Al Krow

Let's make that 3 in a row then for WL-20 fans then! Using mine right now 😊 On a separate note sorry to hear you've got problems with your SH. I've used a couple over several years prior to switching to the WL-20s and was very happy with them. One unit (an earlier model) had noise issues, but Chris at Smoothoound, sorted that out for free for me even though I had bought it used. If you drop Chris a line, he may be able to sort yours out also? Have to admit that the WL-20s are just ridiculously handy to use and very compact, and for both those reasons I'm happy I made the switch. But bear in mind that the WL-20s don't work for some basses with jack inputs on their front e.g. I can't use my WL-20s with my Ibanez basses and need to revert back to a normal old fashioned lead.

I think £5 difference is a lucky confluence of the stars and may not happen again until Halley's comet next appears. Taking the 5 string versions for comparison as they're the ones I've had: the 425 gives a tonally "flatter" thud, with SERIOUS punch; the 1025 is more complex harmonically /more refined. I'd say 80% of that is down to the different pups used. For me, there's pretty little difference between the 1025 and the current flagship P35 model - and that's pretty high praise. So what you were hearing on the YT clips seems to be pretty much what I'm reporting with regard to tonal complexity - a bit like a fine red wine!

Well that didn't hang about for long (can't think why 😁) but has directly resulted in this becoming available, if anyone is interested in an almost as new condition RD-8: Behringer RD-8 - Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale - Basschat

Bit like clothes: you can only wear one outfit at a time, so just one will suffice right? 😁 Ok let's caveat that - maybe three outfits, to allow for one being in the wash and the other hung out to dry. But you get the gist...

But what a wonderful and fantastic "flawed" species!! In fact, I really can't think of another species I'd want to be. I mean, apart from the King of the swingers crew**, who else has invented rock n' roll? Ok so it would be super cool to be able to soar like an eagle, but didn't someone just invent a portable jet pack? 😁

Now you've got me totally intrigued as to exactly what Miss RB calls it? 😁

So I've read every post on this thread and it's not clear to me what exactly is the point you're trying to make? GAS for bass gear is no more a "sickness" than buying a season ticket to watch football or taking a fancy foreign holiday every year. Folk are perfectly entitled to spend their money how they like. And if bass gear gives them pleasure, because bass is their passion then that's totally cool. If it becomes an addiction that you can't control and it's causing you financial problems, we'll that's an entirely different matter. Equally it's unquestionably true that improving our bass playing comes mostly from hard work practising and not from more fancy gear: great bass players will make basic gear sound awesome and a beginner is going to be a beginner even on the most high end kit. None of this is new or rocket science.

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Cheers John - ordered! So that was just under £6 for those feet covers...and another £94 just spent on a HB Iso12 Power Supply to put under my Metro 24 board (and gawd knows what the final tally will come to if I end up getting more pedals). BC is definitely not a cheap place to hang out lol!

Awww...you lot. ALL lack killer instinct. You'd make really shit Premier League footballers 😂😂

@HazBeen might himself, or one of his contacts, be able to pick it up for you - and he's over in the UK pretty regularly. We could do a bass relay! Just a thought.

Brilliant result - congrats!! You can finally get that white BB1024 itch, scratched. I'm looking forward to finding out how it stacks up against the rest of your not too shabby herd!

I'm not suggesting anything as fancy as a SM + BB2 Just a single BB2 instead of two SMs. The cost should be less, but you won't get quite as big a sound from just one speaker as you will from two 12" speakers. It will, however, be very convenient!

Alex describes a SM as a mini BB2. Another alternative to two SMs might be a single BB2.

Yup agreed! @jrixn1 - dumb Q, but the £5.84 "Buy 1" = a pack of 4 i.e. you're not just getting one, I assume?

It's super annoying that you can't easily remove the bolts to raise the height of the feet on the PT boards, by inserting washers or taller rubber / plastic feet, to give you clearance for anything but the shallowest PSUs - so this looks like a superb hack John! I've just measured the existing plastic feet on my Metro 24 and they're 24.5mm at their widest at the base. I'm guessing that's the same as on the Nano? If so, then the same 22mm caps with a bit of stretch to hold them securely would also be the right ones to get for me. And the drop of glue suggestion a sensible additional fix. I think you've just extended the shelf life of my Metro 24 and I won't need to be putting it up for sale just yet - cheers!

It's certainly been different! Fewer gigs but FINALLY realising the bleeding obvious - what gear you have matters far far less than what you actually do with it. It really is all in the fingers! 😉

Got me thinking that as we're seeing end-of-line prices for these RH750 amps, which came out pretty much exactly 10 years ago, and with the exceptional value for money BG 250 series also recently stopped being produced, what's next for TC amps? A mini Plethora X5 preamp with multifx toneprint capability bolted onto a 750W power amp, with presets, and a wireless footswitch?

If it's mint, I'd agree with Andy, worth going up to £500, given it's your first choice colour.

@Reggaebass - did you mention a while back that you were on the look out for a white BB1024?

Actually, being able to see the fretboard on a darkened stage and not starting Bon Jovi in the wrong key is probably a good idea...although the look on the guitarist's face was priceless 😁

If only they didn't flash out EVERY wrong and occasional right note you ever play during the course of a 2 hour, I'd be reaching for my wallet 😁 Feature set does otherwise look great, particularly being able to store several of your favourite EQ settings.

We're clearly struggling with aging memories...for the life of me, I can't remember you ever commenting about me mentioning that before.

Looking forward to the 235, coming up shortly on a BC thread near you. Can't be doing without that low B thumb-rest string 😁