JonnyM

Sansamp added!

Pm's replied to -thanks!

George L's all SOLD.

Here are some fantastic pedals for your delectation.

All are in perfect working order and have been attached to my pedalboard, so have velcro underneath (Except the Sansamp, which is also nicely "reliced" ) . Definitely have the box for the MultiComp, might be able to find box for the Tremolessence - will have a dig around but can't promise anything

[u]All prices include UK postage[/u] - Paypal, Bank Transfer or cheque will do nicely.

No trades either, thanks!

[b]Dr Scientist The Tremolessence - fantastic TB trem! = £80. [/b]

EBS MultiComp = £95, inc. manual & box. [b]SOLD[/b]
Mint condition, latest uprated version: 3 dB higher headroom, new analogue circuitry with higher dynamics and lower noise, mechanical True Bypass switching.

Barge Concepts VFB-2 feedback/bypass looper = £60. [b]SOLD[/b]

Wren & Cuff Pickle Pie w/mid flat switch & custom speckles = £75. [b]SOLD[/b]
Pi/Red Llama type fuzz, works well with active or passive basses - no need for impedance buffering.

EHX Stereo Memory Man With Hazarai (modded) = £115, inc. manual. [b]SOLD[/b]
No box or psu, but will run off yer regular 9volt psu @ 200 milliamps. Has had an extra feature professionally added, which will allow you to continually loop and overdub using the delay time to set the length of the loop. This is the same as the way the old DOD and Digitech loopers worked in the 80's - of course if you don't need to use this feature, the added switch on the side turns the mod off.

EBS Octabass (grey) = £60 - dead simple, monster organic analogue octave down, has excellent buffered bypass. [b]SOLD[/b]

Well-used-but-working-perfectly Sansamp BDDI = £75. [b]SOLD[/b]

7 x George L's .155 effects patch cables, (that's 14 plugs & various cable lengths ), £35 the lot. [b]SOLD[/b]

(Might have extraordinarily good [sfx] modded Catalinbread Hyperpak for sale, but our guitard has nabbed it & I might not be able to get it back! PM me if interested [b]SOLD![/b]).

After some quick research, it seems the Mullard ECC82 is the one to get, so when I'm back from hols & got to grips with the Zoom, I'll give one a try...(I think the 12AX7 is a different valve, ie different specs.).

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='565910' date='Aug 11 2009, 02:10 PM']Word of advice mate, if you want to make it sound even better, change the valve out to a high quality Mullard or something like that. I've heard reports from guitarists that doing this makes it sound a whole lot better. I've got a Zoon G2 and its great for recording guitar parts. Zoom do good multi-FX units.[/quote]

That's a great idea - any specific valve in mind and also, where would I get one?

[quote name='cheddatom' post='561904' date='Aug 6 2009, 12:28 PM']Cool, I really want one of these. An in depth review in the reviews section would be most appreciated![/quote]

Will do one when I get back from hols!

And in my crystal ball I see... a stomp box sale in the near future

Many thanks to project_c for dropping this round to my gaff last night.

What a piece of kit! Got to bed very late Found myself laughing out loud at the pedal, which can move vertically to change one parameter & horizontally to change another - this will actually be very useful!

Yes, everyone should have a "Tube Accelerator", which is what Zoom call the valve - strange people - but it does make a big beefy tonal contribution...

So far it's way better than I'd hoped... Hours of fun ahead, then... gig time

You have a PM!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='526475' date='Jun 28 2009, 03:28 AM']

It might be worth having for intonation adjustments, although I've got a Boss TU12 that I use for setups which is pretty cheap and it's always been perfectly good. I use a Planet Waves pedal tuner on stage because it's very visible and does the job, I don't think you need especially high accuracy on stage.[/quote]

I'm guessing you've accumulated these over time, but I've only got a tiny crap - ie temperamental - tuner and as I said, am looking to get a good one for my board, so for a few extra quid I could get a really good one that'll cover everything. My only worry is that our guitard will want to borrow it for set-ups...

[quote name='odub' post='526213' date='Jun 27 2009, 07:34 PM']I have one, very quick very well built, after customs was too much money, can't turn on without muting which is a shame because I got it to help with fretless pitching, have you use my tuner out function. Can't power other pedals like the korg can.

It's pretty cool though I'm glad I got it[/quote]

Hmmm, doesn't sound [i]perfect[/i] for you though so if you ever want to sell...

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='525965' date='Jun 27 2009, 02:26 PM']If you get it [url="http://www.turbo-tuner.com/"]direct from Sonic Research in the US[/url], it's only US$153.99 including shipping, which works out just under £95. Even if you get stung by customs, it's still not going to be more than about £120. Not a huge saving on the £135 option, but it all counts.[/quote]
Ta fer that - guess the £ is improving so this could be an option...

[quote name='rslaing' post='525784' date='Jun 27 2009, 10:39 AM']This will be interesting.........after the war that broke out in the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=49834&hl=best+tuner"]thread about tuners[/url][/quote]

Oops, I fear I've re-opened a can o' worms... and in the wrong category too!

Mods please move to Misc Accessories, I was thinking "stompboxes...something extra on my pedalboard..." when I posted.

Thanks for that link rslaing, will wade through it later

Anyone own or tried a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner? (The ST-200 stomp box version). Talkb***-ers seem to rave about them

Is it worth the extra £££ (approx £80 more than a Korg Pitchblack!) [url="http://www.theguitarstoreonline.co.uk/stockfx.html"]ST 200 (about 2/3rds down the page!)[/url]

Have used a true strobe tuner in a studio recently and it was very fast & accurate...quite nice to have one on my board, but at that price, I could get a Pitchblack and a bunch of other stuff...

Any opinions?

So, have had a reply from Barge:

"Adding the vari-Z circuit is not an in-the-field modification. Just adding the impedance circuit is a fairly complicated procedure., modifying the stock feedback option to manipulate impedance is even more complicated - traces would need to be cut from the board, a significant amount of off-board wiring would need to be added to use the stock pot to control the vari-Z circuit, plus adding the additional components needed to make vari-Z possible, etc.

Having us mod your current unit is possible, but not necessarily cost-effective - modding a unit after the fact usually ends up being more labor than building a new custom unit from scratch. Our recommendation would be to either add a GLZ to your current signal path (which would have the added benefits of being footswitchable, as well as having gain and level controls, options that wouldn't be feasible when modding your stock unit); or to replace your VFB with a VB-jr and GLZ or a custom built DVB with the vari-Z option."

But having chatted with another forum member - which I should have done in the 1st place, DOH! - I now know that the Hyperpak & Pickle Pie don't really mind what impedance they are given, so that solves that then!

[quote name='beerdragon' post='518062' date='Jun 19 2009, 06:10 AM']Three ladies who are suppose to have a line up of two basses and a drummer, although i can only see one in this vid.
[url="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=46667579"]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...ideoid=46667579[/url][/quote]

I've seen them live and they do have 2 bass players - they just don't play at the same time! The band do the "all change instruments thing" during their set and sound...exactly the same!

They're getting a ton of press at the moment and live are - IMHO of course - jaw-droppingly awful Now, if they DID have 2 bass players playing at the same time, they'd be... no, they'd still be terrible...

So yeah, not really a big fan

[quote name='umph' post='518523' date='Jun 19 2009, 04:09 PM']the pickle pie would see the same impedence if the hyperpak was off[/quote]
Ah-ha... the only problem is that directly after the Pickle Pie in the loop is the SMMH, which I believe needs a low impedance signal...

Thanks for that link dannybuoy - interesting...

[quote name='umph' post='518491' date='Jun 19 2009, 03:39 PM']ever consider making a little impedence box?[/quote]

Not until now! But wouldn't I need 2: one for the Hyperpak and one for the Pickle Pie?
Sorry, am not sure how impedance works in a pedalboard, but if the impedance box was before the HyperPak in the loop, but the Hyperpak was off, would the Pickle Pie "see" a high impedance, or does going through a pedal knock the impedance back to low again?

Thanks for all the replies!

Yes, Higgie's custom Barge would indeed work, but it's too big for my board (see pic) and I think kinda overcomplicated for my needs - unless I can be convinced otherwise - what the heck would I do with all those knobs n stuff in my set-up

As for the dirt sounds, I did some recording recently and plugged straight into the Hyperpak - sounded really great and figured it must be to do with the impedance of the signal it was getting. (I usually run my bass in passive mode, so the signal goes from bass to MultiComp into the VFB2 and the Hyperpak & Pickle Pie. I'm guessing that the signal from bass to MultiComp is high impedance, but by the time it gets to the Hyperpak it's low impedance?)

I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron, but wouldn't know where to start here, unless it's nice & straightforward

My sig. shows my current set-up: I've been wondering whether it'd be worthwhile, desirable - or even possible - to have the VFB2 modded so the feedback control (which I don't use) is a variable impedance buffer instead?

(I'm guessing that the impedance of the signal running into the distortion & fuzz isn't optimal at the moment, ie is too low).

Thoughts?

[quote name='Sibob' post='494944' date='May 22 2009, 10:30 AM']PM's replied too!

While I wait for exact dimensions, here's what I found on talkbass:
[i]"It's a BB enclosure, like the Hammond 1590BB.

4.7" x 3.7" x 1.18"[/i]

Does this help/make sense?

Si[/quote]

Yeah it does thanks - it won't fit so will have to pass, unless I can come up with a cunning plan...

Ha! That's a - dare I say it - tastey Tayste board :brow:

By the look of it, the MPOG's not gonna fit on mine - will await exact width before dismissal tho...

Time gentlemen, please...

It is L to R measurement that's the important one - not sure if anything much bigger than my current Octabass will fit...

Is there a web page somewhere that has the standard sizes - B, BB etc.? T'would be a useful thing to sticky I reckon :brow:

Could you tell me the width please - got a tight 'board that it may or may not fit onto!
Cheers

Blimey! I can't top that HJ!

I was in the opposite end of that blood 'n' guts situation last week: just down the road in a brand spankin new, rather genteel studio in Limehouse...

My setup was: Bass (see sig.) into Summit Audio TD 100 (valve DI), DI signal to desk, Mark Bass LMII and Compact on an Auralex Gramma Pad and Neumann M147 valve mike, fairly close & slightly off-axis (see pic below).

The studio people were very impressed with the instant great sound, really helped by just having one speaker in the cab - no problems with mike placement. The first thing I said when listening back to the 1st take was, "...and this is the flat cab sound...???". Yes, the straight un-equalised cab sound was right on the money and no need to have it stupidly loud to get a good tone, no moving around of the mike or radical eqing required either - the producer was one happy bunny . I can honestly say this was hands-down the best cab I've used in a studio.

So whilst The Compact is advertised as as loud, live cab, it works very well as a studio solution too, mission accomplished.

(I've edited my review in the umm, Reviews Section to include the above).

[quote name='Merton' post='462496' date='Apr 14 2009, 09:15 PM']The Compact will win

EDIT: and I don't even know what they're fighting (tone/volume/portability/low frequency extension...) [/quote]

Yeah, having owned a Peavey 4x10, the Compact will win hands down, on all fronts!

I was in the market for a new cab back in November last year and fancied an Epi UL310:

* 3 x 250w RMS Cast Aluminum Frame
* 100w RMS Tweeter
* Freq Response: 40hz - 16khz
* Power Rating: 750w RMS (1800w Peak)
* 5.3 Ohms
* Suggested Wattage: 200w - 1000w
* Sensitivity: 103db SPL @ 1w 1m
* Dimensions: 23" H x 21.5" W x 16.5 " D
* 47 lbs.
* £960


The Compact: 25.5" high x 19.5" wide x 13.5" deep / 32lbs / 8 Ohms / 100dB / F3=63Hz F6=51Hz / £400

Tried the Epi with my amp & bass (see sig.) and of course it's a pretty good cab: fat-sounding, punchy etc. but I could get it to crap out when it was pushed and not very hard either. So, having followed this thread and contacted Alex, thought I'd take a punt on a Compact...

Compared to the Epi, it's smaller, 15lbs lighter, has less top end and on paper, can't handle as much power. All true, except the power handling part and it's £560 cheaper! It can also handle anything I throw at it, without crapping out, where the Epi was struggling at the same volume levels.

I know this is all subjective, but for me the Compact works in the real world of gigs, rehearsals etc. - and I didn't need a loan to get it