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Cool! Glad you like. I'll give you the Taylor one. It's in the pipeline. The rest are a secret

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1334698232' post='1620078'] I need to watch these. Can you reveal hints of folk? [/quote] Watch? There are YouTube bids etc included but they are written articles... This would imply you have not yet read the 2 I have published and that means you are of my Christmas card list!!! ;-) lol. Hints... Er.... Maybe...

[quote name='the_krysh' timestamp='1334595552' post='1618254'] great stuff, thanks for sharing. [/quote] Thanks for sharing on that German bass forum! The statistics on my site told me I suddenly got a load of hits from a web server I'd never seen before so I went for a look. I recognised the profile pic!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1334678575' post='1619633'] I got my pedalboard/case from Spider Engineering (I think they're known as Flightcase Warehouse). They make flightcases to your size, so if you wanted to go the same style of route where teh board is part of the lid (rather than a wedge that you lift out) then might be worth checking them out. [url="http://www.spider-engineering.co.uk/music/index.asp?groupID=2400"]Here's the webby.[/url] They do quite a lot of other useful stuff too. [/quote] Cheers dude. I had a Spider Engineering board a while back. Unfortunately it took 3 gigs for some rivets to drop out and fall apart . On the flip side a friend of mine bought a custom sized board from FC Warehouse years ago and it's been through more airport baggage handlers than you'd believe and still looks new! I Think I was unlucky.

blitz (Dermot) is a fairly new member here, but having just bought a Korg Pitchblack off me has proven himself trustworthy, friendly and all-round basschat-like! Cheers dude Shep

[quote name='EskimoBassist' timestamp='1334676530' post='1619573'] That's pretty damn close to John Davis' board if I remember correctly? I don't think you could get away with much less than that, unless if you tried something like what Fattybassman does with his M9? Just a thought. [/quote] Not dissimilar to JD's board, though he now uses an M9 as well to cover all modulation (so in place of my Cluster Flux). I don't want to buy any more pedals to make this work. I just had a little clear out and am hoping to replace my LPF with the Xero as long as the custom specs work out.... I have an order in for a new dirt pedal from FUZZROCIOUS as well to fill the space where my 'fuzz' was sitting. Pedals are now strictly one out, one in... so nothing new for the mini board.

Lol... A Mastotron will be on the board, but I am to add a second to my big board (so one can be in the sub channel for that spiky Prodigy-Esque sub stone) which will replace the Boss EQ pedal. That will be easy to get to. Current plans dictate that the top tier will not need to be removed in swapping the pedals... Current idea is MP-201 (which takes up 11x11"!) Moog Cluster Flux Moog LPF OR Xero depending on what I have TC Nova Delay Boss OC2 Mastotron WMD Geiger Counter I may drop the Delay as I'll be doing less soundscape stuff and more fat low end and wubwub'ing...

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1334675271' post='1619541'] Was that why you were looking into the Xenograph? [/quote] Actually no... but it will help. Main reason for the Xero is as amazing as the Moog sounds, it's noise floor is not brill. In my old set up it was fine but at the end of my extreme set up its a a bit too noisy for my liking... My fault for having a million pedals before it! I won't take the beat to bit. just surgically remove a few units from it. All cabling and powering will stay in place and I'll look to have separate powering etc on the little board (eventually!) and I'll just move a few units back and forth as needed. Looking at sizes online the Diago Showman looks to be the most sensible one for me. I think I'll start planning the layout around those dimensions and see how I get on...

I've been set a summer challenge - to create a smaller pedalboard, using the effects I have, but that will easily go in the back of a car/on a seat/be carried etc with the aim of doing a few shows on the fly (turn up with a mini kit, bass and board and use other folks gear)... Slimming down the pedals will be HARD given the diversity I am used to but I think I have a good idea of which pedals would make up this mini board. Question is - which board to get? Needs to be tough still so softcase/gig bags ones are out... The Diago Showman is an option but I recall it not being as tall as the Tourman and struggling with some expression pedals etc? (Maybe the owner of one can clarify?) This will only be for a few shows, open mics and backing MC's, rather than performing out regular shows... Shep

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1334651286' post='1618997'] Yeah that will be the low impedance at the input - the Wooly Mammoth does the same thing, sounds thin and nasal with actives. [/quote] The non-oscillating side of the pedal is fine with Actives (mine was anyway). The one I had was a VERY early model (number 21 is think) so I don't know if the current circuit is changed in anyway.

I used to have an ABSynth and I miss it a lot. It works with an Active bass but in the Oscilation mode it will only react as the builder intense if you roll your volume off on the bass a little. Too hot an input overloads the pedal an while it makes noise still it is thinner and, lo-fi and actually drops in volume. Still a usable sound - but not the intended one!

Thanks guys. It's nice to be able write as me and have unlimited space to cover as much or as little detail as required. I'm glad you used the term 'engaging' though - means the amount of waffling is being kept at a fair level :-)

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1334595375' post='1618245'] Hmm, port location makes no odds (unless you block it with the wall), as port output will couple with the floor from anywhere, due to large wavelengths involved. The floor can sort of act like an extension or the duct in some circumstances. [/quote] We're really talking air movement and volume when we start with ports though. Big increases in volume often get perceived as more lows or more miss etc, when in fact it's more everything. I have no doubt you can get a 4x10 loud enough to shake walls! To get 'percieved' sub sounds you really need to be boosting around 50-60 hz and using an amp and cab that don't roll off the low lows like that too much. If you want a real sub sound... Buy a PA sub or ask the sound man to stick you in the subs and push em hard!

You'll get big bass... but you'll never get 'SUB'. The huge EQ boost and maybe octave down will give you a 'sub-esque' style sound.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1334578543' post='1617859'] Getting it out of a pedal isn't the challenge. Getting sub out of your cab is a whole other matter though. [/quote] That's the truth. You'll get big floor moving bottom end from most cabs... But decent use of sun frequencies you will not.

Agree... If you just want the tone then a Boss GEB-& is great as you can boost the 50Hz slider and knock everything else off. If you put and Octave down pedal before it then it will be floor moving. Low pass is a more expensive option though offers additional benefits.

[quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1334571587' post='1617646'] I am sure this is great but am I the only person who didn't understand a moogafoogin word? [/quote] Certainly not the desired effect...

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1334567768' post='1617576'] Excellent stuff Shep, really interesting to see how people are creating such complex textures on the fly live. Fair does my head in imagining trying to get that deep into that aspect of it live. You're all nutters, well done [/quote] Thanks bud, nutters we are There are times when I could likely do a gig without the bass and just make my Low Pass Filter self oscillate for the notes

[quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1334536812' post='1617424'] Epic interview. Now I just want to see one of Taylor Livingston.. [/quote] Funny you should say that...

[quote name='D major' timestamp='1334523311' post='1617262'] Great stuff Shep. Keep goin mate. [/quote] Thanks mate. The response to these has been great... and I've actually be contacted by a couple of guys rather than contacting them. I have another 12 interviews out there being completed and back-and-forthing with people at the mo to publish over the next few months. All good. Real cool of guys like Chris & Ryan etc to take time out to go into detail over what they do...