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There are (Precisions out there with Jazz necks on them as standard (both from Fender and other companies). Check out Buster Williams playing a Jazz on Herbie Hancock's album "Fat Albert Rotunda" it's super fat and easily rivals a P. I want to know how to get that sound out of mine! I'm guessing he used flatwound or tapewounds.

Depends what you need it for. If you want the sound of a Jazz with both pickups in use then a Jazz is the only way to go. If you just want to use the P pickup soloed and the J pickup soloed then a PJ is great choice. I have a Fender PJ (PJ pickups in the normal (60s) position, P body J neck and it's very versatile. I personally don't like the sound of both pickups on full though it's a different sound from a Jazz with both pickups on full.

Is that not a mix between dry and wet (octave) signals? So if you've got the dry on a constant level it overrides its function perhaps?

I have a similar thing on both my Octamizer and MXR and it was on my T-16 too: the knobs all the way still allow a faint signal through. I just assumed it was normal for analogue octaves.

Just bought a Fwonkbeta from Paul and it was exactly as described and was posted the same day and arrived the next. Clear and prompt communication. I’d have no hesitations in dealing with him again. Many thanks for giving up the funk.

I’m just going to leave this here: https://youtu.be/QBZKIJkfRU8

I recently bought an Octamizer from Tim who kindly contacted me after seeing my wanted ad. The transaction was all sorted really quickly and easily. The pedal arrived safely and promptly and was exactly as described. Many thanks.

I didn’t go to the presentations so it was otherwise mostly a mixture of retailers/manufacturers and then loads of exhibitors who’ve built crazy home-made modular synths. The modular thing is a bit over my head to be honest. I got to try a bunch of Moog stuff, including a Theremini, which was fun and some weighted controller keyboards. I did get to try the Discumbobulator and Octo-Nøjs pedals but only via a synth so couldn’t get a real sense of how they’d sound on my bass. I was really looking forward to trying out some of the virtual pianos by Sonic Couture but sadly and somewhat short-sightedly they didn’t bring them to their display stand. The sound great and they’re offering a hefty 40% discount code but I still wanted to get an idea of how they play before dropping £50-£80 per item as it’s not like I can sell it on afterwards if I don’t rate it. It was a bit overwhelming to be honest but worth a look.

Going back to the subject of large pedals: I just saw a Mu-Tron Bi-Phase in the flesh today at the UK Synth Fest in Sheffield and it makes the Glou-Glou look small.

And this: https://youtu.be/GqHocC6lUxU They make the Moogerfooger pedals look petite by comparison.

I’ve just become aware of this beast: https://youtu.be/HYj6gPy1va4

I’ve found that my MXR Distortion sounds better in front of the filter. Bear in mind, it has a dry knob too, which helps. It’s a different story if there’s only a distorted signal as it has less bottom end to drive the filter (so probably works better in the filter’s loop if it has one).

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1506027194' post='3376050'] Ok I appreciate it's no Moogerfooger (and a slip of a pedal in comparison), but the Aggie FT arrived in the post today and is set up on the board. My original goal was to combine it with a decent octave pedal (in my case a COG T16) and good octave + good filter does make for a really good combination for any of you who haven't yet tried (I suspect that won't include any of the contributors to this thread, who will have got there long before me!) [/quote] Small is definitely good on gigs. I had two MXR pedals at my last gig and was glad to not take up too much room (even through the stage was huge). Get yourself some distortion or fuzz into that chain for even more fun. Even a subtle amount can make a huge difference. I’m using the distortion built into my Qballs and an MXR bass distortion and it gets pretty nasty (in a good way).

[quote name='tonyxtiger' timestamp='1506024330' post='3376019'] well reminded, I had Dedalo on my list and totally forgot. Must chase one up. [/quote] Excellent.

The Moog is indeed a beast (about the size of four phase 90s) but if synth is what you’re after then this is it as it is the same filter used in the Minimoog.

I just rented the Moogerfooger MF-101 from fxpedalrental.com and am really enjoying it. The best discovery so far is using the expression pedal on the envelope control. Most expression pedal inputs on filters control the sweep via the cutoff frequency. The Moogerfooger can do that too but using it on the envelope is more interesting. It’s as though you were adjusting the sensitivity knob on other pedals via the expression pedal. Basically the filter continues to quack no matter what position it’s in but it varies the quality and amount of quack on the fly. It’s a really neat feature. Cameron, have you tried one of these yet? I’d recommend you rent it after me. It’s perfect for synth stuff. On another note, have you tried the Future Impact I yet? If not, you really must. The rental place has one of those too!

I hadn’t encountered the 00Funk. I did a quick YouTube search and came upon this: https://youtu.be/OEHMyviwZMA