SkarBassOne Review – Does It Unleash The Bass Beast?!
We dive deep into the world of metal bass tones and explore how this pedal could be your secret weapon. We’ll dissect its features, demonstrate its range, and answer the burning question: Is it worth your hard-earned cash?
From its robust build to its versatile tone shaping capabilities, the Skar Bass One Preamp Pedal promises a lot. But does it deliver when it comes to the aggressive, punchy tones demanded by metal bassists? We put it to the test in various metal sub-genres to find out.
Join us as we turn the knobs, crank up the volume, and push this pedal to its limits. Whether you’re a seasoned metal veteran or a beginner looking to upgrade your sound, this video is for you. Let’s find out if the Skar Bass One Preamp Pedal can bring the thunder or if it’s just a rumble in the distance
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I lend this pedal from a friend to compare it with my Sansamp V1. Ended up using EBS comp into this with full distorsion, no comp, mix at nine o Clock into the sansamp and then into my EBS Magni.
Great Review! I have ordered one if these and it is meant to arrive pretty soon.
I have read from some other people that the pedal can be quite noisy and that a noise gate might be required.
I have used Darkglass pedals before and, so far, I have not needed a noise gate.
Have you used the Skarrbassone for live gigs? Would you day a noisegate would be required for live settings?
My plan is to connect the Skarbassone to a IR pedal for Cab Simulation and then go straight to the PA.
Came for the pedal, stayed for the hat.
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0:40 damn that riff is sick!
Is this somewhat comparable to a darkglass x7. Which I have but this pedals seems nicer….
Nice review! Ain’t the mix-button exactly similar to the blend-button on Darkglass?
What did you run the pedal into?
Great Demo of this pedal. I find the Darkglass stuff to scoop the 500hz too much. This pedal sounds like it can do the same, but it gives you the option to keep the necessary frequencies. Thank you!
Rodney, is this what you would recommend as an ideal "compression" pedal in a pedal chain? Personally, I have no pedals and very limited gear. I'm looking to upgrade my setup with some pedals and to find my sound. From what I've gathered through research it seems like "compression" is the one to start with for pedals? Would this pedal be my compressor-in? Is there a better compression pedal you would recommend?
I ask myslelf : is this a pedal for studio or a pedal you can use playing live with your band ?
Hey Rodney! I just realized this and i just wanted to pitch the idea. The SkarBassOne as interesting and different as it is, is very similar to the X7 from Darkglas. I know You have gone on record several times saying why you are not doing Darkglas on you channel. But i think this may be a good head to head comparison. I own both units and have my opinion on them. But you putting them up against each other would be a quite a lesson. Cheers dude!
Hey Rodney, nice review????
I love this unit.
What is this for a nice bass in your intro.
Greets from Germany
This is a killer pedal! It’s so great seeing you back here man! Looking great brother! Hope you have a great holiday!!????????
Rodney, does it have an XLR out?
@RodneyMcG Just got my pedal in and noticed a fair amount of noise from it without the drive engaged. Reached out to Trondheim and was told "Its analog so you get white noise. More comp, mix, tone, and drive will increase noise. A noise gate is recommended if you need silence when not playing. Remember that mix is balance between hi freq and low freq. Under normal circumstances it mostly will live around noon." Did you experience this with your unit with no drive engaged?
I saw this before release at the London Guitar & Bass show a few years back and really liked the sound of it. So when the Kickstarter showed up I was straight on it ????
Love the pedal and it’s a constant in my chain now. I do a bit of tweaking, but everything at 12 o’clock seems to work great for what I want in most things for a solid sound with a bit of sparkle and grit.
Great to see you making videos again! As I transition from guitar to bass after 15 years of playing, youve been immensely helpful in getting me up to speed. I bought the tech 21 frank bello pedal recently, and would love to see you demo it.
Thankyou for your reviews. No sugar added, real world thoughts. Thanks. Hope you’re healthy fella! Enjoy the winter????
I'm quickly becoming a fan of your channel, glad you're doing well
I love the direct, 'gets-right-to-the-jamming', approach you utilize here.
Sounds good! That comp works nice
Thank you so much for this detailed review Rodney! It means the world to me and I’m so happy we got you the unit!
Jon
Very cool pedal, built in compression is always good to see. I use a Darkglass Harmonic Booster at the start of my signal chain to shape it, but this would make a great replacement. Awesome video as always man.
In other words, its an instant shit box like Darkglass. Rodney, you are amazing though.
Darkglass X7 kinda does similar things. There's a compressor, you can "tilt" and mix your tone between a low and a high band, 4 band eq at the end of the chain (in my experience most useful for controlling the mids and the highs). However, I'd say Trondheim seem to have finetuned these features and perhaps made a more user friendly and versatile pedal. Obviously you can dial many different tones out of X7, but it really just seems to work best for that modern grindy "clean lows, distorted to the max highs" tone. SkarBassOne seems to offer more variety with less dialing.
Rodney, if you are reading this, it would be interesting to see what you can get out of the Darkglass X7, if you have a chance to get one of those in your hands ????