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[quote name='jbarks' post='1056202' date='Dec 12 2010, 05:00 PM']Actually, if you're concerned about phase etc, your best bet is the Radial BigShot Mix. Has a phase switch, unity gain buffer (i.e. not line level, just whatever you put into it, and you don't have to worry about impedance) and a level control for your effects: [url="http://www.tonebone.com/re-bigshot-mix.htm"]http://www.tonebone.com/re-bigshot-mix.htm[/url] HOWEVER you should check what pedals you're putting in; some of them like the Wooly Mammoth don't take kindly to low-impedance buffered signals. If this is the case and your blender is buffered you should get something with a transformer inside that converts it back to a high-impedance signal (I think Toasted on TB was selling these a while back, I have #1!), or get a passive blender.[/quote] what is the deal with phase issues? what will it do to the sound? andy

anyone got any views on the boss auto wah and expression pedal? does it have to be the boss expression pedal? andy

you could try out the ehx big muff? i use the ehx metal muff which i love as it has a fairly good eq on it, but thats probs way to savage for your needs.

[quote name='TomTFS' post='1058963' date='Dec 14 2010, 08:44 PM']I've got a Boss PW10 that I don't use anymore, if you fancy it? Never been a fan of wah really, I just liked it for the rotovibe and resonance settings.[/quote] is that the one with built in distortion? andy

[quote name='Raggy' post='1058704' date='Dec 14 2010, 04:36 PM']Hell Yea I think the 450 might be a little underpowered for your needs though. I am sure I have read somewhere in a review the SS Ampegs didn't feel like the power ratings they had stated.[/quote] +1! i used to have a pro 6 and that was way overrated, i played a used 450 in a shop and it was going through a 410 ampeg cab not sure if it was hlf or not. but was very quite had the volume at about 3/4 and dnt get me wrong it was loud but i then played a lm2 through same cab and couldnt have it past half was way to loud! i love ampeg cabs but im not to fussed over there amps anymore, the cl and vr's are lovely amps but for the size and weight of the things i dnt think they worth it! andy

hi guys! my crybaby died yesterday, and i have a gig on the 30th, so not got alot of time to hang around but i want to get something decent! ive thought of another 105q but i really wasnt overly in love with it i just really liked the way you didnt have to turn it on! you can just stand on it! ive used a morley dual bass wah in the passed and felt it wasnt really all that great! ive been looking on line and am wondering if i got a second hand boss auto wah and then got the expression pedal is this like having a wah? so i can sweep it with my foot? or does it just change a setting there are no videos that i can find? im thinking also having an auto wah could be quite nice on some of our funkier numbers! andy

the aguilar db750 is a beast! i use it with my ampeg 610 so loud! but can be gritty if i push the gain enough. andy

[quote name='ikay' post='1043978' date='Dec 1 2010, 04:05 PM']Boxload of assorted BP and BGM mags from the last 7 or 8 years (not counted them but guess about 100 or so, maybe more). Free to anyone who can pick them up from Rudgwick in West Sussex (RH12 3DX). If no interest by the weekend then off to the recycling centre[/quote] random q dnt suppose one of these has rob trujillo on the cover? been looking for this one for a while as i hate the cd version ive got! andy

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1052306' date='Dec 9 2010, 12:41 AM']Gain based stuff is a bit reliant on input/output signal levels and impedance. The FX loop has a tendency to be line (loud) level, and expect that same loudness to be put back in, but gain pedals tend to be more gainy with more going in and output the same signal, so they might all disagree and give you a very distroted, but very quiet signal, plus the impedance mismatch might make it very thin too (but I don't understand how that works).[/quote] ok i think i get that! ill try that at practice, tried blending the metal muff with clean using my ls-2 today sounds awesome! think im gonna hook myself up with another ls-2 in the new year so i can switch between the blended muff and probs another blended effect. andy

ok cool that sounds fine. is there any truth to what i heard about gain based effects going in the effects loop? im gonna mix a metal muff in using the effects loop? andy

i know its not all valve! but i love my aguilar db750! sounds beastly with my 610hlf and believe me its defiantly loud enough to go past two guitarists and an insanely loud drummer. also gets gritty when you crank the gain, not to the level of say an orange ad200b, but enough that its not clean. and it sounds really nice uber clean with some chorus! when i got mine i a/b'd it with a ampeg cl and it blew it out of the water! seriously i can't say enough good things about it! andy

[quote name='Mog' post='1046635' date='Dec 3 2010, 06:02 PM']The tu-80 is a nice bit of kit but personally i'd get a pedal tuner, either a korg or boss. both excellent. For adding colour to you're sound I'd suggest a chorus pedal as a first buy, then maybe an octaver. Work you're way up to the "harsher" fx like synths gradually. Theres nothing worse than too many fx going on at once.[/quote] +1! i used to have a boss tu-2 now have a tu-3 awesome tuner and also it can power 7 other pedals! yeh chorus is a nice start ive got a crappy behringer one and it does a nice job tbh! and i think it only cost about have what a boss chorus cost or you could just get a multi effects pedal and see what effects you like plus a friend of mine has a me-50b? i think thats what it is and that has a tuner built in so you get the lot! andy

just been looking on the net, and it says to stay away from distortion in your effects loop? anyone know about the phase of a ehx metal muff? as thats what i want to blend in with my clean signal? andy

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1048288' date='Dec 5 2010, 03:03 PM']Have you tried your FX loop? On the LMII there is a jumper inside that allows you to have the FX loop series or parallel, does the DB 750 have something similar?[/quote] id totally forgot about this! ok so ill try that at practice! so im now thinking of getting an ls-2 to switch the effects in the loop will this work? also just checking that i need it in series for stomp boxes yeh? andy

need to blend a couple of effects with my clean tone, or maybe just two effects? can one or a couple of ls-2's do this? andy

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[quote name='TomTFS' post='1018889' date='Nov 10 2010, 03:38 PM'] Just done. Just need to sort out the power supplies and get a Muff of some sort to fill that gap, not yet decided on which one though.[/quote] awesome! andy

okay so im also gonna throw the spector legend series in there to!? love how this looks!

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='1011007' date='Nov 3 2010, 04:32 PM']There's a nice US Peavey Cirrius 5'er in PMT Manchester @ £699 its pretty much mint too lovely bass for the money 35"scale and costs close to 2k new. I keep looking at it but 5's are not for me.[/quote] ive tried one of those and just didnt get on with it? dnt know why! played it for about an hour tho so wasnt a five minute thing. ok so im guessing that 17-17.5 is the norm string spacing, yes modulus do a wide neck but im inclined to believe that that neck as someone said would be silly huge! im thinking i may just wait it out and try and find an old sr5 me thinks? although i am still tempted by a different spec modulus? but i want something dif so i think im almost decided!? although i have just seen a warwick vampire! andy