NPD DSM Noisemaker OmniCabSim

[ExaltBass]

Very nice. And cool bass! What is that?

This is a custom Joiner 'Fifty-Six' that I commissioned last winter, as an updated vision of a classic '56 P-Bass. The pickups are Nordstrand BigRigs, the electronics are a 3 knob Sadowsky pre, the hardware is Hipshot and the faux carbon fibe pickguard was also done for it by my friend Jeff Joiner, who also made other basses in my stable.

I’m really loving the BigRigs. Recommended

 

[J.Wolf]

big rigs with a sadowsky pre. Man, I bet thats a killer combo.......

 

[Dsmnoisemaker]

nice board.....can you tell us a bit more about the Drive Maker, I've been quite curious about it......

Check this video by Patrick Hunter..he just published it:

 

[jacoby75]

Check this video by Patrick Hunter..he just published it:

His videos are fantastic. His video of the OCSD was a big factor in my decision to get one. That and all of the praise it gets around here. The drive maker might be next on the list.

 

[ExaltBass]

Check this video by Patrick Hunter..he just published it:

Great video!

 

[IvanBassist]

Check this video by Patrick Hunter..he just published it:

Nice demo! Funny that he's wearing a Darkglass shirt haha

 

[monsterthompson]

I'll X Post this here (it is in the Dunwich and Dingwall threads, too)
Testing the HM2 & Dingwall, and the OCSD makes going direct super easy, even with dirty signals
Dingwall D Bird > Phat Phuk B > HM2 > OCSD
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[loopee]

Check this video by Patrick Hunter..he just published it:

thank you.....might be too versatile....

 

[Frankiebass59]

It has arrived! Still tweaking but I think this will work.

 

[Dsmnoisemaker]

thank you.....might be too versatile....

LOL yes..it is too versatile..
I use it as my own "gain lab" some settings are really worth of their own pedal..

 

[Dsmnoisemaker]

Nice demo! Funny that he's wearing a Darkglass shirt haha

Didn't notice that.. I work for Darkglass anyway, so it's not a big deal..

 

[jacoby75]

It has arrived! Still tweaking but I think this will work.

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That's a fantastic setup! Nice and simple.

 

[IvanBassist]

It has arrived! Still tweaking but I think this will work.

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Out of curiosity: why are you running the thumpinator + the OmniCab? Isn't it a bit of an overkill?

 

[J.Wolf]

I use an Fdeck after my OCS and it doesnt feel or sound like overkill to me. I can beef up the cab size and resonance without things getting out of control.. Its a great combo

 

[jacoby75]

I use an Fdeck after my OCS and it doesnt feel or sound like overkill to me. I can beef up the cab size and resonance without things getting out of control.. Its a great combo

That's an intriguing concept. Because there are times where I want to beef up the resonance more but I can't because it gets too "boomy," and "woofy", if you know what I mean. Of course, I could just dial both or either back, but I'm always looking for an excuse to buy more pedals, so . . .
That way I can justify it to the wife. "But honey, I HAD to buy another pedal! The OCSD was getting too woofy!" It will sound good from the couch . . . which is where I'll be sleeping.

 

[J.Wolf]

Make sure you reserve a little of that pedal money for a cheap pillow and blanket. lol

This concept of bass boost + HPF is nothing new. Its part of what people love so much about the Noble and the Arkham Pre's (and possibly the Mesa heads with the adjustable HPF): You can cut the lows, and add them back in which adds a different color and level of pleasant distortion. I love the Fdeck for this reason, because (with or without the OCS) I can crank the bass on my onboard pre, which is a really desirable bass boost, and compensate by tightening up the HPF a little so that the net effect is fat and juicy but not at all boomy. Its real hard to go back now to my sound without it. And I'm not even using super deep cabs these days. Really wish I had the OCS and Fdeck back when I was using Acme and Accugroove cabs which both have such stunning low end extension. Which can get a little problematic at loud stage volumes.

 

[Frankiebass59]

Out of curiosity: why are you running the thumpinator + the OmniCab? Isn't it a bit of an overkill?

I actually have it before the Omni to tame my ham handed right hand technique. It really does protect the speakers from transient spikes when I come down hard on the strings and feel much better having that extra insurance.

 

[Valveman]

I use a Broughton HPF after the OCSD as a final measure before my amp. The OCSD does so much more for tone shaping than a simple hpf task. Both have their jobs and they do them well.

 

[ExaltBass]

I use a microThumpinator after the OCSD, and just before the Noble. I can get a fat as I want, and the speakers stay nice and happy. It also keeps it clean in the subs.

 

[EMoneySC2]

I use a microThumpinator after the OCSD, and just before the Noble. I can get a fat as I want, and the speakers stay nice and happy. It also keeps it clean in the subs.

Interesting. I may have to try this out.