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04-07-2011, 01:16 PM
| | | | One space left in my rack. Hmm what to buy? Help!
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So I have an empty space in my rack and am wondering if there is a descent cheap Bass Synth module out there. Any ideas? I am somewhat new to rack units so any advice is appreciated. I really like messing around with melodic bass synth tones. My rack's current setup is:
Furman - MD-8 power conditioner
Alesis - Quadraverb GT multi effect processor
BOSS - WS-100 Wireless System
Peavey - Q431 31 band EQ
Korg - DTR-1000 Tuner
On the Floor:
Arion Distortion pedal
Cheap chorus pedal
DOD Octoplus pedal
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04-07-2011, 01:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: State college, PA | | | A second power conditioner to make sure your power is lush, full and vibrant.
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04-07-2011, 02:02 PM
|  | Bass lines like a big, funky giant | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southern MN | | | A fellow bassist I know made a fake unit that had several toggle switches labeled "funk", "soul", "rock", "country", etc. It also had two big rotary knobs; the black one was labeled "style" and the red one was labeled "suck". He turned on one or more of the toggle switches depending on which type of song he was playing, adjusted the style knob to roughly equal the difficulty of the bass part, and turned the suck knob up or down depending on how well he thought he - or the rest of the band - was playing.
It was a very interesting conversation piece, and it absolutely confused all the "experts" who tried to talk to him between sets. You know the "experts" I'm talking about - the ones who want to tell him why their gear is better than his - but of course their gear is not at the gig because they're not playing. He would say something like "Yeah, this rig is really better for country" and then he'd flip the "country" switch and then say "I hope I don't suck too much on the next tune" and then he'd give the suck knob a quarter-turn one way or the other. The "expert" would never ask him what that contraption was, because he was, after all, an "expert" and he should have known what it was! |
04-07-2011, 02:09 PM
| | | | Lol! That's classic!
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04-07-2011, 02:12 PM
|  | I got nuthin to say | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oakland, CA | | | My gibson echoplex digital pro!!
Loops man...loops
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04-07-2011, 02:13 PM
| | | | i know some guys get an antares auto tune rack system. just so when they get out of tune during a song, it can correct it until they tune again. but thats a bit silly IMO.
(though i think a fretless with autotune would sound kind of awesome)
maybe a BBE sonic Maximixer? i cant tell you what they do, but i just know they make things sound better. like deeper and clearer... its hard to say. but they are cheap and interesting.
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04-07-2011, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JehuJava  My gibson echoplex digital pro!!
Loops man...loops |
Mmmm good call! Damn pricey little unit.
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04-07-2011, 03:37 PM
| | I got nuthin to say | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oakland, CA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Lazerrus
Mmmm good call! Damn pricey little unit.
| Make a reasonable offer and she's yours.
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04-07-2011, 03:42 PM
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04-07-2011, 05:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: rochester, NY | | | a rack spacer? |
04-07-2011, 05:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Winnipeg | | | Compressor?
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04-07-2011, 05:42 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cohasset, Massachusetts | | | I like to leave one or two spaces empty to allow for better airflow. I currently have a 6 space rack but I am only using 4 of them. But since you asked, maybe a compressor. |
04-07-2011, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Rockmusician I like to leave one or two spaces empty to allow for better airflow. I currently have a 6 space rack but I am only using 4 of them. But since you asked, maybe a compressor. | Yeah I thought about that as well. I do have a cover plate now. As for airflow it's an open back case. This is my home rig so it stays real clean 
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04-08-2011, 05:43 AM
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04-08-2011, 05:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portsmouth VA USA | | | A pair of glowing eyes looking out of your rack...
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04-08-2011, 05:47 AM
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04-08-2011, 06:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Canada | | | I would ditch the Peavy EQ and get a U3 channel strip
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04-08-2011, 06:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Portsmouth VA USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by AltGrendel | Cool. Great place to stash picks, patch cables for setting up and so on.
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04-08-2011, 06:14 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Mountain South | | Quote:
Originally Posted by walker rosewood a rack spacer? |
+1....it'll show your quality of restraint....
How have I lived so long with nuthin but a bass a cord and an amp?
Just my .02, worth every penny you paid.
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04-08-2011, 06:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: cincinnati | | | id say a compressor or something novelty.
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