In my opinion, the blender is the
second most important effect
pedal you will ever buy as a bass
player. The only reason it isn't the
first is because you need a single
pedal—any pedal—to make use of
it. Bringing in a clean bass signal
to mix with an effect opens up the
bass guitar to unlimited creativity
because you don't have to abandon
the key role you play in the rhythm
section of your band. Thanks to the
brilliant boxes I'm about to overview,
you can keep the low end anchored
and still push the envelope. With
each, I'll share my own little blender
recipe you can experiment with.
MBS
PARALLEL
UNIVERSE
BLENDER
I previously got a chance to demo this
pedal, and you can read that review
right here on Tone Report. The Parallel
Universe falls into the category of
a more feature-enhanced blender,
with the ability to adjust the signal
input and output levels. I thought
it worked great in the capacity of
a bypass option for expanding the
possibilities of a vintage pedal you
may not want to modify.
TRY THIS: Run a phaser into a delay
pedal in the send/return