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Bump and price drop (a set just sold on eBay for £259, so thought I'd better come down a bit)... -
I weep. That is stunning.
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[s]Roland PK-5A Dynamic MIDI Bass Pedals - price drop Price: £275 now £250 now £225 Very clean (basically mint) and fully functional Roland PK-5A midi pedals, used once at a gig, then replaced by a keyboard player. Perfect for adding bass or synth parts in a trio (when connected to a synth/module/laptop etc), or even using them to trigger complete multi-part chord arrangements (using a DAW) – for example, playing brass section parts. Or, if you’re up to it, that whole Geddy Lee thing. 13-note span, 13 levels of touch sensitivity (even with your feet!), nine-octave transpose range, huge variety of performance options, including switching between bass, poly drums and SFX modes, Hold mode, Double mode, Retrigger mode etc. Can be used mono or poly mode. Basically, a scary range of uses. Roland’s blurb: [i]The Roland PK-5 Dynamic MIDI Pedal bass note pedalboard lets you play a variety of sounds from any external MIDI device, leaving your hands free to play your favorite musical instrument. The Roland PK-5 puts the excitement and versatility to live bass performance with full MIDI control within reach of any musician. Easy one-foot operation gives you complete command over four separate Performance modes, letting you play bass lines as well as harmonies, drums and percussion sounds, or even sound effects. And the PK-5’s impressive MIDI Controller Mode enable you to control virtually any MIDI function in live performance. Add exciting new dimensions to your instrumental performances with the versatile Roland PK-5 Dynamic MIDI Pedal.[/i] Unboxed, but I might be able to find something, and the psu is a general purpose item. No midi leads. Manual can be downloaded here: [url="http://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/PK-5_OM.pdf"]http://cdn.roland.co...pdf/PK-5_OM.pdf[/url] Collection much preferred for everyone’s sake, from South Lincs. Can meet up anywhere from Stamford/Peterborough/King’s Lynn/Boston areas. But can use DPD courier if buyer bears the cost/risk (although I’ve always found them to be excellent). No trades please, seriously, don't tempt me! [attachment=213090:pedals3.jpg][attachment=213091:pedals2.jpg][attachment=213092:pedals1.jpg][/s]
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Ach, well... I suppose you could split the signal before it gets to the FI...
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Guys, can I ask a question: I use a Unibass for its octave + 5th sound, and send it through the unit's separate, 'wet' output into a guitar fx/amp for filling out the mix at a gig. Does the FI have a) a wet-only signal output, leaving the dry signal untouched from another output, and can it generate multiple layers; say, an octave above the bass, plus a 5th, another octave over that etc? So I can play power chords from one bass note, and process them separately? Thanks SiH
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Cool, thanks. My plan is to split the signals and feed the synth part straight into the PA or via a guitar amp, and have my bass signal take its usual route through my rig. The idea is not to double bass lines with more bass, but to double the bass with, say, a layered guitar sound or strings etc (or even just use the GR as a midi converter and then trigger custom sounds and patches in Logic on a Mac). I've noticed the Boss SY300, but until I hear it being used the way I would want (which is pretty much like the Akai Unibass, with a bass-free 'wet' signal I can feed into a guitar amp), I'll pass. I've tried various other bass-midi converters and none track well enough. Hopefully the Roland will. But I really want one of these: http://www.industrialradio.com.au/
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I think I'm going to give it a try then. Thanks for the input.
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I've had the same thing with a guitar version - signal was breaking up. I bought a stupidly long non-Roland replacement from ebay and it's fine (expensive tho). Got it from here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roland-GKC-5-Guitar-Synth-Cable-gkc5-5m-13-pin-conectors-New-/331744173572?hash=item4d3d7e5e04
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Hello, HNY etc. Can anyone give me some advice please? I've been thinking about getting a Roland GR55 for a while, and I wonder what your opinions are of its reliability and accuracy playing live (which is where it would be used). I play in a covers band that goes out as a 3/4/5 piece. When we're a 3-piece, at the moment I use an Akai Unibass to send an octave up + 5th signal separately to a guitar multifx, then into a guitar amp - it thickens the mix when the guitar solos, etc. I've also got a set of Roland midi pedals (which I'm thinking of selling) which I've used a couple of times, hooked up to a Mac with Logic Pro, playing pre-programmed chords - but with playing bass, singing and stepping on pedals, it's all a bit too much (not Geddy Lee, etc). So, presumably I can set the GR55 up to, among other things, trigger specific chords for specific notes (using Logic) - or just use it like the Akai to track the bass line but add guitars/pads etc. Anyway, the question: does it track well enough to use live? I've set up a 6-string guitar with a Roland midi pick-up before, and it was amazingly accurate and reliable. But bass is a tougher job, I guess. I've watched the Pascal Whassisname Youtube video demo of the GR55, but he hardly ever plays at the nut end of the neck where the tracking would be at its most vulnerable. Basically, I can put up with a bit of latency, but if it chucks in the odd bum note here and there... not really good enough. What does anyone think? Please don't suggest I get an Industrial Radio bass, because I seriously would love one. Thanks!
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SOLD - In a 3-piece? Need more bass oomph during guitar solos?
SimonH replied to barry021574's topic in Effects For Sale
...<checks piggybank, thinks he could always sell one... or go in stereo...!>... -
SOLD - In a 3-piece? Need more bass oomph during guitar solos?
SimonH replied to barry021574's topic in Effects For Sale
I bought an Akai Unibass a couple of weeks ago; push it through a Digitech guitar multifx with chorus/delay/reverb etc, and into a guitar amp. After a few pints at a trio gig it not only fattened the overall sound and filled in for lead breaks, it even made it through a couple of tracks as the main guitar. Which was weird, but cool. Anyway, I'd love to compare the two pedals. Don't suppose you've ever tried the Akai? -
PM!
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I just wish I had £500. -
Smooth dealings with Matt. Easy peasy, 100% no probs. Cheers fella.
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Another seamless transaction with Russ. Fine, upstanding chap.
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Hi - PMd in a mo
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Hi - PM'd in a mo
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Hi, lemme know if this is still for sale. Cheers SiH
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Ach well. Thanks sir! -
Second dibs, if it isn't sold!
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Might have been said already but, for me, where the bass 'sits' in relation to the drums can also be about where the emphasis of each note falls - in front, on or behind the beat. It's a subtlety in how your fingers (or pick, etc) attack the strings - and about the attack of the note - as much as a mathematical description or a physics lesson. To my ears, slap is the one technique you can't push or pull the beat with; the attack is too instant. With fingers or a pick, you can kind of drag them over the string and alter the shape of the note envelope. I play with a drummer who's like a metronome and is a joy because I know exactly when the next beat is coming; I've also played with a drummer whose right foot had a mind of its own and every song was like a huge guessing game. It was terrible. Anyway, the good drummer once started a song a little slowly for my taste, so I started to play in front of the beat and push it along. He ignored me and carried on. So, a bit frustrated, I dropped back onto the beat, and it sounded to me like a funeral dirge, really plodding along. No life at all. Then I dropped back and started playing just behind the tempo - and the track suddenly developed a groove that felt amazing. The tempo didn't change, but the feel of the song was completely different. Of course, as usual, everyone in the audience was drunk and no-one cared anyway. But hey-ho. It mattered to me.
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Hey mate, still available? Local to you, need a 5-er, don't know much about the KSD. Where are they made, is it standard, what's the neck like and are the frets in good nick? Cheers SiH
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Fender Jazz 5 - MIM - Midnight Wine Colour - *SOLD*
SimonH replied to AndThenSome1's topic in Basses For Sale
Hi mate, where are ya? -
Peavey to auction off 'Excess Stock' this week
SimonH replied to MonkeyTrick's topic in General Discussion
I was a bit gumpy - no, very grumpy. First of all, a couple of exploratory bids earlier in the week were initially shown as not making the reserve, so I thought great, I've seen something I want more. Then, in the last half hour, the reserves on the items I no longer wanted were lifted, showing me as in the lead. So I thought balls, can they drop the reserve just before the bidding ends, and would that mean my bid is 'live' again? But then the site went down (not my connection!) in the last 5 mins and I couldn't bid on anything. A friend (for whom the site also went down) who was initially told by email he'd won a desk at a giveaway price then received an email saying due to the fault the auction was null and would be rerun. I got an email saying the auction would be rerun too, but not specifying if it would all all lots, some lots, or different lots. I replied and asked, but no reply. And then it turns out some people had their auctions honoured. If you ask me, I think the whole thing was a massive scam or a massive cock up. If some people got stuff they wanted, I'm glad but, otherwise, I think it's grossly dishonest of either Peavey, the auctioneers, or of the website. Or all of them. Bah. -
I hear your point, and understand - I would only ever use the 2x10 with the 15, and I was thinking along the lines of copying a MB 2x10 combo and 15in cab set-up... that seems to be a popular combination. And in my head, using a 2x10 4ohm cab pulling the full 600w from the head seems 'harder work' for the speakers than a pair of 2x10s running at 8ohms pulling 320w... But I take your point. If you think a 2x10 running a pair of 500w 8ohm drivers to a total of 4ohms will work, I'll do that! Thanks for your help!