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I think it's the nature of the drive - like an overdriven SVT with loads of flub and fuzziness rather than a genuine bass overdrive like a Pearce or DG.

https://rushbackstage.com/product/6XAMRU0174/ultra-limited-edition-geddy-lees-big-beautiful-book-of-bass $950.00 I'd expect to get a bass included for that!

Heard of them... never used them!

The Spectradrive clean sounds seem really good. The drive though - sounds like derrière. I was all excited for a bit.

The deluxe is much better. Good choice!

Yup. It's like 90s metal guitars - all tubescreamer boosted Mesa Dual Recs. Couldn't get away from them. It's annoying because the DG stuff is actually very versatile when the drive knob isn't welded at full. The AO is actually a brilliant clean & warm preamp. I use it like that most of the time rather than teh brewtal.

But that's not a bad thing!

OP reported to the mods for breaking the Prime Directive of the forum.

£289 at Andertons.

"Was that hard to play? Because it was hard to listen to!"

The new BQ500 amp is up at £181! How noisy are TC fans?

I’m going to say it. Helix and a power amp.

Shared EQ though.

I would love a Euro XL4. When they build one under 8.5lb I’ll buy one.

The Jackson is reminding me of my youth when I wanted to be David Ellefson.

Big plate tuners models (Vintage / Mex 50s & 60s etc often have neck dive. Modern ones with lightweight tunes have it less, and quite often none.

I saw a few posts moaning that spellings will be European and measurements will be metric. Strewth. Only the US uses imperial. The rest of the world has moved on. Also - I saw one about some idiot demanding more "domestic" brands. Well "domestic" is now British. US brands are now the imported stuff. ha hahahahahaha!

Surprising that Ed Friedland is being a bit twatty about it - unless of course he's just got the sack. No appreciation of the brand? I rather imagine that the Future guys bought it because they liked the brand! "For me, Bass Player has always been about the voices within. The contributors and editors shaped a new dialect, a way of communicating about the bass. Over the years, a culture was born, nurtured, cultivated, matured, established, and to a degree, institutionalized. The current owners have no sense of what they have, no appreciation for the brand. I’m sure the Bass Guitar crew will do the best they can with the limited resources made available to them, but for the most part... you can expect something very different. Better? Always a matter of opinion."

I use the tone on the bass to control the treble rather than the amp. Drive level depends on the bass used. I turn it up until I can hear drive then knock it down again a smidge. The tone flip switches are important. the bass EQ isn’t always quite that high but never far off either- depends on the room. b3k model as said. into Barefaced One10 which is quite vintage sounding too. And last week I was playing Van Morrison’s Moondance with it. Nice walking line to play.

I like that! Full. On. Chubby. How much? Do we know yet?

And a Barefaced One10 cab (or a pair if I need it) I'll grab a photo of the amp settings when I get home.