NoirBass

Bought a GK MB500 from Jack. Smooth deal, would happily purchase from him again.

Wow, forgot about this. Thread resurrection.

I have a £40 SX P bass that I leave at one of the venues I play at. Whilst it's never going to feel like a much more expensive bass, after a quick setup it's perfectly useable. It's probably done over 100 gigs now and actually sounds exactly like a P bass should. I always enjoy the fact that the MXR DI box I leave in the front pocket of its gig bag cost more than double the price of the bass 😄.

I'm not a great wah user, but by far the best I've ever tried was the EBS Stanly Clarke sig wah: http://ebssweden.com/content2/ebs-stanley-clarke-signature-wahtone-filter/

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1500193568' post='3336088'] Was that listed as a particular Squier model? Do you have a link to where you bought it from? [/quote] I bought it from here: http://www.basspartsresource.com/middle_bass.htm, but it seems to no longer be listed . Mine was tort and I'm sure was listed as a deluxe precision, meaning it was designed to have three knobs and a side jack. It did however fit and I just used the three holes as volume, tone and the jack socket.

I put a Squier branded scratchplate on my Silver series P. It was a direct fit.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1500081097' post='3335553'] What a horrible review! No-doubt this thing is powerful, why can't these places actually employ a bass player to really look at the unit properly?! Si [/quote] +1 that was painful

That does look pretty good. Here is a slightly more detailed demo: https://youtu.be/U8E1poBX_uA

[quote name='Jack' timestamp='1499858329' post='3334083'] Will the Dr J sparrow run off Phantom? A second-hand MXR M80 certainly will. [/quote] That looks ideal, provided it will phantom power. Anyone got a 2nd hand one for sale? [quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1499928454' post='3334509'] you really CAN'T carry a better DI on the tube with you? [/quote] I can, and currently do. I was just looking for options or something I might not have thought of. If I can leave everything I need in my bass gig bag at the venue it'll save me worrying about having forgotten something. I'm also wanting to let other bassists who play down there use the bass and DI.

Yowser!

[quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1499847728' post='3333977'] Depending on the tone you need the a BDI21 might be just the thing. But you don't get 'comprehensive' EQ. Are you going just to FOH / Monitors or using an amp setup too ? [/quote] This was my first thought, but it won't run off phantom power.

I have a residency at a couple of different venues at the moment. I always travel on the tube to get to them. One gig in particular I do a lot, and so rather than lugging a bass around with me I leave one at the venue. Its only a cheap SX P bass, but it does the job. Being really lazy I'd like a cheap DI to leave there with a couple of leads so I can leave everything I need in one place. So I'm looking for recommendations, requirements are: 1/Must have gain, output volume and some EQ control. 2/Must be powerable by 48v phantom power. 3/Must have XLR out 4/Must be cheap, preferably less than £65, just incase it does go missing! Cheers in advance.

Yeah, I've had a go with a fair few Multis (line 6, GT-10b, Zoom B3) to try and emulate the RB thing. TBH the only time I've had really good result is by using the micro POG or POG2. The algorithms used in the POG give it by far the best tracking, the AKAI Unibass is the next best thing I've tried. All the multis I tried were so sketchy with their tracking that the result was unconvincing.

Bought an MXR bass distortion from Craig. Top chap, good communication throughout. I would happily recommend and deal with him again.

Congratulations 🍾

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1498231942' post='3323332'] Owner manuals and patch list up on the Boss site: https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/GT-1B_parameter_eng01_W.pdf Looks like a good selection with the ability to change effect order. [/quote] Looks pretty comprehensive, a scaled down GT-10B by the looks.

Boss' preset tones are always OTT. I expect some under the hood tweaking will be needed to get useable patches. I have a soft spot for Boss/Roland, but agree they have stiff competition with the likes of Zoom.