tayste_2000

Well my demo video is like 15mins long which is usually a sign that something should stay 😅

On 05/06/2025 at 16:17, daveybass said:

I’ve just bought one this morning, will let you know how it is

I’m waiting 😅

Last one for a while,

Zvex one off Concert Bass Mod Super Duper.

This is a two channel boost (Super Hard On), the Jive is apparently based on the SHO. This one is voice for more low end and to try and replicate a Sunn Concert Bass.

I went hunting for one after playing through a Sunn Concert Lead at a jam session.

It’s a little hard to control in a video but I can set it on a board for a solid 3 sounds that then drive other pedals, primarily the Beta Mk1.

Again like the Kasleder, I’d probably have this with a battery and just throw it down in front of the board when I fancy.

If someone ever tells me I have backline of a big old tube amp, my rig will be just this pedal 😅

My main takeaways after all these little videos are how much I love the Punchline, Beta and Cream Pie and the amount of subtle flavours I can coax out of them.

A slightly modified Kasleder Freaky Stone Boost & Fuzz

My thoughts are, I’ll never put this on a board it can live on a 9v battery and I’ll just drop it at the front of my chain whenever I feel like it.

This is probably one of my favourite pedals but it does heavily benefit from an amp sim/ir. I don’t think I’d run it live without least the Element

On 31/05/2025 at 02:15, tayste_2000 said:

 

Kasleder Freaky Stone, GE based fuzz face designed/optimised for bass, specifically shortscale hollowbodies with flats.

For those interested here is a comprehensive demo.

A run through of my pedalboard that didn’t even make it a full day.

Mainly my changes are from this video and the octave shootout.

I either don’t enjoy or need the Capo, and the deco I’ve been able to replicate on a pedal I can drop mid chain when I feel like it. My preference currently is to keep the MXR octaver.

On 07/06/2025 at 00:42, tayste_2000 said:

Todays

 

Still messy as it took me several days to remove the gunk from the old velcro, so I’m now afraid to recommit.

Well this and the accompanying video lasted all of 8 hours.

Where the Kasleder is in using as a spot to patch in and audition pedals.

Getting dangerously close to velcroing this down.

A really pointless one but I have 2 settings I like on the Deco. I’m not a huge fan of the saturation, it’s nice but everything on my board is Saturation so it’s just redundant but the modulation is a really nice subtle doubler that gives a nice space to things, or this really musical pitchy warble.

Anyway, I tried to recreate it in something cheaper.

I’m very concerned that I’ll be able to recreate my whole board in a pedal I bought for £65 😅

Comparison of various Octavers

An early Cog T-16

Sonicake Octaver

MXR Bass Octaver Deluxe

Pearl OC07

Zoom MS60b Bass Octaver

Zoom MS60b+ Analog Bass Octaver

My thoughts.

For those that don’t know the Pearl OC07 is the original Jojo Mayer Nerve octaver. It sounds identical (as these old pedals can) to a Boss OC2. The Sonicake Octaver is an OC2 clone. When I compared it to an OC2 I couldn’t hear the difference and once again here, not trying to destroy the resale of my pedals I can’t hear it either.

The Cog is quite unique sounding compared to everything else and has to be felt to be believed.

The MXR is the most versatile but the so are both of the Zooms. It has some noise when idling but doesn’t appear to come across in the videos (at least until I add layers and layers of gain)

Once you put these in a synth chain most of the differences disappear.

I’ll be keeping the Sonicake (because they are so cheap they aren’t worth selling), probably the MXR as I find it the most musical and varied and then both Zooms because the MS60b isn’t worth very much and the MS60b+ is really really impressive.

If I was playing a lot of synth focused music, I’d keep the Cog and have it next to a Sonicake or MXR Vintage Bass Octaver and then the MXR BOD if I was doing any blended with clean stuff.

Anyway, enjoy

12 minutes ago, krispn said:

The deco feels like the perfect ‘The Cure’ pedal!

That’ll be my evening playing Cure songs and then it’ll never get sold 🙄

35 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I love the look of those Boss boards. Such a good design and in a world of Schmidt Arrays it's just good simple engineering. 

 

Are you using the deco as a chorus/flanger or as a drive? 

Mainly as the doubling, so maybe lightly into flange territory. I’m thinking I’m probably going to sell it and try the El Capistan or the Chroma Console.

But I’ve never heard a modulation pedal as capable as the subtle doubling/thickening this does.

Almost a faux stereo space, just adds a bit of air.

The subtly would be wholly lost live but this board is all about subtle variations on a theme to keep playing along to tracks interesting.

51 minutes ago, jimbobothy said:

… use Dual Lock as the adhesive is acrylic based, not alien space snot that is on all Velcro. Dual Lock is made by reasonable people who know our pain of Velcro!

 

Yes but the blisters pulling it off 😅

I've got dual lock ready to go on to it, but this board has had 27 configurations this week alone and I’m still not convinced by the Capo and Deco.

Todays

Still messy as it took me several days to remove the gunk from the old velcro, so I’m now afraid to recommit.

14 minutes ago, dannybuoy said:

Is there really much of a difference between mk1 and mk2?

I sold my original, missed it, picked up a mk2 again after a gap, so never got to A/B them.

I have no idea but I always heard the mk2 didn’t have the baked in bass boost of the MK1

I categorically can not get the V to sound identical to the mk1, they’re close, similar ballpark, definitely based on the same topology but can’t get them identical.

That said as long as I don’t turn the mk1 on the V is great, just the mk1 is easier to get the sound I love out of it.

Got a few more low gain drives to work through anyway. They’ll probably all stay as it’s all far more fun than octaves, filters and other wacky stuff.

52 minutes ago, daveybass said:

I’ve just bought one this morning, will let you know how it is

You let me know if you don’t like it 😉

Well I bought the Diamond Compressor 😅 

The mk1 is totally a keeper but I’d love to try the mk2 and the ge version.

Also got a DCX incoming so something sooner or later will emerge as a clear winner.

On 04/06/2025 at 01:28, 0175westwood29 said:

 

After a mare of a practice where the kemper wasn’t happy wanted to not rely on with the midi side of things 

 

so I’m switching from the kemper controller to the Morningstar mc6 and I’ll run the midi out to switch a few things on the kemper in time 

 

obviously it will work well with the ML10x under the hood 

 

the sl20 was a pog 2 but it’s poorly pattern trem after fuzz sounds cool 

If it helps, this looks much better without the Kemper controller on it 😇

Still really conflicted on this pedal.

Firstly stacked with the MK1 into it, it’s awesome but I’m finding the MK1 is the most amp like (in feel and how it reacts) pedal I own. It’s basically a dirty compressor for me currently

The MkV will go more or less completely clean so I’ve definitely got the one most suited to what I want to do.

The problem is probably more it’s sat on a board with a Punchline, Capo and the MK1. The Mk1 just has some real mojo I’m loving and the Punchline and Capo are easier to dial in the eq than the MkV.

So who knows, it’s for sale and trade at the moment but only for the right deal, I could see this happily sitting on a small board/pedal riser ala @Chadu25 😅

The Diamond comp is really tempting for said small board

Don’t want to just sell these but interested to see whats available out there.

Pearl OC07

SGFC Beta V

Jad Freer Capo

Strymon Deco V2

Cog (early) T16

Mojohand 442 Blue Filter

Mojohand 442 Red Filter

Looking for

Shift Line Olympic MKIII

Kasleder Albatross

Darkglass Anagram

Hologram Chroma Console

Peterson Strobostomp HD

Walrus Audio Canvas Tuner

Mono Lite/+ with matching Tick in that blueish grey colour they do

But open to anything interesting but I do mean interesting.

I’m out of the country until around the 20th (June) so will be finalising deals around then. Happy to add cash where applicable.

Also happy to do some temporary trades if you have something I want to try and I have something you want to try for a bit.

5 minutes ago, lee650 said:

Im afraid not Ste.

But I have everything, surely you want a little piece of everything 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😅

After anything in trades?

Just checking you all know this is a Sansamp clone right? Not that that matters, just think it’s useful information if you’re ever shopping around for something similar.

3 hours ago, daveybass said:

I do like the Albatross as well…oof

Also a good choice

On 16/05/2025 at 11:04, daveybass said:

They all sound great, I think the bass sound on Mean Mr Mustard is probably where I’d like it to be

Kasleder Freaky Stone, GE based fuzz face designed/optimised for bass, specifically shortscale hollowbodies with flats.

I bought a ticket for the Janek and IMA event, but unfortunately I won’t be able to attend so if anyone wants it fire me a message and it’s yours

GONE NOW