Gunsfreddy2003

Pete came over today and bought my Chunk Systems Agent 00 Funk Mark II pedal - top guy and a very easy transaction!

Bloody hell that '81 looks like it is in amazing condition? [quote name='oli@bass' timestamp='1322216458' post='1447970'] I guess you won't mind me adding some pics of mine here... (BTW both pics were taken by Mike before shipping them) [b]1981 StingRay[/b] More pics here [url="http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/oliAtBass/EBMM/B022673/"]http://s239.photobuc...s/EBMM/B022673/[/url] [b]1983 Sabre[/b] More pics here [url="http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff59/oliAtBass/EBMM/C004642/"]http://s239.photobuc...s/EBMM/C004642/[/url] [/quote]

Good drummer - used to love this kind of stuff a few years ago now! [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1322159099' post='1447436'] This is the title instrumental from Nyx' 2007 album 'Torn from Chaos'. You'll recognise the Metallica influences here. You'll also see its light years from what I do now* [url="http://search.4shared.com/search.html?searchmode=2&searchName=09+Torn+From+Chaos"]http://search.4share...Torn+From+Chaos[/url] * played on Warwick Thumb 5 BO for the sake of bass nerdistry [/quote]

Beginning to make some sense! I have PM'd you the signal chain though. [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1321097385' post='1435333'] Which ever side of the loops you select will act as your signal path - you can still turn those pedals off though. They won't always 'effect' the signal, just be in line. Much like they are at the mo as your board currently stands. The easiest way to think of it is that the LS-2 is an effect. Imagine the pedals in its loops don't exist. Bass - pedal a - pedal b - LS-2 - pedal c - pedal d - amp That's like a regular pedalboard with 5 pedals on it , although in reality there are more pedals as they are 'within the loop' of the LS-2. So which ever channel of the LS-2 is selected forms the signal path. If you think of the LS-2 as a multi effect, that does the job of which ever channel is selected, imagining the signal path gets a little easier (only in A/B mode though!). If I'm not explaining it too well I apologise. If you PM me your current set up in the exact order you currently have it set up I'll write you up an example signal path with the LS-2. Shep [/quote]

Cool - but you mentioned in an earlier post that what is in the loop would also effect the chain afterwards. In the set up below would that have any impact on the ability to use effects independently or alter the sound in the rest of the chain? BTW Shep really appreciate your help and advice with this one! [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1321043252' post='1434895'] The issue is, you currently want 3 combinations... Pre - Octave - MuTron (if you use one of your basses) Octave - MuTron (of you use the other bass (doesn't require Pre)) Pre - compressor. The way I laid out the chain before... Bass - Pre - LS-2 Loop A: Mu-Tron - Octave Loop B: Comp Amp Would be the closest. It would mean you can switch between the Mu-Tron & Octave together AND the compressor with 1 press. You would also need to turn the Pre on or off though if you needed it. If you use the bass that always needs the Pre then you're fine (as I assume it's always on anyway), but of using the other bass you'd just turn it on for slapping. That should work. [/quote]

Glad to see I am not the only old fart on here then!!! [quote name='mike f' timestamp='1321053554' post='1435068'] I am of old-fartitude enough to have seen them on the Mother's Milk tour at the Apollo in Manchester, 1990. Stood, kind of, and moshed, in front of Flea who was on fire. Actually, the whole band was. And I saw them again this Wednesday at the O2, and I was sat way up high and sat back and watched and took in a great show, bar the technical hitches which actually gave way to lots of jamming, which I liked a lot but the crowd, which I had a great view of, would go flat. Give It Away was amazing with the heaviest ending I've heard for years, I think Flea was using his B*Assmaster. They're still one of my favourite bands. [/quote]

Yeah that was just before they got really big, I had been into them for a while (courtesy of my elder brother) and Mothers Milk is still one of my fave albums by them. I think the Hummingbird probably had a capacity of about 1-2,000 people but could be wrong. The sad thing about that gig though was that John Frusciante was obviously very heavily into the drug thing as he seemed really spaced out, was wheeled onto the side of the stage and then wheeled off at the end, almost like he was in a trance! [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1321052443' post='1435055'] Very jelous of that! I was just a bit too young for that tour, same as Nirvana nevermind tour and still a bit rough by the time inutero was out, see them next year [/quote]

I saw them at the Birmingham Hummingbird on the Blood Sugar Sex Magic tour and they were awesome, I still remember that gig to this very day! You are right Flea is an awesome bass player. [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1321034271' post='1434726'] Just got this DVD.... wasnt really into alot of RHCP's until i saw this DVD... hadnt really listened to a huge amount... This DVD was a cracking purchase.. after a small blunt i watched this all the way through.. now i get how good Flea is.. [/quote]

Is that because of the chain that I have on my board? I have looked at GigRig stuff but it is a huge investment. If used an LS2 in my current chain what would happen? Or what could I achieve? [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1321037932' post='1434795'] Let me have a think and I'll get back to you. Something like the Carl Martin Octa Switch would do it as you can set up 8 specific combinations of pedals and pop between them. The GigRig stuff would work too. Expensive though. I can't think of a way to do it with your average loop/line selector. [/quote]

Well it depends which bass I am using! With the passive jazz I have the pre on all the time but with other basses I just use the pre when slapping to thicken up the bottom end. My signal chain goes as follows: Preamp (when used) to Polytune to Octabass to Filter Twin to Y cable to Brown Dog and Agent 00 Funk to Mu-Tron III to Bass Envelope Filter to Multi Comp and then to Uni Chorus and then the amp. [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1321035549' post='1434751'] Your post implies that you only use mu-tron and octave, then Pre and comp. So, do you actually want Pre, mu-tron and octave, then Pre and comp? In that case... Bass - Pre - LS-2 Loop A: Mu-Tron - Octave Loop B: Comp Amp The signal will always go through the Pre, then either mu-tron and octave OR compressor. Shep [/quote]

Never tried the MOD at all - can it do synthy? [quote name='mike f' timestamp='1321020990' post='1434446'] Gunsfreddy2003, Try the MXR Octave Deluxe pedal. I play my 74 Jazz through mine and, having tried numerous octave pedals, this is by far the most consistent and reliable for live playing that I've found. It also records very well. Most importantly, it sounds fantastic. Mike [/quote]

Not sure how that would work as the Sadowsky pre sits before the Mu-Tron. It has to be there because when using my jazz bass I have to boost the input into the Mu-Tron to get the filters to open properly. Any ideas? [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1321021434' post='1434458'] You could use an LS-2... Loop A has the octave and Mu-tron in and loop B has the pre and compressor. Set the LS-2 to A/B mode and you can pop between the 2 as much as you like. Bear in mind though that whatever comes before of after the LS-2 will effect both channels [/quote]

Hi all, Looking to try and put a loop in here somewhere so that I don't have to tap dance quite so much! I use the Mu-Tron and the Octabass for the verse in one tune and then switch straight to both off and compressor and Sadowsky pre-amp on for the chorus. Any ideas where I could put a Boss line selector in to make this easier - what would it be best replacing on the board? Also toying with switching the Octabass for an Aguilar Octamiser - anyone have any thoughts on this? Images below http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc441/Gunsfreddy2003/Cogswell%20Pics/IMG_2071.jpg

Never heard of them but their website looks good so I am going to give them a call tomorrow and see what they can offer. [quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1320946064' post='1433611'] I'm also looking to insure my gear on a proper policy, and spotted a thread on here awhile ago about New Moon Insurance, and I'm going to sort it out next week. They're a new(ish) company formed from guys who used to work for Cornhill and Allianz (I think)< and wanted to start a firm specifically doing musical instrument insurance. The policies are underwritten by Hiscox, who are one of the best, and the prices seem extremely reasonable compared to quotes I've had from other firms. I spoke to them on the phone yesterday and they were very helpful and knowledgeable, and the cover seems very comprehensive. It can include theft from an unattended vehicle, and they say that they appreciate that not everything fits in the boot/glovebox. When I asked them more about this, they said that as long as it's not glaringly obvious what you've got in there and you've done as much as possible to conceal it, then they'll pay out. They gave the example that if you had a bass on the back seat, as long as you had a blanket/sheet/coats or whatever covering it, that would be fine. I also quizzed them about what if I'm loading up after a gig, take my amp out to the car, and then when I get back in my bass has disappeared off the stage. Technically you've left the instrument unattended in a public place so it's often a grey area. NM told me that this would probably just go down as a "lost" instrument and they would pay out, no worries. Whether they are as good as they sound or not, I don't know, but I'm certainly going to give them a go. [/quote]

Afternoon, I have always insured my gear on our house contents insurance and had a guitar or two listed as a specified item because the values were a little bit higher etc. However, I am thinking that I would like to leave some of my gear at our rehearsal room and naturally my household insurance will not cover this. I looked into the policy from the Musicians Union and decided to try and put all of my gear on one policy but they have a limit of up to £10k and sadly everything that I wanted insured went over this amount. Anyone else got any tips on good policies and cover elsewhere?