• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Zoom Owners' Club!

#81
I do have a Zoom. A 506II. And I have a problem. Perhaps you can help ?

After 25 years, 8 basses, 4 amps, 10+ bands, I finally found the perfect bass tone. Status Smartbass with steel Rotosound 66s, Mesa M6 Carbine, Trace Elliot 1024h and 1518c ... and preset C3 on my Zoom 506II.

At 39 years old, I should not be playing thru 'budget' equipment anymore. The guys in my band gave me such a hard time about this that I actually went and bought a vintage Trace Elliot SMX compressor to replace the Zoom - it cost me over 2x used what the Zoom cost me new.

The problem is that I really miss the sound of the Zoom. The built in tuner and mute are also sorely missed.

So tell me TBers. Is it wrong to be playing a Zoom at my age ? Am I foolish for thinking it belongs in my rig ?
 
#82
scarified said:
I do have a Zoom. A 506II. And I have a problem. Perhaps you can help ?

After 25 years, 8 basses, 4 amps, 10+ bands, I finally found the perfect bass tone. Status Smartbass with steel Rotosound 66s, Mesa M6 Carbine, Trace Elliot 1024h and 1518c ... and preset C3 on my Zoom 506II.

At 39 years old, I should not be playing thru 'budget' equipment anymore. The guys in my band gave me such a hard time about this that I actually went and bought a vintage Trace Elliot SMX compressor to replace the Zoom - it cost me over 2x used what the Zoom cost me new.

The problem is that I really miss the sound of the Zoom. The built in tuner and mute are also sorely missed.

So tell me TBers. Is it wrong to be playing a Zoom at my age ? Am I foolish for thinking it belongs in my rig ?
Click to expand...

I don't know what age has to do with owning a Zoom effect. Their stuff isnt considered junk. I would use whatever works for you. Robert Fripp said the best tones he ever got was from cheap pedals. So I am assuming he meant the high end stuff is over-engineered, bloated and has too many components in the signal path.
 
#83
scarified said:
I do have a Zoom. A 506II. And I have a problem. Perhaps you can help ?

After 25 years, 8 basses, 4 amps, 10+ bands, I finally found the perfect bass tone. Status Smartbass with steel Rotosound 66s, Mesa M6 Carbine, Trace Elliot 1024h and 1518c ... and preset C3 on my Zoom 506II.

At 39 years old, I should not be playing thru 'budget' equipment anymore. The guys in my band gave me such a hard time about this that I actually went and bought a vintage Trace Elliot SMX compressor to replace the Zoom - it cost me over 2x used what the Zoom cost me new.

The problem is that I really miss the sound of the Zoom. The built in tuner and mute are also sorely missed.

So tell me TBers. Is it wrong to be playing a Zoom at my age ? Am I foolish for thinking it belongs in my rig ?
Click to expand...

IMO, mutual correlation coefficient of budget, brand, age = 0 :p In other words, you are the bassist and know what sounds good. If it sounds good, no one (especially other, non-bass playing guys in your band) should have any say in what you should or should not use. IMHO, quite a few effects on Zoom pedals are second to none, the pitch shifter being a prime example with its spot-on tracking that has left me amazed.

Also, to quote a fellow TBer:

Altemo said:
I'd play a flaming, bacon wrapped raccoon if it felt and sounded good. ;)
Click to expand...

:D
 
#85
Hi! :hyper:
I just wanted to report that i finally figured out how to program in my effects and create "bypasses" where I need them in the set! I also figured out how to make better use of the drum machine (so that's what the tap button is for)
Now, can anyone explain to me what the "numbered" section is for? I don't think I can store anything there. The list that came with my zoom only has listings for the "lettered" slots, which I have altered for my set list.
Help??
 
#91
GreggBummer said:
Here is one way to do it. You can make a patch that has everything turned off. All effects, EQ, amp sims, reverb, chorus, etc... all of it. Save this patch into A0. You will then copy the effect to every even number. So your patch list would look something like-

A0: Clean
A1: Chorus Effect
A2: Clean
A3: Distortion Effect
A4: Clean
A5: Slap Effect
...and so on

The odd numbered effects are always "effect" patches, the even numbers are always "clean" patches. You only have to stomp on one button in either direction to get a clean sound. Can't mess it up. Also, if you forget in heat of the moment, you know that there are effects in only even numbers.

Yes this cuts the usable patches in half... but who uses all 40?

The clean patches are essentially a "bypass" because the Zoom isn't a true bypass box anyway.

Works for me. YMMV.
Click to expand...

I did a similar layout to save myself from accidentally changing patches. I only use about 3 effects patches and make sure that I have my standard patch within one jump. There have been a few times where I accidentally stepped on one of the switches (or someone else on stage did) and turned on a patch that really screwed up the song. For example, our singer stepped on it when trying to head off-stage during the guitar solo in a Rush song and turned on the fretless simulator. Or I accidentally kicked on a distorted synth patch during a blues song. I moved the extreme patches out of harms way so I couldn't make the same mistake again ;)
 
#94
I'm in! Twice!

I have the B9.1ut that pretty much does it all for me and my active, passive and EU basses. It's also used at home for recording and headphone practice. MIDI patch control rocks!

I also have a B2.1u that is finding it's way back on the board along with it's big bro!
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back