Painy

The initial search is okay if you look for a specific item so okay if you know exactly what you're looking for but definitely not great for browsing.To be fair though, I do find browsing on musical equipment sites to be a very dangerous pastime anyway!

I'm currently in the process of building a pedal board as I've been missing the option of having a few effects available since I got rid of my bass Pod XT-Pro a few years ago. So far I have an EHX crying bass wah (not the best regarded I know but I'm finding the low pass filter to actually be a pretty good feature and I like the feel of it under foot - and most importantly, I got it cheap), an old Bespecco volume/swell pedal, a Bass Soul Food (loving this for an always on warm bit of grit), a Joyo Roll Boost (just a nice transparent, clean volume boost) and a Snark tuner pedal. I also have a Metal Muff on its way for when I need things to get a little crazy. Now I've never been one for compression in the past but tried a compressor out at a gig a couple of months ago and I actually quite liked it so thinking it might be worth adding one to my board. I've also been looking at the Steel Leather pedal and it looks like a cool effect that I could make use of but I'm wondering how the two might interact with each other given that the Steel Leather is apparently described as "the opposite of a compressor". My question really is, are they likely to compliment each other,just cancel each other out or something completely different?

Just found an online music retailer bax-shop.co.uk I haven't come across before and wondered if anyone on here had any experience of them. I cross referenced a few prices with Thomann and they seem to be at least comparable. The best bit though is that they're based in the UK so seem to be offering free UK mainland delivery within 2 working days! Could mean no more ordering extra bits you don't really need just to get the free delivery from Thomann.

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1437828582' post='2829366'] Have you been a bit cheeky with the badges? [/quote] I'm afraid I have. I like the look of a matched stack and while I did consider re-badging the cabs as Behringer, I opted for this in the end

This. Obviously I'm only using one of the heads at home but the cab is 4ohm so drawing the full 450W (hence the need for a second head to power my other cab when gigging). As others here have said, I just turn it down.

I just got a new overdrive pedal (EHX Soul Food) which I tried out on Saturday and there is a short tapping section in one of the songs we play. That part stood out clearly in a way it has never done before so I'd say it worked. Bear in mind this is a drive pedal with a blend between the clean signal and the driven signal which lets you roughly approximate the way Billy's signal path works.

[quote name='Stag' timestamp='1437323678' post='2825081'] Painy, how do you actually have space to operate pedals at Bierhaus? [/quote] Normally you'd have no hope but as of next week's gig there, we're using their bass bins instead of ours so I'm gonna fill up the space we'll save with pedals 😄!

Well I got to try it out last night and I absolutely love this pedal! I found that pushing the drive right up and rolling the treble right back with the blend at 12 o'clock gave me a lovely smooth, warm low end growl with my P bass that sounded so good in the mix. Funnily enough it didn't seem to agree quite as well with my Jazz for that always on sound, but they did go together nicely for a dirtier sound. Drive and treble both at 3 o'clock and blend all the way up - wasn't quite at Lemmy levels of dirt to be fair but it was plenty nasty enough for my needs and the bass intro to Ace of Spades was somehow much more recognisable than it had been previously played clean. Overall I'd say that it's lower levels of grit that this pedal does best but it can still step up for dirtier sounds if needed.

Excuse the rubbish camera phone pic. 2x Behringer BVT4500H heads (pretending to be Ampeg SVT450H heads). Ampeg 2x10 which used to be a BA500 combo until the amp section died. The section of the cab which housed the amp has been cut off but the top is still waiting for me to get around to re-tolexing it. Ampeg SVT15-E Classic. Fender Modern Player Jazz Bass V. Nothing fancy but last night it sounded immense!

The old combo has now been cut down to make it just a 2x10 cab so there's no weird hole through the middle of my rig anymore and it's ever so slightly less ridiculously tall now.

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1437041300' post='2822978'] I'm using the ehx glove for that lemmy drive tone (in my situation it nails it!), and the bsf as always on grit. [/quote] Dammit, does that mean I'll have to GAS for a Glove now!? Oh well, at least they're not too pricey.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1437001951' post='2822830'] I'm not sure it would be the right noise for Ace of Spades, its strength lies in lower gain sounds. But with the treble knob up a bit you do get a pretty dirty sound, who knows? Let us know how you find it! [/quote] Cranking up the treble was what I had planned. To be fair though, either way, it's gotta be better than the fully clean sound I've had to use till now.

Just ordered one of these from GAK as I needed a distortion pedal for when my band covers Ace Of Spades (just doesn't quite work with a clean sound). After watching the various YouTube demos and reading this thread though, I'm now thinking I may actually use it as an always on pedal for warmth and growl and just crank it when I need a full on overdriven sound. Should arrive tomorrow so looking forward to having a play with it at Saturday nights gig!

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1436729871' post='2820329'] I've got the Cliff Burton wah. For it's purpose it is excellent. For anything else it's pants. [/quote] Ah well in that case, seeing as we don't cover Anaesthesia or For Whom The Bell Tolls, it probably wouldn't have been the best choice for me anyway .

Cool, thanks. Just had a listen to the Bass Soul Food on you tube and I reckon it could be a winner. Just need to hope like it as much when I actually try it for myself !

So if I go for the separate pedals option does anyone have any suggestions for a drive pedal (new or used) for around the £50 mark? I've just been looking at the germanium 4 big muff pi guitar pedal and really like the idea of separately switchable overdrive and distortion which can be layered. How well do you think this is likely to work for bass or is there a pedal available made for bass with a similar dual function that anyone can suggest?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1436632376' post='2819686'] Go for separate pedals - I don't know of any decent fuzz/wah combos where the fuzz is useable standalone on bass, and the EHX is terrible. [/quote] Pretty much what I feared about using the fuzz from these pedals on their own. Sounds like the EHX is half the price of the Morley for a good reason then.

I'm quite liking the big bold swirls in that tort!

Quite a while back now I stripped right back to a simple bass/cable/amp but I'm finding that there are a couple of effects I really miss. I need to be able to add a bit of dirt - mainly for when my band covers Ace of Spades - and I'd also really like a wah pedal again. I am however, as always, on a bit of a budget. I'm considering a couple of options and was hoping for people's thoughts or ideas for possible other alternatives. Firstly I could try to pick up a second-hand wah cheaply and add a separate drive pedal (the TC Electronic Dark Matter pedal has caught my eye at under £40 New). I think this would probably be quite versatile particularly with a dedicated pedal to control the dirt. Another option is the Morley Cliff Burton tribute power fuzz wah. Love the sound of the fuzz and wah together but not sure how usable the fuzz would be on its own. It would also mean pushing my budget a bit further than I'd ideally like to. The last option I've looked at so far is the EHX Crying Bass fuzz wah. Same concerns about how usable the fuzz alone would be. I'm also unsure how I'd get on with the operation of the wah as it is one of their 'next step' pedals. It is however around half the price of the Morley. So, Any advice?

There's a scene backstage on the RHCP Psychedelic Sex Funk video where you see Flea using superglue to fill up a hole he's worn in the side of his thumb by slapping, before wrapping it in electrical tape. Not so much a recommendation by the way as an example of how it can be a problem for experienced slappers too!

The contrast of the bright maple between the darker body and matched headstock just looks stunning. I think these are actually really good, underrated basses but their looks always seem a bit nondescript to me. This looks to me now though like something that came out of the custom shop. 1st class job there!

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1433259268' post='2789502'] Probably because he thinks that the 1x15 will give better lows and the 2x10 better highs. [/quote] To be fair, there is a reason that adding a 2x10 cab to a 15 will often give you more top end although it is nothing to do with the size of the cones or even the construction of the cabinet - in a lot of speaker ranges (the Kustom Deep End range included) the cabs with 10s routinely include horns or tweeters but the cabs with 15s often do not.

[quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1433676591' post='2792970'] I can't help thinking you may have been better off spending the £200 on getting the Ampeg repaired.... [/quote] I'm actually getting married next week and with all the last minute arrangements, looking after 2 littluns under 2 and working full time - plus living out in the sticks miles away from the nearest amp tech - I've not had any time to take it anywhere to get it fixed and just placing a quick order with Thomann just seemed easier. I had actually planned to take the amp out of the combo anyway to reduce its back breaking 95lb weight and build a head box for it but that was going to cost a fair bit in materials so I kinda saw this as killing 2 birds with one stone.

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1433674007' post='2792933'] Can we expect to see a bicep development photo diary from you any time soon? [/quote] Well to be fair, carrying one in each hand from the car is a bit like a farmer's walk in a strong man competition