chrisdesign's Reviews

Essential!

Both of my four string basses have these. Between this and my drop pedal I can play almost any song in one bass. It just makes life easier.

A gem and a mod platform

The neck plays better than some American production models. The pickups sound better than EMG Geezer Butlers (or at least comparable). The controls work really nicely. The finish is flawless. It’s just a stunning bass.

I wish the nut was bone, the tuners were deluxe, and the bridge was laterally adjustable, but those things are tiny. £40 gets you a drop-in replacement HiMass bridge if you want, but that’s a minimal issue.

Just change the strings, do a proper setup, and this bass is solid!

Overall a fantastic bass. It’s a shame they didn’t catch on better as Fender has discontinued them.

Saves me carting another bass

I only need to detune half a step-down, so this pedal does the job. Maybe lower driving is worse, but frankly, I will never have a problem if it does. However, the tone is compromised so it's a poor solution.

Compared to the Helix’s Simple Pitch, the drip has a slower response and introduces more artefacts to the sound. Because of that I always prefer the simple pitch. However, i keep the drop on my backup board as it works, but needs a serious update.

Immense!

This pedal is incredible! Running a bi/amp bass rig creates exactly the monster tones I’ve been searching for all year!

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Great drop in replacement

Nuts are boring, but this one works. Get home, size it up, sand a bit, and it’s done! A great end result

Buzzy sometimes

It works, but adds an underlying layer of buzz to your signal. Not a problem if you’re playing fuzz, but otherwise not so good! With a half decent noise pedal this will work.

The tone isn’t something I love, but if you’re playing live then no one will notice or care.

The best tone ever!

Simply a fantastic pj tone that just works. My bass is quiet as the grave and sounds perfect in everything from modern pop to black metal!

Wonderful!

A solid sounding and well built cab that just works! Paired with a small lunchbox amp this cab is a rock monster that you cannot ignore!

Doesnt work for me

I had one to aim for the Tony Iommi sound, he used a Rangemaster Treble Booster in front of his amp. But this just made the aim into a piercing monster that was very far from where i wanted. I wanted to love this pedal, but I couldn't.

It does a simple job well

This pedal doesn't do much, but what it does do is very good. Worth buying and using in your setup if attenuation is needed.

Terrible

I tried one of these in the 2000s and hated it. The sounds were frankly terrible. Then I tried a bass pod xt and it was lightyears ahead. This pedal is just bad. Maybe just using this for pedals and not amp sim it would be ok, but that's it.

Nice tone, questionable quality control

The shape, colour, and look is beautiful. However, my truss rod will not budge a mm. This is pretty bad and should never have left the factory under QC.

Does the job

It’s a very simple and solid pedal that does exactly what you think it does. I’m thinking of buying one and installing a buffer to make it more versatile, but we shall see.

I never bonded

This pedal has some interesting tones but overall was too harsh to be in my signal chain. If it had a blend knob then maybe it could be great, but as it is, it’s a pass

Meh

The fuzz is what it is. No complaint there. Yet the bass boost function was too dark for my needs and the dry knob didn’t hit the right spot for my taste. I got the deluxe version and am delighted.

This was my giggling rig

While the modern pod go is superior in every way, this simple pedal was my gigging rig for years and always sounded great. I have fond memories and would gig with it again today is I needed a backup.

The perfect bass fuzz?

This is the fuzz I have been searching for for years. The blend knob lets me dial in exactly the right amount of fuzz into my signal. The crossover switch lets me sculpt the tone from subtle EQ shift through to crazy synth like weirdness. It’s just perfect!

A monster

The best bass pedal ever created! It’s just everything from subtle growl to full on monster! I adore it

Terrible (I think)

Back in 2006 I tried this pedal and it sounded terrible in every setting. Maybe that was my young inexperienced self talking back then, expecting bass to be like guitar. Maybe if I tried it now I could get more utility out of it. Nevertheless, I never liked the pedal like I adored by Bass Pod XT!

Robust

This is everything you want in a cable at an affordable price. What more can I say‽ I will buy more in the future.