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Other cheapy amps that get good reviews are the Roland Cube series. There's also the Yamaha THR which looks right up your street but its a lot more pennies. I quite fancy a Pathfinder myself, lets hope we don't bid against each other They were £35 on Amazon at Christmas, gutted I missed out on one.

I've got a B3. Part of me is considering getting a standalone preamp/DI pedal just for portability/durability/ease of use. The MXR DI+ appeals on size/cost/features. Can anyone tell me how representative of the MXR the B3 implementation of it is? i.e if I can get a good sound that I like out of the B3 will I be able to get the same sound from the MXR? Cheers

I play bass in two different bands that only have one guitarist, and I actually find that I prefer *not* to deliberately change the sound to fill out the space (not often, anyway). One of the best things about having fewer players is that there is more contrast in the sound of the band across different sections. The "light and shade" really adds something that is often missing in traditional four piece lineups where its easy to just end up with a relentless wall of noise.

The Vox Pathfinder amps are meant to be really good. The guitar version gets some fairly spectacular reviews for an amp that costs £50 brand new! I assume the bass version is similarly decent.

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1422711610' post='2675900'] I've literally just bought this VM Precision for £120 off of eBay, it was only listed for a few minutes before I snapped it up. Well pleased! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221677783228?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] [/quote] Top work that man. Looks great.

$199 at sweetwater and musicians friend. Much better than $280! Interesting to see if it stays at that price.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1422465383' post='2673058'] I have first hand experience with that.It almost ruined me See pics. Blue [/quote] I love how you're not looking at her, like a moth trying to avoid being mesmerised by a bright light Having an attractive singer is such a bonus for a band. You've won half the battle before you play a note. It shouldn't be like that, but it is...

Its a bit vague. On that description alone I have no idea what kind of thing they really do, and I'm not entirely sure what they mean by lead performer. Is that a lead guitarist or a lead singer? That said, if I was a serious player and I saw that ad it wouldn't put me off. But I would expect to find out a lot more about them after the initial contact.

According to this the price is $279, so I'd expect it to be more than £200. It will have to be really, really good at that price. http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21985-ampeg-unveils-the-scr-di

It might have a variable threshold thats adjusted by a trimpot inside. Internal "set and forget" features like that are fairly common on small pedal compressors.

Silica gel isn't even going to make a dent on the moisture left by plastering. The basses will be fine, I would just leave them in another room of the house to dry out naturally.

No damage, no problems playing. Unless you have really unusual technique I can't see you having any issues at all. PS Congratulations

I've read a lot of ovnilab recently. :-D

Anyone tried one? I'm particularly interested in how it would handle the insanely hot output from my G&L.

Yamaha (my preference) or Ibanez.

[quote name='fishfry' timestamp='1421799486' post='2665289'] Interested in the pressurewounds. [/quote] I really like them, annoyingly they're a bit awkward to get hold of over here (they're $20 in the states, £30+ here...). Once you get past the "new string zing" they can do the "played in" round sound very well but with less finger noise than you normally get from rounds. Nice piano-like tone from them IMO. I tried them after moving from rounds (too zingy and clanky) to flats (too muddy). I'd definitely consider trying them. Interestingly I sold a bass that had them on it and the guy who bought it loved the bass but hated the feel of the strings!

[quote name='bassviol' timestamp='1421688649' post='2663982'] My Hiscox case has decided to do this too! Any solutions Charic? [/quote] Contact Hiscox, they're normally very helpful.

I have a BB414, so obviously its a bit lower-end but I use GHS Pressurewounds on it. I especially like the feel of the pressurewounds but they're also very versatile.

[quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1421325709' post='2659835'] I've always had good service from them, but stuff I ordered on the 4th Jan didn't get processed until 8th, and only got delivered yesterday (14th). I guess it's still only 10 days or 7 working days, but when you're used to it being a lot slicker, [/quote] They never process anything on Sundays (ie the 4th) and the 6th of January is a public holiday in much of Germany. They may well have also closed on the fifth. Less than 7 working days for delivery from Germany, just after Christmas, in the same period that there's been a major terrrorist attack in continental Europe, is fairly impressive in my eyes. In the last month I had at least three parcels sent to me from within the UK that took over three weeks to arrive. Christmas in the era of the internet puts incredible strain on delivery services.

Basschat member 51mon is something of a Compression expert and wrote this excellent guide a while ago: [url="http://web.archive.org/web/20130215154741/http://blog.basschat.co.uk/setting-up-a-compressor/"]http://web.archive.org/web/20130215154741/http://blog.basschat.co.uk/setting-up-a-compressor/[/url]

Love it. Good work.

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1421409806' post='2660825'] Hope this helps..... [/quote] Thanks, I'll give it a go. I suspect if I ever really feel the need for compression I'll end up buying an MXR Bass Compressor anyway. The metering and detailed controls look ideal.

What is it? A case for the tinker box thing?

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1417626538' post='2622429'] Errrr, nope, cant do it without talking in terms of ratio vs threshold. You are better off reading up the Compression 101 link I posted? [/quote] That guide is fantastic, thanks for putting it together. Any tips for setting up a compressor as you recommend (very low ratio) when metering isn't available? Cheers