Al Krow

Some really useful practical perspectives from you both @Burns-bassand @Staggering on - for which many thanks! There are a couple of EUBs in the FS right now, both significantly above my £1k budget, but I must admit I'm more than a little tempted by one of them, despite it not having any side dots...😊

Snap this up before someone else does! 😊 Peavey Max 158 bass combo *price drop to £75.00 - Amps and Cabs For Sale - Basschat Has a built in tuner and can double up as a headphone amp as well.

Well I certainly liked the clean tone on your Spector Euro 5LX at the start of the clip 😊

You must be one of these fabled 'best' bassists Paul! It was my privilege to have met you 😁

Just to prove what a newbie I still am, I now need to go check what a "drone" is. I'm guessing it's not the same thing as used by the US armed forces...😁

I'd have thought that "Hot one" would almost certainly be the correct pronunciation in Amsterdam?

I can at least confirm that 😉

My Tippex stick is ready and armed 😁

This could be interesting - Hotone seem to be positioning themselves as a serious competitor to Helix. I really like the compact design, but pricing will be key. Has a powerful Tri-Core DSP processor which allows parallel routing with 12 simultaneous blocks in total.

What is it with manufacturers not putting dots on the side? It's an absolute must for some of us beginner EUB bassists who normally play standard electric bass! I guess there is a relatively easy DIY hack that folk use to sort this?

And not only that, but Zoom are facing some serious competition in the sub £150 price bracket e.g. from the Mooer GE150 (£126 Amazon) and Valeton GP 100 (£115 Thomann)

Need - No. Want = really like having - Absolutely!

But only (on this occasion, anyway - hehe) because you know you will love that bass 😊

Mick - exactly, it's a Yamaha BB NE2 If you can find one used and fancy splashing out, you won't find a much better bass I know you're also a Spector fan - I did a comparison of the NE2 with my Euro LX5 recently on the Yammy thread (see "Unlikely Twins" post - 17 Dec). Both superb basses and with a strikingly similar set of high-end features.

This should be excellent, looking forward to it. You're just missing a Valeton OC-10!

Your hearing is going. I think she actually said: "What's a gig, grandad?"

I like that approach! Should introduce you to my missus...😄

Haha - at least confirming exactly how much of this "vitally important stuff" I store in short term memory 😂

Now he tells me! Best go sell my TC BG 250 then asap...oh wait I did that already...back in 2014, phew! 😂

Did you get the Ampero? It does look super cool: 9 effects blocks, IR, drum machine, touch screen all for £269 (Andertons). But looks mainly geared to guitarists / not much for bass - has that changed with the recent firmware update? The "deal breaker" is parallel path routing which is a big plus for me on the Helix - having had a quick look at the manual couldn't see that the Ampero provides this?

If we are allowed to include used prices, as I'm guessing that's where many of us source a significant proportion of our kit (particularly where we have such a trustworthy market place on BC!), then a used HX Effects can be bought for £250 to £300 which falls very nicely into that gap! ^^ exactly this. I'm also a big Zoom fan - but can't deny the accuracy of this post! @MattiZ @jimfist do you know if Zoom have upgraded their chipset from the B3N and B1-4 with the G11 and G5N?

Just started using the WL-20s with both active and passive basses and so far so good. No question it's an easier set up than the SH, particularly if you don't have a pedal board with the SH set up on. Early days and home use only so far, given Covid, but first impressions are positive.

Yeah - fair point.

Having got my head around Josh's counterintuitive labelling and a better idea of what it does, I guess I've rapidly gone in the other direction as it's basically his HPF / LPF pedal with a variable mid EQ. Useful? For sure - particularly if you don't have an HPF (I already do in the shape of my Thumpinator and both my multifx's). Interesting? Not particularly. I'll leave you good folk to part with your cash; I'll be keeping my wallet closed for this one 😉

Here's a useful intro note - hope it's not to basic. Pickup types guide.pdf