Bass sounds can get touchy when you factor in the involvement of sound guys and engineers. Even though these guys claim to be professionals, and probably are, they do not know what your sound is. Your bass tone has an important relevance to you and the music you create and letting someone else manipulate it to their liking defeats the very purpose of your musical being. If you have a device that can let you control all your EQ’s directly into the sound board, you can instruct whomever is running sound to send you through completely dry because you are in control.
The MXR M 80 Bass DI Pedal allows you to have total empowerment for your not only the bass tone coming out on stage, but the bass tone running through the soundboard at the club and in the studio. These pedals are insanely helpful and sound phenomenal. There is a section for Clean Volume alone. Next to it sits the Distortion field. Here there is a Volume, Blend, Trigger and Gain. Below the clean and distortion divided sectors conveniently lies a three band EQ to have total coverage in your low, middle, and high frequency range. The pedal also offers switches for Color and Gate. You can choose to run the pedal from Phantom or Ground power as well. There is an on and off switch and a switch to engage or disengage effects. The ground that this small box covers is invaluable to a bass player.
Never let another set of fingers choose the way your bass tone sounds. Get this MXR M 80 Bass DI Pedal and dial in exactly the tone you want. You will have uniform sound bumping from your onstage rig, the sound system at the venue, and into the board in the studio. The M 80 name is perfectly fitting because this thing is dangerously explosive.
These are running on line via Musician’s Friend for just $140 new. I would imagine you can find them on used item outlet sites, like eBay and Craigslist, for somewhere around $70 or $80. If you only buy a single pedal for your bass, make it this one!
