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Al Krow

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  1. Al Krow
    Late correction.
  2. Al Krow
    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.
  3. Al Krow
    I'm feeling a whole lot better about having 3 cabs (two being BF) already!
  4. Al Krow
    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.
  5. Al Krow
    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)?
  6. Al Krow
    Yeah, but we all know how much you like gravy! Lol!
  7. Al Krow
    Wow - that's a great price for a v2 in such good condition!! I'm gonna be gobsmacked if this hangs around in the FS for any length of time - someone is in for a treat (and a bargain!)
  8. Al Krow
    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.
  9. Al Krow
    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!
  10. Al Krow
    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'.
  11. Al Krow
    If you click on the Amazon link he posted, there's a 'look inside' option and you can browse the content's page.
  12. Al Krow
    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!
  13. Al Krow
    Wisdom
  14. Al Krow
    Why do I always want to pronounce that as Ariane 'Crap'? 😁
  15. Al Krow
    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.
  16. Al Krow
    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!
  17. Al Krow
    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!
  18. Al Krow
    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!
  19. Al Krow
    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.
  20. Al Krow
    Fantastic bass from a great seller! GLWTS Dave. PS call that a head-stock ding? Bah! You clearly weren't putting much effort in.
  21. Al Krow
    And exactly how do you know it has poor quality and lacks durability? It's just a ridiculous statement to be making, unless you are basing it on your own or others' actual experience. In fact the octave pedal with the worst reputation of the three you mentioned (Boss, MXR, Valeton) is the MXR. It was well known for being noisy and it seems to me a big reason for the release of the latest model to deal with that particular issue. Oh look here's another noisy MXR pedal... https://www.sevenstring.org/threads/mxr-10-band-eq-is-making-tons-of-noise-and-popping-sounds.332880/ It's been replaced with a more recent (silver version) "and it’s been upgraded with noise-reduction circuitry," Please don't assume that just because you pay less for bass gear, it's automatically going to be worse!
  22. Al Krow
    @stewblack - that Ricochet looks versatile i.e. both octave up and down plus other intervals. Does a lot more than the Digitech Mosaic which I'm a big fan of, but which only does octave up (very well!). I'm guessing the Digitech pedals are analogue rather than digital but couldn't find anything immediately to confirm.
  23. Al Krow
    FWIW I've had MXR M288 octave pedal and found it to be noisy as well as a lot more expensive. The cheap chinese Valeton OC-2 rip-off is actually very good and from a quick read there seem to be a lot of very happy BCers on this thread who have one.
  24. Al Krow
    Understood. Yup it seems to me that trying to adjust string spacing simply by using a different bridge can very easily miss the key point of what string spacing the neck has been designed to cater for.
  25. Al Krow
    Btw I agree that replacing the bridge on a 5 string bass to allow narrower string spacing may not be an option - mainly 'cos you no longer have your old 5ers! But in any case, setting the string spacing to 16.5mm on a bass neck designed to cater for 18mm or 19mm spacing is not going to make the neck width any slimmer and you'll just have 'awkward' fretboard space on either side of your B and G strings. And as @Kiwi mentioned elsewhere, there is also the issue of pole piece alignment, particularly for the bridge pup. The Helix multifx, mentioned earlier, is very good at pitch shifting and does so without noticeable latency. If you don't want to spend that much then a Digitech Ricochet would be worth checking out, but as much as I love my Zoom multis, which are amazing bang for your buck, one thing they don't have the processing power to do well is pitch shifting!
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