tidy but I’d be afraid of losing it down the back of the car seat.

Send it back!!!!!

I recently bought a couple of pedals to do exactly what this pedal does. They are now for sale and if I had been paying more attention that this was due to be released then it would have saved me some minor hassle. In context we do a pretty fun set where something like the MXR is perfect. Save some presets which won’t need to be scrolled through mid song. The idea of the mini expression pedal expands the versatility but is not super necessary and an additional cost. The mini preset switch is handy and could be mounted on top of another pedal or closer to most accessible area of the pedal board. Like I mentioned I think a whole lot of people are gonna find this very handy.

Without sounding like an immediate acolyte for many gigging bass players who need a couple of familiar sounds to nail the wedding gig/pub gig it’s gonna do a lot of the heavy lifting. It’s not gonna have the flexibility of a dedicated synth but has the accessibility of a pedal with some nice added flexibility to fine tune for folks who want to or need to deep dive. I think what MXR have offered is a pedal most of us can add to a board and have useable practical sounds that cover a lot of what we need. Calling it BassSynth will garner scrutiny from those who want a full synth in a pedal but realistically it’s a mass appeal unit serving 80%+ of the gigging player. It’s nice to see a synth pedal which isn’t just showcasing the tech wizardry and offering go to tones out of the box.

Mine has a bit of a quirk where upon powering it up I have to pull the power out then plug it back in and it works perfectly. I think I’d sent it back to DG to have the pedal looked at due to an issue which turned intro be the power input connector. I wonder if it’s just a fault on these.

On the original SuperP a ‘new circuit was employed. It had mid point detent which was wide open at the mid point. Turning the tone control back worked like a tone roll off- standard. Rolling it forward introduced a ‘mid scoop’ but it wasn’t really that practical.

If you don’t need a modeller/floor unit that can sync/automation of sound/preset changes for songs then the existing units will be pretty useful. I think the ‘Stadium’ moniker alludes to the touring artists where preset changes etc are all triggered to specific album/recoded tones and to me at least suggests a pro touring musician who would benefit from a unit which can be set up for a tour and take the fuss out of changing presets while they focus on their choreography 😀 It got a lot going on!

He said it better 😀

I had one and recently sold it but not because of any issues or complaints. As a low gain ‘fattener’ adding in harmonic content it will do what it says on the tin (box)! It won’t offer tonnes of gain and drive but it will ‘saturate’ and those descriptions should be considered as two separate sonic characteristics. I liked it but as my signal chain already has output TX’ers and tubes it wasn’t doing more or giving me a ‘better’ version of what I had. What it does do is add in that tube saturation/character which is very pleasing sonically and warms up the signal chain and can do that “sonic stock cube” thing where it just makes the tone sit well within the full band mix. Pedals like this and some lower gain/ drive units really need to be heard in that context sometimes to judge their true value IMO be that via IEM or in the room. The bass soul food springs to mind! I realise this all reads like marketing but you might find a lower gain unit like a Solid Gold FX Beta does more of what you like in a more pronounced way with more gain on tap should you need it. I know @tayste_2000 is shifting a Beta MkV which can do lovely low gain tones.

You’re welcome😗

The deco feels like the perfect ‘The Cure’ pedal!