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I would also recommend a second hand Yamaha. You can get a late '90s to early '00s BB-series basses for under 150 pounds all the time on ebay. These are perfectly giggable workhorses, simple but effective, with solid materials and decent hardware and pickups. As for the sounds you want - any good bass can sound low and warm, that's what basses are for. If there's too much treble for a situation, turn it down on the bass or on an amp or whatever. I wouldn't go for that classic "P with flats" advice that is given whenever someone asks for a warm sound. A solid, simple bolt-on bass with two pickups and roundwound strings is my recommendation.

crap! why now?

I just bought a lot of stuff and have no budget left, but this pedal is on my "must have" list, together with a couple of other MXRs (Octave Deluxe, BlowTorch, Compressor). I'll speak to you in a couple of weeks if you haven't sold it by then.

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Dava Grip Tips, not worn one out yet...lost a few though

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I use the Dava Control ones. Sounds just like the green Dunlop to my ears, but much more comfortable. I also like to use the metal Teckpick ones - although I was really surprised how dark they sound through amplification.

I love these.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLZ9NW17ekE

My vote goes for epoxied ebony

But seriously, I've had two fretless basses. One was defretted by myself, it had a maple fingerboard with a thick poly finish on it (surprisingly, the defretting operation only left little slots that weren't affecting playability). Next one had a rosewood board, and was defretted, filled, leveled etc by a good luthier. Here, the biggest surprise was that after six years (that's how long I've had the bass in its fretless form until I sold it) of daily play, slapping, gigging etc, there was almost no wear on the fingerboard - other than tiny marks - and I was using steel roundwound Rotos.

Soundwise, I prefer the tone of a board with a hard finish on it. It's bright, biting and articulate, there's always many ways to mellow it down, which would be difficult the other way round.

that's what I think. And the smaller the better - I will probably take it places (like to work) and practice.

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If you wanted to plug Keyboard, MP3 player and drum machine in stereo and a bass (so 3 stereo and 1 mono) you're looking at £72:

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No, I want to plug a bass and then either a keyboard or mp3 player or drum machine.
Thanks everyone, it helps a lot.

So I need a little mixer - one that I could use for plugging a keyboard or a drum machine together with my bass to the amp. I would also very much like it for headphone practice with mp3 (are mixer good for that at all?). If I can plug a bass and one stereo thing into it, and then an amp or headphones to the other side, it's good enough, I don't need (and won't use) other features. Now, the budget is really tight, so I want it to be dirt cheap. Is that even possible? If so, where do I look? What names, models?

I see other interesting options here as well tbh, and have contacted another seller; I will decide on one sometime next week. There was a cab I wanted, but apparently it's sold now, and I'd prefer something a bit smaller/lighter than your Goliath. We'll see. Until then, I'll just say that I know these amps (it was a house backline in a venue I was playing in regularly a few years back) and like them - especially the parallel effects loop with wet/dry knob.

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I am interested as another deal didn't work out (an amp has been sold on ebay in the meantime), but I would also need a courier and something like a week to have my budget fully available. So, in case you don't find a buyer earlier, I'll give you a shout after the weekend.

does it have a horn?

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no budget at the moment - I'm buying an amp and a car this month. And for a four stringer I guess I actually prefer the 414, if only for the painted headstock

wow, that orange is exactly what I was looking for, but I only found red and black when I was buying (bought red). I'm also looking for a four string, now that HAS to be orange or vintage white
Cool review (and pics), thanks for that and for another bridge replacement idea

I've spent a few hours trying BB1025x alongside BB425x a few months ago (I also have a BB415 at home). They both sound really good and are well made, but certain degree of higher class is noticeable in the 1025. Front of the headstock is lacquered hi-gloss, finish on the back of the neck is somewhat nicer as well, although hard to describe (both are kinda satin), the nut is made of the same material as frets and it actually does sound better on open strings and particularly harmonics, the bridge is better - not only better looking, but also feels harder when playing close to it. Might be made of denser material or maybe those angled saddles give more tension to the strings. I know I must have listened to differences in pickups and I remember hearing some, but nothing huge. The B string was equally good on both, and even slightly better than on my 415 (which isn't bad at all) - that must be due to those laminated necks. Was the 1025 worth twice the price of 425? I think it sure is worth its price, but the 425 is more of a bargain, as it's almost identical and costs just half... I'm planning to upgrade to 1025 and keep the 415 as a backup (it still will get some proper gigging time, I love its painted headstock), as I actually feel that those bridge/nut/pickups changes are actual upgrades making for a more solid, controlled and sounding instruments, and not just marketing gimmicks. Then again, I plan on getting a Hipshot bridge and a brass nut for my 415, it will probably cost me 100 squids (which is more than I paid for the bass itself ) and get a similar result...

wow! don't have any budget right now, but I'll check on you in a couple of months... I'm also based in Swindon (close to the 12Bar), that makes it even more tempting

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I also own the GB94 (along with a Warwick Streamer) and I must say it's an amazing bass. Great timbers, superb electronics and haigh quality finish. I'm gonna swap the MM-style pickup to alnico one (SD as well) at some piont, though. Nothing wrong with the ceramic, I just want it to sound less modern, and more different from my Warwick. The active EQ has perfectly balanced bands and I love the slap-switch.
I think it's the best bass in the around-500-pounds price bracket.

hi guys
I'm 28. I started playing bass 10 years ago, have been messing around with guitar and drums before. I've got a Cort GB94 (amazing jb-style with Seymour Duncan pups and preamp) and a Warwick Streamer LX. I plug them to the Kustom Groove 210 'combo' (600w, 110lb monster) which I'm extremely happy with, soundwise. I always was mainly a fretless player (but sold mine), so my next purchase most probably will be a fretless Warwick Corvette (bubinga version) or a Rockbass, as I'm on a budget right now. And then an EBS MicroBass II
I play anything from rock thru funk to jazz and afro-latin music. My slavonic, romantic soul means that my playing style is very melodic and subtly syncopated.

I hope you don't mind me joining this forum