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Micro Thumpinator
- Thread starter MostlyBass
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It all depends on Max's stock. He doesn't keep tens of pedals in stock. Once he gets one order, maybe he builds two or three. It means that some have to wait in the queue their turn, and others get the benefit of the occasional in-stock.
Max is a custom builder. He is not Boss or MXR using cheap Chinese labor. If you are dipping into the world of boutique, get used to the wait for hand-made pedals.
Max is a custom builder. He is not Boss or MXR using cheap Chinese labor. If you are dipping into the world of boutique, get used to the wait for hand-made pedals.
Of course.... but since he hand makes them, perhaps he does them in batches and I just got lucky that he had one in stock... I read a lof the threads on the thumpinator and that seems to be the case. But sorry about your wait!!
Ok just played around with it with my Carvin BX500 and alternated between two cabs - Carvin BRX 10.2 and an Epifani PS115. The Epifani seems to 'need' the Thumpinator more than the BRX. But in both cases the tone seems punchier. B string notes are clearer and the volume across strings is much more even - especially noticeable with the Thumpinator before the compressor and the compressor on. I think it works better before the compressor. Can't tell much difference with the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe either before or after.
I have a gig tonight and will be using my BRX 10.2 cab with the Thumpinator before the pedals. So I'll be able to test it at gig volumes later.
Definitely works and sounds great - although how much difference it makes will definitely depend on your setup.
I have a gig tonight and will be using my BRX 10.2 cab with the Thumpinator before the pedals. So I'll be able to test it at gig volumes later.
Definitely works and sounds great - although how much difference it makes will definitely depend on your setup.
Through the MarkBass Jeff Berlin amp - there is a noticeable clarity on the E and B strings with the Thumpinator.
Exploiter8
Demons run when a good man goes to war
Across the range of my 5 string notes seem clearer and punchier although it is most noticeable on the B & E strings. I think how much you notice it would depend more on you amp and speakers than the bass.
Exploiter8
Demons run when a good man goes to war
I haven't had it loud enough yet.... Was supposed to have a gig tonight but the band before us was so loud the event was shut down. I'll try to film the speakers tomorrow.
bongomania
Commercial User
One important detail when shooting video (or doing any other objective testing): be sure to play sounds that include subharmonic thumps, e.g. by slapping strings, pushing strings against the pickup surfaces, knocking a "beater" bass against a hard surface or bumping it into a mic stand, etc. If you just play normally, there won't be much (if any) sub 30 Hz content, and the Thumpinator won't do anything, and the speakers will not change how they move. If you give the low B a good heavy slap though, you should see a difference.
Bongo- thanks for joining the thread! Buy you suggest those just for the visual, right? The thumpinator does its job during normal playing.
bongomania
Commercial User
The Thumpinator has zero effect on anything above (approx) 30-35 Hz. An open low B is about 31 Hz. C1 is about 33 Hz, and C#1 is about 35 Hz. And the effect on those three notes is very slight, maybe even imperceptible. So no, in normal playing the Thumpinator does nothing at all, unless you are tuning below low B.
bongomania
Commercial User
I don't know why you bought it. I bought it to eliminate sub-audio thumps and rumbles, and it does a perfect job of that.
