alex_manghan

The RBI Bass Driver provides the bulk of my tone in my current live/studio setup. I currently run this directly into an old MosValve power amp and it really wails. There's a selection of suggested presets to choose from, some of my favourites being the Fat Tube, Bassman, and SVT - the emulation of the Ampeg SVT's iconic sound is one of the main reasons I picked this up, and in my opinion it comes very close to delivering the same authentic tone, but it's not perfect. You can of course dial in whatever tone sounds good to your ears. In comparison to the pedal version, the RBI allows you to explore a wider range of tones; this is great for crafting unique sounds, but it's not as user-friendly as the pedal, which has less control options, yet almost impossible to get a bad sounding tone from. Overall, this is a versatile piece of gear, and has replaced a conventional amplifier in my set up, and I would recommend it over the pedal version.