Boss GT-10B

Sep 1,2009
It's been seven years since Boss introduced bassists to the GT-6B, a low-frequency version of its popular guitar multieffect extravaganza. Since that time, we’ve met its less expensive kissing cousins, the ME-20B and ME-50B More...

Pedalboard Primer

Oct 1,2010
This space has been reserved for rock and metal stylings for a few months now, but I want to get into something more universal. Whether I’m doing a big metal show or a tiny coffeehouse gig, I can usually distinguish the More...

Ruppert Musical Instruments Basswitch IQ DI

Mar 20,2012
WHILE SOME STOMPBOXES TURN heads with swirling modulation, crunchy overdrive, or bubbling filter sweeps, the Basswitch IQ DI is a stealthy but sexy device that serves several utilitarian purposes. The Basswitch can act as More...

Wren & Cuff Phat Phuk B & Pickle Pie Hella Fuzz B

Jul 6,2011
THE CURRENT STATE OF SMALL-TO-mid- size pedal builders seems like a parallel to bands and online music delivery: Not long ago, a few big corporations held all product and channels of distribution. Now, there are hundreds of More...

Demeter Compulator Pro

Jul 1,2010
Demeter's new Compulator Pro is essentially the same as the Compulator [reviewed in September ’03] with a few small additions. Those familiar with the older version of this pedal can still count on a ton of warmth, More...

Source Audio Soundblox Bass Envelope Filter

Jan 1,2011
WITH THE RELEASE OF ITS INNOVATIVE Multiwave Bass Distortion (see Soundroom, March 2010) and Hot Hand motioncontrolled expression devices, Source Audio has really been throwing its weight around on the stompbox playground. More...

Source Audio Soundblox Pro Bass Envelope Filter

Feb 23,2012
THE FOLKS AT SOURCE AUDIO HAVE been turning heads with their innovative line of Soundblox effect pedals, and with the introduction of the SoundbloxPro series, they’ve taken some of their most popular devices and added depth, More...

Daring Audio Particle Beam, Edge Activator, Phat Beam & Laser Cannon

Feb 23,2012
IT CAN BE EASILY ARGUED THAT BASS players embrace the high-tech world, whereas guitarists seem to stick to their old tricks. (A dirty stereotype, yes, but c’mon—you know it’s true!) As such, it’s fitting that Daring Audio, a More...

E.W.S. Tri-Logic Bass Preamp II

Feb 11,2011
BY BEN ADRIANE.W.S.’S UPDATED TAKE ON THE discontinued Xotic Tri-Logic Bass Preamp, the Tri-Logic Bass Preamp II, is an active 3-band EQ with 20dB of boost. In addition to controls for VOLUME, GAIN, and three bands of EQ (all More...

Soundroom: Aguilar Octamizer & TLC Compressor

Feb 1,2010
HAVING SPENT THE LAST 15 YEARS building a solid reputation for its bass heads and cabinets, Aguilar Amplification has begun to broaden its product line to include stompboxes. Aguilar’s Octamizer and TLC Compressor are More...

Tech 21 Red Ripper

Dec 1,2010
WHETHER IT’S TO COP HERBIE Hancock’s righteously rotund subhook on “Chameleon,” the fabulously filthy stank of Parliament’s “Flashlight,” or the deliciously deep low-end licks of Stevie Wonder, the funkier among us have long More...

Markbass Distorsore, Compressore and Super Synth

Apr 11,2011
BY BEN ADRIAN THESE DAYS NEARLY EVERY WORKING bass player knows about Markbass amps— they’re our little Italian friends that allow us to lug 500 watts or more to our gigs in a small shoulder bag or compact combo. More...