dannybuoy

Try not doing that then? If you set each pedal by themselves to unity gain then you should be able to combine them in series without a volume boost. But if each one is set to be say 10% louder when turned on, then turning them both on raises the volume 20% (well not precisely, but it's just an example!).

GHS Brite Flats are ground wound, but are very smooth - as are the Status half-rounds I have on my fretless (which are even smoother). I don't know which half-rounds you tried before, but these two are much flatter and smoother than the D'Addario ones for example.

What distortion pedal are you using and what kind of sound are we talking - light OD or full on distortion? If for example, you're using an ODB-3 which is a feedback machine, try swapping it for an EHX Bass Muff Deluxe which has a built in gate (or getting a separate noise gate pedal). The gate will kill feedback when you're not playing anything - but if you're getting feedback whilst you're playing notes it won't help you there!

The first time I heard about them was when a friend had this made up - looks like it came out of Terminator 2:

Walking out: An Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcgyKo7vbm4[/media] First dance: Pencil Full Of Lead - Paolo Nutini [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-xd3NuWQI0[/media]

Down the aisle: Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L_DQKCDgeM[/media] Signing the register: Up The Junction - Squeeze [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQciegmLPAo[/media]

That does look a bit tasty!

Anybody tried the dual-P Fender Blacktop Jazz basses?

If you can get the Tarkin with a blend then I am interested! I'll send you a PM...

I've tried the Supercollider, TFR, Pickle Pie B, Musket, but the EHX Bass Big Muff works best for me. I had to mod it to fix the volume issue where it's too loud in dry mode, but the deluxe version fixes this by having a properly adjustable blend control. The TFR has great low end like the BBM, these two are the best of the bunch in this particular area. As a standalone fuzz, the TFR is the best I've heard. But for me a clean blend is essential to cut through the mix - not to bring back missing lows like some use a blend for, but to bring back some of dynamics lost by squashing the hell out of the signal. The TFR is available with a blend, but I swear that on the one I had it was wired out of phase, so that the volume dropped at a certain mid way point and it just sounded weird at every other point!

I have a first class masters in mechanical engineering and I say your astrophysicist brother is talking out of his black hole!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1370938152' post='2107552'] They are screaming at 4 good-looking young men on stage playing up-beat catchy pop songs. The "bass hook" or any other individual instrumental part is irrelevant. [/quote] Ringo is good looking?

Video just released! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhhOU5FUPBE[/media]

I would've just wedged something under the front. A small child could fall on that amp and impale themselves on that.

A thread was posted on talkbass recently with clips comparing the Sansamp/B7K/RustyBox etc - and the best sounding to me was the Aguilar Tonehammer: [url="http://johnbscott.com/preamp_shootout/"]http://johnbscott.com/preamp_shootout/[/url]

I've used TI flats through the body on my P for years without a problem!

Not 100% sure the pickups are identical anyway - when I enquired with Yamaha about ordering some, not only were the part numbers different but the 2025 pickups were more expensive than the 1025's.

Try a set of Pyramid Golds or TI Flats. The Pyramids are thicker and mellower, sounds like they would fit the bill!

Looks a bit suspect to me? Round knobs like you get on a Squier, unusual headstock logo, no through body stringing, the bridge doesn't look like any I've seen before, with a screw in each corner?! Serial dates it mid 80s but I'm not very familiar with the basses of that period so who knows.

I'm a big fan of the Ampeg SVT210AV cabs with my Terror. The matching Micro VR head with two of those cabs will deliver the Ampeg tone on a budget as long as you don't need mega volume. Don't go for the cheaper Micro CL stack by the way, it's way underpowered. By the way, is this the Ampeg combo you have, the B100-R? I used to have one, soudned great.

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1370158168' post='2096961'] You might add a Genz Benz Streamliner 6 to your list [/quote] I had one before my OTB. I found I was always fighting the EQ and it wasn't very loud due it's built in limiter kicking in far too early. Supposedly 600W but the 500W Terror felt twice as loud at 1/4 volume than the Streamliner did cranked! I could play the Genz in my bedroom at full volume but not dared to take the Terror over 30%!