funkydoug

Always enjoy learning from threads such as this where this group of experts share views and approaches to a real world problem. It's a great read.

However ... Is this the moment BFM finally went full Yoda??

14 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

The same physics of sound dictate that low notes at club levels from tiny speakers do not come.

Another difference between ABM and RM is the bass eq. 

ABM has a big low end and the bass knob is a peaking filter at about 45hz (changed slightly over the years) with a HPF below it. Means you can get a lot of low end  - as much or as little as you want. The RM bass knob is at 100hz, also a peaking filter.

As a result, on the ABM Evo 4 you can get an 'RMish' sound by using the first little slider,  but on the RM you don't have any control below 100hz other than the shape button - which also affects other frequencies. 

Lots of people love the RM amps, hardly a bad word to be said about them - but if you want to be able to boost or cut in the 40 - 80hz region my conclusion is that ABM is the way to go (with Ashdown anyway!)

Echoing the disbelief here.

I once did a fly-in gig near Rome and the local backline hire guys gave me this rig to use. It was absolutely awesome sounding. I still remember the sound, probably the best I've ever sounded live.  

I think in Italy this would be revered the way  a lovely old Trace amp is here. Bargain for someone.

Some Boss content...

ME50B is great for gigging. So immediate but the tech is about 15y old now so the drives are a bit basic in a studio setting. Also the Octaver is not great, digital latency too noticeable, which is a result of the hardware being limited. At a regular gig / though these are great as everything is right in front of you and remember, no one at all can hear the  difference between this and anything fancier once the band is playing. No one. (As  @stewblack quite rightly says).

Boss ME80 is even better. Drives are better but don't have a dry mix (unfortunately) and the Octaver is great. Main problem for me was the Octaver and comp (also great) are on the same pedal so you can't have both on one board / patch.

Brings me to GT1000 Core. I took the plunge and although I'd prefer a slightly more immediate interface (would love them to make an ME1000) it feels pretty unlimited, and sounds fantastic. Has  everything I would ever use on guitar or bass and most of the time will be a very expensive tuner!! The only frustration is that it doesn't have more knobs to twiddle for quick adjustments but for now it is the best 'one box' solution for me.

In terms of this being a thread that would be of use to potential buyers my main conclusion after lots (lots and lots) of over thinking this is that user interface and functionality trumps tone. That might be sacrilegious for some but honestly get something that works the way you want to work in terms of buttons, knobs, features and make it sound good. They can all sound good, what differentiates them is the way you interact with them. That's why you'll probably see my gt1000 core for sale in about 2months and I'll be looking for a something without a screen again 🤦‍♂️ 

Mart bought an EBS preamp via PayPal friends and family. All went very smoothly.

Trade with confidence

Ampero is in this price bracket. Recently updated firmware seems to tick alot of boxes.

Also the forthcoming zoom g6 will probably be in there... Competing with Pod Go.

MB2 sold too now so they're both gone.

Thanks 👍

MB3 sold 

Photos added

No it has sold now (see previous post), sorry dude

Selling my microbass 2 and microbass 3.

Both are mint, in the box with the manual. Both bought new during lockdown pedal GAS, neither has ever been used outside my smoke free home.

MB3 comes with the original power supply, MB2 didnt come with one so am not supplying one in this sale.

£110 posted for MB2.

 MB3 is SOLD

Cheers, Doug.

sold

Hi Ped,

No it can't sit between power amp and can, unfortunately. It needs to run in your fx chain or loop. 

Also ... It's sold! Sorry, I should have updated the thread!

Near mint condition.These are hidden gems. Made in USA before Digitech was abandoned. May change my mind if I can find another drawer to keep it in!!

- Full set of guitar and bass effects, amps  and cabs

-stompbox mode

-line out and XLR out can have cab sim on or off

- onboard drum machine, full MIDI capability.

- 4 X 2 class compliant USB interface. Records wet and dry to your DAW with no need for drivers.

Honestly the more you dig into these the more you respect how good they were and still are.

Selling as I'm out of space.

Comes with power supply.

£130 posted.

Beautiful handmade adjustable high pass filter. 

I dont need it so can be yours for £60 including UK postage.

Does someone in your life deserve a sub-octave stocking filler???

Selling these two octavers. Both mint and come in the box with instructions.

Boss OC3: SOLD

EBS Octabass Studio Edition (the new one with 3 white dials): sold



I went for the short 5er in the spring time and have to say I'm very glad I did. Not only is it astonishing value for money, its pretty much unique in a mass produced bass. Can't think of another short 5er. Very glad about that because if this didn't exist I would have talked myself into a custom made job. Phew!

Other than the pickups, what else did you do @Mikey D? Does anyone know of another short 5 or 6 stringer?

14 minutes ago, BassBunny said:

@eude is looking for one of these.

thanks @BassBunny, yeah - we have been in touch. It's not quite what he's after unfortunately, the C110 combos sold from the factory as NEO ones are slightly different to this. Mine is a marriage of the NEO head and an older ABM C110 body. Thanks anyway though.

Sold

28 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Josh Wah is lovely, only sold it because I was trying to be sensible with pedals and have a one-in-one-out policy. Wish all envelope filters came with a volume control. 

I agree completely! I bought it out of curiosity from @Quatschmacher a week or two ago out of curiosity (think it was a saturday night purchase!) but I have realised once again that I don't need a filter pedal.  It is in exactly the same condition as when I received it.

Withdrawn. Gonna put it back in a combo and sell it that way.

hi, looking to clear out these pedals. All in full working order with no problems. Boss and EBS ones are 100% as good as new, Broughton one has some sign of use on the base but very clean.

EBS Multicomp - [SOLD] 

Broughton Joshwah : [SOLD] 

BOSS OC3: Good as new and in the original box. £60 posted in the UK

Thanks. Alas, I'm out ... but good luck with the sale. 

Hi, lovely cab.

I am trying to resist temptation here ... Is it 8ohm? Or 4ohm??

My guess ...

It's a masking problem ... you need a band chat about how to make space for one another in the mix. 

Also, make sure you aren't short on 80hz -160hz band energy as that's where you can win the arms race and still gain audible volume. You can have lots of sub / deep bass going on but it's not always that effective in terms of loudness.