A reissue of the cult ’90s pedal from the grunge and alt-rock period, the Meatbox Subsynth is a mixture booster, octaver, and lo-fi bass synth.

The field has 4 knobs – Octave, Output, Sub, and Low – so operation is a breeze. On one hand, you need to use it as an octaver, merely including a drop-octave pitch in your decrease strings. However the mixture of the Octave, Sub, and Low controls can take this DOD field excessive, notably in case you add fuzz/overdrive/distortion, or maybe envelope filters and reverb. The Sub knob brings that subharmonic synthesizer vary of grungy bass, whereas Low retains low-end underneath management – you’ll need to pay shut consideration right here, for the reason that Meatbox could make your audio system and subwoofers actually work for his or her dinner. Even the Output is extraordinarily highly effective, making the unit a severe booster pedal. Its TRS output-jack additional permits musicians to separate the subharmonic synthesized sign to the PA.

For all method of post-grunge and stoner-metal riffs, the Meatbox works nice on distorted guitar, however attention-seeking bassists will crave it, too. It’s a strong little pedal that will shock you with its ball-busting kick and edge-of-your seat octaves. Contemplate your self warned!

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