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I think it's more not understanding what a compressor can do, as it isn't necessarily something that can be achieved by "good enough" playing.
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I can’t see a market for it. Certainly not if it’s more expensive than the OC-5. Sure there may be a couple of super purists on here that care where it’s built and don’t want the extra knob and switch, but surely not enough for that to sell in any volume? If there was no OC-5, or if it had no vintage mode, absolutely. But otherwise, I can’t see why Boss would invest in one, except for maybe a super limited edition run on an anniversary date at a silly price.
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What additions would you hope for in the Waza version though? Because seriously, unless you just want it to track a bit worse, the OC-5 is spot on, right down to the glitchiness when it doesn't track. I find that whole range more style over substance to be honest. I mean, look at the tuner...
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I guess in poly mode to me it becomes a little more “ordinary” and loses that synthy glitchy octave sound I love, still works well for me with the +1. I also quite like what the -2 octave is doing high up the fretboard as well, which is odd as I’ve always instantly turned that off on OC-2s before. One complaint that I have in common with the Oc-2; it still doesn’t like super hot signals going in. My Alpher with twin humbuckers in series mode is seriously meaty and causes it to clip, but dialing back the volume on the bass and turning up on the pedal resolves.
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And now I have. Not too much to report really! To my ears, identical to the Oc-2 octave in vintage mode. It tracks much better, but when it does lose it it glitches just like the OC-2 does. The octave up (poly) works in vintage mode too and actually sounds much better than your average octave up. All sounds huge with fuzz. The Poly mode sounds a bit pants to me so I won't be using that at any point, but like any bassist buying this would anyway! It's on the board
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I never understand complaints like this. A regular 9v pedal coming with a power supply would be a complete waste of plastic for me. No use for it, surely 90% of users will already use a superior power supply to use with their board.
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Really difficult to agree with that when it has a bass input!! I've still not had chance to sit down with the OC-5 yet, reckon bank holiday monday is as good a day as any to lock myself away and give it a go.
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Up for TRADE I have this lovely little pedal from Walrus Audio. Capable of all kinds of weird modulation effects, as well as your classic reverb tones. Blurb below. The Slö Multi Texture Reverb allows players to create lush, modulated, sleepy and ambient soundscapes. Stocked with three different algorithms specifically designed to invoke textures for bringing dreams from your subconscious to reality. The toggle switch allows three different reverb modes, Dark (Lower Octave), Rise (Ambient Swell) and Dream (Latching Pad), while secondary functions on the switch change between different wave shapes for the modulation on the reverb trail. Combine deep modulation with long washy trails and experience, the Slö. ALGORITHMS: DARK – Add a lower octave to your reverb trail. Here you'll create deep and wide atmospheric sounds and channel nightmarish soundscapes. X knob sets the level of a -1 octave signal that feeds the reverb. RISE – This is an auto-swell reverb for beautiful cinematic swells. Don't rush it. Let it breathe and gently wake up. X knob sets the amount of time it takes the reverb to swell in after a note is played. Set lower for shorter rise times and higher for longer rise times. DREAM – Here is a lush reverb with a latching pad function. Press the sustain switch to latch signal. Experiment with the X knob to add vibrato over the pad. Press sustain again and pad will decrescendo according to where decay knob is set. X knob sets the depth of vibrato applied to the reverb trail. The Slö also features 3 different wave shapes accessible by holding down bypass while switching the algorithm toggle. SINE – Smooth and even pitch up and down modulation. WARP – Asymmetric pitch up modulation similar to a warped record. SINK – Asymmetric pitch down modulation for sinking detune similar to a Bigsby. MOMENTARY FUNCTIONS: Bypass: When the switch is in off position, press and hold to temporarily activate the effect to add a moment of reverb texture. Releasing the switch turns the effect off, and fades it out. Sustain: When pressed, the decay switch ramps up the reverb trail to maximum creating long dreamy reverb trail and then ramps back down to the decay knob setting when released. In the “Dream” algorithm, the sustain switch is latching. Press it once to capture and sustain the current reverb decay for extremely long pad-like sounds. Press it again to let the reverb trail taper off, based on the position of the decay knob. TRAILS MODE: The Slö can run in trails or no trails mode. In trails mode, when you turn the pedal off, the reverb decay dies off naturally. In no trails mode, the decay is abruptly cut off when you turn the pedal off. To toggle between either mode, hold down the bypass switch for 1 second while applying power to the pedal. Unplug power and repeat to toggle to the other mode. In great condition, never gigged (lockdown pedal!), just some dual lock on the bottom. Comes with box/bag. There's just something about this that doesn't quite give me what I am looking for. I still need a good reverb pedal, or perhaps something with delay as well, so ideally I'm offering this as a trade against another reverb offering. Specific I know! But if anyone similarly has a reverb pedal they don't get on with and fancy trying this, let me know! However, hit me with any trade offer you may have, just nothing drive/fuzz/compressor related please.
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And arrived! Look forward to giving this a go when I get in 😀
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Unexpectedly, Amazon just issued a dispatch notification. It should be with me tomorrow...
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Interestingly, Amazon claim to be getting this in stock next Wednesday, when everywhere else is saying months, and they’re doing it for £114 with the option to pay over 5 interest free instalments, first to go out at dispatch. Nothing to lose there, ordered 🙂
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Follow Iron Ether. In terms of what you may find in an effects pedal, they always seem to be pushing the boundries.
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Ha, well yeah I just kinda figured the OC-5 release with this best-yet oc-2 imitation would sort of kill off any idea of a Waza OC-2 coming out anytime soon at least.
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Is there any real indication that there will be a waza?
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Where does it say there’s any in stock? I see the status as “ordered”??
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Stock due May 30th, don’t know how set in stone that is. Had bad experiences with DV247 when it comes to out of stock items too...
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After deciding I want an Oc-5, they appear to be out of stock everywhere with an indefinite new stock time. Any idea why??
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Warwick Streamer Stage 1 2020 limited edition - WITHDRAWN
Kev replied to CookPassBabtridge's topic in Basses For Sale
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Wasn't it in Manchester before it was cancelled?? Hardly much of a location change to the extent that people won't drive to it now?
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Lovely looking bass, but what a pointless uninformative review. Basically the available spec in continuous prose.
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Stunning! I could never own a bass with that kind of finish as it would just get scratched instantly for me and I'd hate myself! But it looks fantastic. LP pickup too, didn't even know basses like this were still coming out the Modulus shop!
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Darkglass / NeuralDSP moving into hardware???? UPDATE: The Quad Cortex
Kev replied to fretmeister's topic in Effects
I think at this stage really, sound quality wise all these high end devices are equal, it’s the form factor and the strength of the capturing that interests me the most. From the demos, it does seem to be more authentic than the Kemper, but in a mix/live, probably indistinguishable. Seems to come down to the unit itself, and I think Neural have got it completely spot on, it seems fantastic to use.