electro harmonix bass balls

[Hardinge]

wat do u guys think of this pedal?

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

it owns, and you should buy me one. :thumb:

[Jody LeCompte]

^123

My band wants to play Sir Phycho sexy but I dont have an envelope filter, oh the horror

[Hardinge]

could i get a sound like NIB with it?

[Jody LeCompte]

^ I thought NIB was just distortion and wah?

[Hardinge]

what sounds could u get out of it

[Jody LeCompte]

Bootsy Collins loved his envelope filter

Flea used one in Sir Phycho Sexy.

[Chaos]

what's an envelope filter? :/

[Hardinge]

could u get some kind of synth sounds out of it?

[Jody LeCompte]

could u get some kind of synth sounds out of it?
Why dont you get a synth pedal?

Or a black guy playing keyboard?

[Hardinge]

lol
too expensive

[Jody LeCompte]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/150237/

Alot cheaper than a bassballs...

[Chaos]

I want some of those Ashdown pedals.

[Hardinge]

the sites i was looking at the ibanez pedal is more expensive

[Jody LeCompte]

^ What site?

[sixner]

If you want a synth type pedal im selling mine... It's the Ibanez SB7 Jody posted... it's a great pedal but ive got no use for it.. i have fun with it, but i need the cash to help fund a 6 stringer...

btw, Flea uses a Q-Tron, not a bassball's

atleast im pretty sure.. i know he did at one point, he could have switched...

-sixner

[Hardinge]

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=9151

http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/options.php?id=9110

[Hardinge]

i would buy yours but u are in the usa and the p and p would cost loads

[Jody LeCompte]

^ stick to musiciansfriend.com or music123.com

Better prices


how much sixner?

[Hardinge]

but they are usa sites

[Jody LeCompte]

Musiciansfriend ships to the UK now?

Free shipping on orders over $100

[Hardinge]

kl i might look at them then

[peeted]

so wich is beter, the q-tron or the bass balls?

[Jody LeCompte]

Probably the Q-tron, but I tend to be hesitant of all electro harmonix products

[Potatoe]

Electro harmonix is an awsome effects company! as long as you stay away from their bottom shelf "made in russia" plastic ones.

it is honestly a toss up between Q-tron and Bassballs. Q-trons have more dials to play around with than bassballs, which is always fun. But bassballs was made for the bass' sonic range, while q-tron was not.

right now i have EH's small clone and a vintage 80's bassballs

[rh15951]

Electro harmonix is an awsome effects company! as long as you stay away from their bottom shelf "made in russia" plastic ones.

I have a Russian Muff and it's better than your mum :chug: :thumb:

[peeted]

yea the russian muff sounds much beter than the american for bass (depending on what tone your going for of course but generaly), it doesnt have a power lead thing though and i dont think its as well built as the americans.

[Potatoe]

I have a Russian Muff and it's better than your mum :chug: :thumb:

i have no doubt that it sounds good, but they just wont last as long as the metal ones.

[peeted]

im pretty shure the russian muff is made of metal. its cold and hard any way.

[rh15951]

i have no doubt that it sounds good, but they just wont last as long as the metal ones.

It is metal :smash:

[rh15951]

I want some of those Ashdown pedals.

yeah but they are stupidly expensive

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

i would rather have the bassballs than a muff, any one wnat to trade?

[Potatoe]

It is metal :smash:
then it doesnt qualify as a made in russia plastic one :p :p

all i am saying is spend the extra $3usd on the nice looking one... the black doesnt do it for me...

HAWT there is a blem us bassballs at MF

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/detail/base_pid/153316X/

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

^^ what is "blem"

i have seen it around, but what does it mean?

[Potatoe]

on that it probably means a paint scratch, nothing major. it will soundc the exact same as any other one, but it will come not looking as pretty as a non blem

blem= blemished= it has pimples :p

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

ah, so it has character


heh :p

[IPolkaLikeThis!]

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/media/product/video/153311.wmv

that video pretty much made me want it even more.

[Potatoe]

http://www.electro-harmonix.com/ehx2/Default.asp?q=f&f=%2FCatalog%2F01%5FNew%5FProducts%2F01%5FEH%5FDVD

all the electro harmonix videos are up on their website!

[Thonk]

yeah but they are stupidly expensive
Word.

They're like $140. :(

[sixner]

^ stick to musiciansfriend.com or music123.com

Better prices


how much sixner?

hmm... probably around $40 + shipping? It's brand new, no scratches, everything works... comes w/ box and manual...

-sixner

[Jody LeCompte]

hmm... probably around $40 + shipping? It's brand new, no scratches, everything works... comes w/ box and manual...

-sixner
Your in ohio so probably 15-20 bucks shipping?

[Jublian]

140, eh!?
thats about standard price here in Aus for a decent pedal
(actually its kinda cheap for a decent pedal)
No doubt we'll end up paying close to 500 when they choose to release them here.

I paid 250 for a custom Overdrive, the boss one is about the same new in just about any music shop, or more

[Az_Holl]

140, eh!?
thats about standard price here in Aus for a decent pedal
(actually its kinda cheap for a decent pedal)
No doubt we'll end up paying close to 500 when they choose to release them here.

I paid 250 for a custom Overdrive, the boss one is about the same new in just about any music shop, or more
Thats why your better off getting a good multi effects down here.

Like my Boss ME-50B :D

[Jublian]

I prefer seperate effects, essentially more control over the settings and you can easily change the order or sell the pedals if you don't like the way they sound, also effects loops within the effects boards arent possible with multi effect pedals.

I'm goign to get a boss PSM one of these days to further complicate my pedal setup.

[Mitchell Royce]

Bassballs is a fairly unique envelope filter, don't think you can replace it with just any other envelope. There is a whole lot more range to it as well than shown in the video. Some very cool dub sounds can be had with it.
I quite like mine, if you can't tell.

[kilian]

^^And you can feed it distortion, feed it reverb, feed it whatever and it will eventually come out even better :lol:

But yes, you need to funk with it. In a poprock band, like my band, there is no use for it. I couldn't find any 'normal' and just 'cool' setting.

Have you already written a review for the Small stone MR?

[Mitchell Royce]

Haven't got a Small Stone, only a Small Clone. Which is my favourite pedal as of late.

I actually used my Bassballs on a poprock song, with me just doing straight 8ths. Sounded darn nice to me and the other guys. I totally agree with you about feeding ít some other effects, it makes some great sounds. One of my favourites is an octaver before the bassballs, it's hard to not sound funky. I do use it rarely in a band setting but when I do it's great.

[Hardinge]

is there much difference between made in russia and made in usa apart from the material its made from?

that movie has made me want the bassballs even more!

[peeted]

i thought the bass balls vid was pretty **** actualy. i think id pick a q-tron over that.

[Hardinge]

is there a vid for a qtron or a sound clip

[sixner]

Your in ohio so probably 15-20 bucks shipping?
Where do you live? i can get a quote from FedEx or something...

and i'll make it $35 instead, i thought i had a box and everything, but i had it confused with my boss GEB-7... i bought them like a week apart from each other.. so, yeah.. My bad... It' just the pedal, no box or manual. but it is in good condition...

photobucket.com/sixner i've got pic's of it if ya need in my band_gear and/or more_gear section's...

-Sixner

[Hardinge]

the bassballs is £55 with p and p so im gonna get that unless there is a cheaper site that any1 knows
cheers for the advice