Bassybert

4 hours ago, ezbass said:

The rise of synths was heralded as the end of the requirement for musicians beyond keyboard players and drum programmers. Yet, here we still are. There will be a place for this new threat to our very existence, but I imagine folk will still be plucking, bowing, striking whatever instrument takes their fancy and railing against the electronic upstart de jour.

I can see what you’re saying, but there’s huge difference in a synth replicating instruments but still being played by a human versus a computer generating the entirety of the music. 

Jo bought my set of Labella Flats, super friendly with no problems at all. A great Basschatter to deal with 😊

24 minutes ago, DaleASmith said:

agree this is correct, but it wouldn’t make sense for the effects loop to be excluded from the DI signal would it? So either the effects loop is pre EQ or you need to select post EQ DI if you’re using the effects loop. 

I'm sure I've seen amps that have ability to have the effects loop pre or post DI. Maybe I'm remembering something that doesn't exist, it has been known 😂

1 hour ago, BassAdder60 said:

I think Pre is in front of all of those 

According to the ABM manual...

DIRECT INJECT (D.I.) - A balanced D.I. is provided on a latching XLR socket. This has a push button placed below it that allows the user to choose either a Pre E.Q. signal (button pushed IN) or a Post E.Q. Post Sub and effects signal (button OUT).

Pretty sure from experience the valve drive is part of the preamp signal so would be included in the Pre signal.

Can't find anything about the compressor position, but the sub and effects loop are definitely after the EQ, so won't be included in a DI signal if you're choosing the Pre option.

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

I look at pre/post like this. If you’ve spent a long time rehearsing with your band and fine-tuning your eq so that all the instruments fit in the mix in a way that you are all happy with going pre simply ignores all that work. 

Agreed, if your bass tone is integral to the band’s sound and you’re sending a pre eq signal you’re at the complete mercy of the engineer to approximate the sound out front. 

A good quality XLR cable is what you need. XLR cables are used for DI’s as they provide a balanced, low impedance signal the desk needs. You’ll need a female/male type. 
 

The length however depends how far away your amp is from the mixing desk or a DI box. A 20ft cable should be ok unless you’re playing at Wembley Stadium 😄

Post eq means the eq settings you are using on your amp will be sent to the pa so it ‘should’  replicate the sound you’re generating from your amp. If you have extreme eq settings some engineers don’t like it. 
 

Pre eq takes the signal from the preamp before your eq settings have affected the tone (essentially the sound of your bass/any effects you might be using in-line that aren’t in an effects loop) and uses that cleaner signal where the mixer/soundperson can tweak the eq on the mixing desk to create the front of house bass sound, meaning your amp tone is really used as a monitor on stage. 

This list of feedback is a long one but wanted to add my 'two penneth' worth 😁

Bought a P bass loom from John, it arrived quickly and I installed the same day - All very clean work and super easy to swap out the stock one with no faffing (the solderless connector makes everything a breeze).

Bass sounds lovely and clear, the top end is much more apparent now, in fact everything just seems clearer to my ears. The pot shafts are very smooth and I upgraded to a Pure Tone jack for peace of mind when jumping around - was definitely worth the upgrade it's rock solid!

19 hours ago, BassmanPaul said:

Anything Warwick is a superior product. I just gave away my Warwick Streamer. it  was a beautiful bass with an incredible sound. I hadn't played it in years so I passed it on to someone who'd appreciate it.

Got any more lying around 🤣

I use a Rode NT1-A (bought from this very parish) with a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 and they work great, both are highly regarded in the home recording industry.
 

The Rode is a condenser mic that excels at vocals and both acoustic/electric guitars. For electric and basI i do go direct into the 4i4 though, find it much easier and the results are way more consistent in my smaller studio room. 

Selling these lovely Labella 760FL flats (The 3rd set I've tried in the past couple of years!) as I've realised that no matter how much I love the sound, the feel and string tension just isn’t for me. Back to the rounds! 😀

The strings themselves are in excellent condition and have only been on my precision for a few weeks, theres a small amount of fraying on the headstock end silks where the string goes into the tuning post but this should be hidden when the strings are installed. 
 

These have been cut for standard Precision scale length…

Asking for £25 posted please - Payment via BACS or PayPal please. Any questions please ask.
 

Thanks, James

Selling my Markbass Compressore as it's too big to use alongside my BDDI Deluxe and a few other pedals that I want to keep now that I've finally got round to getting a pedalboard.

Everything works fine, it's in good condition and as the compression itself is provided by the valve circuit it's got a fantastic warm, full sound.

Comes with a dedicated power supply I had to buy as this pedal requires a 12v dc supply with a minimum current of 600ma.

Am open to trades for another compressor in a smaller package - Something like a Cali76, MXR 87 or Empress Compressor would be ideal with cash going either way if the right pedal comes along.

I don't have the original box but it will be well packed. Also has velcro on the bottom.

Looking for £110 posted - Payment via BACS or PayPal please. Any questions please ask.

Thanks for looking,

James

Bought a pedalboard from Michael - absolutely brilliant service, he was super quick to reply to my PM, posted next day and arrived very well packed and super quick too.

A great guy to deal with, highly recommended Basschatter 😊

Hi @mikegrovesmusic, I’ll take this if it’s still available please 🙏🏻

On 18/04/2024 at 10:17, Phil Starr said:

Hi all, just to say I haven't forgotten this design but I've not been well. Recovered now, but I've lost a couple of weeks and I'm behind with everything. It's going to be a few weeks catching up before I get time to re-visit this. I know a few people are revving up and ready to go but if you are patient it is still coming

Glad you're feeling better Phil!

Jeez what an abomination!

Noticed at the bottom of the page that the Nate Mendel P is over £1,400 and a JMJ Mustang is almost £1,300 new 😮

Also, there should be a layout with the kit that gives you the location of each component and it’s orientation if it’s polarised. 
 

Judging by the questions you’re asking I’d definitely have a read of Fuzzdog’s pedal building guide before you start. Some of it only applies to the kits they sell but there’s loads of good info on the basics that will help you a lot. 
 

Your can find it at…

http://pedalparts.co.uk/docs/GeneralBuildGuide.pdf

4 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Well, you're going from a completely disassembled state to a completely assembled one, and doing it yourself, so yes. The next step is to be @disssa, deconstruct an existing design, design your own PCB, and build that. Next stage from that is to get a copy of Horowitz and Hill and any relevant IC design documents and design your own effect from the ground up. I suspect that even the most dedicated purist would stop short of manufacturing their own components, so that's about as DIY as you could get.

I’m going one step further. Currently investing in my future pedal endeavours by planting trees for carbon, mining ore for metal and have a couple of silicon and germanium saplings ready for planting out - It’s the only way you’ll get the authentic tone 🤪

1 hour ago, lidl e said:

I took the plunge with my first kit.

 

Let's see if i can figure this out. 

 

It's a HPF/LPF clone kit from das musikding

 

 

 

 

Ooooh nice, I’ll be watching with interest as I was looking at the vong filterung a few weeks ago. Is that the same kit or a different one?

Ooooh that’s beautiful 😍 

On 14/03/2024 at 22:40, Jack said:

Some rack rigs through the years. Like many I loved them for the ease of setup and hated them for the bulky carry. I still have and use the mixer rack right at the end but everything else is gone.

 

The overhang of the racks on those cabs is making me twitch 😆

More stable if they’re laid flat maybe?

According to the listing it sounds like this bass.

9 hours ago, Bagman said:

Thanks. 
so unlikely to be friendly on a pedal board would be a fair estimate? 

Not necessarily, if you’ve got a couple of power sockets within easy reach of your pedal board you can plug the mains powered pedal into that and your pedal board supply to the other one.
 

Or just do what I do and use a 4 way extension cable to sit behind the board and power both the pedal and board from that keeping the leads nice and short. I’ve got a T Rex power supply for most pedals and a separate supply for the Markbass Compressor as that has specific power requirements. 

37 minutes ago, gyrus said:

PM-ing for the sansamp programmable 👍

Just bought one of these recently from @challxyz, I'm so glad I did, it's really versatile and has so many of the sounds I love in one box. The only downside is I wish it had 10 footswitches 😂