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Al Krow

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  1. Al Krow
    Glad I didn't guess - I was thinking Shuker Horn with a touch of ACG! So well off the mark!
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    Boss SY-1

    Al Krow replied to Woodinblack's topic in Effects

    That's mega frustrating! I got myself an used Boss SYB-5 recently as I was curious how the tech had developed over the decade since the launch of this predecessor pedal. It's surprisingly not too shabby at all. And layout / controls share a lot in common with the SY-1.
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    This perchance
  4. Al Krow
    Those jazz style knobs work well IMO. I'm completely with you in wanting to be able to see where the dials are set - I resorted to a much cruder set of white stick-on markers on my former 735A!
  5. Al Krow
    Are any of you guys using a screen protector for your Helix? If so what do you recommend?
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    One point to be aware of is the limited amount of blocks and DSPs you have available with the Zoom pedals. I've been using an HPF, comp and noise gate as a standard clean patch and then adding whichever effects on top on my B1X-4, which has a more modern chip and therefore likely greater DSP than the older chip on the B3, B1on and MS 60B models. But still not much space / processing power spare even with the newer B1X / B3N chipset. Re. the Thumpinator I'm pretty sure Max confirmed to me it was set at 28 Hz initial cut off, which is very much in line with the 27 Hz that folk were mentioning above. Not sure 28 Hz is too low, though, particularly if it has closer to a 24/dB cut, obviously depending on what you want to use it for. If the aim is purely to eliminate the sub sonic crud but leave your bass frequencies intact, starting with the 31 Hz B fundamental, then Max has designed it very well.
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    Ah that's a shame to hear. Out of interest what colour / finish were the ones in stock and what was it that about them that made them look so trashy? Fender clearly have made them look a lot better in their sales blurb! But good to know that PMT have them in, I'm still interested to find out a bit more about their weight and how they sound as a PJ and if they stack up against our beloved Yammy BBs. Maybe a glimmer of hope for them yet though, after all one man's trashy can be another man's mojo relic!
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    I kinda think that the combination of the PG on krispn's bass, with the white edge, is what makes the green work for me.
  9. Al Krow
    She's certainly a looker! Love the black hardware in particular - which just works so well on natural wood; and confirmed by having @BassAgent's bass immediately above!
  10. Al Krow
    @BassAgent - you're going to have to put out of my misery and please confirm which horny make I suspect this to be!
  11. Al Krow
    Never really been into green basses, but that does look good on that body shape!
  12. Al Krow
    This now feels really poignant, mate, given your post a short while back with your sad band departure news on your thread. Didn't someone somewhere say there's pretty much nothing you can't do with a Squier?
  13. Al Krow
    Gutted to hear that Lozz. Really hope you find something music-wise when you're ready, that's more compatible with a work & life balance that is going to suit you and let you thrive.
  14. Al Krow
    That would seem to take care of the issue and save me £100 on a very neat Mooer pedal. But how easy is it to load in IRs?
  15. Al Krow
    Haha - you're clearly getting fearless in your comments these days Mr Bass5 😁
  16. Al Krow
    Yup indeed, the same here. I was specifically focusing on the cab sims for those occasions when I might DI out from the amp to the PA.
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    Were any of you tempted to get something like this to deal with with the lack of cab sims on the HX FX? @mcnach I vaguely remember (I think it was) you who had a thread on amp and cab sims a while back and that you tried out a couple of the more recent offerings?
  18. Al Krow
    Very good!! Parkinson's law of triviality - I've learnt a second thing today (as well as how to reset the FI to A = 440Hz 😁) Oh and Peter - yes it did sort out the accuracy, thanks, but it does jump about a lot still so in that sense my bike shed of a tuner on the Zoom B1X-4 is actually less annoying to use. But maybe that's because the FI is too sensitive?
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    Cheers buddy, and nope you didn't bite anyone's head off. You're far too nice a chap to ever do that. Now as my penance, I'd best go away and RTFM before Xmas... 😊
  20. Al Krow
    Cheers buddy. I've not come across MarloweDK but I'll definitely put him on the list to follow up!
  21. Al Krow
    Maybe a while yet! Just started working through Mark's course on talkingbass; for me, he's one of the best online bass tutors out there. I've only really got one passive bass these days, so yup it's been on a couple of my actives (the Ibby and Spector). Do you use slap much or even a little in your live work, to add a bit of spice?
  22. Al Krow
    Lol! I'm giving up (you'll be glad to hear). Page 4 of this thread for the Axel stuff. Feel free to update your earlier second post on this thread or not as you choose, if you feel it useful. Appreciate your assistance (and patience!) on getting the tuner sorted on mine Peter.
  23. Al Krow
    You really are ranting quite a lot these days! 🤣 I'm just sharing my experience as a user just as @AxelF did earlier in the thread, before he had his head bitten off for having the temerity to share his thoughts. Not everyone has the time or inclination to wade through a 70 page manual! Step back a bit and consider this: if our discussion improves the experience for other users (and avoids Peter having to deal with numpties like me going forward) then that's gotta be a good thing, right?
  24. Al Krow
    I think if you just mention it in your OP, you will have fully covered the basses, maybe something along the lines of: "If you do not want to or do not need to back up your old v2 files, then you can simply update your firmware and load the new factory soundset using this handy tool (Google Chrome only). Please be aware that you will need to separately reset the tuner which is covered at pages 13 & 14 of the manual"
  25. Al Krow
    Fair - but that is not the page that is linked in your OPs and the instructions you advised us to follow? (And no mention of this glitch as something to be aware of in your OPs or in the otherwise very helpfully provided Online v3 Firmware Updater). Online v3 Firmware Updater If you do not want to or do not need to back up your old v2 files, then you can simply update your firmware and load the new factory soundset using this handy tool (Google Chrome only). IMPORTANT: If you don’t already have your v2 programs backed up but want to, then, rather than using the online updater, you must instead update to v3 using these instructions.
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