Mikey R

I bought Pobs Neo Clone last week, quick delivery, top chap to deal with!

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Hamster - Fender Hotrod P/J, Bareface Compact, Auralex Gramma Pad, SFX Thumpinator; either Markbass 800 Tube or Ampeg PF500 Portaflex[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. BigBeatNut - Rob Allen Deep 5, Status Electro, Lakland 55-02 Fretless, Markbass CMD121P, a selection of SFX micro pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Stingray5 - Musicman StingRay5 and Stingray fretless, Tune TWB-6, Trace Elliot BLX-80 combo, Boss GT-6B fx, Gramma Pad, (+ raffle bits & freebies).[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]4 OBBM - undecided on basses but Schroeder cab(s) and mini-rack Mk2 (+raffle bits)[/font][/color] [i]5. Charic (tentative) - ACG Finn 4 (Drop C tuning), Yamaha RBX6JM, Modded Fender MIM, TC RH450, 2 x TC RS210, Line6 DL4 (delay pedal), Behringer Chorus Pedal[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]6. Happy Jack - Ampeg Baby Bass and (just for OBBM) at last I'll bring along a Hofner Verithin. If there's enough (any) interest, I could also bring along a Fishman Fusion pedal plus a rig to play through.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7. Macdaddy - custom shuker or custom Iceni Zoot or Hamer Blitz + raffle bits [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]8. Billyapple - Gibson Thunderbird, Un-Finished Wishbass Lobe, Matamp GT200 Head, Matamp 212 Cab, DHA VT1 Eq[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]9. Walman - ([i]assuming it'll all fit in the smaller car I got last year as I was cutting down on gear [/i][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]) Wal Pro1/Custom hybrid, 2 x G&L L2500 US, Tanglewater ClassicJ, Roland PK5 bass pedals w DSI MoPho synth, GenzBenz Streamliner 6, BF Super12T - alternatively a poll on which to bring may be required[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. OliverBlackman- going to bring the Tokai as it seems in a recent thread not many have experienced the 80's Jazz sounds.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Shockwave - Gibson RD and Gibson Grabber or Fender P-J Antigua. [/font][/color] [i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. dc2009 (tentative) - Warwick Corvette $$ 5 Special Edition, Lakland Skyline 55-01. Sansamp, SYB-5, Q-tron+, BSY600. Anything more will need a lift![/font][/color][/i] [i]13. Eude (tentative) - ACG Finn SC Classic BO 5 string 33" Scale, ACG Finn SC Classic BO 6 String 33" Scale, Ibanez Promethean 5110C & EAD Foundation 112 3-way Prototype.[/i] [i]14.Bloodaxe (tentative) - Aria SB-1000 Frankenfretless, Ibanez Promethean 5110C [might add the SB-900 & Bloody ZZB Custom to this if anyone's driving from E or SE postcodes & I can blag a lift][/i] [i]15. 51m0n - the usual guff (Roscoe, Berg, MB blah blah, if in doubt check my sig) + a very tentative PluxTheDuck & related kit[/i] [i]16. Urb - Sei bass plus laptop (maybe) and my fingers [/i] 17. Seashell - Fender Precision (MIM) and Ibanez SRX500. No rig! 18. Mikey R - the P bass + possibly the pedal board (if Merton will let me sleep on his sofa that weekend)

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1342993211' post='1743672'] i miss my pulsar! [/quote] I get a cool effect when I run the pulsar into the flanger, the two skip in and out of phase and make it sound way more intersting than it really is. Im going to try it out on the intro to Black Hole Sun tomorrow, in the living room it sounds great so hopefully will sound just as good with the band.

Heres my hastily assembled board in the small case for tomorrow. Ive only got the bare essentials from the big board, so nothing too wacky - no space for the delay or POG.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1342820033' post='1741637'] Nope ... not unless you want to offer me absolutely silly quantities of the folding stuff. [/quote] Silly enough?

I was getting fed up with what I thought was an unreliable daisy chain, but Im now starting to think Im overloading a single power supply - with 1300mA I should have enough but Ive learnt to be wary of manufacturers specs. Whatever the problem, Ive been on the lookout for something better. Cheers for the Power Plant Junior recommendation, Ive now got a couple on order. Should be plenty of power and the lack of ground loops will be nice. EDIT: speling

One piece of advice I got from a friend - if you plan on flightcasing your board, then buy the flightcase first and build the board to fit. The other way round is madness. Most flightcases for pedal boards are made from a board with a lid, so do a good job in their own right. And, get a board thats big enough - or have a very strict replacement strategy. They take up more space than youd think.

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1340536792' post='1705681'] It can be turned off in the second version. I like it a lot. Found the VT to be too dark for my liking. [/quote] Really? Ive got my V1 set to 'clank' and I love it.

Doesnt look like you can switch it off. :/

I bought Andys Blackfinger compressor - very easy to deal with, quick delivery, perfect BC transaction!

I got my Dirty Rat because out of all the dirt boxes I tried that day, it sucked the least bass from the tone. YMMV.

I would recommend experimenting with mixing and matching. Im currently playing around with a couple of Tech21 character pedals in a parallel configuration to simulate biamping, with one being driven by a ProCo Rat. Its very similar to Sibobs blend, but its blending two slightly driven tones rather than one distored and one clean. Yeah, distortion is a very personal thing, all the Tech21 pedals can do a nice mellow overdrive or a heavy crunch, but getting that middle gound proved tricky.

One thing to point out - when you have a very complex setup like that, you can often find yourself twiddling the knobs trying to find the hidden sound that justifies all the complex wiring, which stops you trying any simpler options which may sound better.

Im undecided - I personally cant see what would be achieved by having four parallel loops, but then its not my sound we're playing with. I like modulation and delays / reverbs to follow the dirt boxes, but then Ive never tried them in parallel.. Ive got two parallel loops with bits switched in and out on my pedal board and Im sure it would also look odd on paper.

I got the Blonde to complement the VT, Im wondering if I should have gone for the Leeds instead. Humph.

[quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1339968116' post='1697091'] Sounds fun. I could donate a Matamp GT200 Head for the valve bit. And you'd be welcome to turn the knob to full if you like, I know I have. [/quote] Ahh, brilliant! So, we need some kind of loop sampler, an SPL meter, a voltmeter, a couple of Compacts (Alex? ), and a nice big solid state amp (Merton?)

Ok, what would be really interesting, and would put alot of myths to bed: 1) create a sampled loop of a bass playing live on the day. 2) play this out through a cranked valve amp into one of Alexs cabs 3) put an volt meter or similar measuring device on the output of the amplifier, so that we can get a rough estimate of the RMS voltage (yes, I know P=V^2/R - bear with me) 4) record the spl coming out of the speaker - possibly whist observing from the next county. 5) swap out the valve amp for a solid state amp 6) match the spl 7) measure the voltage RMS required to get the same SPL. 8) calculate the difference in power and / or dB required to match the two. Does anyone have any kit to try out this experiment?

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1339779286' post='1694314'] I should be there as usual. Dunno if anyone would want to put up with me banging on about anything again this year. If anyone does fancy another comical tirade about the perils of one knob compressors or the lies that abound in the world of recordings then feel free to ask.... [/quote] Yep, please do - either of the above.

I agree, with power valves its all about the feel, I dont know why but a big tube amp at the same spl as a solid state amp jusk kicks you in the gut when you dig in.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1339702666' post='1693109'] I'll need to get a quote on a pre-owned time machine. If I get one at a decent price anyone want a trip back with me? [/quote] If you do get the time machine in time, then I'd be happy to share petrol money / plutonium for the flux capacitor.

There is something all encompassing and grinworthy about playing through a big Matamp, I dont know what it is, but they do something magic with those valves. Could I be rather rude and ask if this beasie will be making it to a bass bash this year? Im sure loads of us would love to have a wee look...