videos like this are SOOOOO incredibly helpful. You do musicians across the world a huge favor with these demo vids. These are the next best thing to actually going into a shop with your gear and swapping pedals out one by one and taking entire days of your life off the calendar in the process. Big thank you!

I've been watching alot of your videos the past few days. Please keep the great demos coming! Quite possibly the best around if you're looking for a straight forward answer to your questions. Thanks for what you do!

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+Eric J Thank you very much for the kind words!

Good video. Especially a nice touch having somebody else operate the controls so that the playing is uninterrupted and the tonal change can be heard right away.

Thanks for this demo! You covered all aspects of the playing spectrum. I've been considering getting this pedal for a few months, with a lot of research. This video made up my mind to do so! You guys must like this pedal too to give it such an extensive demo. Thanks again!

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+Ericj Jannasch Yeah, we were pretty impressed with this one.

Great video guys! You cant go wrong with this pedal. It does almost everything from clean to metal distortion and do it well. I got mine and I'm sastisfied.

@jackbruce1000

3 жыл бұрын

How do set yours my friend for RUSH tone ?

Nice demo as always, guys. I thought I'd point out you can get around some of the scoop of the color switch eq by cranking the midrange. If you don't, 800hz in your signal basically looks like the Grand Canyon. I got this from killer Japanese bassist Ikuo about a decade ago. I use the DI+ every day. I have four of them but still rely mostly on the first one I bought in the early 00s. A real working class hero for bass.

@oldethangoogleacc8484

3 жыл бұрын

"If you don't, 800hz in your signal basically looks like the Grand Canyon" lol. relatable as a jazz bass user

Got this for my birthday 10 years ago. Made me keep my Phil Pro still. Such a magic enhancer

A very interesting feature of this pedal is that it can be phantom powered through its Direct Output XLR from a phantom powercapable mixing console by pressing down the phantom switch of the MXR. The XLR cable send the signal to the mixing console while powering the pedal. I did it during rehearsals and it's great. PS : the trigger knob works very well.

This has so much more options than my sansamp! Should of got this!

A demo so good that I bought one! Thanks bass brothers.

Just ordered it, can't wait to try it

Hey guy's have you ever messed with the Tech 21 RPM rack mount preamp and if so what did you think about it. I'm looking for a new preamp and i found one for $144 at a pawn shop but i also found this MXR pedal on Craigslist for $100. I use a tech 21 VT pedal through my hartke LH500 which sounds pretty good but it's a new year so i need new gear 😀. You are my go to bass review guy's so i trust your input 👍

I've been using this pedal for almost 4 years now. It's perfect.

@ApeDosMil_

2 жыл бұрын

agreed, the eq boost on this is phenomenal

@henrywidener9414

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I swear by this thing. I don't even bring an amp to gigs if the venue's got a PA

In my opinion this is the best portable preamp for its price around...I would prefer to see an Aux in and phones ...Will be the top one.. And with (compressor + limiter)then no need to look after the other pedals at all :). PS : Anyway i like what does Battalion too...

sounds much cleaner and controllable (more musical) than the Tech21 Sansamp Bass Driver DI V2 and also has 2 channel operation which makes it more versatile for many bassists, more comparable to the Ampeg SCR-DI \m/

@SpectorEuro4

3 жыл бұрын

What both the MXR and the BDDI aim for tone wise are totally different. Don't think it's right to compare the two

Now all you need to review is the EBS DI and you've covered all the major ones! Though I think that one is a bit older. Kinda sad neither the MXR nor the Sansamp have aux/headphones, but hey, there's always the ampeg :)

@andrewmckenzie956

3 жыл бұрын

Quarter inch adapter and plug your head phones into the 'out' youre good!

Perfect demo, bravo!

Does the parallel output actually "split" the signal, i.e. reduce the strength of it? For instance a basic switcher that isn't buffered you are actually reducing the strength of the signal where as a buffered switch does not lose strength.

Love my M80. I pair it with a M108 as my "final tone shaper section" right before going to the amp. One issue I have encountered with it, though, is how the XLR output seems much weaker than other DI's I've used in the past, ALMOST as if there was a built-in -20db pad in it which can't be switched out. That weakness requires the mixing board preamp to make up for it, which kind of defeats the purpose, this being marketed as a preamp / DI combo :P

Very good review, thank you for that :)

Great thorough demo, guys! Great job!

with all the new bass distortion and preamp pedals out now, i almost forgot that this guy still sounds pretty solid

Great Demo- TY!

Excellent presentation and thank you so much for your time and efforts.

Could you test the Hartke Bass Attack 2? I was really interested in hearing your opinion, given the street price. Well, I hope some day. Ah, and I almost forgot...TC Electronic's Spectra Drive too....

Amazing video. Thank you

Best demo. thanks a lot

Great demo.Big help before buying something. Just a few questions? How is it recommended to connect this pedal to an amp? Simply just bass- cable- pedal-cable-amp? Or can I put it into the effect loop? And if I use the first version which input can I use? Active or passive? Thank you for your answer in advance.

Can someone explain what the gate and color button do?

I read that the color engage autom with the distortion but in this video has a pretty cool sound, not so bad freqs as the color switch done, why?

Hi! could you do a Tech 21 bass Fly Rig review?

when connected via direct output does the volume still work?

As always great review now i now for shure thi pedal in not for me

So I'm wanting this and have never used one at all. If I'm using in conjunction with my stage amp (a GK MB410 combo), how does this work? The EQ on my amp would be set flat and adjust the DI box? Excuse my lack of knowledge about these things. Also, how do I run this together with my TC Spectracomp and my wireless system? Once again, I'm new to pedals, so forgive my questions

this or the EHX battalion?

I’d love to see a comparison video with this head-to-head against the EHX Battalion.

@GodlessCommie

5 жыл бұрын

Mortimer J. Mouse I own a battalion and I’m thinking of replacing it with this pedal so a video like that would honestly be perfect for me lol

@TomMarello

4 жыл бұрын

Here s my sound using both Battalion and M80 (+GK Plex). kzread.info/dash/bejne/o5ujmKVtZtbQZ7w.html Drive is mostly Battalion's, maybe 10% MXR's, but MXR's color feature fattens and shapes sound nicely....and strings are like 1 year old

@lukasoberlander1599

Жыл бұрын

@@GodlessCommie i also have a battalion but i`m currently looking for a new preamp. did you replace and compare it? would be interesting to me which one is sounding better.

How do you set it to "GEDDY UP " ?

Hi On this video, you are go from MXR80 output to Aguilar TH500 input or return amp? Love the sound❤️‍🔥

I'm currently on the process on selecting which to get between the mxr m80, the sansamp, or the nux bass preamp. Hard to choose 😅

How do these compare to the more expensive ampeg and GK boxes? Big price difference.

Hi, which is better between MXR DI and Digbeth, LANEY? I like DI MXR, is most aggressive. 🆗🔊💪🎸💥

Along with the Sansamp BDDI, this MXR unit is an industry standard.

@matthewheinecke2621

4 жыл бұрын

Never was a fan of the Sansamp. Not that they aren't any good, just not my preference. Too much baked in scoop.

@ethann9433

4 жыл бұрын

Sansamp has always sounded way too artificial to me. It fundamentally changes the character of your bass too much and makes every instrument you plug into it sound identical. The MXR does a much better job of retaining your tone

@burningkarma

4 жыл бұрын

@@ethann9433 I find that the blend control goes a long way. Still able to have the natural tone of the bass with some added color. That's just how I hear it, can only speak for myself.

Dude! Freaking killer demo! You answered my question right there, can I use this pedal to plug straight into my church’s PA without an amp.

@quintonkent8509

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can, my busy does every week.

@xkudinx

3 жыл бұрын

@@quintonkent8509 hi bro, can we use the line output and xlr output running at the same time? Line out to amp and xlr to FOH ?

@jdsick1

2 жыл бұрын

@@xkudinx Yes !

Can you bypass the eq while using the distortion? I’m looking to use my amp settings overdriven then a separate eq setting. Thanks

@mrarturmeireles

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think so... The Distortion only Works with the preamp

@chuckcarney2099

4 жыл бұрын

No , you have to have the preamp engaged

Very nice demo, but stupid to leave the blend knob in the mid position when demonstrating what the drive does.

Would have liked to hear a stingray humbucker through it but still a good demo.

Hi guys, great job. One question, I want to use headphones for on stage monitoring. Is there a way to plug headphones into this pedal? I fear that through the parallel output, only side of the will sound, since its a mono output, right?

@eskilseter

3 жыл бұрын

You'd have to plug it into a headphone amp. Pedals generally don't have the output level to drive a set of headphones

Between this and the Battalion which do you prefer, Guitar center has both of these on clearance .

@TheBassChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Tough call. They’re both great!

@TomMarello

4 жыл бұрын

I have both on my pedalboard, with Battalion stacked first. I prefer Battalions drive sound and pre/post/dry settings more than that of M80. However, color button on M80 gives a great 'body' to the overall sound but maybe too mid-scooped for my taste, so I use Battalion's two mid knobs to compensate that huge frequency drop. Sometimes I engage both their drives in series to obtain serious grit. Batalion is closer to Darkglass sound, while M80 is more similar to SansAmp - I prefer having both options at foot diaposal.

What's the song at 4:52 ?

Can i use this to boost my sound rather than getting an active preamp in my bass?

@ryanhoward3028

6 жыл бұрын

MementoRuin Yes. I actually do this with a Jazz Bass I have.

@JezielBrizolla

6 жыл бұрын

so, this work good if i want play the bass plugged at one PA, without an amp? so use that as preamp and DI

@chuckcarney2099

4 жыл бұрын

I use mine as DI (and its An Awesome one) for my Main Bass, (5 string Active) to board and my amp.. Then when i switch to a Passive Jbass..i engage the preamp to board and stage amp.. And yes its perfect for front of the house , no stage amp...only problem is you can only apply the Drive with Preamp engaged...

Hello, I have a question, when using a preamp pedal the EQ of the amp must be flat, right? thank you

@benthompson9349

7 ай бұрын

The amp doesn't have to be flat, you can EQ however you like. It's hard to tell where 'flat' is on an amp anyway, it isn't necessarily all knobs at 12, unless there's a graphic EQ. Personally I use preamp pedals in the effects loop of an amp, bypassing the power amp stage and using the preamp only so all the tonevand EQ is coming from the pedal.

Is it possible to connect the bass to this pedal and then go into a guitar amp?

@couvretthierry6816

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can. From MXR 80 DI manual : "Run a cable from your bass to the Input jack of the Bass D.I.+ and run another cable from the Bass D.I.+ Output jack to your amplifier." PS : It's a bass DI that works very well with an electric guitar.

Where to put it if i want to use the preamp?

@chuckcarney2099

4 жыл бұрын

Ahead of all your effects

I know this comment is late but can you add other pedals into this like a normal pedal would?

@alexswanson1247

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, just plug it into the lineup. Im gonna get one soon and im hooking it up after my tuner, before my chorus, octave, wah, and fuzz pedals.

Hello! My name is Luiz Neto, from Pernambuco, Brazil. I watched 3 videos of your channel and I had a question. Which pedal to buy? This MXR, Aguilar Agro or Boss BB-1X. What do you think?Congratulations on the beautiful canal!

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+Luiz Neto Hey, Luiz! Thanks for watching. To better answer your question, what bass and amp do you use? Do you just need a distortion tone or a DI as well?

@LuizNetoBaissistOfficial

7 жыл бұрын

Hello. I use a Fender Geddy Lee Japanese, I use a Precision American Deluxe 5 strings (2001) and use an Ampeg BA-115 V2. I do not need DI. Thanks for helping me!

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+Luiz Neto In that case, I would recommend the Aguilar Agro.

@LuizNetoBaissistOfficial

7 жыл бұрын

Okay. Thank you so much for the help. And congratulations on the great work!

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+Luiz Neto You're welcome! And thank you!

What does the color switch do. Great video by the way

@rafaelalbertoderasfunes1910

5 жыл бұрын

It gives a preset bass and treble boost. Don't know the exact specs but it makes it sound a bit "mid- scooped" It may help you get your desired bass tone with less eq twitching or totally the opposite of your desired bass tone doesn't match with what mxr's have in mind...

@rafaelalbertoderasfunes1910

5 жыл бұрын

Forgot to say that ot only works on clean mode. On distortion mode, it engages regardless of switch position.

Can you please demo the bass metaphors by ehx, thanks

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

+waterpig84 As soon as we come across one.

@waterpig84

7 жыл бұрын

Bassic Gear Review thanks, you make the best bass demos, like PGS, but for bass, and they've gotten big, hope same will happen here

@TheBassChannel

7 жыл бұрын

That's some high praise! Thank you very much! I hope the same as well. Thanks for watching!

Someone knows if is better this MXR or the Sansamp DI?

@matthewd6306

2 жыл бұрын

I own the Tech 21 VT Bass DI and the MXR DI+, I no longer own thr sansamp but once owned one. I prefer the MXR bass di for clean tones and an excellent DI for the price and I combine it with my DarkGlass Vintage Microtubes on my pedal board for a no amp solution for band practice and gigs. The Sansamp has a better overdrive sound IMO but the MXR is a better clean DI

MXR M80 Bass d.i.+, Sansamp VT Bass DI Preamp, Boss Bass Driver, which one would you recommend?

@TheBassChannel

6 жыл бұрын

edobb001 I would recommend the MXR, it seems to be the most versatile.

@armanarroisi

5 жыл бұрын

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Test the BDI 21 from berhinger please

@johnhareiel5118

3 жыл бұрын

That things like $35. You shouldn't need much of any demonstration on some $35 pedal. You really want it, just get it. You'll be out $35. I can allready tell you though it's not gonna have much good sound if any. Saw this MXR vid, and don't hear much coming out to be concerned with as far as any bass tone. You want a DI pedal that's actually worth it, get a Sansamp DI or Microtubes X

Does the trigger knob electrocute you or something? All the demos I've watched are just too scared to move that knob 🤔

@davidcrochet9040

Жыл бұрын

The trigger is for the "sensitivity" noise gate

Hello i have a question; do i have to connect this DI to an amplifier first? Or it's not necessary?

@BigBrain100000

3 жыл бұрын

No it’s a PREamp

@SpectorEuro4

3 жыл бұрын

Bass ---> mxr preamp ---> input of amp

@BrainyBoy1200

2 жыл бұрын

I'm planning on pairing the Bass DI with a powered FRFR speaker and maybe a separate cabsim pedal like the Mooer Radar :)

I'm not convinced by distortion, I like it tighter. It's a pity because it's a super versatile pedal... Maybe could get it tighter by pushing it with an OD

@michaelmiami

9 ай бұрын

I tried pushing the M80 to drive but that just doesn’t work. I to REALLY wish the distortion sounded better (or at least had a tone known).

This is the bass line to my fever dreams

What bass string are you using???

@TheBassChannel

6 жыл бұрын

Scott Ribeiro I generally use Elixirs but I think around this time I was trying out the Rotosounds.

Sansamp ir this one????

Tenho esse pedal a uns 10 anos, e esse não sai do meu set

does this work fine on a 5 string?

@TheBassChannel

6 жыл бұрын

You should be fine, there's no reason it wouldn't work. Think of it more like an amp-in-a-box than an effect. I've personally never run into any issues with the lowest notes on my 5 strings when it comes to preamps, especially those made specifically for bass.

@thegreenman78

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I use it on my 5 string. Great sounding and plenty of tone control. I set the mid to 2 o'clock so the low B doesn't sound too muddy.

you know u can just put a looper before the pedal right?

Can i use this with SansAmp in the same time?

@markbaxx3453

6 жыл бұрын

mario fransisco, yes you can. The combination of both is actually the best sound I have ever heard so far.

凶悪な歪みがたまらないですね。 この値段でこの音は素晴らしい！大好きです(*´ー｀*)

Muito bom brother

Great how much it coust?

@BigBrain100000

3 жыл бұрын

$140

Prefer darkglass b7k

Sounds better then that Dark glass piece of shit at least you get color with distortion along with tone that's not overly muddy

Falta slap

This or SansAmp?

@mavbass1

7 жыл бұрын

both

@thunderboltavenger7684

7 жыл бұрын

So different ... mxr is more transparent except when you engage "color", has a metallic distortion-like with a gate and independent footswitch to engage it, cool features and cool sound IMO. SansAmp has neither gate nor footswitch for its warm overdrive, but it has its own character and I'd use it to get an all-time on pedal. As mavbass1 has said ... both ;-)

@DoktorDurum

7 жыл бұрын

None. Darkglass.

@thunderboltavenger7684

7 жыл бұрын

twice the price and model not in the question ;-) ... it reminds me when I asked in a forum about a bass and someone told me to buy one costing 5 times the one I was interested in ... Now it's a bit different, it's more a taste matter, features are similar and mxr pedals are well made. Anyway, he should try it first with his bass and amp.

@smithsakulkaew

7 жыл бұрын

thx for all these replies. have been using the copy model of mxr di on zoom ms-60b with color switch on and loved it. cosidering getting a real deal soon.

Damn shame it doesn't have a tuner as well, otherwise it'd be "everything".

12 mins....yet to even acknowledge the trigger control.....😔

@peterpinkness321

5 жыл бұрын

yes, totally agree with you !

@matthewheinecke2621

4 жыл бұрын

They started messing with the Trigger knob about 1:10 in.

It sounds better with guitar 😄

The problem with this review is that viewers might think it’s all about distortion from the first minute.

moise gate doesnt work..

@krisn138

5 жыл бұрын

I just got my MXR DI+ and the noise gate works way better than I expected. I ran a Boss SD1 overdrive and a Boss DS1 Distortion into it with the distortion on the MXR on and it cleaned up nicely. With the noise gate off there was insane feedback between notes. It works great on mine.

Clean sound is fine, but distortion sounds terrible, sorry..

This guy always talks just a little too damn loud for these video presentations. You always wanna tend to crank these videos up at the start of it because you wanna hear the bass clearly through your headphones/speakers, then his voice cuts in at way too high at a volume.

can I have that for free?

@javierherrera8782

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAA

I don’t care distorsion, play slap !!!

I understand that when doing these demo's, everyone dials up the extremes to show what the pedal has to offer. That being said, I usually want to CHOKE every person in every video that is adjusting the pedals while the other person is playing. Are these knob-turners DEAF or what????? OMG! (haha)

It would have been nice to have a real bass player demoing this preamp.

Get a bass player not a guitarist pretending to play bass

@travisudall2533

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@Dannyroo08

6 жыл бұрын

moron