dave_bass5

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1368607431' post='2079020'] DV's response: [url="http://www.dv247.com/news/DV247%20Is%20Not%20In%20Administration/133450"]http://www.dv247.com...stration/133450[/url] [/quote] Yep, already posted twice ;-) Messy thread.

I think its already out in Canada, there is at least one guy already using one over on TB and he has posted some thoughts and findings etc.

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1368453086' post='2077217'] just posted on facespace [b][url="http://www.dv247.com/news/DV247%20Is%20Not%20In%20Administration/133450"]http://www.dv247.com...stration/133450[/url][/b] [/quote] [quote name='MadisonSounds' timestamp='1368457093' post='2077281'] Hi, here's the official statement from DV247: [url="http://www.dv247.com/news/DV247%20Is%20Not%20In%20Administration/133450"]http://www.dv247.com...stration/133450[/url] [/quote] LOL, I think someone needs to read a few posts first before posting..

Haha, yeah, ive got some gaffa tape over my light. The mixer is always on, and sits on top of my PC but out of sight at the back. The light was really bugging me for a while.

The UK music shops were up in arms when Thomanns first started selling over here, no one was going to touch them.....until people actually wanted to buy something at a decent price.

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1368376956' post='2076276'] I got a behringer xenyx 802 mixer which is really good. Cheap and cheerful. Sound quality is fantastic. Doesn't sound like ass! [/quote] Same here. No issues with it for home recording. I use it was the main input/output for my PC. No noise issues and its never broken down. I cant think of any thing else to say really, great value for money.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1368445100' post='2077052'] So, it's been confirmed. As rumours suggested DV have gone into administration but have been bought out by 'a German retailer'... No prizes for guessing who that is then! [/quote] Eh? Its already been mentioned in the thread, no need to guess lol.

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1368432952' post='2076868'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Well done. A vast resource for members, young players, gear-heads and fans ruined. The row was over, done and dealt with and Guy was still big enough to post.[/font][/color] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]We've just made ourselves look amateur beyond belief.[/color][/font] [/quote] Hmmm. 39 posts in 3 /12 years. what are you expecting? If Guy wants to leave or keep quiet that's his choice, dont go blaming me for him not hanging around and certainly not for looking amateur ;-) I agree with the poster that pointed out about the title of this thread, although i personally have no issues with it or Guy. I dont blame him for leaving but that's his choice.

[quote name='M-Bass-M' timestamp='1368392271' post='2076591'] I was planning to make a few purchases from DV247 given that they were the lowest prices around. Don't think I will now, in these economic times I'd rather my money be kept in the UK economy supporting UK jobs. [/quote] Doesn't this mean it will? "DV247 limited is a UK registered company which will pay VAT and corporation tax as well as salaries to the staff at Romford HQ who have retained their jobs – if you need expert advice there’s no need to learn German as our team of UK based experts are here to help although if you speak German, French or Spanish we have staff who are fluent in these languages."

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1368374538' post='2076242'] I think he might have meant they are addictive. Or, that they come in rock form [/quote] Or now that the 80's have long gone they are illegal :-)

It's like a British Thomanns lol

It looks like there are some great patches there Greg. For me a bit too many dirty tones but im going to work my way through them over the next month or so, and hopefully upload a few of my own once i settle down with it. I did a full reset last night, as im getting in to a bit of a muddle with the patches. I mostly play at home at the moment, so have been setting things up for headphone/recording use, but that then conflicts with my live patches. Ive dumped all my "mess" to the PC using the software and will add them back in before going to gigs.

Just sold my M87 to Ivan. He paid without hesitation, within hours of us agreeing the sale, and was happy to wait until it was convenient for me to post it out. Very pleasant to deal with, sounds like a all round diamond geezer. Happy to give him a 100% recommendation. Cheers Ivan.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367948805' post='2071484'] How was I supposed to know he was on here for 4 years? It's not like he has flaunted his famousness anywhere. 30 posts in 4 years, i'm lucky to have seen one I reckon. [/quote] Well seeing as you ask, same way I knew, by looking at his profile ;-) I've never seen any of his posts on here either, although i have seen them on TB.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1367947258' post='2071442'] Still, It's cool to have such an experienced and well known bassist on the forum. [/quote] Since end of Dec 2009 I believe.

Guy has the honour (if you can call it that) of being the only person, other than James Herbert (gotta love these surnames) of writing a book that ive actually read all the way through since leaving school. Ive no idea what this other thread was, although i can only imagine it was exacted in traditional BC style....again. Welcome [s]abroad[/s] aboard Guy, it really is a bit more friendly than TB. Haha, ok, typo fixed before any of you cleaver clogs decide to do your stand routine at my expense :-)

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1367922481' post='2070970'] I replaced mine and went with a Lindy Fralin P pup which is really nice but at twice the price as the Fender original, it's no way twice as good! If I had to rebuild my bass for some reason I would happily buy the Fender again no worries. Amped up with a band it's as good as anything really. [/quote] Agreed. Im keeping my Fender pup for a while, and might even put it back in and sell the Fralin (again). Both are very nice pups but i dont think it really made much difference changing them over.

+1 to all that. I had one in my gigging P bass until a month or so ago. I had no complaints about it, I just wanted so something slightly different. To my ears it had just the right amount of woody tone to it to make my P sound like a P bass should.

No worries. Right, first gig out of the way and im very happy with it, but I seem to have a bit of a problem with the foot switches. The shoes i wear for gigs (we always suit up) are a bit wide and last night i found every time i tried to turn the chorus on without looking i would hit the filter as well. I got some funny looks from the band. I mainly used the BDDI sim on its own most of the time. The chorus was nice but i'd programmed it a bit too heavy on the effect, and dont like bending down and fiddling during the set, so had to wait for the gaps to make adjustments. Not a big deal, its not an effect i normally use so it was just on and off when i felt it might work. Ill sort it out before the next gig. Same goes for the Filter. Talking of which, im a bit disappointed with the ZTron effect. I have a mini Q-tron and that sounds a lot brighter than the B3 version (which in general i think the B3 is quite bright sounding). I just couldn't get a good top end out of it. I ended up using the Auto Filter instead. I also found myself using the Smoothfun preset, as is. This gave me a nice, deep tone. Unusually for a wooden hollow stage i had no boom at all last night. I've not played this venue before so maybe the acoustics are just good anyway, but the tone was very tight in the low end. I had everything no the amp set flat and didnt need to adjust it at all last night. Glad ive got it now and cant see me gigging without it.

No, thats just for the XLR. After a bit of playing around with it the buzz has gone for now. I love a few of the presets, most i have no use for but those that i do like im itching to use tomorrow.

Well not a great start. Ive plugged two basses in so far and both seem to be suffering from a grounding issue. Unless i touch the strings or bridge there is a buzz that doesn't happen when im not plugged in to the B3. This is both using just USB to my PC and not connected to anything other than headphones.

[quote name='D.I. Joe' timestamp='1367579517' post='2067129'] I'm the same. I do use distortion, but not from the B3. I'm more interested in using it for cool/funky synth effects! [/quote] Yeah. Since getting it (still not played through it yet) ive been going over our set list and can see a huge potential for making a right old racket with this box.

I think there was mention of this earlier on in the thread. I dont think it took off though. There is a long patch thread on Talkbass, although it seems im in a very small minority that doesn't want any distortion or dirt in my tone.

Cheers Joe. It seems so simple im sure nothing can go wrong So far the Edit & Share program is all that ive used. Its pretty simple to use and a bit easier to see everything at a glance. I cant seem to find any way to adjust the total settings etc, just at patch level. I also cant seem to see anything on line using it. Maybe there are no online patches for this device

Mine just turned up. A day late so that leaves me just 24 hours to sort it out before the next gig. Im working all day but ive just hooked it up to my PC and im very impressed with how easy it is to use. Ive already set a generic gigging patch up with the effects i plan on using, although ive yet to actually play through it lol. Luckily tomorrows gig will have a sound check so ill get to tweak it with my rig.