My first power supply: Cioks 4 or Walrus Aetos or something else?

[revvy]

cptgone and vurt

Thanks!

Up to now I just plug and go and my 3 pedals work fine, I need to have a bit of a read about different power requirements but seems my CS6 is pretty likely to have things covered. It's well-specc'd and well regarded, and when I finally get a pedal board (Nano+ most likely) it's slim enough to fit underneath.

I have discovered boutique made-in-more-expensive-places pedals, luckily my bass only needs 2 more pedals. Maybe 3...

For those treble guitars where more pedals is always more, I'd be in fear of my financial life.

I'm fearful now!

I was looking for a synth rig, but ended up getting ones that are more fitting with guitars... So, now I'm practicing more everyday.

Either I'm going to have a solid flexible board, or else I'll just be fittingly scared of the next purchase.

I should add that it doesn't help that my musical taste for playing guitar is brutally different than my tastes among the electronic genres.

Yea, my electronic stuff is pretty different to the bass guitar stuff I''m listening to (and learning) recently but although I wouldn't say it over at TalkBass, for me bass is basically bass.

The reason I might end up with 6 pedals (including a tuner to buy) rather than 5 is that the synthy sounds I can get out of my Doom 2 fuzz are so devine coupled with a sub octave pedal (that and a tuner = my '2 more') and might also benefit from a filter/envelope filter. We shall see if I can really be bothered to go down the 'bass guitar synth' route.

But if I was buying pedals for synths or a 6-string, aya! No limits

[vurt]

both of you talk of music being differemt for your guitar/bass in contrast to the electronic.

for no reason other than im interested in this kind of thing...
could you both give some examples of both?

listening wise, guitar/bass stuff, everything from folky acoustic strumming right through to heavy ass doom and most things in between.
eg...
dylan/donavon.
beatles/beach boys
mogwai/tortoise
slayer/megadeth
napalm death/bolt thrower
sunn0)))/earth.

electronic, pretty much anything again.
no lists till i get something back!!! (the high really just kicked in sorru)

[revvy]

both of you talk of music being differemt for your guitar/bass in contrast to the electronic.

for no reason other than im interested in this kind of thing...
could you both give some examples of both?

listening wise, guitar/bass stuff, everything from folky acoustic strumming right through to heavy ass doom and most things in between.
eg...
dylan/donavon.
beatles/beach boys
mogwai/tortoise
slayer/megadeth
napalm death/bolt thrower
sunn0)))/earth.

electronic, pretty much anything again.
no lists till i get something back!!! (the high really just kicked in sorru)

I'm quite tribal so although I've gone thru a lot of styles over the years - pop, metal, indie, house, hip hop, techno, DnB, etc. - it's generally been listening to one style at a time. My final 'style' chosen seems to encompass all electronic music where bass is often a frequency/rhythm rather than a note or melody. So now I'm learning bass I'm, for once, going a bit more universal in terms of genre.

Stuff I'm listening to primary for the bass includes
Joe Dart (Vulfpeck)
Thundercat
Anderson .Paak
Bob M.
Dua Lipa
Anything by Jaco, Leland Sklar, Nathan East, RHCP, Talking Heads...

[vurt]

bob m? mould? or however its spelled?

i know most of those names, couple to check up on thanks
am surprised id not heard of thundercat, seems like they should have been mentioned to me by someone before with that name.

[elxsound]

For me, I love overdrive. That includes everything from dry and subtle to pushed heavy, but I do stop short at the metals stuff.

I love how much dynamic control can be used to shape the sound. I guess its because I'm a beginner at the guitar, but I feel like when I listen to some of the early (50's/60's) rock recordings that they must have had the same feeling because there's lots of dynamic range they seem to be pushing/playing with throughout those songs.

For contemporaries, one of my favorites is Los Lobos especially when they do a bit of country crossover. I'm a big fan of The Black Keys and their sound, but haven't even attempted learning anything, but again I love that sound.

Then there's the funk licks, muted, dry slightly overdriven and sometimes chorused like what Niles Rogers would do in Chic and more recently in Daft Punk's Get Lucky. This is a big reason I fell in love with my SuperPhat (Keeley) and the Warped Vinyl (CBA) pedals.

@Revvy, the bass on Anderon Paak.'s albums are great stuff. I love the Malibu album and specifically Parking Lot. The bass line on Parking Lot makes that song (and the funk lick in the back keeps the rhythm moving with the drums). I've got my start as a drummer, so its hard not to appreciate those tracks. Great timing, tight dry traps.

I couldn't get into Dylan, except for Hendrix's cover especially with Watchtower, but of course Beatles, Cream, Stones and Jimi.

Electronic... pretty much anything too.

[elxsound]

bob m? mould? or however its spelled?

i know most of those names, couple to check up on thanks
am surprised id not heard of thundercat, seems like they should have been mentioned to me by someone before with that name.

Have you checked the videos yet? Its good stuff, but I can't make sense of "Theme Changes." This reminds me I would love to add an AutoFilter to a final rig.

[elxsound]

cptgone and vurt

Thanks!

Up to now I just plug and go and my 3 pedals work fine, I need to have a bit of a read about different power requirements but seems my CS6 is pretty likely to have things covered. It's well-specc'd and well regarded, and when I finally get a pedal board (Nano+ most likely) it's slim enough to fit underneath.

I have discovered boutique made-in-more-expensive-places pedals, luckily my bass only needs 2 more pedals. Maybe 3...

For those treble guitars where more pedals is always more, I'd be in fear of my financial life.

By the way I'm torn on choosing between a Nano Max and Metro 24

I've got this idea of attaching collapsable Amazon (5.5" high) or Nintendo (6.5") switch stands to the frame so I can choose between keeping it on the floor, stored away or on the desk. This should work with the Nano (height of 5.5") but the Metro has a height of 8".

Its too bad the Nano (not + or max) isn't cheaper, because I would have bought 2 of them already.

[revvy]

@ vurt

Marley Shoulda said reggae, learned a few reggae tunes, love playing that rhythm.

Like Bob Mould too.

@elxsound

Thundercat is great to watch ands listen to, does excellent performances and videos.

Truth is I should really hold off on purchases, including pedals and boards, need to be a bit agile at the moment. Need to concentrate on my bass chops too. Just learned the bassline to Daft Punk Around The World, have loved it for years so am totally psyched to now be able to play it on 4 strings!

[vurt]

ah marley! should have been more obvious tbh, ive seen you mention reggae before
personally not a massive reggae fan (not dislike, just not really deep in to) but obviously bob is a legend!
i knew his nephew (apparently) finlay quaye. he used to get his weed off the same guy. really nice guy
then my reggae knowledge goes as far as jimmy cliff, lee perry (more dub) and the odd big hit. although have had some great times at dub and reggae festivals and clubs. lived in toxteth before moving to manc, over in croxteth park they used to have a weekend in summer every year, one day popish, then one indie rock and of course one dub and reggae

(may have been sefton park actually)(hazy memory, spent a lot of times in both)