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[quote name='Mexicola' timestamp='1400240232' post='2452141'] Sounds promising! Is the 66 the same as the stock Knightfall or is that a custom variation? [/quote] Custom variation. It has five selectable clipping options for each channel, plus I had him give my second channel stupid amounts of gain. You should give him a shout though, he could probably make you a spot-on clone of the Rusty Box with extras if that's what you wanted!...

Not a pre pedal per se, but I'd definitely have a gleg at the COG Knightfall 66 if I was you. Been through B3K, SFT and BDPG myself and this is the best always on "grind" pedal I've ever had, gets really trebley/grindy but never harsh. Plus you get another channel which you can use for high gain. It also happens to sound awesome after ALL other dirt pedals, just gives them an extra something special. It might even make your ODB3 sound good! ;-)...

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1399639870' post='2446164'] Ooo, this is totally turning into a 'share your 66 clipping choices' I'm currently on Germs for low gain and LEDs for high gain Si [/quote] I was messing round with the rectifiers (silicon 1n4001s) on the second channel last night actually, and they sound REALLY good with high gain, 2 o'clock blend and boosted highs. Really meaty! Might stick with this and keep MOSFET on the first channel for low gain, they're completely different sounds. 1n4001s don't seem that popular as clipping diode choice generally I've found...Wonder why that is?

[quote name='topheteatwo' timestamp='1400161953' post='2451335'] I love the idea of Darkglass releasing a phone "With the Era knob, you can go from [s]Nokia 3310[/s] to iPhone and everything in between in the twist of a knob!" [/quote] * Motorola DynaTAC, "for the complete retro Zack Morris vibe!"

[quote name='topheteatwo' timestamp='1400157662' post='2451278'] The VMT looks a great piece of kit but I don't know about Darkglass stuff, I know people who like it LOVE it, to my ears it just sounds so manufactured and fizzy. I know a guy who swears by Darkglass gear and I just can't get my head around the hype at all, but hey, that's just me! Although, if I were to join some sort of hi-fi metal band, I'd probably get one to fit the sound, seems to me that's where a lot of their market is! Nolly lovers! [/quote] Definitely this, I just could never get a very natural, organic sound out of the B3/7K. Maybe I just wasn't doing it right, though I tried probably every possible setting!...I did enjoy it for Takeshi Ueda moments, though none of my current bands have any particular need for those!

I'm very keen to try the VMT now, though I'm not sure I need it...I got sick of the character of the B3K pretty quickly, tried a B7K as I thought the eq would give me the versatility I needed, but I realised that I just don't like the nagging (and rather unnatural) sound of either unit...It just sounded like Meshuggah or something, whatever bass I put through it!

[quote name='GazWills' timestamp='1399983566' post='2449553'] nice just found a post office missed delivery slip in my mailbox at home - my neunaber WET has been sat at the post office waiting for me for almost 2 weeks! dead excited to pick it up tomorrow night!!! [/quote] Cheers! Very keen to hear your thoughts on the Neunaber, I hope you love it as much as I do mine! Please, first time you plug it in, hit a high chord with the Mix at 3 o'clock and the Depth control on full...beeeautiful!!!

[quote name='Bolo' timestamp='1399916279' post='2448942'] Oh wait no, those are for the stRingray >< [/quote] Haha! Surely "Ernie Ball UK" should've got at least that right!?...

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1399649424' post='2446329'] :-D mosfet on the first channel ( always on) 2nd channel led as well.it's great having the 1st channel ran into my Vtbass bass as my tone :-) [/quote] Good call Dan! I'm going to try LEDs on the second channel instead of MOSFET actually, Tom gave my second channel higher gain so it should sound brutal! :-) I liked the sound of the Germys on the first channel, but struggled a bit to get unity volume at low gain (I refuse to use the blend). MOSFET at low gain just gives it a valvey, dynamic grit which I LOVE! :-)

[URL=http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20140509_084628.jpg.html][IMG]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/albakio/20140509_084628.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The latest, with an almost pure-COG dirt section...That TFR's not going anywhere though!

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1399570602' post='2445506'] I got my Knightfall 66 today. I know you guys were saying good things about these, but it wasn't till I plugged it in that I truly understood what it was all about. [/quote] Absolutely, mine has already knocked the B3K and SFT off the board!...It stacks so well with other pedals too, makes the Rat sound even more aggressive and it seems to give the Tall Font Russian even deeper subs! Our drummer nearly s**t his pants when I kicked that on the other night! I have the first channel (with MOSFET clipping) as "always on" grit now, as it's so dynamic, and I've never really been able to do that with a dirt pedal before...

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1398729231' post='2437105'] Just back from using it at a rehearsal. Best basses in the world! [/quote] Been using mine at rehearsals for the last fortnight, definitely the best basses in the world! It just sounds SO good, and somehow bassier than my Jazz and Sandberg which I wasn't expecting! It's near to 5kg however...Need to start the back exercises or it's gonna do me in!

The bass whammy (and it's brother whammy 2) both had the same IVL-made technology as the wh1, but had an "input" gain control (unlike the automatic input sensor of the wh1) which made them track worse. A lot of Tool fans wanted the bass whammy for its 5th-Octave up harmoniser setting, which helped to push the value up. Now this is available on the reissue though so the original's kinda obsolete.

[quote name='hubrad' timestamp='1399203626' post='2441996'] This! It's a switch.. switch cleaner is for... [/quote] Whoops! Nearly forgot to thank you for giving a sarcastic answer to a simple question that I asked for reassurance. How nice...

Mike bought my Catalinbread SFT. Very quick and easy transaction, enjoy the pedal Mike!

[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1399203507' post='2441994'] No [/quote] Great, thanks! :-)

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Onstage at the Garage, sweating like f**K, pulling a bass face and clearly trying out some bizarre new right-hand technique! ... [URL=http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/Screenshot2013-10-01at073656.png.html][IMG]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/albakio/Screenshot2013-10-01at073656.png[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1398955011' post='2439392'] [/quote] Just to reassure you (hence what I'm playing in my photo), this was a very bad attempt at a joke! ...

[quote name='Back to Bassics' timestamp='1398950750' post='2439323'] Do they make bass guitars? [/quote] It's American for wheel arch, isn't it?...Don't know why anyone would be talking about that on here!?

Bridge places it at 1980, but it's always worth checking the neck and body dates (stamped under where the neck joins the body, so you'd need to take the neck off!) as parts can be from other years around that date (e.g. mine has a '79 bridge but a '78 neck!). Maple-neckers seem to be going in the region of £1400-1600 at the minute.

I'd say that the Ashdown Lomenzo Hyperdrive is a LOT more like the EBS Sheehan pedal. The Nate Mendel model is very Tube Screamer-ish (I.e. Fulltone Bassdrive). Check the YouTube clips, you'll notice the difference. The Hyperdrive can often be had very cheap though!

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1398729231' post='2437105'] Just back from using it at a rehearsal. Best basses in the world! [/quote] They are just lovely...I cannot believe how good and loud mine sounds just acoustically, before the preamp even gets involved! It's just so different to any EB Stingray I've ever played!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1398771528' post='2437380'] The stereo version has uploadable patches and has the best shimmer mode I've ever heard, and you can also upload chorus or delay patches: [url="http://neunaber.net/pages/pedal-customizer-software"]http://neunaber.net/...omizer-software[/url] [/quote] Ah yes, just to clarify I meant little/no difference on the standard reverb between stereo/mono! Dannybuoy's right though, If you want these other little bits, you can only get them on the stereo model. Personally never been a fan of shimmer though and have chorus and delay, so it never bothered me! ...