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Westone Thunder 1A for free on Facebook. It came with a little practice amp too. Absolutely amazing. The preamp was dodgy (and eventually burned out), which did cost me eventually though. 

Cioks DC7 for £120. Unused in box, with all box 'candy'. Superb deal in my opinion. 

51 minutes ago, BEADist said:

My second post on this forum, with the most important subject for a bass player : )

 

Pedalboard for my punk-ish drums + bass-guitar DUO:

 

 

 

What's the Korg tuner?  That's purrrrrty. Lol

50 minutes ago, admiralchew said:

In case it’s not already been mentioned, there’s a Cioks DC7 for £145 on Bass Direct: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/cioks-dc7-pre-owned/

Worth every penny. 

Tech 21 VTBass 500 is my current Class D of choice. I'm absolutely loving the array of tones I get from it (paired with a TC Electronic K 212 cab....I need a matching one!). The tube 'emulation' is really good. 

I played bass exclusively age 23-21. I then took up the drums (out of necessity) and stopped playing bass at all, essentially. I had to concentrate on being a metal drummer. 

After 6 or 7 years of drums, my musical life fell apart for a multitude of reasons, including work.  I didn't play *anything* for over a decade until the past few years where I would be casually noodling on bass. I even bought an electronic drum kit (I hate it so much!). 

It's in the past few months that I have played bass daily that I have been enjoying it again. 

The problem is that is I'm almost a beginner again. I find this hard to deal with because I was good! I was a sight reader, had a great ear and wide repertoire. I also became quite a good drummer but I also suck now...no more 240bpm blasts lol. 

Life changes, and sometimes we change too. Trying to be kind to myself. 

I'm joining a new covers band, doing 90s and early 2000s alt rock songs. Out of my comfort zone, but I think most things will be for now.   I've rambled and I don't know what point I was making. 

That's a cool looking little amp. 

1 hour ago, kwmlondon said:

£215.... on a power supply. WOW! Well. Hmm. I think I'll try the Joyo first but I am very very impressed with your commitment to the best quality kit! Nice one!

I paid £120 for my 'as new' Cioks DC7 😂 absolute steal! I'd still pay twice that, knowing what I know now. 

I had one of these. They're noisy and not truly isolated.  I now have a Cioks DC7 (hey big spender!) which is dead silent. 

1 hour ago, Kev said:

It's a bit of a looker!  In a morbid kind of way.

 

Still available, bargain to be honest, considering what it is!

I've just bought a new bass and a DOD Carcosa....I'm broke or I'd have your arm off for it. ☹️

6 hours ago, Little Dragon said:

I own a Battalion but, based on what you have said, might consider looking at something like the Laney Digbeth instead. 

Someone was selling one really cheap here. 

27 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

HoTone Ampero One

 

Wow. I had to Google this one lol. 

Sounds too good to be true? Do you have one? Are they actually any good?

11 minutes ago, b.tarnaras said:

what would u suggest?

Cheap as hell but not garbage with a DI? Laney Digbeth DB-PRE is pretty awesome. 

11 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Because I didn't know it was supposed to heavy,  it wasn't..

 

Is this some sort of meta commentary?  

Why choose between these two? I wouldn't really choose either. 

If forced....the EHX just because I have several EHX pedals. Bear in mind that the DI is thin sounding. 

Have you looked at the Ibanez Multiscale 5 strings? Really nice sounding B strings on the BTB series. There's one for sale on Bass Direct for £800. Pretty colour too. Pretty sure the big man would approve. 

29 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I had one of these as my first bass back in the 80s.

I had no idea it was heavy. 

Compared to newer stuff it's heavy but I like it. It's reassuringly solid. 

I have a black one of these. The active preamp was fried, but I swapped it for an Aguilar, and it is my favourite bass currently. Super slim, fast neck. Heavy but not noticeable really. 

Banana for scale?

FFS. I've just bought a v5 24 fret. 

Bongripper 'Empty'. 

That's cool. 

So are these things worth the money? Should I just buy a Cort C4/B4 or a Sire V5? 

I need a cheap backup bass for a covers band I'm playing in. Current using a Westone Thunder 1A (with Aguilar preamp). It's comfy but a bit nasal 😂.  I don't usually play 4 strings. 

Bugger. Mine arrived in the post this afternoon. 😂

16 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

thats a good set. I love doing she, but the rest of the group want to drop it because its not that well known.

Being a metal guy, I'm enjoying the Nine Inch Nails and Therapy? ones the most. The Foo Fighters ones are a bit dull tbh and Linkin Park can suck my balls.