Gunsfreddy2003

Recently bought one of these and whilst I love the sounds that it can make I am struggling to get a sound that cuts through live with my band. Anyone else using one and got any tips on how to overcome this? I know you can plug it into the laptop and adjust all of the parameters etc but I am not sure this will solve the fact that I seem to be losing bottom end when it is engaged. Cheers.

Jon bought my MXR envelope filter off me a few days ago. Absolute gent to deal with, honest and to the point and an extremely prompt payer. Would have no hesitation recommending him to anyone.

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]