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It's a really OLD thread - I've un-sticky-ed it (WOW awesome grammar Dan) - Think most of us have changed our gear in the last 6 months, so probably rather out of date! - Yes, that's G.A.S for you!

[quote name='Mark Percy' post='904302' date='Jul 24 2010, 08:45 PM']soapbar humbuckers for bass, especially kent/arron armstrong, or EMG, amongst other makers, benifit enormously from parallel wiring. the reason is that the highs are opened up from changed resistance. wired in parallel, the unit reads predictably one quarter of its origional resistance. but dont be fooled. resistance is not the end all of it. the magnet mass, poles or blades which are wound around, and the number of turns, along with size, produce big sounds, despite the reads on the meter. the lows are clear, fat, and articulate as well. unlike the humbucking sound, which doesent have the same highs, or lows. shure its louder, and more brutal, but the commonly overlooked fact of parallel wiring, with misdiagnosed low read, is that it is very clear and articulate, like a fender jazz bass, yet bigger. in a big gig, this cuts right through the mush, if the music has cranked guitars, creating a noticable clarity in the rythm section. obviously the rythm section now changes, as the clarity changes the perception of the music, and obviously perception will change according the to the differences.[/quote] I'm afraid matching coils wired in parallel do not measure 'one quarter resistance'. In resistance terms, much like putting two 8 ohms speakers in parallel to each other, the resistance is halved to 4 Ohms. I'd also be a bit pedantic and say that the description 'soapbars' does defintely not mean 'parallel wiring'. There are many 'soapabar' designs that are single coil AND dual/triple coils that are serial wired. I'd also argue that just because a pickup is wired in parallel - generally, it won't be any louder or 'bigger' sounding - usually just different. A higher output is better achieved by serial wiring coils. Even before you listen to the pickups - the electronics theory will bare that out. I have to pick you up on your two last sentences too. Sorry, I don't want to pick a fight - but that's meaningless nonsense! Where [i]did[/i] you pick this up from? - I spotted your EMG P Bass pickup thread as well - and I'm afraid I don't think the EMG active pickup is the best choice. It will work - but I don't personally feel it is necessarily the best choice for a DB. Not 'having a go' or anything, but this fine fine community here will be more than happy to help bring a bit of clarity to the discussion and right some of these misconceptions!

Hmm - not sure actually - I only read the last page - I'll ask my fellow mods!

[quote name='blind pilot' post='902822' date='Jul 23 2010, 09:05 AM']HELP ! i have a HA3000, that i love, but last night it developed a problem. For the first time, i used the post effects line out/in and since then, after disconnectin from there, i have no sound output. Now if i use a 'patch' cable between the out/in the amp produces sound. my question is, do these jacks have some sort of switch to by-pass the i/o when not in use, and is it possible that if so, its just a bit sticky? or is there any thing else i can check, really stuck, and strapped for cash, so its me out of the game until i can fix this cheers! BP[/quote] Yes they do mate! - The return jack, as you have rightly said has an extra contact on it that acts as a switch to bypass the effects loop when there is nothing attached to it. When you plug in a lead the 'switch' disconnects and allows the loop to work. I have had this very same problem with another amp and at the time I never bothered to fix it - I just left a very short patch lead plugged in to the loop instead - completely safe to do so! It's likely that the contacts have become dirty or tarnished, or slightly bent out of place, thus not doing the job properly. A person qualified to lift the lid (my disclaimer!) can sort the problem and should charge very little for the fix. In the unlikely event that the socket needs replacing - a suitable socket is only a few pounds from an outlet such as Maplin.

[quote name='dood' post='900946' date='Jul 21 2010, 01:56 PM']You know when you have 'made it' when an amp manufacturer puts a switch with your name on your amp!!! That is brilliant!!!!! Congrats Ste'. Lookin goooooooooooooooooooooooooood![/quote] I've just decided I am going to change my name by Deed Poll to 'Power On'. lolz!!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='900776' date='Jul 21 2010, 10:20 AM']You bast.... What does the "tayste" switch do? [/quote] You know when you have 'made it' when an amp manufacturer puts a switch with your name on your amp!!! That is brilliant!!!!! Congrats Ste'. Lookin goooooooooooooooooooooooooood!

[quote name='Flanker' post='861054' date='Jun 8 2010, 02:44 PM']Hey Dan check it out - your old Powersoft is pure Class!!! Great relatively lightweight rig! [/quote] love love love love!!!!! That is a lovely rig - and I miss that ther' powersoft tiny beast!

Hey Ray, Does it cut out when you wiggle the lead about in the socket? May just be a dry / cracked solder joint and can be repaired by someone who is competent at soldering for next to nothing.

[quote name='Steve Lawson' post='898469' date='Jul 18 2010, 10:58 PM']Sorry to take so long getting back to this - was on tour, now home, and jetlagged But anyway, yes, with the looperlative you can do multiple loops of different lengths, either unsynced or as multiples of any one of the tracks (the track that acts as master for the sync can be changed at any point too) OR you can resample the incoming signal with any combination of the tracks onto another track (bounce), to cut the track length down, or change the time sig by dropping a beat or two. OR you can use the quantised replace function to create rhythmic stuff that way... I've been using that on a couple of tunes - the version of Grace And Gratitude on the end of the brand new live album heads in that direction: [url="http://music.stevelawson.net/album/live-so-far"]http://music.stevelawson.net/album/live-so-far[/url] as does my cover of Hello: [url="http://soundcloud.com/solobasssteve/hello"]http://soundcloud.com/solobasssteve/hello[/url] (audio) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sf9yKrw9dQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sf9yKrw9dQ[/url] (video) Also of looperlative interest would be the untitled duet with Todd Reynolds on the live album (which has some fairly major transitions going on, as well as a bit at the end where I record different notes to different tracks on the looperlative and then pitch shift them independently to change the chord (sounds like a keyboard player playing a string pad through some pretty weird changes ) On 'Born On The 3rd of July', I swap between a slide solo being played, and the fretless solo that is looped and controlled with a volume pedal... and the newer arrangement of Love Is A Battlefield (newer than the video posted earlier) also has some fairly major Looperlative abuse at the end of it - either of the 2nd and 3rd vids on this page: [url="http://solobasssteve.posterous.com/three-views-of-a-solo"]http://solobasssteve.posterous.com/three-views-of-a-solo[/url] ..... As far as the digitech stuff goes - they've revamped the line a little. I really like the look of the new stereo looper with the delay stuff added in as well... If it does what it says it can do, it'll be fab Steve[/quote] Hi Steve, thank you for sharing your videos. Appreciated muchly. It has certainly given me some food for thought! I like how you are able to manipulate the tracks in real time. It is opening up more possibilities - especially with a few ideas about some rather off beat covers I'm plannning! The digitech is still high on my list - and coincidentally, I spotted a TalkBass post by Tayste in the archives about the Digitech BNX3 and have looked at the GNX4 that features an 8 track recorderthat can be used as a looper. This *could* provide some interesting layers - however doesnt have the ful flexibility of your looper rack. Thanks again - I'm still investigating when I get the time!

Jon Shuker set mine with a cigarette paper

Looks like I've recently missed out on a 2880 and foot controller on TB.. ahh!! tooo slow! Must spend more time in the marketplace sections!

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='895480' date='Jul 15 2010, 11:47 AM']Yeah it's better than the RC-50 and there are some on TB fairly cheap, you can also save money by just getting the unit if you already have a midi footswitch[/quote] Ah! Really? That's interesting - if I can operate the 2880 from my Roland FC-200 - that'd be cool!

but a second look at the 2880 user manual and functions has me salivating... oh dear!! Here we go again! lol!

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='895254' date='Jul 15 2010, 12:14 AM']Yeah good choice for a starter loop pedal, it'll probably do everything you need for quite a while.[/quote] I looked at the Stereo version - and it appears it's not stereo at all lol - infact, it appears that until you start spending a lot more cash - pretty much every unit loops in mono - so the free software version I have been using has well n' truly trumped most hardware units! but it's down to cost - and I didnt really fancy lugging something like the RC-50 around - until such times as I have finished 'playing' and then get serious lol!

Decision made! Based on price and options I'll be grabbing a Digitech Jamman - no doubt second hand. The option of loading on WAV samples on to the pedal will be brilliant Vs the things that I'd like to do with a more expensive unit - and looking on ebay - I think these go cheaply - I hope!!!

Agreed - I use a 30 for all my C strings, so something close to that will hopefully give you a more even tension across the set.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='894779' date='Jul 14 2010, 03:26 PM']The 3 I listed are not limited to the length of the first loop to clarify [/quote] Thanks matey! Yup, I understood that to be the case but appreciate it anyway! I've got some time for a surf this eve - so I'll see what delights I come up with!

Cheers Ste! Ahhhthat's really crud!! - Hmmmm - I'll have to look at the alternatives I reckon - I could see punters geting a bit bored with waiting whilst I dropped in a 16 bar loop with nowt else on it!!

Hey all! I'm a bit confused! I have a question to fire at any loop pedal users. Some of the tracks I have written with a software looper have been created with say, a single bar of drum loop, then on the next phrase 'channel' I have recorded say 8 bars of bass line then on another a four bar chord change turnaround. In all the videos I have been watching on YouTube of all the pedals I am interested in - I can't seem to see that this is possible? - It appears that everyone, in their demos have gone for a 2 or 4 bar repeat and not really broken out of that on each loop. Which, although great - would be really limiting for me. Any ideas?? - I really wanna try one! Just don't know which to go for!!

Hmmm - before you start trying to add pedals n' stuff - we need to get you a clean signal. I'm wondering at the moment if your 100W amp can keep up with the rest of your band, if it is distorting like that? Conversely - does the amp have both volume and gain controls? - If it does - next time you are with the band - try lowering your gain control and bring the master volume up higher to compensate - just to find out if your distortion is happening in the preamp or the power amp of your 'head'. A compressor, a good one can help - but I think we should concentrate on getting you as much headroom as possible first, if you like that clean piano sound. To give you an idea what it means to me - the least power I have used is about 500W RMSlive and my current rig is 1000W RMS. However, certain passages requiring touch sensitivity do get the compressor treatment!

Easy answer, is that I will drop your post directly in to the Hartke forum! Hartke UK (Gareth and Michelle at Korg) have been absolutely brilliant and I am sure they can help you out with your query. A personal thanks goes in there too for my own Hartke rig

There's always lots of threads about Bass Guitar Magazine, but I wondered how many others indulge their geeky side with Bass Gear Magazine? I actually love it and have much respect for Tom Bowlus and his wide gear experience. Here: [url="http://www.bassgearmag.com/web/"]http://www.bassgearmag.com/web/[/url] Available as an online digital download version or hard copy. - I buy the digital download as it is handy to keep on my laptop. Yes, I admit - I refer to the tech specs of gear tested in the magazine. I wear an anorak!!

I use compression - not much - but it HAS to be Parallel Compression (i.e.mixing a dry tone in as well) Because I only want the quieter passages, such as tapping / harmonics to be lifted out of the bass lines without the effects of signal limiting in the chain. Get the balance right and you can't really hear the compression working, yet pinch harmonics and pecussive/ ghost notes have a uniform power and volume to them which makes things sound neater I feel. Oh and it's not at all making up for sloppy technique he he he!!!

Simon,once again, you have been an absolute gent! That's awesome! - I'll have a wee snout myself! (That's not the name of a hat - or a wish for plastic surgery - I meant I'll go take a look.... lol lol lol)