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[Higgins.plays.bass]

Little board update from last night’s gig!

[Bagman]

On 04/04/2025 at 19:13, bassist_lewis said:

How do you use the two filters?

I’ve got a third filter on the board as well.. they are all set for different purposes- The Prunes and Custard with some OC-2 and Fuzz is synth type sound etc…

[basexperience]

Here's the current board - MIDI enabled, I switch patches on the FI and C4 from a FCB1010, which also gives me a couple of expression pedals. The SYB-5 usually has an expression pedal plugged into it too, and the Soundbox filter can have one too, if needed, to alter the filter sweep. The freeze and ditto are for my own amusement... One thing I have noticed, the FI has really fragile pots on it, so I'm going to have to repair it again and get it miniaturised so I can protect it more. I might even build a cage for the controls to protect them further.

 

PSU is one of the Harley Benton ISO-10AC Pro ones, which I can't recommend enough - great PSU at an amazing price, built like a tank and silent. The HB switcher on here is pretty good, too, and does include midi, although I'm not using it. The cheap Kliq tuner turned out to be really good!

 

Latest addition is the M-VAVE ANNBLACKBOX, which is *way* better than I expected. Really solidly built, the mobile app and PC editor are actually really good, and it can model amps and cabs. The on-device UI is actually quite good! Mono only, this isn't an HX stomp by any means, but the sound quality is good enough to provide occasional spooky reverbs and even some decent overdrive.

 

Board was originally built for a synth / dance project (hence all the synth goodness) but it's proving very flexible. The weight, though... ha

 

Edited Saturday at 10:28 by basexperience

[Si600]

Massive rework of my board, from a DIY thing based on reclaimed 19" rack plates to this, utilising Rob's 3D printer and his patience!

 

 

And the lights are on, I'm not convinced anyone is home though!

 

[dudewheresmybass]

On 05/04/2025 at 08:24, Higgins.plays.bass said:

Little board update from last night’s gig!

Nice to see another fx10 in the wild

Proper forgotten gem of a pedal

 

[jimbobothy]

… a couple of ideas for a ‘Black’ themed board …

 

 

 

… both are passive DIs, and the pedals will be powered by a Cioks Expander 4, or a 1 Spot. I’ll need to see what works best!

 

It has got to the point where my pedal purchases are based on function AND colour coordination he he 🤣

Edited 15 hours ago by jimbobothy

[BabyBlueSound]

On 05/04/2025 at 11:26, basexperience said:

Here's the current board ...

Board was originally built for a synth / dance project (hence all the synth goodness) but it's proving very flexible. The weight, though... ha

 

 

Oh my god, this must be able to make every simple sound in existence. I just passed on that C4 as I just got the same bass envelope filter 😅 and here you are, running both, I'm so jealous

[rwillett]

On 05/04/2025 at 17:12, Si600 said:

Massive rework of my board, from a DIY thing based on reclaimed 19" rack plates to this, utilising Rob's 3D printer and his patience!

 

 

And the lights are on, I'm not convinced anyone is home though!

 

First time I've seen it loaded up. Looks great

[Higgins.plays.bass]

15 hours ago, dudewheresmybass said:

 

Did my first gigs with it on Friday/Sunday, really does seem to just add some mojo! Which I enjoyed very much!

[basexperience]

9 hours ago, BabyBlueSound said:

 

Oh my god, this must be able to make every simple sound in existence. I just passed on that C4 as I just got the same bass envelope filter 😅 and here you are, running both, I'm so jealous

It's a good board, but those synths are all on the same loop... which can make things a little awkward 😄 I also discovered the Future Impact has very fragile knobs - I'll have to take it off and get one of those recases to make it smaller, and then pull it into the board a bit. The FCB1010 I drive it with has the UNO chip mod, which means a single patch can change so much stuff.

 

Right now the C4 is making a good Moog bass patch for me, the chorus is in use on some tracks. I should really make another board without the freeze and the ditto, just for live band work. I really can recommend those Harley Benton ISO10AC Pro PSUs. Excellent piece of equipment.

 

That filter pedal took some sourcing, too. Tricky to find. The extended EQ option you can enable on it through the hidden menu is amazing.