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    [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1351689882' post='1854181'] Tigerstripe ebony is just ebony. I have said it a million times but Tigerstripe ebony fingerboards are Warwicks biggest bargain. Even the Rockbass models come with it on the Fretless models. All Tigerstripe means is that the wood does not come solely from the core of the tree, where it is completely black, they use more of the wood from a little further out which means some parts have dark brown figuring to the black. Tonally it sounds identical, it feels EXACTLY the same as jet black ebony and is a little better for the enviroment. [/quote] It's the colour that bothers me. If I have a black-bodied bass and a neck unblemished by frets, dots, or fret lines, then I want a uniform colour black neck to complement the body.
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    You need an octaver for folk ?
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    [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1351441655' post='1851240'] I forgot about the SFX micro comp thingy... I wonder if it will be multiband! Or wiould that be expecting way too much??? [/quote] Probably expecting way too much You can see what max was aiming for at the time of doing the prototype here: From the talk on TB, Max has too much work on to make this into a 'production' pedal, so it seems likely that it will only see the light of day if someone requests a copy of the prototype as a 'custom' pedal. Or perhaps more likely if a small group of people (hint, hint) made the same request. I'm just about at the point of mailing Max on this very subject.
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    [quote name='RichF' timestamp='1351422979' post='1850967'] new nano board - sweet! [/quote] I like it Pretty close to my ideal. Main reason I never took the plunge with the MXR comp is that it didn't look like the attack went slow enough.
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    [quote name='Higgie' timestamp='1351018401' post='1846323'] There is no power supply, as I will only ever use the board in conjunction with my first board seen here, which is powered by a Johnnyshredfreak/Diago Power Supply: [/quote] How is that power supply attached to the nano ? Is it that super velcro-that-isn't-actually-velcro you're using ?
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    So presumably this has Lakland-branded pickups and not Barts ?
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    SOLD, pending the usual.
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    [quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1350680489' post='1842362'] My VT5 (that's a PJ to you and me) will be landing in London in two weeks Andy. More than happy to meet somewhere if you fancy giving it a workout. [/quote] Brilliant, thanks. I'll be in touch
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    [quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1350662250' post='1842014'] Here's my new toy: [/quote] That's probably my ideal bass right there. Ticks pretty nearly all the boxes ... P/MM config, active, 5 string, Alder body. I don't suppose there's anyone here in or near London with one of these (4 or 5 string, Alder or Ash body) who'd be able to meet up somewhere for me to try out ? I feel virtually ready to order one but have never played one, so I'm a bit hesitant. Please PM me if you think you could help. Andy
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    Price drop bump. £22-00 posted.
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    Price drop bump Anyone for £25-00 including postage ?
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    [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1350379722' post='1837945'] True...I think its the fact there aren't many good P basses with 5 srings and decent extras...Sandberg have hit quite a niche. If I get one the first one will be a VM5. [/quote] That's definitely what I'm looking for. Alternatives I'm considering right now include Clover, a Hotwire Prezzman, or a modified Lakland 55-02.
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    Here's what I'd pick: Stealth fretless
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    Bump. I realise this pedal doesn't often get a mention as a bass overdrive, but I'm not the only one to find it works fine for bass. [quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1344982244' post='1772110'] The transparent overdrive is a pretty sweet sounding pedal. [/quote] [quote] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/danelectro-cool-cat-overdrive-love-582081/"]Danelectro Cool Cat Overdrive: love it!!![/url] [/quote] It's a solid pedal, die cast casing, and true bypass. And a bargain My Feedback: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=823"]LINK[/url]
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    [quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1350142944' post='1835124'] [/quote] Yep one of those would do for me. Wish they hadn't reversed the P pickup though.
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    [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1350046455' post='1833962'] You can hear a track made with this bass (featuring the nut piezo in places) [url="http://soundcloud.com/spoombung/mr-moffat"]http://soundcloud.co...mbung/mr-moffat[/url] [/quote] Love that track The opening reminded me a bit of this -- [url="http://is.gd/xMA3zJ"]http://is.gd/xMA3zJ[/url]
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    This is the one they call the 'transparent' overdrive, but quite how the word 'transparent' applies to something that's meant to dirty up your sound I don't know. I suppose at low gain you could use it as a clean boost. Maybe they're referring to EQ, it certainly sounds like a flat, even response (with bass and treble centred) that makes it very suitable for bass. Besides the expected gain and volume this also has bass and treble controls and internally there are DIP switches for selecting clipping (choice of red LED, blue LED or JFET) or +6db boost. The four DIPs can be used in any combination. This has never been gigged and is mint. I have the box and booklet ([url="http://www.coolcattone.com/pdf/CTO-v2_instuctions.pdf"]booklet is online[/url] too) but it's fairly self-explanatory anyway ... there's even a guide to the DIP switches stickered on the bottom. Why am I selling ? Wasn't sure if I wanted overdrive, so I bought this as a reasonably cheap experiment and this decided me that I liked it. Since then I've got a few more pedals and this is surplus to requirements. There's honestly no point in posting a pic of my pedal, it's no different to this: Amazon do this for £39-00 plus delivery (unless you wait for super-saver) . I'm offering for [s]£28-00[/s] [s]£25-00[/s] £22-00 including UK mainland postage.
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    Me neither. The higher octave sounds much more warbley than the pitch box to my ears. Lower octaves don't seem to have much character but that could just be the way it's mixed. Definitely a pedal I'd need to try before buying. Not the micro pog we might have expected, on the basis of that video.
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    [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTGVAF8V3zs[/media] Hmmmm .....
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    [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1349881338' post='1831740'] In reality, as fast as possible to 100ms will cover it, longer is fine though, you just are unlikely to go there IME. Usually I find myself around the 40 to 75ms range, depending on the day, how new the strings are, whatever else might make it feel right.... [/quote] Mmm .... sounds like a comp specced at 50us - 50ms is only just acceptable at the slow end then :-\
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    [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1349823774' post='1831142'] Blog updated with new, clearer and better (I hope) diagrams describing the effects of different attack times. Hope this helps BBN! [/quote] Much appreciated, thanks What's your idea of a minimum useful range for an attack control to cover, assuming the comp is to be used for bass only ?
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    [quote name='RichF' timestamp='1349648260' post='1828789'] I love this board. [/quote] Thanks [quote name='RichF' timestamp='1349648260' post='1828789']I could do with Max doing a micro comp (not sure when the much discussed prototype might go into production) ... [/quote] The word on TB is that he's flooded with work, doesn't want the extra pressure of a new production pedal, so the comp is on the back-burner. That was a while ago though (earlier this year maybe ?), so it might be worth asking again.
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    [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1349611647' post='1828221'] ... i don't like having my pedals much closer together than they are on the board... i jump around a fair bit when playing and stamp down quite hard/ inaccurately on the board, any closer and I tend to turn on things by mistake [/quote] Ah okay, so this kind of thing wouldn't suit you then ? It works for me, guess I'm not as excitable as you when I play
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    [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1349608547' post='1828155'] In reality it is highly likely that you would find the level is going to jump down so that the max level is the same, there is a peak of initial attack allowed through and then as the compressor 'hits' it drops the level down to where its ratio setting would put it. [/quote] Okay. I was going to draw an alternative diagram based on exactly that, then I thought that's not necessarily how it works, hence my first post. So you think an immediate jump to the new level after the attack period is the most likely way this is applied ? That sounds like it might be easier to implement electronically than what I was suggesting, a gradual increase in compression ratio over the duration of the attack period (as defined by the attack control on the compressor). [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1349608547' post='1828155'] The curve that that describes is entirely down to the mechanics of the compressor, which is all about the circuitry or algorythms involved. [/quote] I was beginning to think that. Varies by manufacturer in other words.
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    [quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1349526932' post='1827355'] no room on the board for a tuner any more, so the TU-2 will have to live on the floor for a bit! I wish that pedaltrain made a wider single-tier pedalboard [/quote] I can't tell for sure, but there looks like an awful lot of spare space there, so if it's not quite enough for your existing tuner, maybe some low-profile jacks would help get some more space ?
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