Zoom B3 AshBass Mod

[rushbo]

Has anyone done the AshBass mod to their B3?

https://ashbass.com/AshBassGuitar/Zoom/

I love my B3, but the only thing that annoys me slightly about it, is having to "long press" a switch, before you can scroll through patches. I know this has been rectified with the B3n, but the B3 is a better fit for my needs. I'm attempting this at the weekend, under the watchful eye of a buddy who knows his way around a soldering iron, but I was wondering if any BCers had done this mod and had any words of wisdom?

 

[Bass Wielder]

Hopefully you get a response to this…(I’m watching as thinking about it myself!) 

😉👀👍🏽🤞🏽

[paul_5]

I’ve done something similar to my MS60B so that I can use the ‘tap tempo’ function remotely.

 It’s ‘squeaky bum time’ when you do the drilling, as the inside is *very* snug, but measure twice, cut once!

[rushbo]

No, no replies, I'm afraid. Everyone just junked their B3s in favour of a  B3n! I did the mod and it worked really well - i did try to use the wrong switches at first, but once I'd fixed that, all was good. 

Edited June 20, 2021 by rushbo

[rushbo]

7 minutes ago, paul_5 said:

I’ve done something similar to my MS60B so that I can use the ‘tap tempo’ function remotely.

 It’s ‘squeaky bum time’ when you do the drilling, as the inside is *very* snug, but measure twice, cut once!

Fortunately, the B3 is pretty roomy! I was able to use the battery compartment house the cable. Soldering the new lead in was a bit fiddly, but it wasn't as tricky as I thought. I'm delighted with it. 

Edited June 20, 2021 by rushbo

[Bass Wielder]

16 minutes ago, rushbo said:

No, no replies, I'm afraid. Everyone just junked their B3s in favour a the B3n! I did the mod and it worked really well - i did tryvto use the wrong swirches at first, but once id fixed that, all was good. 

Well done! 👍🏽👏🏾
I’m also keeping the B3 so onwards….!

Any words of advice?
Never really looked at Ash’s post in depth….all details for doing it there?
Or other (additional/better) details elsewhere?

Im going in!!!!🙀🤞🏽

Edited June 20, 2021 by Bass Wielder

[rushbo]

55 minutes ago, Bass Wielder said:

Well done! 👍🏽👏🏾
I’m also keeping the B3 so onwards….!

Any words of advice?
Never really looked at Ash’s post in depth….all details for doing it there?
Or other (addictions/better) details elsewhere?

Im going in!!!!🙀🤞🏽

Good man! I ended up using these instructions as they were a little clearer:

https://www.instructables.com/DIY-footswitch-for-zoom-B3-and-zoom-G3/

I also didn't put the output jack on the outer casing - I used the battery compartment. I never use the unit with batteries, so it seemed the logical thing to do and I've removed the battery lead, too. This is what it looks like:

I then taped the lead to the underside of the removable back plate and made a small hole in the outer casing for the lead to slip through -like this:

The fun part was making the housing for it. My mate did most of the soldering, so in his honour, I named it after him.

I used two of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313026870409?ul_noapp=true

Two of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U88T2IA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and a 50cm 3.5mm stereo jack aux cable (straight to right angle).

Good luck!

[MarshallBTB]

I did the Ashbass mod, used the b3 heavily for a few years. I'll see if I can dig some photos out. 

Really easy to do and well worth it! I actually got a b3n but preferred the sounds on the older b3 so I stuck with it for a while. Loved how the looper worked on it too. 

Edited June 20, 2021 by MarshallBTB

[Bass Wielder]

44 minutes ago, MarshallBTB said:

I did the Ashbass mod, used the b3 heavily for a few years. I'll see if I can dig some photos out. 

Really easy to do and well worth it! I actually got a b3n but preferred the sounds on the older b3 so I stuck with it for a while. Loved how the looper worked on it too. 

Fantastic. That’s what we wanna hear👍🏽

[Bass Wielder]

1 hour ago, rushbo said:

Good man! I ended up using these instructions as they were a little clearer:

https://www.instructables.com/DIY-footswitch-for-zoom-B3-and-zoom-G3/

I also didn't put the output jack on the outer casing - I used the battery compartment. I never use the unit with batteries, so it seemed the logical thing to do and I've removed the battery lead, too. This is what it looks like:

I then taped the lead to the underside of the removable back plate and made a small hole in the outer casing for the lead to slip through -like this:

The fun part was making the housing for it. My mate did most of the soldering, so in his honour, I named it after him.

I used two of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313026870409?ul_noapp=true

Two of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00U88T2IA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and a 50cm 3.5mm stereo jack aux cable (straight to right angle).

Good luck!

Wow! Ok then….I henceforth challenge myself!

Nice job!

[rushbo]

On 20/06/2021 at 14:11, Bass Wielder said:

Wow! Ok then….I henceforth challenge myself!

Nice job!

You won't regret it! 

Don't forget to post some pics when it's done.

Good luck!

[Bass Wielder]

👍🏽👍🏽

[paul_5]

Good luck. The soldering bit is the easiest, unless you’re not drilling the enclosure.

[Bass Wielder]

9 hours ago, paul_5 said:

Good luck. The soldering bit is the easiest, unless you’re not drilling the enclosure.

Thanks. Tools no problem.

Steady hands …..🙀