Gunsfreddy2003

Ah Russ, as this was your idea it is bound to be horribly expensive!!! [quote name='EBS_freak' post='510306' date='Jun 10 2009, 04:00 PM']This should sort you out. [url="http://www.soundsculpture.com/products/switchblade_models.htm#GL"]http://www.soundsculpture.com/products/swi...e_models.htm#GL[/url] </unhelpful>[/quote]

And would you? [quote name='cheddatom' post='510323' date='Jun 10 2009, 04:15 PM']people will recommend the custom cable builder OBBM on this site.[/quote]

OK - anyone recommend a good place to buy a Y cable from - never used one before! [quote name='cheddatom' post='510317' date='Jun 10 2009, 04:12 PM']Oh yeah....deeeerrrrr +1[/quote]

You guys are genius's at this - guess you have all done this a few times before? Can you advise how this would fit in with my existing pedal set up - where would I put the LS-2 - at the beginning? Thanks a lot guys! [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='510284' date='Jun 10 2009, 03:42 PM']Easier (still involving an LS-2): Guitar -> LS-2 (always on, set to A+B Mix) LS-2 "A" Send -> Brown Dog input LS-2 "B" Send -> 00Funk envelope in Nothing plugged into the LS-2 output or loop return jacks (you're basically using it as a buffered signal splitter). That way your 00Funk is always receiving an input, regardless of whether your fuzz is on or not, just don't use the envelope out on the fuzz. You could potentially use any fuzz in this setup and get the same results from your filter, but personally I like the Brown Dog circuit.[/quote]

Will this work - really do not want to have to spend more money on an LS-2. Sorry but what does OS mean? Operating System?? [quote name='tayste_2000' post='510293' date='Jun 10 2009, 03:48 PM']Surely just a Y cable will do output of Brown dog into ev and the input? For the money couldn't you have got the OS?[/quote]

Sounds complicated b ut if it works then great - but the LS-2 is another £75 which is a pain! Can you advise what a Y cable is - not heard of that before. Where do I get one from? Also any advise on the crank type jack pedal connectors - good ones and where to get them from? [quote name='cheddatom' post='510257' date='Jun 10 2009, 03:21 PM']OK, get a Y cable, plug the Y end into the envelope input on the agent. Plug A into the envelope output on the fuzz. Plug B into Send B on a Boss LS-2. Plug the fuzz into the LS-2's A loop. Set it to switch between A and B. EDIT: The only problem with this is you might loose some volume when you're on "A" (bypassed fuzz) i'm not sure, but you could bring down the level for loop B to compensate for that.[/quote]

Sounds complicated - to make it worse I have to fit in the loop as follows: Bass to EBS Octabass to Brown Dog to Agent 00 Funk to EBS Bass IQ to EBS Multi Comp to EBS Uni Chorus!! Any help really appreciated! [quote name='cheddatom' post='510246' date='Jun 10 2009, 03:06 PM']Arrrrgh!1 that's not right, it's making my head explode! I will figure this out in a min.[/quote]

No you can't - they say that the reason they did this was that in the first models there was a lot of bleed through coming into other pedals in the chain! Sounds lame to me!! How do I implement your suggestion? [quote name='cheddatom' post='510231' date='Jun 10 2009, 02:56 PM']Can't you get the brown dog to send the envelope output even when bypassed? EDIT: If not, you would have to make a relay to run off the brown dog's bypass to switch a buffered split of your signal into the envelope output. It seems pretty stupid that the envelope output feed doesn't keep running when you turn the fuzz pedal off.[/quote]

Yes exactly right - I just think that they should make this clear somewhere on their website as it is quite a big deal. The guy at Chunk (who TBF was pretty helpful) says that if I want to use the 00Funk this way then I should keep it in the chain and have a regular input from the brown dog but split the signal before it goes to my first pedal in the chain and take a direct input into the envelope input of the Agent Funk. How the hell do you do that??!! Mark [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='510145' date='Jun 10 2009, 01:33 PM']I suppose that's the design you end up with when you shoot for "true bypass". It does seem silly I agree. So I guess the filter just stays closed if there's no signal arriving through the envelope in?[/quote]

Just found out this morning that the money that I have just spent on two brand new Chunk Systems pedals (Agent 00Funk Mark II and Brown Dog) is probably a complete waste! I had been on their website and listened to the sounds from both pedals and then the excellent synth type tones they make when linked together. However whilst on the phone to them in Australia this morning it transpires that if you link both pedals together as shown on their website then you cannot use the Agent 00 Funk Mark II by itself as just an envelope filter! What they have done (as an improvement they tell me) is to make the pedal cut out the signal to the Envelope output when the pedal is bypassed! Great for cutting out unwanted noise but useless if you just want to have a funky envelope filter sound but with no fuzz on it. I bought these pedals (which are not cheap) because together they sound great and I justified it by thinking that I was also getting two pedals that would work well in isolation as all pedals do - this is not the case. I have expressed quite strongly that they should make it clear on their website that this is how the pedals work together as there is no mention of this at the moment and to be honest I feel quite conned! There will be a way of rigging this up but it is not what I thought I was getting or paying for! Thoughts or experiences of this anyone? Mark

Hi Guys, Interesting stuff - I have the current pedals set up as they are because that is the way that EBS recommend them and I have never had a huge amount of time to experiment. Just one question though - I only really use the Multi Comp for slap bass passages in songs and can't see that I would have it on in conjunction with the envelope filter so does it really matter where it goes? Am I missing more fun sounds by only using the Multi Comp by itself? Thanks Mark [quote name='dannybuoy' post='508530' date='Jun 8 2009, 08:36 PM']I wouldn't put the comp before the envelope filters unless you're trying to limit the dynamic range of the filter on purpose. Compressor after filter can help tame the wild resonant peaks and protect your speakers too! Fuzz before filter and fuzz after filter are 2 good sounds to have, so I try putting one filter before the Brown Dog and one after. In fact, the 00Funk and Brown Dog can be linked together with an extra cable so that you can have the Brown Dog going into the Funk, but with your clean signal triggering the filter. This is well worth doing. So how about: OctaBass -> BassIQ -> Brown Dog -> 00Funk -> MultiComp -> UniChorus (with Brown Dog envelope out connected to 00Funk envelope in) If the BassIQ doesn't sound too great before the Brown Dog then you can switch em around. It's also worth trying octave after fuzz, which will give you worse tracking but will generate a clean octave underneath the fuzzy higher register which I think sounds great.[/quote]

Guys, Could do with a bit of advice here - I currently run 4 EBS pedals in this order: Bass to Multi Comp to Octaver to EBS Bass IQ to Chorus which all works fine however I now want to add in two new pedals Chunk Systems Agent 00Funk Mark II and Chunk Systems Brown Dog gated fuzz. Where on earth should I put these in my current chain? Hope someone can help? Thanks Mark

My sax player actually works for 3M so I have tried this product already without success but to be fair this was more due to the frayed carpet rather than the tape. I might try the other tip mentioned and staple more velcro fuzzy side up on to the board or perhaps try a Pedaltrain board as that seems to not have this problem! Thanks Mark [quote name='BurritoBass' post='502514' date='May 31 2009, 07:57 PM']3M Dual Lock is a heavy duty velcro & is readily available on EBay. Give it a try[/quote]

Thanks for the feedback. Have you ever had problems with the pedals coming off the velcro on the board in transit? Mark [quote name='urban Bassman' post='502438' date='May 31 2009, 06:20 PM']I use a pedal train jr and I think that they are really excellent pieces of kit. Very simple no frills, you've got space underneath to fit your power supply and enough space between the metal slats to route power cables and signal chain. Looked at others and felt this was the best for me. Only have a TC Electronics foot controller (for my Rebel 450 Head), a Boss Bass Chorus and an old DOD bass Flanger and a power supply I bought from Maplins - it all fits and goes in the bag the board came in - Easy. No it's not for sale though Hope that helps John[/quote]

Anyone used these and got any feedback good or bad? Also would look to buy the Pedaltrain JR if anyone is looking to shift one on. Thanks Mark

Hi Guys, I have a pedal board by Diagio and every time I get to a gig the pedals have fallen off the floor and everything is in a real mess. It seems that the carpet has frayed and just has too much movement in it. Can anyone recommend a way that I can keep these pedals in place? Really not keen to re-carpet it - anyone else had the same problem with these boards? Thanks Mark

James plays the Rhodes like a demon on that album - free your mind is an excellent track. Have you ever heard the set that they played at Glastonbury in 1997? Loads of In The Hand stuff but with a killer trumpet player. Also features Dolly James on vocals who I was luck enough to record with also a few years back! Mark [quote name='YouMa' post='496450' date='May 24 2009, 01:17 AM']I bought the vinyl of in the the hand when it came out its lovely sunday afternoon relaxing funky soul,the instrumental track journey is my favourite but the vinyl came with a free acid jazz 12 inch of a song called free your mind which is excellent,the album was the best they did i wish they had stuck to that format with less hammond.[/quote]

I agree that In The Hand is the best JTQ album by far - they never seem to have recaptured that song writing again on subsequent albums. Apparently the newest one out is supposed to be very good but I have not heard it yet. Not heard of Vibraphonic I will check them out. Incognito are playing at O2 Indigo soon so I was thinking of checking them out - last time I saw them was the Everyday tour in 1997 I think!!! What stuff were you playing in the F&F? I think Ipso Facto are playing The Strand on August 14th and I am trying to get Zang Tang a few gigs in Cheltenham too. We played at The Norwood as part of the fringe of Cheltenham Jazz Festival and it was packed out I can honesty say that it was the busiest and best pub gig that I gave ever played. It was awesome! Yes I did get the GB Rumour and it is fantastic - few pics below for you and more in the GB Porn Thread! Mark [quote name='bubinga5' post='496143' date='May 23 2009, 05:07 PM']Hey Mark...Yeah have seen you play, as you know in the Railway and loved it..so yes there is funk in chelt for sure.....You hit the nail on the head..JTQ's In the hand of the Inevitable is just supreme..the best they did IMO... Mark do you know Vibraphonic? Also went to see Incognito a couple of weeks ago in London at the Camdem Centre..Francis Hilton was playing an Atelier Z...Was fantastic... I played in the erm...Frog and Fiddle last thursday...You playing anywhere in chelt again soon bro? PS.. did you get the GB you were after??[/quote]

Has anyone used this app on the iphone - would be interested to hear if it is any good? [quote name='bythesea' post='495630' date='May 22 2009, 10:59 PM']Not that I have used a Peterson, but if you have an iPhone there is a Strobosoft [url="http://www.strobosoft.com/istrobosoft"]app[/url] available - it's on the AppStore at £5.99[/quote]

Hey - we are not all indie rockers round here you know!! I am sure you have seen one of my bands play live Bubinga and hope you would agree that there is some funk in Cheltenham? Having said that when I started out with the bass it was the rock thing that got me going and all of that came from my brother - I can still remember the first time I put on the vinyl records of AC/DC If you want blood... and Iron Maiden's Iron Maiden. They blew me away and I just wanted to be Steve Harris for a few years!!! Interestingly enough Facebook had a thing the other week which was "5 albums which changed your life" and that was really hard to do but in the end it sort of illustrated my musical development starting out with Iron Maiden's first album then moving on to Metallica's Kill'Em All where Cliff Burton really made an impact and then moving on to Jamiroquai's EOPE and JTQ's In The Hand Of The Inevitable and I think there was something from Queen in there too in the middle. I soon decided that 5 albums was not enough but it was fun anyway! Mark [quote name='bubinga5' post='495740' date='May 23 2009, 02:41 AM']For me it was my sister...We both came from NewZealand in 1980 and we were both brought up with stuff like, EWF, Anita Baker, Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, Steely Dan, Crown Heights Affair.This was my breakfast muic on the radio.. etc through the 80's......until .. We used to listen to the Robbie Vincent Radio 1 show?? in the very early 90's, I think it was called the big beat show?? It was when Soul to Soul first came about, and others like Adeva's,... awsome "Respect" cover was playing..Mantronics, Omar, Brand New Heavies were about...And a Hip Hop act called Hijack, i was a big hip hop fan and still am...Mos Def, Gang Starr, Freddie the Fox, Paris, are awsome.. My sister won tickets to see Anita Baker in Birmingham for two...Thats when i saw Nathan East for the first time...Loved his playing, allways have done...Thats when i knew i loved soul music, have always listened to Anita to this day...Without wanting to sound cheesy, my and my Sister always get on better with Anita playing.... Anyway my sister was the spark that set me off ...why isnt this music more popular around my side of the country?? its all Indie or Rock,...has knowone heard of Donny Hathaway round ere??? Its very hard and rare!! to meet any musician round ere....that love's funk and soul...Makes you want to write your own stuff... Whats your progression to your love of music now.. PS..anyone heard.. Brand New Heavies.. "Rhyme Heavy Experience" the best funky hip hop ive heard!!!![/quote]

Hi Russ, Excellent reading - just where do you get this stuff from? Mark [quote name='EBS_freak' post='495656' date='May 22 2009, 11:33 PM']GB fans. Got a little treat for you here. It's the first review of the 4 and 5 string Rumours at the start of what we now know as GB. I'm sure it'll tickle your fancy I haven't seen these reviews for some time and they are certainly not on the net anywhere (to my knowledge) so I scanned it and made it available for everybody. Enjoy.[/quote]

GB Rumour/Spitfire every time! You might have to find a bit more cash if you want all of the toys on it though! My advice would be to buy British every time though. Mark