Dudgeman

Thanks for the comments..much appreciated. I have been in touch with OBBM got a good quote for the right cables I need. Very helpful chap. I will probably hang off for a sec until I have finalised the finished layout/pedals etc..As I said somewhere before I would like an OC-2, also I am running the Hm on the clean channel to give a balls out sound for the end of the likes of Stockholm syndrome, doubling up 2 different types of distortion on different rigs definitely gets closer to the original sound but I might swap for it for a bass big muff or Russian big muff in the future. Once i have it sorted I will no doubt go down the OBBM route. With regard to the simple plug and play..it's an absolute godsend! I have to rig up our mac/ IEMs and other stuff at rehearsal as well and so anything that saves time is a bonus. If anyone does want a bespoke board, and you have a design in mind, then feel free to PM me for a price. If I can help out I will.

As you can see the board is now fully wired up. There is still room for a couple, possibly 3, more pedals...I can just get a boss pedal to the rt of the BSW, definitely get one between the Lehle and the boss HM and obviously to the left of the BB..so hopefully that should help future proof it. Although the way it sounds at the moment I can't think of too many additions. Had a great reheasal with it last night..never hit a knob by mistake and now it is all held down with velcro and the feet have been removed, and stored away safely, i can still make volume alterations to the pod if need be..despite the main knobs being covered. One of the nice things is the panel on the rt side. This has a fused/switched kettle style in put that is soldered to a 4 gang in the box. that covers a seperate supply to the Pod and then A Johnnyshredfreak power supply to all the other pedals. Many thanks to Johnny..he was a great help and brilliant service as well.I was going to run a seperate supply to the VE 20 as it draws quite a current but it all worked so well last night that I am going to leave it as it is. There is also room on the daisy chain to run another 3 pedals as well should I need it. I also love the fact that I took the time to solder in the Input and 2 output jack sockets so all I need to get going at gigs now are 3 leads and one power kettle lead....you should have seeen the amount of transformers and leads that I used to lug around..must have been mad! All in all I am really happy..the whole thing weighs in at just over 15kg..so not a back breaker, but admittedly not the lightest thing around. I think that I am not going to worry about a sepcific pedal board flight case but will look for a standard flight case as they seem to be cheaper S/H and also I need to be able to store other stuff for transport..like our IEM system/Mac etc..Have one spotted already so hopefully a deal can be done. Hope you like it..

As it turns out I used my new pedal board at rehearsal last night..All the original hum has pretty much gone..I guess new leads and power supply help, there are one or two patches on my pod that get a bit "Hummy" when used with my distortion pedals but it is a pod problem and i am sure I can clean it up. The board sounds amazing..is really tidy and i have a panel on the right with one jack input and two outputs, for the 2 amps and one Euroline swithed and fused input so I can just carry one powerlead. A big thanks to Johnny and johnnySredfreak for sorting out my power..no more bateries..ever..hurray!... There is room for a couple more pedals..still on the look out for an OC-2..but I am not sure that a noise suppressor in needed. Will post a couple of photos of the board tonight on the other thread.

[quote name='TomTFS' post='1034682' date='Nov 24 2010, 03:29 AM']The Boss is better. For the looping, the added control over the gating, extra DC out. Don't think there's any real difference tone-suck wise. Definitely go for the Boss.[/quote] Nice one..it was kind of where my thoughts were heading.

Hi all, Just a quick one I need a noise suppressor on 2 of my pedals..I have seen you tube clips etc..I like the fact that you can loop just a couple of pedals with the Boss..it doesn't look like you can do that with the decimator.. So the question is... Is that right? If you can't just loop certain effects with the decimator is it worth the extra money? What are your opinions on the better pedal with regards to which holds the tone better? Thanks

[quote name='Protium' post='1024852' date='Nov 15 2010, 04:51 PM']Funny that getting the "right sound" is more difficult than the actual basslines [/quote] Your not wrong there chap. Don't waste your money on an Impact unless you want to use it for other stuff as well. There are ways round it. Definitely 2 amps and 2 cabs (3 if you can afford it)..line splitter...Russian Big muff...OC-2...Env filter...Animato...BSW...etc..well I am sure you have all seen the clip Or I have a much better idea..don't buy the pedals save your money and employ Shane..he's a top bloke!

your board looks great. Loving the Moog pedals..uber cool. Power for my board should be here tomorrow so that will get banged on this weekend. Need some decent patch leads though. Used it set up at practise on WED and it worked really well. Just trying to find a decent case for it now..........ah its never ending!

[quote name='Mog' post='1025339' date='Nov 15 2010, 11:30 PM']All to often, thankfully only the 1x15 though. And TE gear is supposed to be heavy. The DBS heads are fantastic I have to say.[/quote] I've got the 7410 cab...what a noise but god it weighs some...I agree on the head..fantastic bass sound, never thought I would say that about Marshall. I also run and Ashdown/Trace Cab rig of the other side of my signal for a clean channel. The Trace is a 1510x cab and is really light compared to the Marshall. I'd like a 1 x 15 marshall DBS cab and another head but i am now skint!

I'd forgotton about the spiders!!... Oh and regards weight..have any of you guys ever lifted a DBS system? My board could weigh as much as a small Polynesian island and it would still be light compared to the Marshall

Hi Guys thanks for the comments on the board. I am pretty pleased with the way it is turning out so far. I knew before I started it that it was going to be slightly heavy, but actually it really isn't too bad. My original idea was to make it as small as possible but accomodate the pod as it does carry a lot of patches for live work. So I took the decision not to worry about size or weight. In fact the carpet makes it look bulky but it is all 1/2 inch..so really you have the base..MDF so quite light..the center cross section has most of it cut away to allow for the cable access to the muff and Animato and all the output/inputs on the back of the POD, the back is 6"tall and the sides which are sculpted..so all in all not too bad. The Black upstand is about 3mm thick and it is actually a special resin blackboard material that was left over from one of my jobs so weighs next to nothing. Obviously when all the pedals are on then it will weigh a fair chunk...So I thought I would get a flight case with castors on the bottom so I can drag it about. I was going to make the case myself but I have had a pretty fair price from Flightcase warehouse to make a case to suit, sometimes even as a guy in the trade you can't compete..especially when you add time and all the ally work, fasteners etc..and my time lost from other jobs as well, so unless anyone can recommend another company to get a comparison price, I expect the work will be going their way. I sent an email to Jonny shred freak regarding power and daisy chaining..haven't heard back yet. I am looking to power the Muff, Animato, Lehle, BSW, a boss OC-2, Possibly another Big Muff, Bassballs, and a Boss HM2..anyone know if I can do this off one of their systems?I suppose I need to work out the Milliamps but they only have daisy chains in 5's...can you keep linking or is 5 the maximum you can run? Thanks if you can help on that. Ah the Animato.....one of our very own approached me, and after 2 years of searching and about to spend out in Japan through a friend in OZ (don't ask!), I did a deal with him and it came last week. I had got to the point of thinking I was never going to find one and I am so lucky and grateful to him for getting in touch. I knew it was the most important factor in Chris Wolstenholmes sound and I thought I had got really close on the POD but it definitely has a sound all of its own and matched with the Marshall 7400 DBS and DBS cab just nails so many of the songs that previously I thought were Muff driven. I am very lucky..which for me makes a change I can tell you ;-) I will say that it is a great distortion pedal..I saw the thing on Youtube by Bassfuzz (?) and was totally unconvinced by the sound..mind you I only have the speakers on the laptop..it sounded hideously thin and I wondered how the hell I was going to get a good sound out of it but in the flesh it is much better. Nice to know that if the Muse trib ever runs its course I still have a really usable distortion pedal..and no I haven't worked out what the switch does either! Once I have got the power on and the pedals hooked up I will post some more photos..any help or recommendations on a case or the power supply then stick a post up or Pm me..Thanks

Well I finallly got busy in the workshop this weekend. Inspired by a lot of boards out there, I have been wanting a board for ages and having giged live with these all in a row, taking up half the stage, I thought I had better get on with it. It needs final wiring and the patch cables making..but it's a start..oh and there are a few more pedals to go on as well. My biggest problem was trying to find a standard size that would take the Pod as well as the other pedals. The 2/3 tier thing works reall well for me especially as the most used pedals are right under my RT foot. I can't get on with a totally flat board and as you can see I have an overhang to cover the controls on the POD as they are easilly moved and, as anyone who has one of these knows, a small amount of travel on these caught by your foot, changes the sound completely. All the power is housed under the top tier with access through the end for the mains cable. The lid is held down with 6 screw and caps as I don't expect to be accessing it often..probably just to run cables for new pedals. This wasn't difficult to make..I used quality 1/2" plywood for all the upstands and 1/2" MDF for all the flat bits..why?? Simples...I am a joiner and it's what I had lying around! Also the MDF is slightly lighter and as long as you are screwing through it into Plywood you have nothing to worry about...just don't screw into the end of MDF.. So far it has cost me £10 for the acoustic carpet and S/Adhesive velcro from my local ICE shop and about 4 hours work..I do have a workshop so that does make it slightly easier...See what you think.... Pictures of pedals being sited and me starting the carpetting Finished Carpeted board. The Black back upstand is going to be removable and is going to have Hypermused logo on one side and The Zen Pigs (Rock metal band I play in) on the Other... With a few of the final pedals on it Hope you like...

Mate I have a trace 1510x cab and upgraded my 15 to a 400w 8ohm (original was a 300w) BL celestion speaker about a year and a half ago.. did loads of research and upgraded all my 4x10 speakers while I was doing it. Dealt with the company posted (Lean) through the net who were awesome. Thought hard about going NEO but didn't have the funds but aparantly they are loads lighter. Reasonable money and they delivered for free, which when you consider the weight of 5 speakers was amazing. Give them a ring.

RE; Mr Hedges...I do indeed know him of old..Hopefully finally going to come and see you guys at the Furnace, Swindon in Nov (I believe)..really looking forward to it...

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='966287' date='Sep 24 2010, 12:04 AM']I'm told that it's pretty much the only boss pedal not to have had the components / board change over it's production run, making each pedal identical except cosmetically[/quote] Thanks guys...thats sorted that for me..

Hi all Just a quick one Is there much of a difference between a vintage (say 90's) OC-2 and more modern versions.. I'm talking about internals and sound quality not casings... Cheers

I agree with Cetera..a good post. Also...I belive you know Mr Hedges, god help you. I also play In a tribute band. Bizzarely around Oxford a lot of venues won't book a Trib act giving the space to Originals only..So it is not all one way traffic. Whenever possible we also try and give a support slot to local original bands. In our case it has also involved a reasonable investment of Money and time and we do it, not to make money (although that would be nice), but because all three of us love the band and the musical challenge it poses. I hope we improve gig on gig and what we do best is give people the chance to see almost 2 hrs of Muse covering songs from all albums, including some of the more off the wall songs that Muse probably will never play again, as they have to concentrate on promoting new music. Also when was the last time you saw a 2 hr show at a Muse concert? As one other post also said, to see them at Wembley inc travel would probably have cost almost £90.00 to come and see us starts at £6.00... Value for money..I hope so. We also dress to look like them..hell I have to dye my hair which brings snorts of derision from a lot of mates, but if your going to do it..do it as best you can..Still haven't managed to get our drummer in a spiderman suit yet though ;-) As a fan of live music I now rarely go to stadium/arena venues to watch bands as I don't enjoty the lack on intimacy in such large venues..for example..I have seen AC/DC 5 or 6 times..the last time was at some big out door thing..they were great, the experience sucked.. then I saw Live Wire in Swindon with 300 others and they were absolutely brilliant..but best of all you could feel the music and the atmosphere, it was how I imagined it would have been if you had seen them when they first started. So I think we, as tributes, have a huge role to play for both the fans, and the bands themselves, as, don't forget, we provide a huge amount of free promotion for them as well. As a musician I try to play all sorts of genres because I love to expand my musical variety (there isn't a lot I haven't played)..if you are stuck in a world of playing jazz may I suggest you join the backing band and throw yourself into it wholeheartedly..who knows you might just enjoy it. Music is fun...bass is the best bit..one thing presumably everyone on this site would agree with. I absolutely hate musical snobbery, especially in the bass world, we all have our preferences but I feel it is hard to profer a balanced opinion unless you have tried something first....get out there and gig..show people you are enjoying it and then you'll get the enjoyment from all those hours practising. Hell who knows you might just learn a thing or two www.myspace.com/hypermused

[quote name='stewblack' post='960668' date='Sep 18 2010, 07:03 PM']Just bought a lovely Trace Elliot amp from this fine Basschatter. If you want to deal with Carl you won't find a more helpful, friendly and above all honest man. He pointed out a possible - and I stress possible - fault with the amp ( I could find nothing wrong) and insisted on a financial adjustment in my favour. Add to this driving to meet me, arranging a place for us to set up and try out the gear and waiting patiently for me to arrive (late). Great communications and an all round nice bloke.[/quote] Thanks and nice words. Hope the gig went well and the Trace performed. Lovely to have met you and keep in touch...love a bit of Madness...

Ashdown is about 5 years old..Definitely not in the room.. Any more thoughts Cheers

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='959962' date='Sep 17 2010, 10:00 PM']If the lead you are using for the ricosound is not individually shielded, then you'll get bleed, OBBM should be able to sort you a proper stereo cable, rather than a two core shielded, which you might have.[/quote] The Ric o sound is a proper rickenbacker version so the bass to ROS box lead is a hard wired stereo cable.. from there you have two outputs..one that takes the treble signal and one that tales the bass signal..I don't see that those leads need to be stereo...but the shielding might be important so thanks for that..I have had the ROS from new but have rarely used it and think that this might not be the best way to go, as in the future, I will be using different basses that won't have this function. So can anyone recommend a signal splitter that is up to the job using a standard mono cable.. Cheers

Hi all, I want to run a biamp system..one completely clean channel one covered in effects..I am using a Ric 4003 at the moment and am using the ric o sound to split the pickups into the 2 amps..however I am getting bleed from one to the other which is no good at all..so what is the best bit of kit two achieve this with no loss in volume to the 2 amps? And while I am here does anyone know if there should be bleed using a Ric o sound..or should the outputs be completely seperate? Thanks guys and girls