Thanks. One more question do you have a limiter that has obvious artifacts when the limiter engages? If so will the mThump in front of it reduce/eliminate that noise?
Thanks,
-Frank
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[sfx] Micro Thumpinator test and survey
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Thanks. One more question do you have a limiter that has obvious artifacts when the limiter engages? If so will the mThump in front of it reduce/eliminate that noise?
Thanks,
-Frank
bongomania
Commercial User
The reason that I asked is because of the results I gathered from running computer simulations. You confirmed what I saw with the simulations with the comp. I also suspect a similar result with a clicky limiter that only makes noise on the attack. If the limiter has a release click the simulation showed no benefit there.
He is one of the very few people that I know with hyper sensitive hearing. He hears things where you sometimes need a scope to detect it.
-Frank
Hey guys, I have a real quick question to ask about my particular layout. I'm planning on running a set up as follows:
bass > comp > true bypass looper (A>B>C) >
LOOP A:
octaver > bass wah > filter
LOOP B:
mThumpinator(?) > volume pedal
LOOP C:
flanger > delay > reverb
/out looper
phrase looper > amp
I will have Loop B on all the time, to keep the volume pedal after the triggered effects (Loop A) as not to adjust their sensitivity, but before the modulation (Loop C) so I can swell into those delays and reverbs. SO!
My two questions are:
1) Will the mThump be a good buffer to sit in the middle of my board to keep the signal strong and clean without coloring my tone?
2) Will the elimination of these sub sonic frequencies take any punch out of my tone?
Forgive me if these questions have been answered, I've searched and haven't found a clear answer. I'm pretty interested in this as a utility. Thanks!
bass > comp > true bypass looper (A>B>C) >
LOOP A:
octaver > bass wah > filter
LOOP B:
mThumpinator(?) > volume pedal
LOOP C:
flanger > delay > reverb
/out looper
phrase looper > amp
I will have Loop B on all the time, to keep the volume pedal after the triggered effects (Loop A) as not to adjust their sensitivity, but before the modulation (Loop C) so I can swell into those delays and reverbs. SO!
My two questions are:
1) Will the mThump be a good buffer to sit in the middle of my board to keep the signal strong and clean without coloring my tone?
2) Will the elimination of these sub sonic frequencies take any punch out of my tone?
Forgive me if these questions have been answered, I've searched and haven't found a clear answer. I'm pretty interested in this as a utility. Thanks!
Generally speaking, the frequencies filtered by the thumpinator are not able to be properly reproduced by most cabs. Those frequencies will make the cabs work their @3#$# off though.
You'll still have your punch.
You'll still have your punch.
bongomania
Commercial User
enjoi1018 said:
1 yes, 2 no.
It's an excellent quality buffer, and the subsonic thumps don't contribute anything you want to hear.
I received a Micro Thumpinator last week and this past weekend I got an opportunity to test it out in one of the bands I play in. This particular band is a punk outfit with a guitarist who cranks his tube amp and a 6' 9", 270 lbs drummer who POUNDS his kit.
Normally when playing with them I usually beat the crap out of my bass. Always, the cones on my 4x12 cabinet look like they
are ready to rip themselves loose from the speaker frames.
Not that night!! Playing like I normally do, I could barely see any movement of the speakers. I put the Thumpinator right before my tuner then it passes through 3 different overdrive pedals to the amp. This device REALLY does what is supposed to do.
Thanks Max!
Normally when playing with them I usually beat the crap out of my bass. Always, the cones on my 4x12 cabinet look like they
are ready to rip themselves loose from the speaker frames.
Not that night!! Playing like I normally do, I could barely see any movement of the speakers. I put the Thumpinator right before my tuner then it passes through 3 different overdrive pedals to the amp. This device REALLY does what is supposed to do.
Thanks Max!
Silent Fly
Commercial User
Was there a always on version of the mThumpinator made at one point? I can't remember if it's the mThump or another buffer that I'm thinking of that was designed to always be on and it could mount under a pedaltrain pedalboard.
bongomania
Commercial User
That would make sense. In the picture on the sfx website I thought that was a push button switch, but it would be the adapter plug. I must have been dreaming because I thought I saw a black thumpinator with wings for screwing it down and jacks on the opposite ends. But now that I think about it more, I think there was a special edition black B^3 at the same time that I saw a black buffer made by JHS and I'm comining those in my memory. Less drugs.... Heh.
My main amp is a GB Streamliner, which I understand has an excellent high-pass filter. I like a lot of low end, octave-dividers etc., and I play through a fEARful which tries to reproduce all that low end. Will I gain anything from using the mThump with the Streamliner, or is the built-in filter already taking care of it?
I'm thinking about picking up a GK MB800 or perhaps the new Valkerie when that comes out. Same question there - will it benefit me, or can those amps control their own low end?
I'm thinking about picking up a GK MB800 or perhaps the new Valkerie when that comes out. Same question there - will it benefit me, or can those amps control their own low end?
Dunno about the GB, but my GK MB500 I have does not seem to have a HPF and the mThump does a great job.
OK, just got confirmation from agedhorse that the mThump would be redundant with the Streamliner (and perhaps other GB amps as well).
I'll keeping it in mind for future amps though.
I'll keeping it in mind for future amps though.
I contacted GK and they stated the MB500 DOES have a HPF but I could definitely see a difference in the movement of the speaker cones when using the Thumpinator. Without it a lot of excursion when "thumping" the bass, almost no excursion when using the Thumpinator.
If the MB500 has a hpf it isn't very effective, it blew apart my main cab. Admittedly it is quite old and needed to be re-glued.
The mThump made a significant difference at medium and higher volume levels and my small combo, Polytone MBIII is much happier with the mThump in the chain.
The mThump made a significant difference at medium and higher volume levels and my small combo, Polytone MBIII is much happier with the mThump in the chain.
