One Control Crimson Red Bass Preamp

If you're tired of clanky, percussive, too-much-treble modern bass sound, this is the cure. Forget about losing your bass in a mix!
It doesn't do much except for making your bass tone super thick, round and heavy. Somehow it doesn't get too muddy and actually gives a nice and articulate attack to your bass notes which is a pleasant surprise.
I keep Brill knob cranked, otherwise it's a bit too dark for my needs. I also keep the Gain at its minimum (it doesn't do much for me anyway).
I don't use traditional amps or cabs, and this pedal kinda gives me what I need. It gives a great, strong foundation to my bass tone and filters harsh frequencies from drive pedals.
It's not a universal pedal definitely, since its character is too distinctive, but if you dig the 60s-70s bass sound - you'll love it.
I tried it with both of my basses (Stingray and P types). It works well with both but I gotta say with a P-bass it just shines. It works well with Stingray type bass too, but since it already has a heavy sound, I just have to be more careful not to overload the sound with too much of lows.
The build quality is good, the pedal itself is cute and guess what - this tiny things takes batteries as well!
In my opinion, this pedal would do just fine with one knob only - for volume. As I said, Gain doesn't do much for me, and Brill is always cranked.

Im Livesetting haben wir mit der Band ein paar Übergänge, bei denen wir etwas rumdubben als Kontrast zum sonst eher harschen Rocksound. Um da den richtigen Ton zu treffen habe ich mich für den Preamp anstatt einem "normalen" EQ-Pedal entschieden, da der den Sound doch schon etwas mehr verbiegt. Und man muss sagen, dass der Crimson es schafft, selbst einen leicht angezerrten Sound in eine nett Dub-Dampfwalze zu verwandeln. Die zwei Regler bieten zwar nur eine mäßige Auswahl an verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, aber das ist vielleicht auch gerade die Stärke von dem Teil. Zu bedenken ist aber, dass der Effekt über DI deutlich mehr zu Geltung kommt, als vorm Amp. Hängt aber auch vom Setup ab.