ikay Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Can anyone point me in the direction of a drive pedal with an adjustable frequency X-over which allows the lower freqs through unmolested and only applies drive to freqs above the X-over? I'm after a vintage/valve break-up type of sound (not heavy drive or fuzz) to add character and thicken up higher notes while keeping the punch and attack of 'dry' low notes intact. Thanks for any suggestions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I do not know such a unit, but... - Iron Ether Divaricator - KMA Tyler Deluxe I have tried both, and they are nice units. My preference is not to blend full band at all, and the X-over frequency is 400 Hz. Then you can mix lots of the effect (even too much) without losing the low end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Have a look at the Ashdown James Lomenzo Hyperdrive. Doesn't do quite what you're looking for as it only effects the midrange but check this out and see if it sounds the part: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) LukeFRC is selling a John K mini XO (legend builder on talkbass) drive pedal that is perfect for this The lemonzo is ace as well but prices are getting silly, massive in size and the footswitch is meh... But does sound pucka Edited February 4 by danbowskill 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) Electro Harmonix Battalion should get a lot of your boxes ticked. Edited February 4 by Bolo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Darkglass Microtubes X... or the DemonFX clone of it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Ultra wave will do two band up to ten band split 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Thanks for all the suggestions! Will check them out and see where that takes me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 On 04/02/2024 at 20:55, danbowskill said: LukeFRC is selling a John K mini XO (legend builder on talkbass) drive pedal that is perfect for this The lemonzo is ace as well but prices are getting silly, massive in size and the footswitch is meh... But does sound pucka Prompt to actually list it on here! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 There is something that does exactly what you ask. Sorry I can't recall the name. On a different tack. The sfx Red Dragon pretty much leaves your lows alone while doing a nice overdrive. You might have to make a special order as almost nobody ever sells theirs. Beats me why it got discontinued. There's demos on youtube. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stofferson Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 EHX Deluxe bass muff - has a crossover section. https://www.ehx.com/products/deluxe-bass-big-muff-pi/ Alternatively . . Lusithand Ground and Pound - I have one, the bottom end remains huge due to solid clean blend with light compression, gain can be light to intense, very versatile https://lusithanddevices.com/product/ground-pound/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Tech21’s new XB Driver will likely be the king here, but it’s not cheap. It’s like a more flexible DP3-X (which uses a similar approach but with a fixed crossover frequency). Tech21’s YYZ range do something in this vein also. The dry signal is EQ’d to boost the bass and roll off the highs, and the ‘tight’ button rolls off the lows hitting the drive circuit. And the EQ knobs just affect the drive channel. Orange Bass Butler is also worth a look, like the YYZ it doesn’t actually have a crossover, but you have 2 channels in parallel with their own EQ, so you can roll the bass off one and the mids/treble off of the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I found it really interesting making sound clips of mine - far easier to hear recorded than while playing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Tech 21 YYZ pedal seems to offer exactly what you're looking for. Watch some demos of it on YT. I own one and it has been keeping my Darkglass pedals off the pedalboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matybigfro Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) It's a ridiculous fuzz and discontinued but the old fender sub-lime bass fuzz does exactly this (unlike a number of the pedals suggested that don't have a crossover let alone control over the cutt off) and I always found it pretty tame gainwise for a fuzz pedal and more like a fizzy overdrive Edited February 14 by matybigfro 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killerfridge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 that'll do what you're looking for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) sound clips (with a variable XO frequency @matybigfro ) of my pedal at various settings... sorry for the bad playing - single takes late at night Edited February 14 by LukeFRC 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 It's for sale. I'd like to hear it at 10 20 30% OD pretty please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 10 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said: It's for sale. I'd like to hear it at 10 20 30% OD pretty please! With XO where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Just now, LukeFRC said: With XO where? 80hz would be as good as any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 minute ago, Downunderwonder said: 80hz would be as good as any? Crossover fully down is 100Hz on the mini XO - IMO it sounds better higher cleaning up the low mids a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 3 hours ago, LukeFRC said: Crossover fully down is 100Hz on the mini XO - IMO it sounds better higher cleaning up the low mids a bit Better is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) I am really pleased with how my Mosky Black Rat, RAT clone, in Turbo RAT mode, with the tone Filter at noon, and the Gain set relatively high, at just above 3 o'clock, sounds, blended at an about 50/50 drive/clean ratio, via my Boss LS-2. No reason for any crossover or anything, just sounds right as a high gain distortion, but without loosing bottom end or articulation and definition. Doesn't sound like a drive signal on top of a clean signal at all, really does blend really nicely, just like that. That cheap budget Mosky pedal might be the best RAT clone out there. And it is probably my number one favorite distortion pedal. Edited February 15 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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