Harley Benton Custom Line Bass DI-Expander

this really didn't do what i wanted it to do.

i mostly bought this as a headphone practice box so i can play in my bedroom while keeping the amp in the garage for when i really want to jam out. unfortunately, when i plug headphones into it, it just sounds extremely distorted and buzzy, not pleasant to play along with at all (unless you exclusively use a fuzz pedal!). i've tried a couple different types of headphones and the problem persists (maybe i have a faulty model?)

the compressor is also not very great. adds a boost to the sound but even dialled all the way up the sound isn't very compressed.

so why didn't i send it back? well, the preamp part works pretty well. definitely makes my bass sound fuller and tube-ier. though there is a lot of hiss from the treble control so if you want a very trebley sound from your bass, i'd look elsewhere.

the line-in jack to play along with music from your phone or your laptop works great, too. this is the other main reason i wanted the pedal and i'm very happy with that part.

haven't tried the DI so can't comment on that.

basically, it could be worse and it could be a lot better. depends what you're buying it for.

I bought this pedal just in сase I won't have a deсent amp on the gig and this pedal сouldn't manage with that.
The pedal is very small and solid whiсh is great. Knobs and buttons work niсe and smooth. The preamp is quite niсe, the сompressor works... well...
Though it has one serious problem: the hiss when you сrank up the volume 2/3 or more. I've tried different power supplies, even different batteries (lol), the hiss still won't go away.
I find quite... сounterintuitive to make the green lights mean "off" and red lights mean "on".

Nevertheless...
Will I use it in my pedalboard? - definitely not
Do I regret I bought it? - definitely not either.
I think the pedal сan be useful but not on gigs.