Equivalent of the UAFX pedals for bass?

[squeakyanimal]

Hey all, a bass player I work with is looking for a pedal that can do for him what the Ruby does for me on guitar—wants an amp in a stomp box, and simple but great sounding is more important to him than bells and whistles (i.e., he loves the UAFX approach of doing one amp really well rather than 50 of them so-so). There seem to be 1,001 choices out there, and we’re trying to figure out how to narrow his search.

He’s not particularly online (lol) so I said I would ask around. I believe his price range is in the same ballpark of the Ruby and its ilk. Any suggestions?

 

[chrisharbin]

Hard to go wrong with the Sansamp. The Ampeg and Agular look nice too.

 

[squeakyanimal]

Hard to go wrong with the Sansamp. The Ampeg and Agular look nice too.

Cool—I thought the Sansamp might be a good option, but it’s been 20 years since I used any of their stuff so I didn’t know if it was still good . Glad to get confirmation.

 

[chrisharbin]

It's pretty timeless, just make sure there is a return policy....just in case.

 

[JohnR1]

Somewhere around budget of UA Ruby for bass I would look at either Aguilar or Ashdown.

 

[chrisharbin]

I forgot about the Ashdown. BTW, most of the plugs stink like skunks to me. The worst are these Genome ones. Strange, because for guitar, it's ruling my world right now. The Ampeg's UAD have are good, but I always kill the cabs. Too mushy and don't always stand out in mix to my ears.

I used to have a Sanamp, I liked it allot. But I hated it taking up real estate on my desk or the floor.

 

[mattbroiler]

Sansamp have some newer models with expanded options - speaker sims and more fx etc
so more of the bass amp in a pedal format concept with those units
definitely worth checking out their current lineup to see what might appeal
I have two of their ParaDriver DI boxes - they are the same as the Sansamp bass driver with added features - more eq filters etc
they are very handy for everything

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[klasaine]

Origin effects bass rig … https://origineffects.com/product/bassrig-super-vintage/
Relatively expensive.

 

[JohnR1]

BTW, most of the plugs stink like skunks to me. The worst are these Genome ones.

So true, I've used the UAD B-15N and it's kinda okay sort of, but no replacement for a real Portaflex or Ashdown tube amp into a Noble or REDD DI

 

[chrisharbin]

So true, I've used the UAD B-15N and it's kinda okay sort of, but no replacement for a real Portaflex or Ashdown tube amp into a Noble or REDD DI

My desk is already crying just thinking about that kinda setup I need a new setup for that, I think I'll start a thread.

 

[flandybob]

I have a sansamp RBI (rack) and it sounds great. I think they make a pedal equivalent

 

[Eric Dahlberg]

Line 6 released the Pod Go Express Bass today. It has a lot of bells and whistles but it's easy to use as a straight bass amp emulator. And for people who do want bells and whistles, the $180 price tag is worth it for the synth bass settings alone.

 

[chrisharbin]

And I'll bet you just have them in stock

 

[BeingHumans]

The Lion does have the Superbass model, I guess he’d have to play through it to determine if it would work for him.

 

[rjjuly]

Another vote for Origin Bassrig series. I have the fender bassman version, but the SVT one sounded great too! It was a tough choice.

- Richard

 

[Beechwood]

I often use my Ruby for bass. Cab off. You have to know how to use the EQ properly though, which most people dont seem to with an AC30.

 

[exoslime]

sometimes when jamming i also use my UAFX Dream 65 with my basses, it does sound quite nice on Bass, especially with some 1176 in front of it

 

[johnberckaede]

Hey all, a bass player I work with is looking for a pedal that can do for him what the Ruby does for me on guitar—wants an amp in a stomp box, and simple but great sounding is more important to him than bells and whistles (i.e., he loves the UAFX approach of doing one amp really well rather than 50 of them so-so). There seem to be 1,001 choices out there, and we’re trying to figure out how to narrow his search.

He’s not particularly online (lol) so I said I would ask around. I believe his price range is in the same ballpark of the Ruby and its ilk. Any suggestions?

Have you considered the Opus from Two-Notes? It sounds really great: https://www.two-notes.com/fr/gamme-torpedo/opus/

 

[Katokat]

! definitely second Origin Effects, my board has been complete for a record 2 years now.

 

[rjjuly]

Me too…