Members 82Daion Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 I've been looking into getting a rackmount effects processor, and I've seen some good deals on these units-plus, having the option of full control from the optional floorboard is pretty cool, IMO. Anyone have any experience with this unit, or is there something better out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 I have no experience with them. You may want to check this out if you haven't already.... http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/ART/SGX%20Night%20Bass/10/1 Good luck:thu: Mr. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 It's not a bad unit, really. There are tons of parameters to play with.Some people complain about it being noisy, but it's like any effect. Set the parameters to extremes and it gets noisy. Most of the presets are set up pretty extreme. If you take some time to learn how to use it you can get some real nice stuff out of it. There are better (the Roland/Boss multis for example) out there that sound more, um, natural... The X-15 foot controller is a blast. 19085 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Also remember, like any other preamp - If you run it into another preamp it gets noisy and weird and hard to control.It works fine into a power amp or PA.It you run it as a multi effect into a head or another pre, turn of the preamp settings in the SGX. 19086 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted February 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 I have no experience with them. You may want to check this out if you haven't already.... http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/ART/SGX%20Night%20Bass/10/1 Good luck:thu: Mr. Matt Oh. Well, I might try and find a GT-6B or something, then-the rackmount functionality is nice, but not a must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted February 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Also remember, like any other preamp - If you run it into another preamp it gets noisy and weird and hard to control.It works fine into a power amp or PA.It you run it as a multi effect into a head or another pre, turn of the preamp settings in the SGX.19086 Would placing it in the effects loop on my head be an effective solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sludgebass69 Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Will the Gt-6B work properly, running straight into a power amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Would placing it in the effects loop on my head be an effective solution? Just turn off or minimize the effect of the Nightbass's preamp and run straight in. I've done it for years. 19088 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 82Daion Posted February 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Cool. The reviews for the SE version-the ones I've been considering-are somewhat more positive, and the one where the guy says that it ruins his "Victor-style" is worth a read: Nightbass SE Reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Man, this dude needs to quit beating around the bush and tell us how he really feels!!! Review......... Product: ART SGX Nightbass SE Price Paid: US $350.00 Submitted 07/05/2002 at 01:22pm by Adam Place Email: placea at greenmtnedu Ease of Use : 8 How easy is it to get a good sound out of it? How about Editing patches? How is the manual for it (if there is one)? Do you know the firmware revision number? Has your unit been upgraded? OK let me start by saying that This processor is probably one of the best bass only rack processors available...BUT that just goes to show you how small of a field there is for bass multi effects processors....It is fairly easy to edit patches so I will give it a n 8 here Sound Quality : 1 Can you get the sound of your favorite artists? Who are they? Are certain effects (distortion, chorus, ...) very good? Very bad? What setup (i.e. what guitars and amps) are you using this with? Is it noisy? On what settings? Are the effects weak or do they always sound great? What amp are you using it with? I use a modulus genesis 5 bass through an eden wt400 and eden 410 cab....before I added this PIECE to my setup my tone was and now once again is impeccable....The nightbass DESTROYED my tone..I dont know how else to say it...The processor simply tries to hard...If you play thrash metal or punk or something that necessitates dirty dirty tone than this is your baby right here...however if you slap atall or play any fusiony kind of stuff like me...dont waste your time..I know Vic. used one but I really cant believe that...and if you havent noticed he dosent use it anymore...because it sucks wild monkey testicles..simply put....You CAN get good distortion from the tube in there...and you CAN make a pretty sweet patch...and you CAN do a whole lotta {censored} with the X-15 foot controller like pitch shift and all that,... ,BUT if you really want effects and you care deeply about your tone PLEASE just buy some nice individual effects..It will sound so much better..and you know what really makes this thing suck? YOU CANT CHANGE PATCHES LIVE WITHOUT LOSING YOUR SIGNAL FOR UP TO 3 SECONDS!!!! Completely friggin useless IN MY OPINION...A lot of guys with a lot of experience have given this thing great reviews..but I beg to differ..IF you waste your money on one like I did you will soon see what I mean...and you will feel bad, like I did, selling it to some other chump...So if you play chessy ass bass solos all day long than this is for you BUT if you care about solid bass tone and/or groove and/or funk.....DONT BUY THIS! Reliability : 10 Can you depend on it? Would you use it on a gig without a backup? who cares it sucks....but I never had a problem in the month that i owned this incredible piece of monkey {censored} Customer Support : 1 If you've dealt with the company, how helpful/friendly were they? Ever get an upgrade, or try and get it repaired? ART is DEFUNCT Overall Rating : 1 What style of music do you play? Is this a good match? How long have you been playing? What other gear do you own? If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else? what do you love about it? What do you hate? What is your favorite feature? Did you compare it to other products? Which ones? Why did you choose this one? Anything you wish it had? Does it help you make music, or does it get in the way? Anything else you'd like to share? I hated this for my fusion jazzy funk slap Victor style...You may like it...you also may listen to seals and croft and/or Bon Jovi....So obviously its up to you my friends...just use your ear..Im much happier sticking to my line 6 delay modeler and EH micro synth and Q_Tron..I guess its all taste...like i said if you like Poison and/or Creed this is for you my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 I listen to Bon Jovi and Poison ... 19089 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 I listen to Bon Jovi and Poison ... 19089 I listen to Poison and Creed.... Mr. Matt P.S. oh yeah, and VICTOR WOOTEN TOO!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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