dave_bass5

Right, 24 hours in and I’m getting to grips with it. Ive got a great patch for the guitar into bits in Lonely Boy. I got the whammy working well. My guitarist won’t be too happy lol. ‘Does anyone know if there is an updated list showing all the sims etc. The manual is out of date. Ive got a list of the newly added ones, but I’d lie the full list in one place if possible. Still working through this thread. Lots of good tips.

Do what I do, use one anywhere you think it will sound good. Its easy enough to turn on and off.

Lol, because the word 'Man' is in the OP's username, obvious really.

Fluid Fish.....

Cool. So are you going to use it with your live rig Bas?

or Not actually a man....... keep it PC lol.

Just got a Helix Stomp off John. Couldn’t have gone smoother. Great comms, and very quick to reply etc. item was more than well packaged. Wouldn’t hesitate buying from John again. Cheers mate, still owe you a beer sometime .

Cheers John. I hadn’t scrolled far enough across earlier. Found it now. I got a microThumpinator earlier this year and it worked well the 2 times I used it. When I gave up using a pedal board I did miss it.

Right then, here I am, finally. Just received my Stomp, thanks to @JohnR. Slowly finding my way round it. Lots to learn and remember. First of many questions. I noticed it has a Digitech whammy sim. I’m thinking this would be cool to use on the Black Keys Lonely Boy (my guitarist cant do it). How do I do this, if it’s possible? I tried putting in in a slot and assigned a foot switch to it, but can’t get the note to bend. Any help would be appreciated. Ok, second question I’ve read that there is a HPF that can be used on everything without taking a slot. Is this just the low EQ on the Global menu? If so I assume it’s just a case of setting it up low enough? Cheers.

A quick Google came up with this https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/recording-c676/recording-microphones-c415/wireless-systems-c417/levys-leathers-mm4-wireless-transmitter-holder-p9398 I do in fact have one of these

Dont you need food and water to keep them operating at their best 😉

Err, thats not Lemon lol.

Although not in the same league as all the above, my iPad has completely changed the way i learn songs at home Before i was always tied to my PC in the living room, and even though i would use headphones i would still annoy the hell out of the family with 'all that twanging'. Having all my music and YT etc available on my ipad means i can go in to any room and sit peacefully, with my bass on my right leg, and play for as long as i want without worrying about the 'twanging', and looking like a pratt lol.

To me it feels correct having the bridge sitting as close as it does when standing. Having it on the left leg pushes it too far away from my natural plucking position, and as mentioned earlier means a bit of a torso twist.

Never thought this question would come up, but yeah, right leg for me and i play right handed. It just feels a lot more comfortable to me.

Haha, my cover story is holding out so far.....

Im using my 425 a bit more at home at the moment. I can see me getting rid of the P34 if im not careful 😞

Same here. I used to use cassette recorders with an external mic, then DAT, then MD and now fully digital. I record all our rehearsals and gigs. Its the one piece of gear that always gets used when I’m in an band environment, no matter what else I use. Currently using a very nice and small Roland R-07 which i can control from my phone and even my Apple Watch. Gotta love progress....sometimes.

I posted a link to their website earlier in the thread.

My god you lot are a bunch of meow meow's lol.

I think it was mentioned that they are pub gigs with vocal PA. I recently asked about one of these on here, after seeing the Quilter amp. Seems quite good value and very small and powerful. https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_block_800b.htm or even the tc electronic BQ500 Bass Head which is less than £200. Also has aux in and headphone out for home practice. Maybe a cab like the TCE RS112 (only from Andertons or Gear4music though).

Ive had a set of Wizard 74's in my Jazz bass for years, but never really felt they were what i wanted. Just recently i put a set on Fender Custom Shop Custom '60s in it and this is the tone ive been looking for in a Jazz. It easily holds its own with my P bass now, and i too play with a pick so things can get a bit thin with the wrong pickups. Not cheap, but worth it if they work for you.

Yep, we used to do that and yep, the bass made that last note 🙂

This i think is the best approach, especially if you arent convinced or sure that a 5 string is the way forward. I started playing like this and slowly started adding in new fretting positions and utilising the B string more around the middle of the neck. I actually found playing 5 string improved my 4 string playing as well, as i was starting to use different fret positions. Oh, and the over use of a low D to finish any song that ends on D 😂

No problem, the names are very similar. I’m not a fan of the bug transmitter, but they seem to becoming very common in the under £200 price point. I use a Boss WL-20L but got it as I wanted to go completely wire free. I’ll probably get a smoothhound when I do go back to using a PSU of some sort.