Recent content by joppo

I have patchs set up just like this too and love them. The one ‘innovation’ I have is that I sometimes have two instruments running through my Stomp - a bass synth, electric cello or an electric upright in addition to my bass. I split the paths left/right for each instrument, use whatever blocks...

I’ve got an NS WAV 5 string cello with the low F. Really love it. I haven’t played an NXTa, but I believe that in passive mode, it is to all intents and purposes the same as the WAV (but with better build quality). I think the MiSi electronics are completely bypassed in passive mode, so it is...

Hi Glenn. I think the answer to your question relates to how flexible you are. The NS is similar in that the scale length is the same, but different in that it lacks the reference points of the neck heel and body which help with setting muscle memory and help you play in tune. The NS compensates...

I’m away from home so can’t post a photo of the family, but do have a photo of the special child. I made it myself out of wood from an old church pew which my Dad rescued

One solution Steve is to get both a cello and an upright :D

I got the passive WAV5 because I didn’t know how I would go with the tuning in 5ths. For me, the two key elements to get a good tone are having a high impedance input and then the cello IR. I have a buffer pedal with a 10MOhm input at the front of my chain which does a nice job with the passive...

I do both - I'll stand if I am with a small group and sit if I am with the full band. I like standing, but I'm slightly too tall for the tripod stand. I have to hunch over a little which makes my intonation a little less accurate. I like to stand, so I am trying to get their shoulder strap...

I’ve went for an NS Design Cello. I can get a pretty nice cello tone with a cello impulse response and some reverb. My wife prefers my electric tone compared to acoustic hands down. Some people don’t like lack of the normal cello contact points on the NS instruments, but I hadn’t played a lot of...

I mainly use the electric cello for that reason - easy to amplify, no chance of feedback. Plus it is a five string with a low F string. I have an ‘upright bass’ patch set up so I can play both bass and cello on the same instrument

I have an acoustic and an electric cello to compliment my little collection of basses. Cello is an awesome instrument to add to a worship band. It’s nice to have both as there are songs that just scream for one or the other

Sure is! I’ve had an NS Cello for 18 months and just love it. I think it is great to be able to play both cello and bass. They complement each other really well.

No, in fact I’m sure most people that use them just use them as is.

Impulse responses really help and the 3 Sigma Audio ones are the best I found. Don’t expect it to make it sound just like an acoustic upright bass because of things like the sustain is different, but it definitely give it a lot of an acoustic uprights vibe. I don’t play without them - it is a...

I’m using the German Bass IRs with my EUB and the French Cello IRs with my electric cello. The impulse responses add some body to the electric tone and really helps. I have actually edited the impulses it get them even closer to an acoustic sound by EQ matching - I recorded my acoustic cello and...

The are lots of pedals that you can load impulse responses into. If you want a pedal that just does loads the impulse response (plus some eq) then the Mooer Radar is one of the cheapest options. I use the 3 Sigma Audio IRs in the Radar and it works very well. However, it can only load one IR at...