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Glad to see the Red Baron seems to be doing you well!

Does he have a wifi extender that uses the mains? I found that some of my equipment makes clicks and pops and when i unplug the wifi extender they go away. my bet is house electrics.

Had a band practice last night and used my precision (that i've had for years) for the first time in this band. I must say it was wonderful, I also tried some Kallium drop set strings for the first time and after spending a while setting it up properly am really enjoying this bass. So the moral of this is that gear abstinence has actually done for me what it supposed to do and helped me appreciate the gear i have. I give it another few weeks before I change my mind and want something new!

I'm still going strong but i am waiting (read as hoping) a Cog Grand Tarkin will appear in the calssifieds for a good price, although this may be a passing whim and i'll get over it without buying one. especially seeing as i have a green big muff clone with blend already on my board which i would replace with the cog if it was better even though i'm happy with the current pedal... i may have just rambled alot and talked myself out of getting one. the power of the Absitnence thread!

I owned both a barefaced 610 and a 210 (still own the 210) I think the reason it says its "old school" is more down to the fact it doesnt have a flat response like the 12 inch barefaceds do. It doesn't mean it sounds old school, as i don't think that really means anything, what it meant to me is that the cab has a certain voice to it that sounds good to the ear and less sterile than the 12 inchers. (oooerrrr) I loved the sound, look and the presence of the 610 however even though it is light its not that fun to carry down stairs especially in comparison to the 210. I ended up selling it as i found i just wasn't using it enough to warrant keeping especially as the 210 sounded very similar (if not the same to my ears), was loud enough for all the gigs i've done (or its been mic'ed) and much easier to load in and out.

if your playing in b standard with 45-105s i personally would try upping it. bottom 4 strings of a 5 string set.

if you struggle to find one you could always fit one of these: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/effects-accessories-c135/mooer-effects-pedals-black-footswitch-topper-p12160

i like the design with tiles, it would look great etched. I always wanted to get into etching pedals but never had the equipment.

Yes it is easy enough. I bought a Retrovibe stinger preamp for my 3 band which is a clone of the 2 band eq. Couple of wires to unsolder (is that a word) and resolder and it’s done.

Thanks for the offer @Al Krow really appreciate it but just messaged one of the lads in the band asking for his opinion on what i should get and he has a spare tuner that he doesn't want (polytune 3, downsized to a polytune mini) so free tuner decent tuner is waiting for me at next practice.

Ha Excellent! If it helps i really don't want to buy one

technicality question! If i found my Tuner pedal to have an issue (the jacks don't hold the leads in and pop out too easily, and there enclosed jacks so i cant just squeeze them a bit) , is replacing it classed as a gear acquisition and an instant failure? I don't think it should be but i thought i would check..

It’s ok! He wouldn’t go as low as I wanted (quite rightly to be honest) so the early wobble has passed!

Already Struggling with this, depending on if i can get it for the right price i may be first out. Need a backup bass for the main band (as i sold my old one last week) and one has just appeared that i'm interested in.

First day back at work.. and not got anything to do. so I’ve spent all morning looking at basses and have major gas! I ended up buying strings to try and ease the issue

Told guitarist friend i was doing this, his response was but i thought you want..(listed about 30 items) and then came up with the idea of starting a non-serious cover band. Obviously every bass own would never be suitable for this venture, so i'm not even into the start of it and i am already struggling.

yep there is some good advice in this thread. I would look into using socket pin connectors for the capacitors that you are looking at changing. that way you can experiment with different values.

Ok after too much thought over it. I’m in. should really try to not buy anything this year. Seeing as this year I’ve bought three basses, two amps, two cabs and quite a few pedals. although I have a hankering for a shell pink jazz bass... (that I know I would never use and would be a waste of money)

I used to own a Super Compact and have switched over to a Two10. I don't slap but the biggest difference sound wise between the two is that the super compact seems to put out what is fed into it where as the two10 colours the sound to have a more "vintage" or warmer sound. i changed over as i was after a more retro tone, i think if i was after a slap tone or similar i would have stayed with the super compact. If you do need help with suggestions for your sound and the difference between the cabs, Alex at Barefaced is wonderful to deal with and really does help. So i would suggest sending him an email

The middle output is 18v switchable http://cioks.com/products/dc5/ although if it doesn’t work for you im sure someone will chime in with something soon. Good luck on your search

They sell flex cables for them so you can split the power between more pedals (depending on the current draw of each pedal) http://cioks.com/products/3-way-daisy-chain-flex-type-1/

I’ve been using a cioks DC5 for the last couple of years and never had a problem. I originally got it to isolate a couple of digital pedals which it did perfectly. Fits under a pedal train too which is a very handy.

You may want to think about lining the inside of it with some copper tape or similar. if you struggle to get any of the bits a good place to get components is bitsbox usually pretty decent prices and usually have everything you need. looks like it should be fun to build, but be warned it is addictive!

i agree with Fretmeister it totally depends on the situation. Americana backing band i play in: no pedals. Bass to amp Stoner, Doom Band i play in: Fuzz pedal always on, VT bass always on (so i dont have to push the amp to break up to get the sound i want)

Seeing as I took a picture for another thread I thought I’d post it here. Signal is 1. pitchblack mini (want to replace as the patch cable pops out when I press it with my foot although I might see if it’s just the jack that needs bending) may change to a polytune 2. Wilson Freaker wah mini 3. homemade fuzz (Russian big muff with blend knob) 4. VT Bass I am contemplating whether to get a thumpinator. Do I actually need one? I hear lot of praise for them but is it snake oil? What would be the benefit for me? I play doom/stoner so it’s drop C if that would make a difference.