Pedals and Effects: Downer by Malekko Heavy Industry

Summer is right around the corner, but you know things are heating up with Pedals and Effects! I've got nothing but mad love for Malekko, but young blood Nick has never played anything by them! I had Malekko send him their latest "Downer" pedal to see if he might get hooked on Malekko. The Diabolik (shouts out to Justin Meldal-Johnsen), the Scrutator, B:Assmaster, and now Eurorack stuff? Malekko is full of mad scientists that know their stuff, and they're all homies.
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[@kevmac1230]

Please get well Juan,we miss you and have you in our prayers.The bass world needs you and crazy FX!

[@SuburbanBehemoth]

Sounds amazing. Happy to see you getting better.

[@lesterfalcon1350]

0:40 It's not waveform, but wave folder. Wave form would imply a wavefrom such as a square wave is use to modulate in the input. Wave folding is really cool, big in west coast synthesis. When you saturate a signal it's like it flattens above the threshold, making it more into a square wave, but when you fold it, you invert (fold) the wave above the threshold below the threshold, creating a whole set of interesting harmonics.

[@imdrecordings]

Like a Blue Box you can control!!! AWESOME!! They grabbed all the good parts.

[@academiac9]

I’m loving the nordymute. I got mine last weekend

[@joerogers5704]

That sounds nuts on the fretless bass!

[@simaojoseph]

I'd love to see these two jamming with Greg Saunier!

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

P&E, the people have spoken. Make this a thing.

[@statixxxmetal1243]

This is some very good shit....amazing!!

[@JohnDoe-dh8xc]

For some reason it reminds me of a synth Sun Ra used at one point

[@brianmcbride6874]

thank you

[@shoseinen]

I use a Brassmaster emulation with the Pod X3, i love it

[@chemosis8259]

i here quite a few pedals emerging nowdays that sound very similar to the crowther audio prunes and custard. the crowther audio has that analog modular fm or wavefolder sound.

[@youngbugs]

Sounds sick! There's a small amount of ringing on the talking mic.

[@recyclingonly5743]

🔥

[@EmptyDomoKanti99]

what’s the bass next to the Rickenbacker in the intro? i think it’s a Gretsch due to the headstock, but i could be extremely wrong

[@zachwarner1726]

Juan, you are the shit.

[@Guitarisforgrins]

I think the guitar could have used some of that LPF action.

[@mreed7947]

I thought I saw a Charlie Foxtrot on Nick's overseas board?

[@justindrewlslow]

So the blend knob controls the octave?! Mind blown. Time to be dangerous.

[@johnshideler5244]

This is definitely one that I should pick up. I just wish that they would rerelease the germanium B:ASSMASTER…

[@bryanstancil2216]

check out Latent Lemon Audio in the UK. makes a spot on germ B:ASSMASTER. and a gnarly harmonic percolator.

[@LOCKJAWxHC]

Do the Charlie foxtrot

[@SuburbanBehemoth]

I LOVE MY NORDYMUTE!

[@Poppaneedsanap]

need this, need tensor..

[@conky7819]

Gotta be honest, I'm fuckin loving the sounds of this pedal but I'd probably go for the Scrutator first, this dude second. Granted I'd still get em both! And the Diabolik, too...

[@QuarrelsomeLocalOaf]

Gnarly

[@spaghettispaceguitar4752]

Rainbow Machine Chorus is the bees knees.

[@Shivabraxus108]

anyone know if this works with a bass with active preamp?

[@simaojoseph]

Shivabraxus108 definitely not.

[@Shivabraxus108]

Astronaut Thanks man :-)

[@academiac9]

Why wouldn’t it work with an active bass?

[@rogier5591]

@the3-dkiller1 a year late, but hey, this is for anyone still wondering... if this is anything like the Malekko Scrutator: about 9 o'clock om the pre-amp is the regular volume output (but beefed up, as it is a very nice pre). I use my Scrutator with keyboards and synths with no issues whatsoever, so my guess is it'll probably be fine with an active bass.

[@NikkoWhitworth]

czeque datt noardee moot

[@czechchap]

Jmj?

[@academiac9]

Robin Smith They are referring to Justin Meldal Johnsen he is a producer and was/is a bass player known for his work with Beck and Nine Inch Nails among others.

[@That_Idiot_Bass_Player]

Doombox.

[@Spectralhyena]

Disgusting. In the best possible way

[@waltersmetak]

Bit of a waste from Malekko - I would have their Scrutator over this without a doubt!