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1 hour ago, msb said:
I suspect it is , but I can’t confirm. You do have access to both pedals in the Suite.
Sorry I wasn’t clearer! What I meant was do the Microtubes 500, the Alpha Omega 500 and the Exponent 500 amps all sound much the same when played clean and that what distinguishes them are the overdrives included? I
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Bit of a daft question maybe but... is the sound of the Exponent in clean mode much like the clean voicing of the Alpha Omega and the Microtubes?
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What’s the difference between this and the regular T500?
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I'm thinking of getting a Darkglass Alpha Omega 500 having spent the last few years playing through a Helix straight into the PA with my covers band, I've just joined an outfit who are a bit more traditional rocks and don't think a Zoom B6 into a Headrush is quite going to cut it! I need something light and pref 4 ohms so... question is what cab to go with it (I'm choosing blind as auditioning them isn't a practical proposition)?
The Darkglass 212 looks the business but can't find much online about them in terms of reviews and YouTube videos are hard to gauge. Seems light and well constructed - also two of the 112s is an option. Expensive though and the Vanderkley cabs are about the same price.
Barefaced Big Twin looks a safe option but what about the GR Bass cabs which are much lighter?
Does anyone have experience or strong opinions on this or am I making too much of it and they'd all sound great?
As ever I'm grateful for your thoughts,
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3 hours ago, meterman said:
There’s a number of companies who will press one single disc for you if you want. Full colour sleeve and inners and all. It’s expensive but it’s available.
Some companies offer short runs of 50 or 100. And there’s also the lathe cut option, where you can have coloured vinyl pressings from one to maybe 30 or 40 and the turnaround time is pretty quick.
I’ve had short runs of vinyl done in the past, and lathe cuts done too. Admittedly these were for sale but it’s not really difficult to organize. Loads of companies offer short runs as an option. I’ve got 30 singles being delivered next week. Few for family and friends and I’ll use the rest as promos for a proper release later in the year. I’m as low-tech as it gets and if I can do it you definitely can 👍
Who did you use?
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I was hoping for may 10 or so copies but I guess 50 is a possibility. Just don't want to be left like the dude from Creme Brûlée and his drawer of cassettes. It's a stinky poo business...
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Like I suspect a few others, I spent much of the assorted lockdowns and downtime writing and recording an album's worth of material with a singing, lyric-writing mate with audio files bounced back and forth over Google Drive etc.
It's now as-near-as-dammit finished and I've posted it up on Bandcamp - as it seemed the logical thing to do - but it's not as satisfying as creating a proper artefact so I'd love to get a vinyl copy of our album for each of us. After all that effort virtual or even CD doesn't really seem to reflect what went into it.
Does anyone have any recommendations, experience or advice on getting a very small run of records done?
If you'd like to have a listen then it's here https://hendersonsheppard.bandcamp.com/album/quench-the-album - friends have compared it to the likes of David Sylvian, The The, Blue Nile and Depeche Mode whilst at the same time making clear that it's nowhere near as good as any of them...
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I play in three bands (retired so doing what I always wanted to do!) - a pop/rock/Motown/disco covers band, a middle-aged-blokes-playing-classic-rock band (what the market has been crying out for for years) and now a fifties-revival rock'n'roll/jive outfit as well. all playing pubs and clubs. No consistency whatsoever...!
It's the covers band that's been my main outfit for some years but the other two bands are about to start gigging - and therein lies my question to the hive mind.
The covers band all play direct through a fancy line array PA so I use a Zoom B6 or an Atomic Bassbox with a Headrush 112 pointing up at me for a monitor (tried several times to use IEMs and gave up each time). This all works fine and the band is regularly complemented on their sound (if not their playing).
But for a 'rock' band and a Fifties RnR band should I just use the Headrush as an FRFR with the period/genre-appropriate models or invest in a new rig? Thing is, I sold off my previous amps some time ago - Rumble Stage 800 (never bonded with it) and before that a dream setup of Super Bassman 300 + 410 (marvellous but too heavy as I couldn't get it up the steps into the house!). Portability is crucial.
The covers band will continue to do what they do but for the other two outfits it's likely to be full backline and mainly vocals through the PA.
Been looking at what I suspect are popular choices in this area - the Mark Bass 121 plus a NY cab or the GK Legacy 800 212 - but I am wide open to suggestions, your experience and advice! Looks like the MB might be better for the 50s thing and the GK for rock but I can't afford both!
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2 hours ago, oldslapper said:
So to sum up.
Cue the drum machine…Rapper 1: “Bodies too thick
For a genuine Ric, such a bad copy, make me sick”
R2: “Block and binding jus ain’t right, listin been pulled like a ship in the night”
Together: Yeah yeah
R1: “Chikinbacker neck shouldn’t be set”
R2: “see through you and you’re neck through poo doo”
Together: Yeah yeah
2 hours ago, oldslapper said:So many wrong details - it's completely a mess
No way on Earth is that a 4003S
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And gone from eBay - like a ship in the night.
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Just out of curiosity of course but whereabouts are you?
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2 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:
Yeah - it’s not a genuine ric, easy way to tell is the fact they cockup the basics on appointments like inlays etc
it was a nice think to own; I never gelled with the sound.
I had a blue 4003s and really liked the sound and that neck but eventually fell out of love with it because if you looked at it for more than 10 seconds some paint would fall off.
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1 minute ago, AndyTravis said:
That’s not a real ric.
but yeah- blue burst was a thing, 2005 colour of the year - I had one.
I've just found that (looks great btw) but that bass is confusing me! The body is bound but the fretboard looks like a 4003s. Knobs look different - as best as I can tell with the photographs.
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Gigged with the B6 and it acquitted itself with honours!
It's a keeper which leads on to a question...
Has anyone got some suggestions for a bag/case that would suit it?
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I've lurked long enough - just ordered a B6 and it should arrive tomorrow.
I know this may sound a bit sublime to the ridiculous but I've been pondering whether to go for a Quad Cortex or whether one of these might actually do the job for me (at a considerably reduced cost of course). I had a Helix LT (I mess with guitar at home) but got fed up of lugging it around in its flight case - we all play DI - and I have been using an Atomic Bassbox which is competent but not quite exciting enough for me.
There is no destination - it's all journey.
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16 minutes ago, Kev said:
A very serious piece of kit! Fantastic unit, pedalboard now presents as rather boring as a result!
Can't help with the query though, I have only ever used the unit straight to FoH.
Hi Kev - I keep looking at these. I used to have a Helix LT but sold it as I found I was tending to use just the one patch and few effects. Moved to the Atomic Bassbox (I play in a band where everyone is straight in to the mixer) but am unconvinced by the tone and especially the overdrive. Considering the new Zoom B6 but keep wondering...
Can I ask which amp models/captures you've tried and what you think of them vs other modellers?
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5 hours ago, Thunderpaws said:
I think that’s ok considering the analogue spec and the digital stuff. The new walrus audio doesn’t do half as much and it about the same.
Looks like competition for the Markbass Vintage Preamp maybe (also valve-driven)? https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/markbass/markbass-mark-vintage-pre-tube-preamp-pedal
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On 22/04/2022 at 22:28, jimfist said:
And I'd add that the B6 and HX Stomp are very different animals in many aspects:
- B6 much larger footprint than HX Stomp
- B6 simpler to program and limited; HX has many options and allows deep diving parameter edits
- B6 doesn't allow much for programming control switching; HX allows for sophisticated switch programming
- B6 has a lot more switches with dedicated function; HX has only 3 switches that are multi-function
- B6 has an XLR output for practicality; HX does not
- B6 is dedicated as a bass modeler, though you could coax some guitar tones out of it if needed; HX excels at guitar modeling.
- B6 has separate A/B dedicated inputs with switchable impedance, dedicated switch, volume and EQ for each input; Not sure what HX offers there.
- B6 is a little less cost than the HX.
- B6 has no MIDI; HX does MIDI
IMHO, you'd get the HX Stomp if you
- want a very small footprint
- don't need to do a lot of sound changing via footswitch
- don't mind menu-diving and appreciate a higher level of complexity of design
- need very specific programmed control of sounds/effects
- prefer deep editing of parameters
- want to integrate within an existing MIDI framework
- may want to use it also for guitar amp modeling
- are not concerned with having XLR output
- have the extra coin to spend
All-in-all...different horses for different courses....etc...
Thanks - that's an excellent summary!
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I used to have a Helix LT then got rid and bought an Atomic Bassbox in my quest to find something simple to use, portable, great-sounding and suitable for use in a band where I go straight into the mixer (along with the rest of the band) with an FRFR speaker as my monitor. Don't use pedals much if at all. I keep looking at the B6 as an alternative but am yet to be convinced.
The question from me is - why would I buy a B6 over a Helix Stomp?
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2 hours ago, bartelby said:
That's a typo. They can't correct it until Monday. It's £380...
You know that old saying about if it's too good to be true it probably isn't? It wasn't.
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Bass Direct advertising these at £280... over £100 less than Andertons!
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11 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:
@TripehoundI was waiting patiently for the whistle... and there it was. Top Marks!
Surprised me at the time. No sign of the sax solo sadly.
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Sorry if this has been covered but maybe an update wouldn't hurt - if there's already a thread then grateful for a link!
There's a perpetual argument in my band about how much we should be charging (coming mostly from those who don't get any of the bookings) with the assertion that - surprise, surprise - we should charge more than we do. Alongside the questions of "what's the meaning of Life?" and "is there a God?" you can add "what should a reasonably competent and established covers band charge for a pub/small club gig?".
I guess there are a huge set of variables including, number in the band, location, size of the pub, competition from other, cheaper bands etc. but I'd be grateful for anybody's thoughts and the benefit of their experience. We're now fully booked for 2022 and have bookings for next year which is fuelling the argument. FWIW typically around the Notts/Derbys areas it seems to be between 2 and 3 hundred quid regardless of whether you're a power trio or the Band of the Grenadier Guards.
Zoom B6 Multi-effects Unit ON HOLD - *SOLD*
in Effects For Sale
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I keep trying multi-effects units but in the end I have to accept I'm after one core sound and this is sitting unused. In excellent, almost-new (I can't find any marks) condition with film still on the screen, box etc. I suspect I'm going to end up with one of the Origin Effects pedals...
I've copied the blurb below from a well-known retailer - but I suspect you'll know what it does - and it does it exceptionally well.
Price at £290 includes postage.