Talkbox FTW!

[Riverboatshabby]

hey guys, bassist here.

i'm considering building a talkbox of my own, and understand that i need a horn driver.

would this work?

http://www.amazon.com/250-Watt-Midrange-Tweeter-Compression-Driver/dp/B001588IS2/ref=pd_cp_e_1

 

[superbassman2000]

you want to shoot 250 watts of bass frequencies in your mouth?

from what i hear, talkboxes aren't really that great with bass--do a search

 

[JAUQO III-X]

from what i hear, talkboxes aren't really that great with bass--do a search

The Digitech Talker is.

 

[3toes]

from what i hear, talkboxes aren't really that great with bass--do a search

It depends on how you have it set up in your chain and what type it is. I had a Rocktron Banshee (first version) and used the Dry Out from one of my other pedals to feed it. That way when I kicked in the talkbox, I still had a signal going to my amp to keep my low end.

Rocktron now has the Banshee 2 that takes care of that for you with a dry out of its own that'll pass the signal on to your amp even when the talkbox is engaged.

 

[superbassman2000]

The Digitech Talker is.

the digitech talker is more of a vocoder than a talkbox--they work in a different way

 

[JAUQO III-X]

the digitech talker is more of a vocoder than a talkbox--they work in a different way

I know but they are still similar.

 

[seamus bass]

you want to shoot 250 watts of bass frequencies in your mouth?

from what i hear, talkboxes aren't really that great with bass--do a search

lol thnks now i have a lap full of cheerios and milk

 

[Riverboatshabby]

yeah, i realize that it might not sound all that great, but i'm really doing this for the pursuit of knowledge.

is there anything that people would suggest to make this thing more suited to bass?

thanks!

 

[basplyr]

The Digitech Talker, on the "Talkbox" setting, sounds like the classic hose-in-the-mouth talkbox... Then it can do a bunch of other things on top of that, but none are as kewl as the Talkbox setting, IMO.

The downfall of the Talker, or at least of the two I own, is that they cause this huge POP through the PA when you engage the unit (kinda like somebody unplugging a phantom powered condensor mic through a PA with the volume cranked). I've had to resort to switching the vocal signal on & off externally with a ProCo Panic Button to use it live w/o the speaker-blowing BOOM happening...