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[quote name='Johnny Wishbone' timestamp='1494278547' post='3294709'] I'm sure I've seen a DI from Radial that has a "merge" function to sum two mono signals? [/quote] I'll check that out

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1494274478' post='3294658'] Behringer Ultra DI I'll bet, the silver coloured one. They suck pretty bad, you lose a lot of clarity in your sound with those. Its probably the frequencies that they cut that caused the clipping [/quote] got it in one mate! actually affected how i played and used effects.

ok so my current setup will be going live soon! i have a two amp dual mono rig one is clean one gets all my effects. looking for a rackmount unit ideally that can take the two di signals and give me one di out that i can send to the foh. any ideas?

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1493769267' post='3290594'] I sort of agree with this, however it's not necessarily due to laziness. He's probably had bad experiences with really hot signals clipping and even overloading the desk. An unprocessed signal from a bass can throw out some pretty nasty spikes even at low levels. I played an all dayer at the weekend where many bassists DI'd and the results were mixed depending on if they had pedals or whether their basses were active/passive. I naturally took my full rig and had the best sound of the night [/quote] see now at the risk of sounding snobby, if im using a di i should know how to use it. i like to take a few minutes to find the sound guy and explain my rig, ie i have two di's from my heads and a third for my sub which i dnt need to use if its a problem, and i use distortion alot of distortion. ive actually been told to use a crappy (Behringer) di on a out door gig last year instead of my amps Di he said it sounded bad and was clipping, later then got told by a friend doing sound he never adjusted a thing between di's so in that situation he made the di sound bad, when i have that happen kinda bums me out a little bit. Andy

https://youtu.be/5ueyeeapxSU Full ao demo

Ok so actual demo video on my channel goes up tomoz morning 8am (ill post a link here) but was having fun combining the AO with other pedals on my board. love it and am actively having to tell myself to turn it of and not just use it all the time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lInofM0hrxc&feature=youtu.be

None total rubbish, tbh just means he's to lazy as he might have to re eq for the new di

So recently got talking to Chowny at a local bass bash and they were cool enough to send me a pedal to demo! this thing is killer, had both my amps set up so figured id do a little playing into both! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh9v1hLGnjU its designed in conjunction with Uk boutique pedal builders and is super simple and like i said sounds great!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1493584577' post='3289282'] You need to try them both really. The Cali is not a very transparent compressor, certainly adds something to your tone. The Super Symmetry does not do this, but it does roll of highs slightly. For me, cheap compressors are no good. Certainly these two are some of the best in the market, I preferred the Super Symmetry as I liked my tone as it was, but both are excellent. [/quote] What kev said! you need to try them both really, i have the cali and love it, adds a bit of warmth and is super easy to use, i like what it adds so felt i was missing something when i tried the DG its great just for me the Cali won out. i actually used to have a germanium version of the larger cali unit and downsized to this as honestly to me it sounded better. only other comp ive had come close that ive tried was an old boss cs-2.

New pedal demo day yesterday so many cool sounds in these three! [URL=http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/andybassist/media/E7E23A0C-4A1A-43DC-9C97-C67DB64A73E6_zpskikutkts.png.html][IMG]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah176/andybassist/E7E23A0C-4A1A-43DC-9C97-C67DB64A73E6_zpskikutkts.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/andybassist/media/D685A247-13B6-4D73-941F-66EB13FEBB3C_zpsbnnuhzts.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah176/andybassist/D685A247-13B6-4D73-941F-66EB13FEBB3C_zpsbnnuhzts.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/andybassist/media/AAD0EC7D-0E47-4965-9439-B38DEA662090_zpse3etnpuz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah176/andybassist/AAD0EC7D-0E47-4965-9439-B38DEA662090_zpse3etnpuz.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

It's a bit good the AO! Few hours jamming and this is my fave setting so far [URL=http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/andybassist/media/AAD0EC7D-0E47-4965-9439-B38DEA662090_zpse3etnpuz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah176/andybassist/AAD0EC7D-0E47-4965-9439-B38DEA662090_zpse3etnpuz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] FYI I'm not boosting bass as the pedal is cutting it just for where I wanna sit in the band mix you can have 100% blend with no low end loss unless you want that.

[quote name='Westenra' timestamp='1493128876' post='3285858'] Wicked cool, thanks for the reply! [/quote] no problem

its here! cant wait to plug it in and get some sounds!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1493302638' post='3287306'] May have missed it but where did you order? I made mine at Andertons or whoever, and I got a text today saying its been shipped, will arrive tomorrow. Ordered last week I think ? [/quote] Got an email from Andertons saying early may, however like your self got a mail saying it will be coming tomoz well happy as I'm doing some demo filming on sat so can include the ao now :-)

[quote name='blablas' timestamp='1491093476' post='3270507'] Thanks. (I think ) Too bad it has already changed quiet a bit since this picture was made (the chain order and removed and added some pedals), still waiting for a Chowny Fuzzster to complete the latest version, once it's in I'll post an updated picture. [/quote] ive got the Fuzzster! very very nice fuzz!!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1493113555' post='3285640'] Mine has showed April dates since preorder but just keeps being pushed back, currently 28th April expected stock day. You ordered sometime after me so may be different batches, but either way I really hope it arrives in the next few days. [/quote] Mine first said that then got an email update to say it would be in early may

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1493075020' post='3285472'] On my order history as the expected stock date. I know that But again, its frustrating that another smaller UK store has already had and sold out of their stock and my unit that has been preordered since March isn't even in the country yet. I know it may not be their fault (if they delayed paying for their order for some reason it will be), but I just get irked when preorders ship late. Defeats the point entirely! I wont do it again and thus wont moan again [/quote] It's says 2nd of may on the email I had not had another one to say a change so hoping after the bank hols

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1493045868' post='3285155'] Expected date at Andertons pushed back again... [/quote] where have you heard this from? again they can only send it out once they have it.

[quote name='Westenra' timestamp='1493050599' post='3285199'] Probably missing the obvious as I'm still gassing for a Boss-ES but can the two outputs be one with effects and the other without? Thinking of getting a gigrig three2one so I can plug my synth and bass into the same Boss-ES input but would like to have my synth output going into the effects loop (with all the effects) while my dry bass which does go through the ES can go into the front of the amp. Possible? [/quote] totally mate you dnt even need the 321 if your playing one at a time you can just use both inputs on the es8, i send all my effects to my ctm and send nothing to the abm so you can split that way. so you would just make preset for your synth and bass its an awesome thing the es!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1492965319' post='3284452'] two vertical stacks? [/quote] no bottom 4 and top 4

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1492949574' post='3284291'] Interesting, how do you plug them both in? Been wanting to do a clean/dirty rig for a while now! [/quote] It's all split using my es8, output 1 goes to dirty ctm 100, the output 2 goes into a humdinger from gigrig so I have an isolated out with a phase switch and then out to the clean amp. Both run all the time each into a 410

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1492952016' post='3284310'] Surely you need a 2nd 810 and just run them both all the time? [/quote] Nope I've split the 810 internally so the two inputs on the back each go to a 410.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1492948076' post='3284277'] Nice rig, how do you change between each head however? [/quote] I can switch via the es-8 if needed but to be honest both heads are live all the time!

So recently got the ABM 500 so began thinking of ways to split the rig! ended up being alot easier than i thought! remembered i had a gigrig synco synco 5 way patch bay and also a gigrig humdinger which has a phase switch and an isolated out so combined those with the es8 and clean dirty setup is go! all my effects go into the ctm-100 and the abm is just clean, pushing the compression up on the amp and a bit of pre amp grind from the valve. both heads go into my 810 which ive split so now is two 8 ohm 410's with a custom lead ill get made up so i can use both cabs with one head.

Finally got the dual rig going last night! [URL=http://s1380.photobucket.com/user/andybassist/media/634C98A8-B1C1-47F0-A764-99629259C692_zpsivb3mi5s.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah176/andybassist/634C98A8-B1C1-47F0-A764-99629259C692_zpsivb3mi5s.jpg[/IMG][/URL]