Al Krow Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Chienmortbb said: Lols like the GE300 will be way more expensive. They are quoting over $900 Canadian which would be around £700 over here. I cannot see that hurting Line 6 at all. It seems to be going head to head with the Helix LT which is similarly priced. Obviously Helix has a much stronger brand and following in this space. But hey - in the past two years with advent of the new Helix range we've got to a stage where a lot of us are already considering replacing their entire analogue pedal collection with a digital multifx. And more competition is only going to push the needle further in that direction. Edited June 1, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) On 29/05/2019 at 10:49, ped said: Yep I paid £20 for my B1on so frankly I’m just pleased it works, but it doesn’t stop me wishing someone would make a top quality battery powered modelling multi fx headphone unit. Come on Roland! Thats all i want....oh, and for it to be under £100 🙂 Still tempted to try a Palmer Pocket to use with my BDDI. Edited June 2, 2019 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Thats all i want....oh, and for it to be under £100 🙂 Still tempted to try a Palmer Pocket to use with my BDDI. There are enough DI style things out there but it quite what we want. Let’s design our own call it the Bchat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, ped said: There are enough DI style things out there but it quite what we want. Let’s design our own call it the Bchat Or the GASinator.....😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Ive just had a message come up on my B1 saying the battery is low. Thats not bad going as these are the ones that came with the pedal and ive used it quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Btw I saw this recently - a battery charger that works with regular alkaline batteries: https://www.amazon.co.uk/EBL-Alkaline-Battery-Disposable-Batteries/dp/B07FPB1RBK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I didn't know you could do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 17 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: I didn't know you could do that. You can extend the life of 'normal' batteries with any recharger I would have thought (not just the one dB linked to). But not for anything like as long as proper rechargeable batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 That one supposedly charges at a slower rate than a regular one to allow safe recharging of ‘non-rechargeable’ batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Blimey, whatever next, solar powered active preamps lol. (I bet someone goes off to google that and posts a link lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 One step ahead of you all - the prototype is underway..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Has anyone been able to update the FW? ive spent over an hour tonight trying to do it and every time i get an error that says 'illegal device connected' Guitarlab works fine so i know the drivers are loaded, and the updater can see the correct device. UPDATE: I took the files etc to my sons laptop and managed to do it from there. Edited June 22, 2019 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Can you switch individual effects on or off with the big buttons? Clearly you can ddo it with the little red buttons, but if you are gigging and want to turn the chorus on or the echo, can you do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Can you switch individual effects on or off with the big buttons? Clearly you can ddo it with the little red buttons, but if you are gigging and want to turn the chorus on or the echo, can you do that? You can only scroll through different effect patches (up to 50 in banks of 10). So you would need to set up one patch with a chorus and another one without etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Al Krow said: You can only scroll through different effect patches (up to 50 in banks of 10). So you would need to set up one patch with a chorus and another one without etc. Is there a noticable change in levels (assuming almost identical patches) switching between them when playing, like a click or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Just now, Woodinblack said: Is there a noticable change in levels (assuming almost identical patches) switching between them when playing, like a click or something? The volume level on each effect in a patch can be adjusted as required so you can get the same overall volume for each patch. Silent switching between patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovietSpy2 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Hi everyone! Are there any forums /websites for sharing patches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, SovietSpy2 said: Hi everyone! Are there any forums /websites for sharing patches? You can share them in the B1-Four Patch ideas thread on here. Edited July 11, 2019 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mong Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I currently own a B3n and I've been wondering for awhile... Is there a difference between the processor of the B1-4 and B3n? Are they equal in terms of sound quality? Sorry if I missed any mention of it in this thread previously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, mong said: I currently own a B3n and I've been wondering for awhile... Is there a difference between the processor of the B1-4 and B3n? Are they equal in terms of sound quality? Sorry if I missed any mention of it in this thread previously! My understanding is that these two Zooms have the most up to date Zoom processors. Having had both the B3n and the B1X-4, the sound quality of the effects, which are all shared, should be the same. Edited July 20, 2019 by Al Krow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch_moren Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Hi, this is my new B1 Four, I made the purchase last week with the Mackie MDB-1A DI, so I still have no live experience with it. From the B1 Four, I only need an equalizer, compressor, preamp emulator or amplifier emulator, for the project I am in, I don't need more. Which do you think is the best equalizer? says that some are for low frequencies and others for high frequencies, but there are none that cover everything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 @ch_moren hi there and welcome to basschat! The BassGEQ effect is a good general purpose 7 band EQ with frequency range from 50Hz to 10kHz. The mid centre points are little cluttered at 400Hz, 500Hz and 800Hz - I would have preferred 250Hz, 750Hz and 1.5kHz, but other than that, it should cover off most of your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsmokebass Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Al Krow said: @ch_moren hi there and welcome to basschat! The BassGEQ effect is a good general purpose 7 band EQ with frequency range from 50Hz to 10kHz. The mid centre points are little cluttered at 400Hz, 500Hz and 800Hz - I would have preferred 250Hz, 750Hz and 1.5kHz, but other than that, it should cover off most of your needs. Why do those frequencies work for you? Why are they better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 250 Hz is classic lower mids territory for cutting through 750 Hz for sweetness in terms of cutting a touch (but 750 / 800 will be pretty similar on that score - so not a biggie) and there's quite a big gap on the GEQ effect up to the next EQ mid point at 4.5kHz, so I would swap out the 500 Hz for something in the low treble range at 1.5khz. What about you - where's your preferences lie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 My B1 Four turned up last Thursday . It seems as well built as the old '708' and I like the fact you can also power it off the usb socket so I am going to hook up one of my power banks and see how that goes. Plenty of features as described previously in this thread but I've not tried editing or anything yet but the instructions appear logical. I like the fact you can alter both the overall volume via a rotary control and that of the banks in the same manor - double the control. Gonna try some of Al Krows settings and see how I get on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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