by LuvMusic » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:27 pm
I did pick one up and overall I think it is an excellent phaser. It does work well with with bass. I especially like the TOP with my active bass with 3 band eq. Here are my impressions:
o The amount of varitey you can get with the Mix control is excellent. I've been bale to go from "gooey" to an almost trem effect. I even got a decent "Leslie" sound with the pedal.
o The TOP is one of the quietest phasers I have ever used. Other phasers and modulation pedals I have used start to make noise when you crank-up the effect and time controls. Not the TOP.
o Bass response is good. In fact, with the Mix control set to the full left (CCW) and the Resonance control set all the way to the left (CCW) it seems like the pedal may be adding some lower end harmonics. I have noticed some loss in the lower end with the Mix control setting between the 2:00 - 5:00 position, but I expected that (here is where my active bass comes in handy). It's a different phasing effect.
o The effect is a little more subtle than what I am use to. I'm not saying I don't like the effect, it's just different than what I am use to.
That's my impressions up to this point. Still learning the feel for the pedal because it is so flexible.
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