livingbasshead Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hi. I recently bought an ESP LTD B205 fretless, as a second bass, new toy etc..... Lovely bass by the way, and a bargain from Thomann at the mo. Anyway, at rehearsal when I went through my board I noticed that it didn't track as well as my 1st bass ( j bass deluxe with shielded noiseless pups). It was ok for short notes but when I held certain notes for too long the oc-2 got 'confused', I guess by the component frequency harmonics. Has anyone else experienced this - or got any tips on how to avoid this issue? I was going ESP > Boss CS-2 > Boss OC- 3 ( then through rest of my board). I bypassed the cs-2 which didn't help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Theoretically bypassing the CS-2 ought to have worked, but I'd try it ESP>>OC-3>>CS-2 just in case there's some difference. Other than that the only thing I can suggest is that you're sort of right about the component harmonics, however I'd term them Sympathetic or Resonant harmonics; i.e. they're the product of the note resonating through the body & confusing the OC-3, similar to the way that some tuners 'hunt' a bit before settling on the note - especially on a naturally resonant instrument. Maybe add a compressor between the ESP & the OC-3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingbasshead Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Sorry - boss oc-2 and boss cs-2.... Confusing myself now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingbasshead Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 I think raising the action a little might be the way to go. My j- bass is fretted. Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Yes the OC2 prefers rounder and 'bassier' signals. It will also glitch out more if you have a buzzy neck, if the note is not a clean note, the pedal won't track it too well. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Strenght of signal is the key - so make sure your bass volume is well up and if needed take your amp input down instead, you will notice long notes will yodel as the signal strenght weakens and string vibration dies out. So best when playing 4 to the bar anything longer than a minim can be risky. I also have a compressor in front which can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingbasshead Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yeah it's on the longer, held notes that it starts to struggle. The ESP fretless has active PUPS vs my J bass with its passive, so I kinda thought it would track a bit better on the fretless. The neck on the ESP does rattle a bit so I'll tweak the action when I get a chance. Awesome pedal by the way, especially sliding up and down a fretless neck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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