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Fairly short list for me, but I keep coming back to the P bass every time I try something else. Satellite Hondo II Fender US Fender MIM Warwick Ibanez Epiphone

Very few compared to some - Park practise amp Peaver TKO Trace Elliot BLX Ashdown EB180 Barefaced Compact 15" Hartke LH500 Ashdown ABM 600 Evi IV Fender Rumble 40LT I'm thinking of moving on everything I've got and going back to a combo like the Ashdown Studio 12 for jamming, rehearsals and small gigs.

Nothing recent. Line 6 Pod XT is about it. I have had a play on the GT-100 and had a quick go on the Pod Go last weekend. For my old originals band a tuner, comp and Rat type distortion did me nicely on bass.

Tweeters in Leatherhead, room3 has a stage.

i joined the GT-1000 Core club yesterday. I've got to say this is the best sounding floor based digital multi I've heard, at least once I'd put it in bass mode. The ability create 3 virtual loops as well as the preset parallel loops is fantastic. I too had trouble connecting it to my Mac. Turned out after an hour of reinstalling drivers etc it was a dodgy USB lead. D'oh!

Thanks to all those who offered advice. I found a Boss GT 1000 Core in a local music shop last weekend. Used but only a few weeks old and in mint condition. Bargain price for cash, which I didn't have on me last weekend. I didn't want to post about until it was in my possession, which it has been for the last hour. Really happy chap right now. Looking forward to delving into it now.

It can.

Lol and the third option has been my path - trading comps and drives for the last far too many years. If I was still in my originals band, I'd be getting the SA comp and Zio to go with my Aftershock and have all my favourites covered. But as I'm now doing covers a wider palette of FX is more necessary. Having read the reviews here, watched reviews on youtube and thought about my needs it's been narrowed down to Stomp or GX. Anyone got any opinions on which is the better for OC-2 and filter effects? I know both will be great at classic modulation effects.

Thanks all. Strongly leaning towards the GX100 at the mo. I agree that "proper" pedals would be the way to go if I was bass only, but I keep dipping back into guitar at the moment.

Cheers both. Smanth, I used to be an IT geek too. These days I'm in management and I'm trying to avoid anything too geeky. It needs to pretty intuitive. That's one of the reasons I'm considering discreet pedals, but that is going to be the most expensive route long run. T-bay, thanks for the feedback on the GX100. I'm just concerned it doesn't have any line outs.

Yes I know this is a perennial chestnut for Basschat lol. Bit of background - Over a decade ago I started playing in an originals band. All I needed was some dirt, and being a complressor junkie, I went through a few of those as well. I quit that band almost 6 years ago and, apart from a few gigs where their new bass player wasn't available, I haven't really done much bas playing, just noodling at home on guitar. I've recently hooked up with a few other local musicians to play some local open mic nights. Five songs in and we're learning Uprising by Muse. Now, I still have an Aftershock, so the fuzz isn't a problem, so I could just get an octave pedal (OC5?). But then I'd also need a pedal board and a PSU. And, as our repertoire expands, I foresee modulation(s), filter, compressor (which I now only have in 19" rack format, not really open mic night friendly) etc etc. So would I be better off going multi? On the shortlist - Zoom B6 Line6 Pod Go Line6 HX Stomp Line6 HX Stomp XL Line6 HXFX and a preamp pedal. Boss GX100 (the biggest of of all the multis I'm contemplating) Boss GT Core The B6 is plastic and bass focussed, so may not be ideal for my guitar noodling at home. GT Core is at the price point where I could get a pedal board, decent PSU and a Source Audio Spectrum for octave and filter. So unless anyone really recommends either of those they are low on my list. I've been down to GAK, they had the B6. They also had the GT6B and GT10B in as used models, but these flipping massive. Any advice welcome.

Not been tempted be the CE-2w?

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Hello from another Hove-ite

Paul Gardiner from Tubeway Army/Gary Numan.

If only the X3 still had the FX loop

Boss LMB3

I have been hoping and waiting for a SA compressor. This is awesome!!

I'm a Fender man most of the time. But out of those two, I'd keep the BB.

True, and the bit about not playing it again 😋

Buzz at the top frets? Less bow, and raise the bridge.

A dull metal or plastic edge to gently scrape off the worst. Fine wire wool with a little naptha (lighter fluid). Then lemon oil. Don't soak, a little goes a long way! To keep it clean, stop playing and just sell and buy gear on Basschat!

Ah BU**ER! I've just placed an order. At least it's just strings and Dunlop guitar polish.