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Interesting. I've just been pondering the question of strings, as the ones that came with this bass are properly knackered. I boiled them in some vinegar, so they don't sound totally dead, but they're worn and don't seem to be particularly consistent in terms of string-to-string and note-to-note volume. The front runners from what I've seen of double-ball-end strings so far are Stadium Elites, because they're a) apparently made in the UK, and b) not £50+ like most other sets.

That's a very nice bass, Paul. Congrats! The early 50's P isn't my sound, but I'd imagine it must produce [sonically] exactly what you're after. Enjoy! 😎👍🏻

My overwater cost only 10% more than the equivalent fender artist bass at the time, yet it was handmade in England and had a few little extras I could choose over the fender. In that scenario, with the money in my pocket, I would have been insane to pick the Fender.

Just needs your MiniNinjaRob logo on the ends of the headstock now! Can you do some sound samples of the finished article, please? (Just the voice memo recorder on your phone would do...)

I think basically that is the upshot of it. I can’t imagine it will be that different for bass amps. You should watch his one on tonewood as well.

I would also love to see them live. I am writing here in the hope that next time they spin by someone will comment here and I will see it in time to get tickets.

Just discovered Thomann's bass pedal best seller list (211 pedals listed)...due to the #01 on the list! The rest of the bass pedal synth rankings on that list also made for interesting reading: #72 SA C4 #61 EHX Bass microsynth #51 Boss SY1 ... #01 MXR Bass Synth

No No No - Dawn Penn

The drop down says the light is £138, the DMX controller is £29. The lights are in the tech spec, but so is the DMX controller so it is sold as parts.

Behringer BD 121 is a great start to solving your needs I think. G4M can deliver one to your door for around £24. In case you didn’t know, they are based on the Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver, which is a mid range industry standard. I have both ( Tech 21 and the BD121) and the Behringer isn’t far behind, especially when you factor in the price differential of around £225. You can experiment with the BD121 for sounds and use the XLR DI out into the desk. In the unlikely event you really don’t like it, then it’s handy for a spare ( or even flog it on here! ). £24 is a bargain price for such a useful pedal IMO. I have a couple of them, and there’s always one in my leads bag on every gig I do.

Very nice. Good sound too. Have you considered trying superwound (piano) strings? I have some lightish ones on my B2A. Incredible sustain and harmonics.

Cool! Will do! I'm mainly a bassist and have a deltametal arpege so I just naturally came here! (Hadn't actually realised there was a guitarchat! ❤️)

I enjoyed that @walshy got to say hello to a few Basschat alumni. Nice to have bought mini Trav (Ella) with me. Quite a team

I like it. Some people like tubes, I like the sound of transformers - my fave preamp I shouldn’t have sold is the hellborg one - that’s based on a neve type transformer and a more modern preamp stage and coil based eq… The colourbox is input and output transformers, two neve style preamp stages and a simpler eq circuit… For me it lets me give a more polished - tiny bit compressed tone to the desk/amp - the eq does any tweaks I want and it just sounds nice - the hx stomp is running amp and cab sims. The bad things: i don’t think it excels at drive sound, it’s that straight into console Beatles thing that works with guitar but I don’t like on bass, esp not last in the chain into a Pa - but you can set it so when it does clip it can clip just the peaks of the notes. if you want that sound I think there are cheaper ways to get similar- Hudson broadcast maybe? the gain, interstage gain and output volume knobs isn’t intuitive to me, and I guess makes sense if you’re going for a driven signal it makes more sense. It doesn’t love hot signals into the 1/4in input - so if you’ve got a preamp before you have to pay close attention to gain staging. I’ve got line level from the stomp going into the xlr in as it sounded better to me. talkbass seems to hate the HPF and write the whole oedal off based on that. At the lowest setting you can combine it with a bass boost for the pulltec type trick and that’s nice. Otherwise my phone has a stocks and stocks app I’ve never used. I don’t discount iPhones just because one feature isn’t made for me. but overall - it’s brilliant and if I had too only have one pedal, my heart would say the colourbox. crayon, for me the joy is a preamp strip style sound with transformers in it. Does Tonex have any neve 1073 style captures - that might be fun? othewise that was a lot of blether from me - go watch Janek Gwizdalas preamp shootout video…

Well, very interesting. So basically valves do one simple job whichever circuit they live in and all we hear in different tones are each manufacturer’s circuit design. Changing valves from any manufacturer does sh*t all and we hear what we want?

I had a custom build made because it was what I wanted, and I couldn't get what I wanted off the shelf. It plays more gigs that most of the others, but not all because I don't believe on having a bass that I don't gig (except a 4 string, but I have had it so long), so the others get used as well.

Yeah it was pretty cool, such a great guy and a fairly epic bassist too, thanks for popping in buddy

Yeah, I was a bit harsh. For those that want them and enjoy playing them then I can see that. it's a hobby and with a hobby you dont have to justify anything. Its just that ive read how some have to have a custom build because they cant play anything else (talking about 4-5 strings, not those silly things with so many strings that you cant pass as a bass player), which always strikes me as funny.

I think the early passion guitars had Vigier’s own bridge and locking term. Around the time the Arpege had its own proprietary bridge.

I bloody hope not. I'd better screenshot the ad but this is what it says. I'd liketo see a DMX controller with 12 bulbs with an 8deg output angle. Maybe I've posted the wrong link.