DanOwens

You're talking about essentially putting a blended, switchable effects loop within your amp's effects loop? You want it within you amp's effects loop as you want the effects to be post EQ? And you want the switch to have 3 states: Bypassed, Wet, Blended? I now a few BCers who could build this for you (Umph and silentfly are two of them), but you'd need two switches: Switch 1 - Bypass / Engage Switch 2 - Full Wet / Blended That sound right? Dan

Also, it's worth learning all the intervals and the various ways to play them. Scales are just a series of relative and cumulative intervals and if you understand this, all scales are unbelievably simple to grasp. Dan

So the M80 is quite clean then? I don't mind it colouring my tone a bit (as long as I like the colour) but I don't want to add and distortion / grit / warmth (or any synonym for clipping you can think of)

Thanks guys. Umph is currently trying to sort out a phasing issue he has noticed, but my thinking was similar to Tom's in that if I use sounds that are radically different then comb filtering shouldn't become too much of an issue. I guess I need some more Hi-Pass effects and to lay off the subs!

[quote name='icastle' post='1103069' date='Jan 26 2011, 01:04 AM']Not really looked at these before but it looks to me as though the SPDT switch will either give you your feedback loop or a total bypass.[/quote] Ahh, yes. Ta!

I also found this, but what's the SPDT switch for?

Ahh, yes, I actually came to post that I don't know why that'd be if you disconnected the 'send' but I guess that to sum the return to the main signal without creating a feedback loop may indeed need a buffer. Anyone? Dan

So I'm gonna form a crack team of experts to assist me in the building of a feedback looper. I am going to use a momentary switch to control the feedback, but when I let go, I want the trails to continue. So my question is - will this schematic mute the send or return or both? If both or return, can anyone show me a schematic that will do what I want it to? Dan

There's a great thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=87414"]HERE[/url] by Urb whose videos are amazing. Dan

[quote name='EskimoBassist' post='1102681' date='Jan 25 2011, 08:19 PM']M80 can do parallel effected, which I've found to be quite useful. Personally I chose the M80 because of its' switchable distortion channel (which I prefered the sound of compared to the sansamp) and the mids control, which the standard Sansamp was lacking.[/quote] Yeah, with this set up I really don't want all my mids hacked out of my signal. And I share my guitar and bass effects on an improvised basis, so having separate rigs is just not really viable. Dan

So M80 or BDDI? Can any amp sim/DI do parallel clean? I know the M80 can do parallel effected. Dan

All my parallel paths are very heavily effected and I try to maintain some EQ filtering to prevent phasing issues. Here's the path: My 'Parallax' is a custom 5-channel splitter/mixer that Umph has built and is rebuilding for me to deal with phasing issues (amongst others). Some of the the signals such as 'Board 1' (which is OC2, Mammoth, CEB3, MF101, DHA VT2, DL4) and the M13 (which I've split here into two seperate twin-effect processors) can cause issues but the way I use the Adrenalinn (generally high-passed) and MicroKorg means I don't offer face phasing issues. Dan

The amps are switched [i]between[/i] (one being guitar, the other bass) so phasing isn't an issue there. It is, however a big issue with my multichannel parallel system and Umph's currently trying to rectify that. The guitar I always get mic'd, but the bass is usually just DI'd, hence the question about parallel amp simulation/DIing. Also, our synth player brings his own DIs and hands them coloured cables. I think it's super professional. Dan

[quote name='51m0n' post='1102248' date='Jan 25 2011, 03:33 PM']Sounds like "soundguy hell" right there![/quote] You've no idea. We've built a perspex box to put our vibraphone player in but that's not without its problems. I use 5 channels of audio for the bass but sum them before sending them to the desk. I've started another thread in 'Effects' [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=120097&st=0&gopid=1102261&#entry1102261"]HERE[/url] regarding DIing and effects in parallel. Dan

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1102232' date='Jan 25 2011, 03:19 PM']I used to DI but get the engineer to lo pass that and mic the cab(s). I think that'd work great for your situation?[/quote] That'd be ideal, yeah, but not always an option. I'd figured something similar to you regarding the soundman EQing but wondered if anyone reduced variables by DIing at their end in parallel. I guess not? Dan

The thing is, I use two separate pedal boards with 2 amps and pitch-to-midi setup (live DnB so 5 parallel channels of audio). Soundmen (and their subs) hate me. Can the BDDI do a clean 'bypass' out as well as the main one, or would I be using another buffered splitter? Dan

There's a thread about DIing the head or the bass (yes another one!) in General Bass Discussion and a member said: [quote name='Lozz196' post='1101974' date='Jan 25 2011, 12:20 PM']Unless the bass has effects, or gain, in which case DI-ing the amp is necessary[/quote] It made me think. I'm assuming the idea is that DIing a fuzz sounds horrible, and much more musical with a mid-cut and bass boost associated with amplifying. As such, I was thinking this: I gig all over and I'm used to the sound man DIing before my amp if that's what they want. Therefore, should I include a DI box at the end of my chain that includes an amp simulator, with the aim of producing a less artificial sound? Do any of you do this for specifically this reason? Also, if I was to run it like this, I'd want to run this in parallel so the amp emulation would go to front of house but not to my amp. What products are available to do such a job? Many thanks, Dan

I play in a very busy band (Our synth player likes 5/6 channels and our vibraphone player has constant feedback issues) as such, I've grown to be not too fussy about things. I've taken my own engineer out with various projects and even then there are issues with time and the house PA. We've all got our own way of being happy. Mine is to just chillaximum and accept that if the sound guy's good he'll get a good sound using his own methods and if the sound guy is crap then it doesn't matter where he takes a DI feed from, it'll sound crap anyway. Dan

Its such a shame. This product is aimed at people who are unaware of the Behringer brand's shortcomings but who are impressed by watt numbers. For this money, you could do so much better. Dan

I don't think that weight factors in very often if someone's prepared to pay £2500 for an Ashdown amp. What I mean is, weight is something we all think about if we have to deal with stairs or long stretches of carrying or if we use 2 basses or a pedalboard. For my students who are in their 50s and just drive between the ground-floor rehearsal room and the cricket club, all they care about is how cool it looks and if the salesperson can sell the 'vintage tone' thing. My older students are more GAS-ravenous than my younger ones; they've the money to do it but not the culture of 'next-biggest-thing' but rahter they walk into a shop and spend a lot of money. Dan

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1101771' date='Jan 25 2011, 09:33 AM']databass[/quote] *Groan* But I also 'groaned' at this thread title. This is a frequently occurring question and a 'databass' would solve it. Dan

I think they've done right with this one. Ashdown have totally dominated the market for a good few years; rehearsal rooms, pub-rock bands, local support acts, most of my teenage students - all of them play Ashdown amps. So why not capitalize on the brand saturation by introducing a premium line that appeals to the same market. I think there's a separation between your Mark-King-enthusiast Ashdown player and your common-or-garden Ashdown player, and this product aims to exploit the latter. Yes, its at a price most of us would wince at, but for the band musician who has a steady job that pays well but wants to walk into a retailer and purchase an item, this is perfect. After all, I know in Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton, Wigan etc you are a lot more likely to find a shop that stocks Ashdown than any other brand. Dan

I'm loving the Whammy on my M13. I consider myself an aficionado but all these boards are full of goodies I don't own :,(

[quote name='Ant' post='1101388' date='Jan 24 2011, 09:10 PM']to this: [/quote] Are you hiding the names of your pedals with tape? Dan

[quote name='allihts' post='1101293' date='Jan 24 2011, 08:10 PM']What the hell does a Dynamicator even do!? Sounds amazing![/quote] Check out the Funk-Logic Palindrometer [url="http://www.funklogic.com/palindrometer.htm"]HERE[/url]. Dan