bassist_lewis

I got the DCX a couple of days ago. I was expecting something low gain, like the Xotic BB Preamp, Walrus Audio 385, JPTR FX Jive etc., but its very much not that, nor is it a heavy distortion (to my ears at least). The EQ setting is great, I got a lot of nice tones just playing with the HF and LF knobs. In the overdrive setting it seems to affect the high end the most, and although its got plenty low end, I struggled to get the volume right on my gig last night; it either felt too quiet or too loud. I think it's fair to add that I've been using the Origin Effects Halcyon as my main drive for about a year, a very different, very chanky tubescreamer-style overdrive, so I'm used to that sound. And last night's amp was also very muddy, so perhaps not the best platform for pedals. I think the pedal does what it says: it's a studio preamp being driven too hard, which is a 'fizzy' (i.e. not an overdriven amp) sound in my experience. I was initially a bit underwhelmed, but I'm going to persevere and do some more tinkering. When I first got the Jive, I thought it was too weird and wasn't sure what to do with it, but now its one of my favourite drives.

The Jive is great. I didn't know what to do with it when I first got it but its one of my favourite drives now.

Solid essentialist pedalboard! I oscillate between wanting a Cover All Eventualities Board and something more like this that does all a bass player needs to do.

You could also buy a scalped one for that amount on Reverb.

I think he will succeed in his intention to slow down the sale 😅 some folks will buy it though. I'm gonna wait for his 'International Only' sale.

So orange prompting the "buy" part of the brain does work then 😂

He'll have canteen duties at the same time the CCTV all "breaks"

The world is falling apart

Are you selling musical instruments and accessories?

Has anyone noticed that a lot of music gear related sites have orange logos? Reverb: orange. Guitarguitar: orange: Wunjo's: orange. Basschat: orange. I think it's like how lots of food places are red or green, which your lizard brain is supposed to associate with food. What do people reckon? Or maybe its just coincidence.

I've had the Trent site open on a tab in my browser for the last week 😂 does anyone know anything else about them? There's almost nothing online apart from a few posts on forums.

Played a gig with my regular wedding band last night. We've been using IEMs since last year but I've always had my cab with me as I was coming out FOH. However, we have a new PA with subs and I've been toying with the idea of dropping the cab altogether and maybe getting on of the Eich Bass Boards. As a test I muted my amp (bass goes to the board via my Noble DI) and I was surprised by how little I missed the amp. In fairness, this isn't our usual PA (different MD who has to bring the PA, don't ask, I know its weird), but I'm tempted to save the weight and the space on stage. Will probably always bring my cab tho... just in case.

Do what I did: pivot to instrumental jazz fusion. Problem solved. You're not trying to make money, right?

I have very little need for anything... but that's no fun, so: - Barefaced Super Twin (no tweeter) already posted in the 'Items Wanted' section - a short scale fretless: there's an ACG on Reverb I can't afford, but I've also considered buying the bits from Warmoth and putting it together myself for about half the price - Sandberg Lionel/Florence bass - an original Brassmaster - Musicman BH-500 amp (basically a MarkBass Casa without the branding)

Already did mate 😜 Well, sort of…. depends what your threshold is for a “signature” model. I received my Serek MW2 last year, for which I’d chosen the neck and fretboard wood (roasted maple), and asked for the neck to be left unpainted, which is non-standard for Serek. It also has a slightly unusual pickup conurbation: bridge pickup in the usual place but the neck pickup is in the sweet spot rather than 2-3cm closer to the neck as is standard. And passive electronics. Hardly breaking boundaries, but it’s a bit different to most MW2s. I also have a Wilcock Mullarkey on order (alder body, roasted maple neck, shell pick with matching headstock), also with passive electronics. Again, not reimagining the bass guitar but it will be Mine, as it were. Even though it’s already a signature model for someone else… But is that my “signature” model? Maybe, maybe not. Does a signature bass need some kind of unique design feature like the pickup configuration (Mullarkey, Fender Stu Hamm), string spacing (Gerald Veasly’s Ibanez), completely unique design (Matt Garrison and Anthony Jackson Foderas) or colour/decal (Lull IMA/Victor Wooten Fodera) to qualify as a signature model? If so, then the Fender JMJ, Pino Palladio, Jaco Pastorius, Sean Hurley, Victor Bailey, etc etc don’t count because they’ve just slapped a signature on a pretty standard model, they’re some of the most popular wigs to my knowledge.

Up to now I've probably owned about 15 drive pedals, 10 of which I still own. The one I keep coming back to and is on my big board is the Origin Effects Halcyon, a tube screamer circuit and the chank of which seems to fit with the style of fusion/jazz/prog/wtf I play with my original trio. However, I keep the other 9 because I think they sound cool (I sold a bunch earlier this year because they had no Je ne sais quois). I love the low gain of the Jive, BB Preamp and the Black Vehicle (they'd be on my board as well if space and loops weren't an issue), but I also like the aggression of The Crook and the Tesla Wolf so. And my DG B3K is special because it was built by Spencer Doran of 3Leaf Audio. To address a point you made specifically, I think the reason so many people on these forums are constantly searching for and buying drive pedals (among other things) is because buying something feels like progress. I started spending an obscene amount on pedals, guitars and other paraphernalia when lockdown happened. Up until that point I'd been gigging very regularly (at least weekly) and hardly ever bought gear, but suddenly I dropped to nothing. Luckily I have a job that can facilitate such spending (much curbed now), but in lieu of gigging I bought gear instead. Ultimately, if you can afford to by lots of drive pedals then enjoy the journey; if you can't, then stick with what you've got. Whatever music you're making won't be made significantly better or worse because of what drive pedal you're using.

The G3 Atom finally arrived today, so I spent all evening wiring it. Some of the audio cables runs are a bit tight but they all just about reached (still had to order more as there wasn't enough left over to wire up the pink fuzz). Underneath is a bit of a birds nest but I'm waiting for the extra wiring to tighten up the cable ties. Otherwise the Atom is great, I can finally switch between multi-pedal patches instantly. Bit weird for a bass player, but absolutely necessary when you play in fusion/jazz/prog power trio!

My Gigrig G3 Atom is finally on its way after ordering it in April. Will post pics once I've wired it all up