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Vin Venal

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  1. I dunno, I think I prefer separate pedals over multi effects, and I'm not really into the whole bass preamp pedal as a concept, I prefer to find overdrive and boost pedals I like and stack em. My current rig is a compressor, a fuzz and a boost into a proco rat. 🤷🏼‍♀️
  2. Went with this in the end cuz one came up on marketplace. Think I can live with it saying bassist on it, as it ticks all my other boxes. 😁 Thanks for the suggestions all.
  3. Hadn't heard of the SMX compressor, but that pedal definitely has vibes. The transit b is not my thing I'm afraid.
  4. Only thing that worries me bout the spectra comp is the app based stuff, like will it need updates, will I need to plug it into my phone to make it sound good, cuz I can't be arsed with that stuff.
  5. I don't really understand compression, and you can't really go by demos, cuz compression is more of a thing you feel imo. I've used two compressors, one was the Aguilar TLC which I hated cuz it had too many knobs which confused me, and when it was on it made my sound worse. The one I'm using at the moment is the behringer CS-9 which is based on the ibabez CP-9, but has better bass response. I like the way this sounds, and I don't have to think about what the knobs do too much cuz it sounds OK with them all pointing straight up, but it's cheap and not at all vibey. So what I want is: Something that sounds gentle, like it's just softly smoothing everything out and making everything sound subtly better. Reasonably priced - around 100 quid used or new is fine. Simpler the better. I don't want a lot of control, that gets me into trouble. Preferably not a bass specific pedal, cuz I have an aversion to that. Vibes
  6. Proco Rat 2, Behringer SF300, Behringer CS-9, TC Spark, Drugs
  7. Pedals for sale! Getchor pedals ere! I'll point out some highlights imo: The black haze is a lovely bass overdrive/distortion with three settings depending how dark you like it - no problems with low end retention here. The TS-MINI is a cut above standard mini pedals, sturdy, made in Japan, high quality, I think the circuit is a TS808. The Rusty Fuzz is a silicon fuzz face I believe, sounds great on bass. The Caline Pure Sky is a Timmy clone - also sounds mint on bass. The behringer clones are a Boss CS-3, a Boss DM-2, and an EHX small stone, and all are said to be faithful recreations thereof. The rest speaks for itself. Prices as follows: Caline Pure Sky: £15 Ampeg Classic Preamp: £55 Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini: £35 EHX Nano 360 Looper: £40 TC Rusty Fuzz: £30 Behringer CS400 Compressor: £15 Behringer VP-1 Phaser: £30 Behringer VD400 Delay: £15 Artec SE-PEQ Parametric EQ: £25 EBS Black Haze Overdrive: £75 1 Spot Pro CS 6 Power Supply: £80 All prices are inclusive of (UK only) shipping. Pedals are all lightly used but in good working order, may have velcro on the bottom, and are not guaranteed to arrive with original boxes, or power supply (for those that originally came with them). The 1-Spot will come with a suitable tea kettle lead. Offers gladly accepted. Happy shopping.
  8. I just switched to a warwick gnome I pro, the 300 watt one. Have played through it for quite a few hours already, and it's been with me to band practice, and I'm seriously impressed. Plenty loud enough. Really great clean sound. Nice musical eq (I push the mids and roll off the treble a bit and it's perfect). I got it for easier transportation cuz it's so compact and light, but I wasn't expecting to be as happy as I am with the sound. It got slightly warm after a long practice, but nothing I'm worried about. Can't wait to record with it. This will be my main amp now.
  9. Nah, I don't reckon they were literal nazis, just casual racists. Slander? Blimey. 🙃
  10. Wait what did Lemmy do? I only know about the collecting nazi memorabilia stuff, which I'm OK giving people a pass for, like it's definitely not advisable, but it doesn't necessarily mean they're a racist, or at least it didn't at the time. I reckon some of the people in Metallica were actually racists, and the stuff some of them have said/done would have been treated with derision in the circles I'm in then as it is now. I hope I don't have to add lemmy to the list of scumbags lol.
  11. I don't reckon I need to worry too much about libel in this case, as Hetfield hasn't even sued the woman who's on record saying she heard him call Ice T a n*****, which is astonishing given how litigious metallica are.
  12. Yeah, cliff had groove, I could see that. That's the difference with Newsted for me, it isn't so much that he was a pick player, its that Cliff and Trujillo have groove, he was dead linear.
  13. This take is wild honestly. It's like putting lost prophets on when your mates are round and when they look at you funny being like "what you expect rock stars to be saints..."
  14. Another thing I thought was nuts was I saw an interview with Hetfield post-sobriety where he did that "I've been to therapy for the first time in my life at 50 something" thing of just casually revealing personal shit to people you've never met before, and he starts talking about how people wouldn't like him if they knew about all the terrible things he's done, like really heinous shit apparently, and I was thinking jesus James, if the stuff everybody knows about you isn't even the bad stuff, what have you been up to? Lol. Also he thinks people like him. 😅
  15. Lol its wild to me that there's still people about who think having black friends proves you're not a racist. 😅
  16. This one is less so, but people who've watched the dvd have said its clear Jason was goosestepping about giving the nazi salute. The thing about Hetfield describing Ice T as a n***** is an account from a backing singer.
  17. They were all also huge racists back in the day, which is fun. All of them except for Kirk have been pictured giving Nazi salutes (including Newsted, despite his modern day nice guy reputation), and Hetfield apparently once said he didn't wanna tour with Ice T cuz he wouldn't share a stage with a n*****. Hilariously he apparently said that in front of Slash, who he was on tour with at the time.
  18. They were great in 1992, when I was 10. By the time I was 12 I was well and truly over Metallica, and it's only gone downhill since. If you watch early interviews with them, it's clear they were awful people from the get go really, but I was a pretty awful person in my early 20s too, and I think what's happened is, being millionaire rockstars meant they didn't have opportunities to grow and mature in the same way most people do, so like the music, they just got worse. Hetfield is a big thick bully, Lars is his smarmy little mate, Kirk is a braindead stoner - none of them have evolved beyond high school.
  19. Oops, sorry, was just looking at something else and got my wires crossed, will fix now. Thanks! 🙃
  20. I am using EB cobalt flats on my precision, which I love, loads of mid-range growl in these, and the main reason I got them is I hope they last a lot longer than rounds do before they go dead and lose that, cuz I hate changing strings. However I have one slight issue which is that if I'm away from the bass for more than a day the cobalt seems to oxidise or something as they develop a coating which can only be described as sticky or clingy. It's definitely not something coming off my hands, cuz it goes away if I play, and stays away if I play regularly. I noticed though that when I had just put some cuticle oil on my well manicured nails (lol), it solved the problem, instant nice slick feel. Obviously I probably don't wanna use cuticle oil as an ongoing thing, cuz it's got all sorts of stuff in it, but I was thinking of getting some pure mineral oil, and basically just applying a dab of that to my fingertips before I start playing. If I do that, do you think it would be bad for the longevity of the strings? Or even the poly finish on the maple fretboard? If yes, any other recommendations? Sorry if this is a bit of a dim question. 😬
  21. That's extremely cool though. That's art.
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