LukeFRC

Buy a whole cab from Stevie pre made and all the design and DIY niggles taken care of!

I didn't know what this is before looking it up. Now I want one!

My thinking too. MS60b can do a few things per patch? I’ve had the HX stomp, thr Zoom B3n and B3 (I think the MS60b is same gen as B3) and while the stomp subjectively sounded better -esp drives- the zoom was good enough - esp for one off things. I have a pedalboard with thr things I need - MS60b or MS70cdr I can see myself having to add, or try, the thing I don’t think I need but want to try - press a pedal and “bam” there’s a reverb delay reverb thing happening… But if the HX one is one effect …for me the fun in my hx stomp was trying different arrangements, and splitting signals - what one effect am I buying it for in the HX universe that would be better than finding a standalone pedal for the same budget to do it? I’m struggling to think of anything HX did better on its own - amp models were cool maybe? Synth things buy a FI or C4, cabs - an IR loader or Two notes m+ … drive/fuzz/od - is simple to do in analogue… etc I guess if I had a midi setup and I could do more things via midi? But - if I’m set up with a midi system to do this I imagine I would want something with more functionality

I stuck mine pre compressor as I think that's what SA recommended. The other benefit I found is that when I'm trying out patches I can turn my comp up into limiter mode, and then when I try someones patch with way way more gain than I need the compressor stops me blowing my ears off. You can of course stick it where ever and then put a pre everything signal in input 2 and use that to trigger envelope filters etc on the signal of input 1

not as cheap as subzero, less than radial https://www.showbitz.co.uk/product/orchid-electronics-dual-micro-di-box/

And, new batteries in the basses?

the chance of two basses having the same fault is low. Have you tried a different cable? (this could be the simplest common denominator) Have you tested it all in a different room/building? and Doing what, to which pots cause the sound?

depends if it's the input or output of the effect causing it.. .

I looked - I didn’t see anything that wasn’t available cheaper elsewhere

This is one of the most beautiful looking pedals out there to my mind. if I were loaded I wouldn’t be messing around DIY building things I couldn’t afford otherwise - but would have a pedal board with everything they make

That was what @jimbobothy was saying too - I’m a graphic designer by trade so if I put the time in and wanted professional level design and lettering - that would be easy! what I love about metal stamping and Fairfield circuitry’s aesthetic that I’m aping is that it’s not perfect or trying to be. There’s a certain organic imperfection. In the design world for somethings I’ve sometimes taken a headline and taken it out of the programs defined kerning and baseline deliberately messed it up so it doesn’t feel so machine made. however getting the letter sideways… had me swearing

Share a gut shot on here.

It’s alright @jimbobothy (who just reacted to the post) - you’re more bothered by it than me!!

Couple of flubs with the stamping

Shame about the white washers! 🤣

The common denominator is the pedal board!

Didn’t their previous bigger compressor pedal get a thumbs up for guitar, but there was something that meant it didn’t work as well for bass?

I've a DIY pedal that does the same and I need to sort... I think it's a cap across the input that solves it

Have you got the schematic to hand? I was looking for it the other day and some of the hosting of files has gone so hard to follow what was verified and not!

compared to your professional life @AndyTravis it must be a breeze!

That sounds wonderful. There is a chance it’s the player as much as the bass, but it sounds great!