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I've not tried this with bass, but it works well with guitar.......... Play in a silent room, listening through headphones, and record the acoustic sound of your electric bass with a condensor mic. It's a nice option to have when mixing IMHO. Has anyone tried this on bass?

I don't think Behringer do a blending pedal. The Boss LS-2 has a buffer in it, and some people feel that this "sucks tone" or is noisy. I have one and it's fine. I hadn't hear of the Radial pedal, just had a quick look on google and it seems to do what you're after. It doesn't give you the 2nd loop that the LS-2 has. It also has a buffer. Whether or not it's a better buffer than the LS-2 I wouldn't know. I use my LS-2 for blending clean, compressed signal with distorted signal, which you obviously couldn't do with the Radial pedal.

MArchall Jackhammer is a great pedal! It's good to see it get a mention. The EQ options make it really good for bass.

If you're happy with the 708 but want better quality, try a B2.1U!

I think the interface on the 708 is better than on the B2.1U so bear that in mind for the future! I might actually get a couple while I still can - I can always re-house it if I ever start gigging again.

Where's your night shot? I highly recommend you get a psu with daisy chaning and plenty of current output!!

I used the 707 one for years. The footwitches went dodgy so I added metal ones. It looked pretty f*cked but worked really well for years. As soon as the metal B2.1U came out I got one!

Sounds cool. Do you not miss a wah? I couldn't live without a wah pedal. Maybe you should try an XP-100? I'd lend mine to you if you were closer.

Why not? What wah is it Kev? And what's that DOD-alike OD? Get a whammy for your octave, it'll be more fun.

It is nice to be able to name patches, but even with my appalling memory, I manage with the B2.1U. I don't think i've ever used a wah that I liked on a multi-effects. I've not tried enough to make a sweeping statement, but suffice to say, using a standalone wah might be more pleasing to your ear! For OD, Chorus, Octave, Fuzz, and Ring Mod, I reckon the B2.1U has it covered, although some of the overdrive and fuzz models aren't great. If your patches on the 708 sound muddy, why not try to EQ them until they're right? If it ain't broke.......

Sorry!!! A patch on a multi effects pedal is a set of stored settings - so, you find a sound you like using as many, or a little effects as you like. Then, you save the sound you have. When you have saved it, your sound is called a patch. You can save lots of patches, and switch between then. "stomp box mode" (on the boss, not the zoom) is a mode which allows you to use the multiple footswitches on the unit as seperate effects pedals/boxes, rather than using them to switch between "patches". The patch switching i.e. the time taken to switch from one patch to another is seamless on the Zoom, but (i've heard) poor on the boss. Am I making sense?

I heard that the patch switching is too slow on the boss, but it has a "stomp box mode" which means you have 4 or 5 pedals rather than switching between patches, so if you fancy that mode, get the boss.

Hot!

Sounds cool Kev! I want one. The blue beaver came on Friday by the way - thanks!

[quote name='MoJoKe' post='317594' date='Oct 29 2008, 02:29 PM']While I would love to be able to spend loads of money, I'm saving for my new Wal (or possibly GB Rumour now since playing EBS_Freak's at the weekend....!). This was initially triggered by the need to get a reasonable replacement Chorus pedal (EBS I hear you all shout!!), so money must stay in pocket, as I am generally not that into effects. I have however been offered a Zoom 708II for £40. It does appear to support looping as well as a bunch of other stuff, and while it isn't a £100+ pedal, it may just sow some seeds!! Any thoughts anyone?[/quote] I'd take that deal and get used to using effects. Then you'll have a better idea of what you want to upgrade to, and you might be able to sell the zoom for £40, but if not, it's only £40.

It's not programmable, but you could buy two of them. You might be getting close to the price of the boss programmable EQ then though so....

You could get a zoom B2.1U and set up a few different patches. You could get the Boss programmable EQ. I think if you cut all your lows and let the keys do the basslines, you'll get bored without some fun effects.

I have a TE 1 x 18", 1 x 10", tweeter cab. It's been broken over a year (I've just been too busy to fix it, there was a thread about it...) but it sounded amazing running with my Peavey combo. (and even better with a guitar 2 x 12" combo at the same time!!!)

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='317459' date='Oct 29 2008, 12:02 PM']Unfortunately I rarely smile, am clean shaven and refuse to lose 6inches of my old chap for any band.[/quote] I was going by your avatar/personal experience (I suppose you were so p*ssed you don't remember our lovely evening).

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='317424' date='Oct 29 2008, 11:36 AM']Why? What makes a good manager? I'm confident I can't do it, but I'd like to know what to look out for in others.[/quote] Cheeky grin, tidy stuble, fair sized cock - all a necessity.

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='317370' date='Oct 29 2008, 10:38 AM']Thank you for the advice people. It seems that peoples experience has been negative. Interesting.[/quote] But the people with positive experience are famous and not posting on BC.

We had a manager for a while. It was a load of bullsh*t to be honest, so be careful because if you sign something then you're tied in for a time period.

Get some gigs near me!

It might be slightly less noisy. Do it and see if it's any better, it might not make any difference! Regarding your chain - I wouldn't change anything. I would try swapping the OD and chorus, but you've probably already done that. I would also try the volume pedal before the OD as you might like the tone of a slight volume cut before the OD without having to mess with your volume knob on the bass.