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.100 - .080 - .060 - .040 is a better, as far as I am concerned, and more balanced tension, gauge combination, and actually the lower tension will give you more bottom end, and overall, again if you ask me, sound better.

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Try doing a Google search of "Black Sabbath", the top result with pictures of the members credits Ronnie James Dio for Vocals, while Ozzy Osbourne is credited for Harmonica.

Please read my edited updated reply and if you haven't the pedal and editor manual/guide for this pedal that I linked to.

No other single pedal from factor will give you access to as many different drive types and anywhere near the same level of tweakability (with the software editor). Just absolutely astonishing tweakability. If you can't get the drive sound you are looking for with this, chances are high that no other pedal will either. Have you read the manual? If not, do so, just to get an idea of what this is capable of: https://www.sourceaudio.net/uploads/1/1/5/1/115104065/aftershock_user_manual.pdf https://www.sourceaudio.net/blog-neuro-editor-and-one-series-drive-pedals.html

If I had artistic freedom, yes. I wouldn't want to be a pro bass player if it was at the expense of my artistic/creative freedom. So, yes, if it was in the context of being in a democratic original band, where I loved the music we were making, where I largely had freedom to come up with and play my own bass lines, and having overall influence on the composition, and we were on a record company that gave us artistic/creative freedom, then yes. To be honest though I'd much rather be able to make a living as a composer. I have seriously pondered on making an attempt to get my foot in the door of being a film/television composer. As it is currently though my mental health wouldn't allow me to live up to deadlines and to handle all the general stress involved, so think it'll have to remain a dream. But yeah, I am really more of a composer kind of musician than an instrumentalist. Don't get me wrong I think I am decent at playing both bass and guitar, but I am genuinely great at composing.

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I like it. I mean given the choice I would rather have a bass in matte black or dark green finish, but I can think of several other finish options where I'd much rather have this. Also I really appreciate Ibanez has got the guts to experiment as much as they do with their guitar and bass models compared to pretty much every other big cooperate guitar/bass brand. Ibanez pushes innovation forward, whereas it seems like most other brands/companies their size do their best to kill innovation.

Yeah, barrel jack sockets will fail eventually, even the proper high quality ones, if at least usually lasting longer than the cheaper ones, and unlike the regular ones that usually can be fixed relatively simply and easy in the rare occasions that they do fail, barrel type ones can't.

Makes you wonder if Wal basses had had the same success had they been named Wally.

What a beautiful bass.

Then how would a pedal emulating a guitar sound be better, still using a bass as the basis?

They will with guarantee not. They are not.

It's really as simple as if it sounds good it is good. So if the output between the strings open or fretted at the same fret is balanced, and it otherwise sounds good, you should probably leave it as it is. Otherwise making small adjustment while listening whether it improves the tone and balance or not won't hurt, you can always adjust it back to where it sounds best to you again.

That is exactly the exact same phenomena that is at play here, and it is called metal fatigue. Strings aren't really made to withstand getting swapped around over and over again. In fact I am pretty certain it would be near impossible to make strings that would, unless we are talking pure nylon or rubber strings with no metal involved.

In that case fitting one of your basses, if you got on a short scale bass, with a set of piccolo strings, and tune it in piccolo tuning, that is as the 4 lower strings of a guitar, will give you by far the best result.

No swapping between the same two sets of strings on a regular basis definitely isn't common, and strings are not really made for this. That is to be slacken off totally then tightened up significantly, and bent a little more, sometimes slightly different directions, from time to time, at the bridge and at the tuner end, over and over again, on a regular basis. This was bound to happen sooner or later with your use. And yes metal fatigue is a thing, and what would be at work here. So yes, if you insist keep swapping between two different sets of strings getting a second bass would indeed be the only sensible answer to avoid this.

Ah, right. Thanks for clarifying that.

What is this then: https://www.fender.com/en-GR/accessories/pickups/cunife-wide-range-humbucker/0992297002.html

Studio headphones and a small mixer or headphones preamp would be the obvious and most straightforward practical and easy answer. On a really low budget the Behringer BH 470 studio headphones are actually surprisingly decent for bass practice: https://www.thomann.de/gb/behringer_bh_470.htm But if you are willing to pay more I'd recommend the Sennheiser HD-300 Pro studio headphones: https://www.thomann.de/gb/sennheiser_hd_300_pro.htm If you insist on a real speaker though I can't recommend the The Box PA 502 A, that Thomann sells, enough, simply amazing sounding active flat frequency full range PA speaker, with an impressive low frequency response, perfect for bass, and just overall amazing sounding, and not just for the price: https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pa502a_aktives_fullrangesystem.htm Biamping regular SS, not Class D. 300W 1x15" bass/mids woofer/driver and a 100W 1.7" high mids/high frequency tweeter :-: 300W RMS/1200W Peak :-: Crossover Freq: 2.3kHz :-: Freq response: 35Hz-20kHz (-10dB)/40Hz-18kHz (-3dB) :-: Sensitivity (1m/1W): 96 dB. Comes in a passive version too, the The Box Pa 502. Weights about a ton though. The The Box PA 502 or PA 502 A would work great as a backgear on stage bass monitor too, or at band practices in place on a dedicated bass cab/amp, if you want a sound that approximates that of a venue PA.

I use this following link contains the custom settings in the Toneprint editor of my TC Electronic Sub'N'Up Mini (works just the same on the regular standard big Sub'N'Up) that I used to get an about as realistic sounding fake guitar sound from just a regular polyphonic 1 octave up effect as is possible : But I really would wish EHX would make the bass equivalent to their Bass9 pedal, that makes a guitar pretty realistically/authentically sounding like a real bass. That is a Guitar9 pedal to make a bass sound like different kinds of guitars.

At Thomann they are sold as "B-Stock" products at a slightly reduced price, depending. And all returned items goes through testing to check that they work as they are supposed to.

Given you don't break it and keep the box intact Thomann will let you try it out for 30 days (and the 30 days actually counts all the way up till the day you post it), and they'll pay for the shipping back. Full refund of the cost of the pedal, and no questions asked. It would cost you the initial shipping Thomann charges to have it send to you though (or actually I think that pedal costs beyond the minimum amount that gives you free shipping), and you would have the inconvenience of having to pack and post it back.

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