jcater Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Anyone used one of these yet? I'm mainly interested in the octave up function, how natural does it sound?At £249 it's quite expensive so cannot afford to make a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Will have to let you know! Just had a lucky Ebay win - put in a stupidly low offer which, against all expectations, was accepted! Been a long time user of the Micro POG and Whammy for their octave up, but they've always been very digital sounding. Will be interested to try this out when it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 The Fission is very similar to the Akai Unibass, and it is similarly hard to comment on how the Octave Up sounds for three reasons: [list=1] [*]The Octave Up can be modified quite widely on the Fission by use of the Distortion/Fuzz control and the Tone knob, or it can be fed clean into a dedicated fuzz pedal in which case much depends on which one you use. [*]The output can be fed as a mix through your bass rig, or the Octave Up can be syphoned off and fed through a separate amp/rig/combo, or (my own preference) it can be syphoned off and routed through the PA. Each will give very different results. [*]Biggest of all, the Octave Up always sounds (IMHO) very tinny and digital when heard independently or just against the bass. Play exactly the same thing in a real band situation and it sounds completely different. [/list] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Just started using one and love it. Don't expect the octave up to sound very good without distortion though and the built in distortion leaves a bit to be desired with an after ring to it. I use the effect out through a distortion unit and then bring the two signals back together through my amp and it sounds amazing. Taking the octave out to a separate amp also sound great but you still need a lot of distortion. If you want to make your bass sound like an 8 string, that it doesn't do, but it makes riffs sound killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Which distortion unit are you using Bert? I've had good results with the [sfx] MicroFuzz which is of course a pedal for bass, I keep wondering if I should buy a guitar fuzz unit instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I love my fishman fission, really helps with just having guitar, bass and drums. I run mine into a Marshall jackhammer, then into the PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm using one of these, http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/DM100.aspx set to rat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Well, the Fission finally arrived. Not blown away by the tone, but also don't find it radically different from the POG or Whammy. The 4th up setting is fairly pointless in my opinion, and the distortion nothing to write home about, but I can see a number of possibilities for it. Have yet to try it in a band setting, so we shall see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 It does sound totally different in a loud, live situation and with other instruments competing. I'm going to try a Behringer HD300 next gig as I found that the previous distortion sounded a bit bee in a jam jar. During the sound check at the last gig, one of our fans came up and said that they really liked the Fission, the first time that they've commented on anything without being asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I'd consider using the whole bi-amping thing if I was playing a large gig. May play around at home with it driving my little Marshall combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I tried that with a Custom Sound 30w combo, not live, just in the kitchen and it was quite impressive, probably the best I've got it sounding, but didn't want the hassle of taking another amp with me. May still try it live though just to see, or should that be hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 ive been contemplating one of these (or something similar) to use live for all our EXTRA HEAVY bits, i'd probably just have it sent into a dedicated fuzz with some EQ and then into some sort of modelling DI and have a bit in the monitors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I've often thought about taking my lads blackstar to run it through at gigs. But there's no real need with using the jackhammer, I just go from the jackhammer into the pa. Works a treat and sounds great FOH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 does it not sound too harsh on the extreme top end without some sort of speaker sim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Tried it, but just didn't get on with the tone. Selling it on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheelvy Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 A bit of a review from my experience: http://iamtheelvy.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/fishman-fission-powerchord-fx-pedal-review/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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