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Bigwan
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I wrestled with this in a pub band and it really wore me down, to the point that I quit. The annoying thing was that any time I tried to improve the situation I was labelled as being petty, but I had to take on board any of the other members criticisms or there'd be a row... More concerning is that the longer the situation went on the less bothered I was about improving - that was the sign it was time to go.
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For the sake of a few pennies and an extra few minutes with the soldering iron I'll maybe give it a blast. Just looking at my reduced perfboard layout there's enough room to fit it all on the same board - just!
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I'll maybe try the NSL32 first as farnell have them. You might be interested in reading this with regards to the blend issue you mentioned: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=54508.140 You could mod your pedal very simply to gain a more useful blend control - in my case since I'll be replacing the rotaty mode switch with a spdt for band pass/high pass, I can add a tiny little daughter board with a single opamp and half a dozen resistors on it and use a dpdt switch instead, using the other pole to flip an opamp with unity gain from inverting to non-inverting and just stick that circuit in line with one side of the blend pot. In theory...
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What vactrols did you use in your build? I'm leaning towards the NSL32 R3 instead of the VTL5C3.
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That's useful info - I'd assumed the bandwidth switch was going to be useless for my purposes and wasn't going to include it at all! Even more resin to do a fully featured build before I trim the fat!
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Cheers Technicality! Nice YT clip. That'll explain why Spencer at 3 Leaf chose to leave off the blend on the original Groove Regulator then - couldn't understand that decision. Good to know. I'm assuming you use your blend set fully 'wet' then? I'll be building the full circuit to start with so I can play with it and see what works for me and what I 'set-and-forget'. I can't see me using the 'down' sweep going on my previous experiences, and 4 options for Range is more than I'll use so I'll choose 2 and put them on a toggle switch. If the blend had been any good I'd have kept the Bandpass option, but by the sound of things it'll be permanently hardwired to low pass! I've just measured up a drilling template and if I have to use all 6 knobs and 3 switches it should all fit ok if I use 9mm alpha pots and the smallest knobs I can find - it'll be SERIOUSLY tight though. The battery I decided to discard very early on!
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The 1590B is back on after a bit more thought and some drawing (and some inspirational 1590A builds over pn diystompboxes.com - wow!) but which switches to keep? Thinking of keeping range hi/lo, sweep up/down and band pass/low pass if I can get them all on there somewhere! Unfortunately the fx loop will go too...
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Can't comment on the Evo III, but I've been changing back and forth between a first series ABM and an OTB for a while. The OTB sounds very similar set flat to how I have the ABM set up so that's a win for me. If you need more flexibility from the OTB I'd add graphic eq and octave pedals. I do still love my ABM, but the Orange is punchier and much MUCH louder (although whether you'll use the extra or not only you can say). I had contemplated selling my OTB to get something even smaller... but I don't think I can bring myself to do it!
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I quite like the look of the TC 250 watt 1x12 combo myself, although between my SWR Workingmans 12 and my ABM 1x10 combos I'm pretty set!
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[quote name='umcoo' timestamp='1335177179' post='1626626'] Hi all, I figured this would be the best place to ask this... I spent most of yesterday building a GGG tuned muff and...welll....it doesn't work. I've built 3 pedals before and all have worked first time. LED comes on, but not getting any sound both with the effect on and bypassed. I'm going to have a look at it tonight and see if there's anything obvious, but anyone got any ideas what might cause that to happen? Cheers [/quote] From what you describe, since you aren't even getting the bypassed signal out, it sounds like you've either wired your switch or input/output jacks wrong. Other posibility is something accidentally shorted to ground.
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[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1335098744' post='1625662'] http://www.danielzink.com/ makes some nice 1590A pedals. [/quote] Wow! Some serious crammage going on there!!!
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Some options maybe: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/tiny-pedals-1590a-pedals-833936/
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Ashdown Bass Hyperdrive pedal (James Lomenzo signature) *** SOLD ***
Bigwan replied to mcnach's topic in Effects For Sale
Have a look at the video of James Lomenzo using his pedal on YouTube. It convinced me! -
They can do clean no problem - They're just very very good at doing dirty too! I use mine for a nice tubey clean sound so the gain is set to about 9pm on the dial (sometimes less). Still LOADS of headroom! I use the factory valves and have no problems with them at all. I don't really agree with them not being flexible - they are what they are. You want more control buy a graphic eq pedal or something.
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[quote name='krispn' timestamp='1334855454' post='1622481'] Thornybank has one which is mint. I've tried it and it's hugely tweakable but £££'s [/quote] Yeah the price is one thing (although that seems to be the going rate for the Meatball) but the size is beyond what I think of as acceptable for my pedal board - the big box qtron had to go for the same reason and i think the meatball is bigger again! I think the "meatball into a 1590B" is out of the question after a bit of measuring and drawing (without going to surface mount components!) but I have a BYOC filter I built a few years ago which is in a slightly larger enclosure of a similar format and that might be a possibility while still retaining all 6 pots and a switch or 2. Just have to find out what it is! Investigations continue...
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[quote name='TG Flatline' timestamp='1334327620' post='1614669'] This would be rather impressive! I also agree there would be very little fun in not making it!!! [/quote] Haven't done it yet! Obviously lots of the switching options will be hardwired - I think it's a toss up between range and sweep direction as to which stays on the top face, but i'm leaning towards a switch to select between high and low range. I'm not a fan of switches on the side of pedals and really for my use I'll only be after one or 2 sounds. So 6 pots and 1 switch on a 1590B - starting to realise how mad that sounds!!! Further trimming may be required, but I'll decide once I've the circuit built what's staying...
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Looking at the mcmeat layout it should be possible to split the circuit over 2 smaller sandwiched boards to keep it to a smaller footprint. It'll be a REALLY tight fit in a 1590B... Probably have to use those 9mm alpha pots. We'll see. I have some perf board, a 1590B and 1590BB at home somewhere so I'll maybe have a go at laying it out to fit in the smaller one. Really it's not a big issue - I'm replacing a big box qtron after all - I've seen smaller cars in Japan...
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[quote name='TG Flatline' timestamp='1334305042' post='1613991'] Excellent, let me know how you get on, I shall do likewise! I'm almost certainly going to hardwire a Muff into the FX loop on mine on a toggle rather than have an external loop, but I like the buffered bypass idea too so will be interested to see that! I've got the Madbean octaver on my board, it's ace. I've not found much need for two octaves down, but you can get some great tones by balancing 1 down, clean and 1 up. Madbean are going to do an octave down that will fit in a 1590A soon as well, that will be a must have. That would be the one i'd want housed in with the Meatball, purely for space within the box - the Madbean Pearl clone is a big board, needs a 1590BB on it's own! [/quote] I'm bidding on the original Pearl Octaver on ebay at the mo and if that goes south I'm thinking a mad bean lowrider might be a fun project [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1334309655' post='1614111'] Just get a 3 Leaf Audio GR2 It is effectively a Meatball without the bad sounds! [/quote] Yeah but where's the fun in that! Admittedly some people don't like the smell of solder, or the risk of burning their fingers a little...
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Yummy...
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No it's not marketing (BTW the 12 refers to the series heater voltage, not plate voltage). Some of these pedals use 12v AC adapters for a reason - they have internal transformers to step this 12v up to over 200v so the valves are running at a more normal plate voltage. Having said that others do run their valves 'starved', but there's nothing wrong with that, just sounds a little different!
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With my Qtron leaving the building today I'm looking at building a McMeat (Meatball clone) at the minute, but simplifying a lot of the switching options that i know i won't use which is why i'm not going the PCB route. Building on perfboard to start with. I'd like to make it super small (1590B size) but I may have to go to the 1590BB instead. I haven't decided whether I want to keep the fx loop yet, which will have a big effect on enclosure size - if I keep it it will be buffered bypass so I can use the fx in the loop without the envelope - all sounds very Groove Regulator doesn't it!
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[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1333783264' post='1606313'] There used to be loads of threads about trolleys, but I guess that all these lightweight cabs have put paid to that. I have a Lidl one (Aldi did the same thing as well), and they used to be flagged up quite often when they came on sale. Load weight of 100Kg. Some people used to recommend a fishing trolley that Argos do as well. Personally I like something that has a load capacity that's at least twice the weight you need to carry and doesn't have folding wheels. If you're going to be taking it over rough surfaces or bumping up and down kerbs it can take a toll on the trolley. Edit: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Einhell-Folding-Hand-Sack-Truck-Barrow-Trolley-90kg-/200731557661?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item2ebc887f1d"]This one[/url] looks very similar to the Lidl /Aldi ones. [/quote] +1 to this. I got the same trolley recently and it's a good job. Don't forget bungees though! Also be careful when buying this style of trolley as some have plastic axle brackets which aren't up to the job and fracture quite easily.
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No one want a nice sounding DI pedal? Cheap as chips!
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Hartke VXL Attack DI pedal Official blurb says: "Hartke's VXL Bass Attack Pedal is a tone-shaping pre-amp that doubles as a direct box, featuring the famous Hartke Shape Circuitry. The two-button style stomp box has a three band EQ for adjustments of Bass, Treble, and Bright controls, plus a Harmonic control that emulates the warmth and drive of a tube so well that you'll never want to turn it off. The Hartke Bass Attack Pedal gives you the ability to finally get the sound you want, and everything in between" Some people think of it as the poor cousin to the Sansamp Bass Driver DI. All I know is that it sounds good and has served me well, but I'm low on pedalboard space and have recently acquired an MXR M80 DI in a trade so this has to go. Some great online reviews and some nice videos on YouTube. [attachment=104743:photo.JPG] £40 inc UK postage. SOLD!!!! EHX Qtron (big box) Control info here: [url="http://www.analogman.com/q-tron.htm"]http://www.analogman.com/q-tron.htm[/url] This pedal has convinced me I need an envelope filter in my life, but alas my pedalboard won't handle the size of this one (see pic!). This came to me a little battered but a good clean of the controls has unleashed the beast - fantastic funky sounds! The slide switches on the top edge don't have a very positive action, but work 100% and other than that it feels tip top in use. Includes 24v uk adapter and wooden box. [attachment=104744:photo1.JPG][attachment=104745:photo2.JPG][attachment=104746:photo3.JPG] £50 inc UK postage. SOLD!!! Only trades I'm interested in would be for a smaller envelope filter - MXR M82 or one of the 3 Leaf Audio ones for preference (obviously with funds your way for either).
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Trade in progress