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  1. With the MS, I prefered the pitch to the octaver. I found that the octaver on the B1-4 is better and pretty nice.. I like the old serie (MS-60B, B1on, B3) but the new one sounds better. I keep an old MS as a HPF/noise gate/reverb in my amp loop. Do not sell your B3 if you can.
  2. I would also have prefered different frequencies on the GEQ. I generally add a bit at 80 Hz and cut a bit at 250 Hz with a HPF at 50 Hz. Then sometimes a boost at 500 Hz and/or 2 kHz. I use the PEQ and/or an amp sim with parametric mid. Does anyone know what are the frequencies of the post patch EQ?
  3. Got the Mooer Envelope: not easy to set and I'm still not convinced by its result but as I seldom use it so it's enough for me. You could find better. I've tried the Valeton Katfish but never succeded in using it.
  4. Here's my new pedalboard. After buying/selling many pedals, I hope to be settled now with my gear πŸ™„ When needed, it could run on 6 AA batteries hidden under the board (the Zoom has its own). Once the Zoom is unplugged, the case can be closed, it fits just perfectly 🧐 By the way, thank you all for your questions, answers, advices... on BC πŸ˜„, it gives me the tips to clean my sound.
  5. To make it even more simple, you can use the Toneprint software to set a HPF on your Spectracomp but I don't know if it will worth the Thumpinator.
  6. Even if your answers brings more questions to my mind and make it harder to take a decision, they're very helpful. It's very interesting since the preamp+powered speaker way seems to be what I was looking for without knowing it. Even the power amp+cab I was asking for at the beginning is gradually slipping out of my mind. Actually, it's more a matter of what I could afford than what I really need. Each of your answers make it more expensive but I don't want to regret my choice in term of sound quality. I've had a look at other brands but RCF beats them all and QSC is too expensive for me. What about the RCF ART 710A compared to the 315 ? Same price, same SPL max, different speaker size, which one would you choose ? I could hardly afford more, maybe I could push to the 712 if the 71X serie worth it for bass playing. I'll see for a used powered speaker when I'll take a decision.
  7. The more I look at powered speakers, the more it seems to be what I'll go for because it could also works with my acoustic bass which have high and low Z outputs and its own EQ and I din't plug anything else when playing with it. The RCF ART 315A (MK IV) but again, I've got questions: - the power is 400W RMS but is it under 4 ohms, when another cab is plugged in ? I guess that this powered speaker alone only deliver 200W RMS. - Could I plug my together my bass (and Battalion) in the XLR input and a MP3 player on the jack input ? I've seen powered speakers that includes a MP3 player or an aux in but RCF seems good for a main bass playing purpose.
  8. Thank you all for your replies, it gives me a lot to think about. @EliasMooseblasterMy EBS combo unfortunately doesn't have any send-return. The Hartke cab could handle 300W, I did a mistake when writing that it was less πŸ™ƒ. @Jack Thanks for the sensitivity tip, I didn't know that. I'll mind that for my further investigations and I forget the Samson. @jrixn1 Crown power amps were also on my list and yes, the deal with the Hartke was the base for my initial setup. But your idea of a powered speaker remind me that one day, a buyer tried the bass I was selling on one of those and it sounded interestingly nice so I'll also look that way. More questions now come to my mind about power amp and powered speakers: will I have to plug in the mic or in the line input ? And do I have to use the amp output of the Battalion or the DI one ? I've got time, my combo is not yet sold.
  9. Yes, it's more a loudness thing. I want a more powerful setup and this is a way to have it at a reasonable price. And the Hartke sounded good to my ears when I used it on rehearsals before the old amp head went down. EBS sounds good too but in another way. I never say it was a good idea and if someone says that my power amp+cab project won't worth it that much compared to my actual EBS combo, I'll think about it. So it's a good idea to warn me before I do something stupid.
  10. Hi everybody, I've recently bought an used Battalion that provides me with an EQ and a DI out that my combo (EBS Classic Session 120) already has. Moreover, my guitarist could sell me an interesting Hartke HX112 at an unbeatable price but without amp head. The Battalion could be enough for rehearsals and for some gigs but I'll sometimes need my own gear to play (at home for example). So my idea is to sell my combo, buy the cab and also a power amp instead of the usual amp head. This way, I could bring the Battalion and always have the same EQ with me and plug it on the power amp when needed. Is it a good idea or not ? Will it work, or will the Battalion have too much or not enought I-Don't-know-what (dBu, ohms or whatever) to the power amp ? For the power amp, the Samson Servo 300 seems to be what I wanted: I could bridge it to deliver 300W under 8 ohms which is the more that the Hartke cab could handle. Does it seem good for my purpose or I have you another gear on mind ? Thanks a lot for your answers.
  11. I've done this one https://www.musikding.de/MadBox-Splitter-Mixer-kit. Not hard to do and works well. I also prefer my octave sound clean. If you like DIY of course.
  12. When I was a teenager, I decided to play the bass after listening to Pink Floyd's Echoes so Roger Waters is the one for me. He's far from being one of the best bass player (so am I) but I really like the way he plays.
  13. Helbass

    DIY Effects

    I did one for mine but yours looks much better. EDIT: By the way, I sold the BSD above with the switch (its overdrive and compressor were not what I was looking (hearing?) for) and I've replaced it by a homemade blender and a drive that sounds better to my ears. I've kept the idea of the stereo jack for both sends and returns.
  14. Here's mines. I wired a Custom Shop 62 pickup on the Precision and add a cover. A cover for my fretless too and I wired a push/pull pot, a blend and a simple 4 positions handmade varitone. They now have both the tone I'm expecting from them.
  15. Hi everyone, Here's my little set up. The grey pedal is an always on blender so I can use the my EBS pedals at the same time without having to overdrive the octave sound. The Zoom is plugged provides me with flanger, chorus and/or phaser. Many of the time, it's on a patch with parametric EQ (to have a sort of HPF: -12 dB from 20 to 32 Hz) and noise reduction. It's also my tuner.
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