DaleASmith

Always wanted one. any suggestions for settings? ✌️

A must for covering early AC⚡️DC. ✌️

I think you need to treat it like an amp and effects setup. Imagine you have an amp and some effects pedals. firstly ignore the demo patches. pick an amp. That’s your amp for all of your patches! One of the big issues people have is massive sonic changes between patches and this is because every patch has a different amp and cab setup. Why? Once you have your amp, insert an effect and set it up to get a good sound. Repeat until you’re done.

Is anyone aware that the Orange Bass Butler has an effects insert on the distortion channel?

Thanks for that. Seems far more flexible than the later models.

for example a shelved EQ where you can control the frequency with the pedal. So you start with just hearing the sub bass and slowly bring the rest of the frequency range in. Or controlling the drive / gain on a distortion patch

apologies maybe I didn’t explain very well. How many effects have parameters that can be controlled with an external expression pedal? Looking at the manual, it’s only 5. They are listed separately at the end of the effects list. I was thinking you would be able to control drive / EQ / filter parameters as well as the usual Wah / volume effects.

Hi. Quick question for those who use an external expression pedal. Looking at the official effects list on Zoom website it seems you can only control 5 patches with an external expression pedal. This seems really limited to me. Am I understanding this correctly or am I missing something? thank you

As I understand it yes that’s the idea.

The neck is indeed great. Only messed about with it but it feels great to play. Thanks for the tip on the pick guard. It has a coil tap installed which is a common upgrade I believe.

Bought on looks alone 😂

I think the ABM is an all time classic bass amp. I love mine. The warmth and growl can’t be bettered in my opinion.

Like so

I swapped out the stock tone and volume for an EMG HZ that matches the pickups. And removed the scratch plate. Fender high mass bridge. 👍

I used one for years on the bass and loved it. Great if you like a bit of tube drive with your compression. It's an analogue tube circuitry so its not super clean and quiet, but its a great piece of kit..

Bought a Helix Stomp from Patrick. Very happy. Fast postage. Exactly as described. ✌️

Had exactly the same conversation with Dave. I sent him my leads when I sent an amp for a service after it had cut out a couple of times. He checked all the leads and confirmed the connectors weren't fake Speakon ( apparently that's a thing ).. Great service as you say..

analogue speaker sim output is a big plus for me. 👍

Did you find anyone? I’m looking for a ramp for a Jaguar bass but can’t find an off the shelf solution.

Ok, off the back of your great response I’ve had a rethink. Looking at the manual, the signal is split immediately as it enters the box. Would it be easier to have 2 inputs. 1 to the clean channel, 1 to the dirty. This still gives me the option to run 2 parallel signals which are outputted through separate speaker sims, but should be much tidier. 🙏

Thank you for that comprehensive response ✌️

I was hoping to have a loop on each channel ( as each channel is effectively a pre amp) but I've no idea what's involved. I could just use the XLR outputs that carry the speaker sim signal, but I'm not sure this is ideal as this is a DI. No idea about the PCB at all, and no idea re passive or buffered. sorry that's no help at all...

Apologies for another "Could I add X to Y" post. I've just picked up an Orange Bass Butler. The signal is split into 2 cannels, both have a DI output with speaker sim. Would it be possible to add an effects loop to each channel before the speaker simulation. Its a fairly large unit so space wise if could be possible. Anyone have any thoughts on this? cheers

Great band. Does Jan still play guitar for you? Nice guy. ✌️