Recent content by Insouciance

I'm rather late to the party, but I am incredibly impressed with the 800D. My "forever" head has been an early SVT II Pro, and the 800D tone gets into a similar territory. Plenty of heft without sounding sterile! I use an always on preamp pedal for a dirty-ish clean tone, and wowza it sounds...

Any other reports from those who have tried the Octals? I have an SVT II Pro that is kinda my forever head and 6 Octals is gonna be about $1000 all said and done. If they can essentially turn my head into an Everlasting Gobstopper and the tone is still pretty much there (I do use a lot of...

I have the Kurt's Cologne! I am a shameless and enormous Nirvana fan, so I ordered it as soon as they were live on Reverb. It does nail the Small Clone sound, but it's much more lively and apparent on guitar, and more subtle on bass. For many years, I have used Mode 8 on the Boss PS-3 for my...

This is almost certainly a dumb question...but can the XS-100 be used to program harmonies like the left side of the Digitech Whammy? I have watched a few videos and skimmed a few threads, and I don't think I've seen it mentioned. The XS-1 has the balance knob, so you could do a harmony...does...

A friend of mine is an incredibly talented luthier and built an acoustic bass for me! Being lefty, I am rather limited in selection, so I am thankful for his immense skills. The next step is getting it loaded with an electronics system. I would prefer one of the hybrid microphone and Piezo...

I should add that the Pacer is not a "plug this in right out of the box and you can play your synth with your feet!" situation, but you have to program it to tell your synth which notes to play. There is an "unofficial" but amazing editor by StudioCode that is pretty easy once you get the hang...

I do, it is awesome...well built, sturdy, easy to use. Like you, I am a beginner, looking to add another layer to my band's sound, but also use it to trigger samples and loops...my co-worker, who is much more MIDI savvy than I, highly recommended the Pacer, so I snagged one. I have been using...

My all time favorite, and I have tried at least 10 of the "top contenders" that are well loved, is the Iron Ether Nimbus. There is something different about Iron Ether, and the Nimbus is a perfect example. Unlike reverb on guitar, using it on bass has a smearing, or widening effect. Running a...

I work at a guitar shop and we received 4 of these in today! I am in charge of shipping, and I will get any orders out ASAP! [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Newest setup!

I went to the reunion show for These Arms Are Snakes last weekend, and grabbed a picture of Brian Cook's board. Easily one of the most creative players I have ever seen, and a larger than life tone as well!

Tech 21 YYZ changed my life. Can't imagine life without it.

Hands down the Iron Ether Nimbus. I own three of them...a V1, a V2 and the SE. Nothing else sounds remotely as good on bass as the Nimbus does. I bought the Immerse and it sounded good by itself, but I immediately was lost in the mix the second the band started playing, so I sold the Immerse to...

Never followed up after receiving my Meatsmoke, but I LOVE it. Light as a feather. Massive low end. Tons of power. Overdrive channel rips. Only issue I had was there was a microphonic preamp tube that started making a pretty nasty whine, but I replaced it and it immediately solved the problem...

DBX 160A. Been using one for 12 years and I can't imagine playing without it!