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23 minutes ago, Delberthot said:

I thought that the Vintera series was made in Mexico as a more traditionally styled instrument when compared to the Player series which has the newer pickups.

I am very happy with my modified Harley Benton but chose a US Jazz because out of the 140+ basses I've owned I've never had a US Jazz bass before.

There's around £300 of parts on my HB Jazz, all of which I had from various projects over the years. The only thing I did to make the bass better to play was file the edges of the frets. Other than that it's an incredibly well made bass.

I had a few of the early VM Jazz basses, both fretted and fretless, and the one thing I didn't like about them was that they felt too light. 

Modding a cheap bass is always an option and I have done that for guitars, so I have all the tools, as long  as I find a style and colour I like

To everyone here, thanks to people who actually gave suggestions of basses

 I do have an idea of what I'm looking for, I'm just a little confused over different models. I've been a guitar player for most of my life, so I'm more familiar with those ranges than basses

Of course I will try some out beforehand. Thank you to the numerous people offering this sage advice

Just now, Twigman said:

If there's a bass you lust after just buy it whatever the cost be it £2k or more , even.

Whatever you buy now, if it's not the one you desire, you'll still hanker after the expensive one.

Bite the bullet and just get it.

I never like to compromise on choice but I also search for the cheapest version of what I want. 

And no way I'm spending 2k on a bass anytime soon

4 minutes ago, Low End Bee said:

I'd try and get to a music shop/s or a bass bash and play a few. I went on a research expedition a couple of months ago and ended up buying something that wasn't on my list and not what I thought I wanted or liked. I'm very happy with it.

I'm definitely going to be trying some out first I just want an idea of how high a price point it's worth going up to find a noticeable change in quality 

7 minutes ago, ezbass said:

Fender Vintera range, Ibanez SRs, G&L Tribute L range are 3 that spring to mind.

Which Sr and L mdel would be comparable to fender or best 'bang for buck'? 

4 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said:

Fender Player?

Is the player series a big jump in quality for the price point? Or is worth saving an extra 150-200 for the next price point

8 minutes ago, jrixn1 said:

Do you mean an upgrade the audience will notice - i.e. for it to sound better? In which case, subjective, but changing the pickups and/or electronics is a common option.

Or an upgrade that perhaps only you will notice - build quality, finish, better tuners, lighter weight, etc?
 

An upgrade for me. Build, electronics, feel (although that's subjective) 

The audience don't matter. Especially when it's just the bar staff! 

15 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

Spector Coda might fit the bill if you want to sick with a J bass but get away from Fender/Squier. 

Good looking bass have to look out for one. I don't have to go away from fender, just wondering what's a appropriate jump, player series or low end American made

I've grown up/matured and moved on to bass permanently for my rock covers band. I currently own a squire vm j bass and it does the job well but I'm looking at possible upgrade. 

What's a decent jump up in quality? Without going in to the £1000's

I'm still looking at 2 passive pick ups, doesn't have to be j bass but I do like that style style. I've been playing guitar/bass in some form for close to 19 years so I'm seasoned. 

Thanks,

Chris 

Just got my vitoos Iso8 works a dream, small and quite possibly quieter than my walrus audio aetos, all for £41

Some people may point at the power to it being a 2.1mm barrel but I have no qualms and unless you're kicking your power supply about, it's not coming loose anytime soon 

I've nly just received it so will see what it's like in a few months time 

29 minutes ago, simon88wilson said:

to be honest if you want the vt bass I wouldn't worry about the DI capabilities and just keep an eye out for a normal VT Bass.

Probably still more than I'd like to spend, looking at ebay prices. 

I'll more than likely go down the amp head and cabinet route and steer clear of di's as I'll have to bring my own p.a to venues

I'm not going ampless. I will buy one and in the meantime the practice room has an ashdown 4x10 combo to use. 

It would be great to go through a di box but most places don't have a good enough p.a or you have to bring your own

18 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

My only (and big!) reservation with the versatile and amazing value for money Zoom multifx is that their drive sims seem to suck out the low end, certainly for me. 

I've never been happy with zoom. They do a lot of sounds that are at best adequate. So I won't be going down that route 

3 minutes ago, dannybuoy said:

I love a good Muff. But it's a secondary effect, not one to use always on. Best to get primary light overdrive / dirty amp sound sorted first, unless your amp already delivers that!

I don't have an amp at the moment (no money or gigs) one will be purchased when my band are ready to play. Long story short, last band fell apart, hard to start from scratch with new members. 

I would like an always on drive pedal for certain songs, like my chorus 

Big muff sounds up my street. I have other pedals to fatten my sound, like a chorus and compressor, so don't want a multi fx pedal

23 minutes ago, simon88wilson said:

By what tones your describing you want. Sounds to me as if your looking for something that replicates a tube sound. So i would agree with Dannybouy and say VT Bass wuld be a good shout.

I would like it but £190 is a little out of my price range. I'll try to find the non DI version 

Yes I will have to try but I needed a starting point and I'm not as knowledgeable on bass drives as I am guitar fx.

I can see the mojomojo is getting some love or a dedicated bass drive like source audio are good options 

I can't find the source audio used or for under £139

And the tech 21 I can only find the di version so have to keep my eyes peeled 

OK I'll narrow the choice with some papameters;

Play in rock covers band playing the likes of qotsa, the hives, typical pub rock

Less than £100

If it can go fuzzy, than that's a bonus not a necessity 

There's not much choice near me so it would mean just buying and selling again, which can get expensive 

My guitar overdrive pedals are not working well with my bass so need another pedal!

A mate showed me the full tone mosfet bass drive which sounded nice but being discontinued and on the pricier side I'm wondering if there's another option out there? 

Thanks, chris

got the corona to use others tone prints rather than mess with parameters endlessly.

The compressor was dirt cheap! Such a bargain and recommended by ovnilab

Just got a tc electronic corona mini for £40. So if I like it, then it's a bargain. If not, I can probably sell it for more

8 minutes ago, paulo m said:

The T.C Electronic Dreamscape pedal is a winner for bass also.....its  CHORUS' FLANGER' VIBRATO'  & then you have a myriad of toneprints available from all of the CORONA' etc.. 

Although it covers a lot bases, it's more than I'm hoping to spend and I want something fairly simple as I won't be using it very much. 

A turn on and leave pedal

1 hour ago, tauzero said:

A quick test showed the PS1 had insufficient oomph to power a Zoom B3n, so results are inconclusive. It will power a B3, so I'll experiment a bit more later.

Could the Vitoos Iso8 power all 8 pedals comfortably? No glitching, cutting out or overloading? 

6 hours ago, tauzero said:

Some effects are really fussy about isolated power supplies - I have a Zoom B3n and that doesn't like unisolated supplies at all. I'm going to swap the Vitoos PS1 into that pedalboard at some point in the near future (replacing the Vitoos Iso8 that's in there now) to find out whether it is or isn't properly isolated.

Keep me updated as I'm selling my power supply to buy a Vitoos Iso8 

52 minutes ago, DavidNevittBass said:

Where are you sleeping tonight then? 😂

She's on a late shift, so I'll be in bed before her but if I stay there may be another matter, or even worse I'll get a pair of cold feet on me in the middle of the night!