Aliwobble

Hi all, long time lurker, but now I’m all out in the poem, as it were

My search for the best clean boost ended with the creation audio 4.23. I had a spark mini - sounds ok but adds a title top end bite. Xotic bass bb works as a clean boost, and has eq and dirt options.

I can’t comment specifically on the tone lab, but I suspect i5 will run just fine on a bass except for the distortion sounds. Some guitar pedals (mostly distortions) have a low cut filter built in to reduce unwanted noise. Guitar Choruses and the like tend to be fine on bass. Guitar Compressors are also a mixed bag; many of them just don’t seem to work well on bass.

For me: Wireless >> chorus >> distortion >> compressor >> boost. My compressor is on most of the time to help me sit in the mix. It also evens out the fluctuation in volume that the chorus tends to introduce.

Hi OP, if if there is a loss of beef when switching from one style to another then a comp pedal might even it up a bit. The dirt pedals you are using will be compressing things a fair bit anyway, so I would (initially) try the comp before your dirt pedals so that they get a more consistent feed. Seeing as you’re not a big time tweaker of Fx pedals, find a well regarded comp with 2 knobs or less. I guess that you’ll never know for sure until you try. have fun!

And, my baby board . . .

My every weekend No1 board . .. Wirelss > Chorus > Agro > Comp > boost. Much happiness!

Here he is . . .

Why thank you for admiring my bass collection. Is two basses really a collection. Maybe I need more . . . 😋

I recently started gigging my old Schecter 004 again. Now that I am older and wiser, I appreciate it's subtle nature and high qualities. Also, quite distinctive to look at - I have not seen another one around.

Resurrecting an old thread, I know, but I thought I would offer up a bit of review on the Laney Nexus SLS (the smaller one). I have been gigging one of these steadily for the last six months. It replaced a GK MB500 which was my previous No.1 head simply because I felt like a change. Background: I play either a Schecter 004, or an Ibanez SR1200, and pair the nexus with an Eden D210xst cab. Our covers band is doing pubs, weddings and corporate functions in Christchurch, New Zealand. Laney Nexus Pros: Sounds great (I like a nice clean sound), enough EQ to get you by, powerful enough (300 / 500W) for what I do, Tilt EQ superb for adapting to dark / bright room, built-in effects sound good (Very usable chorus, octave and compression if you leave your pedals at home), still small and light enough to be easily portable. Speakon and DI outputs are professional touches. Footswitch controllable FX and mute. Laney Nexus Cons: Not much really. Not as light and compact as the MB500. Pre-shape very subtle. Does not cover my wrong notes or make me coffee in the morning 😉 I will admit to being a bit of a Laney fan. I had an RB9 for a while and it was a good cheap amp, although the cabinet that came with it was pants. I hope someone finds this helpful. Definitely a good gigging amp IMO,and also has studio features. Cheers, A.