Al Krow

@lee650if you're thinking about FRFR, this thread is definitely worth a trawl! And plenty of practical suggestions / tips for what works from folk who have one. Or you could save yourself a bit of time and just get an RCF 712A 735A

Well SEVEN is the number of BF cabs to beat I believe, so you'd better get a move on!

I picked up these six flat patch cables for under £10. Pedals are sitting on my board a whole lot more comfortably now!

Hey thanks for sharing that 'open and honest' post; in my books that's both brave and admirable. Please feel free to share your new set list - I think a bunch of us would love to see what you come up with and will no doubt then be unable to resist adding a few of our own!

My SC is paired with a DG AO900 amp which puts out 450W at 8 ohm, so I can make full use of the SCs load capacity, if I need. But I've never really needed to push the amp too hard. 5 piece rock band (but very well behaved / controlled drummer). I find the SC has excellent dispersion and can handle a decent sized pub venue.

Aha this one! If you get a chance to post a pic of the bass 'assembled' and also folded down for comparison, that would be much appreciated.

Which model EUB do you have?

Fair enough, it can be a worry I agree and you do well to take care with any used purchase. Roughly 40% of my basses were bought used. I find buying used from BC sellers or from reputable stores has been a really good experience though (and the existence of positive feedback threads on BC really helps build confidence). When I started out on the used bass route, I found it helpful to take a more experienced mate along for a second opinion. And when they made comments like "if you're not gonna buy it, I will" certainly got me across the line! I guess my own approach has been to stick to basses under 10 years old to minimise risk of neck warp, which is probably my single biggest concern.

Or just get a new bass? 😁 (Sorry couldn't resist). But seriously, there's clearly wisdom in what @krispn is saying.

Try it. Get one that gives you that "wow" factor used if you can, then any financial downside should be limited if doesn't work out. What have you got to lose?

Maybe put a wanted ad up in the "items wanted" section if you would prefer a Legend and see what's available? Picking one up used, assuming its in decent condition, is a great way to dip your toe into the water.

Ah ok. That's seriously annoying!

@bassfan was live streaming his band rehearsal 😉 Bloody marvellous and his rig sounded the business!

Should be possible to "unsuscribe" from the emails?

Aww, if you haven't already, please get a Valeton OC-10 and let me know if you can hear any difference to your OC2s. I'd lend you mine if it was still in my possession!

Ah ok - mine is the P7 version of the very same bass - and I have to agree with all the positive comments about the bass. Sounds like yours is at the heavier end or vice versa with mine.

I did just that. But stopped when I got down to 10 😁 "Unfortunately" I can come up with a good reason for all of them (e.g. just a fantastic piece of kit that I'm lucky to own, fretless, PJ, 8 string, 6 string, EUB, budget for pub gigs etc.) Maybe I could get rid of a couple, but I suspect I'd miss them when they're gone, not least 'cos I find the tonal variety each brings to the party seems to keep them ALL fresh. Dunno if that makes sense? In principle, I guess not too different to someone having a lot of different cabs or a large pedal board. But what I find works for me is that, now I have a set of basses I'm really happy with, if anything new tempts me (at a comparable price point) I find myself asking would that be something I'd trade for one of my existing basses? It's been a really effective GAS killer!

Anyone know what strap Mark is using in this thread? Looks super comfortable! @Bobthedog have you got a v1 or v2 Sire? The v2 V7 and P7 seemed to have shaved a bit of weight which makes them much more comfortable to wear. My P7v2 5er is a svelte 4.4 kg.

Really tricky one, as they are both great makes! I've not had the BB234, but a fair few of the rest ot the range. I've had a Legend which impressed me so much I upgraded to the Euro LX and I suspect I couldn't go back to the Legend now. I think the answer may boil down to which mode you generally prefer to play, passive or active? If passive, go for the Yammy, if active the Legend. Nice thing is, I suspect you won't be disappointed with either!

I guess the relevance to this thread is the ability of the Tele to do polyphonic octave up with zero latency! Won't fit on my pedal board though 😁

Well the original heading was defo ambiguous, so I've tried to steer it back onto bass stuff (otherwise it properly belongs on "Off Topic"), so no need to apologise! Sounds like a win-win. Good for you.

STOP IT! 😁

I'm forming a bass luddites' club for folk who find themselves capable of only doing the basics, like playing the bass 😁

Lot's of good intentions to get to grips with bits of kit that have been lying around for a while, but it's still not happened! If it didn't happen during lockdown, when many of us will have had some spare time on our hands, is it worth finally admitting that it's not ever gonna happen - in my case PC editing of multifx / quasi multifx pedals (Helix, Source Audio) and it's time to bite the bullet and get some of this waiting-to-be-used kit moved on? The flip side, I guess is that maintaining motivation has been harder than I thought with no gigs in sight! Started well, but it's definitely got harder to stick at it as the lockdown months have continued. Any of you guys feeling the same, or are we giving up on good intentions too easily? Or are some of you in the opposite camp and have been able to make great use of the extra time to get better as bass players - if so, what's been your secret? PS - mainly thinking about bass related stuff rather than off-topic, but feel free to share whatever!

Late correction.