dave_bass5

My FX is arriving Monday and i have a rehearsal on Tuesday. Im confident i can manually program the FX with copies of what i have in the Stomp, but wondering if its worth trying to load the Stomp patches in to the FX via the Editor? Its really only two patches and neither have any Amp or Cab sims. Any thought?

Just ordered a Helix FX. As much as the Stomp is working for me i was struggling to see what effects were on or off when controlled by an external foot switch. Lack of LED's and the small screen made it a bit of a distraction. The FX will be better for me on stage. I spent most of the evening at rehearsals using the BDDI sim, just to make sure i can give up the Amp sim, and i can, very easily. using the BDDI sim was like coming home.

I actually do that with an Ampeg sim, but just on a foot switch. Switch off, Drive on 5. Master on 10. Switch on drive on 10, master on 6. Works really well.

I dont want to part with the neck, as its been very handy over the years and probably impossible to come across another. The person i got it from had taken the logo off as he was doing a custom build, but never finished it .I saw the paperwork for the neck though. I wanted something that had the same type of frets as the CV basses, but with a maple fretboard. Its a bit dirty in this shot, as i gigged it almost every weekend for a couple of years.

Ive got one of these as well, along with a CVP Fiesta Red. Got it new when they first came out. Probably the best Jazz ive ever owned, and definitely the best neck ive ever played. In fact the neck has been on a few other basses over the years. Ive brought and sold other Jazz basses, but the CV just seems to get the tone and feel i wanted. Currently mine has Fender CS jazz pups in it, but has had Wizard 74's almost since day one. I also have a Gotoh 201 bridge on it as at one point i had a Lakland JO neck on it (still got the neck somewhere) and needed to raise the saddles (also shimmed). I wanted a maple neck and this was going cheap. Oh, and i have a fully wired control plate that i got from Kigon. Other than the above, its pretty much stock lol.

Actually all this Stomp talk has made me realise i have no need for the SH1. I think ive talked myself out off it now. As for getting a Stomp for the Octave and Syth stuff. I never dreamt I'd be using Octave down, but having it in the Stomp has allowed me to see if it works for me. I'm not giving to get a standalone box, The Stomp is good enough, but its given me yet one more effect I wouldn't have brought. It the box that just keeps on giving lol.

I really dont think anyone is going to buy the SH1 because they have to have that tone and cant already get it. No, they (even I) will buy it because its the next new thing and sounds like a solution to a non existing problem, or just inquisitive. The Stomp is way ahead of what the SH1 can do. The SH-1 is a one trick pony compared to the Stomp. The attraction for me is the simplicity, and size of the SH1. I dont kid myself i cant already get the tones that thing can produce. The Stomp (and other Helix boxes) just need a bit of time and understanding to get the best out of them, and this is something not all of us have. Synths and Octave stuff though, i completely agree with you about.

Cant it be modified with other blocks to make it sound closer? There is a lot of EQ options in the Stomp, as well as IRs and preamp's. Wouldn't the cab used also make a difference?

On the flip side, because of its versatility in the routing and extra foot switches it can take a lot of pedals and add a lot more versatility to them.

Im starting to think the Helix stuff can, at least as far as OD's/Preamp stuff goes.

Yeah, they did all sound quite 'samey' to me, but in a good way. Less Ampeg backed in tone, but still fat and clear and i would say definitely still Tech 21. Of course we all know tone is in the fingers (or pick in my case), and we all have different fingers 🙂

What i like about the SH1 is it seem more like an amp. I loved my VTBass DI, but never quite found it could replace the front end of my amp. It looks like the SH-1 might.

Thats a bugger, and quite a long delivery time as well. I dont think ill be using them. GAK are now showing in stock on their main website, but £399. Im sure someone will buy them at that price.

Yes, i tired that, but I also want to slightly adjust the EQ at the same time, just to give a bit more edge to the driven tone. I'm this close to getting the HX FX, so it's all laid out in front of me, but this evening ive just programmed in the other two 'unique' effects in to one patch. So now i have 5 footswitches controlling 4 unique effects, inc one going between the two BDDI's. This is 99% of what i need for a gig. EDIT: I know i can also set the Treble (for example) to the same foot switch but my way seems easier to tweak.

Just dropping these here. I quite like the Blue Stomp. shame it's just the top part. Apparently Guitar Centre exclusives.

I'm staying away from snapshots, as each patch has Drive/boost, Chorus (in case i want it) and a unique effect like Filter, or Phaser etc. So i need real-time control of those. I like to experiment with when I use the effects.

You could do it with Snapshots. At least I can on my Stomp. Pretty sure you can as well. You can set the on/off function for any block to any foot switch, but Im not sure how you would do 3 setting. For example, I have a BDDI set to on, with little drive, and another block with the same BDDI but a much higher drive (and slightly lower level). I have both set to one foot switch. The patch is saved with the low drive on and the high drive off. Using just one foot switch alternates between the two. Pretty cool feature.

But he wasnt very good, he just made a lot of noise and impressed everyone. A bit like Slapping lol.

Pretty much how i feel about most of the legends. They used what was available at the time, but given the choice who knows what they wouldst have ended up playing. Anyway, not a fan of Jaco's music at all.

Is this the bloke that everyone says didn't need 5/6/7 strings 🙂

Yeah, on the Zoom i get a sort of chorus effect, even at 100%. The Helix is so much better, even if it's boot 100% perfect.

A public forum is meant to be somewhere people can share their views. There is an unsubscribe button at the top if anyone needs it. I'm not quick to slag this crap off, ive never liked it and dont see the attraction. It's like elevator music for the 21st century.

Cool. I used the pitch shift with the band for the first time the other night. Just half a step down when we were trying different keys out, and like you say, not really noticeable most of the time. Thanks for that. Yep, your right. This photo has really helped as well as ive been looking for a real life size comparison.

Michael Kiwanuka is definitely the highlight of the show for me, and ive never heard of him before. Cant believe Jools had a say in any of the rap stuff. What a shower of s##t that stuff is. Ive just turned over from watching the last concert Black Sabbeth did on Sky Arts. Geezer was playing his lovely looking Lakland PJ. Getting a bit of GAS for one of those.

Nice one, thanks. I'll measure my Stomp in the morning. I have a feeling/hoping its a bit narrower. How are you getting on with your FX?