Members sonaboy Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 i'm on the fence about the finish. maybe my bass player needs to ditch his Boss ODB3 bass overdrive. that thing sounds fizzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members andreas Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 I will officially eat my shorts if that pedal turns out to actually be true bypass... Spec sheet says "true hardwire bypass", which in Dunlop terms is the same as what a stock Crybaby has. Also, the switch looks to be the same pcb-mount Alpha DPDT they use for all the other MXR pedals (including the new reissue script Phase 90 discussed in another thread). So... Nice features, though - it looks like they really put some thought into the design. The only thing I'd like to have seen is a DI out with ground lift and a little speaker sim smoothing as well. /Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by andreas I will officially eat my shorts if that pedal turns out to actually be true bypass... Quoted so you can't edit your way out of this one. Though I suspect you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by andreas I will officially eat my shorts if that pedal turns out to actually be true bypass... Spec sheet says "true hardwire bypass", which in Dunlop terms is the same as what a stock Crybaby has. Also, the switch looks to be the same pcb-mount Alpha DPDT they use for all the other MXR pedals (including the new reissue script Phase 90 discussed in another thread). So... Nice features, though - it looks like they really put some thought into the design. The only thing I'd like to have seen is a DI out with ground lift and a little speaker sim smoothing as well. /Andreas You know - you're probably right. I'm betting this thing isn't a Tech 21 Bass Driver DI killer at all, which is what my bass player SHOULD be using at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vigor&kandor Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 from what i have read this pedal total kills all other bass distortions. it can be light and overdrivey. it can be a super fuzz. some say it can do a pretty good Timmy C. impression. its a great thing for bass players. i want one someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by vigor&kandor from what i have read this pedal total kills all other bass distortions. it can be light and overdrivey. it can be a super fuzz. some say it can do a pretty good Timmy C. impression. its a great thing for bass players.i want one someday where did you read that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 It definately looks cool, I wouldn't mind seeing how it actually sounds David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sense_of_henry Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by Narcosynthesis "I wouldn't mind seeing how it actually sounds" The pedal won't be able to do that by itself...although if you could see how it sounds, it would be quite a breakthrough for MXR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vigor&kandor Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 where did you read that? there was a big thread about it at talkbass. some guy on there has had one for a couple of monthes. he is a studio bassist and he was talking about how it could make a veriety of distortion sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonaboy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by vigor&kandor there was a big thread about it at talkbass. some guy on there has had one for a couple of monthes. he is a studio bassist and he was talking about how it could make a veriety of distortion sounds. ahhh...hopefully he's not one of those fingerstyle, slap/pop 8 string potato shaped bass playing fusion rawkers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Narcosynthesis Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Originally posted by sense_of_henry The pedal won't be able to do that by itself...although if you could see how it sounds, it would be quite a breakthrough for MXR. Someone was badgering me yesterday about 'seeing' how an album or something soundedStill not gotten it right David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 that pedal's looks are mos DEF inspired by something made by a DIY-er at Aaron Nelson's forum! Something like 'Construction Delay' or something. It's in the big 'pictures' thread; looked really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vigor&kandor Posted April 20, 2006 Members Share Posted April 20, 2006 Juan Alderette (Mars Volta) has had one on his board for probably a year or so. he has a prototype called the "fat fuzz". It was in an issue of bass guitar. i searched forever for an 'MXR fat fuzz" and could never find one. then i saw this pedal and everything is exactly the same as his except paint scheme. his was all black with white words-> see MXR M-80 bass DI for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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