He was GREAT with Porcupine Tree tour last year. Check out the concert video if you get a chance.You can't use his videos... it could be straight garbage until it's in his hands.
The TH V2 DRIVE doesn't sound like the AGS circuit to me????
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Worship Bass Pedalboards
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The TH V2 DRIVE doesn't sound like the AGS circuit to me????
I've never tried a Cali76 Compact Bass Compressor. I use an Empress Effects Bass Compressor.
Does anyone know how the Cali compares to the Empress? Thoughts?
Yup! No one said a word until they saw the noble on the board... Then the tone compliments came.
Oh man... SOOO true!!
Believe it or not he started out as a worship guy back in the day & has a couple albums out where his Christian roots are readily evident.
I absolutely love the aesthetic of this & know for a fact that it sounds amazing!! If the slightly higher noise floor of the CB isn't a deal breaker, I'd say that's your keeper. I love the extra color/zing/magic it has in the upper mids and higher frequencies.
Not because of this new version but because I've never played one, I'm thinking about ordering one. Put it on a board with the hx stomp just to try it out.
I'm still liking the quad cortex a lot… but the stomp really is a crazy lil box, especially for the price.
100% true !!!You can't use his videos... it could be straight garbage until it's in his hands.
I'm going to put my stomp inside a noble enclosure.
Getting ready to put together a compact board for P&W ( and other genres)…. I *think* it'll be simple, something like …
Canvas Tuner —->Line 6 Stomp XL —->Mesa Subway preamp/DI
Thoughts on this setup ?
I also have available for the pedalboard, should I choose to go a different route than the simple board mentioned above.
Moollon Bassdrive
Hudson Broadcast Dual
Analogman Mini Chorus
J Rockett Airchild 660 compressor
Mesa Subway Preamp/DI
Canvas tuner
Sescom DI (Jensen transformer)
Shure Wireless/tuner
And could add octave/fuzz/etc
I'm really thinking of going the HX Stomp little board. I've been playing with it and it's an amazing unit.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm SUPER experienced in rock/country/etc but I'm brand new to the P&W world.
Peace and love, my friends-
Andy
Canvas Tuner —->Line 6 Stomp XL —->Mesa Subway preamp/DI
Thoughts on this setup ?
I also have available for the pedalboard, should I choose to go a different route than the simple board mentioned above.
Moollon Bassdrive
Hudson Broadcast Dual
Analogman Mini Chorus
J Rockett Airchild 660 compressor
Mesa Subway Preamp/DI
Canvas tuner
Sescom DI (Jensen transformer)
Shure Wireless/tuner
And could add octave/fuzz/etc
I'm really thinking of going the HX Stomp little board. I've been playing with it and it's an amazing unit.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. I'm SUPER experienced in rock/country/etc but I'm brand new to the P&W world.
Peace and love, my friends-
Andy
Tuner, stomp and choice of flavor afterwards is always acceptable in my book.
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So the million dollar question: how much of a difference in tone between the $1300 Noble and the $150 Canvas????Tuner, stomp and choice of flavor afterwards is always acceptable in my book.
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You mean the $1,150 question?
The noble is good. Really, really good (but I decided I'd rather have the quad cortex). Jack builds an amazing tube DI/preamp and I am fortunate enough to be able to have purchased one and play it for as long as I wanted. It is 100% a luxury item! If you have the means to pay cash for one and it doesn't affect anything else, try it! But don't go thinking it's the holy grail / end all be all. None of them are.
Also… don't discount the khan, if I was going to buy a tube DI again, that's what I would buy. I loved that red box!
The walrus canvas DI/LI, I'm using as a line isolator after the stomp and there's only a couple other options that offer the LI at the moment… but I got it in a trade so that made it an easy choice and it does exactly what it says it does.
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I only spent a little bit of time with the Empress. It's a great compressor. Some people say that it is more transparent than the Cali76, and the Cali76 has more 'color'. I don't have golden ears, but I just went with the Cali because I found a tone that worked better for me. Not a super technical answer, but it's the best I got.
I think either option would work well. The other thing you can do is build a hybrid. If, for example, you like the Airchild better than the comps in the Stomp, then you can add it before the Stomp. I do find a wireless to be very useful though, if you can squeeze it on the board. Not a necessity, but it makes it easy to leave the stage for the announcements, or for walking out front for sound check, or just to keep the stage cleaner, etc. I wouldn't suggest going out an buying one, but since you already have it...
Saw this article earlier today from a great TB'er.
Empress Bass Compressor Review
If you've been around compressor pedals for any length of time you are probable well aware of the original Empress Compressor. Launched in 2011 it quickly became a favorite and for good reason. It offers a ton of control, is highly usable, very transparent, has superb gain reduction and...
www.compressorpedalreviews.com
Just found this TB thread as well. Good stuff guys, amazing info.
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/empress-bass-compressor-vs-origin-cali76-compact-bass.1501299/
So far it doesn't sound as saturated as the V1 but definitely need more samples to tell.
From what I can tell according to the manual is the Drive setting is a separate gain control like on the TH amps, not a direct AGS level control.
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That's what it seems like. If that's the case, one still wouldn't be able to turn the drive on and off without a change in output, which was a common critique of the V1.
