Woodinblack Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, JohnFitzgerald said: Mine ended costing a little more than that, but it's ended up pretty much exactly how I wanted it. Looks nothing like a Taurus though, but I'm fine with that. Once I've lacquered the end cheeks, I'll be done. Honestly it doesn't look a million miles away from the taurus, apart from the slope at the top. I think it looks really cool in the aluminium. If it was mine I would probably fit the synths inside it and have a few footswitches on the top. But then if it was mine it probably wouldn't be done as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnFitzgerald said: Mine ended costing a little more than that, but it's ended up pretty much exactly how I wanted it. Looks nothing like a Taurus though, but I'm fine with that. Once I've lacquered the end cheeks, I'll be done. Looks great 👍🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Woodinblack said: Honestly it doesn't look a million miles away from the taurus, apart from the slope at the top. I think it looks really cool in the aluminium. If it was mine I would probably fit the synths inside it and have a few footswitches on the top. But then if it was mine it probably wouldn't be done as well! This is how I'll be using it next time out. Handy space for my effects processor and the synth, which is a Waldorf rocket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 4 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said: Mine ended costing a little more than that, but it's ended up pretty much exactly how I wanted it. Looks nothing like a Taurus though, but I'm fine with that. Once I've lacquered the end cheeks, I'll be done. Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 08/03/2020 at 18:02, spectoremg said: Looks awesome! Thank you. I'm pleased at how it's turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 It's now finished. It needed a name and this seemed appropriate. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 3 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said: It's now finished. It needed a name and this seemed appropriate. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Oh jolly well played that man *round of applause* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 21 hours ago, toneknob said: Oh jolly well played that man *round of applause* Thank you. I'm very please at how it's turned out. The strange thing is, I'm not tending towards an overtly synthy tone, very low cutoff and zero filter resonance. Just the biggest roundest tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Some sound samples would be good John or i could just come along to your Glasgow gig on 26th Mar. Dave Edited March 14, 2020 by dmccombe7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 5 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said: Thank you. I'm very please at how it's turned out. The strange thing is, I'm not tending towards an overtly synthy tone, very low cutoff and zero filter resonance. Just the biggest roundest tone. I don't blame you John, the Taurus sound is awesome but most people won't know the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Interesting colour scheme on that Rocket. Edited March 14, 2020 by spectoremg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 9 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Some sound samples would be good John or i could just come along to your Glasgow gig on 26th Mar. Dave I hope all goes ahead there. We're living through interesting times. Our gig the following week in Germany is postponed to later in the year. Cruise to the edge is postponed too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, JohnFitzgerald said: I hope all goes ahead there. We're living through interesting times. Our gig the following week in Germany is postponed to later in the year. Cruise to the edge is postponed too. At the moment its gigs over 500. I think Ivory's holds 150-200 max but that could change at any time John. What that means for you is that you now need to post some sound samples on here Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: At the moment its gigs over 500. I think Ivory's holds 150-200 max but that could change at any time John. What that means for you is that you now need to post some sound samples on here Dave I will do. I'll post soon. Two of our three gigs are now postponed. Innit great ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 10 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said: I will do. I'll post soon. Two of our three gigs are now postponed. Innit great ? That's the current penalty for being in a successful band doing larger gigs. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Hi John, I thought this might interest you, purely as a curio, Crumar Bassman. Simple on board synth and the facility to change patches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 On 15/03/2020 at 08:23, dmccombe7 said: That's the current penalty for being in a successful band doing larger gigs. Dave Aye, right !! German gigged moved to Sept, a week before we're in NL with Pallas. It's not all bad. Franck now looking to cancel Glasgow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, spectoremg said: Hi John, I thought this might interest you, purely as a curio, Crumar Bassman. Simple on board synth and the facility to change patches. It certainly does interest me. If I build another of these, ok when I build another, I'd like to do one with an internal synth, possibly based on Arduino or Raspberry pi. that could still have midi output to use an external module if required. It's a rabbit hole I didn't expect to go down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, JohnFitzgerald said: It certainly does interest me. If I build another of these, ok when I build another, I'd like to do one with an internal synth, possibly based on Arduino or Raspberry pi. that could still have midi output to use an external module if required. How about either a teensy or an axoloti? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, JohnFitzgerald said: Aye, right !! German gigged moved to Sept, a week before we're in NL with Pallas. It's not all bad. Franck now looking to cancel Glasgow. CofE are doing pretty good. Big following these days John. Gigging with Pallas aint too bad. I'm quite the fan of both bands. We used to rehearse in Cumbernauld when you guys were in and i even bought a MB combo and ext cab based on what i heard form yours in the studios. Dave Edited March 16, 2020 by dmccombe7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: CofE are doing pretty good. Big following these days John. Gigging with Pallas aint too bad. I'm quite the fan of both bands. We used to rehearse in Cumbernauld when you guys were in and i even bought a MB combo and ext cab based on what i heard form yours in the studios. Dave Dave, The MB setup works lovely, I have to say. Yes, I'm forever grateful for that following we have and the gigs we get to do now. It's all a dream for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Woodinblack said: How about either a teensy or an axoloti? I'll check those out, thanks for the lead ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 hours ago, JohnFitzgerald said: It certainly does interest me. If I build another of these, ok when I build another, I'd like to do one with an internal synth, possibly based on Arduino or Raspberry pi. that could still have midi output to use an external module if required. It's a rabbit hole I didn't expect to go down... I think you've done a great job and IMO built exactly what's required of bass pedals instead of the over engineered and expensive Taurus III. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 3 hours ago, spectoremg said: I think you've done a great job and IMO built exactly what's required of bass pedals instead of the over engineered and expensive Taurus III. It also didn't cost the £2k or upwards that Taurus would cost, used. If I could find one. I'm maybe £100 all up. Maybe a little more. I'm still keen to do a simple internal analogue synth. It's all out there and I'll continue to look into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.