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I have this pedal. Can’t fault it.

The price is slightly high. Apart from the reputation and quality, the main reason I bought it, was because it was about the only unit with 6 outputs and fitted underneath a Metro board. It’ll probably do me for life now (hopefully).

Sorry , yes you did, should’ve read further down the chain. The Harley Benton pro looks a solid piece of kit as well. Good choice

For a Metro 20, you can’t go wrong with the Truetone CS6 as it can mount underneath.

The only right answer is to go to a guitar shop and try out a load of basses. The only challenge will be convincing yourself not to try those basses outside your price range .

I love Sandberg basses, love Rammstein, my favourite colour is black, so I had to get the Oli Riedel signature. I don’t have any opinions either way, and don’t own any other signature gear, but I do love this bass.

I saw Ed Sheeran at the O2 last Friday , and I Prevail at Wembley on Wednesday. Neither had a bassist, neither needed one.

I went to see Jinjer who were supporting Bullet For My Valentine at the Roundhouse. Jinjer are so technical they need a headline slot to ensure their sound is perfect. Still an excellent gig though. Eugene is an incredible bass player.

That’s a good run through of how you use your pedals. Gives it some context rather than looking at a picture of effects pedals.

Jinjer next week at Camden Roundhouse 🤘

What are the verdicts on these pedals from Bass Rig owners?

I saw Gojira on Wednesday night at the Ally Pally. I was expecting it to be good, but not that good. Flawless. 11/11.

I’ve still got the old Cube 30 as a practice / quiet rehearsal amp. If it was to pop its clogs I’d happily go for the new Micro Cube AND a Kantana 110. Roland / boss gear in this range has advanced so much it’s understandable that some of these old favourites end up discontinued

I have a 30 year old Musicman Stingray 5, and my son has a SUB 5 . After playing both extensively, it’s obvious the real Stingray is better, but it’s definitely not 4-5 times better as the price suggests. Can’t fault the SUB 5 , and it is just unbelievably good for the price. After playing lots of Stingrays over the years, if I had to sum the SUB 5 up, Ernie Ball have found the sweet spot where diminishing returns kick in. Buy with confidence. It’s a steal.

Sounds like you are fairly interested in the Barefaced cabs. Email them with all your queries. That’s the one thing I really like about them. You email them, and you get some cracking advice back. Especially after sales advice. Never any pressure to buy either.

+1 for a Barefaced Supertwin. Ticks all your boxes and sounds great with Mark Bass amps. LMB 800 Tube will be a great match. Definitely finds its place with loud guitars, so will be great for metal. Light as a feather and will eat all situations, rehearsals and loud gigs. You won’t get it out of second gear.

Not really a 180 turn, but most of my favourite bands didn’t exist when I was a teen. And although I still love all the bands I liked as a teen, I have to face it, times move on and music advances, and there are just so many new bands to like.

Gojira this month at the Ally Pally.

Cobalts are my favourite for longevity. Although I have had a couple of strings with the dreaded rust. Tone isn’t overly bright to start with.

I don’t use batteries, I guess a lot of people don’t, so I like this. If the pedals sound as good as they ought, I might be tempted for the chorus.

Does anyone have experience of the Rheingold BP-2 preamps? I doubt if I’d get to try one, but all the clips seem to show it just making everything sound better. A bit like a cheaper Noble.

Thanks for clarifying, good to know. That’s sort of how I use it. Dial the MM-PUP on full, and slowly turn towards the P-PUP until I get a sweet spot. Really depends on the room. I had sort of figured the P-PUP is nothing like a P-bass, and the MM-PUP is nothing like a Ray, but the VM4/5s have their own sound with added flexibility.

I found your take on the VM4 pick ups interesting. I have a VM4 and the MM pick-up definitely isn’t the same as my Stingray (I have the Black Label PUPs). I tend to dial the MM PUP on full, and then slowly turn towards the P-bass PUP until I find a sweet spot, or just leave it on the MM PUP. The P-bass PUP full on is too much thumpy bass for me, but I bet that would suit a lot of people. I really liked the VM4 when I first played it, but it’s one of those basses that I’ve grown to like the longer I’ve owned it.

I have that same Truetone 1spot (CS6) on my board, and it’s perfect size for Nano or Metro Pedaltrain boards. I’m not averse to daisy chaining power, but you get isolated power supplies. If anything this provides a real tidy solution.

Try these: Enhance - 9 o’clock Ratio - 9 o’clock Threshold - 3 o’clock i believe the enhance circuit scoops the tone as well as adding hiss, so I always had that turned down. Ended up swapping the LMB-3 for a Hyper Luminal