EB Game Changer wins best new product at NAMM

Jim C · #1 01-16-2011, 03:18 PM

Just read this over the the Music Man Bass Forums; thought you'd want to know:
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/musi...mm-2011-a.html

danomite64 · #2 01-16-2011, 03:35 PM

Game Changer?

BlackFenderBass · #3 01-16-2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by danomite64

Game Changer?

It allows the user to control the tone you get from the guitar via the iPhone or iPod touch Game Changer app.

bwoodman · #4 01-16-2011, 03:39 PM

I checked this out at NAMM, saw the demos, watched all 5 videos on EB/MM site, but no info on pricing. Anybody have pricing info? Will the GC be available in a Sterling 5HH? I guess we'll hear more in the next few months....

warwick.hoy · #5 01-16-2011, 03:40 PM

google is your friend.

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/musi...er-teaser.html

mynan · #6 01-16-2011, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bwoodman

I checked this out at NAMM, saw the demos, watched all 5 videos on EB/MM site, but no info on pricing. Anybody have pricing info? Will the GC be available in a Sterling 5HH? I guess we'll hear more in the next few months....

For now, it will only be available on the Reflex basses. The upcharge is said to be $500 retail, which should translate to around $350 street.

danomite64 · #7 01-16-2011, 07:11 PM

So, it's not a bass.

Rebmo · #8 01-16-2011, 07:12 PM

I'm still OK using the knobs and I don't want the sound guy having this control. hehe

Big_Daddy · #9 01-16-2011, 07:15 PM

...I thought this thread would involve video games.

Kyon` · #10 01-16-2011, 07:17 PM

So I can't play angry birds on my bass?

NicJimBass · #11 01-16-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by danomite64

So, it's not a bass.

No, it's not a guitar or bass, but rather a piece of technology, for lack of better term, that is inside the instrument, allowing you to choose any number of pickup combinations... ie, series, parallel, single coil, in-phase, out-of-phase, etc. for any coil/ coils, in any combination. You can then store these settings to 2 banks on a 5 way switch, giving you 10 presets, plus another 15 presets on a momentary switch on the upper horn.

vin*tone · #12 01-16-2011, 07:22 PM

What is it?

I've browsed all these pages and videos telling me how AMAZING it is but.....

*edit - Ok thanks NJB

danomite64 · #13 01-16-2011, 08:02 PM

Yeah, I was thrown off by it, too. Being as this is the bass forum, I was expecting to see a bass. This probably would be better off in the pickups & electronics forum.

Rick Auricchio · #14 01-16-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebmo

I'm still OK using the knobs and I don't want the sound guy having this control. hehe

It isn't remote-controlled, so no worries there.

You can load it via its USB port. EBMM will have a website where you can save your presets and exchange with other players.

I see no reason to use an iPhone, since you would need to plug the bass into a USB port anyway.

yellofury · #15 01-16-2011, 08:19 PM

I think I am getting too old
but I guess I am just a 3-4 band pre kind of guy
I am still trying to wrap my head around the Big Als controls

then again I just got a LCD monitor 2 years ago ditching my CRTs finally
Nice tech for those that are tweakers

A-Step-Towards · #16 01-16-2011, 08:23 PM

eh sounds like more gadgets , i'll pass.

vin*tone · #17 01-16-2011, 08:25 PM

I want to be able to set my bass tone over the internet and upload it to MyFace.

Gomeztool · #18 01-16-2011, 08:48 PM

It's a lot of information to take in but the concept is very good.

You can set your own pickup combinations (or just stick to the ones onboard)
The signal is never digitized
All users can share settings via a web browser
The device does not need a computer nor the internet to work
All this in an instrument that looks like a regular piece

Although it looks more like a guitar tool, I'm happy that EBMM got recognized for their attempt to move things forward.

danomite64 · #19 01-16-2011, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gomeztool

You can set your own pickup combinations (or just stick to the ones onboard)
The signal is never digitized
All users can share settings via a web browser
The device does not need a computer nor the internet to work
All this in an instrument that looks like a regular piece

I could have all the series/parallel combinations I want by adding 2 mini-toggles to my Jazz bass. It would not be digitized, and would not need a computer or the internet. I wouldn't be able to share via a web browser, but that's okay by me. My cost would be about $10, plus an hour or two at my soldering station.

Smallequestrian · #20 01-16-2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by danomite64

I could have all the series/parallel combinations I want by adding 2 mini-toggles to my Jazz bass. It would not be digitized, and would not need a computer or the internet. I wouldn't be able to share via a web browser, but that's okay by me. My cost would be about $10, plus an hour or two at my soldering station.

Not that it'd be a big deal for you obviously, but when you have a bass with two humbuckers with splitable coils, there are a lot more options on how to wire it up than your jazz bass example. A jazz bass wouldn't be a useful application of the technology.