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Yeah, in the long run I'm sure the bulk of my playing will be through a nice clean SVT patch I made that simply allows the character of my BB to shine out. My newly-arrived P is capable of sounds that I've not had before, and I'm enjoying finding a handful of patches that couple up with them, in the hope that they will encourage me to stretch myself musically. The tweaking does take forever though... And I was very pleased when I found a good impersonation of this particular sound

This sounds really good when playing my P with a pick – the Vox AC-100 with a ENGL 4×12 cab and a distortion unit the manual say is "based on an legendary 3-knob Blues overdrive pedal providing full-range overdriven sound, great for both guitars and basses" Anyone want to tell me which real pedal this will be? (My guess: Boss BD-2 Blues Driver but can something released mid 90s be "legendary"? There's also one they call "Screamood" which could be the Ibanez Tube Screamer?) At any rate, this combination has a punchy, gritty character that gives a slow simple line real rough-hewn presence across the range. FX2 06 "Dr Blues" (Gain 90, Tone 50) AMP 62 "Voxy Bass" (Vol 50, Bass 65, Treble 75) CAB 39 "Engle" (Dyn57, Vol 40, X 35, Y 80, Z 60) plus some compression, NR, reverb, and mids-heavy bass-light EQ

Do you prefer your post-punk sung by Kathleen Ferrier?

Sorry for not noticing it earlier, but the right justification hasn't been set either:

Bob Geldof another upside downer. Not that anyone's aware that he can play the guitar.

I've been trying out some of the other amps — putting a P through a Fender Bassman seemed an obvious thing to try, and it sounds lovely, in a gentle way. My P with a Dimarzio sounds really *excellent* through the Fender Twin Reverb: clear and firm without being raw, lets the bass's throatiness shine out. The unit calls it "Black Twin" – Amp no.3, Cab no.19. I've got a bit of my usual taste in EQ and NR, but no effects. Amp: Gain 90, Bass 25, Mids 75, Treble 25, Bright off. Cab: default mic settings

Reduced to £825 and only 9 lbs.

The greying out of threads which have been viewed goes a bit far, and is strangely uncomfortable to look at, kind of misty. Also, when the text goes further down than the thumbnail photo, it takes the opportunity to justify even further to the left

So you could move it from the Basses I Regret Missing Out On pile to the Basses I Regret Selling pile?

That one there, the guy who just bought it discovered that it didn't have the stock preamp, but fortunately he liked the replacement very much. More here

I remember a 2024mx being on the list of possible trades for the 1300

A friend of mine came round to see my new bass today. We decided the difference in character between my Dimarzioed-P and my 424 was well expressed by this pair of photos

Thought people could cope with seeing this photo stolen from the TB BB thread BB615, BB425x, BBP35, BB425x, BB2025MX

A friend came round to see and hear the new Squier. We decided that with both basses their sounds match their looks, and that this pair of photos nicely illustrates the difference

I've just been getting used to a new box similar to yours, also going into an active speaker. While I've been very much enjoying building my patches, I can't shake the feeling that essentially I'm making Instagram filters to make my mundane bass playing seem a bit more exotic. If your bass and your bass playing don't need tonal filters to sound good before they hit the honest-as-possible amplification, take the compliment

I get mystified when solo bassists play things like this entirely beyond the 12th fret. No lower than a guitar but with a constricted range and tonal palette, and heavy articulation too.

I found a cure for daydreaming about a bass with a 44.5mm nut – own one with a 42mm nut. Strewth.

Rhonda Smith? Nik West?

I screwed up my courage and went searching in the unit's settings and found that – YES! – I can reassign the foot switches' functions. I've turned off clicking two buttons together, and have turned off holding a button down. Now I've just three simple buttons: two to go up / down through the patches, one to go to the tuner. Blissssss.

So.... ....yessssss

When I was shopping a year ago, it had to be either an SR or a TRBX. After lots of practising, I decided the sound wasn't right for me, and discovered that I had developed sufficient strength and flexibility in my left hand to manage thicker necks. Had I gone for the SR, I could have given it away and lost £300. As it is, making a £300 loss selling the TRBX is taking time and effort.

Being awarded Community Regular made me feel like I was the BassChat equivalent of Bran Flakes

Presumably one ends with I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles?

I just got Community Regular and Basschat Hero with the same post, and was very relieved it was a post about a bass that had earned me these precious trinkets, not some drivel on the Off Topic subforum

When EBMM released that replica Cliff Williams Stingray recently, one of the 30 made was bought by the bassist in a leading US tribute band. He was very happy.