Bass Soul Food Overdrive

Gear
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I do just the opposite for many of the pedals I get. I will listen to some YT reviews, but I prefer the no talking playthru’s.

One - I know that I have a good chance of returning the pedal to Amazon.
two - I want to have a totally open mind when checking out a pedal I don’t want to be biased one way or the other. I want to know for myself if I think it drops out the bottom end, or if the tracking is poor, or if the compression sucks, etc… I want to formulate my own opinions.

This does not mean I don’t ask peoples opinions of thing, and I read most of the threads here, so I am not going into something completely blind at all.

the example would be, I am testing reverb pedals. I know of the ones people here use most, the TC E Hall of Fame, Boss Reverb, Zoom Multi’s, etc… I know people like their pedal usually…
so, I get a TC E Hall of Fame mini AND Joyo Atmosphere AND Valeton Coral Verb.
I do know some reviews of the TCE Hall of Fame, but I did not go and read anything about the Joyo Atmosphere or Valeton Coral Verb

I am just pointing this out so you don’t think I don’t listen to any reviews or read up about any pedals I am trying, that would not be accurate. I do know a bit about the main pedal I get for a pedal showdown, but I don’t check up on the other brands prior to playing with them.

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Thanks for the review, I’m really interested by this pedal, I’ve 3 in my mind, this one, the Ampeg Scrambler bass overdrive and the boss odb-3 overdrive :slight_smile: If anyone else have try the other your opinion is warmly welcome!

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I really, really didn’t like the Scrambler on my Ampeg SCR-DI. So much that I sold the whole thing just because I didn’t like the scrambler.

I’d pick the ODB-3 over the Scrambler any time.

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I have the Earthquaker Labs PLUMES. I really like it and highly recommend it.

There is the Ibanez Tube Screamer Bass,

I also have this, which is more awesome then you can imagine, but the price tag…well, yes, some would call this 'Sticker Shock"
I got it in a trade, and what I traded was over $125 less then the retail cost of this pedal, so It was a great deal, for me.

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Thabks for the advices! I will try to test each in order to find my favorite!
Still one question, regarding the powersupply for pedals, is there huge difference between a first price and a very expensive one?

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YES and NO

First, I assume you are talking about Power Supply Bricks with Isolated outlets?

Yes, There is a difference between the lower cost Power Supplies (PS) when compared to each other.

Yes there is a difference between the lower priced ones and the expensive ones.

does it always matter NO, but sometimes YES

Take a look at 3 Power Supplies

A - Caline CP-05 - 10 outlet - $28

B - Caline CP-202 (36w) - 8 0utlet - $39

C - MXR Mini Iso Brick Power

#1 - A
has 10 Isolated outlets (so it says, the are not true isolated, but they use a block of some sort (@howard knows the right term for this) that makes them OK. This one does not say the overall power, but it has nine 9v 100ma outlets, one of which you can select to be 9v/12v/15v/18v - and it has ONE outlet that is 9v 500ma.
Pros - 1 - cheap
2 - 10 outlet
3 - 1 outlet it 500ma

Cons - 1 - 10 outlets - less overall power in the brick, it is not a full 36w 1. 0 2 - 500ma slot not selectable, many 12v/15v/18v need 300/500ma

Conclusion - Depending on what pedals you are going to have, it COULD work - personally I would look for more out of a PS then this

#2 - B
Like the one above, it is cheaper then the next level of PS’s. This one has more pros then cons that matter to having flexibility in the way you power your board.
Pros 1 - Cheap
2 - All outlets are 300ma (one 500ma)
3 - 2 selectable outlets 1 is 9v/15v/18v other is 9v/12v/15v
4 - I use them and can stand by them, others here use them too

Cons. 1 - Isolated outlets are not true isolated

Conclusion - this will do the trick, and offers flexibility to how you build your board and what pedals you can use. I recommend this

#3 - C
MXR - it is TRUE Isolated outlets. Cons are big IMO and outweigh the Pros

Pro - true isolation
all outlets 300ma except the selectable is 800ma

Con - Price - expensive
only has 5 outlets
Sold separate - cost about another $50 to get the wall plug, and all the necessary power cables.

conclusion - Money better spent elsewhere.

Disclaimer.
This is my opinion from my experience which is limited. I do not know everything and am only passing what I know. if you were or are, a stage performer and you rely heavily on this pedalboard, you might NEED better power supplies then what is even shown here, IDK, I don’t have that experience.
Hope this helps some, if any

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OK, basically I was looking at this kind of power supply: Boss PSA 230S Power Supply – Thomann United States
I suppose having a multiple power supply is a better idea for the futur because 1 pedal will never be enough? I have no purpose of having a band and doing live event, I already have not enough time in my live :smiley:

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No, no need to get that one, this one will do just fine.
you just need to always check polarity.
Most pedals are CENTER TIP NEGATIVE, but not all of them are, so make sure it matches your pedal

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what ever happened with this, did you get the replacement?

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Hi @itsratso thanks for message. Yes I got a replacement thanks. The footswitch is still very clunky, but I think that’s the style, it’s a hard click on and off, rather than the smooth depress type. I have had a few odd speaker pops when engaging the new pedal like before, but very rarely. So I’m not stressing about it.
Overall the pedal works, but it’s quite a mild effect compared to other units you can get.

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Hard click on and off is pretty common.

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Yes I guess you’re right. I’m new to pedals so it wasn’t what I was expecting. Also the first pedal (and sometimes the replacement just occasionally) made a speaker pop which was not right.

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Yeah that definitely does not sound good.

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that’s kind of why i like it i think :rofl:

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Yeah, OD and Distortion is a pretty Mello effect until you go into Fuzz (which I just found out was an effect that was built and used on the scene way before OD and Distortion effects were).

I actually just ordered a Bass Big Muff Deluxe, so I am gonna sell my Bass Big Muff. I run OD in front of this if I really want to get dirty.
Once you get the pedal chain longer, you understand the OD / Distortion is not only that, it can also be an important boost to keep your signal strong thru the chain.

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Literally 50% of my board is OD/distortion :slight_smile:

Ok slightly less if I count the tuner.

It never gets old. Big Muff into Microtubes X is an incredible sound due to the filters.

Good call on the deluxe muff. I love the dry switch on mine but the blend knob is even better.

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Thats what I am going for. I like being able to get the fuzz deeper without having to EQ somewhere else. For that price, it was kind of a no brainer, after already loving the Big Muff, and having a big pedalboard, so size if not really a problem for me.

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never used effects on a bass so I am going to assume (there are no rules) distortion pedals first (OD, Dist, Fuzz), wah, compression, swirly stuff (if not in the effects loop), delay, reverb. Guitar wise I run a wah in front of the od and another one after the fuzz but that just me…do you run your pedal chain similar to this?

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I put compression first. I also have a compressor in the middle of my dirt but generally use the one right after the tuner, first on my board.

Then I go octaver -> distortion -> modulation -> reverb/delay (mine’s one pedal). Finally into a second preamp/amp sim and out to my DAI. So pretty close to what you describe, except the compressor.

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yeah using a compressor is something new to me, never used one playing guitar but playing bass I’m understanding the need

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