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Easy answer on the Spectracomp - it’s controlling way more than one parameter (40+ at least) by turning the knob up. The editor app will tell you and show you exactly what you need to know should you feel daring and take the plunge!

@mcnash I had a 48 5 string and the pick ups are basically MM/P in the bridge and neck positions. The covers are the only for the look and they aren’t meant to be voiced moline a tbird. I felt the bass balanced really well and it looked cool as! I do still have a VM4 you can have a whack at tonight when you pop over. I’m happy for you to take it away for a few days to compare with your existing heard too as that’s always more

Hahaha @mcnach you been up all night playing that bass 😀 Yeah @lou24d53 The tone styler basically has a heap of capacitors which you ‘click’ through (mine has ten positions) from bypassed aka ‘tone wide open’ through to the equivalent off tone pot fully ‘closed’. Each ‘click’ across the range employs a different cap and as your sound gets less bright it’sremoving top end as well as shifting the mids so you get this gradual top end roll off as well as some nice voicing about the mid range happening. I know for this ‘PBird’ it really nails what I was looking for about 6 clicks back from the wide open position. There’s a ‘grindy’ mids thing which matches the bass/pick up nicely. It’s a cool device and while you may not use every ‘position’ on a gig there will be a couple of ‘voicing’s’ which will be your new sweet spot. That’s certainly been my experience.

...or facebook?

He’s bound to be on Twitter!

If it’s the better sounding pedal then it’s worth considering. I think the sound Ed gets in his video with the pedals linked is really good. I’m not sure if he mentions how the link operates in that review.

@Al Krow there’s Chunk System 00Agent Funk MkII in the for sale. I believe it has an input to link it directly to a fuzz. Might be worth a punt if you’re still on the hunt to fill the No.1 slot on your board. Ed Friedland (who else) has a demo up on you tube and if sounds funky especially when linked to the CS fuzz he demos too.

I’ve no real skin in the game or idea about the whole Yamaha thing- origins, models wood types etc but the vintage neck thru does seem to be what the die hards lust after. As an owner of a 734A it’s a really well put together bass and cracking value (for what I paid). A friend of mine bought a Yamaha bass way back in the day when we were both learning. This must have been the mid 90’s and I could never get on with the look of it and I don’t recall the experience of playing it - It was just wrong in my eyes, a bit bloated and unseemly. As an aside I was big into No Doubt and loved the bass sound on those album (Sunday Morning is an all time fav) but even then I put that down to studio recording over the actual instrument (I was in my teens and knew everything)! These new BB’s really do strike the balance between value, quality and form. I’m a proud owner and it may have taken me quite a while to get here but I’m enjoying it. I’m still not sure of the allure of the older ones but if the current range are anything to go by they’re clearly doing something right irrespective of the colours. I’d much rather have a BB734 (minus the active) in black than spend the extra on a BBP34 but I think I got a good deal on a great bass. To qualify I have a few basses and they all serve different purposes. As Andy alluded above I can tell all them apart and they all do something differently. My Frankenstein p does it’s thing with an awesome neck profile (for my hand) and invokes a previous ‘vintahe’ bass and all the good times associated with it. The 734 pulls me in another direction equally as satisfying. A recently acquired addition has a whole other vibe which I’m really enjoying the nuance of and hope to explore more over coming gigs it’s super comfy, nails that vintage mid range, flat wound thing I’ve always enjoyed as a player and it’s cool as feck.

If you're thinking about buying a second one gimme a shout and take a wee trip up to Edinburgh

@dood I still have the natural finish PB70/Shuker and it's a keeper

DiMarzio Model j but to be fair it’s not voiced like a traditional jazz.

I’m 4”10’!

Because you know it makes sense in your head to have everything hooked up and available to play. Same logic from me is all.

No need for the hostility I’m just asking some questions and offering some tips on the Stomp patch you posted, and suggested could be improved on, I couldn’t see the other parameters so offered my views. Same with the synths and and some of these newer multi fx. I’ve found the pc editors to be really useful on the HX Stomp and on synths, albeit the ones I use are software to begin with. Even if one doesn’t fully understand what’s happening it’s pretty good for connecting a sound to a parameter or synth term. Often times the editors UI can be more intuitive that the pedals themselves due to sub menus and the limitations of size and only having few buttons often having different functions at that. Most of my playing at home is via a daw and plug ins so maybe I just feel more comfortable navigating parameters this was. A laptop screen with everything available just works better for me than a tiny screen with multiple sub menus. It’s not always that obvious when there’s additional pages etc. to access. Of course you’ll do as you like but it surprised me that with all these threads asking for patches, tips and tricks you’d take the hump when advice is offered. If Im on your case it’s simply because I know these pedals hold a huge potential for creative ventures and you’re always so vocal in your passion for the instrument and creative fun with your gear at home. I’m just surprised you’ve not got round to it yet is all.

Tedious as ever!

@Al Krow No need to quote me if you want to politely tell someone to keep their nose out of your business but to be fair you did convince the guy to start a Future Impact thread where he’s put in what appears to be a lot of effort and time to give an overview and insight into the pedal and promote patch sharing.

It’s not thatgthe Stomp is crap at it but it pays to get the patches set up correctly. If you scroll Tron Up patch to the second page of parameters you can set the band pass which adds in much more bottom end. It sounded weedy in the other two settings. If you haven’t got that set up correctly it’ll never sound good even with the parallel clean is my guess.

Be good to hear some clips as that filter funk can sound great in the right context (not the pogues)! . I wasn’t really into the filter sounds on the Stomp but did give them a go. Did you much about with the band pass filters on that tron up setting you posted? I found anything other than lo band pass just sounded weedy and not suitable for bass.

You don’t have to get a Spectracomp before you take a punt on the becos comp - you already own the Spectracomp!! The Noah’s Ark approach to pedal board building (two of everything) must be getting out of hand if you’re forgetting what’s on it 😀 I’ve mentioned before I've no need to make my bass sound like a keyboard. Synth bass isn’t something I generally need in my bands just now. I know my audience and Pogues covers do not sound any better with synth! You appreciate the joy of having creative fun at home with your gear and for me learning keys is an ongoing episode in my musical journey. Being able to mix and edit music at home has given me a good insight into sound(s) and mixing down and love tracks form the band. It’s a bit of a labour of love but it does help when out in the trenches and something plays up - an errant frequency or a dodgy hollow stage. Nice edit to the final paragraph. I was simply pointing out that a synth keyboard would likely have the same controls, possibly more so than the volca but not knowing what your particular synth is capable of or having had a look at the volca on anything other than a superficial level. However if the Symposium of Synth©️ have spoken then I’d take their word over mine. I’ve been busy what with life and work can get in the way of gear🙃

I though you had a bass synth (and keys synth) already? If you can access the pc based interface for the FI for instance it's lots of fun and pretty east to get to grips with - I'm using Logic and a USB keyboard and have been having loads of fun with the various synths available from the vintage mono types synth's to the wonderful Alchemy. Alchemy allow so much variety and sounds from drums to pads to soundscapes! You'll have heard it in some of the audio I've let you hear doing the subby synth bass stuff ages ago.

If you know which position is for which setting

@Al Krow @CameronJ Do you guys know where the BB734/5 has it’s eq points? I was asking earlier in the thread but not sure if it got lost? You guys seem to know yer Yamaha’s!