Two Notes Le Bass Players Club

[imurrx]

I found 3 sound clips on this site that claims they used a Revolt. Just search for revolt on the page.
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[Paajanenae]

I'm sure this has been asked but I cant find it in the thread or online. One of you younger dudes probably could find it much faster. From what I see the Bass Revolt looks like a perfect pedal for me. I have a rule that I try before I buy though or at very least hear a video and honest reviews. What's taking so long for this pedal to come out and when is it actually supposed to?

I just got a mail from the local distributor that these are finally "confirmed" for January. Of course with the way things are these days, even that might be delayed. But this was the first time they're actually confirmed anything to me, so..

 

[RasJay]

LE BASS POWER ISSUE

I ordered a used Le Bass (no factory power supply) from GC and using a CIOKS DC7 with nothing else plugged in the pedal doesn't seem to completely power on. Several center negative 5.5/2.1mm plugs and CIOKS ports tested. On either 9v at 660ma or 12v at 500ma there is the faintest of amber light coming from the tip of the tube. Neither of the channels light up when clicking their buttons.

For some reason the CIOKS DC7 is not listed on the Le Bass support page however it meets both specs required for 9v and 12v. I have opened a support case with Two Notes and am awaiting to hear back. Any ideas? I have read about issues with 3rd party party power supplies but haven't found anything definitive.

 

[imurrx]

The OnStage PS901 works with it. I am using the 1A 12v output.

The faint light that is emanating is normal while plugged in and with neither switch engaged. One time it did not light power when I had too many things when I daisy changed the regular power supply. Undoing that fix it.

Have you tried to do a factory reset:

8. Factory Reset


The factory reset will bring back the Le Preamp MIDI configuration to its initial state. Once you entered that page, the tube window LEDs will flash in blue. Press simultaneously the A and B switches to reset your Le Preamp. Once the reset is done, Le Preamp will reboot.

le_preamp_series:le_preamp_series_user_s_manual [User's manuals]

 

[RasJay]

@imurdoch88
I went directly to section 8 in the manual and didn't understand understand what they meant by pages. I pressed both channels while plugged in and they lit up. I could engage either or both channels together and the LED's worked correctly however there was no tone from the pre-amp. Turning knobs, including volumes, or switching between A and B or A/B did not change the sound. I power cycled the pedal and it is back in the same state where I started. Only a faint amber tube light.

I re-visited the manual and am trying to hold channel A while powering on to get into midi mode however I never get the white LED light. It is just stuck with the faint tube amber color. I assume I need to somehow boot into MIDI mode and then select page 6 with the blue LED to perform the reset. Any ideas if it doesn't boot into MIDI mode?

 

[ddnidd1]

LE BASS POWER ISSUE

I ordered a used Le Bass (no factory power supply) from GC and using a CIOKS DC7 with nothing else plugged in the pedal doesn't seem to completely power on. Several center negative 5.5/2.1mm plugs and CIOKS ports tested. On either 9v at 660ma or 12v at 500ma there is the faintest of amber light coming from the tip of the tube. Neither of the channels light up when clicking their buttons.

For some reason the CIOKS DC7 is not listed on the Le Bass support page however it meets both specs required for 9v and 12v. I have opened a support case with Two Notes and am awaiting to hear back. Any ideas? I have read about issues with 3rd party party power supplies but haven't found anything definitive.

I just finished playing my Le Bass powered at 12v at 500 ma by DC7 - never any issues.

Was the pedal tested before it shipped since it didn't come with a power supply?

EDIT: Here is info from a note I pulled from TB some time ago. Just FYI. Also be very aware there are potentially lethal voltages (200+) inside the pedal.

"After many months of problem-free use, my Le Bass recently started developing incidents where sound from either channel A/B would randomly "mute out" during play. Temporary incidents of "no sound."

Through real-time experimentation, I positively traced the issue to Le Bass and not any other part of my signal chain.

As posted earlier in this thread this issue is caused by the bottom circuit board slowly wiggling away from an above-socket connection and is easily curable."

 

[RasJay]

@ddnidd1
I doubt Guitar Center tested it but I have 28 days left in the return policy. I'd like to get it working so I can at least experience it before making a decision since I decided not to order the Revolt. (That is not the pedal I thought it would be). This Le Bass unit may be bugged.

 

[ddnidd1]

@ddnidd1
I doubt Guitar Center tested it but I have 28 days left in the return policy. I'd like to get it working so I can at least experience it before making a decision since I decided not to order the Revolt. (That is not the pedal I thought it would be). This Le Bass unit may be bugged.

Check out my edit above.

 

[Berger912]

LE BASS POWER ISSUE

I ordered a used Le Bass (no factory power supply) from GC and using a CIOKS DC7 with nothing else plugged in the pedal doesn't seem to completely power on. Several center negative 5.5/2.1mm plugs and CIOKS ports tested. On either 9v at 660ma or 12v at 500ma there is the faintest of amber light coming from the tip of the tube. Neither of the channels light up when clicking their buttons.

For some reason the CIOKS DC7 is not listed on the Le Bass support page however it meets both specs required for 9v and 12v. I have opened a support case with Two Notes and am awaiting to hear back. Any ideas? I have read about issues with 3rd party party power supplies but haven't found anything definitive.

I use mine with the Cioks Sol which has the same power ratings as the DC7. I have no issues and it powers a markbass compressore too. It might be defective I would contact guitar center about the issue.

 

[RasJay]

@ddnidd1
You could be on to something. I opened the case and there is a foot pad stuck to the board. This is not in the picture from Two Notes instructions on replacing the tube. I read about a few people having some issues with a board shifting and or something inside touching the metal housing. This unit could be experiencing the same and someone stuck a foot pad in there as a workaround. I removed the foot pad since it was up against some pins. The board feels sturdy and the connections I can visually see all look good with the factory white goop. The pedal still will not boot into MIDI mode.

 

[RasJay]

@Berger912
Ya mostly likely I'll return it. I haven't owned any Two Notes and was hoping there was a known correction for what I am experiencing. It is hard to give up the Sansamp BDDI when the thing just works consistently every time.

 

[ddnidd1]

@RasJay

I think this 'might' help.

 

[AmyTwonotes]

LE BASS POWER ISSUE

I ordered a used Le Bass (no factory power supply) from GC and using a CIOKS DC7 with nothing else plugged in the pedal doesn't seem to completely power on. Several center negative 5.5/2.1mm plugs and CIOKS ports tested. On either 9v at 660ma or 12v at 500ma there is the faintest of amber light coming from the tip of the tube. Neither of the channels light up when clicking their buttons.

For some reason the CIOKS DC7 is not listed on the Le Bass support page however it meets both specs required for 9v and 12v. I have opened a support case with Two Notes and am awaiting to hear back. Any ideas? I have read about issues with 3rd party party power supplies but haven't found anything definitive.

Hi RasJay,

We have received your support ticket and a member of the team will be in touch!

Let us know if you have any other questions!

 

[RasJay]

@AmyTwonotes
Thank you Amy. I received a reply from support and they suspect a hardware issue and recommend British Audio for repair. I suspect the repair would cost as much as I paid used. I will instead be returning this unit to Guitar Center under their return policy. The Le Bass seems hard to get right now so if anyone wants it check in with GC on 6587 Las Vegas Blvd,Las Vegas,NV. The pedal appears to be in excellent condition.

I am really bummed as I wanted to hear my Spector Euro through the cold fusion.

 

[RasJay]

@ddnidd1
Thanks for the help. I did follow the instructions and pressed on the specific location of the board to make sure the connection was secured but it did not resolve the issue. I suspect the previous owner had issues with the unit since it had the installed foot pad on the board per that article.

 

[Inconnu]

I’ve got a few questions… anybody tried a Le Bass in front of an SVT or another all tube amp? I’m thinking… would the channel A sound fairly clean and just like an extra eq and tube in the chain if it’s used as an always On clean channel and the channel B (as well as fusion modes) be used as a dirt channel?

 

[LiquidSword52]

First, keep in mind that the 2 channels have very different EQ functionality, and that channel B at low gain/higher volume is a lot more versatile as a “clean” channel than A. As to your question I’ll be able to verify tomorrow regarding all tube amp if others don’t answer first, but based on me running my Le Bass in front of my Darkglass VMT, this is what I’ve noticed: a Maxed out channel A gain (where I keep mine), will serve as a bit of a “boost” and add a bit of dirt/grit even when the VMT drive is set to low, especially if you dig in. kinda wish it was like this on its own. I suspect this will stay true to an amp. I guess turning the gain down will work as a clean EQ, but wouldn’t it be redundant since an amp has its own? I’m actually considering selling mine due to this (I have other drive pedals).

I’ve got a few questions… anybody tried a Le Bass in front of an SVT or another all tube amp? I’m thinking… would the channel A sound fairly clean and just like an extra eq and tube in the chain if it’s used as an always On clean channel and the channel B (as well as fusion modes) be used as a dirt channel?

 

[Inconnu]

First, keep in mind that the 2 channels have very different EQ functionality, and that channel B at low gain/higher volume is a lot more versatile as a “clean” channel than A. As to your question I’ll be able to verify tomorrow regarding all tube amp if others don’t answer first, but based on me running my Le Bass in front of my Darkglass VMT, this is what I’ve noticed: a Maxed out channel A gain (where I keep mine), will serve as a bit of a “boost” and add a bit of dirt/grit even when the VMT drive is set to low, especially if you dig in. kinda wish it was like this on its own. I suspect this will stay true to an amp. I guess turning the gain down will work as a clean EQ, but wouldn’t it be redundant since an amp has its own? I’m actually considering selling mine due to this (I have other drive pedals).

Thanks for the input.

The thing is, and it’s what makes me hesitant, the Le Bass has an effects loop that is bypassed when the pedal is… bypassed. So I would need to keep it always on in order to have access to the pedals I’d plug into the effects loop, right?

Now, my full and complete idea on how to use this if I get one and what connections I’d make is the following.

Signal path (in that order) :
- Bass
- Envelope filters and wah pedals
- Vintage sounding overdrive (Carl Martin Bass Drive… very different from what the Two Notes seem to sound like)
- Two notes Le Bass —— from which modulation and delay pedals would be hooked to in its effects loop
- Then, the signal goes to either the SVT, another smaller amp I’m using when I need to travel light (which is most of the time), straight into a recording device (using, most likely, the cab emulation), into a SansAmp RBI (without the cab emulation), or into my headphones (with the cab emulation.

 

[Inconnu]

Hmmm… reading my one post, I wonder if that idea would is just a bit too over-processing my signal… what do you think?

 

[LiquidSword52]

Thanks for the input.

The thing is, and it’s what makes me hesitant, the Le Bass has an effects loop that is bypassed when the pedal is… bypassed. So I would need to keep it always on in order to have access to the pedals I’d plug into the effects loop, right?

Now, my full and complete idea on how to use this if I get one and what connections I’d make is the following.

Signal path (in that order) :
- Bass
- Envelope filters and wah pedals
- Vintage sounding overdrive (Carl Martin Bass Drive… very different from what the Two Notes seem to sound like)
- Two notes Le Bass —— from which modulation and delay pedals would be hooked to in its effects loop
- Then, the signal goes to either the SVT, another smaller amp I’m using when I need to travel light (which is most of the time), straight into a recording device (using, most likely, the cab emulation), into a SansAmp RBI (without the cab emulation), or into my headphones (with the cab emulation.

You are correct about needing to keep it on for the FX Loop to function, at which point, it would be easy to do what you originally wanted with channel A with the gain set lower, and channel B used as a different type of drive.