Bassmidget209
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Bassmidget209 started following Your Magic Tone Sauce Pedal(s)? , FS: PRICE DROP - Ernie Ball VP JR Volume/Expression Pedal - *SOLD* , Hum from pedalboard and 4 others
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Bassmidget209 replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
You could use a voltage doubler cable if you have two free slots on your supply. They're pretty cheap, you can even make one of your confident. There is also a smart doubler cable thing from pedal power that doubles the voltage from one input. I'm using it currently to double a 12v for an old EHX unit. In terms of the size, is it a 2.5mm instead of 2.1? And/or is the polarity reversed? All of these things again can be solved with the right cables plugged into each other. The nearest option would be making your own but that's not everyone's cup of tea. Failing that just hide all the cabling underneath and it will work haha -
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Bassmidget209 replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
I have the same power supply and the metro 24. If you get little rubber feet out of a hardware store (cost me about 2-3 pounds I think) they give you the elevation to fit the supply underneath. Only annoying thing about the supply is the fiddly power plug is the a bit difficult to plug in under the board, especially when it's dark. I ended up making my own adapter to attach to the edge of the board, if your handy with a soldering iron it makes things easier and a smoother setup. -
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Bassmidget209 replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
Current shrunken board as my band is currently drummer-less. Managed to get a good deal on a pedal train nano with a cioks Adam bolted to the underside. For the most part its just an amp modeller on the zoom with a bit of grit coming from the digbeth, but have the option to be more adventurous should the need arise! Of course as soon as a drummer appears the fuzz and the octave are coming back 🤣 -
I have the same power supply and I have the zoom ms60b. There is a good chance that's your problem. Was with me anyways. The zooms are apparently very picky with their power source. You can get a wee power conditioner from Palmer that fits under your board. Run that between the power supply and the zoom and that could solve (some) of your problems. I have had zero issues with hum since I did that. The conditioner was just over 20 quid from memory
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Bassmidget209 replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
Please tell me the neep lights up. That's an outstanding looking board -
Well to be honest yeah kind of like what you done with your own pedals (I have never played a BB or a tone hammer for that matter). I found the digbeth, while functionally great, to be very neutral sounding. I think I said it in another post somewhere but I kind of realised I wasn't happy with the natural sound of my bass, or perhaps I had used a sansamp for so long I had become accustomed to that sound. With both together I could get the sound from the sansamp while bringing out an eveb more desirable sound by tweaking the EQ in the digbeth that I couldn't really achieve in the same way with the on board eq on the sansamp (admittedly limited experimentations here). It's a cumbersome setup but does sound good but it's not my forever plan. I'm mainly restricted by finances at this point so I'm muddling through with what I have rather than buying something else. Although recently going back to just the digbeth has made me rethink all this. Also coming to the realisation that I and my 'technique' may be the problem rather than the boxes at my feet (shocking I know). Anyways glad your on the Laney bus. Always been a fan of the company since my guitar days. Looks like they are really getting a following with their bass stuff now!
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If you really want to complicate things, try the sansamp into the digbeth. Gives you the sansamp flavour with a more comprehensive EQ to bring out the character of the sound. I also use this set up to have a footswitchable gain but I don't think you need that judging by your description. In saying all that I have recently reverted back to just the digbeth. My band are without a drummer for now so having two preamps was a bit overkill for an acoustic set!
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I'm gonna go with 'no' haha. Don't have a decent set of headphones in the house sadly, that may have been part of the problem, however as I said through the amp was ok. I hardly ever do this though. If I'm practicing I play acoustically with no effects and no amps. I have a small house and two kids, as well as two house rabbits. I don't even have a flat surface to call my own so setting up a practice rig is messy, uncomfortable and rarely worth it to me. I may not be the most useful person to have in this conversation but thought I would contribute with my own experience.
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Yes basically. I've not done it in a a while, basically when I first got it. I was hoping this would be a great silent practicing tool that was compact. However it did not create an enjoyable practice experience. If I ever have to do this I set up my amp (ampeg pf350) alongside the pedal board and plug my headphones into the amp. Genuinely it's a great pedal but I would think of it as a DI/preamp/eq/drive pedal that happens to have a headphone out rather than a practice headphone amp. But hey for the price they had to get something wrong I suppose lol
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I have no experience of any of these other than the digbeth. It is a great preamp but the headphone out has always struck me as an afterthought. Quite quiet and no way to adjust the volume separately. Always sounded a bit thin to me but that may have been the headphones I was using. Everything else about it is great though, if you just need to be able to hear yourself while having a powerful gigging platform it can work.
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I always keep one slotted in the gap between the body and my bridge pickup (your bass may vary) I use 1mm picks typically, which I believe is not your bag but try it. It feel it's like a sidearm. Always in perfect reach when needed
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Bassmidget209 replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
Current iteration of the board just before we played today in Paisley. Need to fix my squinty fuzz. Never set it back in place since we recorded last month! All in all enjoying the sounds, apart from it being somewhat cumbersome between the two preamps and the ms60b. Going forward looking to condense the functionality while keeping/enhancing the tone! -
T-Rex Tonetrunk56 roadcase bargain.
Bassmidget209 replied to Damnthatlazlo's topic in Accessories and Misc
Oh that looks great. Especially with the case, that's amazing for the money.......even twice the money to be honest. Having the space underneath the second tier I would stick the power supply underneath. Do you have one already or are you looking for supply recommendations as well? Velcro wise it's your call. If you want the very best then dual lock is the way to go. It's rock solid, compared to traditional velcro HOWEVER if this is your first pedal board I can almost guarantee you don't have a defined setup yet (if we are being honest, who does?!) Stick with normal velcro for now or even zip ties. That's a great find and looks really light weight, a step above your traditional pedal train offerings and looks the bomb! -
I've chased it for a looong time. I have always stick with a sansamp (v1) until a brief period over the past few years. I had an issue with the missing mids and vowed to work with a different preamp. Got a digbeth (Laney) found a whole new world of tonal options and loved footwitchable drive, especially at the end of the chain. In the end missed the sansamp sound. Got a paradriver off of here but still felt it wasn't right. Eventually decided to run the sansamp into the digbeth and it does the job for me for now. I would love a single pedal that does everything they both do. It for now these are doing what I want, if anything enhancing one another