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HeavyXIII wrote:Our bassist has a aluminum neck kramer too. I think it's the DMZ 5000. He loves the shit out of it. How do you like the humbucker? His has a PJ combo in there. He's also a Young Widows fan :P

It's fucking amazing. that's how it is. really is everything I wanted a bass to sound like.

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D.o.S. wrote:

emptyparadigm wrote:Who here runs samples live? What do you use? I have a Digitech Jamman Stereo for this purpose, but A) it's fuck huge (and I just downsized my board from 36X17 PedalPad XL to a Pedltrain Classic 2, 24X12) and B) it needs its own massive wall wart because it uses as much electricity as a goddamn neighborhood. I would love to switch to something smaller that allows me to play pre-recorded samples in a one-shot mode (so I don't have to manually kill them each time), has a display screen so I can tell what sample # I'm on, and runs off of a 9v tap on my Walrus Audio Phoenix supply. Thoughts? I've looked at: EHX 720 (9.6 v power supply wtf?), Boss RC3 (again, needs its own supply from what I can tell), NUX RC-3 clone (seems like it might work, but there's so little info out there), and the Digitech Jamman Solo (needs its own supply).

Bueller?

Why not use the new Boss SP? The size might be the only dealbreaker.

Which one? If it's bigger than the Jamman, no go due to pedal board real estate.

Also thanks to SWF for clarifying about the EHX. Gonna email em and ask about the one shot VS looping deal.

Uh I was thinking of whatever's in production (the 404SX or something?) but its definitely larger than the Jamman. Didn't think this was going to be a pedalboard thing. but that was just a dumb assumption on my part.

Yeah, it needs to be something footswitchable that fits on my board so I can run it. I don't trust anyone else in my band to time it right/not forget to trigger them

So all my friends that run samples (in a live band context, not noise/trippier/Man Twiddles Knob stuff) usually use a computer, but I'll check with them and see if they have any ideas I'm not thinking of?

Killer. Thanks!

Can you use your jamman stereo with the power supply mounted underneath your board? I moved up to the stereo from the solo because there really isn't that much difference in space once you use the aux switch with it.

conky wrote:Can you use your jamman stereo with the power supply mounted underneath your board? I moved up to the stereo from the solo because there really isn't that much difference in space once you use the aux switch with it.

I think that's most likely going to be what I end up doing. I don't like having an added power strip and wall warts all stuffed under there, but I can get it in there and zip tie it up so that it's all secure. Just bummed on the extra weight/bulkiness. Oh well!

Initial impression: most of the answers I got back were unhelpful (but interesting), since these dudes are nerds they just run the samples in line with their click track/monitors (all running off the same rig). Makes sense since these dudes seem to care about 'being in time' or whatever, but doesn't really apply to a pedalboard-y situation.

Right on, thanks man. We just use them between songs while tuning/drinking beer, as opposed to having prerecorded instrumentation that happens during songs. Gonna stick with the JamMan -- if it ain't broke and all that.

Yeah that's probably the best solution I think. Will keep my mind on it,though. It feels like there's something really, really obvious that I'm missing.

Boss RC-3 takes 9v DC, 70ma. Will this not work on your power supply? Does it allow one shot samples?

Does anyone have their guitars wired up to reduce treble bleed when rolling off the volume knob? I've been thinking of doing the 50's wiring on my LP, just wondering how well it works. Dialed in the prefect dirt tone this morning but when I roll my volume off to clean it up the highs go with it and it's a tad bit muddy.

Hello there! It's been quite a while since I've been around these parts. Finally getting my guitar building shit together after about a year outta luthiery school. I started a Fenderbird style build two days ago a la Entwistle, but six string. Check out @quintanaguitars on Instagram for build progress/repair work/whatever.

conky wrote:Does anyone have their guitars wired up to reduce treble bleed when rolling off the volume knob? I've been thinking of doing the 50's wiring on my LP, just wondering how well it works. Dialed in the prefect dirt tone this morning but when I roll my volume off to clean it up the highs go with it and it's a tad bit muddy.

50's wiring will help get more treble in the signal when the volume is full up. If you want to turn the volume down you should do a treble bypass mod. Requires adding a capacitor and resister on the volume pot's output lug to the lug with the wire from pickup (EDIT, not the ground), wired in either series or parallel. Many values to choose from. Common values would be 120k to 220k, and 0.68nf to 2.2nf. The best way to decide is buy some components, take the cover off of the control area, and use alligator clips to try values. The larger the capacitor the more treble comes through, to a point where it will sound like it boosts the treble as the volume goes down. The resistor will smooth the taper of the pot a bit, lower resistance will smooth it more while higher resistance will add more mids and bass through as the volume goes down. If you aren't into experimenting and using your own ears, common mods include 150k and 1.0nf, or 220k and 2.2nf. Also might want different values for the different pickups. Hope that helps.

codetocontra wrote:Boss RC-3 takes 9v DC, 70ma. Will this not work on your power supply? Does it allow one shot samples?

You're right! I've got the wall wart secured under the board and everything, so that'll do for now. If I have the cash in the next few weeks, though, I'll go that route + one of those Boss footswitches to free up a little bit of room. Maybe. Or I'll just be lazy and leave it as is.