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Our meanderings in modulation continue unabated!
Did you see the Pedal of the Month, our periodic peek at pedal Greatness?! If not get yourself inside THIS. A luscious deep dive into that most sunny of drives it was.
We are indeed, continually blessed to have the mighty Reverend at the helm. He whose sounds are spoken of in awed tones....a spirit living they say.....perhaps an angel.........
Well, I shall tarry no longer, lest our guide become impatient with my own meandering.
As ever, take us away my friend.
The Pedals
Darkglass Vintage Deluxe 3.0 Bass Preamp Pedal
The Vintage series of pedals from Darkglass are perfect for those players who want that classic, warm and tube-like overdriven bass tone that is so familiar in many styles of music from the past five decades.
The Vintage Deluxe takes the same great and highly sought-after tone circuit from the Vintage Microtubes pedal, then adds a 4-band active EQ, parallel output and a balanced line driver (DI), while the additional Grunt and Attack switches sit right before the clipping stage and boosts the low and high end respectively, right before your signal heads into the drive section. This adds additional levels of saturation and/or emphasis for even more tonal variation.
For the latest Vintage Deluxe V3 version, we wanted to simply add a couple of very useful extra features for tone shaping:
Low mid frequency switch: the "Lo Mid" control now has a dedicated switch to shift its corner frequency one octave. So in addition to the standard 1kHz, users now get 12dB of cut/boost at 500Hz.
High mid frequency switch: the "Hi Mid" control now has a dedicated switch to shift its corner frequency one octave. So in addition to the standard 3kHz, users now get 12dB of cut/boost at 1.5kHz.
With these new V3 features added to the Deluxe model, you really have as much control as you will ever need to get amazing bass tones and the pedal really does deliver the natural dynamic response and organic compression of classic tube amps and tape machines, fitting five decades of legendary tones into a package that will fit right into your gig bag.
We run through all of the sounds and settings in under 4 minutes, with no chat or unnecessary chat, so you can just hear what the effect is doing. Shop HERE.
Up Next.....
The BOSS GEB-7 is a 7-band equalizer created specifically for the frequency range of the electric bass, and it's not fussy what kind: 4 String, 5 String, 6 Strings or even upright basses can be shaped to pinpoint accuracy.
Need a boost for big bass solo's? The GEB-7 can do that. Need to shave a little low end rumble from an otherwise perfect tone? No problem!
The EQ bands can be boosted or cut up to 15dB, while a gain control also offers a +/-15dB range. Since the GEB-7's frequency range extends down to 50Hz, it's also great for adding depth and bottom end to acoustic guitars.
We run through all of the sounds and settings in under 4 minutes, with no chat or unnecessary chat, so you can just hear what the effect is doing. Have a sweet ass day! Oh, and shop direct HERE.
And Finally......
Blackstar labels its Dept. 10 stompboxes as "the world’s most advanced valve pedals", by combining traditional high-voltage design with their latest technology. A bold claim indeed, but when you hear one of these in action — it's hard to disagree!
Equipped with a real ECC83 preamp tube, the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost pedal is the perfect way to punch up the input of any amplifier. A boost pedal is a formidable tool for getting the most out of any amplifier — it not only raises your volume for solos, but it also elicits livelier tone out of your amp’s preamp section. And with its Low and High EQ controls, the Dept. 10 Boost is a capable tone shaper for any guitar with any combination of pickups. Whether you’re looking to add true tube richness to a solid-state amplifier, or you want to squeeze the maximum mojo out of your tube amp, the Blackstar Dept. 10 Boost pedal will get you there...
We run through all of the sounds and settings in under 4 minutes, with no chat or unnecessary chat, so you can just hear what the effect is doing. Have a lovely day! Oh, and shop direct HERE.
Somewhere between the Boost and the Bass, we are left smiling contentedly to ourselves......
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