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Managed to get a quick recording just now using a field mic plugged into iMac as I haven't got a lead to connect to iMac just now, so excuse the hiss, crackle & lack of lower frequencies. But it gives you an idea. The basic sound is distortion, chorus & low pass filter (with an expression pedal) & then I add the octaver with 50% clean & 100% -1 octave. This should give you an idea of what this combination of effects can sound like & you could probably get very similar with a decent multi fx unit. I'm actually splitting things in the Bass Murf & only have distortion, chorus & LPF on the higher frequencies (Probably from @ 200 Hz) & using a bit of extra drive from the Murf on everything. The octaver is before everything & I did a couple of runs to show you the tracking issues (it tracks everything fine, right down to my messy mistakes ). Anyway, here it is... http://soundcloud.com/bassg/fears Add this to banjo & tin whistle & your audience are gonna be petrified!

I think I'll give it a go. Do you have resistors on each LED?

With my right ear I can hear all to 15k ok. 16 &17k are barely there (I hear the click at the start). With my left ear I can only hear 10k. None of the other's are audible, not even the 8k.

[quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1329774988' post='1547266'] Fair point, I was kinda sold on the proton but have recently being playing with a cover band covering the likes of lady gaga etc. so it made me ponder the use of the additional features on the soundblox although I do have a line 6 m5 for some wacky sounds. The size of that BEF is crazy. [/quote] But the Hot Hand is the big selling point for it.

+1 for what Johnston said! That is coooool! I'm gonna try that with my plastic box. Watch me fail!

The question should be "which is best for (insert musical genre here)?". If you want funk then maybe the Proton, if you want to control the bass like a synth then the BEF. I'd love to add a BEF before my MF101 in the signal chain.

It really does depend on what your style(s) are. If you're a straight out rock band, then have a couple of songs that start with bass & drums & just extend the intro, play a short solo piece or let the drummer do a solo & add incidentals in (if you practice together, then you could have certain parts where you play along just a couple of notes). In my old rock band, our drummer would play something completely random (usually jazz based) & we'd just jam an unusual version of a cover, usually so it wasn't known to start with & then once everyone was ready we would break into the song (quite often it was Use Me, by Bill Withers as the chords are just E & A so the band recognised it). If you can get away with it, have a listen to some DnB. [url="http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/"]Our chap here has some good stuff that's just Drums & Bass...[/url]

Good job you never said "Big Muff"

Lovely job. I've been contemplating doing something like this for some time now. Need to check funds first & maybe buy a bit at a time.

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It's my dad's 70th birthday on the 9th of April & I'm looking for a good Rock n Roll band (50s & 60s stuff) to play at it. Sooo, I thought I'd ask on here first of all & see if there's any BCers bands up for the task (paid gig of course) before I start looking around. It's in Glasgow & an evening affair to @ 200 folk, so PM me if you're interested. Graeme

I'm a 24 fret guy & a few of our songs actually need it, though I could use the 5th fret harmonic.

If you're off out to play, then check what sort of stuff you want to play & if you need more to be heard above the drummer (if there's one). I've gigged with a 30w 1x12 combo & no PA (although it wasn't a deafening gig & the combo was giving it yeehah).

I think if I was replaced in my folk band 1/2 the songs would change completely & 1/2 would just get lost/replaced & it would then become a different band. Me & the singer do the majority of the songwriting & each person writes their own parts. If I left BigRoom & joined/started another band I'd probably take a few of the songs & basslines with me (do covers of them as such).

I use all mine, though I only have 5. LPF is always on, though it's not used as an envelope filter for funk wah type sounds all that often. I now wouldn't be without the 5 that I have (Octaver, Bass Murf, Distortion, Chorus & LPF with exp pedal). It does depend on the type of music you play. For a rock band, you could get away with just 1 or 2 fx at most, but if you play electronica type stuff (such as DnB, Dubstep, House & so on) you'll find that effects become a staple part of your sound. I play in a folk band.

It's really good. The bassist has another project called DOT. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brXLVRbJ77M&feature=plcp&context=C3ea5917UDOEgsToPDskKCf74Sl0o0PM_zRj9PRvL9

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1329413522' post='1542172'] Something like a TNT might be an upgrade, but the real question here is: why do you want a new amp? Or more accurately: what do you want your new amp to do that your current one can't? [/quote] ^^^^ THIS Do you play in a band & how loud do you need it to go? Go & try some gear out in your local music shop (that should get the gas started ).

It really depends on what style(s) of music you play. If you're freelancing for rock/pop type bands, then what you already have would do with maybe an overdrive for a grittier sound for rock stuff or a chorus for parts that need a little thickening up. If you're playing funk or acid jazz then filter would be a good addition & probably a fuzz too. I think for doing various stuff, a good multi FX unit at the ready might be the clever option.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1329395756' post='1541741'] I have no idea why but this post put a huge grin on my face! Thanks [/quote] If I can get any time, I'll record it & put it on here. Might be able to get a quick record with a field mic in the morning.

A multi FX unit would be a cheapish & effective way to experiment & get an idea of what you're after & then if you decide you want seperate pedals, you have an idea of what you want. I was playing with my board this morning & got a huge sound by putting the octaver on clean & 1 oct lower then splitting the signal in the bass murf & putting all the lows into a chorus & everything else went into a distortion pedal & then into the low pass filter with quite a but of resonance. Getting some very scary lows & opening the filter makes it go Raaargh!

Lol, it is. I might just settle for a compressor! I'm working on it slowly. Got a nice smallish pedalboard & a decent combo out the Mrs to be so far.

Cheers 51m0n. If I decide to get a compressor, I know what ones to look at (& whom to ask if I see something different). Probably the reason I've never gotten a compressor pedal is because I'm going in blind & by the time I've fiddled with the knobs on any that I've tried out, it's too late & is either noisy or over compressed (although I do use a VST compressor on recordings as you can see exactly what you're doing with it). The only one I've tried that I liked was the EHX White Finger, but that was on it's own (No other fx involved) & the sound engineer set it up for me.

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I agree with Ched, If you're not sure what you want, then a good multi FX unit is a great starting point & just pop some exlax in the guitarists cuppa (that'll make him crap himself).