Al Krow

So how is the kitchen coming along?! 😀

Are you guys getting a mini-'surge' when engaging the full bypass? Something that seemed to be happening on mine and not great for the speakers so I've ended up just including easy to access 'clean' patches.

My 5th pedal transaction with Lee, first time as buyer. All completely good: he's a top man!

I think y'all need to stop pussyfooting around....😂 [ Courtesy @Salt on your Bass? (c)2019 ]

Looks awesome! Had to do a double take though - first time around I had a jaw dropping moment thinking "has he really gone for an almighty 12 x 10 rig?!!" 😂

Ah cloth covered leads instead of vinyl. I knew there was a good reason for all that extra cost 😂

Wow - this thing kicks out low end!! On humbucker setting, it's delivering a perfectly full / meaty low end with the bass EQ at nil(!) and at most adding just a touch for added flavour. On single coil settings can usefully increase the bass EQ to 3/10, but really don't need to go any higher than that. Treble EQ provides a nice range from Motown dialled-off through to bright slap zing at the other end. Default for me will likely be 6 to 8 /10 with dialled-off when required. Of the other basses I've owned / played the Euro 5LX reminds me most of my Yammy BBNE2, with its sculpted body and similarly meaty low end (albeit the NE2 does have a more versatile on board active EQ than the Spector and pretty much the rest of my herd for that matter!) Believe me, that is high praise indeed coming from a Yammy fanboy like me! Just day 2, I know, and still in that honeymoon period etc. But am liking it a lot already and delighted that I've been able to pick it up at a 'sale' price.

+1^^ absolutely!

I think @Osiris mentioned he had got some great results with the multi-band compressor on the Stomp. Hopefully he'll be along shortly to give you some pointers...

+1^^ I do agree with @MoJo that the P setting by itself on the Yammys can sometimes get a bit lost in the mix. The other option is boosting the mids on the amp or preamp pedal if you're using one ('cos there is no option to do this on the bass unless you are playing a 734A/5A in active mode). The first bit of this I disagree with. With a decent amp and equally a quality cab, which can often be the most overlooked part of our signal chain, I think my Yammy BB sounds just great with nothing in between! Using pedal preamps with passive basses, now that's a whole separate topic! Some may say just get an active bass!

So whilst it's obvious that the SY-1 can't do this as it doesn't have midi outputs, are we also saying that neither of the other current bass synth pedal 'leaders' i.e. the FI and C4 does this either? Just curious - it's not like I'm ever going to use it: one of the big attractions of the SY-1 is that I can get great sounds out of the pedal without ever having to go near an app, midi or a PC!

Been very happy with mine for past couple of years. But if you want everything in one place, then there's been some pretty thorough discussion about the pro/cons of the unit (including impact of latency with digital desks, IEMs vs analogue mixers and straight into PA etc) here:

*Sigh*... and there was me feeling really pleased with the whole 'fretting' thing, given the angst you've just had over the height of the frets on your P34... Wasted, I say, totally wasted! 😂

Right time to 'FESS UP peeps: so who is still in the running since 1 Jan with no new gear and who has come crashing out? Despite Sibob finding inspiration for this thread from my inability to go 9 days without a bout of GAS, I sensibly pulled out just before the start of the year but kinda feel ready to play now. Bit like 'Just a Minute' with 15 seconds left on the clock! Besides I've managed to follow quite a strict one in one out policy this year: I've managed to match my net increase of basses with an exactly identical number being moved on of... ...used bass pedals 🤣

Hopefully @Woodinblack will be along soon - usually has some useful wisdom on all matters Ibby

You're going to end up fretting about this, mark my words 😁

Haha! Applies equally when your favourite beer isn't Guiness but you quite enjoy a curry! Life's too short, not to, right? 😁

Well it's by no means a daft idea! The single key limitation of the SY-1 is its lack of presets. With 500+ usable sounds it would be great to be able to easily capture them, but you would still need to remember which setting did what and adjust manually. Recording via midi doesn't really address the issue of lack of presets! But anyone who has a Focusrite (or similar) interface + DAW should already be able to do what you & SM are saying, right? The Future Impact has midi connectivity (but no USB); the Source Audio C4 has USB (but not midi); the Boss SY-300 has both.

How well a bass balances really does make a massive difference, doesn't it, to how comfortable it is to wear / play. And having a sculpted body doesn't hurt either!

Hi there! The consensus from us Ibby fanboys is that there is quite a step up in the quality of the pups between the Barts on the SR Standards and the Big Single Nords (which are just great) on the SR Premiums. There is no change in preamp between the different Ibby SR ranges. It's the Barts that are being too polite. If you can get hold of an Ibby SR Premium you'll immediately notice the difference.

Actually, for once...phew! I'm just about to run out of rack space and as the Greek has helpfully defined for us, that defines 'enough' basses doesn't it? So I guess I'll be leaving you 4some lovers to part with the readies on this one then! And I'll hopefully manage to avoid being caught hook, line and sinker this time around! 😁

Remind me what it is that you're looking to achieve with all this midi and USB compatibility you're after? And is this something that can be relatively easily done via your Focusrite? Fyi the SY-300 does already offer midi & USB port. I understand it has the same synth engine as the SY-1. It will, however, set you back a tidy £507... I'm kinda happy to miss out on the midi and USB port, use my Focusrite 6i6 and pocket the £332 saving!

Yeah! And just when I informed Mrs Krow I'd bought my final bass. How she laughed ☺️ But are they going to be doing a 5 string version?

Cheers buddy. Almost identical to yours (well what did you expect from a fellow WHU fan? ☺️ ) but yours has the perfect - from my perspective anyway! - 3 band EQ and PJ pup configuration. Just weighed and it's coming in at 10.1 lbs, which is bang on the same as my Yammy BB which I regularly gig. That's a nice surprise I guess the difference in woods between ours is going to explain the difference in weight if yours is heavier?