Kev

8 hours ago, 2pods said:

is this really just a cut down Quad Cortex for bass players ?

 

I'm just wondering if it's worth it along with an already purchased QC ?

FOMO is strong with this one, but i echo that running both wouldn't really be a great solution to get behind.  Cutting down to it could be anytime option, but don't know what the used market is like for QCs.  I'd want a good chunk of money spare at the end of it.

1 hour ago, Twigman said:

Do you count Squier and Epiphone as cheap copiers?

Where would you draw the line?

Not really, where would they even scan?

Sincerely hope none of the members crying IP Theft have ever bought a cheap bass copy before  

5 minutes ago, simisker said:

 

 

On a related note, why are all multiFX param controls knobs that can only be operated by hands? Why hasn't someone come up with one that uses rollers that can be operated with the feet?

 

 

With modern multifx controllers, they are very much designed to not need adjustment mid performance, scenes/presets and whatnot, so i'd imagine there's no market for that.

44 minutes ago, TRBboy said:

I would almost guarantee though that if you put the same pickups, in exactly the same position, and preamp and strings on any other bass, with the setup the same, you wouldn't tell the difference on a recording.

Big nope!

Unless they're EMGs  

It's getting dangerously close to a tone wood argument I'll admit  

28 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

I promise I'm not being deliberately obtuse here but I've heard this before and genuinely can't understand the point of testing a bass unplugged other than to get the feel of it. It doesn't mean you're wrong however so don't take it that way.

I guess its how the woods and general build of the bass resonates.  If its dead acoustically, that transfers through when amplified.  If its loud and alive, that seems to too.  The effect diminishes with active preamps and especially active pickups (I find anything with EMGs in the same positions sound the same).

5 hours ago, Terry M. said:

I'm still yet to understand why electric basses that need amplification are judged acoustically. I'm always willing to learn however so what exactly am I missing with this? If the amplified sound is good isn't that the point?

Always the first test I give a bass.  If it doesn't sound good unplugged, it doesn't usually sound good amplified either, unless it's running something like EMGs.  Why? Don't know, but it's absolutely my experience of it.

28 minutes ago, joel406 said:

Wanna hear something funny. I just saw this. Like 30 minutes ago. Read like the first 3 post. Ordered it. It arrives tomorrow. So... pedal board number 6?

Looking forward to some unbiased thoughts!

Still working through the deep dive video, mega impressed with the bloke doing it, probably the clearest explanation of a complex device i've heard in a while, thorough but easy to listen to.  It's a really interesting device, on the face of it i probably would have bought it over the Quad Cortex, but it'll take a hell of a lot to make me want to bother changing.  Still, if Neural keep ignoring bassists, its going to be tempting if its as good as it seems!

12 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Sorry I've got that the wrong way round.

 

Expr on the return and a trs (insert cable) on the send.

 

1h 3m 38s
 

 

But its controlled i believe by the fx loop block and you have 4 modes, one does this function 

Ohh I get it now, the EXP is on the send and the splitter is on the return.  Feel they could have just squeezed an extra EXP socket on there, but that works.

Edit* the manual says its the other way around than the video.  Still much confused but either way, looks like it's possible.

It's interesting then that the manual doesn't advertise this use of the return in that case, good if it does work though!

I don't feel like a single stereo jack is capable of running a mono signal and an expression pedal input.

I get confused when there's more than one ring, but I feel it's not that simple and the manual may be being misinterpreted there...

It gives a vibe of a compact version that has somehow come out before the main one, even though that won't be the case.  Like it's been adapted to fit in a small enclosure?  Seems odd to design a screen and UI that has to be scrolled to see a full signal chain?   

10 minutes ago, Dood said:

 

Quad Cortex's user uploads are pretty huge too, so having the option of either is nothing but a good thing - though I wonder if there will be cross-compatibility between Neural DSP and Darkglass. In a funny sort of way, they kinda compete, but then, don't?

I'd be amazed if they do.  

This is clearly a product aimed at drawing bass customers away from the likes of a QC, so if they weren't competing before, they are now!

It looks like it'll land at over £1k, which is getting VERY close to Quad Cortex money.  Is it comparable?

Edit* Actually £899 https://www.andertons.co.uk/darkglass-anagram-bass-workstation/

Well...

Any VIPs out in the wild yet?  Would love to hear some real world feedback regarding that potentially dodgy right switch/pot placement, as even raised I still feel like it wouldn't last a week of my gig stomping! 😅

Seems a bit of an odd thing, that Overlord function, is that what's new with this version?

Just feel like anyone looking to have that kind of tone will already have something separate for the fuzz (the Doom 2, for example!) that'll be much better and more usable.  Seemed to get lost with the clean blend as well?

Nice to hear it though, does sound good but it's a big price tag and hard to get compared to the many other octavers out there that sound very similar.  Worth the outlay?

Haven't seen a StingRay this cheap for a LONG time.  Sterling money for a 2 band classic, wish I had the cash spare!

One of those basses I've always wanted to own at least once.  Gorgeous.

This'll be a beauty.  Don't let Darkglass put you off, this is every inch a Stingray Special, just with a slightly different preamp voice and optional distortion. 

Allll the blackness.

4 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

It’s still there:

https://www.behringer.com/behringer/product?modelCode=0709-ALB

Nah, it was 100% gone, so it's been put back.

Interesting.

Looks like Bassbros are "giving one away"

https://competitions.bassbros.co.uk/product/sterling-by-music-man-joe-dart-artist-series/

At £2.29 a ticket and 549 tickets available, I think £1,250 odd makes this the most expensive one i've seen 😅

10 hours ago, bassist_lewis said:

So far I've found the adhesive fails before the tape itself!

That sounds like good news!  Not joking, I stopped using Dual Lock after I sold 4-5 pedals all fitted with it at once and decided to try and remove it, it took hours!  If they've made it more friendly, sounds good to me!

What I find worse with Dual Lock is getting it off a pedal if you ever need to, selling it etc, the adhesive is wicked!