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Used to use one a lot, to drop to a D, until I got a 5 string.... Always found it really accurate, once set up...& sometimes fun to use as an effect whilst playing... Michael Manring kinda takes the use of them [i](on all four strings) [/i]to an extreme!... Not everyone's cup of tea ...but you gotta admire his work...I think this track is pretty cool.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Ra2KOyas&feature=relmfu[/media] +1 to Mark at Bass Direct being a top guy...

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1348825822' post='1818692'] I had the opportunity to a/b them both and I preferred the character of the sft over the more [i]normal[/i] sounding bb...don't get me wrong the bb is superb, it's a really good quality overdrive sound that makes a multidrive sound very one dimensional indeed. Both the SFT and BB retained the original tone really well within the final sound, the thing that swund it was the 'torn speaker' type sound that the SFT gives me on low gain settings, really nice fattening without overwhelming gain [/quote] cool... I get ya! Seem to be using mine on a low gain setting, permanently on at the moment! .... it's just such a usable tone like that.... although it's capable of so much more... See how things develop... Really pleased with it, anyway!

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1348604423' post='1815960'] I got me a Catalinbread SFT and it's doin the job very nicely! Thanks for your input chaps! [/quote] Did you try the BB in the end?.... Never got to try that one myself.... SFT is certainly doing the job for me though, too!

Sold a TU-12 to Martin .... Top bloke to deal with (as everyone who has, knows!) Great communication..... speed of light transaction... Wouldn't hesitate to deal with again...

For most of the work I do, I don't really use most of the stuff on my 9 pedal Pedaltrain board... & after having a bit of trouble with noise at a gig a while back, I lost a bit of confidence in having loads of stuff plugged in that I rarely use! So I've put a smaller board together... A guitarist I work with a lot calls it my 'Ladies board' ...I'm a firm believer that size isn't important! & I'm loving the tone I'm getting out of that SFT!

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1347536849' post='1802073'] damn you, sir, damn you!! I just popped over to Tone World as I'd not heard of them before...."oooh, they offer free delivery...oooh, it's next DAY delivery if you order before 2pm...oooooooh, no hassle 7 day return policy......oops, just ordered a catalinbread montavillian" [/quote] ha haa! Yes.... could get quite addictive! [i](Liking that Von Bartha stuff in your link btw!)[/i]

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1347539211' post='1802114'] FYI, I have just ordered a catalinbread pedal (montavillian) from Tone World, and they do free next day delivery and have a 7 day no fuss return policy, so potentially you could try it out and return it if it wasn't for you... [/quote] I also got my SFT from them, after 1st trying the JHS Low drive... cost me about £6 to send the JHS back (with insurance) It was worth it to satisfy my lustful curiosity about the pretty, seductive lil thing!... Sound didn't do it for me though, compared to the SFT. Tone World refunded the difference in price between the two pedals, directly to my bank account. They are very easy to deal with & very quick!

Thanks for all the great information, advice & ideas that have been bought to this thread.... I now have the Catalinbread SFT pedal & it does pretty much exactly what I want!... Well pleased... A special thank you to Nick for lending me his SFT Clone for so long, so I had the chance to compare it with all the others... Although I was completely seduced by the idea of the JHS Low Drive, from the youtube vids... to the point of buying it! ...Good as it was as a tubescreamer type, when compared to the SFT there was no contest.... the variety to be found in this pedal it terrific... & the dynamic response really sealed the deal for me. Tone World in Manchester are worth a shout too... They matched the price of the JHS from a US seller on ebay & were happy to take it back & refund the difference, when I finally bought the, slightly cheaper, SFT from them...

Very nice!

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1346849290' post='1793987'] [/quote] no worries!.. Looking forward to me new SFT!... "Loike the Murphy's... I'm not bitter!"

Bah!

Catalinbread SFT.....Wins for me! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EILrxBwxqmk[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGPV4SBeF2k[/media]

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1346768699' post='1792930'] ...and where have you found the best price on an SFT? [/quote] The [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Lomenzo Hyperdrive certainly tempted me... but it's got such a hoofing great footprint! Haven't the space for it...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'm getting my SFT from Toneworld in Manchester, since getting the Low Drive from them.. Postage is free & they are very helpful & quick. Their price on the SFT is £145 ...which is pretty good for new. [/font][/color] [url="http://www.toneworld.co.uk/effects-c1/bass-pedals-c14/catalinbread-sft-bass-overdrive-effects-pedal-p377"][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]http://www.toneworld.co.uk/effects-c1/bass-pedals-c14/catalinbread-sft-bass-overdrive-effects-pedal-p377[/font][/color][/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I reckon the SFT can do the Chelsea Dagger thing![/font][/color]

Thought I'd update this thread...... I've tried the[b] Bad Monkey[/b][i] (thanks to Matthew)[/i] ... for the money, a great value pedal.. Although for my needs, not a great deal of tonal variety. Also the[b] Catalinbread SFT[/b][i] (extra thanks to Nick, for letting me have it for such a long time!)[/i] Wasn't sure of this to start with, but when comparing with others, it really shines! very adjustable & the dynamic response makes it very usable... I've just got hold of the [b]JHS Low Drive v2 [/b]today....[i] Those Youtube demos seduced me somewhat![/i] ...& I'd managed to strike a good deal with Toneworld in Manchester. It's good..... but compared with the SFT it doesn't have the variety & dynamic response... if it had separate bass & treble controls, I'd probably still consider it.... Tried them all against my[b] Ibanez Phat Hed[/b], which continues to have value to me despite the fact that the dirt of it is quite buzzy end! The separate Low & High EQ knobs & the 'clean' setting are very usable.. Didn't get to try the Xotic BB bass preamp or the Dredgetone Angler...[i] (thanks for the offers, though)[/i] My conclusion is I definitely need bass & treble tone controls, so the Low Drive is going back... & will be replaced with the[b] Catalinbread SFT [/b] I could experiment with the BB bass preamp, but a new one of those is just that bit more expensive.....

Love it! ^^^

Not such a great fan of the PSP vibe....[i] (that drummer is very busy!) [/i].......But always love Pino's playing. Such a great player whether it's laying down a simple groove or more complex jazz w***ery, he does a perfect job of it....

you can see some of the 'contents of a secondhand music shop arranged as a wall' type backline here.... Lots of boxes, some with FAL ( [color=#000000] (Futuristic Aids Limited) [/color]written on them! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLL2j8ZtxE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QLL2j8ZtxE[/url] I was really quite influenced by Can, as a youngster... Faust & Amon Duul II as well.... Tago Mago was my favourite Can album... some terrific grooves on it!