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I found the amp head very capable, to the point where it could actually drive my BF midget enough that the internal speakers couldn't keep up. Great combo, wish I hadn't sold mine sometimes.
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Fender Custom Shop Phil Lynott P Bass - mental price
Jack replied to Edenburgh's topic in Bass Guitars
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That would undoubtedly help your band infinitely more than you buying a helix would. To address you 'divergence issue: with the Helix software on PC you can copy and paste individual blocks. So you can tweak an amp in one preset and then c/p it to other patches. You can c/p blocks using the actual helix too, but I'm not sure I've ever done that between patches.
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I think the floor kemper looks great! I switched to a helix because of the effects. The amps on the kemper really are indistinguishable from the real ones (I profiled a few of mine) but the effects are very basic and the routing within a patch is limited. Amps? Kemper! Versatility? Helix.
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Yeah you're right I think it's very variable, some of mine do and some don't. Either way they're usually not very accurate. OP, you can use an ammeter and a 9v if you really want to know but to be honest even that's not accurate because (even though you can measure precisely) the pedal's draw will change depending on knob settings and playing conditions, duty cycle, blah blah. There's also the indefinable 'is my psu any good?' to think about. I fully believe Strymon when they say the Ojai does 5x500mA. I'm not so sure about the far eastern sellers on ebay selling units for £6 or £7.
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Output of power supply (written on the power supply) - (Current draw of pedal tuner + draw of filter + draw of compressor + draw of valve OD (apparently 150mA) + some taking into account a safety margin and the quality of the power supply) != >0 All of your pedals will have a current draw written on them, but this is usually a totally worst case. This list might help.
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I bought a rack because back then there wasn't a stomp and the rack fit nicely into my 3u Kemper-sized hole. Buying a Helix today though? The Stomp for sure. When I use more than 6 or so blocks in a chain it's usually laziness and wanting everything in one patch. Recently though I've been creating patches that have certain feels 'Pick Rock' or 'Heavy Comp' or song-specific ones. In that case they're not usually more than 6. I'd have a Stomp and do the same thing, just use the internal switches to go up and down. To answer a question in your OP: In the Helices you can have preamp, amp, cab or amp+cab as one block depending on your preference and need.
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I'm ex-Kemper, so I know it doesn't quite suit me and yet I still really want one. That's a cool, futuristic piece of gear right there.
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So, my love affair with DI boxes and preamps is getting slightly out of hand. * Not pictured: a BDDI (at guitarist's house) and the other SB-2 in my Helix's rack. So, while I can't bring myself to part with too many of them, it's time for some to go! SOLD £50 - Zoom B3 A perennial BC favorite, the B3 just does a lot of things really, really well. It has amps, preamps, eqs, effects pedals and all sorts of other stuff that can all be switched with their own footswitch. There's also LOADS of I/O, it's a great solution for gigging or home practice. Boxed, with power supply and manual. SOLD £95 - TC Spectradrive Well, it's the EQ from the TC amp with a Spectracomp added on. I mean, what more could you want? Oh, you want an aux in and a headphone out along with a great DI? Cool, you can have those. Boxed with psu and manual. £75 - Rolls MP-13 Fantastic mic preamp with up to 50dB of clean gain. XLR and 3.5mm input, XLR and TRS output. I've been using it on a board to take mic level DIs from preamp stompboxes and lift that up to line level. It runs from a standard Boss-style 9V psu. £20 - Behringer MIC100 Awesome preamp and DI. TS and XLR in, TRS and XLR output. Great tube DI and can output at either line or mic levels. Come boxed with a power supply. £20 for a DI! £50 - AMT CN-1 Cab sim pedal that I bought but whilst the controls are responsive and variable on guitar they're more subtle on bass and it's not really a pedal for me. As new (aside from velcro) and boxed with manual etc. £100 - Pedaltrain Spark PSU that sits under any pedaltrain board. Some slight scuffing but I have the box, the bracket and the cables. SOLD £30 - TC MojoMojo Industry-standard low-gain overdrive. Good condition (aside from velcro) and boxed. I'm in Woodside, about 10 minutes North-West of Newcastle. Prices include postage. You're welcome to try before you buy and pick it up or I can deliver reasonably locally. I travel a bit with work so I may be able to deliver a bit further too. Cash on collection, bank transfer or paypal are all fine. Cash is, as always, preferred but I could be persuaded to trade, let me know what you've got. I'm especially interested in: HX Stomp Shure GLXD16 Strymon Zuma R300 QSC K12.2 Sire Jazz V2 (maple, sunburst) P bass (maple, sunburst -
Hey all, I recently bought this from Delberthot because I broke my G50 receiver and I was in a pickle but that storm (gigging? without a wireless? impossible!) has now passed so my need for this has also passed. It works with pretty much any Line 6 transmitter and it's powered by a standard 9V boss power supply. I'm in Woodside, about 10 minutes North-West of Newcastle. You're welcome to try before you buy and pick it up or I can deliver reasonably locally. I travel a bit with work so I may be able to deliver a but further too. Cash on collection, bank transfer or paypal are all fine. In terms of trades or part exchanges (cash each way as necessary), I could be tempted by a: really cheap fretless bass (such as a Vintage or Squier), Epiphone Thunderbird, Tech 21 Paradriver V2, Peavey Tour 700 or hey, try me. -
Derek was kind enough to rush the wireless receiver that I bought from him to me in plenty of time for a gig. 11/10, I'd happily buy again.
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Ginger Wildheart. Yes, now that I'm 30 and a musician myself I know there's 'better' players or whatever but that's not important. A punk rock band from my hometown that formed in he year that I was born made guitar music cool to 14 year-old me and they're pretty much the reason I picked up an instrument to begin with. I've been lucky enough to meet Ginger once or twice as well.
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Hey all. I have, like, and use a Phonic iSK 8A powered wedge. It's nothing special. It's not my Barefaced FR800, or either of my bands RCF or even Alto gear. But hey, it was £30 on ebay and it consistently allows me to hear vocals over stage din. A lot of my gigs are ampless these days, and sometimes it's even my only source of stage bass (helped by the main FOH subs of course). Recently: fart, boom, splosh. Broken speaker. I don't know what did it. Maybe I overcooked it on a gig. Are there any decent replacement speaker options or is it time to file the whole wedge under 'B'? What do I even need to start making educated guesses? Internal box size is about 19.1 liters, minus driver, port and bracing (so what, 17-18l?) And there are 2 ports with a 50mm diameter and about 8cm deep. The internal amp provides 300W and I totally forgot to look at what the original speaker was. I know I'm going to get lots of 'not worth it' responses and fair enough. Are any of the cheaper speakers on Blue Aran even worth it? Can you get a decent speaker for less than say £40? Probably not. Is there anything I can to save this wedge!?
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Then you sir, have a PM. -
Will this work with the TBP12? My google-fu is failing me at the moment.
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I'm fairly sure it was my thread. Hook on the board! That way you can have loop on the pedals and THAT WAY you can safely put pedals on carpet.
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I have no experience with the Bass VI clone, but the Harley Benton that I own is brilliant and I've never seen a bad word written about any of their basses. If I had to take a punt and buy unplayed it'd be on that.
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SOLD EBMM Musicman Stingray (4H/Black/Maple/2EQ) SOLD
Jack replied to Jack's topic in Basses For Sale
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My indie-rock type band uses the 712s, and whilst they're decent PA speakers they don't hold a candle to my Barefaced FR800 in terms of either output or bass response. I did a quick shootout once in a rehearsal room and I feel that they'd be great for guitar or something but they couldn't carry bass in a room IME. I haven't used the 732 but by all accounts they're much more capable, with RCF at least I'd say you need the not-budget ones. On the basis that the 735s are largely overkill and the 712s aren't really enough the 732 seem to be the sweet spot. Of course, you may have a different definition of 'loud enough' to me.
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I assume that, seeing as you mention bills, you're not interested in a trade? -
If it helps any, I got a Stingray in a trade that came with the MMSR already installed. I knew that the original preamp was better, so I took it out and sold it. I then immediately regretted it and bought another. It's almost worth it just to have bloomin' center detentes on the bass and treble, but the semi-parametric mid means it's capable of a lot more tonal variation than many basses.
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Gotcha, I do now notice that you said 'combo cabs' and that does make sense. Maybe I should stop skiving at work and then I would have the time to read posts properly. 🙂 To answer the actual question: I don't know of any female/female 1/4" couplers or male/female extension cables that can handle speaker-level signals. To be fair, at the voltages that bass amps use I don't like ANY 1/4" connections, but as you've noticed, they're your only choice here. You may have to make one.
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I don't understand, you say you've got two combos and then you say don't?
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That's the exact stand that I use. A micro head might work on top of it but my rack just has to go on the floor.
