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There's news... But not great news. I was hoping to of seen some lovely bass nearing completion, but the company that Roscoe use for custom cutting and slotting (outside of the tolerances/set ups of their machines), which I think is anything under 33" (and likely anything over 36") scale, have gone bust As they are the guys that have done all the work on rarer scale lengths for Keith and the guys, they now need to find another source/establish a new relationship with someone else who's work they can rely upon. As such, until the right person is found... This is going nowhere I do appreciate (and am thankful for the fact) that they have not just sent the bass to anyone that says they can do a good job. They want it to be up to their usual standard.

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1333975791' post='1608962'] Awesome interview. I've seen Chris around on basschat but hadn't looked into his music until now! That True Tiger video was incredible. [/quote] That's great to hear - If I can open a few people's eyes to some cool musicians, doing cool things with pedals and effects, or some pedal builders making cool new toys then the whole thing is a success as far as I'm concerned

[quote name='EskimoBassist' timestamp='1333972778' post='1608887'] You massive tease! [/quote] I try

Thanks bud. The core of questions will remain the same between interviews in order to see how different people approach the same/similar things in different ways, then a few questions will be pointed specifically at parts of that persons set up. I've currently got another 7 (4 bassists and 3 guitarists) on board ranging from people you may not of heard of to people that EVERYONE has heard of. Excited to get these out to everyone.

Hey folks, Over the coming months I'll be publishing a number of interviews on my website & blog. These interviews are all with people that have either highly discussed (in the world of internet forums) or very interesting effects/pedal board set ups and cover musicians from not so well known to world famous. I currently have some VERY exciting musicians on board for the first five or six and hope to publish on interview, along with pics of the gear and listening references every fortnight. It is not exclusive to bassists (though 'most' of the folk involved at the moment are bass players) and I do have a couple of guitarist's (who's set ups interest me) already on board. I am hoping to also be able to bring you a few interviews with boutique pedal builders as part of this series as well (waiting/hoping to hear back from the first of the pedal builders now). Anyway... I thought I'd start a thread (as the interviews are all effects-based) and post the links here each time I publish one so they can all be kept in one place. I am hoping this will be a great resource on how people use gear in different ways etc. If you have suggestions about anyone you'd like to see interviews (though 'some' of the 'big boys' are far less attainable) then drop me a message and I'll see what I can do (if you are a pedal builder with products that are commercially available then get in touch also!!)... So without further ado, here is interview number 1 - Bassist of Submotion Orchestra and BassChat member, Chris Hargreaves: Cheers for reading! Shep PLEASE BE AWARE - MY WEBSITE IS NOW CLOSED. THE INTERVIEWS CAN NOW BE FOUND HERE -> [url="http://simonpoulton.tumblr.com/sheponbass"]http://simonpoulton.....com/sheponbass[/url]

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1333890554' post='1607767'] My favorite one so far. Karizma is really ripping it up on this one.. [/quote] Thanks dude - a little more of a funky breakbeat vibe than D&B in that one, though I love the super high ear splitting synth middle-8 bit Karizma is a beast.. Everything freestyled. He won't rehearse with anyone! Lol,

[quote name='EskimoBassist' timestamp='1333818221' post='1606984'] I was about to say that, it's going to be one big awkward bugger if you do make one! [/quote] Mal Chapman built my monster board/flight case. He does lots of large boards for odd setups for musicians around the world. Not 'cheap' but very reasonable for what you get and the bespoke nature of it. His company is called G.R. cases though there web presence is tiny and the site has not been updated since the 70's lol. I have some contact details though if you wanted to investigate having such a thing made.

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1333811566' post='1606839'] [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/alheeley/6907656498/][/url] A couple of minor changes to the pedalboard for tonights gig. Polytune Mini makes a debut and the Boss OBD-3 gets retired in favour of new BB Bass Preamp/overdrive. Next on the list is smaller format small clone chorus home build as theres no space for the larger enclosure size. This will then replace the Digitech Chorus unit. [/quote] Nice. The Carling can I assume is the BB re-housed? Tidy little board dude!

Vides from the show can be seen here - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/72012-drum-n-bassdubstep/page__view__findpost__p__1606900

Last one... http://youtu.be/islt0gmHWOA

And another couple... http://youtu.be/ZXRuey3GTP4 http://youtu.be/SZeimfNZT0s

Vids from last weeks live show in Nottingham with Karizma... http://youtu.be/MMp7sO6E3cg http://youtu.be/yGhjHydDEug

On it!

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1333465443' post='1602090'] I'm actually working on something at the moment along these lines - which goes into much more detail as well - without going too advanced which should cover most aspects of powering (voltage, current draw, isolations, upscaling power, polarity and a list of good supplies up for the job) which I hope to have finihsed by the end of the weekend and publish on my blog. I'll post a link here when it's done and if everyone finds it covers all the needed questions I'll sticky it at the top of the forum... then as and when any questions come up that were not answered we can add to it... [/quote] Here it is... [url="http://www.sheponbass.co.uk/blog/2012/4/7/signal-chain-bassics-part-vi-pedal-power.html"]Shep on Bass - Signal Chain BASSics, Part VI: Pedal Power[/url] If everyone thinks it covers all the frequently asked questions then I'll make a Basschat friendly copy and sticky it. Anyone that thinks its overlooked anything etc then let me know....!

It looks pretty close to me dude!! In other news... A new blog post, this one on powering pedals and pedal boards. Intension was to answer all the common questions that crop up on forums... [url="http://www.sheponbass.co.uk/blog/2012/4/7/signal-chain-bassics-part-vi-pedal-power.html"]Shep on Bass - Signal Chain BASSics, Part VI: Pedal Power[/url]

[quote name='blind pilot' timestamp='1333786707' post='1606341'] Shep thats a badass board - I would not know where to start! [IMG]http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii509/Basschism/pedal.jpg[/IMG] My ever growing board for the Tool tribute band........not much missing now - the latest addition the GT-2 is just an amazing pedal, the bottom end it retains is fantastic! [/quote] Pretty damn impressive yourself dude!

Lol - thanks mate. It's going to be hard to test as the regular one isn't CV compatible - where as the one I would have built will be done to exploit some parts of th MP-201 but I'm hoping I can get a good idea of the tone. Si - BTW, thanks for coming to our gig last week. Was cool to see ya'

Took a decent camera to the studio today so I though I'd take some snaps that look a little sharper than those off my iPhone (on the last page or so). Before anyone says it - yes, I know the Polytune Mini is upside down! [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/IMG_0521.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/IMG_0530.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/IMG_0531.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/IMG_0532.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Amp%20Cab%20Pedals/IMG_0536.jpg[/IMG] Shep

I can't really tell how the ly differ in sound - which is the reason I want to try one myself. LPF's are largely dependant on what you put through them and so I'm reluctant to trust YouTube vids. From the vids I've seen I'd say the IE one sounds thinner and the resonance is a little wetter - though I've heard the opposite from users. I think it's largely dependant on the rest of your setup so I want to be sure before I make the move. At the moment the Moog LPF is a massive part of 'my' sound...

They are a small company - but known enough that I'd expect 'some' level of service. I'd give them the benefit of the doubt - they could be a 1 man company, he may be away for a couple of days and his automated emails may of gone funny - stranger things have happened. I'd wait until after Easter and message again. Have a look on Talkbass too incase anyone knows the builder or is affiliated with them.

Have you emailed them? I'd suggest just dropping them an email to say that as you have not received any order confirmation you would like them to confirm the order was relieved OK etc...

Yeah - I'm trying to achieve a few things at the mo and the fact that Taylor can do a huge range of custom modifications makes one a potential replacement for my Moog LPF... Tonally it's clear they are very different different to the Moog though and I really need to hear it with my set up - you just can't get a grasp of that sub tone from a video.

I'm sure there are a few floating around. I have been discussing a custom version to try and achieve a few different things compared to my beloved Moog Low Pass Filter - before going ahead though I would love to check the tone of the resonant swells out with my set up and effects without having to buy a basic model and pay shipping both ways from the USA. If anyone has one that I could borrow for 24 hours to try it with my stuff I would really appreciate it. Obviously happy to pay for postage etc... Let me know Shep

I have recieved a set of Minera fitted MusicPlugs today. Just the ear plugs, not the IEM... The service has been amazing and the moulding of the ears was.... Fun! I'll report back on quality when I've had chance to really try them out!