Electro Harmonix BASS9 Bass Machine

Impressive tool with minor issues

The pedal does what it promises and tracks really well most of the time. The sound is impressively close to that of a real bass - especially the electric bass simulations with e.g. convincing fret noises and finger slides. It sounds to me though that in the very beginning of each note the pitch has not quite caught on yet - probably takes a few cycles to identify the pitch. Another issue that bothered me was that the bass simulation seems to come with a room echo/ambience. Is this a byproduct of the algorithm or intentionally added to blur out some unwanted elements of the sound I do not know, but often left me wanting a dryer result.

EHX BASS9 - surprisingly useful Bass machine

I'm really surprised by sound quality of this pedal.

It can't replace bass guitar entirely, but it's pretty damn close.

At some settings it lacks little bit of attack and punch, I found metal pick can help a little.

Overall it's great versatile pedal.

Pros:

- versatility

- good sound

- easy to use

- It's really fun!

Cons:

- price