OK...I swore I would never buy another Fulltone product again after a few shitty customer service issues over the years, but when I replaced my Tech 21 Bass Compactor with an EBS Multi Comp, my Analog Man modded TS-9DX (previously my favorite bass overdrive when in "turbo" mode) wouldn't get as clean as it used to due to the hotter signal and improved low end of the Multi Comp. Also, because of the improved low end of the Multi Comp, the TS-9DX seemed to really make my sound seem smaller than before. I needed a bass overdrive with a lot of headroom and little bit of grit when I wanted it and even more grit when I really want to put it over the top. After reading the reviews of the BassDrive, it became clear to me that it may be exactly what I needed...and I was soooo right!

This may very well be the best bass overdrive on the planet. In the standard mode one can get some very nice sounds, but for my needs, the comp cut mode was perfect. I was able to dial up a nice SVT type tone with the perfect amount of edge and bass. It was pure heaven. The day I got it I used it at a gig (first time ever auditioning the pedal...I didn't have time to try it out at the store)...it was that easy to dial up great tone. It was a natural extension of my basic tone...very touch sensitive...the more you lean into a string the sweeter it responds.

In the boost mode you get pure rage...again...with no loss of low end. I didn't use this channel as much as it is a sound that works best when used in moderation, but it was nice to have when I needed it. When combined with the EBS OctaBass you get some pretty monster sounds.

Later I am going to try using the 18v option on the BassDrive...it is supposed to give the pedal even more headroom, which could be pretty great...we will see.

So...while the Fulltone and EBS pedals are a bit pricey, they have saved me from having to switch from SWR to Ampeg which would have ended up costing me even more...and I wouldn't get the versatility I get with my SWR rigs.

So here is my current setup...

Fender Hot Rod P basses with Bartolini P and J bass pickups...or...a stock Rickenbacker 4003 bass into...

Boss TU-2 tuner -> EBS Multi Comp -> EBS OctaBass -> Tech 21 Sans Amp Bass Driver DI -> Fulltone BassDrive into...

SWR Bass 750 head and Goliath 2 and Goliath 3, 4x10 cabs...or

SWR Super Redhead 2x10 combo and Goliath 2, 4x10 cab.

I power the pedalboard up with a Dunlop Juice Box (now called the DC Brick) and I make all connections (including jumpers) with Monster Studio Pro 1000 cables.

You see your own taint?...I'm calling a chiropractor!

you have come home to Mikey!!!!

how did if feel when you slid the card across the counter to the laddie at the register?...knowing your nemisis, the Fuller, is again your master?..

(I AM Satan, btw...)

I have a serious question tho.

I never hear the bass when I play. I mean, if I 'dial it in', then I hear it. But generally, when I am playing, I just cant find it, say..like the drums. Bass is such a subtle thing to me...either I am just weird (totally plausable analysis), I am deaf (I think this is a no), completely self-absorbed with my own doings (prawly the case being a selfish twat that I am), or bass is of no consequence and they really should be discontinued? (hmmm...this makes much sense to me!)



discuss Ty's sublimated pedal worship of Mike Fuller and how Oakland cannot hear him, each as a function of bipolarity.

grading is on a curve.

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Originally posted by Oakland:
you have come home to Mikey!!!!

how did if feel when you slid the card across the counter to the laddie at the register?...knowing your nemisis, the Fuller, is again your master?..

(I AM Satan, btw...)

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HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! ...

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Originally posted by Oakland:
I have a serious question tho.

I never hear the bass when I play. I mean, if I 'dial it in', then I hear it. But generally, when I am playing, I just cant find it, say..like the drums. Bass is such a subtle thing to me...either I am just weird (totally plausable analysis), I am deaf (I think this is a no), completely self-absorbed with my own doings (prawly the case being a selfish twat that I am), or bass is of no consequence and they really should be discontinued? (hmmm...this makes much sense to me!)



discuss Ty's sublimated pedal worship of Mike Fuller and how Oakland cannot hear him, each as a function of bipolarity.

grading is on a curve.

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I posted this insane question...and not even a tick bite's interest...

yeah...it's a series of ludicrous statements...and when reprimanded, I was gonna say that only I could make such 'bassless' claims...



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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAAAHAHA!

Man, that sure would have been some sweet ass trolling....alas, I am a failed troll ...
again..