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Posted this over at TB and wanted to share here (because I’m a narcissist and need the attention). I managed to pick up a Blue 442 and I’d been hunting around for a 442 for ages, then as soon as I got it I found a Red one. Soon as they both arrived I put them up for sale because that’s what I do. But thanks to @fretmeister I finally figured out an easy way to record pedal demos. All the old audio demos are long since removed and I didn’t want to bump a zombie thread from 2013. I mean I must have got my first one of these around 2008, the Red model or Bass mod was first made for me. In my head this has always been the best filter I’ve ever tried, with the caveat I’ve not used any filters in the past ten years and I don’t really like huge peaky filters. So I tried the guitar version once, thought oh I love that, got in touch with Tone Factor (precursor to Mojo Hand) and they mentioned they could do a bass mod for me. So the first one I owned was modded in this way, over time they eventually added it as a standard item and did a sub brand with the Boomstick Bottom Feeder. Having done this demo…. I think the guitar one might be better, but for such a small and simple mod (couple of cap changes) they sound quite different. I could easy grab either I think depending on my mood that day. Mainly this has come out of me wanting to do some demos and this one seemingly coming out quite nice, apart from the lighting is terrible and the graphics are cheesy. Signal chain is Rickenbacker 4003 with the IMA Signature Super Polished La Bella’s (put on about 10 minutes before I recorded this), into the Red, into the Blue, into the Darkglass Element running their Berg 6x10 IR (which is my favourite when running synths and heavy effect sounds), LPF boosted and HPF cut (heavily). Anyway, gave me something to do after work, enjoy and let me know if I should stick to the day job and sell anything resembling a pedal or bass. Oh and the reason that this is pointless is these have been discontinued for at least 10 years, took me months to find either of them, sure another has popped up since and they’re like buses but 🤷‍♂️ maybe it’s a good indication of what the current Dod 440 is since that’s what these are based on (vintage model).

Got the standard 45-125 Super Brights on my LT5 now! I love these strings, very much more flexible and respond better to how you're playing to what I was using. They've completely opened up the sound on my Spector. The bass now sings, where it sounded a bit stiff and dead. The B string is so clear and articulate now. Easier on the hands too, which I suppose is from not having to pull the sound out of the bass so much!

@GisserD is the man for FI enclosures

That's got to be the most phallic headstock I've ever seen that wasn't just a cock.

Do manufacturers think that a 4 is 34", and a 5 is 35"?

11 o'clock Tick Tock - U2

They never miss 999’s 🤣

12 o’clock rock - Dave Taylor

Its not, just a copy....

Not sure myself, but doesn’t look like the usual J Torres stamp.

Great stuff. Looking forward to see the finish product

You are my new favourite person, I finally have a simple and easy workflow for pedal demos. Thank you thank you thank you.

I think whoever did that has moved beyond the realm of supplying a semi-vintage bass at a more affordable price into out and out fakery, no matter what they say. Luckily they don't really know what they're doing - I may be wrong but I don't think any '60s necks had employee name stamps on them - that was a '70s thing.