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I think they are a good 'bread and butter' valve and are value for money. The amountof manufacturers who use them as a stock valve I guess is testament to an even level of QC these days. I'm kinda tempted to do abit of 'tube rolling' myself and start collecting a batch to play with. I have to admit, that of the few I've tried in specific amps, the Sovteks weren't my favourite. I will add the disclaimer that it's well documented that some valves seem tosound good in one amplifier but not in another,so it's a major case of YMMV! - but hell - trust ya ears, if it sounds great, it IS great!

Fantastic! Nice work! Hmm,maybe we should be looking at the posibility of a forum for interviews,like the reviews section?

I'd like to add to the handy tip for completeness of the exercise. Yes, slow the track right down and make sure you can play it confidently and cleanly in each increment up to speed. Then, I want you to start incrementing past the speed of the track, but make sure you can still play it cleanly. Go as far as you can and ensure each note sounds properly and you are taking care to ensure you strive for quality. Now, after you have spent a good hour doing this - you'll find the original speed soooooo easy in comparison. If not - go back and do it again!

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='886215' date='Jul 5 2010, 12:34 PM']Yeah stereo. Not got the pre yet, will be this week.[/quote] Sweet - will check it out a bit closer then! Shame they didnt think to put the looper on the X3 Live!!!!

Yes, I have certainly done it - though instead of assigning dedicated channels etc - I cheated a bit. Daisy chain the MIDI connections as sugested in the manuals. In my case I set my receiving devices to the same channel (or Omni - which is like, auto) And then set up each patch as per the pedal board. What I mean is - decide how you want to lay out your MIDI board. Typically, I set up each bank of ten (I have ten pedals on my controller) for either specific songs or indeed banks of sounds you are likely to use together. Then I break that down so that I ALWAYS have certain types of sounds in the same place. For example the '1' pedal will always be a dry clean bass tone - and 3 will always be a boost, 4 chorus and reverb, 5 timebased effect etc etc. Then it's just a case of hitting the pedal then tweaking all your units so pedal one has the sound you want, then on to pedal two, pedal three etc. You might find that on certain patches, you are not using effects at all - well - no problem, the effects unit patch could just be set to bypass. This may lead to duplications in your patches as you copy them from say patch 1, to 5 to 13 etc etc - but most effects units and preamps give you more than you'll ever likely to use anyway. I hope this makes sense!! - The idea came from watching videos by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess as to how they set up their kit for songs - given they have SOOO many patches per song! If all else fails - you could just buy a line6 X3 Pro / Live or if you pockets are deep enough there is the delicious AXE Effects by Fractal. Yes, I saw the one in the for sale forum and nearly wet myself - allof your amps and effects in one box - and thus one controller and no messing about. I'm have an X3 Pro, which I use now and again - but I also have a TC Electronics G Major 2 that I have control some outboard 'stuff' coupled to a Roland FC200 - a brilliant MIDI controller.

[quote name='Kongo' post='886942' date='Jul 6 2010, 01:28 AM']The strings themselves are coloured?[/quote] Well, maybe they aren't steel! - out of the packet they looked shiny like acoustic (bronze) strings or Optima Gold.

[quote name='MythSte' post='885993' date='Jul 5 2010, 02:24 AM']It was all dood. Seriously, Ever tried saying no to a wookie? this is comparable.[/quote] rofl!! [quote name='teen t-shirt' post='885996' date='Jul 5 2010, 02:42 AM']i commend you for your efforts... i can see how dood would be a very dominant lover though [/quote] Just spreading the love, in the way a Predator should Right, who's next?

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='884137' date='Jul 2 2010, 04:49 PM']Man when I get this I think I need to hit you up for lessons so I can shred on it all guitary style Saw you looking at that Digitech, for a bit extra I would get the Line 6 M9's floating around and use them as midi controllers, loopers and fx processors Cheers[/quote] YES! - Sounds good to me! I've got a few Petrucci Vs Gilbert style licks that I use for warm ups that I have been promisingto get recorded as a video lesson. They're defintely on the TO DO list- but as is also getting a camera to do them with!! Yeah, I like the look of the Digitech and the M9 is still of interest. Does it loop in stereo? (i.e. record stereo loops?) I also like the JamMan's abilityto be able to load external loops - so I could drop in a real breakbeat, like the awesome 'Amen Break' - that will give me access to a million different songs that use it for a kinda live 'mashup'. My first loop I have created is almost of epic proportions - but i'm going waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic and thus I will get back to your Pre! So - first few days of ownership, did you get it al plumbed in with the Alembic?

I haven't put any Nexus strings on my bassses yet as Rotosound don't do a 'high C' string (yet) - however, I bought a set of guitar (electric) strings to put on my widdley-fest guitar. The perceived lower tension works pretty well so far and they look rather cool. Thewound strings are black and the other three are gold in colour - which looks sweet against the gold harware and black text on the instrument. I will see how they get on - but it won't be a fair test as this guitar doesn't get gigged, I only use it for writing with.

and a closer look here [url="http://www.marshallamps.com/heritage/dbs/dbs_02.asp"]http://www.marshallamps.com/heritage/dbs/dbs_02.asp[/url]

Hi! My mate used to have one - it's a DBS7152 - I managed to find it tucked away in the Marshall Archives! Not easy to seek out, for sure. I LOVED the 7400 heads back in the day. Here: [url="http://www.marshallamps.com/heritage/dbs/dbs_06.asp"]http://www.marshallamps.com/heritage/dbs/dbs_06.asp[/url]

I have an LH1000 - brilliantly simple and monsterously loud without break up. It LOVES being driven with my high output active pickups and stays clean and full bodied. I need headroom to make those low notes sound with authority and I'm pleased to say the LH heads deliver! I bridge in to two Hartke Hydrive 410s.

Ahh Ste'!! Nice one! You got it then!! Excellent! - Sorry I had to cut short the MSN convo t'other night. Glad you bagged this baby! Lookin' forward to hearing some reviews when you have it all 'plumbed in'! (Can I put anymore exclaimation marks in??)

Thanks guys! Awesome! - At the moment I am eyeing up the Stereo JamMan by Digitech. I'm thinking that it might fit in to what I need - but I am still very much looking in to it! The Looperlative looks reeeeally good - but it's a case of balancing budget vs need. As Steve Lawson has suggested - I think I may use the Digitech as a stepping stone up to the Looperlative. Watch this space! - I have soooo many loops recorded on my laptop now - really enjoying the freedom it is allowing me! I WILL get a load of stuff on YouTube soon - Just need to sort out a camera!

[quote name='Steve Lawson' post='876065' date='Jun 24 2010, 02:47 AM']Dood, Digitech have just updated the range - the new stereo looper and the one with the built in delays look really good... worth checking out. I wouldn't swap the looperlative for anything, but there are certainly stepping stones on the way there, and Digitech seem to be doing good things these days... There is a looperlative foot pedal version coming at some point, which I'm sure will be worth investigating... not sure on the ETA though. Steve[/quote] Hey Steve! Great to hear from you! - How's things? I hope life is treating ya well! - Thanks so much, I'd spotted the Stereo JamMan a few days ago - I'm really interested in that one as I have been creating all my AmbiLoops in stereo. I just like the idea of being able to have the benefit of a stereo sound field to record in to. Especially if I'm playing acoustic guitar type parts on my 6er with reverb and chorus, then a flat bass line in the centre of the mix. It just sounds a bit more..well.. believable. - I've been messing around with various songs and I think I may be on to something quite cool! Completely different to your own particular style Steve, and nothing like the kinda thing you usually find at guitar shows. Not exactly reinventing the wheel or anything lol, but with a bit of work (and the loan of a vidcam) I expect I will get my efforts up online for everyone to have a gander at. Hmmmm... annoying self-satisfying 15 min shred fest will be tucked away at the bottom of the heap - but hey.. why not! The looperlative looks great.. really great. At the moment I am wondering how much I will miss if I don't have all the functions of AmbiLoop. They are there, so I will use them - but the looperlative certainly trumps all other hardware loopers at the moment! I like that I can do a 1 or 2 bar loop on track one and 4 bar loop on track 3 and a 16 bar loop on say track 8. It means I can write a drum loop, a guitar part, then a whole walking bassline to solo over. Is this something looperlative can handle? Cheers, Dan

I wish I could give you an answer there - as I am newly embroiled in to the excitement that is LOOOOOOOOOPING! lol I've already recorded a bunch of loops using a software based looper and am LOVING IT! I am a PC user andhave been using Ambiloop. I'm afraid there isn't a MAC version on the website. It's really feature rich and can be controlled totally by a MIDI interface. The bit I like most,which is unlike most hardware loopers is a. all the loops are stereo b. all the loops can be imported into my DAW so I can make loops of riffs I want to use in writing a song - then drop them straight into a song structure without having to rerecord - It's just great!! When you get one, we'll have to compare notes as I'll probably wind up with a hardware looper at some point - but this will help me chose the right one.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='872709' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:11 PM']Good call Dood. Although I try to avoid our local Maplins if at all possible (seriously the staff are all tards - I was in there recently for components, confused the hell out of the assistant with a rudimentary question, asked to speak to the manager who it turned out couldn't even tell the difference between a capacitor and a resistor ) but with a something like [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-1-4-Mono-Jack-2x-Phono-RCA-plugs-5m-cable-lead-/170431568876?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL&hash=item27ae835bec"]these[/url] (not exactly Van Dammes) I can give my UX2 it's own dedicated channel on my amp. Cheers again.[/quote] Heh heh - yeah, I know what you mean about some shop staff - just...well.. you described it well! Yup, that's the leads I was thinking of. - No wurries! Happy to help always!

I'd discourage you from using the earphone output into the HiFi - You'd be better nipping down to Maplin and getting a lead to take the main 'Analog outs' output into the HiFi. The UX2 treats the earphone output differently to the main line out and in certain configurations will add it's own 'line 6 cab simulation' to that output - not really what you want entirely when plugging in to your Hifi. But yeah, I too have a nice system that I have used as monitors for ages and it sounds great - however, in a moment of madness I have moved the laptop - well - I say madness - more, lack of space!! Thanks for the pointers on the monitor front. I have my eye on a powered set of monitors for later - but my budget won't let me and my bank manager may have a seizure! lol So I think 'on hold' is the phrase to use!

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='872370' date='Jun 20 2010, 02:41 AM']Reading that, (apart from the fact my looper is no sold so can't lend it you) if you like that functionality then you need the Looperlative or use the laptop live at your peril[/quote] Ste, good point well made - I should have said really - I'm using the software version, because it is free and when I am happy with what functionality I need, I'll see which hardware version will be right for me. - My laptop crashed twice last night - I couldn't trust in on stage lol! [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='872377' date='Jun 20 2010, 03:29 AM']Looping live with a band is a nightmare unless you can lock the drummer into a MIDI click. Consider yourself duly warned.[/quote] I'll be 'going solo' with the loops - though I am sure that if I used it in a band situation, we have the technology to lock to click etc. - I've found that so far I have used a click for all my loops I have created. [quote name='tayste_2000' post='872378' date='Jun 20 2010, 03:38 AM']But this is Dood, the normal laws of bassing don't apply[/quote] If I wasn't so modest, I would put that in the quotes section. Thanks man [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='872379' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:22 AM']Doh. Good point, well presented. I hope the same applies to his drummer too then we can all form an orderly queue.[/quote] Have ya seen Thomas? lol! He's like a crazy cyborg drumming octopus whose inner clock is atomic powered!

Latest update: I've been messing around with Ambiloop all day and I have to say, I am really impressed. I still haven't MIDI'd it up yet - but being able to record 8 seperate stereo 'overdubbable' loops in real time is just great - Had lots of fun - and certainly for now will keep me going till I chose a hardware alternative. [url="http://www.ambiloop.com/"]http://www.ambiloop.com/[/url]

Yeah, I agree - I've recently moved my lappy away from my AV system - and I don't have a decent set of monitors at the moment either - so - yeah - it's studio earphones all the time - which isn't ideal! I won't use laptop speakers - pretty pointless with bass guitar - at least with my laptop, anyway! YMMV! ;o) I can only just trump you with the spec - mine's similar but on a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo instead - not that it makes much difference!

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='869169' date='Jun 16 2010, 03:47 PM']I tried asking this on the Line 6 community support pages but they seem worse than useless - lot's of question with no one to answer them. Just got a UX2 Pod Studio. Hooked up to my Acer Aspire 5739G - win7 64 bit - all new system drivers etc. The problem is I get bad latency (~1/3rd of a second or so) from my speakers using the USB connection but none with headphones direct out the front. But if I take a line out of the UX2's headphone socket and put it in my line in (or mic) on my laptop I get no latency at all. Is this right? :wacko: I've tried adjusting the buffer size slider to no avail. The sales blurb said "say goodbye to latency with Line 6 Pod....". So far I'm not very impressed.[/quote] When you say 'via' USB - do you mean that you are listening to audio through recording software? If you are I think I know where your problem is. You need to monitor the direct signal from the POD - not the audio track of the software. for example, in Reaper you would set the 'Recording Monitor' to 'OFF' - Otherwise, you would hear your bass tone fed through the computer and software, which will add horrendous latency. It's hard to describe - but I had the UX-2 as well and found that in certain configurations it was unusable - but when set up correctly, I had to issue at all. I own an X3 live and also a GX and have no latency problems. Let me have some more info' about your set up and we'll see what we can do! I am also on Win7 64bit.

I'll call him on your behalf if you like mate. Lemme know what you need.