Rodders

I had a set of their flats on a P bass for 5 years before they developed issues, loved the sound straight out of the pack, Picato is what I had heard/read too.

Quick update to this, very pleased with it, well worth the price (though only having used it once) I couldn't work out initially why I wasn't getting much volume, then numb nuts finally realised you need clean level too!

Not a pedal per se but I picked up a Sine Effects X24 Crossover/Mixer, I had been using a Boss LS-2 to run drive in parallel but it wasn't really cutting it so I figured this was the next step. Trying it out at rehearsal tonight!

I'd recommend the Rodenberg LDP or LDP Deluxe, it has a "Deep" switch which is useful, I bring it in and out dependent on the song and or band line up.

I Want You Back - Jackson 5, one of my favourites but as hard as I tried, slowing it down bit by bit etc, I could never get it up to the speed of the track..

Amazon have started stocking them, so I ordered it from there, other than that I could only find them on Thomann.

I put one on a parts bass I got to replace a fender high mass unit, no problem at all, no issues with quality, like @nick I prefer the threaded saddles and it also reduced the weight of the bass a fair bit which was nice!

I wanted a cheap envelope filter to play around with when it takes my fancy, I settled on the Flamma FC11 at £26 I was really impressed with the quality, sound, easy of use, yeah its a mini pedal but if you're ever in the same position as me I would recommend it.

I've used one as a headphone amp for a long while, nothing to write home about especially IMHO but does the job and works well as a DI in a pinch.

I use a TecAmp Puma 900 which is the same amp just branded differently, I still use a HPF (in an analog preamp) in front of it and find it helpful.

I use a version of this (also branded Stagg and Ortega) at every gig and rehearsal, Though I've not put my BF Super Twin on one yet 😂

I've used them in the past for pedals, no problem at all and arrived quickly, I have a quick nose around to see what they have in now and then.

Done, fingers crossed for your research and dissertation.

Great Eastern Effects XO seems to be another option.

It might not be what you're looking for specifically but I've recently started using a Boss LS-2 so that I can blend a drive signal and a clean signal together as I found having the drive in the normal lost too much clarity. Might be worth a try as they are fairly easy to pick up on the second hand market. There is also the EHX Tri Parallel Mixer, I've not used this myself though.

I've entered two of the Bass Bros competitions, sadly didn't win either of them but I keep an eye on what comes up.

Hurt in your Heart is my favourite bassline of his, only when I read more about the whole Grace and Danger album I found Phil Collins played on the album too.

I learnt on a Milestone III (still have it but don't play it), always liked the look of the Cirrus basses and some of the 90's models. Was it the Dyna models that sometimes had a graphite/carbon fibre neck?

I don't honestly, I'd agree its more a guitar orientated thing but might be useful if there is a bass break in a song etc.

I use a separate comp and always have a clip on tuner around, you've just sold me on it 😁

Another vote for the Fishman Platinum Pro EQ, I've been using it for just over a year after picking one up second hand. Wouldn't be without it now, the only thing that is slightly annoying is there is no markings on the mid sweep to show frequency range. I've been toying with the idea of picking up the simpler Stage Pro version so I don't have to lug my board to rehearsals.

I've found I almost always need to adjust my EQ between sound check and the start of the gig, because most often you are sound checking in an empty room and (hopefully!) the room will be full of people at the start and throughout the gig, which obviously affects how you as an individual (as well as considering bass is omnidirectional) and the rest of the band as a whole, sound. Not disagreeing in any way just adding another point to hopefully reinforce and further illustrate yours.

Haha! They work well for me, I found the heaviest gauge in the Dingwall set with the .100 E too floppy. So I worked my way up through 105, 108 to 110 and altered the rest to match as close as possible. For reference I was used to 109-49 and 110-52 La Bella flats before moving to the Dingwall.

An adjustable HPF made the biggest difference for me, still learning how to use EQ to best compensate for the room. Pick, fingers, roundwound, flatwound, hand position etc all change the tone for better or worse in different styles of music and band line ups.

Forgive my ignorance, does the strip at the bottom numbered 1-8, mean that you don't have to turn each pedal on and off individually and they are each assigned to one of the numbers?