David Solus
Bassist, guitarist, and sound designer. Currently slinging the low notes for Beach Floyd, a Pink Floyd tribute act in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Great little problem solver. My bass rig is four cable method between my SVT and Helix, and I have a hellacious ground loop problem as a result. This sits between the Helix and SVT's instrument input and eliminates the buzz altogether. I use the secondary pair of jacks to convert a balanced auxiliary signal to unbalanced so that the Helix can mix it with my DI signal to the PA. I bought it used, but I didn't have any worries since it's built like a tank. You could use it as a hammer if need be. Best $50 I ever spent.
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This tuner does its job. It's fast, accurate, and easy to see, and has three different display modes. The down side is that it's all plastic, even the rack brackets. Be careful not to overtorque your rack screws when mounting it. Alternatively, the brackets pop off for different mounting schemes. I'm sure it would look stellar angled up at the back of a (well protected) pedalboard. At a similar price point, a TU-3 or other pedal based tuner is a much better value, but if you can score one used at a good price like I did ($30), it's great.
Simple, inexpensive, no-nonsense patch bay. It was far cheaper to find one of these to handle balanced 1/4" I/O for my rack than have a custom panel made. I dock it a star for it being a total pain to switch from normalled to denormalled, but otherwise it's great for the price.
I have two of these, one main and one backup that I've scored for less than $50 each. While I don't even scratch the surface of it's capability, it makes for an excellent programmable 8x8 MIDI routing device and master clock, all for a fraction of the price of similar split/merge boxes. It was designed to interface with classic Mac computers, but does just as good on modern Apple hardware over USB. Drivers and software are still available on MOTU's website, though the documentation is dated and takes some interpretation to apply to the current software.
Software Plugins and VSTs 19
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Other Gear 12
I've used these strings since the mid 90's when they didn't come in sealed packages. They've never once given me the reason to consider switching.
Solid IEM system. Good sound quality, no latency, and solid construction. Mixmode works great for blending my signal with my band's mix. We operate two of these systems, both in the G20 range with no crosstalk issues.
My gripes are:
1. Receiver antenna is not replaceable. While it's not exactly flimsy, breaking the antenna ruins a $500 receiver. I wish the replaceable antenna from the P9RA had been used on this.
2. Rechargeable battery system is prohibitively expensive. Battery packs are $114 USD each and don't even come with a charger, which is another $80 USD for a basic model. Unlike the GLX wireless system, the batteries can't be charged in the belt pack. I opted to use Panasonic Eneloop Pro rechargeable AA batteries, which work very well at a fraction of the cost.
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I got this on sale for $19.95, and it was worth every penny. Had I paid the regular price of $99, I'd have been sorely disappointed. It's an excellent tool, but it's just not worth that price.
My string of choice for my Precision bass and Cort fretless. They get me that Roger Waters tone I need and last forever. The only downside is they're a bit high on tension for my Jazz bass. I use the softer D'Addario Chromes for that, but for some reason the Chromes feel like they're about to fall off the Precision. The Rotosounds on the other hand are nice and tight.
I've been using .88 Tortex since the mid 90's and never had a reason to go with anything else for guitar. They're a little too crisp sounding on bass, so I use Mick's thick green soft poly picks for that. Perhaps someday I'll jump on the jazz pick bandwagon, but for now I'm good with my old standby green turtles.
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