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Dropped in to pick up a pedal board from Bernard last night, no hassle, no drama and I was made to feel very welcome. Cheers Bernard!

If you're going to start using the C word I'm afraid I'm going to have to report you to the mods... 😃

Likewise, my limiter sounds more natural before the HPF. I've tried running the HPF into the limiter but it made the sound thin, but at the same settings post limiter it was punching like a good 'un.

Jack recently bought a T shirt from me. Great comms and swift payment made for a very quick and easy sale. Cheers Jack!

Joe recently bought a pedal from me, no fuss or drama just the way it should be! Cheers Joe!

I've just received another pedal from James and as with my previous purchase from him everything was fast and efficient and the pedal arrived the next day! Can't recommend him enough as a seller.

And there was me thinking that a little bundle of joy like you would fit right in on there 🤷

I use the same LD wireless system and KZ IEM's and have no lack of bass response so it could be a dodgy sealon the IEM's as acidbass says or maybe a cable wired out of phase, perhaps? Or possibly the Sansamp, which is pretty deep and bloated in the lows, IMO, but has no real low (or any other!) midrange as such so that could possibly be the issue in that there's not a lot of useful audible (rather than sub) bass coming from it for the KZ's to reproduce? Have you got access to another preamp you could try with your setup to check if it is the Sansamp that's the issue?

Thanks @LukeFRC that's really helpful. It sounds like the bass boost could be an issue as it wouldn't work as an always on pedal with out set. I was able to directly compare the Mk2 to the Mk5 yesterday too and while the Mk5 is way more flexible and doesn't have the inherent deeper and darker tone of the Mk2 (unless you dial it in!) I personally preferred the smoothness of the drive from the Mk2. That's not to say the Mk5 is grainy, if that makes sense, but the Mk2 just had what I was looking for, albeit without the exaggerated lows. And thanks for the recommendation of the Fairfield Barbershop, I shall investigate...

Yes, been using one for a few years, it's 90% of what I'm looking for but a little bit grainy with IEM's, so looking for something with a bit of a smoother drive sound.

Today I had the chance to play through a SolidGoldFX Beta MkII as well as make a direct comparison to the new Beta MkV. While the MkV is the more versatile of the two I preferred the drive character of the MkII, especially in preamp mode with the gain pushed which introduced just enough break up to really bring the bass tone alive. Now, the MkII has a reputation for being dark and boosting the low end, although I didn't get to try it a really loud volume so I couldn't decide if it was a bass boost as such or more of a roll off of the higher frequencies giving the impression of a low end boost. So my question is, has anyone used them in a band/gigging situation, and, what were the results? For example, at gig volume does it add a load of extra bass that affects the mix and causes a load of stage resonance? Or is it more of an attenuation of the high end that leaves the lows largely intact? For context, I'm not looking for an always on sound but something to kick in for a few songs so the sound needs to work alongside my clean tone, so while a darker tone is fine, I'm not looking for a big boost to the low frequencies, more of a tonal fattening with some saturation type thing.

Francine, you're absolutely right, they are absolutely sublime basses. Neither elegant nor refined but the character they exude from that combination of neck profile and the awesome pickup is perfect and then some. I awarded you a thanks TLRT thingy for your opening post but you also deserve a vomiting one for desecrating such a glorious instrument with not one but a pair of tort scratch plates. You should feel dirty and ashamed 🤢🤮

Just received a pedal from Chris and it was a quick and easy, hassle free purchase. The pedal was immaculate and well packaged too

It may have been 13 years since his last transaction on Basschat but Andy is still a true gent to deal with! He messaged me about a pedal I had listed and the whole transaction was over quickly, efficiently and with no drama or fuss. He paid instantly and communication was fast and friendly. But Cheers Andy, enjoy the pedal!

Have you tried using the boost control on channel A to match the level of channel B? Then using the master volume to control the output level of both.

The release won't have much affect on the transient of the note, it's the attack speed you need to control.

A compressor with a slow attack time can help to accentuate the attack on the leading edge of the note, it might be worth experimenting with one if you have a compressor laying around, especially an optical based circuit as they tend to have inherently slower attack times than some other designs which allows the initial transient through while keeping the body of the note in check.

I've played short scales exclusively for a few years now and have always strung them with long scale strings, mostly because I bought a job lot of strings when they were on offer years ago so I have a surplus to get through! I've never had any problems with using long scale strings on short scale basses, yes you end up with an extra turn around the machine head post and the E sting can sometimes look a bit dodgy as you usually end up with some of the fat part of the string wrapped around the post, but honestly it's never been a problem, IME. That's 6 or 7 different basses with maybe a couple of string changes each. Never had a string snap or any intonation issues either.

Lustihand look to have updated their highly regarded Alma compressor to a new version - Alma Comp. MKII - Lusithand Devices @Ander87 very generously let me have a play with his mark 1 version a few weeks ago and it was a brilliant little compressor, and I say that as someone who doesn't usually like optical compressors So assuming the new version does all of that and more it'll no do prove to be popular.

Come on Dad, don't ever mention the C word around Al Krow... ...that way madness lies.