Dood

16 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

The fail is possibly in the prompt and not the output. GIGO.

A basic prompt that I have used has been over 800 "words" even before I have asked a question or fed it any details to work from. 

I’ve one boxed up in my studio right now along with the 2x12. I’ve submitted my video review ready for release. 
 

I’ve had plenty of Laney gear over the years and none of it let me down; the fit and finish of the Digbeth kit suggests more of the same. I think the vertical arrangement is so much better as a 1 cab solution than DBV’s two by two version available, but I agree that the latter would look better stacked.

In use, the DBV gear has lots going on throughout the mids, but you can still dial in punchy lows - and they don’t get ‘flubby’ with bass control boosted a tad. I had a nice surprise when I mixed my recorded audio, the blended DI and Mic’d tone solo’d with my old P bass was absolutely delicious. Both cabinets take drive well again, especially in the mids where we want it.
We’re talking chunky cabinets and ceramic speakers for those who want to get back to those vintage vibes, and with that comes a reminder that they aren’t helium filled. But, along with the really nice overall stylings comes good quality handles, rear mounted wheels, a kick plate, skids and a top mounted handle to make manoeuvrability a nicer experience.

https://walbasses.co.uk/gallery/4-string-2/800-img_20180503_145902/
 

As an example, not necessarily this shape, but not terrible.

Ok, so the idea won’t go away, I just like the added height a scratchplate offers under the strings for slap and the like on my other basses, but obviously a standard P plate won’t fit or even suit this sculpted body shape or work around the existing controls. I’m not great a drawing, and I’m trying to figure out how to design a suitable guard / slap plate for my power jazz bass specials. The plates will either be black or clear and full pickguard thickness. 
 

Any ideas on how I might accomplish this? I think something akin to a jazz plate might suit better, or a “slap plate” that doesn’t look daft. I might venture adding a ramp too.

1 minute ago, chris_b said:

 

I believe Charlie and Doug had the first Plek machine in the country and were responsible for a lot of the development in the early days.

Yes! I was just reading about it as I checked my details!

1 minute ago, Dood said:

There are three "guitar shop" PLEK machines based in the UK. Charlie Chandler, Andertons and Peach Guitars have one. I don't know specifically about Andertons, but Charlie is already a well known Luthier and Peach Guitars have in-house techs. There seems to be an assumption that, like D Class amplifers, there's something up with machines assisting "analogue duties"? 

 

Peach have a very long video on YT about the processes that also includes manual labour pre and post PLEK set up, which is a useful watch - as the process isn't just a number crunching machine spitting out guitars willy-nilly. The techs ascertain what the end goal is as well as (just) a well playing instrument. 

 

I've no affiliation with any of the shops mentioned.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/plek-machine Anderton's do make a good point about PLEK machines not being able to perform miracles if the instrument isn't great to begin with along with lots of other useful information. It's not going to remove a ski slope from a vintage bolt-on or a banana neck with a shot truss rod. 

There are three "guitar shop" PLEK machines based in the UK. Charlie Chandler, Andertons and Peach Guitars have one. I don't know specifically about Andertons, but Charlie is already a well known Luthier and Peach Guitars have in-house techs. There seems to be an assumption that, like D Class amplifers, there's something up with machines assisting "analogue duties"? 

Peach have a very long video on YT about the processes that also includes manual labour pre and post PLEK set up, which is a useful watch - as the process isn't just a number crunching machine spitting out guitars willy-nilly. The techs ascertain what the end goal is as well as (just) a well playing instrument. 

I've no affiliation with any of the shops mentioned.

Just now, Dood said:

The @D'Addario UK 120-50 are also brilliant for those who like to play in Drop D, but will give a similar feel to a standard set in Drop D, when the 120's are tuned down to Drop C#. If you're lucky, and have a bass with a generally 'tight' feel, these will even do Drop C as well! Love 'em!

I forgot to mention that I'm reallly pelased to see the D'Addario string tension calculator is back online again as @franzbassist mentions above.

The @D'Addario UK 120-50 are also brilliant for those who like to play in Drop D, but will give a similar feel to a standard set in Drop D, when the 120's are tuned down to Drop C#. If you're lucky, and have a bass with a generally 'tight' feel, these will even do Drop C as well! Love 'em!

No gig, I had a cheap meal for one from Lidl and my cat walked sh*t through the house. 
So all in all, an upgrade on the last few valentines days. 

11 hours ago, WinterMute said:

 

Yeah, mine's a solidly made block with an IEC mains cable, I have no issues with it at all.

I know that folk had complained about the original power supply, but I didn't know that Neural had upgraded it, that's brilliant actually. Good on ya Neural! I've been building a few new presets recently that, when done, I'll put up on the Cortex app. 

15 hours ago, Owen said:

OGQC

 

I heard the earlier ones are better. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obv that is a joke. 

It was so good, it was worth telling twice! 😊

The Gulf Of America describes the space between the giant Wotsit's ears. 

The Fender Stage 800 combo, like the Boss Katana is laden with effects. 

1 hour ago, WinterMute said:

I don’t think there's anything wrong with it except that it's external, large and the connector doesn’t lock. It's not a wall-wart type, which is in it's favour, it has a proper IEC connector.

 

It provides plenty of current and induces no noise as far as I can tell. Mine is studio based mind.

 

I could see why you’d use a 3rd party unit on a pedalboard, just for size, but any decent cable management will secure the connector, it’s the same as a Boss pedal.

Wait, mine's a wall wart! Are you all saying you have a different power supply than I? I mean, my QC is an early one from the first batch of consumer models. (It might even be a pre-release model!)

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

So what's wrong with the PSU that comes with the Quad Cortex?

 

Aside from the fact that IMO any multi-effects that doesn't have a built-in PSU is not a gig-proof piece of equipment, it worries me that the supposed weakness of the supplied PSU is actually a known issue.

{EDIT: See my reply to WinterMute}

I agree, its one of the things I miss about Helix LT - straight in with an IEC, no messing about with extra boxes and nonsense. The included QC power supply I have to admit, doesn't fill me with confidence when I see how other poepole treat their gear. The wire alone appears thin, so, I leave it carefully coiled up and bring the mains to the QC rather than have the QC power wire loose. That said, the QC has done a lot of gigs now and the PSU hasn't failed.. so, maybe it's not so bad after all lol.. 

I wonder if Neural assumed that users would just opt to get the QC on a pedal board asap and use pedal power instead, the wall wart being a compromise?

10 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Surely a GigRig straight into it would be the best option? IEC and the right polarity.

 

You get those second hand for £60 generally 🤷🏻‍♂️

I bought the MyVolts pile for not much over £20 new and, I knew it was only going to be used on my desk, so from a personal use point of view, it didn't warrant the extra for something stage-worthy. It's still a better build than the enclosed power supply.

48 minutes ago, 2pods said:

I thought 'twas the other way around.

Most pedals using a Boss mode of centre negative, and the QC using the opposite ?

Boss pedals are centre negative, Neural DSP followed suit. iIRC I read that somewhere.  Generic non-music gear stuff is more often centre positive. The MyVolts power supplies appear to be non-music gear specific and thus come with polarity changers. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with the power supplies. I’m not sure how many in the various ranges are fully isolated though.

47 minutes ago, attackbass said:

Thanks Dood, very helpful. Are you using something fancier live?

I'm using the supplied PSU 😂 - Frankly, I do agree with the comments that it doesn't appear that roadworthy. I've been meaning to use something decent. The only thing that lets down the MyVolts power supply, is that they don't mention they send a 'polarity changer adaptor' with the unit because the QC uses a centre negative connector and most generic (non-music gear) supplies are centre-positive. The latter making way more sense to me. 

1 hour ago, attackbass said:

What is everyone using to power the QC?

 

Decided to give it another go for the summer of gigs,festivals and wedding gigs this year and want to upgrade the power supply to something a bit more sturdy, that i can hide under the baordand that I can get the whole board down to one plug. I also don't want to go down the insanely costly power supply route at the moment! 

 

 

Has anyone used the Myvolts power supply?

 

I found another one on Farnell which has the standard iec kettle lead input rather than the 2 pin but not sure if that makes much difference.

 

I would say I've found the QC power supply fine other than the awareness of it on my board and haven't experienced any noise from the lack of ground...

 

 

Yes, I have the MyVolts premium power supply threaded through my desk for when QC is in my studio space. I bought the premium version, though I think it was cheaper when I ordered, a long whiel back now. Seems absolutely fine, no digital noise or interference and plenty of current on tap. 

I've been using DeepDish's GigBook for years now. It's a really simple app and doesn't "do" a lot of features that other apps have, but for dep gigs and the like, it's enough. 

This set up is from a recent gig but the IEM stuff is on another stand out of view. Pretty lightweight, easy to move and covers pretty much any gig these days.

2 minutes ago, Dood said:

I’ve ran the stomp, HX and Helix LT. They’re all amazing. The Stomp is brilliant but I ran out of lanes / rows for parallel processing and I prefer more “stomp pedal” buttons for fast access to individual effects. I loved the LT, it had everything I needed at the time, but QC won me over with the form factor, touch screen, user interface and profiling. That said I still use Helix Native on my desktop and I might make up a mini rig with the Stomp. 

Oh, the Ampeg SVT 4 Pro model on the helix is excellent 👍 

4 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Two things:

 

1. because I think it will be fun, post a pic of the pedalboard or in @Dood’s case rack and pedalboard the QC replaced

 

2. Is anyone a former hx stomp user and what made you go for the QC in the end?

I’ve ran the stomp, HX and Helix LT. They’re all amazing. The Stomp is brilliant but I ran out of lanes / rows for parallel processing and I prefer more “stomp pedal” buttons for fast access to individual effects. I loved the LT, it had everything I needed at the time, but QC won me over with the form factor, touch screen, user interface and profiling. That said I still use Helix Native on my desktop and I might make up a mini rig with the Stomp. 

3 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Two things:

 

1. because I think it will be fun, post a pic of the pedalboard or in @Dood’s case rack and pedalboard the QC replaced

 

2. Is anyone a former hx stomp user and what made you go for the QC in the end?

Just a couple of items 😂 (Honestly this isn’t even half of the kit I’ve owned 😂)