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  1. Crystalman85

    Zoom b1 four patch ideas

    Welcome to the zoom b1 four patch ideas thread. much like the zoom b3 patch ideas and the digitech bp355 patch ideas threads, this thread will be about sharing patch ideas for the zoom b1 four. since I've looked up the effects list, I have been brain storming a few patch ideas for the zoom b1...
  2. Crystalman85

    Bridge recommendations

    Hey guys...I am looking to modify my Ibanez bass. it's an sr305b in case anyone asks. I already have a preamp and a set of pickups in mind. and in additions to that, I would like to get a new bridge to add some sustain. I was wondering what bridge would you recommend for an Ibanez soundgear to...
  3. Crystalman85

    ebs drive me crazy review

    Okay this is my review on the ebs drive me crazy. first off, this is a high-gained distortion pedal that's part of ebs's blue label series of pedals. this pedal has 3 controls. drive, tone, and level. it also has a toggle switch that selects certain modes of low-end. the modes are thin, normal...
  4. Crystalman85

    Delete this thread

    made a mistake. my apologies.
  5. Crystalman85

    T.C electronics thunderstorm flanger review

    Okay I've recently purchased a t.c electronics thunderstorm flanger pedal and it's a pretty good flanger pedal to use on bass. for an affordable flanger pedal, it's quite versatile. it can go from a basic jet flanging sound to a swirling flanger sound. it is a little different from the vortex...
  6. Crystalman85

    Vertex steel string pedal

    I saw this pedal on prymaxe one week and I was wondering has anyone tried this pedal on bass? if so, does this pedal make your bass sound more punchier? here's the clip of the pedal demoed on guitar.
  7. Crystalman85

    EHX Hot wax review

    Okay this is my personal review on the electro-harmonix hot wax dual overdrive pedal. I've recently purchased an electro-harmonix hot wax and I have to say this is a great sounding overdrive pedal. it's quite versatile and each overdrive section has a unique sound of it's own. the hot tubes has...
  8. Crystalman85

    Question about the t.c electronic vortex flanger

    Okay so I got a t.c electronic vortex flanger as a late birthday present and the pedal is pretty cool. I do dig the swirling sound quality. so anywho, I was testing it out one day and I had it hooked in the mono output. while I was playing with it, I've noticed that it kept short circuiting for...
  9. Crystalman85

    Joyo future chorus review

    I bought this pedal out of curiosity and I have to say the pedal sounded pretty good. the sounds kinda reminded me of a danelectro fab chorus, only this pedal has a little bit of a darker sound. this pedal is pretty versatile. it can go from a subtle chorus sound to a lush 80s chorus sound. this...
  10. Crystalman85

    Wolf Bass guitars

    I was visiting reverb.com recently and I've came across this bass brand called wolf. I was wonder has anyone ever heard of these basses? Wolf 5 String Jazz Bass Transparent Red Bass 2016 w/ Gigbag My first impression is that they seem like nice looking basses and the features seem pretty...
  11. Crystalman85

    Xvive v14 metal head

    It's been a long time since I've posted a thread, so here we go. I've come across this pedal recently and was wondering if this pedal would work well for bass. it has only 3 controls. blend, tone, and gain. that's pretty much it. too bad there isn't a level control. well anywho, has anyone here...
  12. Crystalman85

    Rocktron pedals...underrated?

    I was just wondering are rocktron pedals considered to be underrated? they made many pedals for guitar and has made some bass multi-effects processors. the other day, I've been looking at the reaction series of pedals and they look pretty cool and sturdy. I've been looking at the reaction chorus...
  13. Crystalman85

    What's wrong with the tobias toby deluxe-v?

    I was looking around on the bass section at musician's friends the other day and I've noticed poor reviews on a tobias toby deluxe-v 5-string bass. the 4-string version has a lot of positive reviews, but the 5-string version has such poor reviews. I took a listen to these basses on youtube and...
  14. Crystalman85

    Need help with the Ibanez sr305

    Hey guys...I own an Ibanez sr305 for about 2 years now and it has a great sound. recently I've been having a little trouble with sustain on the low b string. the other strings seems to sustain okay. they ring for about 17 seconds, but when I let the low b string ring, it only rang for about 11...
  15. Crystalman85

    Empress distortion pedal

    I was visiting the empress website and then I came across the empress distortion pedal. one thing that came to mind is that it looks like a more compacted version of the empress multidrive. it does have the distortion type feature as the multidrive. and the other controls consists bass, gain...
  16. Crystalman85

    Rockbass or dean

    Hey guys...I've been interested in trying something new. for while I've been looking at the rockbass corvette basic and the rockbass streamer standard. I've checked out clips on youtube from these basses and they sounded pretty cool. I like the sound quality of these basses and I would like to...
  17. Crystalman85

    Question about the hadean vickers bass

    I've seen these basses on rondo music and they kinda reminded me of the rockbass corvette $$ basses. I was wondering if anyone here own one of these basses, how's the sound quality. also can you describe the sound of these basses. I would like to get an Idea on how they sound. also I'm asking...
  18. Crystalman85

    Question about the douglas wpb-955

    Has anyone played this bass? I've been checking out basses from rondo music and I came across this bass along with a hadean vickers bass and was wondering about the sound quality on this bass. if anyone here owns one, let me know how it is. here's the link to the bass from rondo music. Link...
  19. Crystalman85

    Hartke hd75 or hd150

    Hey guys...I'm looking to buy a new combo amp and I am debating on a hartke hd75 or an hd150. I do like hartke amps and I've been thinking about purchasing on of these amps. when it comes to combo amps, I usually go for the 1x15 combo amps because the 15" speaker absorbs more sound and it's...
  20. Crystalman85

    Dean edge emg basses

    I've recently saw these basses on a few online music stores and was kinda curious about it. these basses are new and they're equipped with a set of emg pick-ups. I was wondering has anyone played these basses? if so, how is it? I did like dean edge basses in the past. I've had a dean edge...
  21. Crystalman85

    Maxon hybrid bass driver

    I was checking out some effects online today and I came across this pedal. it is a maxon bd10 hybrid bass driver. I'm assuming this is a new pedal from maxon. I was wondering has anyone ever tried this pedal? if so, how is it? here's the link to this pedal...
  22. Crystalman85

    Vox stomplab Ib/IIb patch ideas

    Hey everyone...welcome to the vox stomplab Ib/IIb patch ideas thread. much like the zoom b3 patch ideas thread, this thread is dedicated to those who own a vox stomplab 1b or 2b and needed some nifty patch ideas. feel free to check out these patches and post some ideas if you got some of your...
  23. Crystalman85

    Post your favorite video game tunes

    For all you gamers here on talkbass, what are some of your favorite video game tunes. it can be from a retro video game(nintendo, sega, turbo grafx 16, etc.) or from a modern video game(xbox, playstation, nintendo wii u, etc). here are some of my favorites. El viento- sega genesis Valis...
  24. Crystalman85

    mooer pronounciation

    I was wondering how the brand name mooer is pronounced...is it moo-er or is it moore(like Demi Moore)?
  25. Crystalman85

    What's the name of this song?

    Does anybody know the name of this song? I heard this from a commercial for that metal show on vh1 classic where they show famous metal musician and metal fans holding up the metal horns and head-banging. and almost 2 months ago, I heard this song while watching the movie vamps. it's an alicia...
  26. Crystalman85

    Worst movie lines you've ever heard

    What are some of the worst movie lines you've heard in any movie?
  27. Crystalman85

    What would be your profession if you weren't a musician?

    I hope I'm in the right section for this topic. let's say that you are a famous musician(I know everyone here is not a famous musician, but just pretend that you are) and you are being interviewed on t.v or on the radio. and you were asked that If you weren't a famous musician, what profession...
  28. Crystalman85

    Question for ebs valvedrive users

    I have a question for those who owns an ebs valvedrive and this is an experimental question. I know this pedal has an actual tube that gives the pedal a warm tube sound and I was wondering. what would happen if you place a high-gain tube on that pedal? would it create a completely different...
  29. Crystalman85

    Favorite digitech and hardwire pedals

    Here's a fun thread for those who owns digitech pedals and hardwire pedals. what is your favorite pedals from digitech and hardwire and why? it can be a stomp-box or a multi-effect processor you own. my favorite pedals from digitech is the bass driver, the bass chorus, and the bp355. I like the...
  30. Crystalman85

    Douglas basses

    I was wondering...has anyone here ever tried out douglas basses from rondo music? I once owned a douglas web825 5-string bass and I thought it sounded pretty cool. I know those basses are still available at rondo music and the web basses by douglas does go by different names like the sculptor or...
  31. Crystalman85

    Fernandes basses...under-rated?

    Hey everybody...I was wondering. are fernandes basses under-rated? I've noticed that not a lot of people has mentioned these basses, but I do know that there are a few people who dig these basses and I am aware that there's a fernandes bass club. I always thought these basses sounded pretty...
  32. Crystalman85

    Warwick bass strings

    I was visiting musician's friend a few years ago and I noticed that warwick had their own brand a bass strings called the warwick black label series. and since these strings are still available at musician's friends(and probably other online music stores as well), I was wondering has anyone ever...
  33. Crystalman85

    Question about purchasing Ibanez sr300

    I was visiting some online music stores because I was planning on purchasing an Ibanez sr300 in an iron pewter finish for my brother's new band and I've noticed the picture of the Ibanez sr300 in an iron pewter is the previous model with the mid sweeper rather than the current model with the...
  34. Crystalman85

    Rocktron utopia b100 review(redo)

    a few years ago, I did a review on the rocktron utopia b100 and parts of the review where I've mentioned the distortion channels was a little misleading. which is why I wanted to redo this review. and thinking back on my experience with the rocktron utopia b100, I would say there some pros and...
  35. Crystalman85

    Share you favorite local bands

    There's been many threads on everyone sharing their own bands, but there was never a thread on sharing local bands that everyone enjoy seeing perform. which is why I've started this thread. share some of the local bands that you like. rather if it's a band that you've done a show with, heard a...
  36. Crystalman85

    Schecter raiden special with effects?

    I was wondering how the schecter raiden special bass sounds with the use of effects? I did do a search on youtube on how this bass sounds with the use of effects and only found one clip of someone playing a schecter raiden special 5-string bass with the ehx bass big muff. it sounded great, but I...
  37. Crystalman85

    Korg ax series patch ideas

    Hey everybody. welcome to the korg ax series patch ideas thread. this thread is dedicated for those who own a korg ax bass multi-effects processor like the korg ax3b, ax5b, and the korg ax3000b. if you own a certain korg ax processor and have a patch idea you would like to share, type down the...
  38. Crystalman85

    Rocktron gainiac 2

    I'm not really a rackmount person, but there is something that I've been wondering for quite sometime. has anyone ever tried the rocktron gainiac 2 on bass? I am aware that it's a rackmount for guitar, but I wonder if anyone has ever tried it on bass. it sounded great on guitar and I'll bet it...
  39. Crystalman85

    Schecter C-5 deluxe 5-string bass

    I was wondering has anyone ever tried this bass? I've been looking at this bass for a while and I'm kinda curious about it. I am interested in the fact that it has a string-through body(which gives the bass extra sustain) and a 3-band eq for tone flexability. so yeah, I was wondering has anyone...
  40. Crystalman85

    Schecter raiden deluxe 5-string bass review

    I've recently bought a schecter raiden deluxe 5-string bass. I bought one out of curiosity and I have to say it sounded pretty cool. this bass has a nice punchy sound. especially since it has p/j pick-ups. also this bass is passive. the bass is equipped with ernie ball stainless steel strings...