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I always thought of Washburn as top quality. The first band I was in had a lead guitarist who was insanely good. He and his step dad had an amazing guitar collection but the Washburn super Strat was always his number 1. Then when I started to see all the budget Washburns come up I felt a bit let down by them. I'd be happy with an 80s or 90s Washburn any day.
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Anyone using external preamp pedals with their HX Stomp?
uk_lefty replied to javi_bassist's topic in Effects
Interesting. I'm just starting to get to grips with my Stomp, and I also use a Rootmaster amp system that I love for its no nonsense decent bass sound with no frills or fancy tricks. I'm trying to get set up for playing live so interested to see what advantages you're getting from this. Having spent 400 quid on a Stomp as a single box solution though I'm already finding myself going back to the bad days of pedal-boarding... I've bought an expression pedal, which I may replace with a bass Wah, and I have an external bass synth pedal, I'll need a board to hold it all... -
I'm getting there with this pedal now... Still some things I can't do but progress so far has been good. I downloaded some presets off the Web for free, some have been ok and some are wide of the mark. Strange how we all want different things... I just thought it could be a shortcut to some usable tones or at least a starting point. I can't get over people selling their presets! Not sure I'd pay for any when there can't be too many variables in there if you know roughly what you're listening to. I'm glad I haven't paid for 90% of those I've downloaded. Anyhow, I built a few effects of my own. A synth that actually isn't very good now I come back to it, and a fretless sound that's perfect for 80s pop and I've been playing Wherever I Lay My Hat over and over. That's one on the new band set list. I don't have a spare block to add a tremelo but I'll copy the settings over, swap out the Bass octave for a tremelo and I'll have a Take My Breath Away effect. Super. I need to build up some usable synth effects so I can ditch my EHX Bass Synth. I've received my expression pedal now so will experiment with making some bass effects that involve Wah for a bit of Sabbath NIB and some other songs where I like to kick in some bass Wah. I also want to experiment with it in other effects types, something I've not done before. Overall, after spending some time with it I'm pleased. Still wish it had the best of the Boss GT10B Bass presets but I am a creature of habit!
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I haven't tried to play along as yet, but generally I like the style of the video. No bull, no flashy slappity slap showing off, just doing* what a LOT of ordinary bassists are doing: working out a song for playing live. I'd watch more, definitely. *and doing an excellent job of
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Thanks, Y cable sounds more fitting for me. I don't understand midi at all so a split cable seems best!
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Also using the Boss. Have used it on gigs where stage space meant there was no room for pedals in front of my size 8s. It does the job and its handy in music shops when you don't want to look like a fool asking for a tuner.
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I had a 1st gen V7 Vintage 5, Ash body maple board. Mine was heavy. As it should be, it's a lot of wood. No idea of variance as I ordered online. It wasn't uncomfortable for long gigs though, and it did a few! B string was strong and full, not floppy, consistent volume with other strings. Fit and finish nearly as good as a Japanese Fender in my view, though didn't have quite the same quality of feel. It was far better than I expected at the price point though. The tone, and the possibilities with the pre are fantastic. As good as, if not better, than all the demos. There's something for everyone in there. I didn't find the pickups noisy. They are very, very good value. I regret selling mine. Only sold it because I felt guilty about the number of basses I owned and had spent a LOT on a new US Stingray. Still should have kept the Sire though because I'm still lusting after one, knowing how good they are.
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So I've got an expression pedal arriving soon, 19.99 off Amazon, rude not to. Does anyone know if you can connect both an expression pedal AND an added 2 button footswitch to a Stomp simultaneously? Or do both need the same socket on the back of the unit? The extra 2 buttons isn't a big one for me, I could just get used to snapshots...
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Some good usable preset sounds. Jacop, Pedwah, Tube, Power bass or something?! I had one for many years. -
Looks like someone made it at school in woodwork class. Out of their desk.
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My cheapo expression pedal was out of stock. I paid in full, not being in a rush, but have had an email every few days with changed dates and last week an apology, an explanation as per the op on stuff just getting stuck in transit, and no idea when it will arrive. Not the retailers fault. EDIT: political remark removed by Rich
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I bought one for next to nowt on ebay in the early 2000s, be lucky to get one for less than a hundred quid now. Great pedal.
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DOD FX25B, purely because of the Flea master session video.
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ON HOLD PENDING PAYMENT PHOTOS NOW ADDED. I bought this on ebay to fit to a bitsa but my gamble didn't pay off and the heel width on this neck is sadly a mm and a bit too narrow. I don't want to fill and re drill and add veneers to the neck pocket, I'd rather just use another neck. Selling for exactly what I paid. The ebay description is below, but my impression is its a good solid clean neck. Nice grain pattern on the rosewood board. The sanded face of the headstock allows you to finish it as you please. Ebay description: Telecaster Tele P Bass Guitar Neck Maple & Rosewood Left Handed 61.5mm Heel Width & 42mm Nut width Telecaster Tele P Bass Guitar Neck Maple & Rosewood Left Handed 61.5mm Heel Width & 42mm Nut Width Has A Narrow Heel Width Of Around 61.5mm Which Is Likely Intended For A 62mm Width Neck Pocket The Headstock Was Reshaped To Be Tele P Bass Shape Using A Vintage Correct Telecaster P Bass Template (See Photos) The Headstock Rear Was Reshaped To Have A Subtle 'Tadeo Gomez' Vintage Style Rollover ‘Tadeo Taper’ Soft Transition (See Photos) The Edges Of The Headstock Have Been Rounded To Soften The Look & Feel Just Like How It Was Done On The Vintage Fender Necks (See Photos) Has A Brand New 42mm Resin Nut Which Sits Tightly In The Nut Slot Without Glue So That It Can Be Switched From Left To Right Handed As The Nut Is Not Glued In It Can Be Flipped By Hand To Give A Reverse Headstock ZZ Top Style Tele Bass Neck For Right Handed Users Due To The Headstock Reshaping There Is No Finish On The Headstock Front Back & Sides & May Require Additional Finishing By The Buyer To Suit Has A P Bass Style Curved Heel End & Not The Flat Square Heel End More Common To Tele Necks The Heel End Was Purposely Left Curved As More Bass Bodies & Guards Have Curved Pocket Ends / Curved End Is More Compatible Has A Couple Of Small Dings On The Back Of The Neck Close To The Heel, Has Cosmetic Signs Of Wear From Age & Use (See Photos) Truss Rod Is Fully Working & The Neck Is Straight- 1 reply
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Thanks Andy, it would need new holes drilling in to the neck just a tad away from where the current ones are. Not sure I want to risk it. Am now pondering selling both necks I have off and going back to Jinwan for what I originally wanted (painted black neck for the 80s Japanese Fender look) , or getting a fifty quid unfinished neck from a UK seller and doing the headstock in the same stain as the body.
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Well... I don't think this is going to work, sadly. The pics don't capture how bad the fit is. Also I don't think the strings will line up correctly on the neck. Shame, I wanted this to work.
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New neck arrived today. Its not snug I. The neck pocket, there's just under a mm gap at each side. What do you think...?
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I'd be interested to hear some of your synth sounds or see how you're building them. I've found it better than most multi effects as a starting point but I'm yet to get really use able 80s synth sounds. Currently trying to build my own synth sounds using octave/ fuzz/ chorus and envelope filters.
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I'm finding the Stomp to be excellent for the sounds but limited when I think of live use. By that I mean the three footswitches are limiting, unless you want to be bending down and pressing buttons in between most songs. I've already ordered an expression pedal for it and am already considering buying an added two button switch so I have footswitches for: tuner/ mute, preset up and preset down, then the assignable switches for turning on/ off specific effects. It might not be an efficient way of doing things but when doing a function gig and the singer calls songs out that are not in the order on the set list you need to make quick changes and know where everything is.
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I was in the crowd at the Reebok stadium when Coldplay filmed their video for Fix You. This was before Coldplay disappeared up their own derrière so far they came out their mouths and did it all over again. It was an OK gig. A friend from work who came with me got lifted up on to another friends shoulders so if I can ever be bothered to freeze the video and look for her I may be able to see the top of my head.
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I'm self assembling a bass from parts. I have not got the time, skill, patience or equipment to build from raw Woods. I am learning as I go and have received excellent advice from members of BC along the way, without them I'd have ballsed up a lot more than I already have. I'm assembling and finishing something that cannot be bought off the shelf. I'm not calling it a build or homemade. Not sure why this, or anyone else, is deserving of a rant? It's not like the g!mps on ebay who list any old guitar as "custom" and "rare" when it's a black encore they bought in Argos. They should be strung up with old bass strings and beaten with ukeleles.
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Sorry, I meant strip as in a small strip of tape. Not as in strip anything off the body. Great photo and explanation too, thank you!
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So my idea of going down to just a single pedal to do everything isn't really coming true. I've got an expression pedal on order for my Helix stomp. I've still got my EHX Mono Synth which may or may not survive. And I quite like the idea of adding a 2 button foots witch to change the presets and leave the stomps own footswitches for changing snapshots. I'm going to need a pedal board and case again aren't I?!
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Slow progress indeed... I've shielded all cavities with copper tape. I think I need a strip down where the bridge earth wire pops through the body? Will wait u til I've stained the body. My patience with the neck has brought me to an unexpected result. I didn't get the black painted neck I'd actually ordered and I've been thinking that the neck just isn't interesting enough. So I've been looking for second hand right handed fender bass necks when something popped up on ebay last night. It's a left handed Squier P bass neck reshaped to a tele headstock. So the finish is sanded away from the front and back of the headstock. Bargain price so I've snapped it up and I can stain the face of the headstock to match the body. I think that's a result! I love the matching headstock and body look and I do like a tele style headstock too. Will check for fit before putting my brand new Chinese neck up for sale. In the meantime I really do need to stain the body...!
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Wow!!! Decent bass, absolutely awesome wife! Congrats on both fronts.
