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Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Bass for me. I love it.

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]I have never played through the Tech21 Leeds, but if I had to buy a Hiwatt preamp style, I would buy rather Shift-Line Olympic MKII because it's specially designed for the bass, it has a pure tube circuit and other option as headphone output + effect loop + ground lift switch. But it is true that it's more expensive than the Leeds.[/size][/font][/color]

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No tube-preamp in the list ?

The EBS Valve-Drive, Effectrode Blackbird SR-71 ( work very, very well with my four Gretsch bass ), Shift-Line Olympic MkII ( Hiwatt preamp clone ), Dave Hall preamps, Carl Martin Bassdrive, etc.., should be on the bench test also

In any case, you summits a good initiative with these comparative tests. Thank you for that, Bass Pedal Geek.

The Brimstone Audio XD-2 and the [color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica,]Creation Audio Labs Grizzly Bass are excellent and transparent pedals for boost clean, crunch, overdrive, and distortion tone. [/font][/color]

At present, the cab which I like most is Barefaced '69er ( with my Alessandro Basset Hound valve amps, or Monique preamp by Jule Amps + Minnie 800D by Demeter ), but my opinion should change when I shall receive one Rétro Six10 and one Rétro Two10 .

The Mesa Scout Radiator is a very good 15" single cab, too : Big, fat, and tremendous bass tone for a tiny cab.

[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]I am a lucky man: I have Monique for one year ago. She is excellent. The tone is magnificent. It's very similar to full tube amp ( SVT or B15 ) for the recordings. As my Monique is a first version, I am going to send her at Jule so that he adds the update's Monique ( drive the output" line level " with a 12AU7 + a potentiometer push / pull to increase the sound volume + 4 dB). In the parcel of return at my home, there will be also a Minnie 800D amp. .[/size][/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]If you love the tone of full tube amps, I advise you Monique's purchase very highly. [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2]Furthermore, Jule Potter is a very professional, very passionate, and very nice guy. Concerning the works of Monique's update, Jule is going to make them free of charge. I shall have to pay out only for the sending of the parcel ( He offers me the expenses of the shipping return )[/size][/font][/color]

Because you doubt, I would like to know what is the first true high-end bass amplifier, according to you ?
Ampeg B-15 portaflex or another amp ?

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My Basset Hound has definitively the most beautiful tone that I have never listened to.

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