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06-15-2009, 09:32 AM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | anyone with MF-murf experience? does it play well with actives/erbs?
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heya guys
can anyone that has a moogerfooger murf (or better yet bass murf) tell me how well it plays with active instruments? how about low b (or ideally lower)?
thanks.
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06-15-2009, 09:34 AM
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06-15-2009, 09:35 AM
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The low B is ok too, although IMO you need a little bit of grit before the MuRF to get the most out of it, particularly on lower strings. - a clean bass signal doesn't bring out the characteristics of the filters as much as a slightly (or very) driven signal. |
06-15-2009, 09:38 AM
| | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | cool, thanks for the responses. do either of you guys use this thing in a stereo setup?
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06-15-2009, 09:40 AM
|  | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Yes, it's fine on both counts.
One thing to bear in mind JT is that the first of the sliders on the Bass MuRF is a low pass filter set at (I think) 110 Hz. So anything below that is passed whether it's a low E or Jauqo's low C#. The remaining filters are all bandpass filters with set resonant peaks all the way up to 2000 Hz so you're covered on the high end as well.
Edit: A little slow in my response. But to answer your second question, I haven't used the Bass MuRF in stereo but I've heard the normal MuRF used (live and on one recording) by my old guitar player. Really cool. Right up there with ping-pong delay and stereo tremolo as far as cool stereo effects.
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06-15-2009, 09:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bowling Green, KY | | | Member Ron Now used his MuRF (not even the bass version) in his stoner metal/doom band Bongripper, which I do believe downtunes below the low B, and always praised the pedal.
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06-15-2009, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBigO Yes, it's fine on both counts.
One thing to bear in mind JT is that the first of the sliders on the Bass MuRF is a low pass filter set at (I think) 110 Hz. So anything below that is passed whether it's a low E or Jauqo's low C#. The remaining filters are all bandpass filters with set resonant peaks all the way up to 2000 Hz so you're covered on the high end as well.
Edit: A little slow in my response. But to answer your second question, I haven't used the Bass MuRF in stereo but I've heard the normal MuRF used (live and on one recording) by my old guitar player. Really cool. Right up there with ping-pong delay and stereo tremolo as far as cool stereo effects. | cool. that's about where i split my signal anyway - have 2x 4x12's in my current setup, along with the 1x18 sub, and i biamp the bass signal right out of my db680.
experimenting with stereo setups now, thinking about doing a drum+bass thing along with my other halfbaked band ideas. heh.
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06-15-2009, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SnakeAnthony Member Ron Now used his MuRF (not even the bass version) in his stoner metal/doom band Bongripper, which I do believe downtunes below the low B, and always praised the pedal. | cool, checking them out now.
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06-15-2009, 12:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA | | | Slight derail here (sorry JT), but are any of the Moogerfoogers noticably bad with active basses?
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06-15-2009, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hollow Man Slight derail here (sorry JT), but are any of the Moogerfoogers noticably bad with active basses? | No. They are pretty much designed for use with any input source so they work fine with passives, actives, synths, guitars, whatever. |
06-15-2009, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Hollow Man Slight derail here (sorry JT), but are any of the Moogerfoogers noticably bad with active basses? | no prob. that's a burning question on my mind too heh  .
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06-16-2009, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by john turner cool, thanks for the responses. do either of you guys use this thing in a stereo setup? | Actually just redoing my board now and will run it in stereo, but no experience just yet...
All my 'foogers are fine with my Bongo, a very hot output. As mentioned they are designed to work with just about any input source. |
06-16-2009, 08:00 AM
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Endorsing Artist:D'Addario Strings & Planet Waves Accessories | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: nashville, tn | | | I have used my MURF in the studio utilizing the stereo output. It's definitely cool to have the various filters "ping-ponging" in the stereo field! I'm not sure how effective it would be in a live sound environment (typical gig), though.... |
06-16-2009, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimoire Fine with actives.
The low B is ok too, although IMO you need a little bit of grit before the MuRF to get the most out of it, particularly on lower strings. - a clean bass signal doesn't bring out the characteristics of the filters as much as a slightly (or very) driven signal. | +1 More sustain and maybe an octave pedal make the Murf even cooler! |
07-17-2009, 10:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Canada! | | | Slightly OT, how do y'all find the bypass on these? It wasn't great on the MF LP filter I tried once.
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07-17-2009, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by DanGouge Slightly OT, how do y'all find the bypass on these? It wasn't great on the MF LP filter I tried once. | The bypass n the MURF was fine live, but I noticed some slight degradation in the studio. It felt like I lost a teeny bit of headroom & sheen...
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