dannybuoy

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!

That's the one. Hard to beat for D&B with the built in distortion and hot hand control ring: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6ol6syUJo

Have you tried the Idiot Box Blower Box? I would start there, it's a good take on the rat sound with immense low end. Absolute bargain too! Also there is the MXR Bass Distortion that's been recently announced, designed in conjunction with Ryan from Fuzzrocious - it looks like a smaller Rat Tail with a clean blend.

In that case I would definitely check out the Manta as well then!

I had the original (non-super) Fatman a few years ago. I felt the range control was too narrow - I could set it so that it had a nice low end sweep but then it didn't sweep high enough. It sounded great for low subby 'womp!' style noises for electronic music / jungle / dubstep though. The Super Fatman has a similar control but no idea how similar it is in operation.

Yes I will be modding it for sure, when time permits! I did a master volume mod to a Bass Big Muff so shouldn't be too much different to that. I plan to put the mode switch inside permanently set to LP then re-use the same hole and knob for the volume pot!

Yes, unless the preamp also inverts phase when in bypass. Phase cancellation won't be so bad if the bypass volume is much much lower than the effected volume though.

It's a GR1. Not sure which serial number yet, but apparently after #144 they were modded to have extra resonance (which is why some claim they prefer the wetter sound of the GR2). So hoping it's a later model, if not I may contact Spencer for mod instructions!

The Epiphone Classic Pro is almost identical to the Gibson, same pickups and similar construction. The cheaper model has a bolt on neck and different pickups.