Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
- Thread starter ttasselm
- Start date
I borrowed it from XKCD, loved the sound of it and knew I had to use it for something, even if it's a ridiculously long title.
Under the Stars
Under the Stars
presently looking for a loop switcher, it must be as simple as possible.
I want to switch from my high gain drive to my low gain with only one stomp, Im constantly switching on the new compositions with the band amd the changes have to be lightning fast.
Other than the Boss LS2, are there any « simple » solutions.
the smaller and the less connections the better.
So far the Boss ls2 seems to be the front runner.
for example in loop A would be the high gain, and straight out would be the low gain. avoiding 2 separate loops and extra cables.
I want to switch from my high gain drive to my low gain with only one stomp, Im constantly switching on the new compositions with the band amd the changes have to be lightning fast.
Other than the Boss LS2, are there any « simple » solutions.
the smaller and the less connections the better.
So far the Boss ls2 seems to be the front runner.
for example in loop A would be the high gain, and straight out would be the low gain. avoiding 2 separate loops and extra cables.
Maybe Saturnworks might have what you are looking for. They are basically the go-to for oddball connection pedals, order-switchers, feedback loopers, etc. and I'm pretty sure if you email them they will wire up something custom based on what you want. The cool graphics are a bonus.
If that means you could live with one loop, then I'd peek at the Damnation Audio Dirt Fixer for the EQ and Blend features.
That said, the Boss is a classic and pretty simple. Good price and easily found new or used.
Watching/sharing this for the live sampler use.
I’ll check it out, my high gain dirt is the MBD2, easily one of my favourite dirt pedals ever.
I already have two custom pedals made by Saturn works, forgot about that one, thanks
Mantic makes the Pendulum which isn’t quite what you’re after in terms of simplicity.
Zvex has a loop switcher with a gate which might be handy for the high gain loop. Again, not simple.
I think for simplicity and availability you’ll be hard pressed to beat the Boss.
Zvex has a loop switcher with a gate which might be handy for the high gain loop. Again, not simple.
I think for simplicity and availability you’ll be hard pressed to beat the Boss.
This might not fit here, but I might head over to another major metropolis for an in-stock 2020 cheapest Sadowsky 5-string PJ bass - certainly don't need it, not my go-to sound (which is wide-ranging, from Ric to Gibson to Alembic and beyond) but a great deal (50% off) - issues apparently with that release (thank you internet?) but I'll see if I can put up with them. Would like a full-scale 5-string for the low-B if needed - but what do I really need?! Make my own sounds, do I need a "normal" sound "just in case"? And "normal" in this case seems to be Sadowsky Jazz Bass normal a la Marcus Miller? Oh well, it'll make a fun day-trip to a city I don't normally go to - try some interesting food with my wife, other possible shopping - wish me luck!
It's always nice in my opinion to travel to an unusual city and try interesting food with the mate and shop and above all look at basses.
Good luck!
Sounds lovely. You will either buy it or not. Either is a good outcome. If you’ve got the space money and interest, need isn’t a big issues.
Back in the 1990s I was on the Bottom Line listserv and it was all Sadowsky (and Eden) all the time. When my wife (then girlfriend) and I got to NYC for a trip, I made a point of going and trying one out. It was great but not for me. Later I got the bug for a 5-string. We drove up to Chicago and I played a G&L L2500 that I should have bought, and a Modulus Q5 that I couldn’t afford even with a student loan, and wound up with a used Ed Reynolds that I could never get to sound like I wanted it to sound and which I later sold. Should not have listened to my guitarist on that trip (it looked cool and he liked the mellow sound).
Well. That last hour of droning fuzz surely endeared me to my newest neighbor. I plugged the F Bass into my Wizard Fuzz and turned up the bridge pickup in series with some preamp boost of the mids. I took the fuzz down to lean bass and moderate gain settings and then jammed all that into my usual OTO delay and reverb boxes and just let a few open strings and harmonics growl and sputter. I haven’t done that in a while and really needed it.
@monsterthompson
on the mbd3, is it possible to switch from the high and low gain sounds and having both at the same nominal level.
(not one of the sounds boosted is what i mean)
This would be my preferred solution if this is possible with the MBD3
on the mbd3, is it possible to switch from the high and low gain sounds and having both at the same nominal level.
(not one of the sounds boosted is what i mean)
This would be my preferred solution if this is possible with the MBD3
This was asked about in the Damnation thread and the answer is no, which has been my experience.
Engaging the boost can be done without creating a wild jump in output but it takes some tweaking and means you might be limited to only a certain amount of boost. It is a clipping circuit so at some point you will effectively be limiting the signal so more saturation won’t mean more output. Running low gain and engaging a high boost will certainly push the output. Running a mid to high gain and engaging a moderate amount of boost will be less likely to create a volume spike. Of course you run into the issue of the clean blend not changing with boost settings. As you can see it becomes a bit of a balancing act.
I knew the hype of perfection on the Damnation audio thread might not all be true.
Your experience with the pedal and the ensuing results are exactly what I was expecting.
Gain staging 101 right there.
Boss LS2 solution with a crap load of cables might still be the most effective choice after all.
sorry to hijack thread with non ambient, experimental , something something.
It’s a great pedal, but it doesn’t have magical elves inside it.
