Franticsmurf Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, carlsim said: Hi all... just a quick question to all the B6 users out there... I have a B6 that I use with my QSC 12.2 as backline and monitoring, much better IMO than a backline amp. Anyway, that's another discussion... The only issue I have is fine tuning overall volume control. I have plenty of headroom, but I don't like to control overall volume on the bass and can't be going behind the QSC or bending down mid-song to alter the volume on the B6. The B6 has a master output volume control for each patch assigned to the right side button (the 4 encoders under the screen) - if I connect a volume pedal to the B6 (I have an old Bespeco one that still works), will that default to controlling this volume control or will I have to assign it in the patch? I just want it to control this volume output globally, I'm not interested in wah control or anything, just for volume so I hope that if I plug it in it will default to this control automatically. Anyone tried this? I haven't tried it yet, will do when I get time, I just wondered if was as simple as I hoped! I use a Bespeco expression pedal connected to the 'Control In' jack on the B6. This is assigned to a 'Master Volume' which sits as an effect in the patch. I don't know of a global option. You could achieve the global volume control using a volume pedal in the signal chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 On 08/05/2022 at 17:10, jimfist said: Some post-gig thoughts... The gig was a restaurant/bar full of people which meant we couldn't do any semblance of a full sound-check, unfortunately. Quick line check, levels and off to the races. It was a mess for a few songs, but eventually things settled in. I found that making on-the-fly changes on the B6 was pretty easy when time allowed. The B6 was great in terms of sound, and the high visibility of the touch screen is really a substantial upgrade that I only really appreciate now that I've gigged the unit. Huge HUGE gripe is the switching of banks while in MEMORY mode. Far too much tap dancing needed to simply go up/down one bank (and I only really need 3 banks for all my sounds). Instead, I opted for the bank up/down arrows on the touch screen in MEMORY mode. Would rather not have to reach down to the pedal to do this, but better than doing the riverdance. All-in-all, though, a very positive experience, even under difficult circumstances and in a venue with not-so-good acoustics. Has anyone come up with a solution to the lack of bank switching in memory mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Anyone here have experience with the B3N vs B6? Interested to see how much of a step up it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zonular Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 1 hour ago, horrorshowbass said: Anyone here have experience with the B3N vs B6? Interested to see how much of a step up it is. Also anyone have experience on b6 Vs ms60b+? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimfist Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 My history with Zoom pedals: original MS60-B, then B3, then B3n, then G5n, then B6. As for moving from the B3n to the B6, it's absolutely a step up in quality, features and user experience, but of course you're paying more than double the cost for all of this stuff. I was just playing through my B6 the other day and it's got some damn fine sounds in it! That's saying something considering my main squeeze these days is a Fractal Audio FM9-Turbo ($1800 USD). I will say that the modeling market in the low-mid to midrange of the market is now very competitive and there are many good options. The B6 is still around $500USD new at most vendors. For a little bit more, there *might be* options that suit you better, but only you can figure that out. If money is tight, a used B6 would be a better choice than the B3n in terms of features. If pedal size is an issue, then the B3n is the better choice, and IMHO it's still a viable pedal processor. Keep in mind that if you're performing live, the B3n requires a DI interface for balanced/XLR connections, whereas the B6 has an XLR output, as well as 2 discrete switchable inputs with discrete EQ/gain for each input. Great performance features if you gig live with 2 different basses on hand. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Cheers @jimfist Nice to hear from a fellow TOOL fan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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