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Spencer's Pedals are quality tools but' not the holy grail of Pedals.... I've owned Proton mk2' Wonderlove Deluxe' & my favorite the GR2 a few months ago I had the offer of a Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe... Or a Chase Bliss filter' both which are far more expansive than 3 Leaf stuff.... But' I didn't go for it... Why? Because I use an Envelope Follower very rarely... & the GR2 for myself is just a Great Filter which I enjoy.

The Simplifier for myself wasnt anything like it's title... I found it to be gadget ridden' & it's so called filters nothing new... Its designed to attract the button pusher's & knob twiddlers ( Gadget Freaks) .. Its industrial appearance is no-accident & its so-so sound reproduction average at best' for myself. Strange that the Premier or elite pre-amp builders these days employ a minimal approach.. A la' Noble.. As for its performance 'with passive instruments I found it to be far superior to its sound & performance with Active Circuits... Once again this is only my subjective view... to others it may appear desirable. Take a listen to the excellent Demo Video on this thread with the equally adept Nathan King' & judge for yourselves on this unit's non- revelationary performance.

Refreshing that this thread is still alive & rightly so.. But I feel we can't review Noble in the same breath as Aguliar' Sadowsky' G.K' etc for they are not of the equivalent price range nor quality... I've tryed the DSM & Humbolt Bass station & it's great on passive basses' but not active circuits! Beware❌ I posted earlier in this thread & remain a solid EBS Microbass II user for its functionality & quality!! I don't dig the EBS Microbass 3 inferior sound quality to my ears.... & remember you get what you pay for... In this department I. M. H. O.

All of these filter choices are subjective & I accept that. I have an opposite opinion with the MXR B.E.F. I found it to be way too Quacky' with laser beam type effects' No down sweep opition.. & it simply didn't perform or deliver a usable sound for myself in a live situation. The 3 Leaf filters to my ears deliver a superior quality sound' with greater user functionality.. & interaction with other effects.

I use a Tech 21 Q Strip @ the end of my effects chain it has both H. P. F & L. P. F which you can punch in or out... Most useful indeed.. I run it straight into the head not' into the effects loop of the amp.

T. C Electronic Dreamscape is a truly exceptional pedal on bass' designed by a Guitar player for primaraly just that this little box can Chorus' Vibrato' Flange' & almost Phase & throw in the Toneprint mode... where ridiculous amounts of Chorus plethora are available... Tough to beat indeed.... "Digital not Analogue" .

Ebs Microbass 2.....phenomenal

Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe' I had the opportunity last week to buy one' this was the latest incarnation of this well..."Expensive" Extensive Envelope Follower & Synth unit. I passed on the sale preferring to stay with my GR2" Just what experience does anyone have with this unit...? & how did they rate it.. V. F. M.??

I use a T. C Dreamscape & favour "Roscoe Beck's" sonic string modulator print & I use a Mini HOF 2 with various reverb's " Shimmering Star" for fretless sounds' they are great Pedals with multitudes of applications the "Dreamscape" accommodates all of the Corona Chorus Prints also.

I've a GR2 & I don't think I will find anything quite like it....for its Wet & Squelchy Envelope '. Also their value is rising..

Especially useful' when used with a small bass combo say' a 1x15' 1x12' or 1x10 for they cannot reproduce those frequencys at best.. i have both HPF & LPF within a Q strip pedal plus extra EQ' which is a bonus also the HPF is great when using an Octaver' "tight low end" & we all appreciate that one....

Originally an Xotic expensive filter indeed.. Nearly £ 300 new & now less than £ 200 new from bass direct.

I've had Levy's' Comfort' Neotech' Gruv Gear... The single & the duo straps' which I'm currently using but' I will not be acquiring any more G.G stuff because for myself it's expensive & cheaply made... Comfortable yes' but not made to last... I. M. O.

The DB 924 is battery driven carn't remember if its one or two..? to my ears' of the two it sounds richer in tone both are boost only & @ the same freqs 40hz & 4k... & remember originally in the early days Aguilar made the Preamps for Sadowsky basses. Excellent comparison test this with quality sounds & info... 👏👏😉

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Spencer's work is excellent... I've enjoyed every filter I've used live.. & look forward to finding a Chromatron..

Simply for myself his GR2 remains his best sounding filter to- date... So easy to Dial in usable sounds & I've owned his Protons & Wonderlove's..... he just kept adding functionality' to his later filters.. the Core Sounds & Wet Squelch of the GR2 is the finest I've heard.

Funny' do you ever remember D'addario's XL Reds..? they marketed those as copper coated..? The outcome was Green & black finger ends... 😝 they briefly returned as EXP's but then dissapeered forever... These E.Bs Cobalts are expensive strings & if they don't sell in global figures.... They may hold the same fate...??

For people whom suffer from corrosive sweat ( shall we say) or people whom can make a set of strings become very dull & very dead quickly.... These strings fit the bill....

They turn green & become disgusting under your fingers.... E. B will probably stop manufacturing these strings it is a common issue & their are many other strings on the market that will serve you better.

These settings should work fine...

Try these settings...

Hello' just how do you have the internal dip switch's set...? this could be the issue..?