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SumOne

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  1. The closer of that Blackheart Man album is quite emotional
  2. This has probably been posted before (perhaps by me), but this is an absolute classic that can't be listened to too much:
  3. ^^^ I like his videos, very informative. The latency is worth knowing and most reviewers don't go into that sort of detail. 8.6ms (@128 frames) is okay, 16.5ms (@256 frames) might be a bit much. Apparently 10ms is about where it's noticeable.
  4. Withdrawn. Yamaha RBX765A. £175. 5 string, 4.1kg (9lb), 34" scale, 19mm spacing, dark green, 1997. Good working order and plays well, a few cosmetic scrapes and there's tarnishing to the gold coloured hardware, pretty good condition for a 26 year old Bass though, well balanced and a nice weight too. The strings are a couple of months old D'Addario NYXL. Asking price is what I paid for it a few months ago which I reckon is a bit of a bargain - this is about as cheap as you'll find a decent 5 string. Collection from Twickenham preferred.
  5. Gojira FX should make one with that design.
  6. Nice one, thanks for that. It looks like a great pedal but I think I'll play it safe and go with Boss.
  7. The mod Dwarf looks like a great bit of kit (And Juno have just one in stock, £417). My dilema is this or Boss GT 1000 Core (which Scan are doing for £549). The thing that is edging me towards the Core is the long track-record of Boss for quality/reliability, and I'm pretty certain Boss will be around for years to come for updates/support etc which is possibly not the case for Mod. Have any Mod users here had reliability issues (other than the things I've read in this thread)? I have an MPC and DAWs that I use for processing Bass/Effects at home so the pedal is only needed for live use where reliability is probably the #1 thing I need.
  8. It is a tough decision, in the last year or so there seems to be a lot more multi-fx choice that give Line 6 a run for their money and start to make individual pedals seem a bit of a costly specialist thing of the past - like having a classic car.
  9. I'll probably go for the Boss GT 1000 Core (Again! I briefly owned one but sold it when I incorrectly thought I wouldn't be doing live stuff for a while - I have other ways of doing effects processing at home). It seems reliable, compact, sounds good - has decent compressor, EQ, drives, amp/cab sims and IRs (and more), can split the outputs (i.e. clean to Amp, Amp/Cab sims signal to PA) and for my particular need I can easily have a preset with a footswitch switching between a split path that does Reggae type stuff on one path and ska/punk on the other (with enough spare effects blocks to do things like have different compressors for each path), or there's gapless switching between presets.
  10. The Ultrawave does look good, 3 seconds to long-press footswitch from one setting to the other isn't ideal for me though, and getting midi control adds to the complexity and cost. On reflection I think an all-in-one multi-fx is going to be the best option for me.
  11. Nice! I look forward to the video. It looks like a great pedal - ticks all the boxes. The £729 price tag is a bit unfortunate as it is about £400 more than I was hoping to spend, I guess you get what you pay for though.
  12. Lack of hardware controls puts me off the SA One Series a bit. Menu diving on a Zoom MS-60B is a pain, but at least it is a possibility without attaching to a phone or Laptop. I did own an Aftershock for a while and got rid of it because although it says it can do every conceivable type of distortion I didn't feel any were quite as good as just an individual pedals. Convenient though, and good for the EQ stuff so I might give it another go. The Ultrawave looks interesting as it'd mean a seperate compressor isn't needed, I've been put off by the fact that every demo shows it doing really extreme foldover and synth and ring modulator type sounds and I just want a fairly standard tubescreamer type distortion, I assume it probably can do mild too though?
  13. That's a good call. I did own one and still have the Neuro app installed so had a quick look on it and there is a lot of EQ adjustability per preset, and a long-press on theh footswitch can change from one preset to the other. There is one for sale on here so I might go for that, or perhaps the Ultrawave that's for also for sale here as that has the EQ and drive and also a compressor.
  14. Thanks for the suggestions. I like the form factor of the Tech 21 flyrig type pedals, it's a shame that none other than the VT Deluxe seem to have programmable EQ including mids. The Zoom pedals are undoubtedtly the best value, I have found myself (particularaly with the MS-60B) scratching my head and clicking through menus to get into A/B mode or scrolling through A-G or whatever it is to get back to where I want to be and trying to remember which preset is which, or figure out what is unexpectedly on/off in the signal chain though. That is user error but I'd prefer something more foolproof for live use 'stomp this button for this sound, the other button for the other sound'. The Valeton GP 200 LT is a contender (£229 Andertons), could click up/down between EQ and drive presets, it also means I wouldn't need a seperate tuner or compressor. Probably not much better than the Zoom B1-four but the coloured footswitch lights and screen might make it a bit more foolproof.
  15. Surely it's like saying 'I only need one car/bike/pair of shoes etc. to get from A to B'... yeah, you can go for a hike in high heels bit it isn't going to get the job done as well as walking boots, (depends on the job through I suppose!).
  16. The lists are all different, no one is trying to prove anything - just letting people know their personal favorites, for fun.
  17. Sold. Nux Flow Tuner £40 £30 including tracked postage. More info: https://www.nuxefx.com/flowtune.html Nearly new, excellent condition and working order, boxed with un-used warrenty card. With velcro stuck on base and also has an un-used rubber grip. Big bright colourful screen, small, tough (metal body), fast & accurate tuning, 3 different tuning modes, different bypass buffer modes, pink!
  18. Sold. Broughton SV Pre. Very good conduition and perfect working order. £155 £140 (+ £5 posted via special delivery). This is a great pedal that I bought just recently on here. Selling as I'm fickle and I go back and forth with multi-fx/individual pedals and for my latest band I'm best off using multi-fx. Information from Broughton: The SV-Pre is a JFET preamplifier that has been modeled after the preamp section of the 70s SVT. Each gain stage has been carefully designed to capture the feel of warmth and breakup found on the original amp. Coupled with a cab sim, you could have the monstrous tone of the classic bass amp stack without the challenge of transporting 250 pounds of gear. In addition to the gain stage design, the EQ and tone switches have been designed to give the same response as those on the original amp. The Bass and Treble controls are the standard James stack configuration, having a shelving response of the lows and highs. The eq is flat when at noon. The middle control uses a simulated inductor to emulate the same frequency response and width of the mid control on the SVT. Instead of three fixed frequencies, the frequency knob continuously varies from 220 to 3k Hz. The mid eq is flat when at noon. The Low toggle switch uses the same circuitry as the three-way Ultra lo switch on the SVT. With the toggle to the right, a 2-pole high pass filter is applied, and allows for a more natural drive tone. With the toggle in the middle position, the low end is unaffected. With the toggle in the left position, a slight scoop is applied, emphasizing deep lows and treble frequencies. The Bright toggle switch applies a treble boost, and is more pronounced at lower gain settings. A Master volume knob has been added on the output to set the overall level. Use the Gain knob to set the desired amount of warmth and overdrive. The Gain knob is equivalent the the Volume knob on the 70s SVT. The pedal requires a 9V DC power supply (not included). Do not exceed 9V as this will damage the pedal. The DC supply should be a standard Boss style connector, center negative polarity. The current draw is approximately 20 mA. Power Supply Notes: The JFETs are sensitive to power supply noise. Ideally you should use a clean power supply that is isolated from other pedals (i.e. not daisy chained). Some switch mode power supplies tend to be more noisy and should be avoided. Use a good quality, isolated supply and the SV-Pre will perform with very low noise. The SV-Pre has a true bypass switch. Dimensions: 4.77" long x 2.6" wide
  19. I want to be able to stomp one footswitch to go from an overdriven mid focussed tone (ska/punk) to a clean and dubby tone (dub/reggae part of songs). So a change in overdrive and EQ with one footswitch - seemingly fairly simple thing but without going the multi-fx route it is only the VT Deluxe, or perhaps the EBS Microbass 3, or Darkglass Alpha Omega Photon that spring to mind, any other recommendations? Or I suppose I could put a EQ pedal and drive pedal in one FX loop and an EQ pedal in another fx loop, that seems a bit inelegant/bulky/expensive, and the opposite of the KISS principle though. A digital multi-fx is the probably the obvious answer given that things like the Darkglass cost £500 with fewer features.....which probably means back to the sell pedals/buy multi-fx cycle again!
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  21. It looks good. I'd buy one right now if it also had a tuner that'd bring the convenience of an all-in-one like the Fishman platinum Pro or EBS microbass 3 (or some of the digital multi-fx pedals). As it is though it'd need to be teamed up with a tuner pedal - which probaly means needing a power brick and small pedalboard, then it isn't much more cost effective or convenient than having seperate pedals - I have a Broughton SV pre and could add a Spectracomp and Hotone IR/DI for similar overall price, size, and additional functionality.
  22. Is the compressor on the Valeton GP 200 decent enough for Bass? I assume it's alright as the 'S Comp' has Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Tone, Blend. And generally does the unit seem reliable - no long loading times when you turn it on, connectivity issues, or annoying software updates/glitches?
  23. Got an EHB 1005 MS for the second time (bad back and tennis elbow were good excuses that I 'must' get a lightweight and ergonomic bass) Then got carried away with the glow fret markers!
  24. Bought a pedal from Paul and it arrived quickly and is as described. Thanks!
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