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The guitar looks great but the bass... it's a Bass V with a Tele headstock and a P-Pickup. Just not right. The pup looks out of place. Why do Fender do amazing looking sig guitars but when it comes to bass they remain the same as stock ones or go f-uglier (like this one)?

I have a Fender P-Bass Junior which I bought at Wunjo's back in 2010 after seeing it hanging on their wall for a few weeks. I remembered it from an old Fender catalogue that I had and decided to give it a go thinking it would be a toy as it was shorter than a 30" bass (28 point something I believe...) but it turned out to be a super cool bass with loads of tone and way lighter than any other bass I own. If I ever find another one, I will buy it!

For me it was the Moog MiniFooger Drive that I bought from this parish in 2015. Amazing tone from boost to fuzz and all in between whilst sounding vintage-y and warm.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1453990993' post='2965051'] Why do you think you need a EQ pedal? What gear are you using and what's lacking from it tonewise? There's nothing wrong about having a EQ pedal, i can find a handfull of uses for one, but i think that more than often people tend to have them in the pedalboard without having any real need for it. Basses and amps already have tone control, is the investment in a EQ pedal really necessary? [/quote] +1 on that. I haven't seen EQ pedals on a board for a long time. Maybe just used as a boost or for slap tone.

With your budget, a 2nd hand Boss GEB-7 could be found. Nothing fancy but it certainly does the job very well.

A bit late... great iniciative!

Pedaltrain Volto is pretty thin

[quote name='lo-freq' timestamp='1453772995' post='2962674'] That is inconsequential overhang. This is overhang - [/quote] That Ampeg head looks gigantic in comparison! Crazy visual effect!

Having an amp on stage is always great but nowadays a small pedal board and a DI (if the venue has a good monitor system) will get you a great tone. Some FX boxes like the Zoom B3 have amp & cab simulator that work wonders on PA's. I tend to gig with my pedalboard + DI and if possible I bring my Markbass + Aguilar DB112 with me for on stage monitor purposes and have never needed anything else. But mainly I travel light and use whatever stage amp there is so DI is the only way for me to maintain a consistent tone from gig to gig. I agree with Maude too, with a DI you cannot really mess up with the FOH's sound (that is up to the Sound Tech unfortunately...) and you can control your levels independently without affecting the band mix. To DI or not DI is a tough question sometimes, especially if your "sound" comes mainly from your amp+cab configuration but there are some lovely high end ones (REDDI, AVALON, etc...) that have a killer tone. Some of the cats over at Talkbass have been using Low Pass filters (filter cut off) to roll the nasty high end past 5-10k area to achieve a more natural "speaker" sound and they seem very happy, I still have to get around that idea so cannot comment.

I saw the guitar version in Denmark St a few weeks ago and it is very skinny and had a toy-like appearance, not sure how it will hold against proper gigging I will also stick with my Zoom B3 for multi effects on the go (small, fits in the suitcase and has Amp simulators and DI).

Bought a set of Wizard 84 Jazz pickups from Jose. A pleasure to deal with and great guy to chat to also. Deal with confidence!

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1453675486' post='2961768'] Looks okay, bound to be useful but price point will decide if it is a hit. [/quote] Agree 100%

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1453659639' post='2961505'] Can I clarify that this has nowt to do with me [/quote]

Hi all, Just spotted on Premier Guitar's update of NAMM'16 and they posted a photo of the still unreleased TECH 21 Bass Fly 5 which looks really promising. I hope some demos come out soon to see the range of sounds but a compressor, SansAmp, Octave/filer (can see a fuzz label) and a chorus cover a lot of grounds. http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23717-namm---editors-picks-day--?page=2 P.S. Also check the Boss VB-2W reissue!!! Enjoy!

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1453395248' post='2959141'] From Darkglass Since bassists adopted them, class D amplifiers were seen as convenient version of much bigger and heavier, yet better sounding, amps. Most musicians were happy with compromising sound and power by saving money, weight and space. So a year ago we set ourselves up to end these compromises. We wanted the best sounding amplifier period: louder, more versatile and articulate. It just happens to be one of the lightest, most compact and elegantly designed bass amplifiers out there. Fully designed and built in Finland. We present you the Microtubes 700." [/quote] Marketing blurb... you need transformers the size of a baby elephant for "that sound" they are describing (valve and transistor amps)

I use the Little Mark Rocker 500 and the only controls I use are the valve drive (for some grit) and the VLE & VPF filters. The EQ is set flat and depending on the room a little of bass is rolled of or boosted. The filters are the selling point of the amp and they are great, I'd be happy with just Gain-Drive-VLE-VPF-Master controls on my amp.

It certainly looks Apple inspired, as many things are unfortunately. I agree with one of the above posts stating that there is not much going on visually. I would have liked an original and quirky design from Doug and the guys at Darkglass. This is too simple and meh for me. Don't get me wrong, I love Darkglass and was an endorser way at the beggining a few years ago. Looking forward for the price tag and sound demos.

Keep the DB750... not much more to say.