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Easily the most pointless but I’ve been discussing it with friends. This is an original Sansamp bass di which has all the controls as trim pots internally (to give the appearance of being a di) into a Cranborne Audio Camden EC1 Volume was a little hard to control on this one and I would have liked to crank the gain on the Camden but there was no master volume in the chain. Anyway everything is just a combination of circuit magic and distortion. The Sansamp is just a normal clean di and then you activate it and I’ve basically got a bit of drive, rolled off the presence and tried to volume match it (but there is a jump). My thoughts, I don’t think I’d go into the studio without my Countryman and this Sansamp now. I’d always look to run clean and spicy. The combo with the Camden feels like I don’t need anything else but combined with the boosts I have there is a great range of tones. The Camden could have been a main part of my rig but the power supply is just horrible.

Ive been left very cold by the expensive basses ive tried. Ive played a few Dingwalls and couldnt wait to get back to a Fender. Too sterile for me. Same with a very expensive bass that i cant remember its name, had about 100 knobs and switches and no soul.

So have I, and they are great. Good with the Basschat strap locks too±

Chicken tikka - ABBA

That’s what the livestream is “in aid of” or that’s the justification of it, but they’ve really pulled the big guns out - they’ve invited loads of guitar influencers to Line6HQ for it and really built it up. The speculation is that they’ll announce Helix firmware 4.0 which will have NAM compatibility but that could be wishful thinking or completely unfounded - they might even announce or give a teaser for next gen Helix 2.0 but the counter to that is that the current Helix software is only 18 months old and so I’m leaning towards the former, but I haven’t got a clue I to don’t even own anything Line6 anymore (but that may be about to change post-livestream if they do announce NAM compatibility). The livestream is 7pm tomorrow (11th) I’ll link it below 👇

Good stuff! I'm a big fan of their straps. I've got two so far and they're excellent.

That’s another pedal I’ve looked at in my quest to find some saturation that I like, sounds real nice too from the vids I saw

Have you tried uv resin? You’d still have to use heat, or a lot of patience, to spread it. But with the use of a uv torch it sets immediately. Meaning less retraction. And if it did retract a little bit, it’s a quick, seamless fix. You’d probably be able to use it to fix the edges of that pedal. I bought the stuff for model making, but I am finding all sorts of uses for it.

Was my local 7 nights a week in 80's. Happy days. Dave

I don’t know a Gary Deans…?

What's the old saying? Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

Oh that is interesting news re. there being a 'big announcement' tomorrow. Because Line 6 announced Helix on 11 June 2015 i.e. tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of Helix!

What's for certain is that a decent passive Fender can sound as good as anything at any price. I prefer that raunchy Fender tone to most very expensive boutique basses.

This is a really good demonstration of the difference.

Like a Prayer - Madonna. Guy Pratt giving it large.

I was using a Strymon Deco which is great as well but haven’t tried the two together as of yet

Sorry, I don’t think you’ll regret it

While pretty basic compared to many of the examples in this thread I'm still pretty pleased with my latest DIY pedal - the Quasi-Jive! I had started to make a stripboard Jptr Jive when I realised a Zvex SHO clone PCB would get me 95 % of the way there. I added my favourite of the clipping diode options from the original Jive, and voilà! I'd like my toddler to decorate it but I'm not sure he has the attention span to finish the job.