Al Krow

I guess the relevance to this thread is the ability of the Tele to do polyphonic octave up with zero latency! Won't fit on my pedal board though 😁

Well the original heading was defo ambiguous, so I've tried to steer it back onto bass stuff (otherwise it properly belongs on "Off Topic"), so no need to apologise! Sounds like a win-win. Good for you.

STOP IT! 😁

I'm forming a bass luddites' club for folk who find themselves capable of only doing the basics, like playing the bass 😁

Lot's of good intentions to get to grips with bits of kit that have been lying around for a while, but it's still not happened! If it didn't happen during lockdown, when many of us will have had some spare time on our hands, is it worth finally admitting that it's not ever gonna happen - in my case PC editing of multifx / quasi multifx pedals (Helix, Source Audio) and it's time to bite the bullet and get some of this waiting-to-be-used kit moved on? The flip side, I guess is that maintaining motivation has been harder than I thought with no gigs in sight! Started well, but it's definitely got harder to stick at it as the lockdown months have continued. Any of you guys feeling the same, or are we giving up on good intentions too easily? Or are some of you in the opposite camp and have been able to make great use of the extra time to get better as bass players - if so, what's been your secret? PS - mainly thinking about bass related stuff rather than off-topic, but feel free to share whatever!

Late correction.

I had one. Octaver is fine. The synth is now very dated tech and quite limited compared to current competition. If you're just after a value for money octaver, check out the Valeton OC-10.

I'm feeling a whole lot better about having 3 cabs (two being BF) already!

It's Zoom's patch editor - much easier for getting everything onto one screen shot than ToneLib; but other than for doing that, the consensus seems to be that ToneLib is the better editor for actually using in practice and also allows patch sharing between users.

That Ibby looks and sounds great! Seems like you have a particular 'look' in your basses - would I be right in saying that your Aria SB700 is pretty similar styling wise (ignoring the actual wood finish you've gone for)?

Yeah, but we all know how much you like gravy! Lol!

Thanks! That's a nice idea. Based on likely timelines for book usage based on reliable past experience... ...we should get that thread going in summer 2023.

You should have been on commission! I think three of us have parted with cash to get Gary Willis' book as a direct result of your recommendation!

Lol! I'm suddenly feeling a lot less isolated in doing exactly the same with bass books and CDs! In this case it's clearly not 'wisdom' but 'age'.

If you click on the Amazon link he posted, there's a 'look inside' option and you can browse the content's page.

Dammit. Bloody typical BC thread. I came on here to share some insights on Valeton OC-10s and ended up with GAS for an SX Telecaster. Lol!

Wisdom

Why do I always want to pronounce that as Ariane 'Crap'? 😁

Yeah and that's fair about the MXR BOD - the folk I know who have one seem to divide roughly 50:50 into the 'no issues it's fine' or 'noisy circuit' camps. Mine was unfortunately in the (very!) noisy circuit camp.

Ordered a copy - cheapest new is just £10.85 inc P&P which is definitely worth a punt. No doubt will add to my collection of good intention but-yet-to-be-opened bass books - lol!

You can see why I was trying to bag your B1-4 a few months back now! Must admit the new pedal line up has brought a bit of a grin to this old head of mine. I'm holding onto the Zoom B1X-4 though - it'll make for an excellent standalone headphone amp / tuner / multifx and slip very nicely into a gig bag pouch!

Managed to bag a Zoom B1-4 to take the place of my B1X-4, which has allowed me to give my mini board a bit of a makeover. So I've gone from this... ...to this, with a few recent additions getting a look in. This new combination feels like it could be a lot of fun and I'm kinda wondering whether my larger board may well just have been relegated to back up! The Zoom is there for all the bits that the rest of my pedals aren't taking care of e.g. octave down, chorus, short slap-back delay, quick access EQ for motown-vintage or a bit of slap and of course as an easy to use tuner. Its built in drum machine is also super useful for home practice. As one of the least expensive pedals on the board it certainly pulls its weight! Postscript: managed to source some decent value flat patch cables for under £10 and a couple of right angle daisy chain x2, which tidied things up nicely, and have got all the buttons reasonably accessible. Could even see me using this live now - roll on the autumn and, fingers crossed, the return of gigs!

Just bought a Zoom pedal from Gerry. Super easy transaction - well packaged and quick delivery. No hesitation in recommending Gerry to my fellow BC'ers.