OldManMusic
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I've had my Reflex Game Changer for a couple of months and it's time for an update. Let me start with saying that I don’t think I’ve ever been happier with a bass. I have been tweaking the programming via the webapp and man, it’s fun and so easy. I keep finding something that I really like, setting them in the banks, then gigging to see which kill and which are just ok (none have sucked so far). It has such a clear voice and punch live, but I’m sure most of you Reflex guys already knew that. One thing I really like being able to see the battery strength in the GC webapp before a gig. I did a 3 hour gig last night and it used 3% of the 2 AA batteries, which are the original Duracell AAs that came from the factory. I know a lot if you guys are pumped about the new tuners and they are great. It’s not going to make me sell all my standard-tuner basses, but they are a nice addition. Although that’s not what makes the GC a bass-beast…
Now to the tones. I thought I’d do a little recording of 4 of my favorite active settings this morning. I recorded 16 measures of each pickup config in the link below. There are 8 measures of a little riff followed by another of a standard blues riff of each pickup wiring.
Reflex Tone Test - active sounds by OldManMusic on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
The first 16 measures (0:00 to 0:40) are using the bridge humbucker coils 1 and 2, coil 1 feeding coil 2 in-phase – a stock standard sound and tone most of us are familiar with. The second 16 measures (0:40 to 1:19) are coil 1 out-of-phase feeding coil 2 in–phase to the output with coil 3 in-phase feeding coil 4 in-phase to the output. The third 16 measures (1:19 to 1:59) has coil 2 feeding coil 3 in-phase. This is one of my current favorites. The fourth 16 measures (1:59 to end) are coil 1 in-phase feeding coil 3 out-of-phase. This is great for really cutting through a mix for a solo.
I recorded all of this straight into my PC via an M-Audio interface using Reaper with a little drum loop in the background. I just changed my active bank switch while bopping through the progression. All the Reflex’s active tone knobs were at their center detent. Please excuse all the clams in there, this was just to give you guys a quick example of the GC's power and versatility.
Now to the tones. I thought I’d do a little recording of 4 of my favorite active settings this morning. I recorded 16 measures of each pickup config in the link below. There are 8 measures of a little riff followed by another of a standard blues riff of each pickup wiring.
Reflex Tone Test - active sounds by OldManMusic on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
The first 16 measures (0:00 to 0:40) are using the bridge humbucker coils 1 and 2, coil 1 feeding coil 2 in-phase – a stock standard sound and tone most of us are familiar with. The second 16 measures (0:40 to 1:19) are coil 1 out-of-phase feeding coil 2 in–phase to the output with coil 3 in-phase feeding coil 4 in-phase to the output. The third 16 measures (1:19 to 1:59) has coil 2 feeding coil 3 in-phase. This is one of my current favorites. The fourth 16 measures (1:59 to end) are coil 1 in-phase feeding coil 3 out-of-phase. This is great for really cutting through a mix for a solo.
I recorded all of this straight into my PC via an M-Audio interface using Reaper with a little drum loop in the background. I just changed my active bank switch while bopping through the progression. All the Reflex’s active tone knobs were at their center detent. Please excuse all the clams in there, this was just to give you guys a quick example of the GC's power and versatility.
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