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I had the Boomstick bottom Feeder (mojo hand 443,with extra bass response) nice little bubbly filter, quite subtle and limited for synth,but a nice sound.

I've never tried this filter! Definately on my "to buy" list id love to hear a demo Ped 😁

Cheers Trevor I'd forgotten you had one of these! What you don't know about filters isn't worth knowing 😁

Lol Zombie thread! I had one for a while Stew and regrettably I didn't keep it for long. Its quite a large pedal and takes a lot of power to run. It has loads of parameters to tweak and they all interact with each other and I found it a challenge to dial in a sound a that wasnt a huge WHOMP. That's nothing on the pedal,just my lack of patience. The stop/start frequency works similar to the micro synth and can be set for reverse sounds, It also has the usual sensitivity/attack/decay etc as well as a clean blend. It has a built in distortion which I didn't like, it was mega loud and very grainy sounding. You could reduce the volume with a trimpot inside,but it still massively overpowered the filter sound. Funny How the fuzz on the bassballs is great, they shouldve just used that circuit. Apparently it can get close to the old Qtron but i couldn't get that sound otherwise I would be kept it,despite the size/power requirements. It has thw LP/BP/HP modes too,but we all know that only LP or band pass with clean blend are useful on bass. IF the price were right, I'd have another one, if only to try again to coax out the sounds this unit is apparently capable of. Our own Quatschmacher has owned one of these for a while and he loves it,and I'm certain he'll be the one to talk too to get the best out of it 😁

Cheers Stew Yeah we do mate, I'm ashamed to say I'm a duffer with programming the c4 and rely on nicking the efforts of better men😂 I've only filled up 60 or so slots and still have more sounds than ill ever need. Theres a wonder bass player called Mark Neary (whom I depped for in a band in Newcastle) has created some great patches Ain't nobody/toxic and has all the synth tones from Kavinskys "Night call" which is mega cool. Quatschmacher's patches are excellent too. I have downloaded a meatbox sub patch which I've yet to use to destroy a venue. My favourite patch I found was called "let's Dance" Bowie?? It's a filtered fuzz which was near enough to my prunes and custard for me to let it go. I really need to sort out the sounds though as I'm still finding tweaking them to taste for different basses a pain.

I love It Danny! Such a lot of sounds in a small bombproof box. It has a few internal controls (which id happily have a bigger enclosure, so i could access them). 1 - toggles between sine wave and triangle wave (the LFO on sine is very smooth and great on its own, the triangle is edgy and jagged which is great for gnarly synth) 2 - switch to apply to the full range or only to the higher frequencies, leaving the bottom full (how I have it) 3 -either 4 or 6 stage on slow setting 4 - 8 or 10 stage on the long setting The wide setting is fixed at 15 stages, sounds very spacey and flange like. You also have a preset resonance switch (I'd prefer a knob,but it works well) I have the slow setting at 4 stage and switching between no resonance and low approximates a phase 90 block/script. The others can get very synthy and psychadelic. There isn't a volume drop that I can detect,it is digital so doesn't sound as warm/grungy as a phase 90/ small stone but still sounds nice and deep. I use this a lot after fuzz and sounds huge!

Like many I'd dealt with Martin over the years. Really nice guy, such a huge shame. I will be raising a glass to him and contemplating how short life really is😪

Yeah I've always felt they lack imagination with the bass finishes. Perhaps they feel bassists don't need the groovy colours or fancy tops. My desert island BB would be a classic BB shape and neck through 5 string. Sporting an Aqua finish and quilted maple top (like my old NE1) and the NE2 bridge with piezo and pre (as per TRB 5P) with a music man pick up in the bridge and a jazz lust like a Lakeland. I'm hoping Yamaha are taking notes on my "signature" bass 😂

Cool! I hadn't noticed that 😁

Had another reshuffle as I had to unlock some equity for a new fretless. So the latest version is thus!! 😁 EBS Microbass 2 - this is the third one of these I've had, and I'd forgotten how brilliant they are. Works as an A/B box for 2 basses, or two channels for one, and an OD, DI, headphone amp it also has a loop with a control for parallel to series operation. I've put all my effects into the loop, so I can use them with the headphone amp and set the dial to 100% effect as I don't need any clean blended in. first in the loop - FEA Optifet- I've always loved the warm sheen given by some of the great opto comps I've had (Diamond/3 leaf Pwnzor/Effectrode/nemphasis) and I like my compressor to be a tone enhancer,rather than a plaster for bad technique. So always wanted to try this! Fantastic quality and a warm tone to die for especially with a P, I've got It set to the first warm setting. It has loads of control and the EQ in the side chain gives me a second threshold response,which is great for going between clean or effected sounds. This then goes into the main input of a Boss LS2, This then goes back to the EBS, this is my main clean sound, I can switch effects in/out using the Ls2 Ls2 Loop A - Analog Channel Emma Okto Nojs -Octave/fuzz Great synthy machine, one side a decent tracking octave with a filter to go from deep dubby tones to raw and gritty. Reminds me of my old COG T16. The other side a dynamic synthy octave up fuzz, which also has a square wave tone an Octave below and a tonal filter for that too. Very nasty tones I love it, the two effects are independent and can act like an Analog synth on its own. EBS Unichorus- An old favourite of mine,and i always seem to go back to it. Its a stronger less subtle sound than tbe MXR, but can be mixed with your clean via a trimpot. The Flanger setting, isn't the deepest or whooshiest (technical term) but gives a very nice variation on the chorus (Very Anthony Jackson like) it has a pitch mod setting but I find that too warbly to be of use. EBS Dphaser - fabulously funky multi stage phaser, with lots of control and sounds very deep and cool Ls2 Loop B - Synth Channel Iron Ether Subterranea - A very cool Analog octave with a filter for tonal variety as well as two synth voices one in unison to what you play and another an Octave below. Each voice has a three way switch with square/pulse/triangle waves. I turn the clean off and set the filter to sound similar to the OC2 it's a fairly dirty/Lofi kind of tone,and I like it mixed with the Xerograph patch on my C4. Source Audio C4 synth- this has so many sounds and I'm finding it's able to replace more and more of my board. Loads of octaves/filters/phasers/bit crushers/fuzzes and synths. I have the Disaster Area Micro DMC so I can access 128 sounds from the C4. So versatile. These to channels can be mixed via the LS2 (the most useful pedal in existance) Thanks for sitting through yet another of my board carousels. Hoping this one will stick 😂 pic was my hastily put together version,the bottom is a mess😚

I've had one before! Great fun little pedal, give me a shout if you move it on 😁

Ooh some nice pedals there! Get em boarded 😍

Yes massive price difference aside, the TRB is a different sound. I've had the 1025x and currently a 425 and feel the string spacing is ok,certainly better than the older Yamaha 5s. Not sure on the current versions of the BB, but I don't think a 19mm exists on a BB.

Ahh yes I've heard this is a synthy fuzz! I believe The SFX Micro Fuzz is based on a Tonebender and quite synthy. The MXR Blowtorch is also supposed to have a very synthy tone too.

Lovely board! That wiring brings me tears of joy 😂 Mine will never be that perfect.

Testing out the new boys ready to transfer to the big board,and have made a lovely little "Bare bones" setup 😁 FEA Optifet IE subterranea EBS Unichorus EBS Microbass 2 Leads would need tidying though!

My pleasure, I keep meaning to catalogue my findings as I've had a few intersting pedals in the synth world . DM me Anytime, if you want anything more detailed 😁

Very nice!! Now get it put back 😂😘

Yeah definately the Future Impact! It has a tuner and great synth sounds and currently a cheaper option than the C4 which is fantastic,but you need to add a midi controller to access more than 6 sounds.

I too have been on this quest for a while and have owned/used a few Fuzzes in my synth search. 3 leaf Doom- I loved this one! But found it works better with an octave/filter combo. Not so much on its own, It does sound good with the gain low anf a bit of clean blend. The tone control acts like a synth cut off and is fairly dynamic/touch sensitive, very Moog like as it was designed to do. Crowther Prunes and Custard- A very very dynamic and touch sensive pedal,and really synthy. Needs to be set at a sweet spot per instrument but sounds really harmonically rich. It can get quite aggressive when set high and difficult to control,but its a beautifully synthy sound, I felt I could use this without a filter as it has its own "Squelchy" fuzz tone. Tech 21 Red Ripper- Great versatile and synthy tone,it has loads of control and with a bit of patient tweaking, you can cop the sounds of a prunes and custard (only milder) or a smooth big muff, or even the octave up tones from a brassmaster. It has a nice dynamic feel and touch sensitivity and works well with octave/filter. At certain settings it does sound more like a distortion than fuzz, but some people like that. It also has a 3 band EQ and LPF. A great choice for a "one fuzz does all" Zvex Mastatron- Not as dynamic as the others mentioned here,but a classic synthy fuzz that excels at octave/filter combo tones. It has a Gate which turns it into a Velcro like ripping tone,which simulates a keyboard being pressed/released. It also has 3 levels of bass and provides a lot of bottom end. It is based on the popular "wooly mammoth" which is a classic synth fuzz, but the Mastatron has an input impedance control, so it will work brilliantly with active basses or in loops, unlike it's furry cousin. Iron Ether Oxide- This is one crazy industrial sounding pedal and at its core it is two classic synthy fuzz pedals, The Wooly Mammoth and the Brassmaster. Has a clean blend and loads of control, and the main feature is the "Morph" control which gradually blends between the two sounds, and has interesting tones on its travel. I found the morph went away from the Mammoth/Gated tone, a little bit too early so you can't get the really spitty tone the Mammoths famous for. It also doesn't behave with active basses and gets difficult to control (but not impossible) I loved the Brassmaster side with the octave up craziness. Mooer Fog- Small wooly mammoth Clone, tone as above, but doesn't like active basses or buffers. Emma Okto Nojs- I've just got this and the Nojs side off the pedal is a synth fuzz in two parts. In the main it's a dynamic/touch sensitive octave up style fuzz,quite reminiscent of some settings of the Red Ripper and has a treble tone control similar to the Doom. It also has a synthy Square wave tone an Octave down,with a filter to make this tone smooth or edgy! It's a fantastic addition which is almost like having an Octave (but not as subby) This pedal also has a fantastic octave pedal as well so very much a synth machine on its own. I have had other Fuzzes like the Bass Big muff and the Cog Grand Tarkin, and while they can be used for synth I've found they have a smoother tone and not quite "Synthy" Other Synth fuzzes I've not tried that I know off, but have already been mentioned above. Malleko Diabolik- brassmaster variant but dynamic too I believe. Brassmaster- fuzz with a strong Octave up sound Zvex Wooly Mammoth- a titan amongst synth enthusiasts. It is Gated but the Gate isn't as strong as the Mastatron and it doest like active basses/buffers Darkglass Duality- never tried this, but I believe this is similar to the Oxide in that two distinct voices can be blended to taste. Team Awesome Fuzz Machine Is a very full featured fuzz with a Gate. I've not tried one,but I did come across a great synthy demo on you tube using this fuzz. Sounds as awesone as it's name. Subdecay flying Tomato- admittedly I don't know much about this,buy I've heard it's synthy but also more guitar oriented. One was for sale recently by the wonderful GisserD. I'm sure there a load more in the fuzz world,but I find a lot are muff/mammoth variants. Also to mention the Source Audio Ultrawave! Not long out and very expensive, but has access to lots of programmable synthy fuzz sound. Also don't discount the Source Audio C4 which has some great synth fuzzes and octaves/filters/,synths. And also the mighty Panda Future Impact All this entirely my opinion/experience if course 😁

My Black Highway one Fender P! Did a few cosmetic mods after I recieved it,as I don't like Badass bridges on a P bass. I have put on a vintage Grooved bridge for old school deep woody tone (As Leo intended) I also procured a reliced Tort pick guard from a Limelight build, this matches the roadworn Nitro finish it has and is very classy. These are USA basses, but finished and assembled in Mexico. The parts are all USA except the tuners which are the same s you get on standard Mex fenders. I hate cheap tuners, so i bought and added some Hipshot tuners which are very high quality and much more reassuring. I have toyed with replacing the "Greasebucket" circuit with a Kiagon Loom, but the USA standard pickup sounds fantastic, and I dont mind the fact it doesn't get as boomy with the tone all the way off. It's getting a lovely amount of roadwear which these basses were designed to do, much cooler to put on your own than the cookie cutter roadworns that superseded these basses. I've also got a lovely set of TI flats, my only gripe is the very white looking neck/headstock but hey ho! It sounds and feels great, is very well made and very very light too 😁

Another deal with Andy (I've had a few) Always a massive pleasure to deal with this lovely guy, fast post age and very friendly/amusing comms. My thanks Andy, until next time 😁

Just bought an FEA Optifet from James. Absolutely top drawer transaction. Very fast postage and very friendly comms,as well as the best packing ive seen. A pleasure to deal with all round, many thanks James