SumOne

Boss BB-1X Bass Driver 

Excellent condition and perfect working order, boxed. 

£80  £75 + £5 postage via recorded delivery. 

Boss TU-3 Tuner 

Excellent condition and perfect working order, boxed. 

£50 + £5 postage via recorded delivery. 

Yeah, I'd consider the GT 1000 Core. The processing seems twice as powerful as the Stomp:

• Core = 24x effects blocks (some are fixed though, e.g. can't have 24x space echo's all going at once).  Stomp = 8 (or I think now 10 at a push) 
• Core = 3x parallel paths. Stomp = 2x parallel paths
• Core = 96khz sample rate . Stomp = 48khz sample rate
• Core = £499 (on sale at GAK right now). Stomp = £499

And as others have said, more power means things like higher fidelity, lower latency, as well as more complex signal paths (useful for things like running your DB and Bass each in quite long parallel paths within the same preset). I thought the Core sounded better than the Stomp, it's hard to exactly say why, but it just feels a bit more analogue sounding for the things like the overdrives. The Stomp does have probably a nicer interface though (colour screen and things like the soft touch/glowing footswitches - so you know what effect it'll turn on when engaged). 

Perhaps it's also worth considering the Zoom B6. It has a dedicated A/B footswitch you could use to go between DB/Bass and is £389 from Thomann. I haven't used it, but people seem to say they're decent.

If you are sticking with some core sort of sounds, I'd probably stick with your setup:

Tonebone OD -->  C4 --> Whammy Ricochet -> EHX Freeze -> SFX Micro Thumpinator --> Keely Bassist

I think most of them do their individual job as well - or better than the stomp (especially the C4 for synths and envelope filters, and things like the Tonebone & Freeze & Compressor I prefer a bit of hand on (or foot on) control. 

The Stomp is good if you want to more complex presets though. 

Anyone here happen to know where any DJ Derek mixes are online? I can't find any, there are some tribute mixes and a Spotify playlist of music he played, I can't find any recordings of him live though.

Facebook marketplace seems to bring out the worst in people.

Just this weekend, I ended up staying in for a buyer that never turned up, no response to messages even though they'd been hassling for about a week with loads of silly questions and to arrange the collection time. I'd put off other buyers and changed weekend plans. I just can't fathom what's going through their heads to be such time wasters and so inconsiderate. 

I recently went back to 4 from 5 as out of three bands I play in there is probably <5% of the setlist songs that go lower than the low E, and those that do mostly are just D for a couple of notes that can be substituted. So no 'need' for a 5. 

Saying that though, I have been missing that 5th string, particularly for home playing as 4 feels a bit restricted. Similar to the fact I have an 88 key home piano and a 61 key stage keyboard (with octave up/down buttons). So I reckon I'll be back to a 5 soon. 

21 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

Oh, i didnt know we had this thread. I almost got a CK61 earlier this month. In fact i ordered it 3 times but each time canceled the order as i just cant decide. 

Its not the CK61, i know ill really like it, i love my MODX so im used to the Yamaha way of doing things and how they sound, but it would need to replace my Fantom 06, and while im sure it can, it just seemed like a lot of hard work making the switch. 

I love the idea of the 9 drawbars, the fact that it sounds like the Reface, and the much more usable pianos. Im sure I’ll get one at some point. Still need to sell my MODX6 first. 

After a couple of weeks I'm still impressed with the CK 61, no issues with it.

I guess the Fantom 06 is fairly similar to the MPC Key 61 that I sold to get the CK 61. The MPC Key 61 is  more capable than the CK 61 in most ways - but, it is double the price, bigger, heavier, less 'hands-on' for things like organ drawbars. For live use I think the more 'what you see is what you get' approach of the CK 61 with things like physical controls and very little menu diving and faster startup is better, even if it has fewer effects and the sounds are sometimes not as good.

My main issue is still the fact that the key width is just slightly thinner than a standard piano, I find 5mm thinner per octave noticable, I am getting more used to it though.

I have been on the fence about returning it a couple of times due to key width and the nagging feeling that I'm always going to think a Nord Electro 6 is probably the best of these sort of stage pianos with organ drawbars....but £1k extra is quite difficult to justify. And actually, the Nord is missing a couple of things I find useful like the way the CK lights up buttons to show which sound your are editing, integrated speakers, bluetooth connection, pitch and mod wheel, and the Nord it weighs twice as much, so it isn't better in every way.

Edit: Now I can see the video.

It would be nice to have that level of music theory knowledge, but I'm not sure that it's really needed. My guess is that Radiohead were influenced by hearing those songs listed by artists like Elvis, Bowie, Pixies. Or they were noodling about as it's not too far off the chords that the circle of 5ths would point you to (G- C - B diminished). 

I mean, most people can speak/write without really being able to spell out the theory for how they do it. Sure, some theory helps (you need to have learned to speak/write!) but writing a sentence like  'It sounds great; however, did he make it himself?' Aparrently (via Chat GTP) is a compound sentence that includes Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Conjunctive Adverb, Verb, Reflexive Pronoun, Interrogorative clause. Do people who write a sentence  know all theory/terms?  I kind of think, as with  music theory, you could over analyse every piece of speech/writing/music in that level of technical detail, but it wouldn't necessarily make for a better speaker/writer/musician (hence why so many popular musicians can't even read music, let along go deep into technical terms and theory). 

Generally, the 'rule' seems to be to put the Tuner at the start as that's the cleanest signal to get the tuning from e.g. an extreme example - putting it after an envelope filter that's turned on would make tuning difficult, you'd need to click off your envelope filter before tuning - whereas having the tuner in front you wouldn't need to turn off the envelope filter (or other pedals) for accurate tuning. But after a compressor should be fine.

Although saying that, some pedals (especially Fuzz) don't like having a buffer ahead of them - so you'd perhaps want your buffered tuner after them.

.....so I don't think theres really one right or wrong answer - it depends on your signal chain.

3 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Paypal has a qr code that you scan if you pick up in person, proving your received it. And for a bank transfer, then it doesn't matter what they say, you have the money and they can't do anything about it (or paypal friends and family - same thing)

Cheers, I didn't know about the QR thing. 

On 23/02/2024 at 12:48, walshy said:

How it works, lots on internet

 

1.  Buyer pays by PayPal and arranges for courier/friend/whatever to collect.  
2.  Item is collected.
3.  Buyer contacts PayPal to open a dispute, claiming they never received the item.  

4.  PayPal sides with the buyer, as the only proof of receipt they will accept is tracked proof of delivery.
5.  The scammer now has your item and his money refunded.

What's to stop someone meeting you in person, paying via PayPal (or Bank transfer) then still doing steps 3-5?

11 minutes ago, Shiveringbass said:

Hello,

 

Is it me or does the Bass the world review speaks of 35" scale whereas Nate one says 34" ?

 

Every other website (including the Cort website)  says 34".

The more I look into it, the more I think this'll be my next Bass, I reckon I'll be putting my Jazz up for sale soon to fund it!

27 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

With both Cort and Ibanez bringing out headless models (or ranges in the case of Ibanez), they've presumably seen that there is a good commercial opportunity. I think Mark was shifting a fair few Corts at Bass Direct from what he said. Steinberger has kept going with the Spirit range.

 

Headless instruments are better ecologically, as they use less wood - none wasted on an advertising billboard at the end of the neck.

Going from EHB back to a Jazz made me realise just how paddle-like the Fender headstock is, and how ridiculous that is to have all that weight at the far end of a long piece of wood you need balanced - so you either end up with a heavier Bass to balance it (especially with things like 35" 5 strings) or neck-dive, headless solves that, and I found them to stay in tune better.

I think you're right that it's mostly there as advertising space (and now out of sense of tradition for what people expect a Bass to look like). And yeah, if I get one of these Corts I'll basically be saving the planet by using less wood!

I'm keen. It seems a good deal for approx £700 (Bass Direct), or £650 if you want to trust international shipping from Thomann. That's about £500 cheaper than any 5 String Ibanez EHB (and nearly £900 cheaper than their top of the range EHBs).

I've gone from owning an Ibanez EHB to a Jazz Bass, I  prefer the sound of the Jazz and it is probably better suited to the bands I'm in, but adding the 5th string, saving a few 100 grams, and moving balance/weight away from the headstock are all big benefits of the Cort. And I reckon I can sell my USA Jazz fo more than the Cort will cost.

I think it's mostly tradition/look that stops all Basses going headless, because form an engineering perspective they seem the better way. I've owned a few multiscale basses but there are pros/cons so I'm not too fussed if it's multiscale or not.   

Nice Bass!

Your review of it is pretty much how I'd describe the two EHB 1005 MS basses that I've had : Good basses in almost every way, but some small issues that are mostly easily fixed. But both of mine had small quality control issues (paint not perfect, a couple of the strings had rust on them), I'd do away with the contoured back - but I did get used it, locking jack is annoying - but easily removed, fret markers aren't great - but I added luminous ones.  

Headless multiscale 5 seems a winning combination, I'm hoping companies like Dingwall also go down this route.

Pretty much those mentioned, basically players where Basslines stop being the backbone and start being a lead instrument. (usually very skilled players, but if you want to be in the spotlight and show off how many notes you can quickly play then just play guitar). 

I found it interesting he used stock sampled drum breaks and cheesy bass and orchestral parts and managed to make it sound good. 

All those hours I spend trying to find a perfect bass tone are probably wasted!  

Jah Lil x Silly Walks - Lift Me

Torch - Good Reggae Music

Silly Walks Discotheque have produced quite a lot of good stuff. 

It looks good, when my NUX Mighty Plug dies I'll probaby get one.

I know it's asking a lot, but I'd like it to have a 1/8 jack out like the Mooer Prime as then it's potentially a whole basic live pedalboard - or at least will do for practice sessions, as can switch between presets (assuming you can add a chain of a few effects in each preset), and can use it as a tuner. 

1 hour ago, eloisa said:

@SumOne

@tegs07

@Reggaebass

 

Yes it´s a fake, the picture I found already proved it, you can put everything in the text if you want.

 

The manipulated picture, your comments and reactions here clearly show how quickly opinions are formed,  judgments are made. It shows how easy something is simply believed, even if it is absolutely devoid of any basis.

 

I wasn't really taking it seriously and checking for peer reviews, more of a joke meme than anything else. 

Saying that though, just because someone else manipulated a version of it doesn't prove the Bass one is fake. That Dailly Mail article from this week says Bass music = Psychotic (re-hashing old 'evidence'), so it wouldn't be that odd for Fox to pick up on it. 

So there, I am, in Sri Lanka, formerly Ceylon, at about 3 o'clock in the morning, looking for one thousand brown M&Ms to fill a brandy glass, or Ozzy wouldn't go on stage that night. So, Jeff Beck pops his head 'round the door, and mentions there's a little sweets shop on the edge of town. So - we go. And - it's closed. So there's me, and Keith Moon, and David Crosby, breaking into that little sweets shop, eh. Well, instead of a guard dog, they've got this bloody great big Bengal tiger. I managed to take out the tiger with a can of mace, but the shopkeeper and his son... that's a different story altogether. I had to beat them to death with their own shoes. Nasty business, really, but sure enough I got the M&Ms, and Ozzy went on stage and did a great show.

1 hour ago, eloisa said:

 

 

Do you or someone else here have a link to this Live?

I would like to know what they really said about this topic,  if they even talked about it. That there is a message displayed about a study says nothing about the opinion of Fox News or their viewers.

 

By the way on my search I only found this picture:

 

The Bass music one was on Reddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/silversunpickups/s/cFXcxaTG2D

It found be fake.... But I think it was referring to this study which the equally dis-reputable Dailly Mail had a story on: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13165253/What-music-taste-actually-says-personality-according-science.html

..... (or, they might just not be the sort of people Fox News viewers like!)