It took a while to get used it and I find that, compared to fuzz, vibrato, and the more usual fx units, it can be quite difficult to dial up a new sound that sits well on the fly during a gig. You can get the swirling, sub-octave synth sound of the Ming's Palace theme by Queen from the Flash Gordon soundtrack which, in itself, was enough reason for me to buy it. Although I consider the pedal to be an excellent one and there is nothing else like it out there, in its current design, based on my particular needs for volume boosts, I would have to relegate it to studio and practice situations. In certain combinations, can sound really awful when the square wave is engaged. Like a fuzz pedal, it works better with some than others or may not work at all. I have tried combining it with boost pedals at the pre/post stage, with varied results. The pedal has no general volume boost available, which potentially renders the pedal unsuitable for live situations. In most of the live situations I'm in, I need to have a drastic rise in volume when switching from rhythm to solos. The pedal essentially works on unity-gain levels. There is however one drawback in the current design. It'll keep you aware of your legato technique and phrasing, which can only expand your musicality. You will have to change your playing to adapt to this pedal, which is a good thing. It has some really cool features that allow you to compete with or completely replace the lame keyboardist in your band -) Think the solo on Queen's "I Want To Break Free" - it can easily be replicated with the MicroSynth! And although it is ideal to have an amp set up that is capable of responding to the frequencies it generates, it will still sound great in smaller amps and less-than-ideal set ups.
I have always loved this pedal from the time I first played the predecessor version way back in the day. The dimensions are 143 x 119 x 60 mm (5.6 x 4.7 x 2.4 inches) - for some reason it was impossible to find the actual pedal's dimensions listed anywhere online! It came with its own power supply, but with the 9 V negative-center DC setting, I was able to daisy-chain it to the power supply of my other pedals without any problem. Share your knowledge of this product with other customers.Kudos to Electro Harmonix for reducing the physical size in this new version.
BASS MICROSYNTH DAISY CHAIN MOD
This is the same mod some guy on eBay charges over $100 for. When not plugged into the EXP jack, it works just like a stock pedal. This can give a cool effect of sweeping the filter manually. Click on the picture to see the Bass Micro Synth (has a little more low end, great for guitar too!) We can add an EXPRESSION PEDAL JACK to control the STOP FREQUENCY. Uses under 50mA so it will run on a normal low current output like a normal pedalpower2.
And now have TRUE BYPASS!!!! Uses normal Boss style 9V power supply (USA 9V included) but cannot be daisy chained with other pedals (won't work with other pedals on a skinny cell phone charger type digital switching power supply).
Micro and Bass Micro Synth Micro Synthesizers are here!!!!! In 2008 they now come in a smaller cast metal case instead of the old vintage style bent sheetmetal case.
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