Get the SA EQ v1. Super easy to hook up to the Le Bass! Don’t really need to know midi.
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Do you mean to recall different settings via the EQ? I actually had this pedal but it arrived DOA.
Absolutely. The problem lies in getting unity gain with all 4 of the channels (A, B, AB hot, and AB cold). With the SA EQ, you can balance them very easily. And it allows you to put some mids into the A side if needed.
It sounds almost essential.I found a new v1 for a buck fifty (the used ones I've come across are too expensive imo,some more than new) so....hey it's only money.
Oh, believe me when I'm in the market I search and re-search.I'm retired and have plenty of time to do so.Anyway crazy prices for used.The cheapest I saw was on Reverb for $120+ and it was well USED! The best v2 price I found was $250 so I figure if I decide to buy one I might as well get a new old stock for $150.and warranty.
Well lookie here. This baby showed up at FedEx via Walgreens this evening.Haven't done anything cept look at the manual.I'm waiting till tomorrow so I can savor the moment.
MIDI isn't absolutely necessary for the Le Bass, but having the capability is really nice. The MIDI implementation on the Le Bass is a little limited and a bit weird if you're looking to use it to control other MIDI devices, but it works pretty well the other way around. You'll see a pic of my board a few posts back. Using two MIDI cables, I managed to program each of them so that a change on one also engages a change on the other. This is how I use it:
I use Channel A as my clean, uneffected sound, so no matter how deep I might get into effects patches on the H9 I can always call up my regular tone just by hitting Channel A. When I hit the Channel A button it also pulls up a clean patch on the H9 with just a little EQ programmed in.
I can essentially do the same thing using Cold Fusion mode, but it's more of a gritty rock tone. So when I hit Channel A and B together it engages Cold Fusion mode on the Le Bass and also a grittier setting on the H9 with some extra drive and EQ but no effects.
I never use Channel B by itself, so I programmed it to engage the tuner on the H9. It's one button push on the Le Bass instead of two on the H9 to engage the tuner.
On the H9, each patch that I've programmed also either calls up Channel A or Cold Fusion Mode on the Le Bass. So if I'm just running a little Chorus I'll use the cleaner sound of Channel A, but I also have a synth patch that calls up Cold Fusion mode to get a little more grit on that patch. It takes a little extra work to program, but the extra capability makes it worth the effort!
Thanks for the advice. As I said I am probably the most un- technical guy on forum. To begin I'd like to do what you call "the other way around". People have suggested the SA EQ and it looks like a logical answer.At the moment I'd like to put the breaks on my GAS and my resources.I have a couple of decent EQs and every pedal you could think of so hopefully I can figure your way out.
I don't think you'll have a problem with the SA EQ. I had the original model and had no problem getting it to interface with the Le Bass, and it was a nice addition. I'm sure that there are several of us regularly participating in this thread who can coach you through it.
I just hooked it up through the FX loop on my SWR sm 400s.Playing around for about a half hour now I've only brought up clean tones thus far and very good ones at that.Naturally it responds differently to various basses.At the moment I'm playing my Solo MM kit bass,loaded with a Tone Monster preamp and Kent Armstrong MM Rail magnet pup.Slapping, the notes fly out of it.The interaction is tremendous,I love it.I can only imagine what's in store.I only just begun,but already I'm seeing what all the fuss is about.
I've been wondering, there's I think 3 different types of the Torpedo cabs as I see it. Ranging in price from around $300 to $700. I see the regular Torpedo Can,then the Cab M and also one that looks like a 2 rack space piece.What are the differences? I've read up on them but I'm slow on the uptake with technology.
There's the original Torpedo Cab, which was a bigger box with MIDI control, then they discontinued that and came out with the Cab M, then updated that to the Cab M+. You can download software to turn your Cab M into a +.
There are a few other desktop and rackmount devices that Two Notes releases under the "Torpedo" name. Most of them are used to take a speaker line from an amp and add a cab sim during the recording process. I think most of the bigger boxes work as a load box while the pedal versions don't.
My Le Bass arrived today. Spent about 10 minutes on it. Pulled my B7kU off my board and listed it for sale. This is the preamp I've been searching for. It's been on my short list for years and I've been foolishly trying everything else first.
