Al Krow

Oooh really, 15mm string spacing, not the usual 18mm?! That is very interesting.

...and fools seldom differ, eh John? 😁 This thing is surprisingly compact - certainly more so than the Focusrite 6i6 Gen 1.0 it replaces, which my guitarist has filched off me!

Just curious guys: does the B6 function as a signal boosting pre-amp in the same way as we get on our amps or is it purely a tone shaping pre-amp?

Question for any Pod Go owners: does the pedal also provide a signal / volume boosting preamp as well as being a tone shaping preamp?

With pleasure - it's a very simple setting for 'classic OC-2': -1 oct on max and the three other knobs dialled-off to zero. Vintage (not poly) mode. Finger style in that particular clip. Enjoy the gig!

Came across this pedalboard recently - what particularly caught my eye is the additional two stomp switch box on the HX Stomp, not eating into PB space. Available from these guys: Pedalnetics

Awww that is gutting - feel for you! A residency at a decent venue for decent pay is worth its weight. What happened?

Sounds like it. I recorded as a .wav file - dunno if that's a specific issue for Apple users?

I spotted that my little "OC-2 setting" clip on the OC-5 seems to have got corrupted earlier on this thread. I've re-uploaded it on my previous post and below also for ease of reference. Personally I think it does a great "OC-2", with less glitchy tracking, which I'm all in favour of. There's nothing better on the market at this price point IMO - those of you who have managed to get your hands on one are in for a treat! OC-2 'classic'.wav

Here's a clip of @Paul S's excellent blues trio playing recently - really enjoyed going to hear them play:

Took my BB2005 for a little spin recently with a new crew. Played through a DG AO 900 and BF BB2:

Awww buddy, really sorry to hear about that. BC hug coming your way.

You managed to get those recordings done for us? 😊 In the meantime, I recently come across this - there's definitely some usable stuff: 1.02 cut-through synth tone 2.44 decent filter 3.13 MJ Thriller-esque 3.45 Use of arpeggiator likely to be much easier for live use now that we can pre-set the rates to match the original drums - then be up to the drummer to lock in, haha! 4.07 Korg Miku sound but much less glitchy 4.24 decent synth sound

Guessing this brand has had less reach and impact in the UK than the USA, where it's got quite a bit of a following! Some really positive online reviews - sharing this from Sound on Sound (March 2020): "Conclusion MOTU haven't just dropped a pair of decent audio interfaces into this entry-level market, they've raised the bar by quite some distance. They've gone significantly further on every aspect whether it's the individual +48V and monitoring buttons, the power switch, the low latency, the low noise, the metering, the DC coupling, the Loopback driver or the extra RCA outputs for easy connection to DJ gear; feature after feature that sets them apart from anything in their price range." Here's a link to their full review if you're interested.

As @andy67 says both would be strong choices. A key difference is that you are getting an active bass with a versatile preamp on the Sire P7 vs purely passive on the BB I found the upper range access on the P7 a bit limiting - it has 20 frets, but only 17 are really comfortably reachable on the 5 string version. That may not be a concern for some, though. At the end of the day I also preferred the BB tone over the P7, so ended up moving my P7 on.

Look well featured - be very interested if any of you have come across or used on your travels and have any views on how they compare to e.g. the well liked Audient iD14 Mk2? The front panel metering display for both input and output looks as though it could be particularly helpful, and is a stand out feature for audio interfaces in this price bracket.

Hi @Baloney Balderdash- the mechanism is not the same on all the HB boards. Here's the underneath of mine with washers fitted, for reference:

One of the little things that make a difference with the HB Spaceship is that with their non angled boards, like my little HB Spaceship 50M, it's possible to unscrew the feet and insert washers to raise the feet height sufficient to get e.g. a Thumpinator underneath. Almost impossible to do that with the PT Metro series, although you can glue on some larger over-feet as the "hack" with those.

Cheers fella, some good thoughts there. The Ricochet does look like a great little pedal but is limited in pitch shift options, as you noted; the Whammy isn't limited in the same way - but it's a bit of a beast in terms of size and doesn't do basic stuff like up and down a semitone or tone, which can be useful for when guitarists are unable / unwilling to use a capo. Maybe worth mentioning that my approach to using pitch shift is to use it as little as I can, due to the tone suck and latency on both the Drop and and B1-4 - more pronounced on the B1-4, plus potential volume drop issues - Drop only here; can very easily adjust patch volume levels on the B1-4. If you tuned up, as per your suggestion, you would then need to be pitch shifting every song - the polar opposite of what I would be wanting to do. The B1-4 proved its mettle on the two songs I needed to use it for pitch shifting in a two hour set on Saturday night. It also has the advantage of being able to use foot-pedals to scroll through to the pitch shift you've set / need for a song rather than needing to dial in by hand, which you need to do on the Digitech pedal. As a complete aside the drummer and audience loved the DG B7K sim on the B1-4 when I kicked that in for a couple of the songs!

All makes sense! (I'm actually a big fan of the J pup on the Yamaha BBs FWIW!) Go to the very first post on this humongous thread...

Congrats! Added you to the OP "wall". So is the PH too similar to the 734A to justify having both, or does it blow the 734A out the water and hence why you're moving the 734A on...or none of the above? 😄

That is super helpful, thanks!

Sounds like a really neat solution for neck dive, which I totally agree seems to impact how comfortably a bass sits. One of the features of the BB2005 which makes it so comfortable to wear is just how well it's balanced with zero noticeable neck dive. Cosmetically - do the Ultralites end up leaving visible holes on the back of the head stock?

So you've managed to replace your guitarist with your pedal board!

Some fantastic kit you've got on there! Do you have any clips of the sounds you are creating with your boards?