dave_bass5

Not bass combo, but i have a guitar combo and love it. Very loud and punchy.

Give me the above over some self indigent overplayed jazz 'expo' any day. Jazz is like watching paint dry, only it seems to take much longer than the paint does, and its not nearly as exciting. If you can get up and play, and it makes others happy then surely that is a job well done. As Weller said, 'thats entertainment' its more than possible to enjoy the gigs, enjoy the songs, and get paid. If you only join a band to make money and have no interest in enjoying yourself then yes, you are in the wrong job, but thats not my experience playing all the obvious party songs. Then again, im not adverse to seeing 300 people dancing in front of me.

i got my first ever 'real' bass from the Wapping store, when they were upstairs. It was a Squier JV Pass. Still got the receipt although not the bass unfortunately. I got a TE head there a few months after, and had the pleasure of saying hello to John Entwistle while i was in there. Very decent bloke IIR, but made one hell of a racket lol. If anyone remembers Wapping high street from that era, its completely, different now. You really wouldn't recognise it now. We used to rehearse at Jumbo (or was it Elephant) studios there. Good times although bad at the the same time.

Ive always found this to be rubbish, based on the fact that a lot of musicians go to gigs, and therefore would be interested in the sound. I get the idea of the quote, and for the non musical general public it may well be true, but audiences are a mixture of both IME.

Yeah, thats the one. Dirt cheep but very powerful.

Same here, although I already had the SC, I just went back to it. Currently I like using the two TCE multi band tone prints with my Spectrdrive.

Yep. i got a second had TT off here earlier in the year. Adds a lot of versatility to the AS and the TT is so small its easy to fit on a board without moving other pedals (sort of).

Oh, you were serious? I thought you were having a laugh. Yes, I use a pick. Most bass reviewers don’t demonstrate pick playing so I can’t realy get an idea of how a bass sounds for me.

Not like a real bass player, no 🙂

Ive gone through a few ODs this year, inc a Pork Loin, SA Afterschock, COG Knightfall 66, TCE Mojomoj and Joyo OJ and Ultimate drive. I thought i had found THE one in the COG, it ticks all the boxes and more, but ive gone back to the cheapest of the lot, the Joyo UD. i just cant find anything else that sounds a open and full as this cheap pedal. Even though it lacks features many of the other have, its the basic tone that i love.

I live at Waterloo (the station is at the end of my road). i cant think of anything in the area that puts on this type of band, although there is the Royal Festival Hall and Southbank.

i dont slap or play finger style, so that rules out 99% of all bass videos for me.

i wouldn't be in a band where i couldn't book gigs because people wouldn't get back to me. T I get that you have a busy job and cant be seen tbe using your phone in front of the students, but IMO there is no way a band can really function if someone cant take 30 seconds out of their day to respond to a possible gig date. I cant see how a short text is not possible during the day. You must have toilet breaks/lunch breaks etc. Im not taking sides with anyone, just pointing out that the above can make it very hard for someone who wants to book gigs and i can understand his frustration.

Cheers John. Makes sense. I checked my PSU and its the same as yours. Interesting how some shops have the correct one and some dont.

Hi john. Without stating the obvious but using the level control you can set the SD to unity gain. Obviously there will be a difference on and off because of the EQ used, but you can still get fairly close to volume a good volume balance. In fact ive not managed to get the off state anywhere near the on state volume wise. Can i ask if you got a 3 pin PSU or 2 pin? I forgot to look at mine from Guitar Guitar (ill do it when i get to work), but the one i got direct from TCE earlier this year, which they said was the correct one, was a proper 3 pin plug with no slide off option for EU type plugs etc.

Also good to know is that my new unit shows that the earlier one was faulty. The headphone out is dead silent until the OD is engaged, exactly as it should be and how my first unit worked. Very happy now.

I had one of the first, if not the first, in this country, and that was fine, so its not an early batch issue. Ive sent it back and have another one coming from Guitar Guitar on Friday. Hoping its better. It is a very good DI out. The tone is strong and clear.

Bas. a). Mine must be faulty as my first copy was dead quiet. The main out and DI are also quiet so its just the headphone out. its not loud as such, but you just know it shouldn't be there. b). If mine doesn't go back tonight ill hook it up to my ipad but im 99% sure its a NO.

Some look very interesting. Hopefully they will keep to their low pricing policy. http://www.joyoeffectpedals.co.uk/blog-section/New-Gear-JOYO-R-Series-Guitar-Effect-Pedals No GAS here though, just a head up.

I just opened mine. This came from GAK. As with my first one from G4M there is no UK power supply. Just one of those multi ones with two pins. When i got my first one i emailed G4M and they sent me an official UK TCE PSU free of charge. Its not a big deal, just thought id give you a heads up. Im going to email GAK anyway to see what they say.

Indeed. We are the invisible magic ingredient that makes the signer and guitarist look good....

Mate, once they see your new pedal board and the dance steps needed to use it, im sure your band mates will have a right laugh lol.

My (2nd one) arrived today. Im quite eager to try the newer tone prints for the drive, especially the Clean boost and Morecow. The first time around i didnt use the Drive as they didn't sound any good, but looking at the YT vids last night it seems things have got a bit better. Might even out my COG 66.

Bas, i keep saying it, the Zoom B1on is what you are looking for. Yes, its like a toy but it will give you most, if not all your B3n tones, runs off battery etc and costs around £42. Borrow mine and see if you like it. In fact borrow the SD as well if you want. Agree that it doesn't have a DI, nor would you really wan to use it live, but as a cheap carry anywhere headphone amp i really dont think it can be beaten. The BDDI is a keeper, thats 100% (and thats not BC 100% lol). I may never need it but its my get out of jail card. I know it well enough to know that if i only use one box, thats the one.

No, i meant that you cant run it off batteries. just pointing that out to Bas as he was talking about using it as a portable headphone practice amp. He will also need a PSU if its not going on his board.