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I LOVE that pedal! Not paying that much for it though!

Yeah. A number of the effects take very short delays and reverbs mixed with slight modulation. An expression pedal can be used to alter any one parameter per patch, so the amount of reverb, blend of modulation, key/pitch etc rtc. I use it for lots of ambient sound stuff, though to be honest any modulation used is to 'flavour' the reverb effects and very subtle, so I run chorus/flange/phaser after it as well

Agreed! It's not worth anymore than any other amp to me, but a NIN fan will lap that up.

I've seen good condition ones got for a grand almost. He's asking for about £1200 which given that we know that many fan-boy will pay double because it has been used by someone they idolise, it doesn't seem THAT bad.

Yeah. Saw him live with Nine Inch Nails and was lucky enough to get to meet NIN back stage. Had a brief Moog chat - we both agree they rule! I have Nine Inch Nails 'The Slip' deluxe edition with a 'in rehearsal' DVD and he has his full rig there. Nice! He has roadies to move and set his up though... Damn him!

[quote name='Ed_S' timestamp='1327426004' post='1511046'] I use about half a minute of chorus for the intro to Widowmaker by WASP... does that count? I have nothing against people using f/x, but I must admit it makes me laugh when somebody rocks up with a pedalboard that's almost a two man lift and proceeds to use one pedal, once. [/quote] My pedalboard is STRICTY a 2-man lift. I appreciate it if a 3rd person is handy too. Though I don't use a clean bass at ANY point of a set. Would you laugh? Or seem it acceptable?

Depends on what type of music you play. I play drum & bass and dubstep - Hard to play synth bass without the sounds to make me sound like a synth! I'm still a bassist, I just take a different approach to the instrument to your average covers band bassist playing pop, rock, soul etc... Each effect has its place in a genre - Envelope for funk, Over drive in rock, etc etc - Listen to Jamiroquai and tell me effects don.t make that bass sound good!! If I was in a rock band now I'd likely not use any, as i like a fat clean bass within the genre, but I currently use over 20 pedals on my pedalboard as part of a live show - as the music I play works that way!

The best thing about this thread is that I have just seen myself quoted in lxxwj's signature! WIN If you were to look at the Pitchfactor as a Whammy only affect, firstly you'd be a bit mad, as it does some amazing stuff... but, it would have 100 saveable presets that can go from ANY interval from -2oct to +2oct and have a filter applied to each separately for synthy tone should you want to. That does kinda make it awesome. 2ndly, each patch can be dual voiced, so 2 separate signals swelling together... example... A heel you hear unison tone, as you swell to toe you hear 2 signals, one swelling to a 4th up and one to +1Oct and a 4th. Massive harmonic possibilities. I have a patch set that runs Unison and +1 Oct at the heel (So sounds like I have an Octave pedal running and octave up) and the reverse at the Toe, so in either position the effect is the same, but between the 2 points there is a strange off pitch swell as the 2 notes seem to 'snap back into place'. It's very musical in that sense.

That's the monophonic tracking flicking between notes trying to figure out which one you are playing. You get the same from many octave pedals. The OC2 does it particuarly well. I have tried to utilise it myself as a kind of glitch in tremolo, unfortunately it's jar to make musical as it does glitch the same way everything.

Ta da! I have owned the Whammy 4, Whammy DT and Pitchfactor. I have also had a good play with the rather rare Bass Whammy. For me the Bass Whammy was not very inspiring, that said I tried it before I really had a practical use for a Whammy, so I wouldn't mind giving it a try again. If you are going to run the Whammy in a recommended fashion (early in the signal chain/before direct pedals) then the Whammy 4 does the job great. It does suck a little tone, but nothing that you can't put back in on even the most basic amp head. The DT is a step forward, it is true bypass do no tone suck (not that it's a big deal IMO). It's Polyphonic where as the 4 is Monophonic, so the DT can be used on chords and multistring playing. The Whammy 4 will not track more than a single note (like an analog octave pedal). The DT obviously has the drop tune functions as well, and while they are very good with bass, I doubt many bass players will get musical use out if it. It's whammy section does have a few extra options that the Whammy 4 doesn't (including some settings from discontinued models too). The pay off here is that the DT is massive and costs far more, so you can weigh up the pros and cons from above. The Whammy 4 is still a great pedal. I now use a Pitchfactor. The main reason for my move, is that in order to sound very synthesised (and not like a bass), I run my whammy AFTER dirt. The Pitchfactor does this perfect where as ALL whammy models cut loads of top end. Engaging the pedal sounds like turning the tweeter on my cab off. Running Whammy's before dirt (before all the high end harmonics fuzz and distortion adds), means this fact doesn't get noticed. I will be honest though and say the Pitchfactor sounds more 'digital' in its 'pitchflex' (whammy) mode compared to a slightly smoother sound from the Digitech range. The Pitchfactor really though is a huge system for harmony and the whammy setting is really a minor part of it. Great as it is, if you are only after a Whammy, buy a Whammy.

Must be the season! Last night was immense! great line up, best sound we've ever had at the Venue, it was packed to the rafters as well, had to fight our way to the stage. We got mobbed afterwards and ended up playing until after 1am. The live Dubstep/Electronica is really stating to pull crowds. Feedback was the best we've had. We left very broken, but very happy. I did get a pint thrown over my pedalboard though so here's hoping its all OK today!

Still around but not building as much as far as I'm aware. http://www.cliftonbasses.co.uk/contact.html His phone number is there - I'd call as he may not be 'tech savvy' with email, as many bass builders don't seem to be!

Just downloaded it. Agree, not as easy to use as the Polytune - but just as accurate. Great for free.

No, just said he'd get on to the rep and ask for them as soon as they are ready. I'll let ya' know if I hear anything.

You already Own a Roscoe Century 6 don't you!? In which case you have one of the finest instruments on earth. Job done!

New track from Nerve - Damn its good! https://www.facebook.com/NerveOfficial?v=app_178091127385

[quote name='1976fenderhead' timestamp='1327062233' post='1505844'] Just in that I would feel a bit nervous having the power plug sticking out of the board in case I stepped on it during a gig or something, also since I use a pedaltrain mini with a soft case, wouldn't feel very healthy to have the cable sticking out inside the bag. Linking to what BigBeatNut said, if you have say a Diago board, the jack is not problem because you remove it before closing the board, but the power plug stays in so if you want to leave it plugged you have to move the pedal inside. I'm not saying it's a dealbreaker, just that it would be much better if it was on the top end. [/quote] I get ya! I never set a board up with anything over the edge of the board, including the input jack... hence not quite 'getting' the argument. As such, it certainly does not effect me. Have emailed Mark @ Bass Direct and asked him to put my name on the 1st one that arrives

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1327046687' post='1505515'] B****x. Didn't think of that. The space saving over other pedals might easily be gone if you attempt to keep the power plug in-board, and the pedal is first. [/quote] Am I missing something? You're going to have a jack sticking in that side just below it, which will be longer than the power input anyway (assuming you use a right angle daisy chain/power input), so I don't see how that is an issue at all... ? Or am I missing something...?

I like it. I'll squeeze on any pedal board I ever put together. Moment it's available my Polytune will be up for sale and I'll be getting one of these!