Electro Harmonix Battalion

After I put the order, I read some reviews about the products and started to be really disappointed by my purchase. But I wait until I got it into my hands. And, wow, I became so happy about it!

I am a bass player and I have gigs where the whole band uses in-ear amplification so no reason to carry a heavy amp. I thought this preamp would help me on shaping my passive basses and to have a easy way of amplifications.

The EQ section is exactly what I wanted. It has 4 knobs, and the mids section is really important to shape the sound! They are not extremely powerful so you can use them at max in case you need a certain tone without being afraid you will broke the mix.

Not a fan of bass distortion and no many ideas of a great distortion tone but I am sure the 4 knobs will help you get the shape you need.

The compression amazed me! It is just a single knob compression, which in general I don't like. I have the MXR 87 which is one of the best compression pedal so I have good taste about compression. That single button gets out such a natural and warm compression that I use inly that one even on live gigs. I use the compression around 10 o'clock only and it dos my job for me.

Extremely useful all the ins and outs of the pedal. I use the headphone output to play at home and I am such a happy bass player. I totally recommend it!

This thing really rocks. The number one thing to know about it beyond the clear features is that it has a certain master sound to it. It primarily makes big beefy, tight bass tones with a bit of grit.

It is very flexible and powerful in shaping a tone, for sure in a supremely useful way when hopping amps or hitting a new location. In my opinion it has all the tools for the job ready-to-go.

It's true what everyone says, the noise gate is not good. It's a little bonus add-on to the Battalion, nothing more.

This is often true across the board with free power supplies - but nobody forget now:
The included power supply SUCKS. You can toss it straight in the trash. Doesn't matter that it has EHX branding. Save yourself the trouble and throw that junk in the garbage first thing when you open the box.

I really love my Battalion as a true all-in-one answer for rock bass that fits easily in my gig bag. Oh, and sounds wayyyy better clean than the digital fx units in this price range as of 2020. Tried and few of those, have to pay good money before the converters sound any good (more than double the price of the Battalion).

If EHX does another model like this (Comp, EQ, Dirt w Dry Blend) with fixed noise gate, perhaps an OD instead of straight distortion, I'll upgrade instantly. For now enjoying this!