Bass Pedal (Taurus, Roland, MIDI, etc) Club? - Page 2

schwartzbass · #21 07-04-2011, 11:30 AM

I had a Taurus 1 set in the 80s and then a taurus 2. I regretted selling the original taurus I even had dreams about it untill i finally got another set about 2 years ago. the ones i have now have to warm up for about 20 minutes. I'm afraid to take them out of the house. does anyone else have that problem or did I just get a bad set?

Feral Feline · #22 07-04-2011, 02:22 PM

No pics, no pedals, no club...

JumboJack · #23 07-13-2011, 12:47 PM

Pardon my ignorance but.....When playing bass pedals like the Taurus or similar are you limited to just single notes?Or is there a way to program and play simple chords?
Part of me thinks just adding a single note would sound kinda boring,but then again Rush and others use them to good affect.

I would assume (I know nothing about synths) that you could add a III and V some how but what if there was a minor chord needed some place in the song?Would there be any why to be to change the III to a iii ???

Bassman316 · #24 07-13-2011, 12:49 PM

If I were at home I'd post pics.... I have a set of Roland PK-5 pedals controlling a Moog Taurus emulator VST in Cantabile Lite.

ATLbassist · #25 07-13-2011, 12:53 PM

I have an old set of Crumar CPB-2 bass pedals, but unfortunately haven't had a context for them in a few years. It's a simple mono synth, but very fat bass.

I remember the first gig where I used them - plugged straight into the PA. The first time I used them, a few people had to take a few steps back. Long live the low end.

**rtav** · #26 07-15-2011, 02:51 PM

Hey

I've got Roland PK-5 pedals and a Roland JV-1010 synth - can I join?

Thanks!

**twocargar** · #27 07-15-2011, 03:17 PM

Sure, rtav! You're #6

**twocargar** · #28 07-15-2011, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JumboJack

Pardon my ignorance but.....When playing bass pedals like the Taurus or similar are you limited to just single notes?Or is there a way to program and play simple chords?
Part of me thinks just adding a single note would sound kinda boring,but then again Rush and others use them to good affect.

I would assume (I know nothing about synths) that you could add a III and V some how but what if there was a minor chord needed some place in the song?Would there be any why to be to change the III to a iii ???

I use MainStage that comes with Apple Logic 9 on my Mac laptop, and use a variety of sounds for my pedals depending on the song. I've also assigned one pedal for triggering prerecorded bits for beginning or ends of songs, etc.

A couple of the sounds I use are Taurus-like, but also use a guitar power chord sound on a couple songs when the guitarist is doing a solo. I think it sounds great, and I get a lot of compliments for it.

Eddy Flycatcher · #29 07-15-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schwartzbass

I had a Taurus 1 set in the 80s and then a taurus 2. I regretted selling the original taurus I even had dreams about it untill i finally got another set about 2 years ago. the ones i have now have to warm up for about 20 minutes. I'm afraid to take them out of the house. does anyone else have that problem or did I just get a bad set?

No, I had the same problem...and more....the Version 2 used to trigger due to vibrations of the stage, never the right nore ofcourse

the Version I sometimes just refused to play certain notes, the repairs were terrible, nobody could figure out what was wrong with it...in the end I sold both

NOLA Bass · #30 07-15-2011, 06:49 PM

Roland PK-5a pedals just ordered!

**twocargar** · #31 07-24-2011, 06:26 AM

NOLA Bass · #32 07-24-2011, 08:18 AM

Waiting on the Roland PK-5 pedals, they were backprdered.

95svtcobra · #33 08-03-2011, 03:32 PM

I'm in....

Studiologic MP-117 driving a midi rack.....

Still trying to justify the new Taurus pedals....

NOLA Bass · #34 08-03-2011, 06:10 PM

PK-5 has arrived!

aServantLeader · #35 08-03-2011, 06:13 PM

Does a Line 6 BassPodxt with the FBV MKII shortboard get me into this club?

**twocargar** · #36 08-03-2011, 06:50 PM

Sorry about not keeping up. I added new member numbers:

Bassman316 (#7)
ATLbassist (#8)
95svtcobra (#9)
NOLA Bass (#10)

Upload a photo too, please!

Here's mine (without the top cover):

**twocargar** · #37 08-03-2011, 06:54 PM

The club is for MIDI pedals in the vein of Moog Taurus and Roland PK-5. Is yours a bass pedal effects board, right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by aServantLeader

Does a Line 6 BassPodxt with the FBV MKII shortboard get me into this club?

aServantLeader · #38 08-03-2011, 06:58 PM

it is...I don't utilize the MIDI part.

audioweapon · #39 08-05-2011, 11:32 PM

I use the PK 5A's on bass in a live rock band format and as a solo performer on guitar mainly with a Yamaha Motif rack mount sound module. It's not as hard as you might think but tricky at first! Rob

hensonbass · #40 08-06-2011, 01:13 AM

I use a set of PK-5A with a Dave Smith Mopho synth module. I also own a couple of sets of Crumar CPB-2 bass pedals as well. I used to carry the Crumar in an old Samsonite. We called it suitcase bass!