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[quote name='yorick' post='803446' date='Apr 12 2010, 09:58 AM']Looks good.... any flex?[/quote] flex?

[quote name='sk8' post='803580' date='Apr 12 2010, 12:05 PM']apaarently my Diago 9volt can power the nova dymanics but not ever put this to the test. Thats what James said [/quote] just test my little 10v SMPS on the TC and I saw very little difference in LED brightness if at all.. and the sound seems unchanged too - so I guess YMMV with respect to what PSU you use. But i'd recommend a regulated one for several reasons.

[quote name='deksawyer' post='803577' date='Apr 12 2010, 12:02 PM']Dood, a couple of quick questions which I hope you can answer.... Will the Nova Dynamics work ok running from a 9v supply? I know some of the other TC pedals work ok this way but if you could test for me I'd appreciate it. Also, how does it sound..? cheers D.[/quote] I ran it on a 'higher' current 9v regulated supply and it seems to work ok, but you can tell the LEDs at least are a little dimmer. Sound-wise - there wasn't a great deal of difference in my testing - but I have to say I only tried a few settings before I decided to try the TC's 12v supply on my other pedals instead - which seemed to make far more sense. Interestingly, you will find that if you read the voltage off a great deal of unregulated DC supplies - the output is a lot higher than it's suggested rating. For example I have an old 9v 1A supply in a box - it's output is actually 14v. I have a 5v as well - and that comes out at around 8v. Most pedals have some sort of regulator in anyway - so if you pushed 12v in to them, the circuit still only gets 9v anyway. Though I wouldn't state that is read across the board, so don't take my word as gospel for every pedal. - As I said above - I'm running all of those pedals from the TC 12v supply and they sound great together - probably better than on a 9v supply, if electronics theory ref: headroom pans out here. How does the TC sound? Well - I loved my C300 and I expected to take a step back in quality with this pedal - but it is just ace! The multiband settings is fantastic for chords and tapping - and the fullband settings are great for getting squishy when pushed!

[quote name='ahpook' post='803465' date='Apr 12 2010, 10:15 AM']aren't there some pedals that do this freaky [url="http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/AC-2/index.html"]magik[/url]?[/quote] Ah beat me to it! I think there are one or two others out there - but I reckon this one will be a good bet.

or a bottle of Barry Scott's finest kitchen cleaner!!

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='795519' date='Apr 4 2010, 10:00 AM']first pic is my awesome little lad rocking out with elmo........[/quote] It seems your lad uses the same guitars as Paul Gilbert!!

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='802381' date='Apr 11 2010, 09:56 AM']The SFT does seem along the right track! i will have to investigate getting one! And yes you right, Duff is using an GK 2001RB which has a dirty channel according to the description of that DVD i found on t'internet [/quote] *somewhere* online you'll also find a video where 'they' run through all of his gear. I have a sneaky suspicion it was a link on the Dunlop/MXR site.

Hi everyone! Well here's a bit of fun for you! - Here's is my gift to you, in viewing pleasure! As a few of you may know - I have a G.A.S affliction that unfortunately makes me want to chop and change my gear all the time - far too often I think! This time it appears to be for pedals! Or at least - I've decided I am fed up with carrying a rack system around with all sorts of 'stuff' in. I thought I'd have a go at the pedals route! I've always had an M80 in the case anyway, so I wondered if it were possible to make my whole rig as small as possible, so that I can turn up and plug straight in to ANY power amp and cabinet OR PA alone and have as much control over my sound as possible. I guess, this is an all analogue version of a POD, minus all the stuff I don't need! However - this being no different from what everyone else does with their pedals (kinda) I still had one niggle that I still couldn't shift. Pedal Boards. Yup, I can't help thinking that I am undoing all that work to find small light easy to carry pedals by strapping them on to a dirty great pedal board.. Ok Ok.. I'm not taking in to account the whole 'safety whilst in transport' thing here - it's just for fun - so bear with me! My plan was hatched! To find a way of building a super light frame that is strong and has the flexibility to mount pedals in different configurations to. I definitely didn't want to use Velcro. I needed something stronger so the pedals couldn't move at all. ************ Sometime between having this idea, scribbling thoughts down on a piece of paper and mixing a little Rush live with one of Speyside's finest single malts - I had a brilliant idea! Indeed, Geddy was stood there in front of his backline of Washing Machines: [attachment=47065:geddy.jpg] and obviously, kitchen goods are the way to go!!!!! A lightweight framework - A heavy duty refrigerator shelf!! Unfortunately I don't have any 'before' shots of it - but I'm pretty sure you know what they look like! ha ha! - It just so happens I had one laying around, having just dumped my old fridge freezer. It was perfect and below you'll see why! [attachment=47062:Rack.JPG] By luck, the size of the rack was exactly the right size for my pedal layout after I had folded it in to shape. I wanted to make the classic wedge shaped pedal board so I simply offset the halfway point at which I bent the frame over as you can see in the underneath shot below! The hardest bit was actually bending the shelf over! I had to use a couple of sheets of MDF I had spare for added leaverage to make sure the fold was uniform and neat. [attachment=47063:RackBott.JPG] Underneath - You'll see that like any other pedal board, all power and signal cables travel underneath the pedals and conveniently between the 'folds'. There are plenty of places to anchor cables with the all important cable ties!! It's neat - tidy and easy to trace through. Power is provided by a daisy chain cable and the TC Electronics PSU is more than man enough to provide power for all the pedals. I connect directly to the rest of my gear with a home made snake. Andy 'Alien' will recognise this as he very kindly provided me with the sheathing at the very first Bass Bash all that time ago. Still going strong mate! Thanks!! [attachment=47064:SnakeCrop.JPG] Finally - the geeky bit. The Signal chain is a simple one at the moment. Korg PitchBlack > MXR M80 > TC Electronic Nova Dynamics > Sansamp Paradriver > ISP Vector powered cab (or out to a power amp/PA/recording device). The Sansamp stays ON all the time as it is providing all the necessary 'amplifier tone controls' and thus does not need to be at the front of the board - infact, out the way, where it won't get bashed. The TC is actually 4 compressors and 2 noisegates in one box. I use one half as a multiband compressor - much like the one in the RH450/Classic/Stacatto etc heads. The other half set up provides a fullband compressor as a boost for soloing. The M80 has it's own noisegate and I find that this is sufficient. The M80 adds dirt to my signal and additional fat bass in the clean setting. The Korg is at the start of the chain so I can mute everything when I pull my guitar lead out. Simples! That's it! Whaddya think? ;o) Note my nod to Geddy with the Sansamp, Spoon and Whisk!!!!

[quote name='jjl5590' post='789637' date='Mar 29 2010, 05:14 PM']the RH450 is only 450W right? How comes people are saying its louder than a Shuttle 6.0, which is 600W? Is it just a super-loud 450W?[/quote] The RH450 has a proprietary power amp errmm 'box of magicals' errrmmmm there be pixies in there! Oooh arhhhhhhh! ok, I think TC explain it better how they get the amp to peak at 800W:- [url="http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/Active_Power_Management_020209.pdf"]http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/Active_P...ment_020209.pdf[/url]

look up 'Catalinbread SFT' on the good ole YouTube - i think it's lightest settings are exactly what you are looking for - it also does 'brutal' as well. Failing that - I have an MXR M80 and that does a light grunge too - or full on distortion. The video clip doesn't sound like any outboard distortion as such - just Duff's GK's cranked hard. I am sure I have seen somewhere online Duff's amp settings and remember the dials been set to 'stun' as it were

[quote name='E sharp' post='801979' date='Apr 10 2010, 06:18 PM'] And long may it continue mate I now have a splendid cab because of this list Just a petty you never had the Powersoft at the same time Most inconsiderate , I'd say . How's the new gear panning out ? Drop us a line .[/quote] Heh heh! Hi matey! - I know, that amp *did* stay a long while in my gear though! - To be honest I'm not sure what is fuelling my constant gear GASsing. I think it's this place!!! - Maybe it's just my inner yearning to play with new toys all the time!! ha ha! Yup, I'll drop you a line v soon - as for the Hartke - the only thing it's running with at the moment is fresh air, as I haven't got an amp to play with - it's inside the ISP 'active' cab! ha ha!! - I reckon if an LH1000 comes up, that will be a good pairing!

[quote name='martinbass7750' post='801831' date='Apr 10 2010, 02:51 PM']so WHY did you sell yours? I bought mine partly because of what you'd said about it.[/quote] Because I don't know how to stop this G.A.S affliction that makes me sell stuff ridiculously! Let's take a look at the evidence: 1x Ampeg SVT 2 Pro 2x Hartke cabs 2 x Ampeg SVPs 1x Ampeg BSP 2x Tech Soundsystem cabinets 1x Powersoft power amplifier 2x Tobias basses 1x Epifani UL 610 1x F1 1x TC GForce 1x BDDI 1x M80 (yeah I bought another) 1 x Multicomp (yup - bought the new version) 1x Warwick Quadruplet 1x Status Fretless 6 and there's plenty more I am ashamed to say! The F1 was defintely a favourite and should have been a keeper - it's so small, it wouldn't have gotten in the way if it stayed as a back up!

[quote name='dood' post='801059' date='Apr 9 2010, 05:16 PM']Excellent - I *may* be trying a 410 very soon.[/quote] Excellent, I now own a Hartke HX410. Very happy!

[quote name='rplatt' post='801450' date='Apr 10 2010, 01:46 AM']Can the F1 produce classic old-school rock tones? real deep fat bass[/quote] Yes, it can do deep, dub, middley old skool tones and motown with those lovely controls, as well as ultra flat & hifi - but don't expect it to do 'dirty' - as it is a very clean amp. That said - drop an M80 pedal or similar in front of it and it will rattle ya jaw bone

I thought I had a schematic for that model - but I can't find it - though I suspect there will be one online somewhere - if you can find one - we can take a look at possibilities.

Excellent - I *may* be trying a 410 very soon.

How did you get on? Did you try the Hydrive 15? Reviews seem to be a bit on the rare side on t'interweb to be honest. I wanted to know more about the Hydrive 4x10 and 8x10 - but there's not really any 'real world' teviews that I have seen yet.

[quote name='gdavis27' post='799776' date='Apr 8 2010, 01:28 PM']Since a lot of the Markbass heads are all 500W, how loud is the F1 in comparison? Is it a 'loud' 500W?[/quote] It's a loud amp alright! My two guitarist took the p*ss out of me for hours when they first saw it. Funnily, they did pipe down when they heard it.

Matt, I guess it depends on what exactly you are being 'signed' in to and what you get for your endorsement. After all an endorsement is You saying You use their gear first and foremost, not vice versa. I know that a lot of companies prefer to deal with endorsements outside signing pieces of paper and legal stuff - as it makes life easier for both parties. - Also - you don't have to be in 'an endorsement' to get 'cheap sh*t'! I feel that if you are after a signed endorsement for cheap gear - then find the company you REALLY want to support offers you a 'deal' - you might possibly be stuck signed into something you don't *really* want to be in? Get someone to look over the details for you who has no interest in bass or bass gear - as they will see things a lot clearer for you.

Oh! I feel for ya! - I also hate it when you spend ages deciding on a particular item, only to find that when it arrives it is the wrong size / doesnt fit / not suitable for the task - yet all the reviews said it would be! I know it's slightly off topic - but I'm actually yet to see a Pedal Board that I like the look of for my few pedals. I spent a few hours today hatching a plan.. it may even make a build diary! - unless, by a strange turn of lucjk I see exactly what I have in mind out there already!

Including all the above advice - do you have the serial number of your Bass too - because it might be worth keeping an eye on ebay in the future if it 'doesnt show up'.

I think the MarkBass 4x10's have a particular sound to them - so it maybe a difference in tone tat will sway you more over. However, I think a couple of GS112's with the right amp will sound monsterous. Looking at the spec though - with the MB having the higher sensitivity - it will sound louder than the 2 GS112's