Baloney Balderdash

I used to own an Ampeg B-15S, 60W tube amp, that actually was loud enough for band rehearsals and small gigs without PA support, but unfortunately I was stupid enough to sell it, which I regret much. When that is said, even if the B-15 sounded awesome, I do actually prefer the tone you get from solid state amps, though I use an EHX Black Finger, tube driven optical compresor, with it's 2 preamp tubes run at proper high 300V voltage, as much for a light compression as as a tube preamp stage, which actually beautifully give me a nice touch of that characteristic tube warmth and flavor, and, with the the input gain dialed up to just before the tubes starts to break up when I dig in, an ever so slight touch of tube breakup grid.

You know Ashdown does in fact make a tube preamp pedal, I am quite sure with a DI too, right? Though no cab sim, as far as I know, and not exactly anywhere near a budget price tag. I'd personally like a Trace Elliot-esque preamp. Of course I could just get the new Trace Elliot Transit B preamp, or cheaper, but with less tweaking options, a full functioning, but tiny, 200W amp, namely the Trace Elliot ELF amp head, and use it as a preamp, if that was what I wanted, it actually being both smaller and lighter than the Transit B preamp. Both supposed to get really close to the classic Trace Elliot tone, but again neither exactly being budget pieces of gear.

I'm not Mike from Penarth, and I am nowhere near Cardiff. I think you dialed the wrong number.

Well, it's still a bit cheaper than the EHX Mel9 pedal, got more sounds in it, and will, at least for bass, track much better.

Edit/Update!!! : Seems like the sources for my claim about the EHX 9 serries of pedals not tracking properly beyond open A of a 4 string bass tuned in E standard tuning were inaccurate, as it has been confirmed that they will in fact track decently all the way down to the low D, as in 2 half steps bellow open E. My apologies for giving off misleading information. The only thing I really know is that the EHX 9 series pedals only are designed to track properly down to the low A, as in the open A string, of a 4 string bass, which explains the dodgy tracking of your B9. A shame really, cause judging from the demos they are amazing sounding pedals with really good tracking otherwise. I simply don't understand why they would not let the pedals track properly down to at least the low E of a 4 string bass, can't see any obvious advantage to that limitation, neither from a production perspective, it is not like it would be impossible, the Boss SY-1 is a testament of that, as good as flawless tracking, and in the full range of a bass too, and even if it possibly would have meant slightly higher production costs (no idea if that in fact is actually the case, but can't imagine it would have made the production noteworthy more expensive if it was), I would think that would be balanced out with these pedals that way being more attractive to bass players. In my opinion EHX made a mistake by designing the 9 series that way, potentially losing a part of the potential market. I know that I personally at least would have been interested in most of the pedals in that series, had they been capable of tracking properly down to the low E of a bass, even if that perhaps would have meant them being slightly more expensive, but as they work now I have no interest in them. ' If this is an issue to you perhaps you should try to look into the Boss SY-1, even though it won't do exactly what the Mel9 does I believe it can get somewhat in the same ballpark, plus having a load additional sounds in it, actually being capable of getting quite close to a lot of different sounds similar to the EHX 9 series, that you otherwise would need several of the 9 series pedals to be able to do.

I am kind of curious about how the DiMarzio Split P pickup sounds with the two halves wired in parallel, since they are basically functioning as 2 individual humbucker pickups, but the only clip I have been able to find is a YouTube video where it's demonstrated in a just 10 seconds or so clip with slap bass, so that is basically totally useless to me. So my question is if any of you got an audio clip or video featuring the DiMarzio Split P wired in parallel, ideally playing with a pick, and with as little as possible other effects or editing done to it?

So inspired by the "Super Mini Basses" thread about basses with an about 16" scale length, I thought I would make this thread about basses with an about 28,6"/28,5" scale length (basses with a scale length from about 25" to about 28,6" will be fine for this thread), as there are quite a few of those on the market currently (and because my 4 string 28,6" scale Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass is actually my main bass). Here's my 4 string 28,6 " scale Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass (with various visual mods, the J pickup disconnected and lowered considerably, and the stock P pickup swapped for a DiMarzio Model P, wired directly to the output jack socket) : And here's my 28,6" scale 5 string Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass (with various visual mods, and the 2 stock J pickups wired in series, directly to the output jack socket) : Edit/update!!!: A more recent shot of my 4 string Ibanez Mikro Bass, with a fair deal of changes, among those a whole new GSRM20B body, and the DiMarzio Model P replaced for the pickup I had installed in it previously, namely an EMG Geezer Butler P pickup: A list of 28,6"/28,5" scale basses currently in production, and the mention of a couple that is out of production : 4 string 28,6" Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass : https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gsrm20_03.html )* 4 string 28,6" Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass : https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gsrm20b_02.html )* 5 string 28,6" Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass : https://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/detail/gsrm25_02.html )* 4 string 28,6" Jackson JS1X Concert Minion Bass : https://www.jacksonguitars.com/gear/shape/concert-bass/js-series-concert-bass-minion-js1x/2915556568 4 string 28,5" ESP LTD B-4 JR : https://www.espguitars.com/pages/junior-models 5 string 28,5" ESP LTD B-5 JR (out of production 5 string version of the ESP bass mentioned above) 4 string 28,6" Squier Mini Precision Bass : https://shop.fender.com/en-DK/squier-electric-basses/precision-bass/mini-precision-bass/0370127554.html?rl=en_US 4 string 28,6" Fender Precision Bass Junior (out of production, and as far as I am aware the first major production bass of this specific scale length. The Squier mentioned above is a cheaper budget take on this bass, just with an added tone control, as the original doesn't feature any tone control but just one single volume control) )* USA links, following linked to is the only version of the Mikro Bass distributed in Europe (though Thomann got the Weathered Black Finish GSRM20B and the 5 string GSRM25 version in stock as well) : https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/gsrm20b_2y_05.html I'd personally really like to see a more high end take on this concept (about 28,6" scale length), as all the listed basses above, bar the Fender Precision Bass Junior, which was kind of mid priced, are cheap budget production basses.

Bela Fleck and The Flecktones (with Victor Wooten on bass) :

I am pondering on the specific rosewood species used for the fretboard on my December 2010 Chinese production Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Bass. I am inclined to believe it would likely be Indian Rosewood, but the color of it looks much more like Brazilian Rosewood, as it is quite dark brown, almost black, and Indian Rosewood is usually a much lighter pronounced brown color. So do anyone know which rosewood species was used for the fretboard of the Mikro Basses back then? Here's a closeup picture:

Japanese Cowboy (by Ween)

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band from the album "Trout Mask Resplica" :

No! Read the second comment of this thread. The last generation of Zoom effects are not compatible with the newer generation, and the other way around as well.

Respectively I didn't actually look at the picture more closely, but trusted the OP saying that the power supply used reverse polarity. But since that does not actually match reality, and that the power supply indeed does in fact use the same polarity as the pedals, yes, it will work perfectly fine.

While not all pedals use this polarity, the standard is center minus, sleeve plus, like the two pedals on the left. I think it's pretty safe to assume the two pedals on the right use that polarity too (center minus, sleeve plus). And no, your power supply with the reverse polarity won't work! ( Edit!!! : that is assuming your description had actually matched reality, however that is not the case, as the power supply, after having had a closer look on the picture you provided, does in fact use the same polarity as your pedals, so it will work perfectly fine ) Weather it could potentially harm your pedals to use it I don't know, but there is no reason for trying it out, as I can guarantee that it most definitely won't work.

Little Wing (by Jimmi Hendrix)

The cure to this is getting a short scale bass. Short scale basses will very rarely have any dead spots. Adding weight to the headstock does actually work, but rather than eliminating the issue it most often just move it to somewhere else on the neck.

For now I have dropped the plans about getting a Zoom B1X Four for reverb effects at the end of my pedal effects chain and decided to instead use my Zoom G1Xon for that, which currently fills out the role as my start of the chain subtle compressor (going to be replaced by a TC Electronic SpectraComp). The TC Electronic SpectraComp for compression at the start of my pedal effects chain was delivered today, but I wasn't home to sign the delivery so it has been passed on to a depot where I can pick it up. Very much looking forward to pick it up and try it out, I will pick it up at the depot tomorrow. I also just ordered a cheap NUX Mini Core SE Phaser yesterday (same as the Kokko Mini Phaser, which is a digital emulation of the MXR Pahse 90 phaser, just, beside the speed control, with an added depth and mix control), which I await arriving with the mail Monday next week, as I discovered my cheap Xvive Phaser King was sucking out a lot of high end from my signal. The few bass demos I have been able to find on YouTube of this phaser sounds great, but if it turns out not to meet my expectation I will order a TC Electronic Healix phaser instead next time I get money, around the middle of October, where I will then also order the Harley Benton pedal board and the solder-free patch cables. Finally I am pondering on getting an Ibanez Super Metal Mini, to replace the Joyo Orange Juice overdrive stacked into a Boss MT-2 Metal Zone that I, parallly mixed with a Turbo Rat clone, via my Boss LS-2, use for my high gain bass distortion currently.

Actually according to Wikipedia's article on Last Exit they manage to draw a following of quite a few hardcore punk fans. I have no idea if the tittle of that song is a direct reference to the band of the same name though.

The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) [by Boris and Sunn O)))]

Dinner Bell (by They Might Be Giants)

I'd argue quite on the contrary! That concert/video is a genuine display of raw creativity in it's absolute purest primal essence, tapped directly from it's primordial divine source. Also extremely life-affirming to see relatively elderly people (with the exeption of Bill Lasswel, at that point) still being capable of breaking free from all reins and restrictions and go absolutely berserk in ultimate devotion to whatever the chaos of each given moment might throw at them and bring.

Ok, then try this, one of my favorite acts, and one of my favorite YouTube concerts (and yes, they are all acclaimed and extremely skilled jazz musicians, even legends on the experimental-/avantgarde-/free- jazz scene) :

The one I linked to is a studio version, yeah, and that sounds phenomenal, haven't watched the YouTube live version, so can't really say how close that is to the studio version, but I suspect not nearly as sharp and well sounding. You can use Spotify for free though if you just sign up, though there will be commercial breaks every now and then between songs, not in the middle of long songs and not between every song you hear, like on YouTube, and they got most music that was ever released. If you pay a monthly subscription you can use it without commercials and got the option for streaming in a good deal higher than YouTube resolution.

Then try this Yes cover (link to the Yes cover of their song "Long Distance Runaround" by the Danish band A Kid Hereafter on the streaming service Spotify) : https://open.spotify.com/album/4rqOY9C9r8zmyPyofPLSf9?highlight=spotify:track:2aRewOdSG47NGyhuFW5FTu In my opinion no less than a phenomenal cover, and as far as I am concerned better than the original version.