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    Do Bassists always get slagged off

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    To quote Chris Dale:

    I can’t get a job cause I can’t get out of bed.
    I can’t go to college cause I’ve nothing in my head.
    I can’t play drums and I can’t really sing
    I’ve tried to play guitar but it’s got far too many strings
    I’ll play bass

    It’s got four strings; I only use two.
    I’ve never worked out what the others do.
    I play bass
    I’m happy here just strumming along
    But I’m still not sure how to play this song
    I play bass

    Here we are in another verse
    The first was bad this can’t be worse
    I play bass
    Still don’t know quite why I’m here
    Never mind, I’ll get another beer
    I play bass

    NOW WE COME TO THAT PART OF THE SONG
    THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO GO ON FOR SO LONG
    WE DON’T MIND IF YOU WANT TO NOD OFF
    COS THE BASS PLAYER’S ABOUT TO SHOW OFF. GO

    So if you can’t...
    And if you can’t...
    GO PLAY BASS

    Even the drummer’s doin’ it

    =====================================

    And Chris Dale's the shizzle!

    Gamble

    in Feedback

    Posted

    Thought I'd start a thread for my feedback as I'm starting to deal more on the forums and keep asking others for theirs, so fairs fair!

    Cheers!

    Matt

    Boss LS-2 VS Radial Big Shot Mix Pedal

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='unimpressed alf' post='327740' date='Nov 12 2008, 04:34 PM']yea there were 2 on there recently - they may have gone now or are about to go in the next day or so - they were looking quite promising but then ended up going up to about 40/50 quid which was dissapointing...

    i was hoping to pick one up for about 20-30 quid but it looks like thats not going to happen *BOO*[/quote]

    Plus to the one-age.

    Boss LS-2 VS Radial Big Shot Mix Pedal

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='326914' date='Nov 11 2008, 04:19 PM']No. The loops on that box will run in series: IN -> A SEND -> A RTN -> B SEND -> B RTN -> OUT. So if you send your signal into loop A but it never returns, send B won't get any signal (it will have left the building!).[/quote]

    Not that I don't believe you, but how do you know the 2 loops run in a series? Is that just how that sort of unit works?

    Boss LS-2 VS Radial Big Shot Mix Pedal

    in Effects

    Posted · Edited by Gamble

    I'm looking to do the same thing as the OP, not affecting the tone is a big issue for me too. I do tend to think that it's unlikely to be a difference I'd notice without direct A/B comparison, but I'm looking at using 2 Ampeg preamps for my O/D and clean so I don't really want to cut corners with the switching/blending. Having the options on that Moosapotamus Paralooper might be nice if the price comes out the same as a simpler unit, but is all that clever tomfoolery going to effect the tone? Once the true bypass is switched off I mean.

    Banzai have a dual looper pedal that might do the trick:

    [url="http://www.banzaimusic.com/Banzai-Dual-True-Bypass-Box-pr-17667.html"]Banzai Dual Looper[/url]

    Obviously it doesn't have the level controls on the unit, but I figure you can just set that with your effects units that are in the circuit, right? Also, can anyone tell me: Could I link the loop sends straight to 2 different amps (not back to the return) and use it as an A/B/Blend box?

    They also do a single looper: [url="http://www.banzaimusic.com/Banzai-True-Bypass-Box-pr-17668.html"]Banzai Loop/Bypass[/url]
    and a looper with an A/B output: [url="http://www.banzaimusic.com/Banzai-A-B-True-Bypass-Box-pr-17666.html"]Banzai A/B Looper[/url]

    but correct me if I'm wrong, neither of them will blend the signal.

    Can anyone point me (and anyone else who's interested!) in the direction of other options for clean/loop blending and A/B blending (preferably in one unit)? I'm just trying to weigh up all the options so I only have to fork out once! So far the names I've seen are:

    Boss (LS2 / AB-2)
    Barge Concepts
    Xotic (X-Blender)
    Radial (Big Shot)
    Moosapotamus (Paralooper)
    SolidGoldFx (Parablender)
    Lehle (Little Lehle II / Lehle Little Dual)
    Banzai (Dual True-Bypass)

    I'm pretty sure a few of these don't blend the signal (Lehle and Boss AB-2 for example), which is primarily what I'm after so unless I'm told otherwise they're out for me. Just thought I'd put them in the list for everyone to have a look at incase they're of use to them.

    Cheers!

    Distortion advice

    in Effects

    Posted

    A couple of reviews on Harmony Central say that the LS-2 knackers your tone and can be quite hissy, any personal experience with this? If it's only a small ammount then this might be the way for me to go aswell, although I am getting all fussy about my tone these days.....

    Scale length and string vibration

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Right, sorry for the late reply but I've been stacked out this week with working lates and rehearsing (read as "desperately trying to write interesting basslines and THEN rehearse them") for the studio this weekend.

    I've strung up my 30"scale Gibbo copy with similar gauge (not exactly because I use Warwich red labels and as they're cheap the sizes are a little varied), left it a few days to settle and compared it to my 34" scale Ibanez. The Gibbo copy is an absolute heap, so it can't be used to compare sustain/tone/action/playability but I have had a look at how far the string is moving when played.

    It's pretty hard to say, but I think the string to moves further on the 30" scale. There's really not much in it, and it changes each time I pluck but I'm pretty sure there's a small difference between the 2 basses. I'll spend a bit more time comparing the 2 basses soon but I'd better get some kip soon!

    Cheers gents!

    Scale length and string vibration

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='SteveO' post='314866' date='Oct 26 2008, 07:23 AM']Have you measured that string yet Gamble?

    I thought we were quite chilled. We're just throwing ideas around to see what sticks. you wanna see what we're like when we're arguing about the folding of multidimentional space in the [i]other[/i] string theory when common sense goes right out the window. I'm quite enjoying this, I didn't realise just how much classical physics i'd forgotten :)[/quote]


    Yeah, I can see you guys are playing nice, I'm just joshing ya! I've seen all too many threads on forums kick off over the smallest disagreement or misunderstanding before so I like to play referee sometimes. :huh:

    I'll try and remember to bring my verniers home from work this week and give that experiment a go, I'll let you know how I get on! That EB copy is a bit oif a heap though, so it might not be entirely conclusive!

    Scale length and string vibration

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    SteveO:

    The book is "Building Electric Guitars" by Martin Koch (hehehehehehe............ I said I've been drinking, right?)

    I've only got as far as the general info on bits and bobs so far and I haven't been reading it in page to page order (only got it a couple of days ago and was going to a sawmill for a scout mission today so was mostly brushing up on the woody side of things (hehehehehe....... woody)) so it might make a bit more sense when I get more stuck-in. So far it hasn't stated any dim's whatsoever for action height etc, just that longer scale would need a higher action.

    Check out how many brackets I'm using............... This must be why I never get to finish any of my stories when I'm down the pub!






    Also, someone remind me about comparing my short scale to regular scale basses - I'd forgotten about it in the time it took me to write this post!

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