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[quote name='BassManKev' post='267133' date='Aug 21 2008, 03:27 PM']however you like really, but do not have a compressor before a wah, completly limits the wah effect badly[/quote] ...so says (most of) the theory. And I had it like that for some time, after lots of testing. However after another period of extensive testing I decided I prefer the compressor first... which doesn't mean I won't change my mind later... again! *just an edit to add that the wah effect sounds duller to me if I put the compressor after it...

Got it at Music Ground (Denmark St, London). They only had 2 units. They also had the Bass Big Muff which I didn't like at all, sounded similar to the Little Big Muff, worse than the Russian and the Dry and Bass Boost modes seemed pretty useless to me... Certainly wouldn't replace my Zoom Ultra Fuzz!!!! They didn't have any other of the new models... Will definitely post some sound samples.... ermmm... how do I do it after I have the mp3, do I upload them to some host site or something? Any suggestions? It does apparently sound the same as the larger version, but it's true bypass. And it feels a lot sturdier. It also runs on 9v, although you can't put it in a daisy chain and it hums if I use a Godlyke Powerall instead of the power adapter that comes with it... Go figure... How hard is it for EHX to make pedals that work in a daisy chain??? I haven't combined it with other pedals yet so haven't decided on a place in the signal chain, but what would you say would be the conventional position in a chain like this: comp > wah > fuzz > chorus > flanger My bet is first in chain so I can keep the dynamic to trigger only the notes I hit harder (before comp), and so I have a clean signal running into it (before fuzz) but let me know your opinions... Curious as to how it will sound before and after the wah :-) although guessing it will get a bit confused tracking notes after the wah...

Endless possibilities, for what I could tell so far :-D

[quote name='gusto' post='236976' date='Jul 10 2008, 11:43 PM']I've got the TU2, picks up my b well even if tuned down, but a bit erratic when in live gig situation, its seems to get distracted by all the other noise in loud venues. But its always fine at practice. However I don't know if anyone else has this problem. typical boss style pedal and quite accurate.[/quote] I have the TU-2 and never experienced any such problems in gigs... you must have noise in your signal from some earthing issue I would say...

Maybe it's the Korg that is an inferior product ;-) I have an MXR Stereo Chorus which uses 18v as well, and I use a Godlyke Powerall with a daisy chain powering all my 9v pedals plus an adapter I bought from Diago that turns 9v into 18v for the MXR pedal. Check them out...

[quote name='bassjamm' post='227846' date='Jun 27 2008, 09:55 AM']Yeah, i've thought about the software route...seems like it might be a good idea! I'll keep an eye out then, does fuity loops offer this function? Thanks guys, Jam[/quote] It should be fine, but I wouldn't go for that one, I'd go for the industry standards, which nowadays seem to be more and more Cubase on PC or Logic on Mac. You can get the light versions of these for a little over £100 (or a little less on eBay, new and sealed). The reason I suggest these is that if you continue using software like this (which is likely), you'll almost certainly end up settling on one of these 2 in the end, and learning the definitive program once is better than learning a few that you'll end up dropping along the way... Logic's light version is better than Cubase's light version, but you'd need a Mac. And Garageband is a great fun program to use, would probably be ideal for you, and the transition for logic is very very easy as they have the same principles. But again, you'd need a Mac. Everyone should have a Mac, really... ;-)

Hmm, my work blocks links to image hosting sites... What is it?

Why not just some sequencer software? Anything like Cubase, Ableton Live, Reason, Garageband, Logic... There are light versions you can buy for cheap and they'll do beats, chords, melodies, arrangements, effects... complete backup bands for you!

Following the launch of the new true bypass Korg Pitchblack tuner, I've read a few articles online defending that a tuner that is not true bypass may actually be a good thing as it acts as a buffer (like the TU-2 and DT-10) and so true bypass may do more bad than good... So I'd like to know: - I have a TU-2 as my 1st pedal. Since it acts as a buffer, is it actually doing something good for my tone that I would be worse off if I took it out and inserted a true-bypass tuner or nothing at all there? (I know I can test this myself but not at studio/gig volumes at the moment and would like to know how it should be in theory anyway)... - Should a buffered tuner like the TU-2 be at the start or end of the pedal chain? - What's the usefulness of a buffered tuner for a bassist as opposed to a true bypass tuner? I play with a MIA Fender Jazz Deluxe which is active but seems to have a higher impedance than most active basses. I understand an active bass means it already has its own buffer, so does this mean the use I might have for an external (tuner) buffer is already covered? My signal chain is as follows: TU-2 Aphex Punch Factory (true bypass) Cry Baby 105q Zoom Ultra Fuzz MXR Stereo Chorus (true bypass) Rocktron Hypnotic Flange Ernie Ball Jr volume pedal

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='222233' date='Jun 19 2008, 03:34 PM']+1 the "bass boost button" is actually a "bass bypass". When the button is pressed, the lower frequencies go through the pedal untouched.[/quote] True, that's what it supposedly is, however when I have it on, there is definitely a boost in the deep lows... So I think it's not exactly what they say... It doesn't just let low freqs. out unaffected...

I love the MXR Stereo Chorus, I think it's ideal for bass for the following reasons: - Has a bass boost button (provides a slightly less chorusy but deeper tone) - Has Low and High EQ (so you can make chorus EQ equivalent to that of your clean tone) - Has a mix knob (Intensity knob mixes chorus tone with clean tone) - Sounds great, can be extremely lush or have just the right subtlety

You have to try it and listen. A few years ago I thought the compressor sounded better after my wah, but after that I did more experiments and found IMO the comp should definitely be before it and couldn't believe I was using them the other way around before... I might change my mind again some day, who knows... But I always have the comp before distortion, chorus and flanger, and I don't think that will ever change... No idea where the Exciter should be...

[quote name='Ant' post='220266' date='Jun 16 2008, 10:27 PM']for anyone who has been put off diago boards after reading about this, the newer ones ive used when compared to older ones ive had use much stronger glue under the carpet and feel looooooooads sturdier - bloody excellent.[/quote] Well, that might have just been because of me then...

I have a Gigman and it's not deep enough. if the measurements listed were accurate, it would do (just), but what's on the site doesn't correspond to the real thing. The one I got was roughly 1 cm less deep inside than it should. That causes the 105q to press on the foam, which is making it a bit tatty on that spot, and also when I close the case, the pedal ends up half-pressed as well. On top of that, the carpet was barely glued, all corners came off 1st time I removed a pedal from them. I complained to Diago and James measured the boards he had in stock and verified the dimension inaccuracy was recurrent, so he said he was going to complain to the company that does the boards for him as they weren't following his specs. He would also complain about the glue. He offered to take the board back and refund me but I thought to hell with it, I couldn't afford anything better so I decided to live with the short depth problem and as for the carpet I just fixed it myself. Amazingly, getting a load of double-sided tape under the carpet did a better job than the crappy glue they used!

[quote name='aj5string' post='100235' date='Dec 6 2007, 03:28 PM']Im looking for a power supply for my cry baby - its one of the older bass ones (the black one). Ideally, i'd like something that could power that and some othe effects (boss etc...), but can only find things for boss effects so far, and my cry baby has a different input for power? Any ideas?[/quote] The Rocktron DC OnTap and the Godlyke Powerall should come with all the adaptors you need plus a daisy chain cable.

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='85802' date='Nov 9 2007, 11:07 AM']I hope your board was just a glitch in the Diago's boards production. Reading other comments on this forum it would appear that the quality is actually quite good. It is good that they offered to do their best to sort out the problem. Silent Fly[/quote] He actually went to check the dimensions on the stock he had and found that they all had the wrong dimensions, so he was going to complain to the supplier as they weren't building them according to his specs. As someone said, the Spiders do look a lot heavier. My Diago is already heavy as it is, with 7 pedals it all weighs more than my SWR 350x amp in an SKB x-rack.

I have to say, I got a bit weary of Diago boards... the one I bought had the carpet bit coming off COMPLETELY after carefully un-sticking a couple of pedals. There was barely any glue on it. Also, the internal dimensions were less than stated, 1.5cm (W) and 0.5cm (H and D) which ended up making a big difference... That said, James called me promptly apologising and offering to make it up, he would have taken it back and refunded me or sent a new one for no postal costs, I'm sure, but I decided to just keep it and fix it myself, as otherwise it's pretty well built... I'm just living with the wah ripping the foam interior of the lid, because of that bit of height missing... Just so you can imagine, double side tape and some tiny drops of super glue made the carpet hold better than the way it came, still going strong that way, so you can see how terribly glued it came if double sided tape does a better job! I think I would give those Spiders a go this time...

[quote name='cheddatom' post='77645' date='Oct 22 2007, 09:54 AM']I need to sort mine out. Everyone else's board is so tidy! I need to drill and solder and etc though, and i'm just too lazy. I wish there was an easy way of tidying up my board![/quote] You have roughly 25 devices on your board, including a rack tuner (!) plus the power strip and power supply... The only way that's going to look tidier is if you lay them out on an aircraft carrier...

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='76571' date='Oct 19 2007, 03:38 PM']try the EHX pocket metal muff- it works really well on bass. gets almost exactly that Cliff fuzz sound. you can find them on the bay for around £35 new, and they are only the size of an mxr pedal![/quote] See eude, I tried the big version of that one and I thought it was absolute rubbish... Nothing like trying things yourself, whenever possible, since people will have complete opposite opinions...

[quote name='eude' post='76333' date='Oct 19 2007, 08:56 AM']Cheers for the input guys! Think I may have dodged a bullet there! Shame the Metal Muff is s**t for bass, I'd assumed that because it was an EHX Muff it would offer up decent fuzz for bass, oh well... I 'spose I might be in the market for a decent fuzz pedal for bass then, any suggestions? Cheers, Eude[/quote] Well, I think it's sh*t, but other perople might disagree, maybe you should still try it if you had the chance, but I think it's unlikely you'll find it good. Best Fuzz (that's not Zvex and therefore is affordable): Zoom Ultra Fuzz UF-01 I also like Frantone fuzzes (which sound like nothing else), and the Skreddy Mayo, which sounds like an old triangle Muff. Still, you can get that sound with all the controls on the Zoom AND with more definition.

[quote name='eude' post='76023' date='Oct 18 2007, 02:55 PM']Hey guys, looking for a bit of advice. I'm currently using an old school Russian Big Muff, the one with the "pie" symbol, not the dark green one though, the kind matt black one, batteries only, OK OK - I'll get pics up soon... Anyway, I'm very happy with the sound, but I'm drawn to the shiny new Metal Muff with Top Boost, the one with two buttons. Has anyone tried the new Metal Muff with bass? Any idea how much my old Muff would be worth, it's in absolutely perfect condition. Cheers, Eude[/quote] That Muff should go for about £60. The new Metal Muff, I tried it, it's absolute s h i t for bass. Useless. Regarding Muffs, I'd order them from best to worst as Russians (good tone but lacking definition), Little (ok but too much gain and boomy bass), American (bad, kills the low end but usable), Metal (typical metal distortion, scooped mids, kills low end, controls make little difference with a bass, completely annihilates the tone of the instrument and all you get is white noise distortion).

I'm done :-) Keeping a T-Rex Bass Juice for a different distortion for another band. And a BF-2B which I haven't decided if I'm selling or keeping yet. Apart from that, perfect pedals for all my needs and don't need anything else.

[quote name='Hamster' post='71690' date='Oct 9 2007, 05:13 PM']You got to go with what your ears are telling you, but convention would put the chain comp > fuzz > wah > flanger > volume > chorus. Hamster[/quote] Why would you have flanger before and chorus after, they're the same type of thing... I've read all kinds of conventions on this, you'll find a few different ones on this forum... It was actually more convenient for me, for the space I had in my pedalboard, to have it in the beginning, but my ears told a different story so I had to take everything out to put it in the end...

[quote name='Hamster' post='71380' date='Oct 9 2007, 12:42 AM']What is your pedalchain? - it will make a diference where you place it depending on what's in the chain. Basically, you want it before any delay, chorus or reverb, but after other pedals. Hamster[/quote] I have comp > wah > fuzz > flanger > chorus > volume I initially thought I'd have it somewhere before the fuzz coz that would basically control volume along with distortion level. In the end, I found it didn't work very well there, I wouldn't get an even increase in volume+fuzz, I'd get a high increase, than it would slow, all almost without fuzz, than fuzz in only in the last bit. With volume in the end, I get fuzz all the time but I get an even volume change. As for the chorus and flanger, it sounded much better after those too. I get this modulated signal that sounds very full and stable. With the volume pedal before, it sounded lifeless and the effects got all flaky without volume on full...

[quote name='lowdown' post='70920' date='Oct 8 2007, 09:54 AM']Not sure what reviews you have read..... I have had one of these for years....and they are great...[i know plenty of people who love em..] As for being gay...use it without the 'gay' lights on. They also have a very smooth foot action.Which is great if you are wearing pink light weight slippers. Garry[/quote] The reviews at Harmony Central... Thanks for the replies, I ended up buying an Ernie Ball Junior with 250Kohm pot, I have it at the end of the chain because I tried it everywhere and that's where it sounded better. I only got it last week so haven't rehearsed with it yet, but at home it's been doing it's job with perfection...