Recent content by TMFoodBass

So, I stumbled upon what might be an issue with my Fender 2013 MIJ FSR '75 Jazz. I often have issues when I play at my church with a strange cycling sound coming through the bass amp. (Sounds like a cieling fan with a scratchy motor.) I usually just chalk it up to flourescent lights in the...

So I tried the volume attenuator idea this weekend and it seemed to work to perfection. I set the diabolik to where I liked it (fuzz - 9:00, clean - 2:30, squish - 8:30), and followed it with the volume attenuator set at about 60%. Really happy with the results. As it stands, I'll use it that...

So, I recently acquired a Malekko Diabolik and I like the way that it sounds, but I can't stand the Volume boost that it gives my signal. I was looking for a nice blended fuzz sound (maybe 20% fuzz, 80% clean), but the controls are so touchy that this seems hard to achieve in that pedal alone...

I appreciate the info. I'm thinking I might bring it up and see if the church is willing to purchase.

We don't have a youth service on sunday morning, so the youth are in service with us already. It's more that there are none of them showing interest in it.

Thanks! I'm certainly not opposed to putting time in to learn how to use the thing, but once the initial learning curve is over how much time would be needed during the week with the Beatbuddy to a) prepare/practice a normal set list for a Sunday morning, b) setup new songs in the database.

Does anyone have first hand experience with a Beat Buddy pedal in a live worship setting? Please give me your thoughts on sound quality, flexibility, general integration with a team. I lead a younger, all-volunteer team in a small church doing an assortment of Jesus Culture, Aaron Shust...

Thanks.

I have a Fender '75 FSR MIJ Jazz bass that I'm looking to get an xtender for. I bought a Hipshot BT10 because it said that these were for MIJ fenders, but the mounting holes didn't line up. I returned it. I'm not keen on making new holes in my bass if I don't need to. After doing a bit more...

I didn't think of checking if there was a Malekko club. Makes sense...:wacky:

As I've been looking at tremolo pedals lately, I found this very unique pedal. No bass demos that I can find anywhere. The guitar demos are somewhat helpful, but... I play primarily on a worship team that features bass quite a bit since we have no electric guitar or synth and the accoustic...

Nice board! Not familiar with the Grey Channel. How does it sound on bass?

Try a light OD or preamp pedal like a sansamp or vintage microtubes deluxe for tone modification. If you like your tone, and are just looking to thicken things up, try a reverb pedal. I use a Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master which is reverb and delay. It can get muddy for more intricate...

When I am band leader, I share lead vocal responsibilities with a female vocalist. But I usually handle the song progression and dynamics control, although much of that is determined durring practices as well.

Leading from the bass can be difficult. I do it about once a month at my church. The key is to have other team members that can be trusted to open songs and do transitions as directed by the leader. We have a 3.5 piece band, as I like to call it, at my church: drums, accoustic guitar, bass...