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Everything posted by Chienmortbb
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Yes there are four controls like B1Four but, but being black, they hardly show up on photos.
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My first impressions Re that the stock patches are a lot more usable than previous Zoom pedals I have owned. No wacky patches that scream, I have effects and I have to I use them. Tge oatcged all have song titles that are fairly easy to guess plus a year and those that I know sound fairly true to the original recording. I like the real foot switches tge paddle ones on the B1 ranges are not ideal for big feet and little stages YMMV. I like the fact that an expression pedal. Can be added but to me the best bit is the connectivity. Real DI out and a Zomm have realised that almost no headphones now come with a 1/4” TRS connector. I addition the headphone out it separate from the mono out. I have only had a few minutes playing through it and have not yet had a chance to go through the software and apps, To those that scoff the moulded polymer case, they are build like brick outhouses and nut B1 Four has done well I’ve 200 gigs without a hiccup. The faux carbon fibre finish is about the same as that on my car dashboard. That is not too convincing but if you are looking at that you should be playing.
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No, the preamp is not open source, although I might do one that is soon.
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It has been work in progress for far too long, but now I have to finish it.🤒
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Horrified to see I am not on the list. So I WILL be there, and as to what I am bringing? From, Basses Fender Aerodyne/Sire Marcus Miller M2 Amps Bugera Veyron M1001/Ashdown Retroglide 800 and possibly home build 500 watt bass head based on one of @passinwind's pre-amp designs. Cabs TBC but one of the LFSys designs. Effects Zoom B2-Four, Zoom B1-Four
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Rock n Roll?
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Is a SVT Pro 7 supposed to hiss this much?
Chienmortbb replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
Where did it come from? What I mean is the component reference i.e. C1-C302 etc. -
The GK combos usuallu use 4 OHM dtivers fro memory
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Mine was due today but just heard from DHL that it will be the 11th. To think thaty DHL was once tge fastest courier on earth.
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I think latency ( more properly called propgation delay) does depend on whet digital paths are selected within a mixer so probably safer to say 2mS. Apart from that and in my experience, about 10-12mS would be OK but then that is as much as I have experienced to date. Adding 12mS to that is probably a daal breaker but I would have to do some tests before making a definitive statement.
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Compact budget PA set-up to put bass through (without back-line).
Chienmortbb replied to Al Krow's topic in PA set up and use
In computing this is called the “wet ware”. -
Compact budget PA set-up to put bass through (without back-line).
Chienmortbb replied to Al Krow's topic in PA set up and use
When I was a lad in broadcast TV, we had two categories of equipment for news gathering. One was portable, could be used by a single person on the shoulder, the other was transportable. Transportable was a two person lift. The QSC KW153 are a nice speaker but way over the recommend one person lift, in the terms above, transportable. Fine if you have roadies a mechanical handling equipment. To some degree you cannot get away from the fact that big is best but in reality it is the biggest you can manage or get away with sonically. -
Bu**er. Had another piece of equipment fail at rehearsal last night so had to do a Thomann order. Guess what accidently slipped into my basket? Zoom B2 Four on its way to Dorset. Hopefully in time for nexr week's gig.
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It has an expression pedal input an Zoom do an Expression pedal so it may not come.
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The 200W combos are really an MB200 in a cabinet so will be no upgrade. The MB200 or as I call it, the MB170 uses the ICEpower 50ASX2 module, rated at 170W into 4 ohms and 100W into 8 ohms.
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ZoomB2 Four now in stock at Thomann. My trigger finder is itching....
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Does Coated Strings Cause Less Fret Wear?
Chienmortbb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Accessories and Misc
I have used elixirs on an acoustic and the drop in tone was not compensated for by the extra longevity. Om my bass I have Rotosound Nexus and they take some getting used too but they look great being black on a black bass but more importantly are easier ad nicer to play once you are used to them. I would buy Nexus again but Elixir do not work for me either. -
Does Coated Strings Cause Less Fret Wear?
Chienmortbb replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Accessories and Misc
Nylon is a very good lubricant so would probably avoided the fret wear noted above. When you fret a wound round, the point of contact on both string and fret is quite narrow, although there will be a difference between narrow and jumbo frets. However a wound string is not just a long piece of steel. it is likely that the constant compression caused by fretting compromises the integrity of the wind. So the nylon will both hold the wind together as well a cushioning the impact of string on fret meaning less fret wear. I have three basses, one strung flats, one round and one coated and I realised recently that I use bends and vibrato more with the coated strings. -
Is a SVT Pro 7 supposed to hiss this much?
Chienmortbb replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
To be a bit more serious, this was/is a problem with the big guitar rigs of the past when an affulent father would buy a 100W Marshall Head with 2 4x12s for his son. Then would come the complaint that the amp was noisy compared to his Leak HiFi amp. So, not to put too fine a point on it, the SVT range were desiggned to drive cabs that have a limited HF response (like your 15s and the Ampeg Fridges). The SVT 7 Pro has an awful lot of 4580 op amps and the cumulatuve noise of those in addition to the design itself, could be the problem. Agedhorse would probably call me out on that and I woud bow to his superior knowledge. I must say that I have used Ashdown, Bugera, GK amps with tweetered cabs over the years and never had a probelm with noise/hiss. -
I think an email to Ashdown would be a good idea. Flashing LEDs do not in themselves usually cause Audio noise. i don’t have an RM, rather a Retroglide 800 and that only flashes a pale yellow.
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Over history the value of money has halved per decade to 35-56P woukld now be £5.60- £11.20?
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The 6.1% figure is for Food inflation in the UK I believe as the RPI and CPI are both other 10% and have been for months.
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I find that strangely attractive and at least available the world over.
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I think the Value Brands have increased more in percentage terms. If you go down to Value form Branded, the cost is lower but if the value is 50% higher than a year ago, thosethat have always bought Value will see a massive rise. It is why they often say that inflation hits the poorest hardest.