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Thumpinator: day 1
- Thread starter eddododo
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I put mine really early in the chain.
I go EQ, Octave (down), mThump, then all my fuzz and wah and what have you.
Properly applied HPF's like this make all the difference. It still amazes me that so many bass amplification builders don't build this kind of thing directly into their preamps. If I were using a head that didn't have one, I'd absolutely have a Thumpinator or Fdeck's HPF in my chain.
well... you can find them only in power amps.
Yeah, some newer power amps with digital control offer a cutoff point and slope. I think the new Peavey IPR series has them. Still, I feel very good having my Fdeck in my chain. I like the variable second stage. I can crank that control precisely where I need it, which varies at different venues. I real 'Mud-Be-Gone'.
Will this help with the lows some my fuzz pedals create or the Xerograph? My amp sometimes sounds like its going to blow up. Could be the Roscoe too though.
OK so I made it back and got to test out the new pedals (Micro Thumpinator and Vintage) and they are both fantastic.
The micro thumpinator really cleans up my Ashdown Abm 500 410 combo (115 extension). the sound is much cleaner and less muddy. I like it, its a keeper.
The Vintage flat out rocks. I like it so much I bought a B7K!!!!
Bottom line, the Thumpinator does what it should and does it well.
The micro thumpinator really cleans up my Ashdown Abm 500 410 combo (115 extension). the sound is much cleaner and less muddy. I like it, its a keeper.
The Vintage flat out rocks. I like it so much I bought a B7K!!!!
Bottom line, the Thumpinator does what it should and does it well.
Where would it sit in a long chain? Or would this work best straight from bass to bypass looper so your clean signal and effects chain would get some thumpinator?
Looks a nice piece of kit, how long is the order on these?
Looks a nice piece of kit, how long is the order on these?
I have mine early in the chain, but I also use a loopmaster so its right after my instrument selector before anything.
Delivery was about 5 weeks from order to delivery to Canada.
Delivery was about 5 weeks from order to delivery to Canada.
Looks a great little box, its payday for me tomorrow and my addiction to pedals needs feeding so I think ill give this one a try, anybody know if the guy who makes them is a regular on talkbass? I'll probably pm him
Yeah he's around, but easier if u go to his site. Sfx. If Max has some made up u can probably get one in a week
update- still loving it. experimenting with the effects of it in different spots in the chain via a complicated bundle of foot switches I put together.
I will be posting results when I feel like I know what im talking about
I also will be using it in the sidechain of my FEA compressor
I will be posting results when I feel like I know what im talking about
I also will be using it in the sidechain of my FEA compressor
Hmmm, I'm not sure this would do anything differently than just putting it first in your signal chain, unless you wanted to be able to bypass it at the same time you disengage your compressor?
Wouldn't putting it in the sidechain give the effect of ignoring below 30Hz to trigger compression? I only used the sidechain a few times but I thought it didn't affect the audio signal path directly, just when the compression is triggered/released.
Well... I have a theory that the subsonics cause overcompression of the low range- the high energy of low frequencies cause the disproportionate compression that causes the percieved bass loss that necessitated sidechains/dual bands in the first place.. it may be a useless concession, and even if it works well, I would rather use it for my actual signal path, but I'm curious nonetheless..
Hell it may even cause the subsonic say it supposed to be getting rid of to be EXPANDED to critical amounts. in fact that's probably what will happen
Well, perhaps, but putting the HPF first in the signal chain would remove them also, so they wouldn't trigger compression that way either. Also, if you put the Thumpinator in the side chain, it doesn't remove the sub-lows from the signal in the Compressor. It just prevents the compressor from reacting to them, so you'd still have that part of the signal going to your speakers. IMHO, this wouldn't be desirable at all.
I'd rather put the Thumpinator in front of everything, eliminating the offending frequencies. Then let the compressor do it's job. If you are still getting too much compression on lower notes, then putting an EQ in the side chain would do the trick more effectively.
