iamapirate

well, i tried out the XO in GAK and fell in love with it. I bought it online and it had a pic of the old one. It came and it's the new model, so I don't really mind which.

OK, then. Got this about a week ago from a basschatter, and I though I'd write up a review of it. Sorry for the lack of pics, it looks pristine, anyway! EASE OF USE: Pretty Simple, just whack your foot on it and it does the rest. The volume and Q controls are a bit small and you have to learn which is which. There's no numbers on the dials, either, so you cant easily recall presetsl, but they'reboth pretty much set and forget options. Same with the little thing underneath that adjusts the time before it stops when you take your foot off it. The only REALLLY annoying thing is that my daisychain adapter(https://www.rainbowguitars.com/imagesproduct/bo/bopcs20a-xl.jpg) doesn't fit in the hole for the power adapter. I'm planning on shaving this down, but for the moment I'm running it off batteries. 7/10 SOUND QUALITY: --- Setup: Fender 4-string passive american stanfard jazz bass (pearl white... oh yeah!) into Boss TU-2 (as a tuner output - not actually in the signal chain) into Home-made Mute ('Moot') pedal into EHX Bass Microsynth (on a true-bypass loop for remote switching) into Boss ODB-3 into Jim Dunlop Bass wah 105Q into Ashdown MAG-300 Combo with 4x10" speakers --- Comments It's a pretty nice clean tone, with some typical wah tones on it. However, I used to own a morley (guitar) wah pedal which would only work if I put overdrive on it (and before it). When i used it, it went all the way to 11, no doubt. I could get quite a nice high-end out of it when I rocked it all the way forward. However, with the 105Q it doesn't quite go as far s I expected, and still remains quite 'passive'(i.e. it doesn't jump out at you - it doesn't melt your face off). This is good and bad - I'll let you decide. When put through my Boss ODB-3 overdrive with some low settings, it sounds completely orgasmic. You don't quite get the OD coming through until the top half of the pedal so it works as a build-up phenomenally 9/10 RELIABILITY/BUILD QUALITY hmmmm, I'm too cheap to have backups of pedals, but as for overall build quality: pros: - The main part of the pedal where you will be kicking is nice and sturdy - The main part of it is made from metal - I'm the second user and there's no scratches on it:D - The jack sockets could take nuclear blasts cons: - When you take off the battery cover (which is bound to snap off) it reveals the whole innards - when it's in the full-back position (which is it's default position) you can see the main board as well as a pretty hefty capacitor. - When you try to take off the rubber feet (for pedalboard mounting, etc.) the whole back plate comes off - a bit of stray water could kill this with ease (it has happened many times at gigs) 7/10, but I don't really care! OVERALL I play mostly hard(ish) rock (in a band called 'HyBrid' [url="http://www.myspace.com/bandhybridhybrid"]http://www.myspace.com/bandhybridhybrid[/url] ) and it works for killer build-up intros (play the riff and slowly press the pedal forward) and REALLY works for clean funk stuff. Pretty much the same as the guitar wah pedal. oh and it funkifies solos! Favourite feature: auto shut-off - AMAZING IDEA! It definitely helps me make music, not destroy it with funk oh and one last thing: I play in my church's youth band and it is also a great atmospheric pedal for just playing slow notes while keeping the pedal about half-way forward. Adds ome extra warmth to the tone. 9/10 - a great pedal!

yeah, it was £5 inc postage. TBH, though, now that I have it, it doesn't save any space at all. The width is the same width as a normal right angled jack connecter and the 2 pedals have to have the same height of jack or it kida goes off-balance. I'll still use it for Boss TU-2 to ODB-3

Is the XO true bypass? I've got the XO and the signal runs through the pedal without the pedal being powered: I thought that was the meaning of true bypass, cos if theres no power in it, surely it's tone isn't being altered?

haha ty!!! EDIT Thanks for all the help. I'm going to try out the one on the beavis audio site (http://www.beavisaudio.com/techpages/PedalHacker/OrderSwitcher.gif) as it looks like the easiest to do (no offense at all to paint ) Thanks again for the help Pirate

[quote name='The Cooler King' post='489211' date='May 15 2009, 07:05 PM']If you're interested I could build you one, I built the same thing last year for another guitarist to do just this thing. I think I've got enough parts around me to do it.[/quote] How much would that cost me? Ideally I'd like to make it myself, but I don't have the circuit diagram

Hey, if I've bought anything from anyone or sold it, please leave feedback for me here

I've just got back from testing his jim dunlop 105Q wah pedal that I bought from him a few days ago and everything is as described. Great guy to work with and he definitely takes care of his pedals as this one was manufactured in 2005 and I have it now and there's no squeak on it, and barely any scratches. Pleasure doing business with you!

I was in EXACTLY the same situation as you about 3 months ago (only we were sacking the rhythm guitarist, who was reallly being overshadowed by the AMAZING lead guitarist), and it ended up with me in a room with the rest of the band (vocalist, drummer, lead guitarist) trying to convince him that he was being overshadowed by the Jimi Hendrix Re-incarnate and that he should leave as he would make a great guitarist elsewhere. I suck at bad news and I was the only one with enough balls to go ahead and get rid of him (in a nice way). Bottom Line: He half took it well. He pretended that he didn't care then sent me an email begging for mercey the next day as though it was only me in the band that had wanted him out proper bottom line: Once it's done, do it properly. Change band passwords, emails, etc. It may sound harsh, but as bassbloke said, DONT expect to be firends after. It's the cold, harsh truth, I'm afraid.

New set of strings yet?

When you plug an overdrive in before a wah, it gives a completely different tone to plugging in the wah before the overdrive. So I was wondering if it was possible to make a true-bypass-non-eletrical-without-a-chip-board pedal that when you hit it, it changes the signal chain from one to the other. Something like this would be cool but I don't have any circuit diagrams.

[quote]<smug mode> Sorry I'm late to this thread. But do you mean something a little incy wincy bit like this: [url="http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/cougar-...ector-697-p.asp"]http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/cougar-...ector-697-p.asp[/url] </smug mode>[/quote]teehehee, I've just gone and bought one of them - £5.... oomph. I'm going to feel that one later

I got an american jazz a few months ago and it's been brilliant. what I don't see is why thyey would make the same basses in mexico for £300 less if they're just as good? I think there's a reason why the american ones cost less, and it's not just swine flu! Pirate

I've got an ashdown EVO III MAG-300 Combo with 4x10" speakers and it's perfect for what I use it for (small/medium gigs: the kind where you turn up and you have no techie). Hartke are good for something with a bit of natural 'growl' and, I suppose in theory, metal.

I have a EVO III MAG-300 Combo with 4x10" speakers and I like! It's got a lovely bassy phat tone, and because of the 10" speakers it's also really bright and clear. Not a bit of mud in there (only if you want it). However, they don't overdrive at all. If you want a slight dirt on your tone, go for hartke

That's exactly what you need. You could make one for £20. It's probably worth buying it from them, I've heard good things.

Well, you can either buy one from Red Onion (probably the best) or you can make your own one that requires no power, costs a lot less, and gives more satisfaction. As long as you have a soldering iron, you can try this one: [url="http://happybob.com/marc/circuits/TrueBypassEffectsLoop.gif"]http://happybob.com/marc/circuits/TrueBypassEffectsLoop.gif[/url]

I took off the grill on the front of my 4x10" combo and it wieghs next to nothing. It's the wood casing that weighs the most, and also the speakers itself.