BOSS ME90B (here at last)

[Woodinblack]

15 minutes ago, stewblack said:

It's here. Or rather, it's there. At home in a box. Had to bring my mam into A&E so I never got to unwrap it.

 

Well, I hope that your mam is ok and all get sorted out, then later you can check it out.

Having said that, i just took it to a gig (not my mum) to test it out.

[eude]

21 minutes ago, stewblack said:

It's here. Or rather, it's there. At home in a box. Had to bring my mam into A&E so I never got to unwrap it.

I may get to it later, don't really know what's happening..

Hope all OK mate.

Sending good vibes.

[lidl e]

49 minutes ago, stewblack said:

It's here. Or rather, it's there. At home in a box. Had to bring my mam into A&E so I never got to unwrap it.

I may get to it later, don't really know what's happening..

You got the new biss andbthe new FI?!!?

 

Inspiring!

[stewblack]

32 minutes ago, lidl e said:

You got the new biss andbthe new FI?!!?

 

Inspiring!

A used FI. But yes, I've been working a lot and saving!

Spent it all on pedals and my dream amp comes up for sale today. 

[lidl e]

1 minute ago, stewblack said:

A used FI. But yes, I've been working a lot and saving!

Spent it all on pedals and my dream amp comes up for sale today. 

Oooh, whats that?

 

You were able to find a used v4 already? Dang...

 

 

[stewblack]

3 minutes ago, lidl e said:

Oooh, whats that?

 

You were able to find a used v4 already? Dang...

 

 

Hang on...we're at cross purposes. A used FI v1 with V3 firmware

[stewblack]

And the Amp is the Trace Elliot TE1200

[lidl e]

51 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Hang on...we're at cross purposes. A used FI v1 with V3 firmware

Ahhh. I see.

 

Ive got that. It's awesome!

[Woodinblack]

1 hour ago, stewblack said:

And the Amp is the Trace Elliot TE1200

 

Your back is that strong?

[stewblack]

On 04/06/2024 at 22:10, Woodinblack said:

 

Your back is that strong?

I don't think to they're particularly heavy 

Anyway back to the topic in hand. Used the ME90B this evening. Only as a pedal board with a few different effects. It's excellent 👌. Ran it without mains cables, it used hardly any battery power and the sounds were just great.

It's a winner .

 

[tauzero]

On 04/06/2024 at 22:10, Woodinblack said:

 

Your back is that strong?

 

9.5kg so slips in under my personal 10kg per item limit - not that I'll be buying one.

[evan47]

Does anyone know which amp models are represented on the ME90b please? 

[jsixties]

[uk_lefty]

Well, you've all persuaded me. Will be ordering tomorrow. 

 

Has anyone got any kind of hard case for theirs?

[Big Low End]

Has anyone made a recent video of the various sounds after owning one of these for a few weeks?

[uk_lefty]

I've only gone and ordered one 🫡

[eude]

42 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

I've only gone and ordered one 🫡

I doubt you'll regret it dude!

[uk_lefty]

32 minutes ago, eude said:

I doubt you'll regret it dude!

I'm done with separate pedals... Thing is I've spent so much time, effort and money building up a pedalboard I was 90% happy with... Oh well, every day is a school day

[Big Low End]

48 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

I'm done with separate pedals... Thing is I've spent so much time, effort and money building up a pedalboard I was 90% happy with... Oh well, every day is a school day

Do you feel you’ll remain happy with the ME90B a year from now or do you have a long history of chopping and changing like most bass players and guitarists? If the latter don’t sell those pedals.

[funkydoug]

For me, the me90b brings closure to the pedal quest. I’ll keep it and will accept and learn to work around any compromises. 

I always thought I could imagine a better pedal board than the ones I had, whether that was separates or digital multis. Thats no longer true; I have a great respect for the work that is baked into this thing. 

[uk_lefty]

10 hours ago, Enormous Buttocks said:

Do you feel you’ll remain happy with the ME90B a year from now or do you have a long history of chopping and changing like most bass players and guitarists? If the latter don’t sell those pedals.

I hear you. One of the guitarists and me are very similar in terms of how we strive for better gear and different sounds all the time. But while I'm sure I can hear and feel the difference with separate pedals over good quality digital multi effects I need to simplify and work within the limitations of my gear instead of chasing something I won't reach.

[Big Low End]

35 minutes ago, uk_lefty said:

I hear you. One of the guitarists and me are very similar in terms of how we strive for better gear and different sounds all the time. But while I'm sure I can hear and feel the difference with separate pedals over good quality digital multi effects I need to simplify and work within the limitations of my gear instead of chasing something I won't reach.

Wise words. For me it’s even worse than “won’t reach”, it’s often a case of thinking I’ve finally attained the tones I always wanted, then something in my brain gradually talks me out of it. Not sure if it’s that I get bored with sounds or that I have a relentless view that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Then I spend a stupid amount of money and the new pedal has to be justified. It sounds fresh and temporarily becomes the pedal which “ends my need for further adjustment of the pedalboard”. And so it goes on, the never-ending cycle. I have two shelves at home cluttered with pedals no longer used.

 

I hope the ME90B is a keeper for you.

[uk_lefty]

 

Just in case... This is the best review I've seen so far.

[Al Krow]

1 hour ago, uk_lefty said:

Just in case... This is the best review I've seen so far.

 

Don't get rid of your synth pedal any time soon though! 😅

I'm not sure how good that review was tbh, felt like it was doing quite a few things "adequately" and not necessarily showing off its potential?

If you have a set of individual pedals you were 90% happy with, that's a pretty decent outcome! Genuinely looking forward to hearing if it ends up cutting the mustard for you, or if you decide to stick to your existing board? But nothing ventured, nothing gained!

[Woodinblack]

2 hours ago, uk_lefty said:

Just in case... This is the best review I've seen so far.

 

Keep up - we did that one on page 3 last month!

 

23 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

I'm not sure how good that review was tbh, felt like it was doing quite a few things "adequately" and not necessarily showing off its potential?

 

I am not sure you really can show it on a video, I guess that is the problem of everything with video reviews. I have had all the zooms, have a Helix HXFX, have a Mod Dwarf (if bass direct ever return it), and never found the sense of  immediacy I get with this, like the way it responds to the bass.

No, it doesn't have any great synths, but for the rest of the stuff, its pretty perfect for me.

And you can do your gig on 4AA batteries.