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Bass Amp: A very useable amplifier
simulator with a nod to a certain classic
stack to my mind. Wind up the gain and
it gets gnarly, or as I chose to do, ride that
saturation wave for just an edge of bite
which grows some teeth when you dig in.
There’s a good amount of boost and cut on
each knob to sculpt your sound.Octave: Self explanatory, but this analogue
octave effects has a nod to another pedal
classic. Of course, I went straight for the
Oct 1 only tone to see if it had that smooth
synth effect and I was pleased that it had
that organic edge I was looking for. The
effect tracks well and as I recall, I hit a D
on the A string before I had any wobbles
or artefacts, which isn’t bad. It’ll never do
an octave below that D which you will
find on digital processors, but that’s not it’s
intention anyway.Chorus: Oh yum!! Instant Pino or Duff on
one knob in conjunction with the Octave
for the former, or a bit of amp drive in the
latter. Push the depth knob around and,
well, there’s Hooky too!The all metal shell features what appears
to be some quality metal foot switches and
metal connection sockets. I think you’ll be
able to give this unit a serious amount of
abuse before it gives in!On the subject of connections, Valeton
include a DI output which is perfect for
sending to a recording device or PA system
at a gig in tandem with running to your
stage backline. There’s even an effects loop
for inserting effects in between the ones
on board. Power comes courtesy of an
included power supply, but any quality
pedal board PSU will no doubt do the trick
as consumption is a very low 85mA!Let’s round up then. For the money, this
thing is very good! - If you are doing fly-
gigs or having to travel really light, it makes
a huge amount of sense. Playing gigs with
beer flying everywhere and don’t wanna risk
taking thousands of pounds worth of gear
with you? Another good reason to grab this
little board.All in all, balancing features with cost,
there’s lots to be raising your thumbs at.END <<“Let’s round up then. For the money,
this thing is very good..!”
HE BASSMENT VALETON DAPPER BASS