14:43 The parallel LPF is a low pass filter that affects only the parallel channel. It would have affected the sound if the preamp blend knob had been set all the way to the left or blended between the parallel and preamp sounds and the 1/4" output was going to an amp. Also the benefit of having two effects loops is that you can run a compressor on your parallel channel and have a clean compressed signal that then blends with whatever effects you throw at your preamp fx loop (drive, fuzz, etc). You also have the ability to put the parallel LPF on so that you're only blending in a clean low end signal with everything above 500hz or 100hz rolled off so that it blends with drives and distortions better.
Yeah, what he said! This comment is honestly more informative than the video. I love Nathan but he’s obviously just being paid to show up and do a plug and play demo more than an in depth review based on real world experience.
This pedal also has an incredible gain section that truly is a great recreation of vintage ampeg tones. I'm surprised Nathan didn't increase the gain to get some dirt going. The beauty is that you can go for high gain modern rock sounds or create really fat old school motown tube vibes by tweaking the gain, sculpting the eq, and adjusting the cab sim sections. It's a truly versatile pedal.
Nice to know you can get some dirt on there. I was looking at the Darkglass Vintage Ultra because I wanted the option of both dirty and clean. But this is significantly cheaper and has more other features built in.
I've heard him say in other demos something like, "We can take the gain down to get something clean and actually useable"... so I'm guessing he's not a big 'dirt-on-bass' guy. Shame, because, as many of us know, in a mix, it can be glorious!
I agree... too many vids like this use muted or distorted sounds and we can't here the unit really sounds as in solid fundamentals and over tones.... @@nicbrownable
LOL I'm more in love with that MIJ Jazz Bass than the box LOL...though I have to admit it does sound pretty good too. Good job again Nathan! - killer chops!!
Great playing! Caught the Level 42 show in Los Angeles in 2010, Nathan was awesome! His playing definitely runs in the family...get it, Running in the family. OK, I'll stop.
"If I had something on me that was tiny, in comparison, I'd show you, but I don't." Stop bragging...😁 Love watching him fiddle with things. Always entertaining!
Seriously, we should have monthly jam sessions with the ANDERTONES. The captain, Pete, Nathan and ( I don't know who specializes in drums at Andertons) each highlighting a piece of gear and just jamming. Show us how each instrument is able to work and sit in a live mix.
This is what I need. All analog cabsim and preamp that nails the ampeg tone with no digital coldness. I have a NUX MLD preamp and while it's amazing for the money, the drive section is a bit flat sounding, a touch sterile. Analog is superior for drive, whether it be tubes or solid state.
Wow I got a Darkglass MXU for no reason when I can just get have gotten this, put my rat into the loop and would have been better than what I’m doing now
Good Greif...we are Bassists. This thing is WAY too small, I'm going for the ebs micro bass - because this is too small for me to read or get my (big double bass) fingers in. I have enough issues with my phone.
With all the goodness in that little package I'm bummed with the cabinet choices. Should also have a 2x15 ported, 4x12 stack & a 118FH for my needs. Surely they could have fit that into just a wee bit bigger box.
I love Nathan and his playing but wish he would read the instruction manual and become more familiar with the product before filming. ;) What happened to Lee the bass guy? Best wishes from across the pond! Brent
Your Playing is the best I heard in my all life fro this song, I love it from many years, You played it better that the original, God Bless & stay safe
Im no fanboy, but just get a tc electronic spectradrive, half the price, a sixteenth of the faff. The user interface for that much diversity on this level of preamp is too small. Nathan alluded to that i think. That said, it does a lot, but again, too much stuffed into a matchbox?
Nice and informative video as always! I'd be interested about your opinion on the Electro Harmonix Battalion preamp/DI. Should be interesting to see a pedal from a different price point. Keep up the good work, greetings from Hungary!
It is really pushing it as far as what is stuffed into such a small box, but it comfortably fits into the storage compartment of my bass case with power adapter, unlike sansamp sized boxes.
Good bass player and very enthusiastic, but reading the manual before hosting a product review goes a long way toward avoid mistakes, fumbling around or sharing blatantly wrong info.
"Simplifier" is a great word for marketing purposes, but it has 0 basis in "reality". I'm not knocking the product, it sounds nice, however there is no simplification here for most "if" anyone. Believe this folks, when it comes to great bass tone, less is more.
Why don't they say at the beginning of their videos, "We think it is our duty to tell you up front, we are primarily interested in getting you to buy these items from Andertons, and otherwise we would not be using the time, money, and energy to make these videos."? Ha! What you guys are saying is that since Andertons is a business that sells things, it is Lee Anderton's duty to deceive people by gushing over the various products he promotes, when in actual fact, he primarily wants to sell them. If in each video he admitted the truth, he wouldn't seem like such a good guy, right? Ha! You have been brainwashed since birth by society, to think it is good for salespeople to use any and every tactic, to propagandize potential customers. No matter what, fundamentally, these videos are intended to deceive. This is all obvious. Ha! Tell me when Lee has a video about something that Andertons doesn't sell. Ha! (Of course, as in this video, it is not only Lee who does the promoting, his employees and collaborators do it too.)
@@danbaron2561 come on how old are you? 13 maybe 14 or maybe doing Maths GCSE? Asking questions like that on a video about bass equipment - just don't be a knob trying to prove how clever you are, when it does not dawn on you that a music instrument retailer which has been established for many years uses social media to advertise their latest products. Oh by the way the answer you are looking for is 3.
