Al Krow

Bought a Boss multifx from Ben. Pedal was in excellent condition (as always), sold to me for a very fair price, and another super smooth transaction

53 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Looks good, is it the same thing with a battery and controls (and a built in drum machine)?

Looks like the GP-100 without the expression pedal and, interestingly, on sale for a tad more than the GP-100!

3 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Your concern is justified @al krow, the Meatball is the single best filter I've used in over 30 years of playing.

You've whetted my interest! Out of interest, which other filter pedals have you used?

29 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…

My concern is that this could very possibly be the best filter out there and put even the 3 Leaf stuff in the shade?! May need to dip a toe in with the Behringer clone first?

We're bloody lucky to have Peter on hand to deal with detailed queries like this! Amazing customer service!

23 minutes ago, miles'tone said:

Best is a Harley Benton mahogany bass uke and a set of the Galli-Kala flats for it.

I take it everywhere as it lives in the car. I'm playing and learning 10x more now. Best £150 all in I've ever spent.  As a very busy dad of 2 with autism, It's really made a huge difference to my overall mental health. My fam is reaping the benefits too as I'm a much less frustrated and now happier daddio these days 👍

What a great story!

Pics please?! (And same to @Greg Edwards69 maybe with your full rig if you have one to hand?!)

44 minutes ago, Paddy777 said:

That looks really good @Chadu25 🔥🔥🔥 

Agreed! Quite a change to the NBD picture, in a good way! Very cool that it was so easy to find alternate PUPs that are same size as the stock ones, and EMGs (from my experience with them on my Spector) are a great choice.

Thanks for sharing that. Be interesting to see what Behringer are going to be retailing these for? Hopefully will put these within reach of many more musos given that the original Lovetone Meatball typically sells for around £750 used!

8 hours ago, Chienmortbb said:

Only that I have had problems with lag on Android tablets. However have now ordered a the one you suggested to try. 

I literally can't think of a better way of settling the issue! 😅

1 hour ago, Chienmortbb said:

I agree with Ed, sorry Al. Using 5GHz is your best bet. The CQ is the best compact mixer on WiFi however many people do use travel routers with them, not because the WiFi is not good but often so they can run wired and wireless networking at the same time. One limitation is that you can only use wired or wireless on the CQ, not both at the same time. 
 

I have used both Soundcraft Ui and The Behringer X series and both have virtually unusable WiFi and had to have an external router. 

Not sure what we are in disagreement about? 😅

19 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

My wife had a heart attack on saturday night. Thought it was heartburn but it went to her arms. Took her to the hospital anyway to see and yes, found the markers for a heart attack so was taken in, her BP was over 200. 

She has been kept in for tests, and although they don't think it was a serious blockage that needs surgery she has to stay in to be monitored for the next few days.

It is amazing how it shifts your life perspective 

Best wishes to you both, Woody, during what is undoubtedly a scary and worrying time

6 hours ago, LawrenceH said:

Thanks chaps - good to know even a cheapo Android tablet has been reliable. Slightly hesitant to risk it on a gig! But a standard iPad seems within the realms of affordability, and assuming that Apple batteries and OS tend to be pretty stable.

 

Couple of questions if you don't mind:

 

Is it easy or even possible to swap devices to, say, a second tablet or indeed a phone as backup if the main controller goes wrong?

 

Also, is a wired connection possible while charging the tablet? Or would I have to use wireless in that scenario?

 

I will definitely take a look at Mixing Station as well, thanks for the tip.

Well I've risked it on over a hundred gigs since I bought it a couple of years back!  Not been tempted to upgrade just yet particularly as my first, much posher, tablet got trashed on its first outing by a drunken punter at a fancy function gig when he fell and knocked over my mic stand! But you'll get better quality from an iPad, for sure. Plus you're purely reliant on a tablet whereas the CQ12 & 18T have excellent screens which makes using the tablet optional.

I've not needed to use it wired, fingers crossed, as I make sure my tablet is fully charged before leaving the house. The key tip for connectivity has been to switch the CQ from 2.4 GHz to 5GHz - made a massive difference.

44 minutes ago, LawrenceH said:

Well, a CQ20b is on its way to me having popped up at a very decent price, complete with case. Entering the digital age!

 

So I need something like an iPad to run it. Anyone got any recommendations or advice? Main concern is long term reliability and stability. I might explore using it for other music things but I don't want to splash another grand on an iPad pro especially if the bog standard one looks to have a good lifespan

I bought a 2023 model of this with less RAM and for nearly double the price, back then. Has performed really well since. It's not the fastest chipset in terms of booting up, but that's a non issue when you have so much else to be getting on with setting up pre gig! Now ridiculously good value at under £60 on Amazon.

DOOGEE U10 (2025) Android 15 Tablet 10 inch, 16GB RAM+128GB ROM(1TB TF)

I've always really liked these guys' lighting set up for a 3/4 piece band:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR7JilxjEMB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said:

Otis Jay Blues Band head into their fifth year with a new lead singer - if we can keep hold of Cecilia, we have a bright future (hopefully). Vocals/keys, guitar, drums, bass/vocals and harmonica. 

 

Trying to diversify into original material - a slow process - so maybe we can get bookings in blues clubs and festivals.

 

As far as it goes, we play anywhere on the (Deep) South coast adjacent to Bournemouth. 
 

Nice pic Mickey! Do you have any video clips of this 5 piece in action?

@LawrenceH, @Rexel Matador, @Merton - exciting stuff gents!

Could you share a bit more about your bands (I think Rexel has provided quite a bit of this already) in terms of:

- band line up (e.g. 4 piece, instrumentation etc), when you guys formed, and whereabouts you're based?

- plans for 2026 in terms of gigs & material?

17 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

That sounds fine for what it is, some extra effects, as long as you make sure the octaver never gets switched on!

 

A shame the octaver is so poor - given how good the Valeton OC10 was. But I guess that was an analogue version (rip-off?) of the Boss OC2 rather than being digital. Multi-fx always seem to struggle with pitch-shift, some doing it better than others, so I guess no real surprise?

@Jean-Luc Pickguard - I've got a fair few pedals I need to put up for sale at some point! A pretty mint Boss OC5 amongst them. Very happy to give you first dibs! 

34 minutes ago, carlsim said:

 

So, a very quick and rough bash with some recording. SRay5 straight into the GP-5, into my interface. Haven't set it up as an independent interface yet.

 

Bass mp3 file - 2 NAM files downloaded from Tone3000 - EBS Bass Rig first, GR Bass Cube second and then the standard finger bass preset the GP-5 comes with.

 

the rest should be as they are described. very much FX loaded as they come - very little faffing or editing (please excuse the playing) - will hopefully give you an idea. The only thing for me is controlling how much FX (chorus etc.) that you can add - no wet / dry mix level - or am I missing something here?? I would have liked a touch more chorus and phaser. But, I don't really need a phaser so it's a moot point for me!

 

Anyway... I hope this helps. It's a great little pedal - I only really intend to use it as a preamp / NAM loading pedal with maybe a smidge of chorus so will suit me perfectly!

 

Carl.

 

So the order is:

Bass with Chorus and reverb

Bass with chorus

Bass drive (preset)

Bass and octaver - probably it's weak point

Bass phaser

Bass slap (preset)

Bass NAM files and bass finger preset

 

 

Amazing thanks! Looking forward to having a listen, as I'm sure others are!

Exactly the sort of post that makes BC such a great forum - thanks Carl!

Have any of you GP-5 owners been able to record some of the fx and amp and cab sims to give us a sense of how decent the GP-5 is as a multi-fx?

Anything expected from Santa that's accidentally arrived early and turned out to be great?

Little end of year Dec bump, to see if we can get to discover a few more of our BC'er bands! 

4 hours ago, skidder652003 said:

Why is it always us who have to do the damn PA, lights, bookings and promo?

That's what I want to know!

Ok if you really want to know... maybe it's because:

(i) just being expected to play root notes with the occasional 5th thrown in, gives us the headspace to think about other things, like gear, and to spend hours discussing it on Bass Gearchat? 

(ii) if someone else did it instead of us, the rest of the band would almost certainly find a better bass player who had the time to put into practising (instead of doing the damn PA, lights, bookings and promo), and

(iii) the likely end result is that no-one in the band would have any gigs to play at!

...now can we get back to discussing DMX please? 😅

I'm also taking the PA gear as well as the lights so, as Phil has touched on, getting something that that I could transport easily and be quick to set up was a key consideration for my crew.

Back in 2018 we got a pair of basic Chauvet DJ bank bar lights and a Chauvet GigBar2 all coming to around £450, when there wasn't so much choice as now and figuring it all out as a newbie without the benefit of this thread! But the GigBar2's relative bulk for transport meant it was only getting used at functions and the Stairville CLB5 is much more compact for transport, although I'm sure that @Stub Mandrel is correct that you can set up t-bar stands for less with separate pars (don't forget something decent to transport them in to avoid damage), but in my case, and the other two band leaders who bought this unit for their bands, getting something that was "plug and play" and in a convenient bespoke case was definitely a key factor with our limited technical abilities! It complements our pair of DJ bank bar lights, which we now mount on our PA poles, to give us a modest but decent lighting set up for most of our gigs.

I pulled together a short video clip to review some of the already-provided settings to share with the band - setting 12 got their vote!

Stairville CLB5 - Selected light settings

https://www.thomann.co.uk/stairville_clb5_rgb_ww_compact_led_bar_5.htm?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1581403906&gclid=CjwKCAiA86_JBhAIEiwA4i9Ju5JFb0lrjHVlTSGWmXCQQTtHinkidF1OsFS-2tEHXrS0mzcRReylrBoCYFcQAvD_BwE

We've just invested in these lights, which are also being used by a couple of mates' bands, and all with a similar profile to yours in terms of venues/genres.

Decently portable and happy to recommend as providing a good starting point to build on.