This is my first ME pedal for Bass and otherwise. So i'm in no way an expert.
Okay you've probably heard people raving about this thing online. Obviously, it's really, really good and probably the best for the price.
Build Quality and Appearance
All Metal. Very heavy and bulky (in terms of it's size, of course; otherwise it is incredibly light if you compare it to some other ME pedals.) The colour is a Maroon-ish colour with a black base, which looks pretty good in my eyes.
Sound
Sounds good to my ears. I'm a beginner (at least for the Bass) so all the weird sounds are new to me. Make sure you connect it to Left channel if you're connecting it Mono/Headphones.
Effects
MANY! You can go and change each and every part of each effect, which I can't even comprehend in the little time i've spent with it. The Amp Sims sound distinct from each other. As others have said, Distortion isn't as good, but with a bit of tweaking it can be pretty good as well (at least i've been told)
Patches
Yes, you can easily change and switch between patches. Albeit the B3 seems to be more of a individual pedal sim than a traditional ME pedal, you can easily get into the patch mode and switch between patches. (You literally have to hold the left most stomp button for a second.)
Tuner
Really, Really Nice. Even works with guitar! You can't get more accurate than this. Also how you get into bypass mode (not true bypass mode.)
Looper
I tried it for like 10 minutes and I got the hang of it! I really like it and I guess this is my favourite feature of the B3. Upto 40 seconds, which is pretty overkill, and it works well with the rhythm feature as well.
About the buttons...
The quality is top - notch, but I just don't like the single button layout of the stomp buttons (or whatever they're called). Even the Zoom B1 has the wider buttons. It's really not a problem if you're standing, but I like sitting down while using the looper, and it seems a bit awkward. I guess this is just rambling and I just have to get used to it.
What about your inner Slash?
It does work with Guitars as well (Guitar --> B3 --> Guitar Amp). Effects may not be super good, but looper works O.K. with the guitar.
All in all a great buy. Mostly for jamming and practice and messing about.
Thank you for your time!
___________________________
[Copied form my Review in "Gear Reviews"]
Okay you've probably heard people raving about this thing online. Obviously, it's really, really good and probably the best for the price.
Build Quality and Appearance
All Metal. Very heavy and bulky (in terms of it's size, of course; otherwise it is incredibly light if you compare it to some other ME pedals.) The colour is a Maroon-ish colour with a black base, which looks pretty good in my eyes.
Sound
Sounds good to my ears. I'm a beginner (at least for the Bass) so all the weird sounds are new to me. Make sure you connect it to Left channel if you're connecting it Mono/Headphones.
Effects
MANY! You can go and change each and every part of each effect, which I can't even comprehend in the little time i've spent with it. The Amp Sims sound distinct from each other. As others have said, Distortion isn't as good, but with a bit of tweaking it can be pretty good as well (at least i've been told)
Patches
Yes, you can easily change and switch between patches. Albeit the B3 seems to be more of a individual pedal sim than a traditional ME pedal, you can easily get into the patch mode and switch between patches. (You literally have to hold the left most stomp button for a second.)
Tuner
Really, Really Nice. Even works with guitar! You can't get more accurate than this. Also how you get into bypass mode (not true bypass mode.)
Looper
I tried it for like 10 minutes and I got the hang of it! I really like it and I guess this is my favourite feature of the B3. Upto 40 seconds, which is pretty overkill, and it works well with the rhythm feature as well.
About the buttons...
The quality is top - notch, but I just don't like the single button layout of the stomp buttons (or whatever they're called). Even the Zoom B1 has the wider buttons. It's really not a problem if you're standing, but I like sitting down while using the looper, and it seems a bit awkward. I guess this is just rambling and I just have to get used to it.
What about your inner Slash?
It does work with Guitars as well (Guitar --> B3 --> Guitar Amp). Effects may not be super good, but looper works O.K. with the guitar.
All in all a great buy. Mostly for jamming and practice and messing about.
Thank you for your time!
___________________________
[Copied form my Review in "Gear Reviews"]
