eude

5 hours ago, funkle said:

For interest. The body is progressing well. Ian ( @Chopthebass) doing sterling work. Some teaser pics - 

 

 

 

And some colour testing. Blue/aquamarine kind of burst. 
 

 

Now that IS tasty.

5 hours ago, funkle said:

For interest. The body is progressing well. Ian ( @Chopthebass) doing sterling work. Some teaser pics - 

 

 

 

And some colour testing. Blue/aquamarine kind of burst. 
 

 

Now that IS tasty.

34 minutes ago, Maxcat said:

Paying it forward from Eude. Not my fault 😎

Surely it's Alan's fault, no?...

2 hours ago, Maxcat said:

Was it you,that told me you can’t just have one ACG? Shame on you 😎

I'm afraid so.

At least it's an awesome vice to have.

So hot.

Congratulations dude!

7 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

 

Is that supposed to be the Two Notes Re-Volt? Or something else?

No, it's meant to be one of these >> https://www.simplifieramp.com/bass-station-2
I wonder if it's a real copy or just a stab at it?

21 minutes ago, Che said:

Very surprised by this tiny combo I am! The more I crank it the better it sounds! So not my experience with SS amps. 
 

Very rich low end when fully cranked amp volume. And the tone is pleasant to the ears which is great. 
 

I tried my Behringer BDI-21 pedal for extra drive but was not pleased with it. Then tried the TC Zeus (Klon) with Fat switch engaged and the smile was on me face    Noice! 
 

 

Jonas Hellborg was involved in designing the wider range of these amps, and by all accounts even these little cheapies have a preamp and power stage with his finger prints on it. That explains the amount of clean, pure power, despite its size!

I've got one of these and it really delivers way beyond what you'd expect.
Loads of bass and volume for such a tiny box.

Enjoy!

Bloody hell!

They have not be around long.

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005004194691418.html

Are you actually kidding me??!!

Did these DarkGlass clones start appearing after Korg acquired them?

Perhaps the manufacturing went to a lower end, cheaper factory where things get leaked?

It does seem, bar the more fancy digital stuff that the core functionality and sound is there in these DarkGlass clones...

I've got a few 31.5" ACG 6ers, and a 26.5"...

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I have tuned the 26.5"er B to C, and it works, but I find it cool to have something tuned a little differently around too.

42 minutes ago, fauxtoe said:

I don't know how they recorded Flea's Wal on BSSM, but there is definitely compression added somewhere along the way and in the videos you do see his GK/Mesa rig. 

A large chunk of the saturation and dirt, to my ear comes from driving some kind of outboard gear, possibly even the channel on a high end Neve desk, but I have read a few articles that state he recorded the whole album using his GK rig.

Sad thing is, I doubt even Flea will remember, it was a fairly wild time on the Chilli's career...

27 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I've got the Behringer and I did have a BDDI V1 about a decade ago, so I can't really remember it accurately.

The clone sounds great even if it is not accurate.

 

And as the V2 are now nearly £300 it will have to do!

Yeah, the SansAmp pricing has gone WAY up.

I bought my original V1 back in the 90s for not much more than £100 new.
That's since gone, and I got a good as new V2 for £150 about 2 years ago.
I guess they're just keeping up with the prices of all their competition, as these preamp pedals are getting very pricey now.

30 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

I wish they had included the Behringer tribute to the BDDI in as well.

Would have been interesting to hear that.

I think for all intents and purposes, in a mix like that you wouldn't hear much of a difference.
I believe there is a little more finesse in the BDDI tone in isolation, and the build quality will obviously be night and day

Ultimately, it's meant to be a pretty accurate clone, mainly just the quality of build and components that make the difference, oh and the BDDI V2 has a bit more going on control wise too, the Behringer is a clone of the V1.

A really really good comparison, and there's something for everyone in there too.

It gives a real world setting for everything too, as some preamps just sound pants compared to others, depending on the player and the bass, so much more honest than most test videos where everything is tweaked to sound as good as possible, sometimes, I suspect with external gear.

My favourites were mainly the Sansamp ones, the VT Bass mainly, but I will always have a soft spot for the BDDI, which is lucky as I have one

Eude

15 hours ago, ped said:

 

Here you go, sorry it's not that good but gives you an idea of what it might sound like with someone skilled playing it!

 

 

That sounds marvellous!

12 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

 

Are you posting that to agree or disagree with my statement? I can't find anything on the website that says how many people work at "Manton Customs" other than they use the pronoun "we" but that could simply mean there are two of them or has been used make an organisation which is a single person sound more impressive. 

I think there's just one guy behind Manton, but he makes some lovely basses, so worth including in the list for sure!

5 hours ago, WinterMute said:

Another vote for ACG, Alan's a proper gent and his work is absolutely first class.

 

I've spent 25 years thinking about getting Wal to build me something, but the cost and the waiting list always put me off, last year Alan built this beauty, and I really can't imagine getting anything done of that standard and utility by anyone else now.

 

Stunning!

4 hours ago, Stuart1982 said:

Here are my 3 ACGs. All spectacular basses. It’s already been said but I’ll say it again Alan’s work is absolutely first class. 

Awesome.

3 hours ago, BigRedX said:

you work out of a unit on an industrial estate in Croydon

Ha ha, I work out of an industrial estate in Croydon!  

It's not all it's cracked up to be...

1 hour ago, Stuart1982 said:

A beautiful collection sir. 

Why thank you 😎

44 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Fellas,  let's not make this a " so and so are best" thread. 

We are privileged to have the choice of so many great basses made on our  doorsteps. 

I've owned many of our UK built brands all of them fantastic in their own way.

Enjoy them all. 

Fair point, and sorry for derailing.

We are very much spoilt for choice in the UK, it's a shame that our builders aren't given the profile they deserve.

Another +1 for ACG.

I met Alan about 16 years ago, and it wasn't long after that I ordered my first ACG.

Since then, I have moved on all other basses, and I can't see me playing any other basses every again.

The build quality is as good as, if not better than any other high end bass I have played, and as mentioned above, Alan's patience and customer service is second to none.

I've now got 7 basses, plus 2 guitars, and of course I want more!

Here's a few of them...

3 minutes ago, ped said:

More pics as promised, in between the rain!

 

 

That is simply stunning!