All three of mine are tight.
As long as the loose one works ok I personally wouldn't be worried about it.
If it does worry you then maybe email the national distributor about it and see what they say?
Greg
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New Zoom B3 has arrived!!!!
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All three of mine are tight.
As long as the loose one works ok I personally wouldn't be worried about it.
If it does worry you then maybe email the national distributor about it and see what they say?
Greg
Hmm...that's what I figured.
Yeah, it works okay. It took a long time to ship and a return would be a hassle.
I'll probably get over it. Thanks for the feedback.
Etienned said:
Way to try to make a point instead of just being helpful and giving him the answer...
Some people... ... ...
I do remember someone saying it's a 25 cent part to replace. (Is that what you were referring to?) I was more concerned about when/where it might fall off.
I think it will be okay, not that bad really. If it actually does become a problem I will find a way to tighten the switch myself.
The fuzzes aren't too bad; maybe a little generic sounding but the standard muff sound is there. The overdrives are pretty good though I think it's funny that there are patches which emulate SansAmp modeling which was created to emulate other amps.
The synths, filters and octaves sound pretty good though. I haven't really gone through everything but the tracking is good above a low D; everything comes through pretty clearly.
The synths, filters and octaves sound pretty good though. I haven't really gone through everything but the tracking is good above a low D; everything comes through pretty clearly.
I just got one today. I'm really liking the expression control you can have over different parameters. I haven't written any patches yet but I can see this being really useful for me. Is there a way to control 2 effects at once with an expression pedal? It doesn't seem like there is. That would be really cool.
The Bit Crusher sounds really good after a the m-filter. I think I had the bit rate at 8 and the sample rate on expression control. It also sounds neat after the multi-tap or pitch delay. Edit: I just tried it again and I had the filter set frq-25 sens 6 res 6 and bit crusher set bit rate-9 sample rate-25 and balance on 100. I ran those into the same compressor with the same settings as the Big Moog patch. Sounds badass.
I've been having a lot of fun with this thing and I haven't even used it with my other pedals yet. I'm kind of torn about where to put it once I put my board back together.
First, an update to my earlier posts; the looseness of the button on the B3 is not an issue at all. It works fine.
After playing with the B3 awhile, hitting two buttons at once to change banks is now easy. Before I was trying to long-press two; the trick is to quickly step on two and take your foot away.I haven't been able to switch banks. I had no problem hitting both switches at once on the B2 but it's just not happening on the B3
mine got lost in shipping and gave me a real scare but it got home today! 
so can anyone educate me on how to get the envelop filters sounding good? how do i set the right sens, res, etc what are those things anyway?
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so can anyone educate me on how to get the envelop filters sounding good? how do i set the right sens, res, etc what are those things anyway?
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turn the knobs until it sounds good... then stop turning.
i know that may not sound helpful, but the settings that sound good to my ears and with my bass probably aren't the same settings that will sound good to your ears and with your bass(es)
Someone who is very knowledgeable about guitars and amps recently informed me that, when playing out of an amp, to not use any of the amp sims with the B3. That would also mean removing a sim from a patch chain. He suggested to use the sims only for direct recording/not involving an amp.
I don't remember the technical reason he gave/need to ask again, it had something to do with the fact that you're already playing out of an amp.
And also when going from the B3 to an amp that has an active and passive input; always use active.
Maybe all of this is common knowledge, but I certainly didn't know...so fyi if applicable.
I don't remember the technical reason he gave/need to ask again, it had something to do with the fact that you're already playing out of an amp.
And also when going from the B3 to an amp that has an active and passive input; always use active.
Maybe all of this is common knowledge, but I certainly didn't know...so fyi if applicable.
ZB158 said:
Think of amp sims as a specific EQ/compression signature associated with each amp. And unless you're amp is 100% flat as in the case with going direct, you're just adding another signature on top of your amp. Redundant. Also, It's hard to say that an amp can be completely flat because the speakers give it an added EQ/compression pattern too. Example: the same amp sounds slightly different in a cab with 10s vs a cab with 12s.
Thanks for the explanation..I do see what you're saying and it makes sense.
I am grateful I found this out about the B3 sooner than later.
I don't really use the any of the amp sims to get a specific amp's sound. I use them as short cuts to an EQ that I might like at the time, although I think the SVT sim does sound kinda like an Ampeg tube amp.
okay am a little bummed out now, probably am too picky but to my ears the tone of the bass with all effects off sounds very different as compared to bass direct to amp
it sounds "different" for sure, it lacks some of the low-mid range "depth" of sorts and sounds really different when i solo out the bridge pickup
when i solo out the bridge pickup on my bass i just dont like the tone through the zoom b3 so i ended up plugging it out last night :-/
but for 200$ its a all in one package so am not sure how i feel about it right now, maybe i will try it out through a pa at my gig tomorrow and see if the amp sims make me sound better than going direct with a generic DI.
i like the tweakability though!
edit: thats how i felt last night when i was up till the morning practicing! now i am plugging it again and it sounds alright to me so its possible i had gone bonkers. and am confused about how i really feel about the straight through sound again.
i worry about it so much because i love how my bass sounds i dont want the original tone to get through along with all its nuances so i dont have to use an amp sim all the time if i dont want to!
it sounds "different" for sure, it lacks some of the low-mid range "depth" of sorts and sounds really different when i solo out the bridge pickup
when i solo out the bridge pickup on my bass i just dont like the tone through the zoom b3 so i ended up plugging it out last night :-/
but for 200$ its a all in one package so am not sure how i feel about it right now, maybe i will try it out through a pa at my gig tomorrow and see if the amp sims make me sound better than going direct with a generic DI.
i like the tweakability though!
edit: thats how i felt last night when i was up till the morning practicing! now i am plugging it again and it sounds alright to me so its possible i had gone bonkers. and am confused about how i really feel about the straight through sound again.
i worry about it so much because i love how my bass sounds i dont want the original tone to get through along with all its nuances so i dont have to use an amp sim all the time if i dont want to!
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Makes me glad I play through a Genz Benz, they really have no definative "signature" sound.
GB's transparency eliminates at least part of what you mention, so I guess the only other post-instrument tone coloration really comes from the speaker cab I choose to use.
Greg
Makes me glad I play through a Genz Benz, they really have no definative "signature" sound.
GB's transparency eliminates at least part of what you mention, so I guess the only other post-instrument tone coloration really comes from the speaker cab I choose to use.
Greg
just put a true bypass pedal (i mean some kind of fx loop) in front of the b3 and you have your plain bass sound at your amp (of course without effects then
. i also hear the difference but after a while i got used to it. for me it is more some kind of a response-thing than a great difference in the sound. i did manage to get the right feel again by tweaking my amp.and basically its a matter of money - i sold all my (boutique) pedals after having the b3 for about a year and now have money left for a nice vacation
just put a true bypass pedal (i mean some kind of fx loop) in front of the b3 and you have your plain bass sound at your amp (of course without effects then
and basically its a matter of money - i sold all my (boutique) pedals after having the b3 for about a year and now have money left for a nice vacation
true that!but i dont think am going to get and carry around another pedal to cure one! i had gone from about half a dozen pedals on a board to none at all not even a tuner heh! but i guess the pa test at the gigs will decide!
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