Turn your bass into a filthy
funk machine with the MXR Bass Synth. It serves up intergalactic grooves
and vintage analog-style vibes with a range of monophonic synth tones
that call back to hits from Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Parliament
Funkadelic, and more. Designed with low-end professor and tone
connoisseur Ian Martin Allison, this powerhouse of a pedal offers
thunderous sub-octave, expressive envelope, and lush modulation effects
with killer tracking and sustain.
Funk it up
Dig
into your groove with a full, player-friendly suite of controls to
shape every detail of your bass synth tone. The Sub Mix knob sets how
much of the sub octave is blended with the main synth signal so that
you can go as fat and low as you want. The Mod knob brings shimmering
liquid tones, from subtle, musical motion to bold, mind-bending
pulses—while the Envelope knob sets the filter response from rubber
band bounce to slow, syrupy sweeps. Mix, Cutoff, and Resonance knobs
help you dial in the perfect tone and feel for your setup—blend dry and
wet signals, set filter cutoff frequency, and boost that frequency for
extra punch.
Finally, the Voice button adds additional
harmonically tuned oscillators for more complex tones while the Shape
button selects your preferred waveform: smooth and subtle triangle,
rich and aggressive sawtooth, or fat and punchy square.
Pre-funk
If
you want to skip the set up and get right down to it, then we have
eight different presets designed by Ian Martin Allison to plug you
straight into the groove. Each is inspired by classic synth tones, from
those heard on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Herbie Hancock’s
“Chameleon” to Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” and Nine Inch Nails’
“Head Like a Hole.” Cycling through them is as simple as pressing the
Preset button.
Dig Deeper
For the
true bottomologists out there, the MXR Bass Synth features a number of
additional parameters, from oscillator and modulation mix to
compression and tracking style. You can also run the pedal in stereo
output mode, use an off-board switch such as the MXR Split + Tap or Tap
Tempo Switch to cycle presets, use a Volume (X)™ Series Pedal to blend
setting configurations, and more.
Go forth and get nasty
Whether
you’re replicating pop hits in a cover band, holding down the low end
at church, or touring the world, this pedal gives you instant synth bass
magic. Get down on the one with the MXR Bass Synth.
- Intergalactic grooves and vintage analog-style vibes reminiscent of your favorite funk hits
- Designed in collaboration with Ian Martin Allison
- Thunderous sub-octave, expressive envelope, and lush modulation effects
- Killer tracking and sustain
- Eight different presets to plug you straight into the groove
- Three different waveforms, additional oscillators, tap and expression control, and more
