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crowbgood1 wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:53 pm Just arrived today :D
This is now my full bass pedal set-up.
Ooh twinning!
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Had a bit of a wang on the DemonFX Microtubes A7K today, quite enjoying it, was running it into my interface and then into the Torpedo Wall of Sound plugin with a 8x10 ampeg cab and the poweramp simulation turned on, sounds killer!
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TmcB wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:06 pm
crowbgood1 wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:53 pm Just arrived today :D
This is now my full bass pedal set-up.
Ooh twinning!
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Sounds so nice. The Hpf and dry options are perfect for an old valve amp.
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jeremyb wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:54 pm Had a bit of a wang on the DemonFX Microtubes A7K today, quite enjoying it, was running it into my interface and then into the Torpedo Wall of Sound plugin with a 8x10 ampeg cab and the poweramp simulation turned on, sounds killer!
That's good to know, thanks! I've had one sitting in my AliExpress shopping cart for some time now... :think:

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Here's my nearly finished bass board. Still not quite convinced on the signal chain just yet.
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hercules wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:11 pm Here's my nearly finished bass board. Still not quite convinced on the signal chain just yet.

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Did you sell the OC-5?

Pedal order is certainly a thing. Good luck!
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The bass wammy looks interesting.
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foal30 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:41 pm Did you sell the OC-5?

Pedal order is certainly a thing. Good luck!
Not yet but I think I will. OC2 is fun enough for me.

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crowbgood1 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:24 pm The bass wammy looks interesting.
It’s pretty fun but has a lot more of a learning curve than I expected for some reason.

Using it for a Tool tribute project. It’s definitely a vital um…implement

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hercules wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:14 pm
crowbgood1 wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:24 pm The bass wammy looks interesting.
It’s pretty fun but has a lot more of a learning curve than I expected for some reason.

Using it for a Tool tribute project. It’s definitely a vital um…implement
Can you go so low only guinea pigs can hear the notes?
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They were going for ridiculous coin at one point
I assume that’ll be way (Tool Chancellor)
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The bass whammy gets great reviews for guitar as well, was really tempted in the rubber monkey sale when they were $350 ish. The equiv. guitar whammy is silly price...
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Can confirm, this rig is pretty much perfect - just need a DD3/5 and a solid EQ (hopefully a Source Audio EQ2) to finish it off. Best bass sound this side of an SVT I've ever heard. Have to get a pic of the amp (Markbass LM Vintage) and pedal setup soon...and maybe a recording.

This has to cover quite a lot of sonic ground - vintage-influenced soul with a flatwound-equipped P bass, clean 80s shit, all the way up to driving Tool songs. I highly rate the Vintage Microtubes for the dirt. Bass Whammy does everything it needs to do, and sounds glorious with chorus.

Ideally in a bi-amping situation, I'll split the Bassrig (clean-ish) and X Ultra (dirty-ish) to be pre and post effects, and take DIs + outputs from each. In terms of gain stacking, the BassRig has a touch of hair, the X Ultra has only the very top frequencies distorting, and the full-range (but blended) drive comes from the Vintage Microtubes. I find very careful stacking and clean blending to be the only way to get a drive sound I like.

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I want a go on a Walrus Bad Water
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