RichF

finally popped in to see Chris yesterday to catch up with some long overdue work I need done. Very impressed with Chris' obvious expertise, etc., will feedback once work completed but it's magic to have such a skilled craftsman just round the corner. Can now sit down with the expert and get a proper set up!!!

i had a taurus 2 with moog rogue. fcukin murder to set up both in terms of luggin around and also getting in sync/tune with everyone. Binned it. Taurus 3 way out my league, but with new MIDI capabilities, this bad boy can enter near the top of the GAS list.

Point made. maybe good for us now to get back to helping Ryan. If Linus27 is right then it sounds like that should be possible.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1325444520' post='1483229'] Not me Boo! [/quote] not me either !! either delay would be good but slight preference for Dr Scientist.

cut the guy some slack. He's explained the situation. Not a session guy or pretending to be one. Just doing someone a favour. I assume the guy who's asked him to stand in has some idea what he's getting. More importantly, he's asked for help, not a lecture. So if you cant help, move on to another thread.

[quote name='HughMac' timestamp='1325762345' post='1487133'] Hello chaps, I don't often Google myself (honest) but I'm at my parents and didn't have a bookmark for my Soundcloud. Hope the Corvid is treating you good now Panther. Rich I've actually tweaked the Ei due to feedback about it's unwieldy volume/low end, my Soundcloud has been updated with this new version. Would be happy to get you a new one to try out and compare, should be a bit more aggressive, less woofy and with more control from the knob. [/quote] alright Hugh. Funny you should say that. I was going to get in touch to ask whether we could discuss some volume control!!! It's awesome sound wise but it's just too hot and I find it overpowers everything around it. I will PM to arrange something.

[quote name='Henrys' timestamp='1325479045' post='1483523'] GAS for a WT550 and one more XLT or XST [/quote] i wish to commend you not only on your very excellent bass set up, which is indeed excellent, but your dedication to clean lines and order in home decoration. Many photos on here display a total disregard for a well ordered home. Yours sir, is a welcome exception.

I/P pad = it varies impedance to allow for variation in hotness of input (from active/passive basses). Dave's pedals are great. Depends what you need - VT1 will give you the basic valve OD tone you are looking for. VT2 dual channel will allow a basic tone with a switchable second channel which can be right up to crazy distortion (not quite fuzz). Dave does variations on these (right up to rack mounted units). Check out his website. There are also reviews of a few of the models in the effects review section. sorry dont have clips of my VT2 dual channel (now sold, solely cause it is massive).

familiar but great topic. I have focused on the basic "food groups". So first of all basses - I stopped playing 10 years or so ago, sold a heap of basses but kept my trusty Precision (loaded with hot EMGs). I got rid of a stingray (ouch! literally wake up screaming at that), a 4001 (didn't much get on with that), a Thumb fretless (my technique stank so it was a waste, still best bass I have ever owned), a couple of Jazz basses etc. Had a sense of what I needed when I got back into playing after raising a family. As well as my precision, I now have a good quality Jazz (with a versatile John East pre) and a Corvette $$5 (not sure why i didn't go for the Stingray, but was trying to recreate a hybrid of the stingray and the Thumb). So that's me covered the precision, jazz and humbucker sounds. Next food group, backline. Finally got a decent contemporary amp (Tecamp - the dark horse of the D class battle) and good quality speakers (Barefaced). My concession to GAS comes through pedals. Which risks being the black hole of the tone search - once you move beyond the "bass into amp into speakers" holy trinity you keep on needing more and more and more to deliver that imagined perfect sound (well I do). Still probably got there now. Finally the set up that delivers everything I thought I needed but couldn't care about when I was 20. Does it sound as good as it should? eh, no. To be fair, sometimes yes. But all the other variables are more often than not in the way of delivering the perfect sound (venue, sound system, band etc). So this is eternal, frustrating but fun. It's my first love (after my family) so why not. I love the science and art of it. I know next to nothing but hunger to hear about the next thing that might take me the next step on my journey.

yeah, I've subscribed. Keep em coming. Feel is excellent.

the original touring basses got a bit of a panning in terms of QC and set up. These are the cheaper version. Essential you try before you buy to assess whether it's a decent one I would have thought. Otherwise save your £200 and get something decent on here. You can probably pick up a Warwick Thumb for that the way things are going!!!

pretty much exactly my decision - sold the big valve pedal and replaced it with a micro red dragon (not yet arrived). have to say again though, if someone has the space dont hesitate to go with a DHA VT2.

[quote name='Al Heeley' timestamp='1324249554' post='1472315'] cheers, got a mini push-switch on order, then you can just press the button to check battery state, rather than having an LED or circuit draining charge all the time. John East's little unit is far more elegant using a tiny pulse of light flashing when battery falls below the programmed level to stay economical with current drain, but this should fit the bill for my gecko. [/quote] that's a fab idea, and every bit as elegant as John's

fair enough, that's the only reason I sold the VT2. The search continues.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/162683-ebs-valvedrive/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/162683-ebs-valvedrive/page__fromsearch__1[/url] this plus a DHA microDI??

John East does a circuit that's on his website that only lights when the 9V is running out.

was just going to say, if your budget's no option, then there are plenty premier products. The one's we are talking about are £100-200. What is the budget?

I was a DHA user - very happy - had a VT2, which has a DI, was too big for my board, but brilliant. i still have a DHA EQ-DI which is great. I am moving now to an SFX micro red dragon for saturation type effect but at a 1/10th of the footprint. For me emulation is not a bad thing in the context of live where it's not under hi-fi scrutiny. Also depends on how much "break up"/grit you are looking for. Maybe more critical in recording but you may then get the chance to use other FX/plug ins? Smallish point but watch out for power supply issues, again depends on your board and space and all the rest but I found DHA pedals REALLY benefit from using the appropriate separate power supply (they are positive tip and there are issues with daisy chaining). This is not a point against Dave's pedals just not quite as easy as daisy chaining a 9Vdc negative tip.

looks like we will need to add EBS watts to the growing list along with MB watts and TC watts . . . Whatever, this sounds like a really nice amp.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1323684047' post='1465636'] My signal chain is: Bass -> Pedal FX loop send -> TU-2 -> OC-2 - > CoPilot FX Orbit -> ME-50B -> Slicer -> BEF -> FX loop return -> Amp I'm only using the standard BEF so: Frequency - 9 o'clock Sweep Range - 10 o'clock Speed - 1 o'clock Still messing around with it though. Si 3 [/quote] great work Si. Which filter setting do you work with on your BEF? I have been having phenomenal fun with my BEF pro with all the backpage stuff so brilliant you have done such a good job with the standard model! In fact I bust my hot hand last night, snapped the thumb loop in a clumsy exaggerated action. Super glued it this morning, just hope it works!