Snaxter wrote:
Probably it would go something like this:
bass guitar > SVT Classic preamp in > SVT Classic preamp out > crossover in >
crossover high out > SVT Classic power amp in > Megoliath top in
crossover low out > new power amp in > Megoliath bottom in
Thanks Snaxter, this really gives me a picture of how this would appear. Affecting a split signal is entirely new to me, though I believe I have heard some bassists live do this to great affect. I recently realized how effective it was while observing it in a recording process and had never considered it as part of a standard set up until now.
X&M crossover and mixer pedal
Very cool, thanks for the link and an interesting piece about preamps built around an internal crossover like Geddy Lee's sans amp.
Crguti wrote:
Alex uses Aguilar amp and cab.
Yeah, this was back in '98; he was playing through an SVT Classic and an Ampeg 8x10 live. What was striking was the distinct quality of the highs and lows. At first I thought it was just the warmth of the tubes but as time has passed I have begun to wonder if it was something more like splitting the signal. Perhaps, I am wrong, but it was remarkably similar to what I hear when the signals are split and then re-blended by a recording engineer.
Schlyder wrote:
Just run your bass into an ABY pedal, then out to your 2 different amps, and then EQ the 2 full range signals how you want.
Thanks Schlyder! These kinds of suggestions are really helpful, as I wasn't even aware of these pedals. The Morley ABY-2 looks like a solid fit as it appears to do just the thing I would like to achieve while holding the range. If I am wanting to overdrive/dirty the high end a bit with a an overdrive pedal would that be placed on the high end out of the ABY as it leads to the amplifier which will receive the high end?
Alien8 wrote:
Iron Ether Divaricator is part of the answer to your question.
Whoa! Just watched a demo on Youtube, that is one heck of a pedal. I give my sound some grit with a Boss ODB3 and a little more brightness with a Boss Flanger; this pedal achieves both of their sounds and more without sacrificing dynamics or low end. The Iron Ether website states "the pedal splits a signal into high and low frequency bands, and processes the high frequency band with any combination of three “exciters” - each enhancing a different aspect of the sound –
before sending this enhanced harmonic content through an external effects loop. To tame the potential for enhancing high frequency noise along with the signal,
a noise gate is applied to the excited signal path. The low frequencies are passed through directly, to preserve the bass frequencies without introducing muddiness, booming, or cancellation". To your knowledge, is everything they are describing taking place 'on board', that is within the pedal, the external effects loop and the noise gate as they are applied to the 'excited signal path'? After listening to the demo, I am almost convinced this pedal might be as effective as bi amping with low and high frequencies...
jimfist wrote:
Thanks for the link and the question. I am hoping to better hold the depth of low end and the dynamic range of the highs when using overdrive to give a touch of grit to the sound. What I have noticed from a split signal in the studio and perhaps from some live bass sound is that the low end and the dynamics of the highs really standout from one another when separated and thus the overall sound is more compelling and cuts above and below the mix.
