boris_plotnikov
946 posts
Apr 03, 2014
12:24 AM
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Does anyone tried Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi distortion for harmonica?
As far as I can extrapolate how it sound with bass to how it can sound with harmonica I think it can be from rather to very good. The most interesting features: it have gate, which can help you to fight feedback monster, it have two outputs and dry output, so you can drive two amps and PA at the same time (e.g. your champ with direct out, big solid state local one with distorted sygnal and DI out to PA to make sound engineer's life easier). It have blend knob, so you can add some distortion, but keep some clean tone from your mic to be much more hearable and to cut better. And it have crossover feature that can help you not to distort extra high frequencies (this can help against feedback and give you softer tone). Possible anyone already tried or have bass player in the band using this device. It can be all in one thing: distortion, DI box and splitter.
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robbert
298 posts
Apr 04, 2014
6:41 AM
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I guess no one has experience with the use of this device with harmonica, Boris. But if you do decided to 'take the plunge' and get one, would you please post a demo? It looks promising with all those options, but I wonder, since it is designed for bass, if it would work well for harp?
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DoubleJ
58 posts
Apr 04, 2014
7:05 AM
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The Zoom G3 (G3X, G5) has all you describe (plus more)in one unit and works great for harmonica. It can be a computer interface as well.
Have you tried it?
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boris_plotnikov
948 posts
Apr 04, 2014
7:49 AM
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robbert
Son of Dave uses Sans Amp Bass Driver DI (I don't like it for my tone anyway), so eceryrhing can be possible.
DoubleJ
All digital staff is ok and I'd say great for delays, reverbs, pitch shifting and modulations, but I never heard a decent overdrive which will cut the mix. Possible Axe FX can be good, but not Zoom/Digitech/Line6
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BigBlindRay
223 posts
Apr 04, 2014
8:49 AM
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Hi MBHers
Boris - I used to have an early 90's Russian Made Big Muff Pi.
I did use it with Harmonica to see what it sounded like, never again. In fact - any kind of fuzz makes IMHO Harmonica sound like utter crap. An incredibly shrill piercing distortion and way too much feedback problems, You cant even use this effect subtlely.
I did one experiment though which I found worked really well, I sold the pedal and made 400 bucks!
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DoubleJ
59 posts
Apr 05, 2014
11:56 AM
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Boris,
There is something about analog we all love. I agree re: the overdrive but some of the amp models on the zoom will cut through beautifully with the right setting (usually gain turned down and other variables turned mid to high.) Also the noise gate is quite effective.
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boris_plotnikov
949 posts
Apr 05, 2014
3:23 PM
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I agree. Fuzz is bad when it 100% effected. If you add fuzz to a clean tone it can sound really good. And this is the reason why I get interested ot this pedal.
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