Al Krow

Thanks and welcome back to BC! I must admit I've struggled to get any decent synth sims from the Stomp, which is part of the reason for me getting the Boss SY-1; the other part is I'm hoping that the Boss interface with easy to tweak knobs will make it really easy to use. @Quatschmacher is a great guy to pick brains on if you're also thinking about a C4 or FI; he's got both and knows a LOT about synths!

Haha, yup sadly the 'correct' answer is not one that I can lay claim to. 3 would be nearer the mark. About to be 4 when I get a duo strap to handle the spectre of a slightly heavier bass...And only ever one at a time. Be interested to come back to this thread in 12 months time and see if the position has changed!

The 'correct' answer is obviously... 9 😀

Apology accepted (although I strictly have 10, so dunno why I've jumped on the nine bandwagon?! 😂). Actually you're technically 'nearly nine'. That works. And dave is actually even more nearly nine (especially after Christmas!) From the nine brigade...

Apologies Woody - and agreed. I'll make this my last response to Cuzzie and hope he takes the hint! I too am really interested in the SY-1! @Cuzzie - I've asked (on multiple occasions) on public fora and via PM that you don't comment on my posts because you invariably troll. For example, would you consider this to be yet another snarky comment, or something helpful? There are a zillion other folk's posts to comment on. Too much to ask?

Trouble with some idiots is that you can repeatedly ask them in public forum and by pm not to comment on any of your posts because they are such irritating trolls. You can block them (which I've done) but somehow they simply don't get the message. Harry, I'm at a bit of a loss. This particular individual is pretty much the sole reason I can find spending time on BC unpleasant. Suggestions welcome!

Agreed. @51m0n has been the wisest head on the topic of compression I've come across on BC. Fact that he recommended the Becos Stella as a superb compression learning tool was a big factor in my jumping at the first chance one of these came up used in the FS. As and when I get round (in my own good time!) to using anything more than my B14-X for live use, the Becos will certainly get an outing with Simon's skepticism-searing settings.

Cool! What you don't need a PhD in computer editing to go from unboxing to using live?! It tracks down to a low B without a glitch?! Just on that latter point alone, if I may quote you: OMFG !!! 👍

Ah enjoy Some learned and insightful comments from @51m0n on the subject, together with typical d*ick-head comments from the usual suspects, which I do my best to ignore! 😁

I didn't know that was a question? If you head over to the Compiq thread you'll find it's not been a secret, and where I'm getting severely lectured on how compressor pedals only really have any value in a band mix... 'Fraid it's taken the place of Keeley in my affection just as the SY-1 is about to similarly take the place of my FI (although there is a bit of sweepstake being organised by one of the C4 owners on just how long the SY-1 is going to survive on the Krow board - I've bet him it'll last longer than the C4 will on his 😂) Fortunately your board currently seems to be a place of kind refuge for several of my Brexited pedals...

You're catching on pretty quickly matey! Gold star (and six basses) for you Now if you were to get another SIX basses ... what would they be? Nope it means you have nine and a spare Shuker. Like I have nine and a Stagg EUB.

Just bought Colin's Red Ripper pedal. Very smooth transaction and everything as described and a pleasure to deal with. Very happy to recommend Colin to my fellow BC'ers.

Yours arrived yet? My PB has a SY-1 hole ready for filling!

Half of 18 = NINE Ok we seem to be collectively arriving at a magic number for the number of basses we can "get away" with. After some deep analysis as to why this is the magic 'allowed' number of basses, I've concluded that it's not...double figures. There you go! 😂

@machinehead Always grateful when a collection of 9 rather lovely basses is considered to be "fairly modest". Given that I currently also have 9 (excluding a Stagg 3/4 EUB) I can just mention that "Frank says it's fairly modest to have 9..." should Mrs Krow ever question the need for more than (say) one... 😂

Ah so if he can't hear a difference he's useless. Must have been a witch if she floats eh? 😂

Oh just the little compressors we have on our pedal boards vs the more sophisticated compression available to a sound engineer e.g. in a recording studio or with a decent FOH sound system.

Actually I must ask the sound engineer at one of our clubs to have the compression engaged on and then turn off (or vice versa) mid way through a track and see if he can hear any difference in a band mix through the FOH from the back of the room - and I'll have a listen through the monitors (although much more difficult to hear any nuances through those in my experience).

Afraid that sounds completely contradictory to me: if you can't hear pedal board compression at home you're (well I'm certainly) not going to hear it over a drummer with ear plugs in! I'm perfectly happy to let the sound engineers sort out live use compression, for now. Yup - that's what I do when working on material at home i.e. playing along to a track with the bass turned right down. Glad that's a good way to discover what compression is really doing

Ok sorted...

What difference in sound are you getting with it in parallel?

Ah that is frustrating...

Is it just me, or is that a bl*oody tasty Bass VI?