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Great idea. Added one of my faves with John Giblin showing how it should be done on a fretless.

As I know you love your Aguilar gear. How about a Tonehammer for your DI? It also has a tubey OD built in. For compression I'd get an MXR comp. The recent MXR bass pedals are excellent.

A drummer mate of mine gave me the Dirty Loops album and my jaw hit the floor when I first heard it. I for one really like his playing and the few live clips I've seen show he can deliver on stage too. Its the first time I've ever has GAS for a 6 string also. Bring on the next album I say!

I'll say it before everyone else does - Zoom B3?

[quote name='Magic Matt' timestamp='1410423801' post='2549220'] Side-note - rechargable NiMH last a lot longer than alkaline batteries on average. You can even fast-charge them during the gig so you start each set with a fresh... um... set. [/quote] That's true, but I find that when rechargeable batts go flat they do instantly with no warning. Normal alkaline batts have a gradual fail, thus giving me time between songs to change if need be. PS: Thanks for all the replies everyone, lots of research to do although the Enabler looks ideal - If only it had a headphone volume control.

Thanks Si, I shall start saving - Unless anyone has one for sale?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1410364345' post='2548600'] 3 Leaf Enabler is what you want, stunning piece of kit. I'm almost certain that Aux in doesn't go to the XLR as I know it doesn't go to the jack out, just the headphones, but I'll check the XLR output later Si [/quote] Nice one Si

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1410361386' post='2548557'] 3 Leaf Enabler should do it...but won't do any overdriven sounds, should you need them. [/quote] That was the other option I was thinking of, I take it the aux in signal doesn't go to the XLR out? Overdrive is no problem, I can add that with pedals.

Thanks for the info Happy Jack, ill try that. My only concern is that I'd like to hear in my ears exactly what is hitting the desk i.e. wet Sansamp.

My current main gig requires IEM so I bought a Shure PSM200 which works great. However, Its wireless and means I go through a lot of 9V batteries. For most gigs I don't need to be wireless and I use a cable from my bass to my pre amp anyway so I'm pretty much tied down. My solution has been to buy a cheap Behringer MA400 to mix my bass signal with my aux send from the bands desk. I like the ability to balance my bass with the mix and the MA400 has a 'through' XLR which means I can monitor exactly what is going to the desk. What I don't like is the Behringer craps out with any sort of hot signal or volume above 50%. I think i need to invest in a higher quality headphone / bass pre I'm currently running: Bass(Jazz Bass)>Bass pre(Sansamp RBI or Aguilar Tonehammer)>Behringer MA400>Desk So, what I'd like to do is to condense everything to one box; a Bass preamp with XLR out that also has headphone out (with volume control) and Aux input (with level control) that won't be routed to the XLR out. The Phil Jones Bass Buddy looks like it might do the job, can anyone with one confirm this? or can anyone recommend anything else I may have overlooked? Cheers

What 12 pedals do you wish to replicate?

Welcome from a fellow Enfieldian.

Bought Ian's Analogman Bi Comp. Really easy purchase and arrived the next day. Thanks again. Chris

Just wanted to echo the above. Great guy to deal with. I bought a 5 string Jazz Bass from him. Its a great instrument in very good condition. Great comms during the process and the bass arrived promptly and very well packed. Do not hesitate to deal with Arnaud. *Edit for typo*

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1408184337' post='2527869'] Boss CEB2 does this. It's not the warmest chorus though. [/quote] +1 - The CE-3B I think you mean. My faves so far in no particular order: Boss CE-2B Analogman Mini Chorus Tech 21 Bass Boost Chorus TC Electronics Corona

Can you post a link to the song and let us see your transcription so far. That'll make it much easier to help you.

Cheers, no problem. Here's a bit of Blondie - great tunes and simple bass lines: Blondie - Call Me.pdf Blondie - Heart Of Glass.pdf