bassist_lewis

1 hour ago, bottomfeed said:

Latest small board version.. I tried to skimp on sound quality because I needed to fit many on a small board.. I had a mooer envelope filter, which isn't bad.. but just had one sound that took constant vigilance to dial in right! Adding the early Xmas prezzie to me! ...EBS IQ blue label has completed this set up 😊....small but perfectly formed! 

What does the RC Booster actually do? is it a drive or just a clean boost?

2 hours ago, ped said:

The proton I sold very quickly - just didn’t like it at all for some reason. Pedals do seem to be a hugely hyped corner of our hobby (for better or worse) and it seems like it’s gone particularly crazy n recent times

I know I'm guilty of becoming more obsessed with pedals over lockdown. When I wasn't gigging it was a way of feeling like I was still engaging in music, and they're cheaper than buying endless basses (usually).

It might make you angry to watch the JHS YT channel, the guy has literally EVERY version of every pedal.

3 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

Chromatron is way better than the Wonderlove. 

How to start a fight in a bass player's bar 😅

13 hours ago, GisserD said:

The chromatron is regarded by the experts (Q and i) as the best 3leaf filter there is. 

 

Is anybody in the market for one? 

And what would you pay? Knowing that there won't be any more. 

 

I would agree its the best he's ever made (though the Proton 4 is no slouch). I paid £300 for mine which I was happy paying but I don't think I would pay much over that. But the price will rise to whatever the market can support. If people are willing to pay £5k for a klon, why not £500 for a Chromatron?

2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

I only saw it thanks to @charlietuna, who told me about it and snagged the last Doom 2.

I will find him...

1 hour ago, GisserD said:

Yes.

But seriously tho. 

I recon you could shift it now for more than new price. They were rocking horse poo. Now they are hens teeth. 

(Based on the fact that you could technically put poo in a rockinghorse. But I don't think you would have the patience to put dentures in a chicken)

I'm sure I could but owning the pedals is more important to me than having the money (currently!).

1 hour ago, GisserD said:

I have sold many items on basschat and alyways try to price competitively. But times are hard, and as much as id like to give ppl a deal, the money is more important right now so my price strategy has changed slightly. 

I have a mint condition chromatron that i was thinking about selling. and if i do, it will be listed at the price i paid. £3,000,000

Do you take credit card?

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

Also looks like prices will go up too. Spencer just announced that his prices will be going up. 

Just read it. Annoyed I didn't get in quicker and finally get the Doom 2 I've been wanting! The changes he's making seem reasonable, it's the way Iron Ether does things.

2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

Snagged the last B-stock Octabvre III! I tried ordering new last December from BD and the order never got fulfilled. 

Congrats!!! where did you get it??

24 minutes ago, Bunion said:

Probably Japanese prices (they do ramp them up) or a scam if it’s disappeared 

I’ve purchased a few 3leaf pedals this year one quite recently for the going market price 

The last ones I saw here was expensive but not as outlandish as these examples (almost bought the Octabvre mini but got a speeding fine and couldn't afford it 😪) I think the Chromatron was in the US and the Octabvre was in Germany. I didn't consider that it might be a scam... its a very niche one if it is!!

25 minutes ago, dodge_bass said:

Where did you see these?  I’m gonna shift mine if I can sell them for this much!! 

Both on Reverb 😅 I'm mostly mad coz I want them!

Anyone noticed an insane increase in the price of 3Leaf Audio pedals? I recently saw a Chromatron up for about £700, then last night saw an Octabvre mk2 on sale for £800. It was gone by this morning!

I understand why, they're amazing pedals and Spencer isn't building at the moment, or at least is only filling back orders, but it still seems a bit ridiculous, like the original Klons that go for £5k.

I bought this from a friend on a whim but never ended up using it. £25 posted to mainland UK.

Great basses!

55 minutes ago, ped said:

Some updates to the Pedal Shelf (tm)

 

 

And my WorkStation (tm) with space for patching in pedals when I fancy

 

Very nice! What is the Bright Onion pedal for?

I feel like pedal shelves might become a thing here...

7 hours ago, walshy said:

Finally 100% happy and no need to keep swapping, changing or fiddling! Pedalboard heaven 😍 

 

... that space on the top row though... 😜

but seriously, beautiful board.

5 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Yeah I think I was getting confused with the reissue 1.5 guitar version. So the original and best bass version is still the one to get. 

 

I think there was one in the FS recently - I hesitated and it got snapped up! Tbf my little Pigtronox Octava is punching way above it's weight (and price bracket!) in terms of full spectrum overdrive / fuzz duties. But if another vgc used Xotic BB comes up I really should give it a spin and A/B it against the Pigtronix.

I had a quick search and there's a few up on eBay and Reverb, not sure on the location though. I would highly recommend it.

7 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

I've been super tempted to get this. I've got a sim on my Zoom B1-4 which sounds great, but doesn't manage particularly with low end notes (on low E and B strings) - I'm guessing the real thing won't have any such issues? (And it obviously also has my all time favourite BB moniker 😁)

 

Any significant difference between the Mk1 and Mk2 versions of the BB?

No issues on the lower strings at all! I can't find the mk2, do you mean the bright orange v1.5? Haven't tried it but either way its a great "transparent" overdrive, surprised I don't see them on more boards.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😱

But probably the Xotic Bass BB Preamp.

On 19/10/2021 at 03:08, danny-79 said:

Tablet gone screwy. I’m trying to ask Lewis, how you getting on with the Octabvre? I’m looking for a new octave pedal and like the look of that 

Two Octabvres up in the for sale section. If I was made of money I would buy both!

😍

I have to resist the urge to complete my collection 😭

Just picked up the Chromatron from a friend last week. I think I like the symmetry of this board more than anything 😂

17 minutes ago, bassman7755 said:

 

But you could presumably just passively voltage divided the input before the opamp input (which is what the volume control in the bass is doing essentially). Also why are all these 9v effects units and preamps not clipping all the time if this is such a problem ?. Also my B4-1 sounds exactly the same at 5v USB power as it does at 9v so presumably internally its running at just 5v.

 

 

So why does hifi and studio equipment get by just fine with high SNRs when using  line level signals everywhere, the highest level being +4db / 3.5v peak to peak ?. 

 

Still not convinced this is anything other than voodoo folklore to part bassists with more money.

 

I'm leaning towards voodoo... still a great pedal though.

14 minutes ago, Jus Lukin said:

I think the main difference with the higher voltage is greater headroom- essentially allowing greater amplitude before clipping. In terms of a preamp, it means that transients will be reproduced more accurately, or basically it will provide greater clean volume. This is also a good thing for keeping, say, modulation effects distortion free.

As for an overdrive it will push the clipping points further round the dial, making for less saturation, but greater range at the bottom of the dial.

I tried using it at higher gain about an hour ago and I think there was slightly less compression that at 9V, not something you would notice in a band situation. I also haven't noticed any difference in where it starts to break up or the variation at lower settings, between the two voltages.

When I was playing it last night I had the drive set to about 3 o'clock, so not pushing it much at all. I will try it at higher gain levels and see if I hear a difference then. I do remember at high settings it sounded very compressed at 9V. Maybe 18V will make a difference there.