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On 08/07/2023 at 08:52, FlatEric said:

An absolute beauty, looks very original. Do you have a moulded case for it or a standard one?

 

If you are interested in the Peavey T Series, it's beginnings, variations and history etc, you may like to have a look here, if you haven't already visited it.

Peavey T Series Basses and Guitars

 

I am a big fan of the Peavey T - some nice ones, also shot in the garden.👍

 

Read and scroll and when you get to the bottom, click Newer posts and carry on.

Lots of interesting info.

 

Cheers. 😊

 

 

 

I got the original molded case for it.  

3 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Nice basses but the headstock is too long IMO. Dehead it!!

 

If I'm not mistaken they were made with two different headstocks: this one and the one they call bat(man) ears or bat wing or something. Both long, though...

Peavey T40 1979: the best passive four string bass around. After 45 years it is still hard to beat. A versatile tone monster!

And it ain't that heavy...

Aria Pro II SB1000 fretless from 1981: my wet dream back in the days. I didn't fancy the fretted ones, but the fretless!!! That is a whole other story...

But this is a heavy s*cker. Like a front door...  

I got a '79 natural ash body/maple neck T40 a month ago. It is THE BEST FOUR STRING I've ever had. Ever! My go to four string from now on. Also, mine isn't that heavy. It has a ton of TONE, TONE, TONE, with the smartest passive electronics ever built in a passive bass. Tone pots full up: single coil! Back down tone to seven: humbucker!

Grab this bass and never look back!  

I have used my Monique in front of a Jule preamp, a GSS Sumo, my Genzler Magellan 350 and my Vanderkley Spartan. I prefer using the Spartan.

Any good amp will do.

15 hours ago, Brucegill said:

How are you using this with an Amp - Straight into the front, or in the amps FX loop? thanks

My amps have no loops, so in front.

The output level compared to other preamps/DI is very high, but my amps can take that. (Genzler and Vanderkley Spartan...)

My amps have no loops, so in front.

The output level compared to other preamps/DI is very high, but my amps can take that. (Genzler and Vanderkley Spartan...)

On 09/06/2023 at 01:21, manudepaz said:

Sorry, I understood EEUU. I was wrong.

Sweden is all right. Great Britain also (even if.........).

So I cannot tempt you with my EUB...?  

On 04/06/2023 at 23:33, manudepaz said:

Free shipping just for Europe, sorry.

Inside the EU is Europe outside Great Britain.  I am in Sweden.

I've noted that the unit has a VERY HIGH output. The LED's in our PA mixer and my audio interface in the home studio flashes red with very low signal sent from the BP1. I am not used to that kind of power...  

I tried the BP1 with my acoustic upright; it sounded very good. No eq tweaking needed, it also felt like it is not so sensitive to feedback with the BP1 "in between".

The amp i use is the Genzler Magellan 350 combo with a BA10-3 cab

8 hours ago, spyder said:

Have you compared it to other high quality di boxes?

 

Absolutely!
I have owned the Avalon U5, and have the Jule Amp Monique. Also had the BasSwitch, EBS MB2 and MB3, TwoNotes LeBass, Sadowsky, 3LeafAudio Enabler, Bassics Pro BPA-1, the Goliath etc. The BP1 is a different beast compared to Monique. She is more a pristine valve amp in a small format, that can be a little bit dirty. All the others are "pedals" in comparison. The BP1 is a very clean but powerful piece of gear that just makes the bass sound bigger, better and "beautifuller"... Hence the Wow! Most preamps nowadays induce ugly preamp/input gain distortion and try to convince us they really are SVT's in a small box. Since I don't fancy overdriven SVT tone, but like the pristine clean powerful bass, the BP1 is the right thing for me.

On 04/06/2023 at 14:00, Tee said:

Nice. So compressor in the loop for best results? And I guess for recording, DI out straight into your recording interface?

The loop is placed before the gain stage, but after the initial input buffer, so all effects are in front of the preamp. Check this impressive flow chart:

DI out for recording or PA. Perfect!

I got my Caveman Audio BP1 delivered yesterday, a very basic bass preamp, developed by Steen Skrydstrup in Denmark.

Read the tech here:

- Hi-Z Cable Input

- Transformer-balanced gold-plated Neutrik XLR Wireless Input (on one model)

- Transformer-balanced gold-plated Neutrik XLR DI

- Transformer-balanced gold-plated Amp Out jack

- Adjustable Gain and Level

- Switchable audio loop

- Transformer-balanced Tuner Output

- 9VDC output (50 mA) for powering your tuner

- Unique RFI protection and Silent Switching

- 10 Year Warranty

- Road-ready, zinc-plated steel enclosures

Easy to use, two pots: gain and level, two stomp buttons for Mute and activate the Effects loop. 

I tried it in my home studio yesterday and has just one word to say: Wow!

What goes in comes out, just better and more of it.

This one will never leave...
 

Well, to say more than Wow, it is truly a remarkable piece of gear. Studio grade at your feet. 

Harshness disappears, everything is more or less "soft and wooly" but with a clarity over the whole tonal spectrum.

My plan is to use this preamp with just a compressor and a tuner, for a high end all analog signal chain.

Next week I get the pedalboard delivered, a PedalTrain Metro 20.

If I should complain about one thing, it is the 9 Volt outlet to power the tuner.

It could have been "beefier" than 50 mA so it could power the compressor too, 

but that's no big deal.

I chose the PB1 over the PB1 Compact, since I wanted a unit with REAL power and not the wall wart.

I will add a power supply under the Metro too for any effects pedal to use in the loop. Maybe an envelope too...

I got the BP1, my cat got the bubble wrap; both are happy...  

I so regret selling mine...

Pity you're not interested in trades, since my "toy account" is a bit drained.

Well, if someone buys my BSX Allegro electric upright I may free some resources...

Also inside the EU - perfect!

I noted one "glitch" after the update; I had to "reinstall" the compressor blocks in my presets. They all started squishing the life out of the presets.

No big deal; just make a new one and copy and paste in all the presets. I only use the 1176 type compressor, so it was an easy fix.

The new compressor level display comes very handy...

It is very hard to capture the colour correctly, since the lighting conditions make it change a lot. The bass looks like it has a blue-ish tint in the green, but that is an illusion. Just look at the "opening video" how the colour changes depending of camera angle and the lights in the room...

Now you only need the 3620:

45 minutes ago, Chris2112 said:

This blew me away on the website. Look at the quality of that woodworking and the gloss in the finish. 

 

 

Here is another creation from Unicorn/Christian...
 

21 minutes ago, lidl e said:

Wow! Love it.

 

Beautiful. 

 

I really love the orange ones as well

I let the orange go, since it wasn't really to my spec's. Too much tonal options with three pickups and active electronics and a kill switch. It found a new happy home.  

Well, my BRG wonder is ready for delivery after a long, long wait. It'll be a long weekend...  
https://unicornbass.se/

7 hours ago, WinterMute said:

Make use of the Cortex Cloud for captures, some of them are very good, the patches not so much, people seem to want to use everything at once...

 

The other improvement can be in the cab IRs, particularly stuff like Celestion's offering, which is brilliant for the 12s and 15s, but does cost a bit.

 

There's a ton of good free IRs out there for an hour or so on google.

 

It's quite a step up from the Stomp, and does take a bit of getting used to.

What free IR's have you found that are worth using? I have the Shift Line IR package. Their B15 is sweet...

One step closer...

It is the most good looking amp by far...
I had one a few years ago. Also the 810 NEO. A massive rig!
I never used the modern channel, just the old school one. But - I found it very very noisy. With the master volume above noon the waterfall started. I tried to set the input volume low and master high to get a clean sound, but it was way too noisy. With input volume cranked a bit and the master at lower setting it was nice. Then I compared the tone with my Monique and found that much nicer. It could growl, though. I also had the Bassman 100T, and found that one more versatile.

Many complained about the auto bias feature, but it worked flawlessly on both my amps.