bassist_lewis
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It is! Its great, pretty much a Moog MF101 with a few more controls and a board friendly footprint.
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This showed up last week... It's intended for guitar but actually sounds great on bass. I added the 'deep' option as the website said it was better for bass but I found when at volume you get that 'wub wub' sound that doesn't work for me. Otherwise it's great, a warmer/darker tone compared to the Walrus Audio Julia, closer to my 80s Boss CE-2B, but with more range in the speed and depth. And I now have the wankiest pedalboard known to man.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
bassist_lewis replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Dunlop flats are brighter than typical flats (think Labellas). They're more like a worn in set of rounds. You could also look out ground/half-wound or "super polished" strings. Essentially round wounds that have been made closer to flats in some way. As far as I know only LaBella do super polished short scales, and they're specifically for top loading mustang basses, but if you can cope with a bit less silk at the headstock... PS all of these options are either a bit pricey or very pricey! -
Of the 5 basses I own, I use different basses on different gigs for different reasons. And all of them bar one are difficult but not impossible to replace, and they're insured outside the house and in unlocked cars. Since I got my Wilcock Mullarkey its been my go-to for practice and my original/fun gigs (helps that its pink). However, for weddings I use my Serek Midwestern 5, as it does more conventional tones and I can get the low notes. My JMJ hasn't seen much action recently for no real reason other than I'm favouring the other two, but I have a couple of country gigs in August I've decided to use it for as it looks more the part. My Acinonyx is great but has such a unique sound I'm yet to find exactly where to use it. My Callowhill MPB 5 is truly irreplaceable, as Tim passed away shortly after I got it. I keep it mainly for sentimental reasons, as it has been superseded by the Serek as my main 5. I have some great basses and I enjoy playing them, so I find reasons to use them.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
bassist_lewis replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Kind of a niche of a niche but La Bella just dropped 5 new Mustang sets (through body only). The stainless steel flat set looks to be identical to their Deep Talkin' Bass set, but I'm curious about the Super Polished set. No UK dealers as yet though. https://www.labella.com/?s=stang -
The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
bassist_lewis replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
That'll be a rare one, no?! I'm curious to hear how much it feels like a short scale as the bridge is quite far into the body -
I've switched out the output and the cable already but can power it with a True Tone onespot before I get in touch with GigRig.
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I've isolated it to the QMX. When I disconnect it from the power the buzz disappears (it lets the audio signal pass through). I've tried changing the wire and the output it's connected to on the Distributer but it's still there. Might be one for GigRig to fix...
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I just powered everything up with the bass plugged in and started unplugging power and audio and didn't notice any significant reduction in noise, even once all the pedals were unplugged and my chain was bass > QMX > amp, which implies its the switcher...? Signal chain is as follows: Bass > Walrus Audio Canvas Tuner (currently crappy mini tuner I can't remember the name of) > QMX (3 leaf Octabvre > 3 Leaf Doom 2 > Origin Effects Halcyon > Tru-fi ghost Vibe > Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe > JPTR FX Jive) > Noble Preamp > amp QMX is powered direct from the distributer as recommended by Gigrig (had a conversation with them a month or so ago), all connected with Evidence Audio solderless, so that might be the next round of testing.
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Additional info: - I use a Y-splitter to power the Generator and a Noble DI. I've tried powering them separately and the buzz is still there - tried going straight from the switcher to the amp (i.e. cutting out the Noble). Buzz still there.
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I've had a read around the internet and can't find this exact scenario, so putting it to you guys. I'm getting a bit of buzz when I from my setup, which is as follows: Bass (single coils) > pedalboard > amp. When I roll the volume down the buzz disappears, which implies it's something going on with the pickups/wiring. HOWEVER, when I plug straight into the amp... silence. So it's the pedalboard, right? Well, I have a GigRig power supply, so fully isolated, all pedals correctly powered and every pedal is in its own isolated loop using a GigRig QMX. I even have a noise filter (!) I currently don't have a buffer first thing as my Canvas Tuner is away getting repaired (fairly sure the buzz was there before). Hoping someone out there knows electronics better than the internet.
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Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!
bassist_lewis replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
Anyone see Beetronics' drop their Star Wars custom shop pedals? Some really cool designs there. -
The Overload isn't quite new. It used to be called the 'Tim' switch on pervious versions. It's been refined in this version, before it was a very subtle difference in the subs. Spencer explains in the instructions that part of the switch's function is because some people want their octaves to sound like one big sound (i.e. the Ampeg Sub Blaster or the DOD Meatbox) and some like to hear the sub octave as distinct from the dry (i.e. OC-2, MXR Octave deluxe). Regarding the usability of the tone, that's very subjective and some will and some won't. I personally won't use it at its fuzziest, but I will be using the Overload switch when I want to use it with a filter. Is it worth the price tag? Only you can answer that for yourself. There are absolutely other more accessible octavers out there that'll do the job just fine. I actually plugged in my old OC-2 today and it sounded so good I did wonder for a second why I bought the Octabvre 3.33 😂
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Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!
bassist_lewis replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
I was thinking this sounded amazing and that I might by it from Joe's Pedals but by the time I went back to it after watching videos it had gone! Its an impractical size anyway 😪 -
I'm yet to try a mk.ii and everyone says it's their favourite. And I don't think I will for a reasonable price!
