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Sorry, no, I couldn't face it after visiting at hospital. I regret it this morning but hey ho that's what I get for being a moody w***er! It's really difficult to get people in there on a week night. Sometimes even at the weekend. Stoke is very much stuck in a rut of hair metal and indie bands, which is why I was so looking forward to seeing you.

I'll be the one staring at your pedalboard with a cushion in my lap

I can't get anyone to come with me but will be attending on my lonesome, all things being well.

Could you not just put that pot inside the B3 then? Maybe if they release the software update for it that will contain an input gain control.

would you not just turn down the output on your bass? I'm not sure of your signal chain but it would be the obvious solution

did you manage to stop it clipping Dood?

weird, I kind of do the opposite. I listen to the song as normal, but play the bass an octave higher until I've worked out the bassline.

Just bought a pedal from Paul, it arrived within a day or two of payment - couldn't have been quicker. It was well packed etc. An all round thouroughly pleasant experience. experience.

well, deffinitely trust your ears on this It will alter the gain level going into your effects chain, so your comp will deffinitely behave differently unless you change the input gain or threshold setting. You should also notice the effect of the different gain level on the other pedals too - overdrive will have more "drive" with more gain, envelope follower will have more or less "range" and/or "sensitivity" I'm being a bit vague as I don't know whether the input gain will have gone up or down, but either way, if you're happy with the sound, stick, with it!

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1351611792' post='1853250'] What about the heavy bass fuzz on the Beatles' 'Think For Yourself' in 1965? [/quote] just checked out his diary, I didn't realise most of his stuff was from the 70s onwards. I should have known I didn't have the knowledge for a topic like this! I just thought it was the one area where the comparison works.

was anyone else using effects on bass like LG before he did it?

I hardly ever play bass at home. I used to play un-plugged a lot but I don't really enjoy that any more. If I want to enjoy playing bass I have to plug in. I do play a lot of guitar though

I guess SFX would do one. My blender from them has two knobs and the box isn't much bigger than this micro size.

One of the things I love about Hendrix was his use of effects and weird guitar sounds, and I like to think this was as important/influencial as his actual playing. Same goes for Larry Graham on bass, so in that respect, it's a good comparison.

oh my, I would love to play through that

Interesting, it'd be good to see a programme on that

anyway - hectic schedule? They do a new series every 4 years or so, with a stop gap "revisited" in between. Lazy bastards (Just joking, in-case the staff actually do read)

well his staff obviously have an echo pedal - may be worth asking them for an interview?

"use your ears" is the best advice I think, which is why Dumbo can fly despite his mass.

that sounds good, but this might be better: Bass > Comp > Drive > Drive> Drive > Drive> Drive > Drive> Drive > Drive> Drive > Drive> Drive > Drive > Noise Gate > Modulation > Delay > Comp

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1350653374' post='1841832'] Though I have considered using compression at the beginning AND the end of the chain before.. bad idea? [/quote] I use a guitar compressor for some fairly heavy compression, and blend this with another chain which is mainly dirt. after a few more pedals comes a limiter. So, I can get the heavy punchy compressed sound, but also limit any peaks. I still have plenty of control over my dynamics too... So no, it's a great idea!

some idiots have idiotic prejudices. I don't think any half-intelligent person will care what you're using as long as it sounds good. As far as looking cool, it depends what you're playing. If it's thrash metal then the bent-wrist-bass-up-by-tits look isn't going to work. If you're playing funk then wailing your arm around thrashing the strings with your pic isn't going to look very cool.

Sorry mate I thought it'd be easy to find, it's here [url="http://www.presonus.com/support/downloads/AudioBox-USB"]http://www.presonus.com/support/downloads/AudioBox-USB[/url]

I have my bass amp about 6 feet behind me, and my guitar combo (for the tone!) next to my, and raised up. One amp to produce the sort of bass you "feel" close up but don't hear until you're further away. Another amp to produce the "tone" close to your ears. The perfect solution?

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1350507710' post='1839959'] I hardly listen to anything else these days, despite having a huge collection, in fact I can't remember the last time I played an album. I record and mix my band every week and really enjoy listening to the results, particularly with new songs. It's great having the multi tracks and I love the technology that lets me do it so easily. [/quote] Yeh, same here, but I do it with all 4 bands I play in. I've recently been playing bass again (as opposed to drums) and listening back makes me feel so good. I suppose a bit of it is pride? No shame anyway, I am a bass playing god.