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- Sep 3, 2006
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We are a US Palmer dealer. I inquired about this bass pocket amp last year and again this year as I want one for personal use. This was several weeks back and the distributor did not have it in their system. I will ask again. I think it may be that it is a difficult market for the US distributor to place a quantity order for this bass pocket amp.
I've ordered from this site and they shipped to me in a week.
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Oh I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't clear. I didn't order this specific product. I ordered a bass guitar. Shipped to me no problem.
So... I purchased one of these because I wanted to migrate away from Amplitube (which doesn't work with the Roland GoMixer) and to be able to have a battery powered "bass amp" for practice when I'm on the go without having to hook up the iPad.
My gigging pre-amp is the Line 6 Helix. I have to admit... this is giggable.
My gigging pre-amp is the Line 6 Helix. I have to admit... this is giggable.
I'm probably too late for some on this but I basically contacted each US dealer listed on the Palmer site that had a website & email address. I found one in less than an hour but it may have been the only one that they had in stock....
8th Street Music - Palmer POCKET AMP BASS
8th Street Music - Palmer POCKET AMP BASS
Does anyone know the full internal signal path for this unit? The ‘saturate’ description in the manual is throwing me off on how to intuit this. Also, any feedback on actual use of the FX loop/insert?
The FX loop requires an insert cable. The TRS connection goes into the Palmer, the send goes into the front of your pedal chain and the output of you last pedal is connected to the return.
I think the saturate impacts how much of the effects is blended in. I will double check later on today.
The manual says ‘Saturate’ is placed in front of the FX loop. It’s essentially a soft clipping control. This leads me to believe it only works on the FX loop, but is the FX loop pre- or post-EQ. I’m fairly certain the voicing/drive circuits are all pre-EQ.
So... I had a chance to play with the saturation today. It really acts a lot like a compressor. Here's a way to really hear it...
- Set the mode to Fuzz
- Turn up the drive all the way
- Turn up the blend all the way
- Turn up the saturation all the way
- Set the volume appropriately
To what extent have you used this box? Recording? Gigging? Just practice/jams? How is it working out for you?
On my primary gig, I use this on my pedal board. We use in ear monitors, so having solid EQ and cab sims makes life easy. My pedal board is tuner, compressor, Palmer.
I am currently experimenting with the GK Plex, as it has a compressor and tuner built in... even less to carry.
IMHO, the Palmer sounds better.
I am currently experimenting with the GK Plex, as it has a compressor and tuner built in... even less to carry.
IMHO, the Palmer sounds better.
Three pedals ain't too much. Sounds like a worthy piece of gear. I have an 2nd gen Palmer pocket amp for guitar. It's pretty great. I don't think it has cab sim. Can be harsh, especially through DI.
Pocket Bass Amp has 3 cab sims that help a lot:
- Flat
- Modern (adds a bass bump)
- Vintage
I am in trouble with clipping input signal with this pre (I use it for home practice only), but with each and every bass I own (both active and passive) I have to play with instrument volume knob turned down to let the pre work without clipping signal, does everybody got a similar experience?
