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I think the Hot Hand is a pretty clever idea - the vid here shows a guitarist using it on his thumb, but with the amount of thumb-based techniques for bass players, it could be a useful tool. [url="http://www.sourceaudio.net/videos/post/hot-hand-thumb-technique-for-guitar/"]http://www.sourceaudio.net/videos/post/hot...que-for-guitar/[/url]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='695325' date='Dec 29 2009, 01:45 AM']I think the Sonic Maximiser only affects highs. The Aphex Xciter with Big Bottom might be better for bass.[/quote] Yup, certainly in the case of the BBE. The control for the lows is only a bass boost centred at 50Hz. There's another thread floating around here discussing sonic maximisers - but I couldn't find it!

Reminds me - I was gonna come visit Bass Merchant again soon! ;o) Funnily, I felt the same about the Bill Dickens GT-BD7. It was an awesome bass - a bit on the heavy side - but the string spacing being 16mm was brilliant. Tonally, I wasn't really into the Bart' pups and circuit, despite having some pretty diverse 'colours' on tap. Still had me wanting for more. There are aspects of the GT-BD7 and my old Tobias basses that made it over to my Shukers.. but there be magic in the hills of the Peak District!!

Wow! What a cool find actually! Technically, the Dimension pedal isn't a chorus pedal - well - in as much as it doesn't produce it's effect in the same way that a more usual one does IIRC. I remember using 'dimension' effects on the old Yamaha SPX effects units and loving it! With Fretless it's a big yes yes yes! You might wanna check prices around the net as they seem to be worth a bit, being so rare now!

[quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='678578' date='Dec 8 2009, 10:32 PM']+1 or even a 2u like the Pod XT pros. The 3u X3 pro is just stupidly big IMHO.[/quote] Ahhh yeh, the Pro is a great big stonking box, no doubt mostly full of fresh air! especially if they can fit all the same processing power on the bean. I'd have been tempted to mount the Bean unit on a rack shelf, if it at least had a MIDI socket on it.

I think what would REALLY sell this pedal board to me is if you were able to mix two channels ala the X3 in parallel. for example, on my X3 live I mix a clean compressed mono bass tone with a seperate dirty channel, thus no matter what ever type of distortion I select in a patch, the core bass tone stays the same. I apply any stereo effects / modulation to the dirty channel, which also features a high pass filter, thus - no effects get in the way of the bottom end. I know that the M9 has some EQ models etc and this ability would have me snapping one up in no time. - Having said that - the X3 Live isn't an expensive unit and there's no reason why I shouldn't keep hold of it - if only for it's ability as a recording interface. Now - if the X3 Live was available in a 1u rack... that would be a great idea!

I think this kind of personification is pretty harmless - I guess it brings the owner in someway closer to their possessions. I suppose with more personalised instruments owners do feel a bit more possessive towards them, being as they may well have chosen every tiny detail of their specification, which makes them different from *all the rest*. Guilty as charged. But what is more wierd? Talking to your pets as if they even remotely understand a word you are saying. Owner: "Who's a good boy? Are you a good boy? Is that your toy. huh? go get it - go on!" Dog: *blank looks* Yes, I do talk to my cat - and he does answer - but it's hard to hear him over the other voices.

Possibly - however, bear in mind that if you bought a shorter scale length string - the winding *might not* pass over the nut - and fall short. Rotosound do actual state the lengths of their strings on the website. You will see IIRC they have three different scale lengths available - however check that your type of sting has the different scales available. Finally - I'm not sure if the text is still on the Rotosound website - but apparently, string breakages due to winding the actually string round the tuning key are not covered by warranty. I guess it will be a case of measuring your scale length and how much room you have over the nut up to the tuning key to see if a shorter scale length will fit.

If it's any help guys - the 'ER' bit of the name refers to the company who make the filters themselves - Etymotic Research. Contact them directly or via t'interweb. Their sales lady (whose name escapes me right now) was absolutely brillaint when I needed accesories. I even got some nice freebies thrown in too. I should go direct to them. On a side note - Etymotic Research manufacuture under the names 'Elacin' and 'Heroes Ear Plugs' too.

[quote name='E sharp' post='670413' date='Nov 30 2009, 08:51 PM']Do they sound any different from the Aphex rackmount one (the one with the big bottom and aural exciter) ? Anyone compared them ?[/quote] I'm not sure - I've tried both, but never together I'm afraid. Hmmm - I'm not sure if they do the same as I know that an 'exciter' in studio terms is different from an audio 'maximiser' - but given that these are just product names - and that the BBE doesn't follow naming convention suit.. I suspect the Aphex doesn't either. I'd like to be find out though.

I think that comments about making valve tones sounding SS, is probably to do with the boosting of treble frequencies that happens when you over cook the 'Process' control. Too much treble makes distortion sound fizzy. I think most people think that solid state distortion is more fizzy than valve - but it IS possible to EQ it back to a far nicer tone. Interestingly, to note the BBE gear - the 'low' control - or whatever it is called is ONLY a bass boost/cut at 50Hz. It performs no part of the maximiser's process. The treble frequencies that are affected are pretty high up the bass guitar range already - and thus I found that I didn't use mine for any more than EQing. A multiband compressor did a far better job of improving my bass tone. (Until such times as I discovered where the problems in my signal chain were and have been rectified.)

Well, I guess SuperGlue is a suitable fix for the problem lol. SuperGlue was used in the errmmm Vietnam(?? not sure) War to glue soldier's open wounds back together! - I hope he is using the stuff which is safe for using on the skin!

[quote name='WarPig' post='666028' date='Nov 26 2009, 11:12 AM']Just made some soundclips, not the most professional of recordings Bronco (only bass i have with rounds, which most use) > Bogdan > PC Mic in > Recordpad. Hard Clip = HC, Soft Clip = SC. [url="http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=aa1fa117964e40fad1014a7a667fa2b4ee1030046700288538538f5672f1b9df"]http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=aa1fa11...8538f5672f1b9df[/url] (If anyone knows a better site where clips can be played from, instead of downloaded please mention it)[/quote] Thanks for the sound clips WarPig! - You should copy your thread and clip links to the reviews section! I like the sound of the pedal too.

[quote name='umph' post='666899' date='Nov 26 2009, 11:35 PM']I've been working on something like this that may intrest you it's essentially a 7 - 15ish watt amp depending on what power amp valve you use in it (it's cathode bias so as long as it has the same pinout as a 6v6 / el34 / kt88 type valve it'll be fine to stick it in) which is ran into a dummy load, so you can either use it to power a speaker or as a distorted preamp which sounds mint and is quite flexible in terms of sounds. I think it'd be doable to get someone to build you one into a 1u rack case although you'd definatly have to run some fans full wack on it to stop the dummy load melting.[/quote] Hey!! Well, we must be on a similar wavelength! - I've been hoarding schematics diagrams of some well known preamps that I like the sound of. - I can myself build and put together such a preamp, given time and inclination - however - as I was hoping for something with MIDI implementation, it would have proved to be be a bit more of a head ache - hence my looking for the ADA or JMP-1. If that fails, then it will be the 'homebrew' route instead. It's a amzing when you start delving in to designs - how similar a lot of the most well known distortion circuits are! I used to own a Warwich Quadruplet preamp. It also features a small power amp section in to a dummy load to give a realistic 'powr amp' feel. It worked quite well and I think if you can get something together it'd be a great alternative to all the 'amp sims' on the market. go for it! - For now, I'm gonna keep my eyes open for a s/h midi pre. (At the right price!! the Triaxis is well over priced!)

On my laptop I use Reaper (DAW) and create drum loops and tracks using Toontrack's Superior 2. Tere's nothing like having a great realistic drum sound to groove with. Maybe a bit fussy for simplicity - but it doesn't take long to set up a jam.

Let us know how you get on and what kinda sounds you can coax from the rack - gnarly distorted bass tones etc?!

Hey Steve mate! Yeah, thats a luverlee bass! mmmmm!!!!! Well done, I guess I'll need to pop round with tea and biccies soon to hear a bit of Ampeg abuse with your fine fine new acquisition yes? ;o)

[quote name='noirpunk' post='662866' date='Nov 23 2009, 04:36 PM']Oh it was cheap as chips, I've not got my hands on it yet as it's being held hostage until Christmas since the parents paid for it. Like I said I'm only really using it to give my head a bit of dirt, it's been upgraded with a Mesa Boogie valve. Am I right in saying I can hook it up through the effects loop despite it having a valve pre-amp? The dropout isn't gonna be a problem cos I'll be using one effect all night [/quote] I am sure that you will be fine linking it up in the effects loop. The 9050S had seperate inputs for an 'instrument' input on the front and 'line level/ loop' input on the back. - I'm not sure if the 9150 does too - but the level controls will no doubt accomodate the different levels of the effects loop. Go for it! - If the input is a bit on the 'hot' side then you should be able to pull the input level down to stop it from overdriving too much, for example.

I had the Zoom 9050S - it's a 1u half rack processor. The effects were brilliant and the SS distortions, although a bit 80's were useable and fun. The only problem I had with the Zoom was the patch change delay. It wasn't bad, but I am uber fussy and found the drop in signal as I changed patches was just annoying. I'm not sure how well these Zoom's fit a parallel effects loop, as this would cure the drop in signal - however you might then suffer from phasing issues due to the digital nature of the product (the time it takes to convert your analogue signal to digital, then process it, then convert it back to analogue again). That aside, Brian May used zoom effects (I think he uses TC Electronic now) - and his tone is Grrrrrrrrreat! I bet the unit is cheap as chips? I say go for it! - I read this post as I am eyeing up some of the older valve based effects units too at the moment!