Al Krow

How good is the pitch shift on the Anagram for bass? Generally loving my GT1000 Core as a serious quality step up from my previous Zoom multi, but its pitch shift is pretty meh!

Bass demo finally out, and a decent one to boot. It sounds pretty darned good to me and obvious use as both a pitch shifter and an octave pedal. Well done (again) Boss!

Nice one! And the good thing about your pedal purchases is that they're usually followed by some decent video footage! Looking forward to it - if this thing can pitch shift with tight tracking and lack of glitch-iness (I guess the best test is playing intervals with the clean sound underneath?) then its baby bro the XS-1 is getting added to my (growing, haha) "must buy soon" pedal list! Currently no video footage with bass as far as I can see - all guitar clips. So could be a world premiere for you, as an incentive! 😉

That can't be right? 😅

Thanks Phil - typo? "Hum can be transmitted..." Just to prove I read your comments word for word, haha!

Been getting hum through the PA speakers (RCF 932 and previously 912s) at certain venues. Assuming it's down to the electrical interference from the wiring. Is there anything that can be done to minimise?

My mate has 4 of these to put around the band, he's using a cheap keyboard case to transport all 4, but agrees it's not particularly protective. I would have thought a pole bag with as many slots as you need could work and not break the bank?

Sounds good! Nothing currently online featuring a bass, so if you're able to record a couple of clips for us that would be awesome!

The physics of bass notes being an octave lower than guitar means they are more difficult to track and I've not yet found a dedicated pitch shift pedal that works really well on bass, particularly moving more than a couple of semitones. And multifx have, in my experience, been significantly less good than dedicated pedals - certainly the ones I've used. As you say, the drop tuning seems to be excellent for guitar! If it gets comparably close on bass, colour me super interested - having singers who have different vocal registers means that this could be ideal for use with my crew! Although £195 for the XS-1 is going to be a decent chunk of change to part with.

Hi Bill, excuse my ignorance but could you elaborate on what you mean by "rising mid range" for me please?

Love that fact (and loving your music too!) When was the Friday rock show?

Wow, you guys have been rocking solidly for 45 years - respect!! No line up changes in all that time?!

It is indeed! Congrats on getting an SY 200! I know you're particularly interested in the arp feature - 18 different presets provided on the pedal and you can tweak both pitch and tempo. I've managed to dig out a YT clip of it in action: Boss SY-200 arpeggiator & pitch shift via expression pedal

Been looking into arps a bit more since finding the Boss SY 200's arp fx pretty decent and usable live (e.g. on songs such as Green Day Broken Dreams). The SY 200 has relatively limited options for tweaking the sounds of the provided preset arps, albeit it gives you 18 to choose from! This does sound like another interesting use of the Boss Slicer and I feel an SL-2 ought to make its way into the Krow household in the not too distant future!

Done! 😊 @super al - what is it with bands and drummers, eh?! I suspect you're not alone with your drummer turnover experience!

A little Sept bump!

Similar journey for me with multiple FIs! I would like to give the v4 a proper go, though, as Peter's latest upgrades taking some ideas from the MXR, in return, do sound good! Particularly if I can get hold of one of the mini version used. The FI is Mohini Dey's fav synth pedal! (Btw some of us are very grateful for your continued stocking of the BC effects for sale - still loving my GT1000 Core, it's been an excellent upgrade after several years of Zoom B1-4!)

Agreed it doesn't do traditional synth well! But some of its fx are fab and very useful live e.g. trumpet stabs and arpeggiator or others to fill out the sound, and my crew, who just have one guitar and no keys, seem to really like it on the few songs it gets used for. It never suffered from the glitchiness which plagued several other models. Its big brother the SY200 allows for presets which also really helps, live. All in all, I'm not surprised it's still the second best seller after the MXR. People vote with their wallets.

If you buy something online, I think you have a legal right to change your mind within 14 days, regardless? Equally importantly, Paypal and I suspect also eBay tend to be very supportive of the consumer, so you should be fine. "Goods not as described", is a very legitimate reason for returns / full refund. Good luck!

Just discovered Thomann's bass pedal best seller list (211 pedals listed)...due to the #01 on the list! The rest of the bass pedal synth rankings on that list also made for interesting reading: #72 SA C4 #61 EHX Bass microsynth #51 Boss SY1 ... #01 MXR Bass Synth Thomann are doing the MXR Bass Synth for £285 (inc. P&P) which is the best price I've found on line.

Maybe a Zoom B1-4? Can typically be had in good used condition for < £60. As well as being a neat multifx, it includes a very useful tuner, drum machine, looper and headphone out.

Weirdly, so did mine!

Nice board! My sight ia starting to fail me...I could have sworn that was an OC-5! 😅

Given a choice of those two, I'd go for an OC-5. In fact, I did!

@MacDaddy - Nice clip! What's your connection with this crew, are you the bass player?!