harvey1-8 Posted July 3, 2010 Posted July 3, 2010 [quote name='LuvMusic' post='884996' date='Jul 3 2010, 07:04 PM']That is a very nice mini!!![/quote] Cheers. Received a MXR Bass Octave Deluxe in the post today so that's been squeezed on after the tuner. Lovely. Quote
pantherairsoft Posted July 3, 2010 Posted July 3, 2010 Quick pic... Taken at tonights drum and bass jam. It's a pic we are calling the Drum & Bassment. Pedalboard in action... Notice the Fizzhugger AB-Synth raised up on a box to the right of the board. That's being used as an instrument of it's own with loads of crazy NIN-esque noises... Quote
Higgie Posted July 6, 2010 Posted July 6, 2010 Latest incarnation. Haven't even played it yet, just wired it up earlier! Sorry for the poor quality...Was taken with my BB. Signal chain is: Tonefactor Cream Pie>Aguilar TLC>Aguilar Octamizer>Xotic X-Blender>Korg DT-10BK>Atomic Echo Clone>Analogman Mini Chorus In the loop of the X-Blender is the TB loop (made by our very own Umph) In the TB loop is Pickle Fuzz>Tech 21 XXL-B>DOD FX25>Malekko Phase>Subdecay Prometheus I've put the TB Loop in the X-Blender because I also use the X-Blender as a make-shift boost/EQ, so having the TB Loop in it means I can use it like a Master Bypass of the effects and still have the X-Blender's useful functions. Quote
Jus Lukin Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) - Edited February 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 Made a couple of changes this week, here's what I've ended up with: Quote
EskimoBassist Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='888584' date='Jul 7 2010, 03:47 PM']Made a couple of changes this week, here's what I've ended up with: [/quote] Really, really nice board! Distinct lack of dirt or fuzz though, how come? Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 [quote name='EskimoBassist' post='888657' date='Jul 7 2010, 04:59 PM']Really, really nice board! Distinct lack of dirt or fuzz though, how come?[/quote] I've just shifted my Woolly Mammoth because I wasn't using it. The fuzz circuit in the Octavius Squeezer really is excellent and can also do gated sounds, plus it's got square and saw waves which can sound pretty gnarly, and there's a creamy-sounding distortion on the Bass Micro Synth if I want that, and the Bugcrusher that arrived yesterday tends to create distorted sounds too (and crazy oscillating distorted sounds if you feed it a distorted sound to begin with). So I do have options. I am missing a subtle overdrive, but maybe the Chunk can do it I'm not sure I've never tried, and to be honest I never really use sounds like that anyway. Next on the list is a delay I think, I've gone too long without one. I'll be using it more for modulation effects this time though. Quote
Higgie Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='888664' date='Jul 7 2010, 05:06 PM']I've just shifted my Woolly Mammoth because I wasn't using it. The fuzz circuit in the Octavius Squeezer really is excellent and can also do gated sounds, plus it's got square and saw waves which can sound pretty gnarly, and there's a creamy-sounding distortion on the Bass Micro Synth if I want that, and the Bugcrusher that arrived yesterday tends to create distorted sounds too (and crazy oscillating distorted sounds if you feed it a distorted sound to begin with). So I do have options. I am missing a subtle overdrive, but maybe the Chunk can do it I'm not sure I've never tried, and to be honest I never really use sounds like that anyway. Next on the list is a delay I think, I've gone too long without one. I'll be using it more for modulation effects this time though.[/quote] The fuzz in the Chunk is their Brown Dog Fuzz circuit, and on the original you could blend the levels together, as well as having hard or soft clipping, so I would guess a subtle drive is possible! Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 On the squeezer there's a couple of ways to blend stuff with the fuzz, clean signal or oscillator, pre- or post-filter, so yes you do get blend options but the only other controls are gate on/off and the fuzz level (tone control is done via the onboard BP or LP filters) and I've yet to see how it sounds on low settings. Should give it a try really... But yeah it might have the same fuzz-producing-ness hardware as the Brown Dog but the controls are very different. Quote
burno70 Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='888584' date='Jul 7 2010, 03:47 PM']Made a couple of changes this week, here's what I've ended up with: [/quote] Great board! What are the two pedals either side of the Squeezer? Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 [quote name='burno70' post='889204' date='Jul 8 2010, 07:33 AM']Great board! What are the two pedals either side of the Squeezer?[/quote] Ta mate. The one on the right is just a TB loop switch. The Squeezer is inside it, so I don't have to use one of the Squeezer's switches for on/off I can assign them both to PREV / NEXT / MOD / TAP functions as I need to. The one to the left is the Bugbrand Bugcrusher I bought off Kennerz this week. It's a sample rate reducer and the one knob is the sampling frequency. It sounds a bit like an in-tune ring modulator, and if you feed it a distorted signal you get crazy pitch-related oscillation. Quote
burno70 Posted July 8, 2010 Posted July 8, 2010 [quote]The one to the left is the Bugbrand Bugcrusher I bought off Kennerz this week. It's a sample rate reducer and the one knob is the sampling frequency. It sounds a bit like an in-tune ring modulator, and if you feed it a distorted signal you get crazy pitch-related oscillation.[/quote] That sounds interesting - I'll have a mooch for some samples when I get home from work. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 FTR I used the Bugcrusher in rehearsal tonight with my ska/post-punk/dub -type band and it was an instant hit. At home through my practice amp I wasn't sure I could use it on a bass guitar pedal board, but the moment I turned it on tonight everybody was sold, it is a keeper. It all depends on the sound you give it at the input. It makes pretty much any sound more interesting, but it does it in very different ways depending on what you give it to chew on. It's mega, I'm in love with it. I expected to be disappointed and wasn't - don't you love it when that happens? Quote
burno70 Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Hmmm, samples of the bug crusher on youtube are a bit thin on the ground, I did find one with a guitar and I think I can see why it would be cool on the bass. Any chance of samples? I'm looking for a pedal thats a bit different and this could be what I'm after. Quote
bartelby Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='888584' date='Jul 7 2010, 03:47 PM']Made a couple of changes this week, here's what I've ended up with: [/quote] What's the blue one on the left? Pedals with loads of switches always interest me... Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='bartelby' post='891048' date='Jul 10 2010, 08:32 AM']What's the blue one on the left? Pedals with loads of switches always interest me...[/quote] [url="http://www.martoneaudio.com/meatwad.htm"]Robot Factory Meatwad[/url], a Lovetone Meatball clone, great filter. Mine has a couple of extra switches compared to the stock model, it looks like a robot hedgehog. The volume pedal on the far right is attached to the Meatwad as an expression pedal. Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='burno70' post='891042' date='Jul 10 2010, 08:19 AM']Hmmm, samples of the bug crusher on youtube are a bit thin on the ground, I did find one with a guitar and I think I can see why it would be cool on the bass. Any chance of samples? I'm looking for a pedal thats a bit different and this could be what I'm after.[/quote] Hi mate. I knocked up a few quick samples just now. It's my Squier Jazz strung with LaBella flats and direct into my soundcard (post-effects obviously!). Each clip starts "clean", then the Bugcrusher goes to 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. [url="http://teop.org/media/clean_jazz_w_flats.mp3"]Clean bass, front pup soloed, tone up -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/oc2_soloed_octminus1.mp3"]OC-2 with the -1 Oct voice soloed -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_fuzz.mp3"]A fairly heavy fuzz setting from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_filt_fuzz.mp3"]A low-pass filtered gated fuzz patch from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] No other effects were involved, no compression, no EQ, etc. Quote
steve-soar Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='891368' date='Jul 10 2010, 03:57 PM']Hi mate. I knocked up a few quick samples just now. It's my Squier Jazz strung with LaBella flats and direct into my soundcard (post-effects obviously!). Each clip starts "clean", then the Bugcrusher goes to 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. [url="http://teop.org/media/clean_jazz_w_flats.mp3"]Clean bass, front pup soloed, tone up -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/oc2_soloed_octminus1.mp3"]OC-2 with the -1 Oct voice soloed -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_fuzz.mp3"]A fairly heavy fuzz setting from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_filt_fuzz.mp3"]A low-pass filtered gated fuzz patch from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] No other effects were involved, no compression, no EQ, etc.[/quote]Sick. Quote
pantherairsoft Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 I want a bugcrusher… that sounds awesome :-) Quote
dumelow Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='891368' date='Jul 10 2010, 03:57 PM']Hi mate. I knocked up a few quick samples just now. It's my Squier Jazz strung with LaBella flats and direct into my soundcard (post-effects obviously!). Each clip starts "clean", then the Bugcrusher goes to 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. [url="http://teop.org/media/clean_jazz_w_flats.mp3"]Clean bass, front pup soloed, tone up -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/oc2_soloed_octminus1.mp3"]OC-2 with the -1 Oct voice soloed -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_fuzz.mp3"]A fairly heavy fuzz setting from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] [url="http://teop.org/media/chunk_os_filt_fuzz.mp3"]A low-pass filtered gated fuzz patch from my Chunk OS -> Bugcrusher[/url] No other effects were involved, no compression, no EQ, etc.[/quote] i need a Chunk OS and a bugcrusher, that sample is awesome Quote
BottomEndian Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='891368' date='Jul 10 2010, 03:57 PM']Hi mate. I knocked up a few quick samples just now...[/quote] Oh boy. Niiiiice. If you can do a clip of you playing the Super Mario theme tune through the Bugcrusher, I'll make it my boot-up sound, my ringtone and my wife. Quote
Finbar Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 That third clip sounds a lot like Squarepusher when you whack the Bugcrusher on! Quote
thisnameistaken Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Haha, some top replies. See what I mean about how it reacts to different inputs though? It gets really unpredictable with a sawtooth, and many settings with a square wave are practically unusable, either just totally unmusical or almost no output at all depending on how the sampling rate syncs with the pulses. It's a strange little box! Quote
burno70 Posted July 10, 2010 Posted July 10, 2010 Nice one fella - that sounds ace! Well impressed - I can see how you can use that in a ska setting. That last sample is killin man! I also liked your clean tone - I'm a bit snobby about Squiers but that sounds really nice. Quote
bartelby Posted July 11, 2010 Posted July 11, 2010 [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='891180' date='Jul 10 2010, 11:16 AM'][url="http://www.martoneaudio.com/meatwad.htm"]Robot Factory Meatwad[/url], a Lovetone Meatball clone, great filter. Mine has a couple of extra switches compared to the stock model, it looks like a robot hedgehog. The volume pedal on the far right is attached to the Meatwad as an expression pedal.[/quote] Ta. I must never visit that website again... Quote
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