Re: [Harp-L] Boss FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman pedal

["Chris Michalek" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

Where did you use your pedal in your chain of pedals.  I'm kicking myself now for not showing your my pedal board when I had the chance....

In my set up I would put it last after the delays.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Hunter [mailto:turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 09:33 AM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, harptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Harp-L] Boss FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman pedal
>
>I bought the Boss FBM-1 '59 Fender Bassman pedal online from American 
>Musical Supply last week for the price of $149, and it arrived about an 
>hour ago.  Initial testing with my Audix Fireball mic is very favorable. 
>  The device includes controls for bass, middle, treble, and presence, 
>plus separate controls for gain and volume. That's pretty simple stuff, 
>and it doesn't take long to dial in a good sound, with however much 
>crunch you prefer, on whatever amp you're using for the output.
>
>I don't own a '59 Bassman or a Bassman reissue, so I have no way of 
>knowing whether the pedal sounds exactly like either one of them.  And 
>frankly, I don't care.  I like stuff that sounds good, whether or not it 
>sounds exactly like something else.  This box makes a good sound.
>
>The device seems to have very little self-noise at this point, but I 
>want to do more testing on a variety of gear before I conclude that it's 
>suitable for recording.
>
>I doubt that this thing will replace a Sonny Junior, but it should be a 
>nice piece for players who want a simple, lightweight, inexpensive 
>solution that sounds good.  I also don't think it will replace my 
>Digitech RP200, because it's only got one amp model, and the Digitech 
>has half a dozen usable models with distinct tones, plus three good 
>delays, decent chorus/flange/detun/etc., and a couple of killer pitch 
>shifters. In other words, the Digitech is a lot more versatile.
>
>However, the Digitech is not "simple"--it took me 50 hours to develop my 
>first usable set of 40 patches for it, and it's taking me about another 
>dozen hours to reconfigure the patch set for the Audix Fireball mic. (I 
>sell the patch sets for $15, which is a good deal if you want to get up 
>and running on the RP200 with a lot of good sounds fast.) That said, if 
>you're willing to put in the time, the Digitech is a great value at its 
>current price of $99 from Musicians Friend or American Musical Supply.
>
>If you're not willing to put in the time on a more complicated pedal, 
>you can probably get a good sound in 5 minutes with the Bassman pedal, 
>assuming you're running the output to a decent amp.  Varying the gain 
>and tone controls should produce another half dozen or so good, basic 
>amped sounds that most players will be very happy with.
>
>The thing is a trifle pricey for one amp model, but it's cheaper than a 
>reissue Bassman amp, sounds good, and is small and light enough to carry 
>in a backpack with your harps and mic.  I expect that Boss will sell a 
>lot of these things.
>
>regards, Richard Hunter
>hunterharp.com
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