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So you mean that when you do that (route Sub to PA), you no longer get the decrease in overall volume when you (only) bring up the Octave knob (as I describe)? My issue isn't getting the Meatbox boomy Sub sound - I can - it's how each of the knobs behave individually that I find enigmatic. Having spoken to Digitech (who owns them), this is because the knobs are coupled, not independent. Thanks all.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWiQIBRBqI (Donald Ramsey on bass). I though maybe Xotic (which he used to use in Papa Grows Funk around 2010) but not sure. Looks like Bartolini's in it? Thanks
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Oh, just that deep woolly booming bass, characteristic of the Meatbox. I'd have liked to it be a bit more intuitive! Sucking volume when I turn up Octave is absurd to me - no mention of it in the manual / web page. Having to add Sub to get virtually any octave seems futile. The Octave and Sub knobs might as well be combined into a single knob. I can't even tell whether Octave is any different from Sub (is Sub 2 octaves down?). With Octave at 3pm and Sub at zero, I have virtually no octave. I need to bring Sub to 3pm to get decent octave, hence my comment re combining the 2 knobs. Finally, to basically get the woolly booming bass, I have all 3 knobs at 4pm. Might as well have just one knob. I'm quite disappointed at it's versatility and lack of intuitive controls. I'll play with it a bit more but I suspect it's not going to stay in my gear. For recording, for example, a sub-synth plug-in will do the same.
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Hey thanks. The 2 amps thing is a good idea, although I'd like not to have to do that. Headroom comment noted too. I'd have loved to get hold of a Mantis but they're tough to come by in the UK. Seen lots of vids & comments re potential gear damage so I'm at low volumes at this stage.
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May II seek a little knowledge from seasoned DOD Meatbox users please. I just bought a brand new DOD Meatbox. First thing I do is match the volume & timbre of the affected signal (effect on), to that of the unaffected clean tone (effect off). Playing through a Trace AH350SMX I've had new since the early 1990's (onboard effects off / flat). Octave & Sub knobs fully CCW, Output at 2pm, Low at 3:30pm. Volume match exactly, timbre not quite but pretty good. Now to add some octave down, I bring up the Octave knob to 2pm, the octave down is heard, but the overall output volume (perceived) goes DOWN! Quite a BIT! As though the octave sucks the original signal. Is that normal? Is it the aim? Does the Output knob lset the output volume no-matter-what (regardless of other controls) thereby sucking clean tone when Octave is added? (perhaps for speaker-safety?). Some volume returns if I then bring up Sub to midday, but I don't want to on this occasion. I also find it a bit noisy. The Trace has a little hum, but significanly more with the Meatbox (which I'm powering from a Strymon Ojai with no other pedals). What's going on? Thanks
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2009 Fender Roadworn Jazz bass - Custom Shop pickups! - *SOLD*
Undertone replied to michele's topic in Basses For Sale
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Main heads: Eden WT-550B (2 Ohm version), Ampeg SVT-III Pro + SVP-CL Preamp, Trace Elliot AH300SMX, Aguilar TH-500, Markbass TTE-500. Also a little GK MBE150E-III head for quiet gigs. Main cabs: Hartke 2 x HL210 & HL115 (with Eden, Ampeg, Trace, Markbass), Aguilar 2 x SL112 (with the TH-500). I'll consolidate one of these days when I need to focus on 1 or 2 particular bands...
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Aguilar AG700 v1 Brand New £650 (was £750) - *WITHDRAWN*
Undertone replied to BigBassBob's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Sadowsky SBP1 Preamp/DI - New Price £60 - *SOLD*
Undertone replied to Steve1967's topic in Effects For Sale
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Thankyou again.
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Does the 4.8VA (units of Watts) matter?
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Interesting. Thanks
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Thanks everyone. Super useful. Case closed.