Al Krow

Android me. Consistent with my lack of imagination when it comes to bass riffs.

Ok cool. I just need to buy an iPhone then to go alongside my £50 pedal... 😁 That sounds good. And we know that factory works well, so a very nice parachute to have!

Yeh - I need to hook it up to my PC, I guess, and see what's going on under the bonnet! But there does seem to be a lot of love for the 'straight out the box' setting on the Spectracomp with a lot of users. And it's such bloody good value and takes up so little space!

So it sounds to me that if I'm looking for something that has a "flexible semi-live" capability to it I should be looking for a hardware-with-knobs rather than laptop software with mouse and keyboard?

No to your first query - but perhaps only 'cos I wasn't pushing it too hard. Like the sound of your alternative approach, but obviously you'll have two pedals to handle rather than one. Couldn't you just get away with a B1Four by itself or does that not have an HPF sim? Alternatively just get yourself a Thumpinator for HPF duties? It's class leading as an HPF to clear up low end crud, but you don't have the flexibility of where it kicks in (it's fixed to cut at 28Hz)

@Zoe_BillySheehan great thread btw! As a fledgling fretless player I'll be following with interest

But it's a Fearless cab (my first) so worth dancing a jig over methinks? I power my entire board with a MXR PSU and no batteries were supplied with the pedals, but I like your thinking! Completely gratuitous pic of my 11 new (very expensive) strings and the free basses that were supplied with them in the packaging: ...oh just had a thought(!) There is just one 12" speaker on the new cab and I did actually get rid of another cab with four 10" speakers so I'm actually 3 speakers down, so that could work? Shame about the pedal batteries though...😂

Well someone has just filched my Keeley Bassist. Tbf I decided that a dedicated limiter was overkill at the end of the pedal board signal chain to protect my cab against filter and synth 'spikes' fed to it via an amp, when I'm just using the pedals at home practice volumes currently and the cab can handle 1200W, and also when my Helix Stomp has perfectly adequate limiter ability, I'm sure, if needed for live use. So I just now need to work out why the heck my TC Spectracomp manages to do such a great job straight out the box when set to 3/10! Bit tricky with just one knob to do that...but when I have worked it out, the Becos Stella is definitely next on my list. Maybe you'll be ready to sell me yours used by then? 😄

Hence 'high impedence' line inputs for guitars on mixers. Hmmm...so what's the correct take away from this earlier post Woody?

@blisters on my fingerscheers for that. Use an * if you're getting pis*sed off by being censored... 😄 Only hesitation with software is how does a laptop stack up against hardware in a rehearsal / live situation in terms of usability / interface to amps and sound quality / tweakability? I'm probably being completely luddite in asking this! There's something comforting about being able to tweak knobs in real time, right? 😁

Ok I'm (nearly) back in then, I've also bought two expensive sets of strings, but at least I got 11. Thank goodness for the two free basses that came with them! But I guess the pedals I got to vary the tone of the strings and the cab to listen to them through are a little harder to explain away... 😄

So here's the thing: it's not your bass. Why should you care how long it hangs around in the for sale? If you were genuinely concerned for the guy you would send him a private message. If you're after the bass and you want to put in a much lower offer, then send him a private message. When someone pointed out in that thread that the OP wasn't looking for price advice, that post got a LOT of likes from your fellow BCers, but you didn't get the hint... So please, get off this particular seller's case. He's selling a lovely bass and the 'market' will decide on what is a fair price. If he wants your advice I'm sure he will ask you for it.

Yeah, none of the footballers actually live in Manchester, just play there... 😄

Fair point. Fortunately the Behringer Xenyx 1002FX has up to +15 dB gain ability on each of the four line inputs. Not too shabby for a £55 piece of kit

Are we missing a bit of the story? I'd love to know if there is big difference tonally between e.g. the 1025 and the BBP35 or it's more down to the quality of finish. Trouble is playing anything in the Yammy store in London through that 50W combo they have there doesn't really give you a good idea of anything!

Mick - don't disagree with any of your positive comments. The SR16 and 18 are really good bits of kit and also not exorbitantly priced. But I think I'm correct from what your saying, that you're pretty much using its presets rather than writing your own progs? If so, yes it's gonna be just fine for your needs or indeed something like a BeatBuddy by Sigular Sound would also hit the mark (and be much more compact). My query for this thread is 'cos I'm looking to move on from presets and the Alesis SR16/18 interface is not the easiest for programming your own drum lines in my experience.

IMO an absolutely stunning bass! But a couple of REALLY inappropriate comments by one individual. I'm generally a fan of enthusiastic discussion on FS threads but this, for me, is a very good example of where a comment crosses the line:

Alesis Mix4: 200mm x 150mm - 3 usable inputs (including 2 mic) - around £75, but requires a DI and adaptor lead / jack to use the 3rd input. Behringer 1002FX: 189mm x 220 mm - 6 usable inputs (including 2 mic) - around £57 posted (Bax) This Behringer is only 40% bigger (surface), but 30% cheaper and much more 'usable' / expandable. => the Behringer wins. And at £65 for the mixer and a couple of xlr to 1/4" jack leads (as no XLR outs) i.e. less than the cost of an average bass pedal - that works for me! Good shout, thanks Dave (and Woody). (The ideal for what we need would probably be a Behringer 8002FX, but the FX version doesn't exist, as far I'm aware).

Ok that's terrible 😂 On the plus side you've managed to flush out another (is that 3 or 4 on this thread now?) very happy owner of a BBP35... @crabman did you go 'straight' to a BBP35 or you had other Yammy BBs before and, if so, how do they compare? Is there a difference in sound? I've not seen an used BBP35 come up for sale yet, which is testimony to how good they must be, and I suspect they're going to get snapped up when they do!

Thanks and generally agreed but fortunately we don't need this mini mixer to be too large - we have an Allen & Heath ZED60-14FX up our sleeve for when we out grow this compact model. Behringer mixers are amazing value though.

Looks interesting Dave. Maybe be a little more compact than the 1202FX I was discussing with Woody earlier, but still has six "usable" inputs, which will be plenty for my small band line up, rather than the 3 on the Alesis (one of which requires extra leads and DI pedal to use). Could be a very good compromise. I'll go look up the dimensions a bit later...

+1 ^^

If that was a 5 string...fortunately it's not! (Love the fact that he prefers 'burst': only 'cos I know that some folk make out that particular finish causes their eyes to bleed 😂 )

Ok sure, I'll (i) put some guitar and vocals through (at home) and A/B the Behringer B205D vs Alto TS308 vs RCF 310A Mk2 for you and report back - likely to be this coming weekend and (ii) let you know how we get on with it as a band monitor in a couple of weeks time.

For sure, but bear in mind we will be primarily using it as a monitor for vocals and it will be replacing a Behringer 205D. I'm going to be VERY disappointed if it doesn't match up / improve on that! Our next gig is in a couple of weeks, so that will be its first outing. What use would you be looking to put it to? I should also be able to A/B against my RCF310A for you at home, (as a one man band with an acoustic guitar or Bass VI) but I'm not sure how useful / relevant that would be!