Recent content by InvertTheIdols

No. A while back I bought a Zoom pedal for my guitar, and it came with a power adapter. That's the one I was using with the B3K. Will that make a difference in terms of background noise/hiss?

My new B3K came in the mail today. Needless to say, I was pretty excited to plug in and try it out. I plugged in, and it was everything I thought it would be. That is, until I really cranked the gain and the blend. I realize that some background noise is normal, but the hum that it started...

My band gets T-shirts, buttons, and patches from MerchKitchen.com. They have better prices than any of the local places around, and a lot of the online ones. CDs from Diskmaker.com. It may be a little on the expensive side, but they're good quality. And we're getting stickers done at...

+1. I like seeing bass players who can be creative with it (like Nathan) and actually play it live, but there's just too much excessive filtering through MIDI sequencing now. At that point, it stops becoming real to me....

In my high school creative writing class. Makes me glad TB comes in an iPhone app :)

I've found there's not a thing I can do to get a slap tone on fretless (not that I've found the need to try a whole lot), so flats won't make a difference as far as slap potential on a fretless. If you're into jazz, I would recommend flats. Nice smooth sound, especially on a fretless. I don't...

+1 on the whole "exploring opportunities" I picked up a bass because my dad had one lying around, and I then became interested out of my own persistent curiosity. Neither of my parents ever pushed me to do anything involving my bass playing. That being said, I can't even begin to think about a...

I use GarageBand. My interface came with the LE version of protools, and I've heard some pretty horrible things about the installing and using process, so I didn't even bother. My Mac had GB pre-installed, so I tried it. It's pretty much perfect for my purposes. I don't need a whole lot, but I'm...

I highly recommend, in addition to an interface, an impulse loader. I use LePou's "LeCab" and ampeg SVT WAV files. There are others out there though. These are made to simulate speakers if all you run through is a preamp. Works pretty perfectly for me. May work for you.

As previously suggested, I'd check your intonation first to make sure it's fixed. As far as the Black Beauties go, I have a set on my Jazz Bass and really like them. They have a high end "pop" that I wasn't getting with Ernie Balls. This can be a good thing or bad thing, but I've found it's not...

Dethrone Humanity. We do original Death/Thrash metal The other bands I'm in are Planetary Decimation (tech. death) and Lotus Eater (stoner/doom rock)