Artists
Christian McBride
Pat Matheny, Diana Krall, Sting, Bruce Hornsby, James Brown. Queen Latifah, Grammy award winning Five Piece Band (John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett and Vinnie Colaiuta) and Grammy award winning Christian Mc Bride Jazz Bigband
“I use the Basswich IQ live and in the studio, and its clarity is stunning switching between the acoustic and the electric basses. The signal is so strong and clear, there’s almost never a need for any EQ. It’s also very easy to use. A wonderful work of art.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Marcus Miller
Muliple Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best R&B Song, Producer, appears on more than 500 recordings and a renowned performer and composer.
“The Basswitch switches everything but my TONE!
The boost function puts the bass right up front.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Richard Bona
Manu Dibango, Salif Keita, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, Didier Lockwood, Harry Belafonte, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Steve Gadd, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Chaka Khan, Jacques Higelin, Shankar Mahadevan, Tito Puente, Chucho Valdès, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, David Sanborn, Kenny Garrett, Joe Sample, Harry Connick Jr., Raul Midon, Billy Cobham, Queen Latifah, Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea, and Sadao Watanabe. Toto Bona Lokua, Mandekan Cubano
“It’s all about tone…. The Basswitch got it all!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Paul Turner
Jamiroquai, Annie Lenox, Tina Turner, Bryan Ferry, Tom Jones, George Michael, Kylie Minogue, Bonnie Tyler
“The Basswitch IQ DI is such a cool combination of EQ and loops, A/B and DI. Design and build quality are unquestionable, and the EQ is very very nice. I can add a touch of low end and cut that active sounding top to retain a passive like tone and that’s where so many units fail for me!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Darryl Jones
Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock,John Scofield, Mike Stern, Sting, Rolling Stones, Stone Raiders
“The IQ DI is a most unique Stompbox. It is simple yet it’s sophisticated components offer a high quality,crystal clear sound . It’s easy to use yet offers the working musician a surprising number of tools with which to navigate through differing musical situations. Whether you’re a session denizen or a road warrior the Basswitch is a “must have” for the serious working bassist.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Jean-Paul Bourelly
Bourelly, Stone Raiders, Citizen X, Gypsis Re-Loaded, Navigating the Jazz Impulse, Boom Bop, BluWave Bandits
“The Acoustwitch IQ DI is a preamp for my acoustic that I can trust to give me a pro sound on stage.I was able to dial out a lot of that nasally sound you get from most acoustic guitar pickups with no problem and bring back a lot of the natural sounding overtones lost through the amplification process
With the ML and Mid frequency selector, I dialed in the presence I was after, rich with harmonic content and enough cutting edge, that my acoustic could cut through the loud sections with the drummer hitting full on.
There are enough well thought-out options on this piece, I dare say, that it would be hard not to find a workable sound.”
Acouswitch IQ DI acoustic guitar preamp and DI
Jannick Top
Michel Berger, France Gall, Jacques Dutronc, Sylvie Vartan, Johnny Hallyday, Jacques Higelin, Céline Dion, Francis Cabrel, Bernard Lavilliers, Ray Charles, Herbie Hancock, Eurythmics, Dave Stewart, Bonnie Tyler, Ute Lemper, Nina Hagen, ....
“C’est un trés bon outil très utile et très bien conçu. L’équal est super de chez super.”
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Ken Taylor
Peter Maffay, Brian May, Robert Palmer, Bruce Springsteen, Scorpions, Gianna Nannini, John Mayall, Udo Lindenberg, Xavier Naidoo, Supermax, Tokyo, Sally Oldfield, Frumpy, Curt Cress, London Philharmonic Orchestra
“The Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp is just what I needed on my pedalboard for complete flexibility between my acoustic and electric basses and sound engineers immediately notice the clean DI.
With its high-end EQ and just about any set-up configuration a bass player needs I can always depend on it - Live and in the Studio- every time.”
Baswwitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Damian Erskine
Peter Erskine, Teri-Lynn Carrington, Gino Vannelli, John Ellis, Shawn Pelton, Luis Conte, Brandon Ross, Les McCann, Jeff Lorber, Vardan Ovsepian, Charmaine Neville, Jessy J, Luis Perdomo, Tony Furtado, Kate Schutt, Bobby Torres, Alan Jones, Patrick Lamb, Dan Balmer, Klezmocracy
“The Basswitch has truly proven to be indispensable for both recording and when playing live in venues of every size. It’s proven to be the cleanest sounding bass preamp and Direct Box I’ve used but also allows me complete flexibility with the different pedal configurations I have on the various gigs I play. Whether I’m running multiple effect pedals in series and/or parallel, using it to send a clean signal to the board or simply wanting a little EQ change and boost for solos, the Basswitch allows me to do it all and to do it all with ease. The Basswitch is wonderfully designed, well built and does it’s job without fail every time. It now travels with me on every tour as well as on most every gig around town. I’m a HUGE fan of the Basswitch!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Ged Grimes
Simple minds, Danny Wilson, Natalie Imbruglia, Eddi Reader, Deacon Blue
“The Basswitch is a great tool and is right at the heart of my set up. I have an extensive pedal board and the Basswitch gives me lots of options when it comes to incorporating these effects.
Some of my basses have different level outputs and the Basswitch helps me match these perfectly. Also the passive EQ section is fantastic for kicking in a different bass sound when needed.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Andrew Gouche
Rev. James Cleveland, Andraé Crouch, BeBe and CeCe Winans, the Hawkins Family,Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Prince Snoop Dogg, Coolio, Warren G.
“By far one of the coolest pieces of gear I have! The sound your’e
looking for is in here!”
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Bernard Paganotti
Cruciférius; Magma; Paga; Gipsy Kings, Francis Cabrel, Johnny Hallyday, Vanessa Paradis ....
“Avec le Basswitch enfin un sélecteur ou je n’ai aucune pertes de fréquences et de niveaux entre mes basses pass/actives et électroacoustiques ,un egalizeur d’une grande finesse et sans coloration ainsi qu’un grand confort avec le Boost.
Une délivrance!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Harvey Levy
VP Levy Guitar Straps
“I play a lot of coffee houses, house concerts and small theatres and the Acouswitch is perfect for my acoustic guitar and mandolin.”
Acouswitch IQ DI acoustic guitar preamp and DI
Carlitos del Puerto
Celia Cruz, Roy Hardgrove, Don Grusin, Sheila E, Sergio Mendez, Kevin Eubanks, Doug Severinsen, Max Weinberg, Alejandro Sanz, Herbie Hancock, Patti Labelle, Patti Austin, Stevie Wonder, Chucho Valdez, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval, Dave Koz, Kenny Garret, Natalie Cole, Steve Lukather, Chris Botti, Bruce Springsteen, Sting....
“The Basswitch is a AMAZING tool for any bass player that Doubles from Upright bass to Electric bass or viceversa. It handles both signals without changing or coloring your sound at all, it is Absolutely transparent and true to it, yet it allows you switching instruments with ease.
The Basswitch will deliver a killing sound in any musical situation you will encounter, a MUST HAVE FOR SURE..”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Dave Marotta
Kenny Loggins, Burt Bacharach, Phil Collins, Bruce Hornsby, Righteous Brothers, BB King, Gino Vannelli, Manhattan Transfer , Lionel Richie, Carl Verheyen, Neil Diamond, Cristopher Cross
“Wherever I am playing , whether it be in the studio or live , the Basswitch is either in my gig bag as a stand alone bass preamp and D.I. or on my pedalboard as the control center.
The Lehle switching is totally quiet and the D.I. is very transparent , allowing the sound of the many basses I use to be reproduced without coloration. The boost and eq are an added bonus that becomes a valuable tool especially when using two basses. High end Direct Boxes can cost more than the Basswitch but do not offer the added features. The Basswitch is a must have device for any bassist that uses a pedalboard , plays live or records.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Hervé Jeanne
Roger Cicero; Bill Ramsey; Ack van Royen; Gitte Haenning, Johnny Logan, Udo Jürgens, Rea Garvey, Sidney Youngblood.
“The Basswitch is a preamp perfectly adapted to my acoustic bass pickup. I can play straight into the PA or combine the Basswitch with a fullrange active loudspeaker and get the sound that I was always looking for. I also like to use the basswitch as a DI box when playing electric bass in the studio. And there are so many more great features!&rdquo
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Viktor Krauss
Solo Artist, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Larry Carlton, Elvis Costello, Jerry Douglas, John Fogerty, Bill Frisell, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss, Graham Nash, Dolly Parton
“The Basswitch processes my multiple signals better than anything that I have tried before. Switching between instruments either in the studio or live has never been this easy!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Tim Harries
Spin Marvel, Brian Eno, David Holmes, Katie Melua
“Considering the junk most of us have had to plug into over the years, Three Cheers for The Witch! A high quality piece of equipment with intelligent design and multiple potential applications; I’m more than happy to have one.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Hansford Rowe
David "Fuze" Fiuczynski, Gongzilla, Allan Holdsworth, Gary Husband, Biréli Lagrène, Didier Lockwood, John Martyn, Pierre Moerlen, Mike Oldfield, Mick Taylor, Steve Winwood, La Monte Young
“The Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp is an ideal command center for both live and studio work. The quality of the DI and EQ and the totally silent switching allows for the same set-up in both situations which is great for getting you bearings rapidly and getting down to playing music. And it is built like a brick sh*t-house; solid!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Florian Friedrich
Sven Ratzke, Claron McFaddenFay, Lovsky, Ellen Ten Damme, Mathilde Santing, Frank Boeijen, Spymonkey, Wouter Hamel, Rajae, Julio Iglesias, Sugababes
“Since the first moment I had the Basswitch bass preamp in my hands, I was blown away! It was exactly what I was looking for: the possibility to connect my electric-upright (or my acoustic-upright) and my bass-guitar to my amp without constantly adjusting the equalizer when switching instruments. The EQ of the Basswitch is so versatile, that you can connect any instrument with ease and dial in the perfect sound. And it’s quality is just stunning! No noise when switching, no hum, no hiss, no coloration of the sound of your instruments…. just pure high-end tone! Wherever I play, I definitely take the Basswitch with me.
And all the other features like the two effect-loops with the mix/boost make it a must-have on every pedalboard!
Once in your setup, you’ll wonder how you ever could have played without it!”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Kevin Reveyrand
Patricia Kaas, Charles Aznavour, Sylvain Luc, Mike Stern.
“Le basswitch est une merveille d’ingéniosité ; le réglage d’impédance, l’EQ avec ses 2 paramétriques en plus des grave/aigu et les 2 boucles d’effets série et parallèle font de ce préampli/DI un outil indispensable et polyvalent qui de plus est compact et robuste.
C’est le préamplificateur basse le plus abouti de tous ceux que j’ai eu l’occasion d’utiliser ; en club ou sur des grosses scènes en tournée, j’utilise le basswitch pour la basse et la contrebasse.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Marius Goldhammer
Joy Denalane, Chaka Khan, Chris Isaak, Dino Soldo, Heavytones/ TV-Total, Edo Zanki, Dania König
“This is the pedal I’ve been waiting for all my life as a musician! A fantastic-sounding, studio silent preamp combined with a professional D.I., loops, EQ and everything else you need in the studio or on stage. I work with a lot of different instruments, from vintage to modern, electric, acoustic or upright and the BassWitch perfectly handles the different levels and EQ settings plus my effects. A wonderful, very helpful tool. I don’t leave the house without it.”
Basswitch IQ DI bass preamp and DI
Mike Love
Mike Love, Dubkonscious, Paula Fuga, Tavana,
“ The Acouswitch IQ DI is great. The clarity and detail I get from it are superb. The eq section is well thought out and the routing options are killer. I’ve loved everything about this pedal from the moment I plugged it in.
Mahalo,
Mike”
Acouswitch IQ DI
Axel Kühn
KÜHNTETT, TIM AND TITO PASCOAL BAND, CHRIS GALL TRIO, ENIK, CASANDRA STEEN, MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, ANNE CZICHOWSKY QUINTETT, HELEN SCHNEIDER, AXEL KÜHN TRIO, JAZZENSEMBLE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG,
“The basswitch makes my double bass sound very natural and acoustic without loosing clarity. With the two channels it`s very easy to switch between double and electric bass. The sound quality is amazing, you can hear the difference!”
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Kenny Sérane
Kenny Serane Group, Spring Break, LAG guitars Ambassador
“L’ Acouswitch IQ DI est la pédale la plus complète à ce jour pour tous les guitaristes acoustique. Que je sois en studio ou sur n’importe quelle scène, l’Acouswitch me permet d’obtenir LE son que je veux en un minimum de temps.
Je change régulièrement la config. à mes pieds et toutes les possibilités sont envisageables grâce à sa conception ingénieuse et une qualité sonore au rendez-vous!
Acouswitch IQ DI acoustic guitar preamp and DI
Robbee Mariano
Söhne Mannheims, Xavier Naidoo
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Derek Jones
Bassist for Cirque du Soleil
“Our tone is our life’s work as bassists. We need products that bring our tone to our audience and the Basswitch does this in spades. In the simplest of terms it works beautifully and is a joy to play through. If you play upright and electric on your gigs this is the best switcher out there right now.”
Basswitch IQ DI