dave_bass5

I recently came in to the possession of a lovely Fearless F112. I cant fault it but i have found the handle hurts my hand if im carrying it too far (up and down stairs etc) So i got a pair (only need one though) of these Crutch handle covers. Fits just perfectly and makes life a bit easier. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DPL3Q33/ref=pe_3187911_189395841_TE_dp_1

Not for long 😉

Dont say that, you'll give me GAS lol

Wow, your'e right, it wasn't reversed. Wonder why I thought that. Glad to see it had some use.

Another short clip. Quite like the tone in this one.

I had a Skyline DJ5 that i got modded in to a PJ. I put in a set of Nordstrand pups (reverse P). Never really liked it before or after the mod but that was just a personal taste.

No problem. I was going to get a BB802 but when I saw the BB800 for this price it was a no brainier. Not worried if it's got a few marks on it, and it still has full 12 month warranty.

Ive just ordered a B-stock Quilter BB800 from Thomanns for £425. They have a couple left at that price.

No problem, thanks for looking in to it. Now go and enjoy your new toy 🙂

Thanks for trying all that. It does sound very promising and definitely food for thought.

Please don’t lol. I’d need a stereo feed to the headphones, a short cable will work for that, and the ability to pass a stereo signal from my iPad though unaffected.

If the Effects had headphone out I’d be swapping over to it today, now I realise I could make more use of the extra foot switches. I use my Stomp almost everyday at home for headphone practice, and I can’t give that up. It’s overkill for that use, but combined with the live use it’s almost perfect.

Damn. After writing the above I’ve now got a bit of GAS for the Effects. As I’ve just downsized my amp I’d have room for it in my bag.

Difficult to say really. I went for the Stomp for the size more than anything else. I’d have loved the FX as I dont need the amp sims, but it’s much larger than i care for. I like that I have the amp sims if needed but do miss having more footswitches. Personally I don't think you are missing out on anything at the moment, assuming you can make use of more than 3 foot switches, and there is enough in the FX to still allow you to go direct to the desk. Like you say, you still have preamps like the BDDI, which were designed for this sort of thing anyway.

I had this Sire PJ for a few weeks. It had a faulty bridge pups I had to send it back. But other than that I was over the moon with it it also had a more traditional P tone than my much more expensive Yamaha BBP34.

Ive never brought from a us store, but I thought they get local TAX added to the listed price at checkout?

Same in the camera world.

Just sold Simon my BH800. All went very smoothly, it was a pleasure dealing with him. Cheers mate.

As i posted earlier, Sweetwater have pre orders up for $299

Ive have both the Xvive and WL-20L. I like the Xvive for its on/off button, but much prefer the Boss overall, especially as the Boss has a more standard jack plug. The Xvive seems to have issues with some basses, my Yamaha BB425 being one of them. Heres a strange thing. When I got my new Fearless F122 I was trying it out at home, and noticed a buzzing (thought at first it was the cab grill) when I played the low F#-G lightly. It was coming in as the notes were dying off. Plucking louder and it disappeared. I swapped over the Boss and couldn’t replicate it. Back to the Xvive and there it was again. Now I’ve heard that I can just about hear it in headphones as well. My guitarist uses the Xvive and it seems to work ok for him, so I don’t think there is too much in it.

Well curiosity got the better of me, and I found a good deal for a B-stock BB800 on Thomanns so have got that coming next week. Hopefully before the next rehearsal. As I don’t really need EQ on the amp it seemed more sensible to spend as little as possible. I’ll be using a Stomp, or I can hook up my Q/strip if I need more EQ than the head can give me. My GK head gives out 540watts at 8ohms, and the BB800 only 450, but I’m guessing that’s not going to be an issue. I can’t see I’d ever really need to max a head out at that volume. Thanks for all the advice and help.

Thanks for the clarification. One thing im still not clear on. In the manual it states 'This input allows the signal from outboard effects devices to be inserted before the boost section.'

It wasn't until this morning when i looked at the diagram that i saw the level 2 control in the signal path. Im sure its not that but ill investigate tonight or over the weekend. I can get more than enough signal out of the amp using the front input, but i was sort of hoping to get a less coloured tone by just using the power stage. I see so many posts about people just using the power stage that i was surprised it didnt work last night for me. Must admit it did cross my mind to change the output of the Helix but it was just as quick to change inputs, and i also gained the EQ section. Id prefer to use it like this anyway. Might be getting a Quilter BB800 soon anyway.

Yeah but to my untrained eyes it looks like there is a level knob between the Return jack and the master in the diagram above, and i know this is always set very low as its my gain channel . Ill have a play tonight and see if that makes a difference. Its just something id like to understand more.