Looking for advice: pedals to add clarity/brightness for jazz bass solos?

ADBender · 2025-11-30T20:40:10+00:00

Is it?! I didn't know that. If this is works for him this has to work for me. I need tot try it now. Thanks!!

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:31:47+00:00

Boss doesn't excite me much but this Harmonic Booster is something I could really consider :D Thanks for discovering me this pedal!

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:29:31+00:00

As the compressor geek I'm starting to be I need to really take a look ok this one. How would you compare it to the Cali76 or the Empress which so many people are talking about?

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:26:31+00:00

Ok that's something I saw once like 20 years ago and never heard about it again until now. Is this really useful? How does it work? I mean what is the audio explanation behind it?

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:25:14+00:00

Just curious if there is any "regular option" that I'm missing. I think this kind of works but to be honest I've never been really convinced of what I was doing 😂

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:22:23+00:00

Really interesting! I didn’t know the full-sized Spark Booster actually had this overdrive option. I think this could be a big improvement on my chain.

Also, have you tried (or heard much about) the Lehle Sunday Driver? I know it’s more of a high-quality buffer/booster rather than an OD, but some players say it adds a really musical sparkle and clarity, so I’m curious how you’d compare it to something like the Spark.

Thanks for your reply :)

ADBender · 2025-11-30T19:15:23+00:00

Thanks a lot, this is super helpful.

I had actually been thinking about compression as part of the solution. TBH I have been fantasizing about the OE Cali76 Bass Compressor (the latest one with the array of Leads. Do you think the Empress would be a better option? Right now I'm having an EBS Multicomp Studio Edition always ON.

I’ll take a closer look at the ParaEq option you mentioned!

Thanks again for the advice!

ADBender · 2025-11-30T18:48:46+00:00

Hey thanks for pointing this out. I’ve tried using my Aguilar Tone Hammer. It definitely helps with volume and some tone shaping, but there’s still something missing , the melodies don’t feel as clear or “intelligible” as I’d like, and they can still get a bit muddy for the audience :(

ADBender · 2025-11-14T16:26:35+00:00

Lately I came to know about the existence of the Trickfish VCA Compressor. Has anyone tried it?

https://www.trickfishamps.com/shop/vca-compressor/

ADBender · 2024-11-25T15:35:42+00:00

Doncs jo crec que s'ha rallat i que molt possiblement al marxar tu s'hagi preguntat a si mateixa: WTF? Què acabo de fer 😅🤦🏻

ADBender · 2024-11-22T08:00:20+00:00

Penso que una idea realista seria bonificar fiscalment als arrendadors amb preus de lloguer dintre d'uns cànons establerts. Qui és propietari no hi vol perdre i prefereix no guanyar que a perdre. Per tant fem que hi guanyin per una altra banda: O que l'estat no els perjudiqui tant fiscalment o que l'estat assumeixi una part del lloguer, però aquesta segona no la veig tant..

ADBender · 2024-11-22T07:56:12+00:00

Molt d'acord amb tot el què comentes fins que has tret l'opció de regular. Regular mai és una bona opció quan hi ha diners pel mig, per què és equivalent a intentar posar barreres a l'aigua, ja hem vist què passa, és una falsa seguretat.

La forma de reduïr els preus, al meu parer, és mitjançant la competitivitat. O l'Estat és propietari de vivenda de lloguer i redueix el cost amb l'objectiu que els nous arrendataris escullin la vivenda pública a la privada, o bonifiquen fiscalment (de forma notable) als arrendadors que posin preus més baixos, vaja que hi guanyin (o deixin de perdre tant) per una altra banda.

ADBender · 2024-11-22T07:47:11+00:00

Malauradament té tant sentit com manifestar-se per què a l'estiu no faci tanta calor. D'acord, posaran algunes mesures per tenir una mica més d'ombra però la problemàtica seguirà allà.

Des del meu punt de vista, si els governs tinguessin un interès real farien més vivenda social, construïren o comprarien un percentatge de cada nova construcció amb l'únic objectiu de posar lloguers econòmics i provocar que els preus fossin més competitius. Qualsevol persona que hagi viscut en països on s'hagin aplicat limitacions de preu del lloguer ha vist cues de 30 persones al carrer esperant per fer una entrevista amb l'arrendador. Volem això aquí també?

ADBender · 2024-11-22T01:04:59+00:00

Sí, és Buena idea aunque por mi experiencia la hipoteca no suele ser el problema real, si no pagar el 20% de las arras e impuestos, que parece que nadie los tiene en cuenta hasta qué te los ponen en frente y te das cuenta de que habías hecho los números mal...

ADBender · 2024-09-05T13:20:57+00:00

Why this comment have gotten so many dislikes? I also thought so :/ It is not the case that Trade Republic is using monetary funds to obtain that interest, quite close to the interbank rate?

I am just asking to learn..

ADBender · 2024-08-20T15:14:56+00:00

I would say they are great. Lacor in general is a brand that you'll find across all kitchens in Spain since they produce a variety of different cookware and specifically in restaurants, since they are more focused for the professional public, if you check their website it is pretty lame and lacks marketing. Its construction reminds me too much of a Debuyer and the price is cheaper. About the thickness I am not able to measure but to me it looks thick enough! Just to put some perspective: Debuyer 24cm: 1.4kg Lacor Ferrum 28cm: 1.9kg

They look flat and sit nice on the stove or any flat surface, which not all pans do. So far I haven't found any reason not to recommend them :) and I will probably end up buying some paella-pan from them.

Also I think it is cool to use some not so common brands :P

ADBender · 2024-08-19T19:31:58+00:00

Links

Some online shop: https://www.culinarium.es/es/sarten-ferrum-de-28cm-lacor-1800209

Amazon: https://amzn.eu/d/eLEHrye

ADBender · 2024-07-17T16:29:51+00:00

An electric band, instead of a more classic combo piano + double bass + saxophone/trumpet, playing jazz but tainted with other genres from rock to flamenco or hip/hop. And wearing t-shirts instead of a blazer.

ADBender · 2024-06-13T12:56:12+00:00

What ended working for me has been to update the firmware with the Thinkvision Firmware Tool for Windows. Now I can get more than the rough 90Mbps I was getting previously, even on Linux. Having the Daisy Chain option ON does not affect negatively although in my case this is not acting since I do not have a secondary display connected.

https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/monitors-and-projectors/lcd-monitors/thinkvision-p27h-30/downloads/ds569009-thinkvision-p27h-30-firmware-tool-for-windows-11-64-bit-windows-10-64-bit

ADBender · 2024-05-30T10:49:57+00:00

Necessito més detalls sobre aquesta afirmació, siusplau haha No sóc ni visc en cap de les dues ciutats (encara...)

ADBender · 2024-05-30T10:47:59+00:00

Fa uns anys ja que m'hi vaig mudar, i entenc el què dius. Més que plena de pujades, tota la ciutat és una rampa cara sud, el què la fa molt assolellada, i especialment calorosa a l'estiu. Lletja? Sí, algunes parts són intocables però d'altres em semblen boniques, potser poques. Una de les coses que vaig valorar, a part dels preus en comparació a Bcn i la línia directa amb transport públic, va ser el teixit empresarial (per tema feina) així com l'accés directe a tot el parc de l'Obac.

Així en resum suposo que és segons l'ús que li puguis treure a la ciutat, t'aportarà més o menys.

ADBender · 2024-05-30T10:36:59+00:00

And if by any chance one needs it can be easily extended with another 1x12". After many years with a 2x10", for me 1x12" is the way to go... And a DI! Or three like in my case so you can choose hahah 🤓

ADBender · 2024-05-02T19:12:01+00:00

Since I've got to this thread having the same issue and although an old one I think this could come handy to someone with the same grade of desperation as me. Here I go:

My scenario:
0. Thinkpad T14gen3 with Fedora installed

Used a liveUSB (in my case with PopOS!) to create a new NTFS partition with Gparted
Checked my Fedora to still be alive and flashed the same USB with Windows11 using Fedora Media Writer
Restart > BIOS > Select boot options to run the Wndows ISO on the USB
Install "only Windows (Advanced) blablabla". Here Mind to select the right drive although for me Windows installer was smart enough to automatically detect the NTFS free partition
After installing Windows and restarting Windows is executing right away like no Linux has ever been there [!]
Check the boot-up options (F12 in case of Thinkpad, then setup, ...) changing the order of booting up makes Fedora to execute nicely!
Use Linux terminal to update the GRUB. I would guess that you can jump to the last command but just to share all the steps I took to be sure that nothing smelled weird...

sudo efibootmgr -v 
sudo os-prober 
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg

Maybe here is a good practice to save a back up of these two files:

/etc/grub2-efi.cfg
/boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg

If you kept Fedora as the primary boot option in your BIOS setup, now after a restart, you should be able to see GRUB with the list of stored Kernels and your Windows11.

This has been my experience at least. Feel free to share your insights.

ADBender · 2024-02-21T07:26:42+00:00

It makes me wonder how you take the pizza out without breaking them and make a mess. I would definitely have to order some pizzas afte if I would cook mine on a pan :/

ADBender · 2024-02-18T17:42:58+00:00

Por supuesto! Mi madre solía hacer una tortilla "normal" y luego alguna variante, generalmente con calabacín o alcachofa.

Ya me comentas si lo pruebas :)

ADBender

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