MGR/thelighterthief « digitech BP 200 »
Published on 01/23/03 at 15:00I play in a futuristic band (the verve meets kraftwerk?) and therefore required more versatility of sound than normally desirable from a bassist.
I bought it a couple of months back in Denmark street, London for the princely sum of £149. I am aware of the fact that it can be bought online but seriously recommend buying from a store that allows you to play new gear with a close match to your existing gear (J bass/small stack), and for as long as you need to.
I bought the unit for to increase the number of useable and interesting sounds I would have at my disposal.
Basically this unit digitally models amp/stompboxes and speaker cabinets, then allowing you to add gate, compression and defretted sounds. On top of this there are several effects. An expression pedal is also more useful than you would think (volume, depth of effect, echo length)
Most of the presets are a little extreme but you soon get the hang of it.
Subtlety is the key when making sounds, slight colouration is quite dramatic on the bass. My favourite current sounds are a deep fuzzy bass, a bootsy collins style ring mod, and a detuned defretted slightly distortion that sounds like several bowed double basses at once.
The display area could have been easier to navigate, although you can see the selcted sound clearly even in the dark.
Frankly, the things I don't like about this pedal I have no right to moan about at this price (I could have got 2 stompboxes for this price)
Here is where it stands out. It is a solidly built metal unit with solid feeling pedals. ( not plastic like the zoom 'equivalent')
well I couldn't afford the top end gear but this has definitely enhanced the contribution of the bass in our overall sound.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought it a couple of months back in Denmark street, London for the princely sum of £149. I am aware of the fact that it can be bought online but seriously recommend buying from a store that allows you to play new gear with a close match to your existing gear (J bass/small stack), and for as long as you need to.
I bought the unit for to increase the number of useable and interesting sounds I would have at my disposal.
Basically this unit digitally models amp/stompboxes and speaker cabinets, then allowing you to add gate, compression and defretted sounds. On top of this there are several effects. An expression pedal is also more useful than you would think (volume, depth of effect, echo length)
Most of the presets are a little extreme but you soon get the hang of it.
Subtlety is the key when making sounds, slight colouration is quite dramatic on the bass. My favourite current sounds are a deep fuzzy bass, a bootsy collins style ring mod, and a detuned defretted slightly distortion that sounds like several bowed double basses at once.
The display area could have been easier to navigate, although you can see the selcted sound clearly even in the dark.
Frankly, the things I don't like about this pedal I have no right to moan about at this price (I could have got 2 stompboxes for this price)
Here is where it stands out. It is a solidly built metal unit with solid feeling pedals. ( not plastic like the zoom 'equivalent')
well I couldn't afford the top end gear but this has definitely enhanced the contribution of the bass in our overall sound.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com