Bassmeister Jay707

I first found out about the rusty box a few years ago, listening to one of my favourite bands.It's an interesting unit which doesn't work as a standard preamp pedal normally would. Whereas most preamps have active tone controls, the Rusty Box has passive tone controls. Modelled on the Traynor T-50B bass head, it faithfully recreates the sound of that amplifier. The gain on this pedal is immense! I usually use the gain on this at around 10 o'clock in the high setting. This pedal has a very high attack so I would suggest using a compressor either before or after, depending on your preferences, to both tame the highs and boost lows. MXR M87 is a great pairing with this pedal! It's alot of fun and you can get huge crushing tones from it aswell as really clear and punchy cleans. It's a favourite of mine to use in recording because it has a really punchy low end tone once you drop the gain and treble then boost the bass to around 2 o'clock which leaves you with a clear low end without sounding muffled or muddy.

There is nothing to dislike about the Sansamp BDDI. I use it all the time and couldn't be without it. The tones you can get out of this pedal are amazing! the tube sounds are just flawless!

When I first discovered this pedal it made me very curious as it wasn't laid out like traditional drive pedals. I love this particular pedal the most out of all the 3 variants that EBS have released with Billy. This one is the most straight forward and has a presence that I've struggled to get with the other two. It's compressed low end and a drive all in one unit which for my setup is really handy. Compared to the other two (Orange and Blue) units, I really like that the gain on the drive control is much more subtle and less overbearing if you favour low gain with just a touch of grit. I primarily use this with an EBS microbass 2 after it or with my Tronographic Rusty box before it. Sounds fantastic!

This new company have really impressed me with their new bass Overdrive pedal. The Plutonium Total Bass Annihilator is an amazing pedal with an impressive range of overdrive tones. From high end clank to warm fuzziness. I can get the exact type of tone I was looking for in my new band project. The EQ controls really help the shape a define your drive tone whilst the crush control brings upper midrange back into play on the overdrive circuit if you like your overall tone abit scooped with a low midrange thud, like myself. In addition to the EQ controls you also have a blend control enabling you to keep that clean low end in there. This can almost function as a preamp with drive if you like to keep your signal chain less cluttered. Overall, I love this pedal and have been searching for a unit like this for a while to get the exact punch and bite specific drive tone I have been looking for. Brilliant work Citadel! Keep 'em coming!