Yamaha Bass Magicstomp

While I was in Birmingham last weekend for WordCampUK 2008, I checked out a few music shops. I found a new old stock Yamaha Bass Magicstomp which I tried out and bought for a pretty good price.

There were also versions for Guitar and Acoustic Instruments, but all of the magicstomp pedals have been discontinued for a few years.

The patches for each different model can be loaded onto the bass version using the software included in the box (WinXP/Mac only), so I suspect the only difference between the various models is the colour of the case.

My Magicstomp does everything I need from a pedal at the moment (compressor/limiter & valve emulating preamp) and is small and very quick & easy to set up. It also sounds great. I have been editing some of the preset fx patches, putting in some compression and subtle distortion programs, expect to hear it on the bass at the next few o5b gigs.