dannybuoy

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1417605838' post='2622107']I had an impulse Black Friday purchase of a new TAFM. Just because I love my original so much I want to see how the newer ones sound, they have a switchable buffer inside and a few tweaks here and there! [/quote] Update, the new one didn't sound anywhere near as good as my old one, even with the new internal buffer disabled. I will be hanging onto this old one for dear life, best bass fuzz I've ever heard!

Thanks for the tip, this looks like the one: http://cpc.farnell.com/stontronics/t3004st/ac-ac-power-supply-12v-500ma-2/dp/PW02817?ost=PW02817

It's possible to set the EQ and character to give a reasonably flat uncoloured sound, I know this because I did a frequency analysis on my old v1 VT Bass. The same knob positions don't yield the same results on the v2 and DI models, but it should be achievable, plus you have the blend to make things easier.

Just spotted these in the v2.6 firmware update: Bass Model Pack includes models based on: Ampeg® SVT® Normal Ch. Ampeg® SVT® Bright Ch. Gallien-Kruger® 800RB SVT® 8x10 SVT® 410 HLF I don't have one of these but now I'd be inclined to try one out!

Well I paid £84 for it, not too bad I hope considering it's in very good condition and a reasonably rare MIJ Boss pedal - there were others looking a lot more beat up for £100 and over. It came in today. No problem with lows or volume boosts, and a really nice response that lets you play it like an instrument... but it's too clean for me. It just doesn't have that warm distorted greasy funk of the Mini Q-tron! All other filters including this Boss are going to be moved on and I am going to try and hunt down a big box Q-Tron+ and possibly splurge on a TruTron 3X if I make the mistake of going online after a few drinks this weekend!

Get an angle grinder. Grind something with it. That sound.

Glad you like it, you probably would only have been half satisfied with the other options discussed, sometimes you just have to go for it!

Shame they make this bass two versions, and the one with the cool black stain finish has the Bartolini pickups instead of the Nordstrand Big Singles. Every bass I've tried with these Barts sounds totally bland and I got the same impression from the Youtube demo of this bass.

Can't be that good as nobody ever talks about them, but FWIW I did like the envelope filter model built into my old Line6 Lowdown amp, it was very Q-Tron/Mutron-ish.

I always thought by volume spike, people meant it was overly resonant at certain frequencies that could hurt your speakers... I don't get that with my Q-Tron at all, although there is a volume boost when it is turned on that should be simple to mod. So not sure which issue you are referring to. I did fear the Enigma could damage speakers in this way since the sweep can start a lot lower, and if you have the resonance set high, when it sweeps down low it could take out some woofers... The Sonuus Wahho (another brilliant sounding filter I forgot to include, sold on because I did not like the interface) has a nifty feature where you can set a separate Q value for lower and upper frequencies to counteract this.

Agreed, thanks for posting, just snagged one on eBay!

A B3 would be a good choice, it does require to press two pedals at once like the B1on from memory to bypass it - but I think you can also plug in an external footswitch to control bypass, and also since each stomp has its own switch, you can just turn each effect off individually. I wouldn't recommend a multi FX like COG can build - it's a lot of cash and it's not very flexible in future if you want to switch out a pedal or insert another effect somewhere in the middle. Separates is still the best solution for most people including me! Sounds like you have a decent chorus and overdrive, I'd just buy an octave and be done with it. Octave effects on the Zoom suck by the way, I found them to have too much latency with the effected sound coming in a short delay after your clean tone.

And with regards to the clean blend, I'm not sure the B1Xon can do a global blend per patch, but almost all of the amp/distortion models allow you to blend in clean so you wouldn't need a separate unit unless you wanted to send the signal to two separate amps.

Something like this will do the trick: [url="http://r.ebay.com/Keqpx6"]http://r.ebay.com/Keqpx6[/url] You might find slightly cheaper options elsewhere, or else it's not too hard to make your own. More expensive examples such as those from Lehle offer better quality relay based silent switching (you might get a slight crackle or pop when switching using the item above) or will offer EQ/volume control to balance the two instruments. Depends if you want to keep it simple or go for the Rolls Royce option?

Mini Q-Tron is here to stay, Groove Regulator is awesome but just not as squelchy, so it's going up for sale along with the MXR later. Fighting the urge to order a TruTron 3X, the GAS is there but I can't justify $400 when I am happy with the QT!

Sounds similar to Yamaha's special vibration treatments to the BB2024/BB2025 line!

The usual suspects: Sennheiser MD421 Electrovoice RE20 Shure SM7B Heil PR40 None are cheap though!

I don't have an SFT anymore but bear in mind the original v1 version with the white knobs is much darker sounding than the newer variant which has a good deal more clarity!

[quote name='Bo0tsy' timestamp='1427124453' post='2726041'] It's funny how different people's opinions are when it comes to envelope filters! I have the Micro-Q Tron (which ostensibly is meant to be the same circuit as the Mini-Q Tron but in a smaller enclosure, and it's the mild distortion & volume spike that I dislike. TBH, I find the Micro Q-Tron a bit of an untameable beast (even after fiddling around endlessly with the internal trim pot). The Emma DiscumBOBulator, on the other hand, is more subtle & controllable, with no discernible volume boost, and allows the warm tone of your bass through. It can get Mu-tron-like quacky but is not what I'd call a squelchy/wet filter by any means. [/quote] I hear that the Micro is supposed to sound different to the Mini - there's no volume spike on my Mini (like there was with the Enigma) and the distortion is very mild and warm, whereas I hear it's harsher on the Micro.

Heard lots of praise for the Aguilar but haven't really been tickled by any of the clips I've heard. The Source Audio stuff looks great but I really only want an easily adjustable (i.e. no presets or fiddly menus but still with as few knobs as possible) Mutron/Meatball type of filter. The Groove Regulator came in today. I like it a lot, but I think I prefer the Mini Q-Tron more, it has more going on in the top end due to the mild distortion it introduces. Hard to say for sure as the volume boost of the Q-Tron could be fooling my brain (louder = better when it comes to most A/B tests!). Really want to try the Discumbobulator next - if anyone wants to lend me theirs in exchange for a Groove Regulator let me know!

I would rather modify my switching setup so that this didn't happen though. What are you using? I would also prefer to mute one of the parallel loops with a tuner rather than bypass the preamp and end up with out of phase clean signal coming through which negatively interacts with the other chain.

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1424199020' post='2693787'] Is there anyone on here fancies looking at a Fuzzrocious Dark Driving that doesn't seem to be playing right for me please? [/quote] I had one of these and the transistor was socketed but very loosely and it would occasionally cut out until I secured it with tape. If yours is playing up I'd check for a dodgy connection there!

The Blower Box doesn't have a clean blend, but has ridiculous amounts of bass boost on tap from its EQ!