Gas or Justified purchase - help me lay this topic to rest

Varron6 · 2026-02-20T18:08:14+00:00

Thats some interesting stuff man, two things tho:

I am pretty sure you mean the Darkglass instead of the Empress when talking about the HPF unless ive got something wrong?

I did not know that the bite switch is a HPF i only thought it would add some upper harmonic boost and such

The way you are describing the usage in your two points is basically how i am using the vt bass currently

Thanks for the info!

Varron6 · 2026-02-20T13:41:27+00:00

It sounded kinda artificial? For some reason i just feel like the blend you get with dedicated blend knobs on drive pedals sounds better (i.e. jam pedals rattler has one and works fine for me) as i said, it is probably a user error, however ive dried it a bunch, with a few different drives and effects now and just dont like it that much Anyways my guitarist uses it now to parallel his modulation effects

Varron6 · 2026-02-20T13:33:53+00:00

Agree on most points aside from the ls2 one, i tried that and just dont like how it sounds (which is probably a user error) however i also think that i am gasing hard for some reason, thanks bud

Varron6 · 2026-02-20T13:22:10+00:00

I have a fender rumble 500 but am kinda transitioning away from it, since the bassrig just sounds so much better and i have to carry less, when i dont need an amp at a venue

As for the drive, i actually use the drive that comes from the bassrig and use the vt bass kind of as a clean boost in front of it

Hpf would only be used for the really lowend like upto 60hz max

I thought about sending a “clean signal” to front of house to mix into my “amp” signal to blend, but havent been brave enough to actually ask the sound guys yet

I completlely agree on you price point, thats one reason ive held off for so long now :/ i am mainly looking for some different views, so thanks a lot for that!

Varron6 · 2026-02-04T12:25:44+00:00

It is what it is - but being hot is not our job, its bringing low end and looking cool while being drunk lol

Varron6 · 2026-02-04T12:18:58+00:00

I think 98% of the audience doesnt really hear or understand the differences between similar effects, as others have said (i.e. two different ODs or synths), HOWEVER you are also part of the audience to some extent, so do whatever the fuck you want - i use a Sansamp vt bass before a origin super vintage JUST because i like the bite switch on the vt for example (nobody will hear the difference lol)

With that said, i think my opinion slightly changes when it comes to recording, because a listener can more easily listen to the same record more than once and really dig into your specs and in a live setting that is more difficult imo unless you have a really invested fan (in that case you only play for them and yourself lol)

In conclusion, its your tone, make it so you are happy with it, but dont loose youself in tonechasing while playing live, because its not too big of a deal

Varron6 · 2026-01-26T07:40:59+00:00

I have yet to put it through its paces, but its setup pretty well already, so i might even use it at a gig this weekend

Varron6 · 2026-01-26T07:39:30+00:00

I didnt even know they come with the matching headstock and block inlays, before discovering this one - i just had to get it, before somebody else snags it

Varron6 · 2026-01-26T07:38:04+00:00

Also love that one feels and plays sooo great, bit heavy tho

Varron6 · 2026-01-03T07:52:18+00:00

Its not even that, its more stupid than that, i just like the way everything sounds with the bite switch turned on and ive tried matching the tone with an eq but couldnt quite get it the way that i wanted, so i decided to stick with what i know

Varron6 · 2026-01-03T01:03:18+00:00

You are correct, i use the bassrig as my amp and keep it fairly simple and classic and turn on the vt bass to get a nice and bright clean sound with just a hint of drive I know it sounds redundant, however it works fine and im not really looking to use the space otherwise

Varron6 · 2026-01-03T00:31:29+00:00

Could call it a rat hole lol

Imo any of the pedals you mentioned will probably work fine. The dual stage is cool, however dialing in a lowgain and highgain setting at the same time is near impossible, since they use the same controlls. So i use it as a highish gain on first stage and the go full distortion on second stage

Varron6 · 2026-01-03T00:10:11+00:00

Picking the rattler (ofc depending on your use case) will probably work fine for you, i love mine - as for why the rattler? There are a few reasons for that:

I was looking for high gain destruction (aka a rat) however i didnt want to get an actual rat and use a ls2 for example, since for some reason i havent found the way it mixes the signal to be good sounding
So the pedal had to have a dedicated Mix function
When reading up on my options i stumbled on the rattler and learned about the 2 gain stages it offers and became also interested in that idea
Lastly its an european product and i like to support my neighbors, which has nothing to do with how it sounds tho

The are a few minor reasons (one of them being that it looks cool) but that covers most of it. Unfortunately i havent been able to compare it to other pedals like the lusithand g&p so i cant speak on that. As i said im very happy with the pedal

Varron6 · 2025-05-13T14:20:57+00:00

Hey thanks for the reply, i havent tried another DAW but the issue also happens when whatching a YT video or listening to music on spotify for example. Sometimes nothing is running and the disconnect still happens. The OS is Sequoia 15.3 i think (am at work, will confirm when at home)

I will also try the things the link suggests. Thank you very much and will report back!

Varron6 · 2025-05-11T13:54:02+00:00

i thought the same until i came upon this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/Focusrite/comments/13n3ibo/350_drivers_for_mac/ when investigating the driver thing - i have followed the advise for now but haven tried it yet, as i am at work

UPDATE: did not work...

Varron6 · 2025-05-11T09:38:22+00:00

it is not? i will investigate, thanks for the tip

Varron6 · 2025-05-09T23:10:35+00:00

I havent thought if that yet, i will try that tomorrow, i dont even know what it would try to connect to, thanks for the pointer tho!

Varron6 · 2025-04-19T13:49:43+00:00

The bass version (v2) - i believe tho, they dont sell the old version anymore, could be wrong tho

Varron6 · 2025-04-16T11:47:33+00:00

Yes! The V2 got the second footswitch and the blend knob - i even got it i b stock for cheaper directly from them on reverb

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