Bigwan

Hadn't heard anything about these at all until an add appeared on FB...

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/boss-katana-500-bass-head/973430

Some interesting features. But as with most things boss I'll wait for a used one!

A lot of bass for the money the graft series. Had a few and they've all been outstanding

I would love this, but I'm further away than most of you! I had the 4x12 version of this and it was AMAZING!!! Compact, lightweight, punchy...

Good golly, I need to lay down...

Envelope filter responds to your attack, compressor shapes your attack. Envelope filter first for me, but try both ways and see what works best for you.

Still available now

On 15/03/2024 at 19:11, disssa said:

From big to small:

I was thinking of building one of these pultec pedals to go in front of a Noble preamp build...

These are great little amps

1 hour ago, Al Krow said:

I think the detailed YT review that @TRBboy shared was super useful.

I felt that the most of the fx ranged from meh (e.g. the octave down was glitchy, the filter/synth nothing to write home about), passable (dirt) to decent (chorus / modulation) - be interested to hear what other folks reaction to that clip was or whether I'm being too harsh? Love the form factor though.

Personally I'm going to wait and see what bag of tricks Zoom have in store with the similarly compact form factor MS-60B Plus due out this year.

 

Not to criticise the reviewer too much but I'm not sure how you can tell that from 10 or 12 notes played at each setting and with ZERO change in playing style and timbre usually required for octave/tracking effects. I'd need hands on myself to make any kind of informed choice. A decent side-by-side with a Zoom B1FOUR would make for an interesting review...

1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said:

Eh? The 85 has two inputs. One for speaker signal and the other is your usual DI instrument.

There was me looking at something completely different like a numpty...

 That's a great looking wee thing... @franzbassist kind of makes the HX One look even worse for bass use!

1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said:

Countryman 85 DI.

 

So long as your amp isn't noisy your amp signal will go through to the desk with no drama.

 

Best to have a flat respsonse full range cabinet.

The 85 is a straight-up DI, it won't handle the output of an amp. It goes between the bass and amp. Wrong - looking at the wrong product altogether

It sounds like what you're after is a preamp with some tonal control. If you nip over to the effects forum you'll find plenty of options mentioned. Nicest I've tried in a while is the Origin Effects Bassrig Super Vintage, which is Ampeg-flavoured, but they also do a Fender-flavoured one, the Bassrig '64. Sounds like it could be exactly what you're after. Quality items.

If you want the sound of your amp, you could consider something like the Two Notes Torpedo Captor which is a load box that goes between your amp and speaker cab and provides a DI output

38 minutes ago, TRBboy said:

Another consideration then; what does everyone think about the HX One?

Pointless form factor...

I know there are people who will think it's what they've been looking for their whole playing career, but I would imagine they're few and far between. I just don't see the point of it given the price. The sacrifice in flexibility from any of the other HX/Helix line is crazy. Even if you could run a couple of effects at once I could see the allure, but just one for £250 quid? Granted it's cheaper than a Noble... but still... Nope...

10 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Would appear that the collective description of Spectors is a hanging.

No, that's what would happen to me if I were to contemplate a collection of Spectors at the minute...

Got me thinking of another RC Booster build @Gareth Hughes! Or maybe a BB Preamp that I haven't done before...

15 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

 

That's the newer version of the Trilogic, Fuzzdog's clone is the v1 so you don't get sweepable mids and selectable bass/treble frequencies. Maybe someday...

It's a clone of the EWS/Xotic Trilogic. Loads of youtube videos.  Here's Michael Rhodes (RIP) demoing one, but there are plenty of others

Takes some digging but it's 12v DC @ 1 amp (1000 mA)

Of the amps you've reviewed @JGSpector, which would you pick if you could only have one? I haven't read all your reviews but I'm leaning towards trimming all my equipment down to a single amp, single cab and a couple of basses. The Bergantino Forte is top of my GAS list so interested in your take.

55 minutes ago, Kowad said:

Can I ask, what are the shelves? Keen to establish something similar, I've been cluttering my pedal board for too long, and tbh I need a better solution than sticking unused ones to the side of my Minimark with board tape 👀

I know the white ones on the previous page are IKEA (https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/mosslanda-picture-ledge-white-40291766/), not sure about others...

10 hours ago, ern500evo said:

 

I'd also point out that at 229 quid, I ain't buying that...

Those electronics are a DIY effort. That's stripboard or veroboard (depending who you talk to!). It's a DIY alternative to a proper PCB. Tin foil cavity shielding. If it weren't for the stamped numbers on the headstock I would have said it's a homebrew effort.

10 hours ago, ern500evo said:

Was hoping they’d make a smaller version of the original

 

Weren't we all! Ashdown flatly refuse to drop the gimmicky VU to save real-estate. What meer mortals really want is this:

If you get the chance try out an Orange Terror Bass. It's a one trick pony, but the one trick matched what I was getting from my Ashdown ABM perfectly. Pairs very nicely with the Barefaced Two10 too!

Really wish I was in a position to take this off you @ped. Best bass I've ever played was the black Skarbee Celinder that used to be featured at the top of these pages.