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When I was playing bass i'd always have gear-geeks asking me about my pedalboard etc. Since i've been playing drums I don't think anyone's approached me - in two years!! Maybe the old stereotypes don't hold up so well.

could you not just get your drummer to switch pedals for you with his left foot? I have a pedal board next to me when I drum (but it's for drums).

Yes I did (although I didn't realise anyone took any notice!). It's pretty cool. Basically I bought the pedal and EXP pedal together because it was the only way I could make that cool vocal sounding wah on the first Audioslave single (can't remember the name). But yeh, after I got over that I started using it in weird ways. It can do some standard wahing but that isn't what it's best at IMO. As far as comparing to the EBS or a Dunlop, I wouldn't know sorry.

Cool, do you have any bigger pictures? You can upload them to BC as an attachment.

I didn't think Dave was saying that the SVT is the only good amp. He was saying it's the only good amp for him. I think the point of the OP was that if you want "that tone" (and that's your tone, not Daves tone, that tone that you like, the really good one) and you have it, then stick with your gear. Sometimes very inconvinient gear is worth it just for getting "that tone". As I said previously it would be close-minded to stick with one amp and never try any others. Why Dave didn't try out the lightweight amps before selling his SVT I have no idea.

[quote name='D-L-B' post='944138' date='Sep 3 2010, 01:55 AM']Should I bring up paedophilia and kill it once and for all?[/quote] Oh, another dead baby joke. Disgusting.

Just got my new headphone amp from Andy. I'm becomming a regular customer! Therefore he must be a great seller. Cheers!

[quote name='dave74200' post='943543' date='Sep 2 2010, 03:54 PM']It was once you've found your sound, stick with it yes. The grass isn't always greener etc.. I stated why I sold my original SVT head, too heavy! To me though, it's worth the weight.[/quote] In one sense, I totally agree, the grass isn't always greener. However, in the case of bass amps, you can always give the grass a quick try out. I get my sound out of a peavey+behringer+guitar amp + loads of pedals set up. That's my sound, and it isn't broken, so i'm not looking to fix it. As far as i'm aware, the grass doesn't get any greener, but that doesn't mean I would turn my nose up at the chance to try an ampeg. It's just I wouldn't sell my rig without finding a better one first.

Dave - was your main point supposed to be "once you find your sound, stick with it, don't mess about trying other gear because it's lighter/more reliable because it'll never reproduce your sound"? Or was it literally "all amps are sh*t except ampegs"? Either way, a most enjoyable thread.

Heh, Dave it's all just part of the fun you get on internet forums. More provocative posts like yours would be welcomed by me at least!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='942299' date='Sep 1 2010, 04:13 PM']I've seen the guitar teacher thing a lot, where he supplements his income by teaching bass as well.[/quote] Yeh I don't get it any more, but when I did the Sentinel used to have a few ads for guitar teachers in the classifieds, and most of them would advertise bass lessons as well.

Hmmm, I had guitar lessons for ages, and when I started on bass it was playing whatever the guitarist told me to. Then I got into real bassists and I feel like I took to playing the bass quite easily. I could do with some lessons now as I realise how much i'm missing out on, but I can't afford them. There are a lot of guitar teachers who also advertise bass lessons, and I would suspect that the majority of these aren't "real bassists".

[quote name='D-L-B' post='942093' date='Sep 1 2010, 02:09 PM']Barring the statistical probability of someone eventually guessing right, There's not a single person out there who could listen to my recordings and tell me beyond all doubt what gear I've used to achieve each tone.[/quote] There's a member on here who swears they can tell if someone's using an ampeg rig from outside the venue.

I played a gig the other day and afterwards asked my neighbour who was playing in a band after us what he thought of the tone. He said he didn't like that "peavey sound". I pressed him on it, and he didn't have any comment on the actual frequency content, dynamics, timbre etc, he just didn't like "that peavey sound". there are all sorts of strange prejudices surrounding gear and tone.

I don't know Jake, I think perhaps more brill cream, is required.

olol, 9/10 would read again

I've stopped contributing 'cos I don't really know anything about monitors, but i'm still reading! Great thread.

I've been on holiday and only just read this news. I'm not sure what to say. I never met Si but we had lots of interesting conversations, and I will never forget his wisdom and wit. My condolences to all who are affected by this tragic loss.

As long as you reference your mixes on a decent stereo you know well...

If you just want "fat" then octave down, distortion, compression, and maybe chorus are what you want. If you ARE interested in trying all sorts of effects, and learning how to use them and what they do etc, then a multie pedal is the best way to go. If you're on a budget the zoom B2 or B2.1U are very good.

I bought a mic of Terry this week. I paid one day and received the mic within 2 days! I was very impressed - a top bloke to deal with, thouroughly recommended etc.

[quote name='clauster' post='922914' date='Aug 12 2010, 04:38 PM']No you're not, you're losing the control surface for automation. You can still do automation via the mouse.[/quote] Yeh, I hadn't really thought about it as you'd be messing with your physical faders for mixing. I'd find it weird to mix on a seperate set of faders to my automated ones, but to be fair it would be fine - drawing in automation where required, but getting your overall mix right on the desk.

[quote name='clauster' post='922609' date='Aug 12 2010, 12:32 PM']Regarding the point of why buy protools (or any DAW) and use an external mixer for mixing when you could use the built in automation - it's giving the computer less to do. So better latency, more tracks and more stability.[/quote] Yeh but you're losing the ability to automate. Horses for courses innit - my 5 year old PC manages songs with 100+ tracks and 50+ VSTs and automation. It does start to struggle at the top end of what I do to be fair, but it's 5 years old.

[quote name='Beedster' post='922534' date='Aug 12 2010, 11:37 AM'] I can't see many advantages of the Digidesign 003 over the M-Audio Projectmix (which has 8 mic I/Ps), despite the price difference of over £500, am I missing something?[/quote] No it's just that it's specifically designed for PT. The last pro studio I was in used one, but only as a controller. He had other Digi interfaces for his inputs, and these all came off a huge old valve desk.

The new 58s are cool. I have a 58beta something and it has much more top end than the old 58 I had.