Sibob

I'm really loving the look of that Black Dimension, the spec really speaks to me for heavier music, not to mention I've always wanted a Spector! (literally, it was the 'boutique' bass hanging up, out of reach, at the music shop when I was a kid).

Interesting.

Si

54 minutes ago, ped said:

Anyone got this one?

 

 

Yup I have that one, it's very interesting!

Si

45 minutes ago, johnDeereJack said:

Yeah, they're not too bad weight-wise. I can still manage a 3hr set with a wee 20min break thrown in the middle! 🙂

The thing is they balance well, which is half the battle when it comes to weight. So yeah, I frequently do 2+ hours with mine too.

Si

1 hour ago, johnDeereJack said:

I'll play...

 

Here are my two Lakland Skyline 55-02's. I've had them for a while now, and they're absolutely fantastic instruments. Bought the purple one first, then added the black sparkle one as a back-up, cos they're that good!

The black sparkle one is just shy of 9.5 lbs and the purple one is a shade over 10lbs. 

 

 

9.5 is decent for a Lakkie 5er, same as my 55-01.

Si

I follow them on on Instagram, seem like pretty fun designs. Get the impression they are one-offs, made by someone who, very much knows what they’re doing, but kinda does it as a hobby rather than an ongoing commercial concern.

They certainly look solid in any case!

Si

Essentially, Modern Vintage (the brand) put out some excellent basses. The MVP62 was amazing and I was gutted to sell it on (had to buy a house didn't I), but would love one of their 70's spec P's at some point in the future. Probably the Mocha one haha.

Si

There’s been a further update to the latest FAQ, basically the exact date and time for batch releases will be announced at least 24 hours before on social media.  No new designs (including T-47 Mini) before 2024. 
 

Si

Dream bass!

Si

6 hours ago, joel406 said:

Your EQ is set wrong.

 

I use parametric EQ'ing. Much easier than trying to putz with a graphic. 

 

I set low at around 80/85hz. Level at about +10/11

 

Mids are hella scooped.

 

Low mids around 450 with gain at -12.

 

High mids set to 850/875 with gain at -12.

 

Highs at 8.5k with gain at +3/4.

 

Your Q line should be pretty contoured. Gradual rise up and down. Falling slightly below the mids and a gradual rise up to the highs.

 

The level from the desk cannot be too low. If you are turning levels up above 20 on the mixer, the level set to your bus is too low.

 

If your wireless is having dropouts. Try rescanning. If your using a "budget" or cheap POS wireless. Get a Shure PSM300 pro system. Any and every issue you "claim" to have, I have "never had". And I leave the stage and travel upwards of 100 to 150 feet from the stage. IEMs sound clear and sharp. Zero distortion. Also if you're using "budget" or crap IEMs, get some real ones. I've never tried KZ. Mine are custom fit. With "quality" drivers. I own 2 sets. One 5 driver a side (3 lows 1 mid 1 high) with crossovers. My main set is 8 driver a side (4 low 2 mid 2 high) of course crossovers.

 

You are doing it wrong.

Best bass envelope filter on the market IMO!

GLWTS

Si

Focusrite Control allows you to send anything you like out of those Scarlett outputs, either routing/monitoring from your DAW or from the Scarlett inputs (direct monitoring).

With regards to your Trakmaster, yeah one of the +4dBu outputs will do the job, making sure that the corresponding input on the Scarlett is set to Line level (or rather NOT set to Instrument level).

Si

2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

T-47 mini for me. 

Same for me!

Si

This is February 1983 should anyone care 🙂

Si

What an awesome mongrel!
GLWTS

Si

Happy to trade for an Origin Effects Bassrig Super Vintage.

Cheers
Si

On 03/06/2023 at 18:28, Sibob said:

Hey all,

 

I’m playing about with my HX Stomp and the idea of having a cab sim on a different output going straight to PA, whereas the main output simply goes to my amp as normal, without the cab sim of course. 

Does the below look like it will work? If so, presumably it’s the Send output on the right side of the pedal that then goes straight to desk if I change the Send/Return L & R to Line level in global settings?:

 

 

Cheers

Si

For those interested, this didn’t seem to work, got signal out of both outputs, the amp/cab sim on the ‘Send’ output sounded great, but the main output sounded quiet and thin weirdly?!

What did seem to work, and I don’t quite understand why really haha, is putting a Send L block in front of amp/cab sim…..

This, for some reason, pushes a signal not effected by amp/cab out of the ‘Send’ output and a signal effected by amp/cab sim out of the main output. Both outputs effected by the effects blocks as you’d want.
 

Si

Hey all,

I'm playing with Jocee for the launch of her new album on Weds 14th June at The Camden Club in London:

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jocee-album-launch-stitch-in-time-tickets-623000329757

Take a listen to our previous releases, as well as a couple of singles (Yes & Every Cloud) from the new album here: 

Full album drops on Friday 9th I think.

Cheers  

Si

Hey all,

I’m playing about with my HX Stomp and the idea of having a cab sim on a different output going straight to PA, whereas the main output simply goes to my amp as normal, without the cab sim of course. 

Does the below look like it will work? If so, presumably it’s the Send output on the right side of the pedal that then goes straight to desk if I change the Send/Return L & R to Line level in global settings?:

Cheers

Si

9 hours ago, Tech21NYC said:

The parallel output is hard wired to the input by design. This parallel output is the dry signal from your instrument.

 

When the Bass Driver DI is bypassed your signal is un-effected and goes through a high quality buffer.

 

When the pedal is engaged with the Blend off and the tone controls at noon, the signal is un-effected. It is a clean DI with no amp or speaker emulation but the EQ can be used if desired. The Drive and Presence controls will not work with the Blend off.

 

When the Blend is turned up it starts to add the SansAmp circuit to your signal. Think of the Blend control like a pan pot that can sweep from un-effected to the full SansAmp signal.

 

(On the Bass Driver DI the speaker sim cannot be turned off when the SansAmp circuit is engaged.) 

Thanks for this, very helpful.

Cheers

Si

49 minutes ago, thodrik said:

Yepp, it is clear but not clear. 

If you turn the blend off, the EQ (bass and treble) still work but the drive and presence don't have an effect. 

I owned a V1 for over a decade, but I really prefer the V2 with the added mid control. Both though are great options for an easy to use, essentially idiot-proof good DI tone.

Yeah, got that about the blend, but it’s unclear whether the Cab Sim forms part of that, or whether it’s just a blanket effect on the outputs regardless of what the blend is doing.

Cheers

Si

28 minutes ago, thodrik said:

From memory, the parallel output is a straight output of the input signal so no speaker sim or EQ. It think it was designed this way so that you could run the parallel out to your amplifier and the normal output/XLR output to a mixing desk. 

In terms of the other outputs, when then pedal is on (red light on) you can't turn the speaker sim off but you will reduce the added effect by reducing the blend. When you turn the pedal off (red light off) the speaker sim and EQ are turned off and the pedal is essentially bypassed. 

You can turn the speaker sim off in pedals like the Sansamp VT Bass DI but not the Bass Driver, either V1 or V2.

Thanks very much! The manual isn’t particularly clear about how intensively linked the ‘Sansamp circuit’ is with the Cab sim, as you say, they seem to be one-in-the-same.

Cheers

Si

Hi all,

Quick one about the V1 Sansamp (ie the classic version with no mids) to help confirm my understanding.

1) Does the speaker/cab sim operate across ALL outputs (including the parallel out)?

2) Does the speaker/cab sim operate across all outputs (pending above answer) regardless of footswitch being on or off?

Stock photo for version clarification:

Cheers

Si

Bought a bridge from Ander on Thursday, and it was with me Today (Saturday). Speedy and great comms, thanks ver much ☺️

Si

After a tidy, if the thread can't stay on topic without personal attacks and goading, it will be closed.

Cheers
Si