Sibob

7 hours ago, admiralchew said:

Love it. BOD, 66, The Enabler. Nice. The Enabler is an obscenely good headphone amp too. What's the colourfully-knobbed pedal?

Yeah, that’s primarily how I’ve used it for the past 5 years or so, as a headphone amp practice tool, so will be fun to get it out on some gigs. 
 

The ‘colourful knob’ pedal is a Fuzzdog DIY Tall Font Russian Fuzz with clean blend, mids & diode lift.

I wanted something that kinda did what my custom Cog Tarkin does on my main board (similar feature-set, but with an added Gate). This is very cool, but really quite different sounding to the Tarkin, even though that is also based on a Green Muff.

So we’ll see if this stays, will gig it and see. Keen to try the MXR Bass Fuzz too.

Cheers

Si

7 hours ago, Lunoxx said:

 

How well does the SOL fit under the Nano? Did you need to exchange the rubber feet of the nano for larger ones? Do you think a nano enclosure lacking knobs and a footswitch (e.g., LBA 2020 or sfx microthumpinator) would fit under the nano? I'm about to build a small fly board and space is crucial  

The way I have the SOL fixed to the underside (Velcro and a long cable tie), it does sit a little further down than the stock Nano feet can cover. So I bought some larger feet from B&Q for about £2.50 (pic 1 below). They actually fit perfectly over the stock feet (pic 2), pushing on nicely (pic 3), and then popping off to go back in the bag.

Gives you a slight rake/angle when in use which is nice (pic 4). In this setup you may well find a ‘naked’ 1590a would fit, I don’t think it would with just the stock feet. 
 

Cheers

Si

Made a few changes to my small/‘fly board’. Off comes the CAPO and on goes the Enabler and Cog 66.

All on a Pedaltrain Nano powered by a Cioks SOL:

Cheers

Si

49 minutes ago, chrisbass13 said:

Would sure love to try one one day. But unlike the trend at the moment my hands feel most comfortable with the longer scales and big basses with 5+ strings  

That’s fair! 🙂

Si

Don’t suppose there’s any interest in a trade for a Serek 4 string? 😅

Si

I’m in this year from the perspective of spending ‘new’ money (baby daughter arrives in 2-3 weeks!!), but I’m not ruling out buying something after selling something……I’ve got a couple of ideas haha.

Si

4 hours ago, jonno1981 said:

That’s a new body shape to new from that brand. I like it! The lakland bridge makes it their own. 

Lakland have had the HB30 body shape for around 10 years now, they were just sunburst and introduced the black colour around 3 or 4 years ago.

I’d love to gig one!

Si

Counterfeits are gonna counterfeit 🤷‍♂️

Si

11 minutes ago, Jah Wibble said:

Yeah doesn't look great, but it might be down the not being able to legally do much better due to copyright etc. Not a fact, but might be the case?

 

Probably, plus a wish to try and create some kind of design branding…..but hasn’t gone well IMO 😅

Si

Finished my back-up/‘fly board’ last night:

Tuner -> Fuzzdog Tall Font -> MXR Octave -> Corona Chorus -> CAPO

All powered by a Cioks SOL on a Pedaltrain Nano.

Sounds great, and a purposefully smaller package (less pedals tbf) than my main Noble board.

Si

2 minutes ago, ped said:

They swung and let go of the bat 

It genuinely boggles my mind that someone at an approval level went “yeah that’s fine, let’s run with that”.

Si

Those lower horns are a swing and a miss aren’t they. Also goes to show that not everyone can design a decent looking single-cut.

G-series could be interesting though, Godin vibes probably.

Si

On 04/10/2023 at 21:05, Skinner said:

Zon Sonus 4 string fretless Bass, Ash body, composite neck, JJ bartolini pick ups and active circuit.

Up for sale is a truly astounding bass made by Joe Zon. It is very light-weight, coming in at  7 lbs, 13 ounces (3.53 kilos) The body is centre-seam two-piece solid ash, ergonomic and comfortable as can be, with an exaggerated belly-cut and forearm bevel.
It has two Bartolini J-bass pickups and a Bartolini active 2-band EQ on a stacked, center-detent pot, in addition to a master volume and master centre-detent pickup blend control. This bass is in really nice condition, with a couple very minor nicks on the headstock and the end of the fingerboard with a virtually unmarked body. The phenowood fingerboard has some tiny almost invisible scratching from playing, it is so hard that whichever strings are used there are no issues. Currently strung with some rather nice Optima gold round wounds (50 to 105), included will be the plush tgi soft case or a hiscox hard case if preferred.
The Zon Sonus model from this period have carbon-fibre composite necks. This is what Zon says about their composite necks:
“The object of using composites for our necks is to integrate the stability and performance of these materials in a manner that enhances the tonal characteristics, reliability, and consistency of our basses, without losing the warmth and personality.

“Our basses’ necks are fabricated in our Redwood City, California, facility. The base material is carbon fibre, developed for the aerospace industry. Carbon fibre is rayon extruded under extreme heat and pressure, a process that changes its molecular structure on a subatomic level. Engineered to have the highest strength-to-weight ratio possible (it’s six times stronger than steel), it also has the highest coefficient of stiffness and the lowest thermal coefficient, offering great stability and strength under compression, as well as tension.

“However, carbon fibre isn’t the only material we employ. Our proprietary “recipe” incorporates wood and other materials, which allows us to tune the necks so every instrument retains that organic and musical earthiness so pleasingly familiar to the ear.

“Because the neck has a “flatter” frequency response, it has less effect on coloring the wood body’s tone, therefore letting its true voice come through. With the neck material being so dense, the bass is very “live” and responsive. This condition is a function of a faster attack whereby the note comes into focus almost immediately and then swells with richness. Consequently, the tone has more clarity and the notes exhibit improved detail, projection, sustain, and evenness in volume, all across the fingerboard. This definition is particularly beneficial in lowered tunings, where the notes are usually lost or muddy. Instead, lowered tunings retain their clarity and don’t hide in the mix of the other instruments.

“While the concept of using this material for a neck may seem unfamiliar, the feel of our necks is not. Contoured after some of the classic shapes we’ve come to know and love, the profile of our necks feels very natural to the hand and all of them are extremely comfortable and easy to play. The action is fast and smooth, making them suitable for any playing technique.

 Graphite string nuts are installed for the string-to-string evenness of tone and durability they offer.”
The scale length is 34", there are no neck or electronics issues at all. The instrument is in perfect playing condition. Collection preferred or could meet up somewhere within a 30 mile radius of Daventry.

 

 

Are the dots on the ‘frets’? Or between as per a fretted bass?

Si

Great pedal, but I’ve been using it with a Chorus toneprint and so just replaced it with a Corona Mini instead.

Great condition and boxed.

£50 inc UK postage. 
Open to trades….but not really wanting for much at the mo….so I dunno….try me? Haha

Cheers

Si

While it would end up being a little extra space, you're probably better getting an MXR M81 and a decent overdrive to sit next to it!

Si

2 hours ago, Alfie said:

PM’d

Si

I don’t suppose anyone has any of the following Davies 1510 knob colours going spare?

1x Pink

1x Transparent

1x Violet

Cheers

Si

3 hours ago, mr4stringz said:

Now there’s a player that always has epic tones in whichever band he’s playing in at any given moment.

Agreed, him and Liam Wilson of Dillinger Escape Plan/John Frum/Azusa/In Flames

Si

Does make me wonder how long I should hold on to my 3Leaf Enabler lol….gonna be worth loads in a few years 😂.

Si

(It’s not for sale, sounds great!)

10 hours ago, Al Krow said:

 

I'm still on that endless perfect dirt quest - the Fuzzrocious Cat Tail (with Clean Blend) has been on my radar for a little while. Any clips of what it sounds like in a band mix Si? Also where did you get that particular model from - the ones online don't seem to feature quite such compact housing?

Hey bud,

Mine is a custom shop job from Ryan at Fuzzrocious direct. Cat Tail + Clean Blend in a 1590B enclosure. When he did mine, he also built two others to the same spec, but they got snapped up pretty quick:

All that to say that I’m sure Ryan would build another. 

The Cat Tail are a tweaked Rat pedal ‘on steroids’ with variable clipping in the Highs and Lows (the 1 & 2 controls), Diode switching, and then the standard Rat controls (plus clean blend in my case. They were previously called Rat Tails before Pro Co threw a wobbler.

Probably loads of band recordings of them, but none that I know of specifically, other than I definitely know Brian Cook uses a standard (ie no clean blend) Rat/Cat Tail as an ‘always on’ for Sumac, so you can hear it in the various vids of them live (such as below). That said, he’s tuned down to low G or something, so might not give you an accurate impression of what you’d be getting with your setup haha.

50 minute set….4 songs 🤘
Si

5 minutes ago, knicknack said:

I was considering going for one (having ordered then cancelled when this first came out and I waited 9 months for nothing!) but honestly when it came to it I couldn't bring myself to press the button. I think Spencer comes across as quite prickly, especially when the first batches had print problems and he was slow to rectify. The preamp debacle last time around was spectacular... it's his product so he can do what he likes but he does seem to hate his own customers sometimes.  

 

Wish someone else would get a small OC-2 with a SUB solo out on to the market! Cog mini t-47 looked promising but again, good luck getting one!

Boss would clean up if they would just do what I say (😆) and release a OC2W (Waza) and expose that sub-only function via a double-tap or EXT footwitch out.

Si

16 hours ago, Alfie said:

I just fancied a Boss compact as a DI with XLR out as a cool thing.

Appreciate that it's not in the spirit of the thread, but just get the MXR M81. Excellent clean preamp, just as compact as the Boss (a little more I think, as it's physically lower), additional XLR out.

Done.

Si

4 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Yeah, that’s what he said last year. Nice to see he’s going to make a cracking profit on those ones on eBay. I do not understand the logic behind that at all.

As good as he is, from what I understand, he's not against annoying a few people. Very basic maths suggests that he made upwards of $33k before costs for this months sale.......why would he bother creating more abundance or going back to supplying dealers who take 20-50 points margin?
Create scarcity, drives up used prices to silly amounts, means people are easily going to sell-out a pedal at a 'very reasonable' $333 when he releases them. Still a little overpriced IMO, sounds the same as an OC-2/OC-5 or a MXR Vintage Octave (granted with a couple extra little features).......but GAS & Economics & FOMO & stuff.

Si

5 hours ago, Clarky said:

Fuzzrocious pesal has arrived and (a) I haven't noticed any hum with the Rick and (b) it is much more flexible than the EHX bass muff (especially the mids control), giving a broader range of sounds. The EHX sounds quite "raw" by comparison. Thanks for the recommendation Si!

Pleasure, glad you’re enjoying it off the bat 💪

Si

Put together a couple of pedalboards over the last couple of days:

A kinda secondary ‘fly-board’ to my main board:

This is somewhat in flux as I figure out the spacing and what I can manage to fit. The OC2 will likely change for an MXR Octave Deluxe, love the OC2 for recording, but for live use, the MXR is huge sounding. The Flashback has a Chorus toneprint on it, my OCD would like a Corona Chorus in there (or some other 1590a bass chorus perhaps, basically not a ‘Delay’ pedal), but it would just be chucking money after something to do exactly the same sound haha. The COG 66 will almost certainly be swapped for a Fuzz, and pretty sure I can fit a 1590B pedal there, so plenty of choice. 
Powered by a Cioks Sol.
 

Second board is one for a metal project I’m trying to learn some tunes for, may as well get the sounds right to practice them to:

The MXR compressor is supreme, these Studio Compressors are exactly the same as the Bass Compressor, just a different box. And the Fuzzrocious Cat Tail (with Clean Blend) is just awesome into the v1 Sansamp.

Powered by a small Diego thing. I want to get a EBS 4-port power daisy chain….just because the ones here really stick out.

Both are Pedaltrain Nanos.

Si