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    Bi-amping - clean/dirty rig

    in Amps and Cabs

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    [quote name='cheddatom' post='271556' date='Aug 28 2008, 09:39 AM']I think Dood's approach is excellent but would require a fairly loud and flat (response) rig for monitoring no?[/quote]

    Well, no not at all really. My cab's are more 'hifi' than flat response.. Thats just personal taste.. There's really no reason why you couldn't use a dirty great SVT head and cab if you wanted. I'd just rather have the sound I hear behind me being close to whats going out of the DI.

    Bi-amping - clean/dirty rig

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    ah yeah! Found it!

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24079&hl=mxr"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24079&hl=mxr[/url]

    Post No.7.


    My idea behind my signal path is to be able to get a massive sound that I can dump out via DI to the PA / Studio that sounds the same behind me without having to worry about miking. It really seems to work and has taken a while to get it right.

    My whole signal path is fairly complicated. I'll try to make it as simple as possible, but the point is, I run a totally clean signal mixed with an SVT style signal from the BDDI mixed with a 'raging guitar amp' sound. The whole lot gets mixed at my effects unit in puts and I then control what goes out to the left and right DI outputs.

    So here goes:-

    Bass with active pre> TC Electronic C300 compressor in multiband mode (bass model) set to 50% mix parallel compression - Channel 2 set to bypass >

    > MXR M80 (dist channel on, fairly high middle very little top)*
    > output to input A on my TC Electronics GForce effects rack
    > Parallel output (clean direct) to the BDDI

    > BDDI set to around 20% wet 80% dry drive set to 50% EQ to taste but slight extra bottom and top.
    > Output to Channel B on TC Electronics GForce
    > Direct out is left available as a pick off point for the signal, as are the DI sockets on the pedals.

    The whole lot is processed in my TC with the additional stereo effects / dynamics control and all the other funky things I can do.. level boosts / panning etc.

    I either run a stereo DI box on the outputs of the GForce OR I run it straight into the front of my MarkBass F1.. which is ultra clean and sounds awesome!

    * the reason I take the top off, is to remove a bit of fizziness. However, using this method allows more of the *clean* bass top end to come through instead. Same thing with the bottom end, as *that* is coming from the BDDI boost. Phat, punchy and feels like a kick drum ;o)

    What I REALLY love about this method, is that if you dig in with your fingers, the drive really sounds dirty! Pinch harmonics ring out and solos are almost a one handed affair! - But, if you really push the bass signal, the clean signal over takes the distortion for some really smart percussive tones.. What I mean is, you can actually SLAP really effectively even with shed lods of drive.. you hear all the pingy pops and slap lows!

    As I say, it takes a bit of balancing with the compression and the levels of drive, but playing through a massive PA the other day, we all agreed it sounded brilliant, even with a full band playing!

    - sorry! Kinda went off on one for a bit! - I think I have finally arrived at something I am happy with!

    Cheers

    Dood.

    Bi-amping - clean/dirty rig

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='Finbar' post='271009' date='Aug 27 2008, 02:07 PM']Crikey, guess I'd better respond.

    No, I don't mean bi-amp in the most literal sense. More just a stereo setup to simulate a 'true' bi-amp rig. I just got the idea from the Timmy C/Chris Wolstenholme rigs. Also, I borrowed an Aguilar Agro recently, and it sounded fabby as a preamp, it just needed some more oomph underneath it with a bit more clarity. Train of thought brought me here. May turn out to be a dumb idea :huh:

    And some of the confusion that has sprung up for the rest of you has also entered my mind too! That's why I'm fielding this topic to everyone :) I'll try and expand a bit.

    I was planning on leaving the whole thing on all the time. Epic tone is epic, after all. However, if its a heavily driven Pre, it probably has a footswitch with it to turn the overdrive off. I can utilise that if I ever need it 100% clean I should think. Because yeah, sometimes the distortion won't be favourable. But I don't want to be fannying around with turning cabs on/off all the time if I can avoid it. Incidentally, its the Ampeg SVP I have at the moment coasterbass, and it doesn't drive enough to be my dirty channel.

    The reasoning for splitting after the effects was that I thought it might sound a bit odd when using some effects pedals to have the unprocessed sound coming through as well. For things like distortions and delays, it'd be fine, but for things like pitchshifting, there would always be the root note underneath. That wouldn't sound bad necessarily, but not the sound I'm looking for. I'm also thinking that the dirty channel would be the quieter one, so if I ran effects just through that, my effects might get lost a little bit. This has been the biggest headache for me. Like I said, if there were no effects, it would just be plug in, split signal, big tone. Easy ;p I want an aggressive tone.

    So yeah, I'm still just finding my feet with this idea, keep responses coming and I'll give it all a good think! :huh:[/quote]


    'ang on matey.. i'll see if I can find the post about my combined MXR M80 and BDDI parallel routing. I basically do what you want, left on all the time for a truly epic tone. If I can't find the post I'll knock something new up for you. I reckon it sounds WAY better than the SVP-BSB rig I was running ;o)

    Who's whistling me? Oh wait.. its my ears..

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Here's the Ear Protection sticky! Defintely worth a read as to why you SHOULD spend on decent ear plugs!

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533[/url]


    I have mild tinnitus, I also have the ER 15/25 moulded ear plugs.


    I'm sure it has been said on this thread, but I can not stress the following information enough!!!

    [b] That ringing in your ears after a gig is your ears telling you damage has been done. You may think that when the ringing has gone the following day, that all is well. IT ISN'T. The damage is cumulative each time your ears ring and is irreparable. A little bit more on top of the last time you hurt your ears. One day the ringing doesnt go away and you are stuck with it. I know!!! You'll get no warning either. It *could* be the next time you rehearse! [/b]

    My friends suffers from constant white noise in his ears, like trying to sleep next to an out of tune TV! - I have a whistle in my right ear, probably from cymbals over the years and another whistle of a different pitch in my left ear.

    Get moulded plugs people.. £160 Vs the future of your hearing is nothing!! - Honestly! Its cheaper than a gaming console! Hell! Sell the console!! lol

    upgrading power stages in amps

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='ben_eat_pie' post='269687' date='Aug 25 2008, 07:12 PM']hi there guys

    just wondering if anybody has tried fiddling with there internals to get more power out of their head - i like the sound of my amp, and i don't wanna buy a new one - but i need more power, and with a lower minimum impedance.

    any info muchly appreciated!

    cheers,

    ben[/quote]


    Due to the nature of each amplifier manufacturers designs differing so much from others, you would be very unlikely to be able to 'upgrade' the internals of an amplifier head. (Or get more power from an existing one). These days, everything is crammed on to printed circuit boards in order to keep the costs down and are pretty unserviceable for the novice/average Joe on the street.
    Your best bet is to get a seperate power amp and slave that from the line out of your existing head to give you extra power. Better still, does your amp come in a 'preamplifier only' version? (Not sure what you are using) - As I would suggest getting a preamp and seperate power amplifier, giving you the ability to upgrade depending on your needs.

    1u power amp - whats my are my choices?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    These are the best ;o) (IMHO etc etc) - but the price tag is a bit full on for the average pub gig. I owned the D2004 2k amp and nothing could touch it for sheer quality ;o)

    [url="http://www.powersoft.it/pageurl.php?url=http://pro-audio.powersoft.it/"]http://www.powersoft.it/pageurl.php?url=ht...o.powersoft.it/[/url]

    mxr m-80 di+

    in Effects

    Posted

    [quote name='CliveT' post='265258' date='Aug 19 2008, 09:45 AM']Not sure that’s right for the color switch eq changes. Has anyone actually put the M80 on a meter to see exactly how the color button changes the eq settings?[/quote]


    I think the info came from a chap on TalkBass who had access to the necessary test gear, though I can not say that I am 100% sure.

    1u power amp - whats my are my choices?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    [quote name='dood' post='268516' date='Aug 23 2008, 05:00 PM']You'd be daft not to grab this mate!

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25274"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25274[/url]


    I have owned BK Electronic stuff.. and it is so very well built! I have owned 2 BK amps before.. they build a lot of OEMs for other manufacturers, including PA gear.[/quote]


    Oh.. if you are feeling a bit frisky in the wallet.. buy yaself a MarkBass F1 ;o) I highly recommend these 1u high amps.. 3Kg ;o)
    [url="http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua=en&cat=1&vedi=82"]http://www.markbass.it/products.php?lingua...t=1&vedi=82[/url]

    1u power amp - whats my are my choices?

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    You'd be daft not to grab this mate!

    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25274"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=25274[/url]


    I have owned BK Electronic stuff.. and it is so very well built! I have owned 2 BK amps before.. they build a lot of OEMs for other manufacturers, including PA gear.

    Music Live

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='BigRedX' post='268104' date='Aug 22 2008, 08:50 PM']Although last year's event was better than the corresponding LGS, it'll have to work hard to compete bass-wise with this years London event.[/quote]


    Interesting bit of information: Music Live is (was) organised by Sound Control... which is why you'd never find the likes of the Bass Centre etc at Music Live.. Apparently Sound Control would never invite their competitors to the trade shows!

    To be honest, both shows leave me cold in the Bass department. I think out of both I still only saw a couple of 6 string basses.. and even those weren't good spec.

    Paul Gilbert

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='warwickhunt' post='267928' date='Aug 22 2008, 03:46 PM']This guy just goes to show looks aren't everything :unsure:

    [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vi1aYLAZ7ho"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vi1aYLAZ7ho[/url][/quote]


    So thats where 'Dude' Labowski ended up???? :) :huh: :huh: :huh:

    Paul Gilbert

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Paul Gilbert is a massive influence, I have met him a cuppla times and I reckon he's one of the nicest blokes!


    On the subject of vids, here is my good friend Andy James playing Paul's parts on his John Petrucci 7 string. I played in a band with Andy for a number of years, before we moved to new bands. Andy plays with the awesome 'Sacred Mother Tongue'.

    Check him out here

    [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKcXu69VExs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKcXu69VExs[/url]

    Hello all fellow bass players!

    in Introductions

    Posted

    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='264940' date='Aug 18 2008, 09:15 PM']Welcome to the forum, Will! I have family down the road from you in East Dereham :)

    Nice to see you've plumped for the twin humbucker OLPs! Awsome basses![/quote]


    I lived just outside Dereham for years and moved into the town for a couple of years too! I know it well! - I would call it an old stomping ground... but there really wasn't much worth stomping back then! ;o)

    Shuker Mega thread

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='Sean.Robinson' post='264151' date='Aug 17 2008, 08:25 PM']great idea, are there any Shukers with dark tops so i can get ideas for my own :), crotch walnut if anyone wants to go the extra mile :huh:[/quote]

    [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/[/url]

    If you click on each of the bass model types across the top of the page, each has a 'gallery'. I found a good few with dark tops in different designs for you to look at.

    Guitar Pro 5

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='dood' post='264191' date='Aug 17 2008, 09:35 PM'][url="http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=zutons+midi+valerie&meta="]http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q...lerie&meta=[/url]


    I used the first google find here...^^^^^[/quote]


    p.s I dumped the valerie.mid into cubase, deleted all the other tracks except the drum part and exported it, leaving just the drums alone. BC wont let me upload it as an attachment, but I have it here if you want me to email it over.

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