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The new Sub-Atomic from DSM&H looks interesting, I'm looking for a price. It looks like it's taking their Simplifier Bass Station concept but made the channels switchable. (Correction: it does still use parallel processing, with the LPF on the parallel path as on the Simplifiers.) I'm actually using my Simplifier clone with an A/B switch in the loops to give me two channels, so this already has me interested. PS: US price will be $259 (Sweetwater).

I mentioned here that I'm trying the ToneX One on my "small board", with A/B switching between that and the "SVT-style" preamp in my Simplifier clone. I was concerned about the presence of a second cab sim in the latter, which I want to keep on, so I'm technically getting dual cab sims when the ToneX is looped in, but it seems to be a non-issue. In case it ever does, though, I have the option of turning off the cab sim in the ToneX Editor. I'm also trying the JHS Colour Box (low gain) from ToneNet as the Stomp Box option. PS: I've learned that you can switch between A/B and Stomp modes without the Editor, as follows: engage Preset Browsing mode by holding the footswitch and pressing ALT. The three knobs show the A, B and S presets, with the active preset flashing. You can switch between all 3 by pressing the footswitch. (You could select any of the 20 presets for any slot, if you know its colour, by turning the respective knob.) To get to Stomp mode, select the 3rd S preset, then exit Preset Browsing mode with footswitch + ALT. Do the same - but select A or B - to get back to A/B mode.

DSM&H have the Simplifier Bass Station that has split FX loops, and I see they've just launched a new & improved version called the Bass Master which looks like it's a bit more flexible e.g. what used to be the Parallel FX loop can now be switched between that or the Preamp channel.

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Installation is through updating the ToneX CS app and making sure ToneX Editor is selected as an installation option. It's a totally separate application, which is exactly what I thought they should do, so there's no more risk of double processing.

Thanks - I didn't see that NBD thread, obvs! The idea that you can't lower the pickup far enough is concerning, even if I'm thinking about replacing it. I'll be in the London area in May and will try to get out to Guildford for half a day to check it out.

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Andertons have released a video with both models. The short scale HNB3 still looks better to me, actually. One comment on the video says that the pickup rout is bigger than the pickup, so I wonder if it could take that Antek Mudbucker I have in a box ..?

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I'm trying an alternative version of my small board, in anticipation of a possible gig in April. R-L: I managed to repair the HB PowerPlant Tuner, after I managed to blow a capacitor by plugging in the 24V supply for my big board. It was a SMD electrolytic cap from which the magic smoke had obviously escaped, but there was sufficient space in the case for a conventional cap. Orange Kongpressor: it's currently this or the TC SpectraDrive, both of which are quite large. It's "nice" but I have an eye on something smaller, such as a Joyo Scylla which I've heard good things about. MXR Bass Octave Deluxe: got to have it, basically. LY-ROCK Tone Monster: I've been trying to think of ways I could use this again, since it's an interesting alternative to the modelling route taken by the ToneX One. So I'm using its parallel channel facilities through an A/B switch: Preamp FX Send: after the internal preamp (SVT type, they say), straight out to one side of the switch and back in again. I might squeeze another mini pedal in that loop. Parallel FX Send: clean out to the ToneX One and back through the other side of the switch; The switch output is back in the Preamp Return, so not through the LPF that the Parallel side has. That then goes through the Cab Sim to the outputs (XLR and headphone). So I have set it up for A/B switching between (a) just the preamp and (b) everything the ToneX One can do. Which is a heck of a lot with the right Preset programming - there's whole 'nother thread on that. Currently, I can have two cab sims in a row, which I'm aware of. I'm leaning towards little or no cab sim on the preamp, and having that only on the ToneX One channel. Addendum: I managed to squeeze another mini pedal in the Preamp circuit, the Mosky Silver Horse “Klone”, keeping that path all analogue. First tests are with the gain higher than I usually have it, and I’m getting more twang out of the Bass VI so far. I’ll have different settings if I use my standard bass with this board, TBC. Last weekend I did some thinking and reading about compression, and trying the different types and settings in software (the compressor included with Apple Logic Pro is fully configurable). I don’t really know what I want beyond the basics, to be honest. My only complaint about the Kongpressor is its size, really. I’d have to spend a lot of money to improve on it significantly, so I’ll probably stick with it.

Here's Amos explaining and demo-ing the pedal. The routing options look very interesting.

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