Bigwan

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

@Bigwan this comment of yours really caught my eye:

"As much fun as I’ve had with the Stomp over the years, it’s been lacklustre for me in a LIVE setting.  The Ampeg SGTDI gave me everything I required with minimal tweaking."  

 

Could you elaborate for us a bit please on what the difference you're hearing between the two that makes the Stomp "lacklustre" whereas the SGTDI really hits the mark?

Read the whole post again taking note of the speech marks...

2 hours ago, fretmeister said:

A little change on my board.

 

EQ-200 and Darkglass VMT off

EBS drive and C4 on.

 

Micro Thumpinator is underneath with the power supply.

The EBS has a very different drive sound than the Darkglass and I'm enjoying getting away from the DG sound that seems to be everywhere at the mo.

 

The EBS is more versatile than I thought it would be. I knew what I was getting in terms of high gain sounds but I wasn't expecting the lower gain ones to be as good as they are.

I had one of the older models before and it wasn't nearly as good as this one. There's more gain available but it's noise floor is way lower, and the different tone sweep is really useful.

 

I might play around with the order a little. Filter and C4 always first but I might swap the compressor and the drive over to see if I like that more. 

 

PSA: Hotrox has the EBS for a good £20 lower than everywhere else!

Doesn't the C4 do everything the Spectrum does? And the octave too...

I think based on the 2 videos in this thread I'd have to play it for myself (which ain't gonna happen in Norn Iron without a spend...). Really, REALLY like the Ian Allison demo, but the Nate Navarro one does absolutely nothing for me at all. Can see where you're coming from @ped! 

4 minutes ago, tayste_2000 said:

This demo sold me

 

 

Hubba hubba!

I've had all but the thumb, and tried to recreate a 5 string Warwick vibe with my ACG. 

All were good, but the best 5er I've owned is my current Vigier Excess. Monstrously good in every way. 

A Handbox WB100... 

15 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Tis a thing of beauty - cheers!

😃

Though we're not in an exclusive relationship - I sometimes gig the Parker... And record with the Wal and Lightwave.

Neglected she is... You should send her home... 

4 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Here's my main big gig rig... I split the bass signal in the Helix, left being an octaved guitar effect and right is an overdrive bass sound. Both go into separate channels in the dbx compressor then into the stereo Crown amp with L signal going into the 2x10 and R into 4x10. I'll send the separate split signals to the PA as well.

If it's a smaller gig I'll bridge the Crown and feed it from the BBE pre amp with Helix inputs being centred. Works quite well!

I'm tending to gig with the ACG Recurve...

 

The one (ACG) that got away... 

Jon Willis (of the Facebook HX Stomp group - some users may be familiar with his tone sharing) has just posted his thoughts on the SGT. To paraphrase "Winner winner chicken dinner" 

Long form:

"

This may become a long post.  

I had the opportunity to spend the weekend gigging with the Ampeg SGT-DI.  

I ran it into the FX return of my Fender 800 combo with 2x10 extension cabinet.  So it was the sound of the Ampeg and the tonal character of the speakers. 

Blown away. Period.  

As much fun as I’ve had with the Stomp over the years, it’s been lackluster for me in a LIVE setting.  The Ampeg SGTDI gave me everything I required with minimal tweaking.  

The first gig Friday I used all 6 IR’s that came loaded and I found the 2x10 and 1x15 IRs to be the best sound off the stage.  The 8x10 wasn’t what I was hoping for, but I’m going to experiment with a few other 8x10 IRs soon enough… maybe

The SVT setting is huge. Almost too huge at times.  And honestly I believe that setting really requires the adjustment of the SGT/Grit circuit to make it pop.   The B15 is incredibly accurate.  Very smooth 

The onboard Compression is “ok” not what I think of when I need compression.  I found it to work much better as a way to take the “attack” off of the note. Very subtle and it’s nice.   Since I’m not getting paid by anyone I can say that you’ll want an actual compressor in front of the SGTDI.   

That being said. In the DAW the compression and SGT circuit were useful to get some great amp sag sounds.  Those same settings didn’t translate as well on a stage.  

Saturday was spent with no IRs and just focusing on the EQ only with no SGT circuit.  The pedal does an amazing job at providing massive low mids that really carry a lot of sonic weight, (an area that the Helix and all the other digital platforms seem to fail to reproduce properly).  

Again the B15 was spectacular and the SVT sounded like an SVT but didn’t “feel” like an SVT. As I stated before, I truly believe the SGT/Grit circuit will make the SVT mode more convincing. 

Sunday’s gig was spent using no IRs again but utilizing the EQ and SGT circuits.  I managed to dial in a B15 tone that was so convincing, I had to turn around a few times to make sure that I didn’t jump into an alternate timeline or something. 😉

IMHO, Low mids are the key to getting a bass tone to sit in a live mix.  And the SGTDI has them a plenty.  

The low cut switch allowed me to remove my trusty Rolls low cut from the FXloop of my amp.  Someone at Ampeg figured out the proper slope of the low cut and it worked incredibly well. 

Overall, the Ampeg SGTDI is a clear winner.  Hands down. 

This week I plan to deep dive into the SGT/Grit control to maximize the full spectrum of the Ampeg.

My #1 complaint is that it doesn’t have a tuner. 🤣 

Also, if I can get picky, I think a silver and blue edition would be killer.  😉"

2 hours ago, SteveXFR said:

 

I've been using this setup for a few weeks now. The master volume still works, it's bypassing the eq and gain but not master volume.

He talking about the mk2

I should qualify my statement by saying I'm playing a 44mm P neck so yeah, closer to a 42mm neck. Something tells me the ABZ4 I had was 41mm...

53 minutes ago, MrDinsdale said:

Been experimenting with layouts to make it a little better for gigging, much more space now and less chance of accidental presses. Currently the Ditto isn't hooked up because I was missing 1 more long cable to reach all the way back to the capo. Really milking this Cioks 4 😬

 

 

Sounding great, thinking about wiring up an FX loop with the mod patch bay so when I'm at home experimenting or playing guitar i can hook up some extra reverbs/echos without messing around with the board.

 

The last thing that I really want to sort though is hooking up the main XLR out:

 

Any thoughts on a lower profile XLR connector I can pop in? That way I could squeeze in another pedal 🤘🤘🤘

Is the preamp out the same as one of the jack outs of the capo? Could you send the jack out to the patchbay and take XLR from there, or is the XLR on the patchbay just a passthrough?

As you were. Nothing to see here... passthrough only on the MOD1... Lovely looking board by the way!

We're back on! Cancelled order earlier this week, but a very nice lady from Woodsheets just phoned to say they have birch ply stock arriving on Tuesday. Sweet!

2 minutes ago, W1_Pro said:

Trying to decide what to use this weekend....

Option paralysis!

Lovely options though!

Wider than a jazz, narrower than a P if I recall correctly. At least that's what it felt like to me G! I believe I did measure the one I had (long gone now I'm afraid!) but can't find the details now. 

8 minutes ago, shemeckfrac said:

tempted

Aren't we all!!!

On 25/03/2023 at 08:22, Phil Starr said:

looking at the Woodsheets site it looks good. They seem to be using high quality plywoods and from their offer are CNC machining from consistent quality materials, and charging accordingly. One of the indicators is that they are using sheets with multiple cores. The cheaper boards generally use fewer thicker plies. Let us know how you get on with them and if they provide a good service others will want to go to them. Looking forward to your build

It MAY look good... But looks like I'll never know. "Birch plywood is out of stock" email just received...

360 quid... Would need to be good... 

50 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

You need to be careful ordering birch that it is actual birch ply and not just veneer.

I guess we'll see... 

The 2 practice amps I always recommend are the Bass Cube 30 and the Line6 Studio 110, both long discontinued. I had a Line6 for a few years, even gigged it DI'd to the PA. Sounded great! Pokey for it's size (12 inch cube, 80 Watts). Can't recall why I sold it to be honest! 

I've had a bass cube 30 for a while now. Bought for 80 quid locally. Great little amp. Plenty of flexibility, although I probably use fewer of the features than I did with the Line6. 

I've never played any of the others you mention I'm afraid. 

Yawn...

22 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Did you try https://www.woodsheets.com/ ? I don't know if they supply to NI but they provide a cutting service.

YES!!! Ordered!

2 minutes ago, tauzero said:

Did you try https://www.woodsheets.com/ ? I don't know if they supply to NI but they provide a cutting service.

Trying them just now

Resurrecting this as I'm looking to put two of these cabs together. Have the drivers so need the wood and crossover components. Never did I think it'd be so hard to find decent plywood in Northern Ireland. Thought I was sorted with a company that would cut panels of 12mm Baltic Birch to size and post for a reasonable price (as in sub £100 for the 2 cabs), but of course they won't post to Northern Ireland. Anyone got a lead on somewhere that will? While I COULD buy some rubbish plywood locally and do the cutting myself, buying in "kit" form would increase the likelihood of me actually doing it 10-fold! 

7 hours ago, ern500evo said:

Bit of a thread revival, but I thought I’d post here as I recall there being some fans of the Lomenzo Hyperdrive here. Going by a comment from Mark Gooday on a post on their FB page, it would appear we are about to get a new Lomenzo pedal. Please let it be as good as the original bit in a much smaller enclosure! 
edit to say this is in reply to a comment asking for a new Hyperdrive. 

If this is another Lomenzo in the vein of the Hyperdrive then you win the Internet... 

Edit: Having read the comment you're talking about, it could be taken to mean the total opposite of what you think... But we'll stay ever hopeful!