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It sounds like an envelope phaser to me.... It could be done with a very carefully set up phaser, but the phase in the original always starts from the same place, which is not normal for a vco controlled device. Did that make any sense??? Course some clever dick will turn around and prove it was a tremelo now

This is right up my list:- Its just so relentlessly groovy Larry Graham, I mean really, did he ever play a wrong'un?

[quote name='Rosh' post='747163' date='Feb 16 2010, 12:59 PM']So basically unusable for live situations with a bass? Which is what I'll be using it for What is the difference, then between the Korg DTR 1000 and 2000?[/quote] The 2000 has more inputs, can run off a mic, calibrate to your input signal and some other bits and bobs. Go to the Korg site and download the manual, its the same for both units, so you canreally see the differences. Oh and the 2000 has a built in racklight, with which you can impress chicks, win friends, influence people, and end world poverty - at least thats what mine said....

They are slower than the Korg DTR. Some would say unusably so.

Now that actually looks like a real DB, not one of those pretendy ones at all For those of you who hadnt guessed, I can write my entire knowledge and experience on DB on the back of a postage stamp, in wax crayon, with my feet.... The real deal for me OTPJ, is, is this going to work for classical (arco) and jazz, for a chap who is learning (in the BHYP and looking to maybe get some grades later this year), who is super keen and works hard? I'm guessing from your posts so far that it would, I think he uses a French bow at the moment, so I'd guess we'd have to get one of those too, any reason that would be an issue though?

Yeah me too, been on the look out for a decent relatively cheap DB for Plux, any of you proper pros saying one is good enough gets my immediate attention!

Nice one! I love free vsts, cant get enough of them, some really interesting and cool sounding stuff out there if you go looking far enough. Quality can be a bit hit and miss (just like with the less free stuff IMO), but there are some absolute gems to be found.... Cheers!

IMO its about the best bass for its price, especially if ergonomics are anywhere on your list of ust haves. Ultra easy to play, and decent buil quality, and a perfectly goos tone. I highly recommend them....

If 'a lot' appear to be moving around, then that is partly because they were the hot ticket for a long time last year, inevitably in search of tone nirvana, or out of boredom of whatever people move gear on to try the next best thing. Personally I have no reason to move my sa450 at all, it performs perfectly for my needs. The MB range has some pretty different sounding heads in it, none of which I would describe as bland or muddy. If you love a real fat warm tube overdrive you are probably out of luck (although they have a new head out which is intended to cover this too), but if you want clean and warm or clean and fast (and less warm) you will find something you like. The LMII and LMIII and F1 and F500 all put out 500w into 4Ohms, and into a reasonably efficient cab with enough cone area you will be fine (into my ae410 it fills an at least 300 capacity room at under half way on the master volume with an appropriately set gain stage). If your cabs arent very efficient then you may need more power (but they go up to 1200 watts, so you should be ablt to find something that will cover it).

+1 bach is fab at b-lines!

One of my all time favourite songs:- The Banshees where one of the very best bands of the eighties IMO, love Siouxsie to bits

Its all about context. But IMO generally a 200w combo is not really sufficient backline without PA help, in most cases (ie blues rock pub band). And in most cases the pub rock band's PA is not up to giving any useful help to the bass without being in grave danger of going 'pop'. IME anyway.

[quote name='Tinman' post='736412' date='Feb 5 2010, 04:51 PM']Surely you have the possibility of incurring customs charges etc with that?[/quote] Custom charges level recently went up to about £130 IIRC

Pants, I missed this

MarloweDK is definitely the Daddy

+1 for the meths tube, my strings are on permanent rotation between being in the tube or on a bass, I have sets that are very old (by my standards anything over a month is old, some of mine are a couple of years old and going still strong using this method). I'd recommend DR Lo-riders as the best I've found for long life with this method, they come back really strong for a good month before needing swapping, I find Hi-Beams last a shorter time personally.

EMMA Discombobulator is lovely, Maxon AF-9 is supposedly very close to the holy grail of env filters (the original Mutron III) MXR Auto-Q is a slightly different take on the theme

[quote name='Killstarz' post='740916' date='Feb 10 2010, 12:55 PM']Envelope filters....any i should check out?[/quote] Oh my, now you've hit the world of hurt face first

Good point about the tweeters in Berg rigs. Jim seems to be one of the only guys in bass who gets the idea that they aren't there to overhype extreme top, but to extend the natural top end by a few KHz. The opposite of this for me was Bernie Goodfellow at the Brighton Bass day, he ran his basses through an EBS rig with so much ultra high top it was completely detracting from the bass. He seemed to like it (as did hordes of people admiring his stuff, and playing) but for me it was like I'd taken a bass channel on a desk and scooped all the mids and lows out then put in a 12dB shelving eq at about 3KHz, fine if thats the effect you are after I guess.... I really struggle to hear exactly where the tweeter takes over in my 410, unless I turn it off Compare this with an Eden rig, and its night and day! A lot of this is down to exceptional crossover design as much as (or probably more than) the actual tweeter components from what I've read. Plux's HT210 and HT115 have the big tweeter in, and that is capable of vicious top end, but set flat with no treble boost off the amp it sounds to me as if it starts lower than the bullet tweeters do, and is even more indiscernible. They are a huge part of what makes Berg cabs the best IMO...

I slap a super cheap rubber car mat on the Berg, its very non-slip and keeps everything in tip top condition. Cost peanuts...

As long as the groove is as fat as me I dont care who is doing what..... But if you must analyse it, I'm with Jake, I love a drummer who absolutely nails it to the floor. Then a bassist who sits right back sounds just so good. Unfortunately I tend to be right on it too, so if the drummer has any tendencies to race they come out when they play with me. I dont speed usually, except in the odd fill. Back in the day I was far more versatile, I'm just too lazy to put in the metronome time to get it back. What a waster eh

Time to buy a nice drill and thread tapping set?

Just as an outside the normal loop, I'd suggest having a crack with a Joe Meek sixQ channel strip if you can source one. I record with one regularly (actually a twinQ, but the 6Q is a mono strip so would suit the requirements better) and it is absolutely superb sounding. If I had an IP rig, it would very high on my list of pre's to check out!

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='739789' date='Feb 9 2010, 11:06 AM'] its here its here its here![/quote] No pics, no Berg.....

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='737610' date='Feb 6 2010, 08:56 PM']Berg IP112 ordered Really can't wait!! I'll be getting the extension cab after i've saved for my macbook I'll post pics when it arrives.[/quote] Nice one! Waiting for the pix now