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[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.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='869182' date='Jun 16 2010, 03:59 PM']Use a jamman before, it's nice but these bigger twin pedals like the Boss RC-20xl are just record, playback, loop and then you can store it. Where most of the fun is in the organicness of flipping the loop, reversing just a layer, taking things out, adding them back in. Depends what you want, if you pay postage I'll lend you my smm/h for a bit, it's for sale anyway so I'm not using it.[/quote] Hey Ste! That's very kind! - I'm just playing with a piece of software at the moment called Ambiloop. A PC multitrack looper that I should be able to control with my MIDI foot controller. It works really well with my Line 6 GX already - so I'll have a bit of a play on that to see what functions I feel I will need in a pedal then hopefully start getting some of these crazy ideas I have together!

Anyone have any experience with the Digitech range of loopers?

[quote name='benzies123' post='868416' date='Jun 15 2010, 08:56 PM']Thanks again Dood, maybe some day I can help you out with my amazing technical know how... Oh yeah, and one last thing - We're still waiting...[/quote] A pleasure! no probs ma man! Glad we could sort it! and yes.... sorry! It has been a bit of a while - but it is happening - it will happen and hopefully soon!!!

[quote name='benzies123' post='868388' date='Jun 15 2010, 08:35 PM']I feel like I should know this but what are Sims? This weakened signal is evident when I just run a lead from bass>Pod input>Live out> amp active input. Obviously I have removed all effects and EQ settings so the signal should be exactly the same as when there is no pod surely? The gain is unaltered too. I kind of thought this was just one of the compromises from using FX boards but I recently just started to question my own knowledge in the matter and now you seem surprised... so I'm now thinking this might be a wee problem, a solution would be great! [/quote] Sims = Amp Simulations (ie selecting an Amp and Cab combination) - I asked because you also have a bypass volume to select as well, so when the sim is off, the level is the same direct as when it is switched on in the patch. Also , have you tried switching the output to 'line' to bring the signal output up? - The manual also suggests that where possible, turn the master volume on the X3 up full for best signal to noise ratio. The X3 doesn't as such include an input gain control, so you may find that some compromise had to be made for basses with a really high output level, so that it won't distort the input section of the X3. My active pickups have a very high output. Try turning off the input pad switch as that will allow lower output pickups a stronger signal in. I think it's just a case of balancing input with output. I had to faff with mine too! - and finally - have you selected the right mode for the Live output? ie - for an amplifier input as opposed to 'studio/PA' or 'power amplifier'? Worth checking, especially if you have used Line6 Monkey recently to update the firmware!

Thanks Ste! I'm still looking in to it - and haven't had a chance to digest the manuals of each of the units described already. I'm intrigued by the M9 - it's a shame they didn't implement the looper on the X3! (That I own already)

Hmmmm... intriguing! How are you 'configured' with your amp? and when are you finding the signal is weakened? With Sims on or off?

[quote name='peted' post='868163' date='Jun 15 2010, 04:52 PM']Spoke to Jon this afternoon and apparently the bass just needs a set up. Confirmed that we're on for the pick up of the finished article on Friday afternoon when I pop up to Sheffield specially. To say I'm rather excited is an understatement!! [/quote] YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! I did actually bump in to Gamble on Saturday night and he'd said that the pick up was imminent! Excellent, can't wait to see some Fan Fret Porn!!