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[quote name='Finbar' post='1026246' date='Nov 16 2010, 07:22 PM']Right, I'm looking at getting something for loading some audio samples into for gigs, to play before/between songs etc. Sending it straight to the PA - I'm sure you know the kind of thing. Was looking at the Digitech Jamman, and then getting that external footswitch to select between samples easily, but then I noticed the Jamman JML2. I'm not too bothered about the stereo thing - we'll probably just use it to send mono signals anyway. But am I right in thinking that the JML2 does away with the need for the external footswitch? Those two extra switches look to do the same patch up/down job that the footswitch did, and I don't think we'll need to change the mode of operation so that third switch looks kinda useless. And just to check, the Jamman can be told to just play a sample once, right? Without looping it? Cheers![/quote] Hey mate! I have said pedal. Yup you are right. There is actually a comparison PDF file on the Digitech website, but what you have said is correct. One interesting little thing - and maybe a bit naughty, Digitech - is that it ISN'T stereo!!! (I knew that before I purchased). It has stereo ins and outs (which are pass through sockets) - but there is only a MONO looper which mixes the left and right together, then sends it's output back to the stereo outputs! To be honest, from what you are describing, it sounds a bit overkill, if it's only for playing audio samples to PA. How about just an MP3 player, or - an old band of mine used to use a Minidisc Player. - One with an infrared remote control - so it could sit off stage and a band member could hit the number of the next track to play. (Mine has a function that makes it pause after every track!)

[quote name='eude' post='1026218' date='Nov 16 2010, 06:58 PM']You know you can't say something like that without showing pics mate, forum rules... Eude[/quote] Oh really? In that case, I should comply too

[quote name='E sharp' post='1026263' date='Nov 16 2010, 07:41 PM']Who's collecting , and how do I pay ?[/quote] To be arranged shortly mate!

I've updated the first post with details from Charic.

1) Charic 2) Lonestar 3) Dood

[quote name='simon1964' post='1024780' date='Nov 15 2010, 04:03 PM']Fantastic. The build quality is exceptional[/quote] Absolutely without a doubt. I think it is safe to say that Jon is up there with the very best Luthiers, but at a price which still has me befuddled! Jon must be doing this for the love of it alone!!

[quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='1025820' date='Nov 16 2010, 01:14 PM']Oh really? Well that's fair enough. I've heard before though that Ashdown are REALLY protective over their VU meters and will only sell them to you after you've passed a rigorous questionnaire which is why I think it'll probably be easier to just find replacements somewhere else Cheers for the reply though[/quote] I suspect that the VU meter will probably be designed for the pedal and thus ones from the likes of RS and Maplin probably won't fit anyway. - Just speculating, I'm not 100% certain of that. I'd need to see a schematic diagram to be able to see what current meter they use. As for the value of LF pot', well that is likely to be stamped on the back or side of the pot' itself. Again, a schematic diagram of the pedal would tell you also.

Hi guys, I've had a chat with Charic and the East Anglian Bass Bash is gonna be booked for 9th January at Slepe Hall. I will amend the first post with all the necessary details as I get them.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1025072' date='Nov 15 2010, 07:39 PM']Where's Zoe? [/quote] By pure coincidence, I spotted her on Billy Sheehan's facebook just the other day - rubbing shoulders with the man himself! - It's obvious, Zoe is a rockstar now! We've all been left behind!! heh! Good work Zoe!

[quote name='icastle' post='1024850' date='Nov 15 2010, 04:50 PM']I knew it..! I bl**dy knew it..! ...Norfolk is NOT part of Europe... [/quote] Well the language used here is not one that I can recognise ha ha ha!! Love you really Norwich..

[quote name='jonthebass' post='1023909' date='Nov 14 2010, 08:30 PM']Especially when added with his already 'clanky' sound. I think Dood has investigated/experimented with getting the Duff tone...[/quote] Ahhh indeed! Although I can cheat a bit as I have a Jazz Bass Special too. Drop the Bass down to Eb with twangy roundwound strings - Rotosound Swing Bass being the string of choice in this case. As for the effect, yup Chris' reply is correct. I also read in an interview Duff saying that he used a flanger, but in a rather tongue in cheek reply, he'd said that the settings were secret. I think that if you have a chorus or flanger that has a 'delay' control on it too (which delays the effect part of the signal for anything up to about 100ms on some units) then this will start to add the necessary character as you increase the delay - but don't go too far, or you'll sound like you're playing in a tiled toilet!! I use a TC Electronic G Major 2 - but have also used a G force, in stereo which really adds a nice spatiousness to the bass sound. Other tracks on the same double album, such as Coma, Civil War and defintely Right Nxt Door To Hell show off the more subtle chorusing effect - but I'm definitely leaning toward that full range flange sound (as opposed to using a hi-band flanger, which will sound less squishy!) [quote name='chriswilliams666' post='1024119' date='Nov 14 2010, 11:13 PM']Duff used a Yamaha SPX-90ii in that era for his chorus. But before that a Ibanez CS-9 and a Boss CE-2B. Try any of those![/quote]

[quote name='Jacqueslemac' post='1021754' date='Nov 12 2010, 05:53 PM']Is it possible to add the date and venue to the title? I haven't trawled through the thread to find it and others may be even more lazy than I am. I do know where the Forty Foot Drain is, though.[/quote] I'm happy to edit the title and first post with all the necessary details when it has been squared up. January seems fine to me - though it's really close to my Dad's birthday (a big one) so not 100% sure about my attendance at the moment.

Looks interesting and the social networking connection seems like a good idea to me too (facebook, Youtube, myspace etc) - though I found that some of the tabs wouldn't load on my machine, so I kinda gave up. I think the site is a good one, maybe there's some functionality on that site that BassChat could benefit from in it's own right?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='1022493' date='Nov 13 2010, 02:54 PM']No one puts a pint on top of my rig no matter how level it is[/quote] Last person to do that to my rig is sleeping it off under my patio!

If you don't have a keyboard player - Drop tune you bass to D - then in the choruses play the keyboard melody as well as the bass part. Looks cool, as well as filling in that all too familiar part of the song!

[quote name='jonunders' post='1021191' date='Nov 12 2010, 11:33 AM']i don't want to seem a nerd but what is a bass bash? what happens there and is it good for inexperienced bassists. do you limit the numbers to a first come basis?[/quote] A BassChat BassBash is a bit like BassDay, but waaaaay better! The first Bass Bashs were just a kinda organised get together 'free for all' at a venue kinda central for anyone to come along to. We didn't have a limit to numbers and generally people came and went throughout the day anyway. A fee on the door covered costs and any money left over has been donated to charity or a worthy cause, which I think is brilliant! The latter bashs have been better oganisied and have featured master classes and demos - but my favourite part of these gathering is to be able to check out all your amazing bass gear, Basschat! - Oh and not to mention being able to talk ALL DAY about Bass without fear of anyone in the room glazing over! ha ha! Is it good for inexperienced bassists? Hell yeah, it's practically the law for beginners! I can't think of anywhere better to get advice and learn about bass gear. I've no idea if the venue above has a particular capacity limit - but it looks plenty big enough to me!!! Good work Charic. If it's just £200 quid all day, I'd be more than happy to pay up front - tenner a head?

[quote name='bartelby' post='1020629' date='Nov 11 2010, 08:09 PM']OPETH[/quote] [quote name='Truckstop' post='1020634' date='Nov 11 2010, 08:11 PM']I love Opeth. They are the wick! Truckstop[/quote] I was watching my In Live Concert At The Albert Hall DVDs just yesterday!! Yeah, love 'em. Right now I've cracked open a bit of Textures - Silhouettes is just an album that I keep coming back to - especially the track 'Awake' - and in the morning, my wake up alarm is 'Surreal State Of Enlightenment'. I mean, who couldn't make up to a lovely 13/8 turnaround to start the day?

[quote name='bassface2k10' post='1020441' date='Nov 11 2010, 05:38 PM']Hi BC-ers I have a daughter living and working out in the USA and am wondering If she was to purchase me a Bass for a Christmas present would she have to declare it for import duty when bringing it home back to blighty? Basically what I’m asking is has anyone purchased a bass whilst out in the USA and brought it home and if so what’s the deal, has to be legal etc, any advice would be welcome. All the best Chris[/quote] I guess the obvious answer is the one you know already I think. Technically and according to the law you should declare it and you will be charged excise duty, VAT and probably some mysterious admin on top for good measure! I've certainly heard of people buying overseas then bring basses home in old cases - It's not as if customs have time to search through every guitar case on the off chance there is a new instrument being smuggled in to the country. On the flipside, there have been stories on here in the past about people who have tried to circumnavigate customs charges when shipping items, for example at the wrong value etc, getting caught out then having to try to get their goods back.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1020009' date='Nov 11 2010, 01:18 PM']You can also find him on Basschat under his cyber-pseudonym of... er... Steve Lawson. [/quote] Or you can hail him by drawing a backwards Bass Clef on the front of your torch, then shine it up to the sky!

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1013372' date='Nov 5 2010, 02:50 PM']They've pulled the figures out of their ass[/quote] [quote name='stevie' post='1013444' date='Nov 5 2010, 04:03 PM']Arse is spelled a-r-s-e. [/quote] No honestly, they have a paddock loving, carrot crunching pet called Eyore. It's where they keep all their most important documents, including power ratings,

[quote name='Muzz' post='1019244' date='Nov 10 2010, 07:38 PM']I think part of the problem is access to the higher end gear to try it - very often people have to buy without trying themselves, perhaps influenced by the opinions of folk on places like this (I know I have[/quote] Hammer>Nail head - I live in one of the few cities not to be directly connected to the national motorway network and the kinda gear I want up just doesn't get in to the local shops. So BassChat really is the best place to try gear out!

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1018655' date='Nov 10 2010, 12:19 PM']Norfolk volts are a completely different kettle of fish [/quote] [quote name='icastle' post='1018811' date='Nov 10 2010, 02:12 PM']268V in Norfolk - that'd be because your volts are all running on flat land and not getting tired going uphill like they do here... [/quote] Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Yes guys, correct on both accounts. It's also due to the build up of additional pressure that electricity has trying to get in and out of the county. The mains supply equivalent of the A11... BIG ROLL OF THE EYES!

That's brilliant! If only to find out where the 'Big Muff' name came from! but there rest (I've seen so far) is making my geeky side happy and fuzzy inside - excuse the pun! ha!

[quote name='charic' post='1018677' date='Nov 10 2010, 12:39 PM']I will update later. Have a possible date and venue lined up after visiting yesterday. I have photos and a floorplan of the venue too I would have posted this earlier but Dood hid this thread in plain sight![/quote] Good work sir!! Speaking of hiding things, I couldn't find my car keys earlier - until I realised that I'd hung them on the floor.