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If anyone else is struggling with their ‘64 pm me as I might have some other options you’d be interested in 😀

I played the 210 500w version on a gig as it was the supplied back line (no ext cab so 350w ish) and promptly went out and bought one locally… I think it’s a great combo. All controls at noon is a great pedal friendly sound but the amp has enough variation with the onboard ‘voicing’ switches and the built in drive to make it fit in with a range of styles. It can sound modern and scooped or quite vintage and low middy all just with those switches. I can imagine paired with an ext cab it would enhance an already great unit. Maybe it’s because I played 212’s for so long but I find the 210’s to be a great sound and by virtue of having a 2xx over a 1xx it will help with perceived volume and projection. I’d love to add the 115 but not because I’m lacking volume it’d just be cool to have that ‘stack’ vibe! I was gigging mine at the weekend and although we had foh support I was running my master about 11 and gain at noon, all controls at noon in fact and was punching through nicely. I did have a pedal board with me using some eq/gain and occasional drive but I wasn’t pushing mad levels of addition volume - got a message from the drummer yesterday saying she liked the sound (I was using a new to me bass for that gig) she felt it cut through and sounded clear. I had no issues hearing myself either! *The pic was taken as I was setting up

I actually bought that power amp years ago but it was damaged in transit and didn’t work. I was gutted.

I’m using the JHS Colourbox v.2 and hyper luminal for the studio styled comps

I love studio/rack gear and as a result I've kinda taken that as 'inspiration' with my pedal board or at least in my head that's what I'm trying to do. I'm using a tube DI, a Neve style, transformer based, EQ pedal and a compressor as the main always on kit going to the desk. It would have probably been as easy/cost effective to just buy a rack for gigging and leave it in the case with the desk 😄 I run things comp-EQ-tube di which goes to the desk via xlr and I also take the 1/4" output/thru from the DI back to my pedal board and into my drive unit and on to the amp. I could omit the tube DI and go DI out from my EQ pedal but it's always better to complicate things right?

Small refinement to my board so nabbed a pic before last nights gig. I’ve been trying some drive pedals out recently and think the DG Alpha Omicron wins the slot for main drive. I used the big unit before but this stripped down version works really well for my needs. Low gain sounds worked well and pushing it yielded a great punchy tone which was present and very enjoyable. As a self confessed ‘not a fan of the DG sound’ these units are way more flexible than many demos would have you believe and very easy to integrate across a variety of songs/genres.

Love that Funk box!

It’s a sound nice. If you can get what you need out of them and it’s likely you will - nothing ventured nothing gained.

Good to know. 👍🏼

I have to admit I enjoy a good Steak and Guinness pie. Add a stick of cinnamon and a wee touch of fresh ginger - that’s the secret!

Who needs EBS? No finer sponsors on the planet than Ginster and Guinness. Maybe they should collaborate on a pie 😀

It arrives Tuesday 🙂

Classy!

It does read a bit like an advert for EBS but if they work for you! The Microbass is a great unit!

Rumour has it there’s a BB424X in red with two scratch plates(one clear, one black) going up in the for sale section over the next few days.

I had a Super PZ5 for about 5 yrs which was my main gigging bass and I really enjoyed playing that one. I think the D Roc is such a great reimagining of a classic the same way their Super P is. I may have a cull and see what I can find used!

Should I get one of these in 4 string for my 80’s band 🤔 Stingray tones if needed. Solid slap tones if needed. Solid ‘middle’ tone if needed.

I'd happily own either style as I think it's a killer bass.

While I have a couple of options I don’t have too complicated a set up. I’ve been using a DG ADAM with my 80’s band (it’s compression, drive, eq and cab sim with the added bonus of a tuner) or a HX stomp using some ‘80’s’ sounds basically a GK style rig with some dirt and eq so it’s a one box solution. At the moment we’re still honing the tunes so it’s been practice room only to date. If I’m travelling light and doing iem only on my pub gig I can take either and it’s job done but if I’m gigging in my pub band and taking my amp I’ll bring my pedal board with tuner, comp, preamp/eq/DI (which sends a clean DI signal to the desk/iem) and out of the 1/4 output of that same pedal to some dirt pedals then on to my on stage amp. This lets me send a clean signal to the desk but have a bit of drive (or a lot of drive) coming out the amp behind me so best of both worlds. I have my pedal use limited to the basics and while I have used some phaser or chorus here and there it didn’t really matter in the grand scheme and wasn’t really missed the way similar effects might stand out on a guitar part or that was my feeling at least.

One of my fave Fender models but the weight of some of the original ones was hefty! The necks were ‘big’ but perfectly manageable if I recall. And of course that pick up is top class! I did read the newer road worn models are generally lighter though.

The sort of thing I don’t need to be reading (I think I still have both pedals in my basket on the Origin site)! I think the 64 is the one I’d be drawn too especially if it’s a bit more B15 in some regards than the SV more rock oriented tones. Still scratching the chin over this. I really should seek my DG ADAM first (but it’s such a useful home practice unit as well as a solid gig weapon).

The Basswitch has switchable A and B inputs/channels, one routed via the eq the other isn’t so you could have your active MM bass into that input and use the jazz into the preamp input which means you can match output volume, have the DI as well as the fx loops etc. One was up for sale on here recently but I think it shifted pretty quickly. It’s so much more than a preamp it’s a really useful tool designed for the working bassist who uses a couple of basses (I think the idea was for folks using both passive and active basses), who needed some eq and fx loops (there is both series and parallel options).