pete.young

Just in case any of the preamp builders missed this thread from Repairs and Technical http://basschat.co.uk/topic/237582-diy-bass-preamp-my-present-to-you/ ...

Some good acts to see there. I'll be at Red Rooster at Euston Hall near Thetford - sitting in with an old-time band on double bass http://redrooster.org.uk

I'd go with the neck stamps. I don't think the 75 re-issue was around in '85. There are other examples of people finding these basses hard to date, including this one: [font=georgia,palatino][size=4]"Serial numbers can also be tricky when trying to get an accurate date. I once had a Japanese Fender '75 reissue [url="http://fenderbassplayer.com/117-fender-jazz-bass"]Jazz Bass[/url] that I bought used and according to the serial number I looked up, was made around 1985. I was suspicious because I didn't think they made the '75 reissue that early on, so I popped the neck off and it had a date stamp of 1998. It turned out that this was a case of overlapping serial numbers used by Fender Japan on different models. Lesson here is that until you see the date stamp on either the neck or body, the serial number is only a [b]guess[/b].[/size][/font]" From http://fenderbassplayer.com/152-properly-dating-a-fender-bass

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1399537107' post='2445059'] So putting the pedal before the input will combine the tone on the pedal first,with that of the amp in an additive way, or.. by inserting into the FX loop you are feeding the tone of the amp eq into the pedal and the combined tone then gets amplified. [/quote] Monckyman is right as usual. The other thing to know, is whether your effects loop is serial or parallel. Some amps are wired in parallel, sometimes there's a blend control and sometimes there's a 50/50 split. If this is the case and you plug your bass into the input with the pedal in the loop, you'll get a blend of clean signal from the input and effected signal from the pedal. There's also the question of output signal: most loops will be expecting a line-level signal such as you would get from a 19" rack effects unit, and don't take kindly to instrument-level signals produced by some pedals. All you can really do is try the various combinations and see if any of them work for you.

I was thinking Nathan Watts.

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1398420908' post='2433880'] What about a Sonuus B2M? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bzrzretvuw [/quote] I had one of these for a while. Very sensitive to input, you need to be super clean. I also had some problems with lag and tracking. The i2M is supposed to be better.

As I said in the other thread, he has an amp switch which allows him to route the various signals to the three different amps he uses. Good luck to them for trying to do something a bit different. There would be little point adding a guitar to this line up. A melody instrument would make more sense, I would say a sax but that would be too much like Back Door.

[quote name='NOTJORDANWALKER' timestamp='1398339686' post='2433088'] So the LS-2 can keep both lines playing at once right? I know he cuts out the Bassy tones on some songs when he has a high guitar parts like in Little Monster. [/quote] The big green lump is a Palmer Triage, which is an amp switching pedal. I heard that he uses 3 different amps on stage, so presumably routes various signals to different amps using it.

Graph Tech Ghost - I think you get a bridge, or bridge saddles, plus a box called a Hexpander. If you use a VB-99 rather than the G20, its not a floor unit. Mine goes on a drum module stand and is clamped to my Hercules bass stand. I have a floor unit which controls it, but don't usually bother with it because we rarely have enough space on stage!

I've got one of these too. Mine arrived without a manual - big thank you to Sounds Live who arranged for Zoom to send me a replacement copy, which arrived fhe following day. Fantastic service. Agree with Dannybuoy on the range of sounds, and updating the firmware is a good tip. It seems to me that this pedal is quieter than the B3 - some of the amp models in particular introduced a noticeable hiss on the B3, but this one seems almost silent. There are a couple of differences between this pedal and the others in the Zoom range which people might like to know about: Firstly, the build quality. You can't fault this pedal on price, but the construction is not of the same quality as B3 and MS60B. The case is plastic and controls have a nasty jelly-tot like appearance. I could gig with this because I'm fairly gently footed, but it might not stand up to repeated stomping. Someone at Zoom appears to have taken note of comments about the pre-set sounds, and they seem to have made a much bigger effort to come up with patches which are actually usable. There are still one or two clunkers, but not nearly as many as on the B3. The USB interface is only for firmware updates, and like the MS60B can't be used to manage and edit patches on a PC. The B1Xon has a 30 second looper and a drum machine with 68 preset rhythms, which the MS60B lacks. It doesn't have DI and can't be used as a recording interface, for that you'll still need the B3. There's no easy way to switch any of the effects in the chain on or off. The easiest option is to copy the patch and then edit the settings to turn the effect in question off. The feature of the MS60B, where you could switch the active effect on or off with the footswitch is not present.. It is possible to select the patch, scroll through to the effect and then turn it or off with the footswitch, but that's rather laborious and I can't imagine that being acceptable for a live setting. The B1Xon has a setting which allows you to scroll silently through the patches without changing the existing patch, until you find the one you like and select it. It doesn't have the feature of the MS60B which allows you to select a number of patches and put them into a loop that you scroll through. Dood was threatening to do one of his excellent video reviews for the B1Xon. Hopefully he'll get round to this sooner rather than later, there's nothing much on youtube about it at the moment. ;-)

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/223363-royal-blood/ Pogs and Harmonists, apparently. Excellent stuff. Finally , a spiritual successor to Colin Hodgkinson.

Sold Cliff a pedal in response to his Wanted ad. Fast payment, no issues, good communications, recommended. Just don't be slow in leaving him feedback.

30 inch scale is probably still too much for an 11 year old. The Tanglewood EB18 Elf has a much shorter scale length and they come up for sale on eBay occasionally at reasonable prices.

You wouldn't need one of those tuning systems for a Kramer Duke conversion. You could remove the 4 original tuners, fill in the holes and there would be room to fit 8 banjo style tuners. Then all you would need is a bridge and to find some way of anchoring the strings. Duke would be a good choice because of the rigid aluminium neck but they fetch a high price. A Hondo Alien would be much cheaper. Coincidentally I am about to list mine in the For Sale forum ;-) .

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1397766140' post='2427279'] Interesting! Although I really plan on using the zoom as a preamp/compressor/noise gate/tuner and never really use it for any effects as such. If I understand it correctly you can use it as a stomp box with the effect that you leave on the digital read out? if thats the case then perhaps thats another option. [/quote] Yes, you can use the ms60b to switch one of the effects in the chain on and off. The BSW is a great octaver, it tracks better than the ebs . unfortunately it is a terrible synth pedal, can't win them all!

Sometimes the score is divided into sections: instead of having a cue at bar 79, it might be the 4th bar of section G. If you can use the rehearsal to identify and memorise the start of 'G' , you don't need to count the preceding 75 bars.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1397558296' post='2425054'] I use a MB & Barefaced super 12 T rig , but I also have a 3K PA with active subs etc I was considering just having something like a MB micro combo & DI from it . mainly because I hate carrying gear around & some of the pubs we play in are very cramped . We have electric drums so I don't have to compete with anyone sound wise . Does anyone else do this ? [/quote] Yes. I use a TecAmp Puma combo as a monitor for me and the drummer, and DI everything through the PA. We always use our subs.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1397382248' post='2423319'] By legal ramifications I mean, can Mr.Hall take any action against someone (and/or an entity hosting someone) selling genuine used Rickenbacker product? [/quote] In the EU, Mr Hall has no legal basis to take action against a private seller of a copy, never mind the genuine article. The law doesn't matter: all he has to do is demonstrate that he is defending his copyright. Its a game of poker: Ped and Kiwi can't afford the stakes and the ISP isn't interested in the game. All this is explained in the original thread.