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[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1506809834' post='3381329'] Cool, I have the blend on my Cali 76bc cranked so it's doing a kinda parallel comp thing [/quote] Ahhhh yes! You know me well

Mwaaaaaaaaah Nice! I tried YouTubing my name too but keep coming up with this guy that keeps talking about bass gear all the time!

I guess for completeness I should post my Dingwall thread in here.... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/310430-doods-dingwall-abuse-pictures-inside/page__st__30__p__3365419__hl__dood__fromsearch__1#entry3365419

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1506805562' post='3381294'] Tc sub n up, with TonePrint it will be what you want it to be. [/quote] Just been chatting about it elsewhere and it definitely gets my vote, especially as you can adjust the EQ and add effects like chorus in to the mix. It can sound like an analogue or a crazy 50’s sci-if!

[quote name='radiophonic' timestamp='1506803649' post='3381285'] Hey Dood. I think you've just nailed exactly why TC are only 50% awesome. If they were truly awesome, you be able to share that toneprint with me rather than describing it! Toneprint: So near. Yet so far. I'm pretty sure you're right though. I have a Flashback toneprint that does exactly what I need and and I cant remember the last time i used anything else. Like stretched tape. It's just perfect with a volume pedal for harmonising with our singer. Very voicelike / theremin-ey. I could probably trade that pedal in for a mini. Someone on here has just punted me a full size one though, so if the price is right I may go full size since there's nothing in it money-wise buying new. [/quote] Yes, you have a good point there! I mean, I’d have been happy to. Even if I pulled my finger out and did a screen print of the settings that’d be a start but a faff. I feel sure there must be a way (a quick decompile of complex hex based files and a brain surgergeon level of programming expertise and everything’s ya mom’s brother Rob)

I’d love to take credit for the transaction but Alex chose to arrange everything from his end in a fashion that could make online shops look tired. Absolutely no problems and great communication too. I sold my effects unit and all I had to do was ensure it was packed super safely!

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1506800815' post='3381260'] im starting to feel like im one of the only guys who has his compressor last? [/quote] My new board will have on either end of the path doing different jobs mind, but should be a cool experiment!

I used to blend an MXR M80 with a BDDI using a Nova Dynamics as a compressor for each path then mixed the signals back together at the front end of a TC GForce.

That would be me and I’ll be pleased to give you a verdict once I’ve had some time with it, but in short: I never needed to switch modes once I built a killer TonePrint I set the dry at full on and disabled the knob altogether I tweaked the EQ of the -1 octave to make it tighter rather than subby I did the same for the -2 but in use, I never needed it given that this pedal tracks lower than anything else I’ve ever tried. So, the Mini is just as good - it’s running the same DSP. I also love that the knobs are tweakable to. I’ll probably go with Sibob’s idea of mapping the dry mix to a drive, then for me turning the -1 octave in to a -1/-2 octave blend (like a pickup blend) then figure out blending in the on board effects. Possibly the chorus. TC, you’re pretty awesome.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1505311295' post='3370938'] {snip} Precision can't do the same impression of a Jazz. [/quote] Unless of course it’s a Fender Power Jazz Bass Special - it’s close enough due to it having a reverse P pickup in the neck position and a J onboard too. It’s the one P bass that I own that is more Jazz bass than a P, yet the P pickup still does the Precision thing. Ok, I say one.. I have two!

Whilst Ceramic and Alnico can make a different to the tone (as does Neodymium) don't discount the coil material, thickness and type of winding used too as this will have a greater affect on the resulting tone. Often 'over winding' can lead to a hotter output (which to the human ear can sometimes translate to 'better sounding', but can also mean subdued bass and treble frequencies due to the 'bump' in the mid range. I have three types of pickup here made with super high quality components that I've been A/Bing and they are all totally different, yet the same 'configuration' (Split coils in a soap bar). It's part of the fun of making an instrument sound the way you want - there's no wrong way. I had a cheap £100 guitar a while back that had the most amazing neck pickup. It was so nice, Gilmour would have been proud!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1506671703' post='3380253'] We.Are.Dood #cultofdood [/quote] Well that’s the name of my solo music project sorted!!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1506671703' post='3380253'] We.Are.Dood #cultofdood [/quote] JeSuisDood

I.Am.Dood

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1506603384' post='3379863'] I got mine in about 1986 [/quote] Seriously man, are we related???? ha ha ha. I'm pretty sure mine was for Christmas probably that year. My brother had one too but a different model from nine and we used to have *cough ha ha* volume wars as to who was going to get their music through the house.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1506590423' post='3379723'] the first "hi-fi" I ever had was a Matsui! Record player, twin tapes, and the world's worst graphic equalizer! And a whopping 7.5W RMS. [/quote] We must have had the same system!!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1506588510' post='3379698'] Could be. I also have a hazy memory of something from Economics at school - that Perrier water (I think it was them. Or another expensive water brand) was not originally called that name. It was something else and it was sold at a LOWER price that the other brands. It didn't sell at all - it was viewed as cheap. So it was rebranded and sold at a price 50% HIGHER than everyone else and it sold. It was now viewed as exclusive and luxurious. Same product. Just changed the bottle. [/quote] Similarly, I recall that the english electronics company named Matsui simply chose the name at the time to sound like a far eastern brand and thus sell more products. Which of course, they did, because around the time, British manufacture wasn't so great.

I also agree that Jim’s attentiveness and attitude towards his customers is refreshing. No doubt just another reason why people speak so highly of the brand, aside from the quality of the products which I am very impressed with.

My experience has been based on going straight for the kill, the daddy of the BF range and I still maintain that the Big Twin II is one of the very best sounding bass guitar cabinets available today. It does need to be treated differently to stock mushy sounding poo cabinets - and if you plug your amp in to the BTII using the same EQ settings then the BTII won’t sound good. Most folk are setting there EQ to try to make the cab sound good in the first instance. So I sold my BTII. That was a mistake. My plan was to sell and I’d already told Alex that after the sale had gone through he could expect an order from me for a pair of FR800 cabinets. I love the idea of using these as either a PA, a combo or active back line. What a great idea for us bassists. Sadly shortly before the order I had some pretty crippling house bills and repairs that meant my plans were (and still are) scuppered. I did manage to lick my wounds a little and buy a BB2 instead which I love. Maybe I’ll be able to get another next year but as a pro Bassist, FR800’s are unlikely ever because I have 4 mouths to feed and a mortgage to pay first.

Jim Bergantino in the house!

It is independent of the master volume.