larrikin Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I saw a bass player using one, and he had it plugged in upside down, what would be the reason for this? I didn't think pedals worked if the leads were the wrong way round?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 if your sayin that he had the bass plugged into the output + the amp plugged into the input, thats not possible, it wouldnt work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 The unit might have been upside down, but it was probably plugged in correctly! Either that or he's swapped the jacks round inside the housing to suit his pedal board. I use one and it doesn't work if I plug IN to the Output as kev says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Maybe he had it plugged in normally, but the pedal itself was upside down, probably due to space or angle issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrikin Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Here's what i mean, strange he has it upside down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 from what i can see, its just normal wiring, only the chain goes back on itself through the mxr (hence why its upside down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I agree - the signal is coming out of the green pedal and in to the MXR. He's turned it upside down so that it's easier to connect up ie the input jack of the mxr is close to the output jack of the green pedal. Perfectly normal in my book, I've often turned pedals upside down or on their side etc. to fit the signal path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrikin Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) Ah I see, thanks guys! Wonder what that oedal behind the MXR is, i know what all the rest are - russian muff, dd6, tr2. But the black box??? Also, i am getting a mxr this week, now i know it is fine to run through my ampeg as it's all valve, but through my little solid state combi, would that be ok with it? Edited October 22, 2008 by larrikin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 [quote name='larrikin' post='311502' date='Oct 21 2008, 07:09 PM'] Here's what i mean, strange he has it upside down.[/quote] Those legs belong to a guy Must be my age....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 looks like a double effects looper to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderhead Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) [quote name='BassManKev' post='311882' date='Oct 22 2008, 10:52 AM']looks like a double effects looper to me[/quote]Yes, and the second loop goes to what looks like a Boss Tremolo, then to the Micro Amp (which IS connected the right way round) then back - you can follow the cables. This may be because the Boss TR-2 is notorious for a level drop (some popular mod companies offer a fix for this) and the Micro Amp is there to make up the difference. So it will be left permanently on and only the level needs to be adjusted, which is easier with it that way round, especially if you want to do it with your foot! The first loop contains only the Big Muff, probably because those Russian ones are horrible tone-suckers without either being modded to 'true' bypass or put in a loop. The other pedal looks like a Boss digital delay and the whole signal goes through that without a looper, which is actually a good thing if it's the last pedal because the Boss buffer is pretty good and it will drive the long cable to the amp well. Edited October 22, 2008 by Thunderhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrikin Posted October 22, 2008 Author Share Posted October 22, 2008 (edited) I see, what double effect looper do you think it is?? And is a Boss buffer the dd6? Edited October 22, 2008 by larrikin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderhead Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 [quote name='larrikin' post='311959' date='Oct 22 2008, 12:11 PM']I see, what double effect looper do you think it is??[/quote]Not sure, but they all do basically the same job. Some are buffered, some are 'true' bypass, that's about the only difference. You can't tell which that is unless you know who built it. [quote]And is a Boss buffer the dd6?[/quote]Yes, all Boss pedals (apart from the very early CE-1 type) have full buffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacedabass Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 is this the kings of leon bassist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 if it is, i automatically like that band less, any lad with legs and feet like that on stage should be slapped with a trout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 [quote name='stacedabass' post='312409' date='Oct 22 2008, 07:24 PM']is this the kings of leon bassist?[/quote] i'm pretty sure it is, i know for certain that he uses a dd6, a tr2, and an ampeg....so combined with the "KOL" on the microamp, it's looking that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrikin Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 Yeah it is, i think those boots are pretty cool! What tunes does he use his dd6 on? i know it's the tr2 for 'black thumbnail', and i thought it was the dd6 for 'my party', but now not so sure???? Also, i got my mxr amp, but the gain switch is missing, anyone know where i can get a new one????? Gracias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusknia Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='312422' date='Oct 22 2008, 07:34 PM']any lad with legs and feet like that on stage should be slapped with a trout [/quote] +1 But you can't mess with a Thunderbird and SVT-VR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrikin Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 SVT-CL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusknia Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 [quote name='larrikin' post='315653' date='Oct 27 2008, 11:05 AM']SVT-CL [/quote] You really love Kings of Leon don't you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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