Mook

15 hours ago, MrDinsdale said:

I really fancy Morningstar’s midi loop switcher. Being able to switch physical pedals on and off would be a game changer.

That loop switcher looks like a great addition to the pedal board.

I splashed out on a morningstar midi controller and it's opened up a while new world of possibilities with the gtcore. Having great fun setting it up..once I got my head round the editor

On 18/11/2023 at 23:01, MrDinsdale said:

@Mook FYI I added a slightly updated version of the Multiband template patch, this has some actual effects added in there. The main thing was tweaking the frequencies to get the crossover a little more balanced. It's really hard to set the LPF and HPF so that you maintain a flattish signal.

 

https://bosstoneexchange.com/liveset/1ebf69ef-c445-4490-a0bb-1cca3e4592a3/

 

Brilliant I'll have to have a look at this. Sounds really good on the YouTube video. The first dirt switch is just the sound I'm looking for so looking forward to trying it out. I haven't really made the most of the lpf and hpf. On my divisions I had an eq on the bottom division focusing on the important bass frequency and the top division with an eq with high and mids with all the effects there. My theory was that this would leave the bass clean and only the highs and mids effected by the pedals. Not sure if this is the best way to do this..sounds good to the ear but would the low and high pass filters be a better way to achieve it?

On 13/11/2023 at 14:04, MrDinsdale said:

I actually still have some patches I uploaded to Tone Exchange last year here too although I haven't looked at them in ages so not sure if they're any good tbh 😂

Your multiband template is at the core of all my patches...thanks so much for creating that, it's been a perfect starting point for me 👍🏻

5 hours ago, theyellowcar said:

Love that. The Ocean Turquoise is a limited run I think, you’ve got yourself a keeper! I reckon you’ll enjoy the “heft” you’ll get in your tone compared to your Jazz basses. 

It blew my head off at the gig last night...in the best possible way. Had so much thump all the way up the fretboard. Really loved it. I checked thomann for details and they don't sell it anymore so I guess I was lucky with the timing. Really happy with it 🙂

57 minutes ago, BassAdder60 said:

Is that Tidepool blue ? 

No it's Ocean Turquoise..love the black scratchplate on yours

I decided that a P bass would be suitable as I slide into my 50s this weekend. Can't wait to take it out gigging tonight. I've always leaned to the jazz bass style so looking forward to the change.

Hey guys thanks for giving a stinky poo about my small problem. It's really appreciated. I didn't really think about it from a mixing perspective and certainly the Ableton output would need to be on a separate channel than the guitar/bass. I would get away with the guitar and bass being sent to the same channel as I would only be playing one or the other. I'd love to have a split into ableton so I could run the guitar through the Looper effect as well but I'll deal with that further down the road. I would like to have the option to run a click as well so think I will definitely need to have a separate 4x4 interface. I think looking at it, the A/B switch into the stomp and out to desk on one channel and then Ableton out through another interface into a separate channel would work the best.

Definitely want to avoid the janky routing. I was thinking of using it as my sole audio interface rather than getting a separate one just for Ableton. Maybe it doesn't work as a one box solution as I thought. Maybe I'm better off getting the Pod Go and using the extra cash to get a separate interface for Ableton 

Mornin all. I'm just looking for a way to have a bass - guitar and Ableton running through a switchable unit. The bass and guitar inputs would need to have effects and can simulation. The Ableton input would need to be always on. So I could have Ableton running and switch between guitar and bass without having to plug in and out the guitar lead. I've been looking at the hx stomp and seems like that would do the job. Just looking at the Pod Go as well but doesn't seem to have the right connectivity. I could do it all through ableton but would like to avoid playing bass and guitar live through the laptop due to latency issues. Do you think the Stomp is the only solution to this or does anyone have any other ideas. Hope this all makes sense. Cheers

Hey Guys

I seem to have misplaced the round piece of metal that surrounds the stem of the tuning peg. I have sourced one from G&L but it will set me back 50e to have it delivered. Has anyone needed to replace one of these before and if so was there somewhere in the UK or europe that supplied the part? Thanks in advance

I have one and am still in the process of learning to love it but there is no denying its sound or versatility. I find raising the bass strap height up a small bit has helped with the neck thickness. I was feeling a good bit of fatigue playing it but this helped. I'm enjoying the passive tone when playing live at the moment, the active always seemed too hot and I was dialing back the tone and volume. Passive seems a good balance for live. Love the natural look of yours. 

Just chiming in. At this stage in my life I just need to be making money to supplement my part time job and avoiding the need for childcare. It also allowed me to secure a mortgage as I could show a regular income. For this end the cover band/ wedding band role has been perfect. A regular income in the music business is hard to come across but a busy wedding band provides that. It depends on your life situation I guess. 

Great stuff thanks for the tips, I'll give it a go this weekend.

Thanks for that. Just looking at the screw extractor sets on Amazon....might be worth trying a set before drilling another hole. 

Hey all,

A screw that was holding in my strap lock snapped off in the body. As you can see the screw is broken off deep in the body and can't be reached with pliers. I have been advised to fill the hole and drill another hole a couple of mms away from it to place the new screw. I have resigned myself to doing it this way but afraid that it would affect the basses balance and just wanted to check if anyone else had the same issue and whether they came up with any other solutions. It looks like you can use a tube to drill around the screw and pull it out that way but I'm afraid I'd do more damage with my lack of drilling skills. 

Any thoughts would be appreciated. 

https://youtu.be/9wFwPh-KbEY

Thanks to my old man I grew up listening to Supertramp and his bass playing has been really influential to me...he always sits in perfectly with groove and some lovely melodic lines. I love them as a rhythm section. Anyone interested check out the Paris album...it still sounds amazing production wise now.  

Great pedal

Lovely bass and a huge tone for a lightweight bass...I bought mine around 1990/91 and still have it. It's funny because mine was gigging around Malvern back in those days   

6 minutes ago, knicknack said:

@Mook I was a bit worried about this too, my gut feeling is that it'd be fine, but I'm running a HPF at around 37 after the two signals combine to ensure the cab doesn't get bit sustained amounts of anything it can't handle. For these gigs I'm taking a 1x15 just for some lows on stage, PA and IEMs for monitoring!

HPF is a good idea thanks

Marcus Miller is to blame for getting me into slap style nonsense. Love that groove is number one for him at all times even through his solos. 

1 hour ago, xgsjx said:

Yes. Safe to run through your bass amp. 

When I'm using mine, I take the lead from the pedalboard (which would normally go to the bass amp) & plug into the audio interface. I create a channel in Logic for the bass (you can do this in Ableton) & however many VST channels I want for synths, etc. I then take a cable from the output on the audio interface straight to the bass amp & another can go to the PA (mind make your DAW output mono). 

Oh, & 24k Magic is fun to play on the bass guitar too, just tune the bass to Eb.  

I have a 4 channel desk that I was going to use to have both sources running into the bass amp. Was a bit afraid to run the bass through the audio interface because of lag or anything glitchy happening but it would be a lot neater to do it that way so might give it a go. 

The Sub 

On 22/07/2019 at 11:00, knicknack said:

A sore left hand was a good excuse to try and blag as much of Saturday's set on the Moog as possible... made for a fun, if slightly hairy evening! I'm ok as long as things are going smoothly, it's when a mistake is made or things don't go to plan where the lack of experience shows! 

 

This sounds great...nice drummer too. I have just started the same journey due to my left hand starting to get sore after a run of gigs. I'm skint though so cobbled together a setup that I have already of a controller keyboard and laptop that I'm going to use Ableton on. At least this way I can trigger samples as well as butcher basslines. I'm nervous about taking it to rehearsal let alone the gigs though. Do you think it's safe to run it through my bass amp....I'm using a 2x12 cab.