A Series of Utterly Pointless Pedal Demos

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The discontinued version of the Diamond Bass Compressor Jr.

 

I have it running at 18v, I maybe notice a slight difference between 9v and 18v but it felt quite heavy handed with the compression so I upped the voltage.

 

Listening back I think it sounds great, I can still hear that envelope of attack to the compression.

 

I’ve since been able to get similar out of my Punchline but I can also get more subtle limiting with that.

 

It’s definitely something I’d consider owning again but at the moment I’m not a huge fan of compression outside of a studio setting and if I need it for tonal purposes then the Punchline scratches that itch (and sooner or later I’m going to stop trying to replace it 😅)

 

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Origin Effects DCX Bass

 

 

With the flat wounds this is a very subtle effect with very little being affected in the high end (mainly because I don’t have any).

 

I quite like the eq mode, od mode doesn’t really do it for me, but it’s a pleasant enough transparent drive.

 

I have another video I’ll try and post tonight where I use it to really push the Diamond compressor and get some really squished tones with a bit of grit and that’s really nice.

 

And that’s probably the thing, on its own it’s a bit uninspiring but it plays well with others if that’s your thing.

 

With the other stuff I had lying around I’d grab the Kasleder Freaky Stone for it’s eq over this and the Beta or Beta V for overdrive sounds.

 

So all in all 🤷🏻‍♂️ yeah

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Anagram after I’ve been tone matching against my pedalboard.

 

Its a very samey same video but that’s the point.

 

I’m either using the Leo Bass or the Noble block then I’ve replicated a lot of how I was running my Darkglass Element.

 

My alternative for the Cream Pie is a nam of the origin DCX which isn’t quite doing it. It’s a lovely tone but different. The harmonic boost is probably closer.

 

I have a million ways to arrive at the same thumpy mud now. I’ve not quite nailed the Subdecay Noise Theory but I’m going to just try and capture it instead of replicating it, but at the same time what I have is easily

giggable.

 

There is a depth to the punchline I’m not sure I’ve copied yet but again, likely just going to capture it and the new entropia is really really nice.