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    feedback help

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    I'm so glad I used the search function, I'm using a Sansamp PBDDI and a Ibanez PD7 in my rig - was rehearsing tonight, and sure enough whenever I turned on the PD7, I get horrible feedback.

    I found that cutting the treble and presence down enough on the Sansamp cured it, but at the loss of the tone I wanted from the Sansamp! Very annoying. I'm using fairly decent Planet Waves patch leads, so I'm wondering if the same thing happens when powering the PD7 from a battery rather than the cheap power brick I'm using at the moment.

    My signal chain is:
    Bass -> Instrument Selector -> Tuner -> Compressor -> Synth -> Wah -> Ibanez PD7 -> Boss ODB-3 -> Sansamp PBDDI -> Amp

    I don't think I had an issue with feedback when I switched on the ODB-3, so maybe it's just an issue with the PD7? It's a shame, it's a great pedal that gives me the perfect amount of grit to my tone (set on Clean, with Attack on 1, Low and High between 12 and 3 o'clock).

    I tried setting the level on the PD7 down as much as I could (before turning down the treble and presence on the Sansamp) but didn't really have much luck. I've heard the phrase "unity gain" thrown around a lot, but I don't really know what it means and how to achieve it!

    Any ideas?

    Who wants to play with my BigShot? ;)

    in Effects

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    Hi all,

    Recently purchased a Radial BigShot i/o Instrument Selector off another Basschatter, and it's a great addition to my board. I've noticed one slight (and in the circumstances, it's pretty major actually) issue with it.

    During my band's gigs, we're all over the place, in the sense that we move about a lot, jump about a lot, etc. So imagine my horror when my guitarist accidentally cuts me off somehow mid-song. After about 30 seconds of checking everything I could think of, it turns out that he had hit the Select switch on my BigShot, setting my second bass to be the active one.

    Now, the BigShot is great, it really is, but the lack of any visual indicators to let me know what state it's in has me worried now. I'm thinking it could benefit from three LEDs. Two to indicate which input out of A and B is active, and one to indicate whether the Mute function is enabled.

    Which begs the question, who's up to the challenge then? I would happily try it myself but I have no experience with modding pedals or the workings of pedals, so I'd be too paranoid I'd cock it up and render a great pedal completely useless.

    As it is, the BigShot requires no power or battery. Looking at similar A/B switches, they only need to be powered for the LEDs to function, so it looks like it will need to become a powered pedal somehow. In addition to that, holes would have to be drilled or cut into the pedal to house the LEDs.

    Anyone fancy a challenge? If so, let me know and if applicable, quote me a price! :)

    EPK - Electronic Press Kit

    in General Discussion

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    I've been asked to do one for my band, haven't got round to it yet but I'm still thinking of ideas. Was thinking of a PDF document with interactive elements, but it's all theory at the moment.

    I can see them being of some use, mainly when emailing promoters and venues. I know from experience that a website link on the bottom of the email, more often than not, will go ignored, but if they have an attachment sitting there, they will tend to click that.

    Am going to start working on it tonight so I'll let you know how it goes.

    Best and Worst Bass Shops

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1339087063' post='1683477']
    PMT Northampton are definitely the worst. They try to sell you damaged gear that you don't even like in the first place, while telling you that your favoured brands are crap :lol: and their staff are quite happy to make up cock and bull stories to try and look cool
    [/quote]

    And there was me thinking they just did that in the Southend store!

    SOLD Devi Ever Truly Beautiful Disaster

    in Effects For Sale

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    [quote name='fraff' timestamp='1340394788' post='1704102']
    PS Sorry if some of these are sideways - iPhone luddite here!
    [/quote]

    Well done on the sale. In terms of picture rotation on the iPhone (presuming you're running the latest version of the software), view the photo in the photos app, and you'll see Edit in the top right hand corner. You'll get a rotation option pop up :)

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