OT Ebay Digitech BP8
Dan
Hi,
This is very much OT, but I am selling my Digitech BP8 bass
effects/preamp pedal board, item 260030711070.
The item is in good condition. I have lurked on this NG for some time
and posted a bit as well...but not lately so I thought if anyone was
going to take a stab at multi-effects this would be a good step.
I went from a pedal to rack mounted effects, but in my studio the BP8
did it's job admirably as long as you realize its limitations.
Thanks,
Dan
Benj
Let me chime in here since I own a BP8 which I bought used exactly for
the reason Dan suggests. I really wanted to learn what effects could do
for me and didn't want to spend a ton of cash doing it. I had a zoom
originally for the same purpose but it was too noisy to actually use on
a gig or recording. The BP8 may be at the lower end of gigablity but
you can take it out and it will do the job.
The BP8 has a great selection of effects including some preamp models
that are very instructive to play with. I never got into effects enough
to take the next step, but basically what you do is use to BP8 to
educate yourself on what effects are useful for you and once you know
what you want, then you'd get individual pedals which tend to work much
better than BP8 effects which as Dan notes have some limitations. I
take that back, I did take one next step. I got a rack compressor to
replace the one in the BP-8 which is useable but a dedicated unit gives
you top of the line performance.
If you are bass effects-curious, the BP8 is a great way to discover
what it's all about.
Mine was certainly an education for me. And it works well enough I
still have it.
Benj
(Who notes one great way to use a BP8 is to program the user patches
with nothing but preamp models and EQ settings...gives great tone
choices right at your toe with no hasty knob-twiddling)
Dan
Thanks for the affirmation, I always thought the BP8 was a "sleeper" of
effects.
The item just sold.
Dan