" Sonically, the Voodoo-Bass is similar to that original Voodoo-1 pedal (as in
Jimiīs "Voodoo Chile"), giving anything from a slight natural crunch to a
smooth powerful distortion. At maximum gain it makes a medium-sized combo sound like
something about four times bigger, but without the over-compressed wall of noice
associated with most stomp boxes. In fact it allows for very dynamic playing; chug a chord
from soft-and-damped to loud-and-ringing and the pedal goes with you - from quiet and
relatively clean to over-the-edge grunge. Alternatively, simply control your overall
volume ( and hence amount of distortion ) from your guitarīs volume knob. The Voodoo-Bass
is designed to give a single coil pickup a gutsier tone, more like that of a classic
humbucker. It definitely gets into same ball park... the low middle stays thick and
constant no matter how the tone is set, and itīs this region that has the humbucker
character - a really handy approximation for someone wanting a change of sound at the
press of a button." " The Voodoo-Bass sounds refreshingly unboxy, and with most
types of amps it does the job really professionally."
Making Music Dec / -96
"The voodoo-Bass is an analogue fuzz box that adds thickness to any bass-and at
higher gain settings, the Voodoo-Bass simulates the tube-like sag of a full-blast vintage
amp."
Bass Player March 1998 |
