Jackopie1

That looks absolutely lovely! Did you finish it yourself? What is the finish/wood? And how did you cut the vinyl so accurately?! Sorry for the questions, it's just I immediately want to go and out together a p just like that!

Thank you- so many good suggestions! I've managed to find a used Okto Noijs. Love an octaver too, so excited to try it. Thanks @Quatschmacher In terms of the 808, I've been using a subby octave down in practice and that actually sounds good. Locked in with the bass drum it kinda gives that sub-blowing effect with a big attack.

Yes- thank you for the information! I missed the first message.

Hi all, Just a quick question. Got some gigs coming up with a number of tunes with 808 style basslines. Would the DOD Meatbox get me in a close enough ballpark. It doesn't need to be absolutely perfect. There will be big subs and pa support, and we're using IEMs, so I don't need to worry about blowing up any backline! Also, on an unrelated note - and I imagine this must have been asked a few times - does a cheaper and available alternative to the low gain fuzz of the Doom 2 exist? Cheers.

Cool- thanks. Am I right in thinking you could assign eq functions to the knobs? So in theory something like Bass, Treble, Mid and Mid Freq on 4 knobs. Then maybe Threshold, Ratio, Sidechain HP and blend on the alternative controls. Combined with the graphic eq used sparingly to kind of get your tone in the ballpark of what you'd like for front of house, it seems like it would do the job better than most pedals actually marketed as preamps/eqs?! Or am I just being hopelessly optimistic? Cheers

Hi Atlas users. Am I mad for thinking this could do a job as a bit of an 'all in one' preamp style box if it was run into a di? The compression obviously looks great, but between the parametric and graphic eq, it looks like a pretty special tone-shaping tool, with the 8khz maybe providing a little cab-like tone roll-off if all the way down? Thinking it might do the trick for having a load more control for my straight to FoH and IEM gigs? Or will I be disappointed if I expect the EQ and compression fron this to be able to sweeten an IEM/FoH sound? It's just for cheaper than many preamps with relatively simple EQs, it seems stacked with features.

Do you know, I think that demo has sealed it for me. It sounds so good, and so versatile. Now, does anyone know where I can find one in stock!? 😬

That is a very good point, and in my ideal originals band, that would be my tone all the time! However, these corporate gigs call for a bit more versatility and I use a p or a passive mm style bass, both with nickel rounds. Yeah, very tempted by the '64. Agonising choosing between that and the SV, or to go slightly more versatile but maybe less convincing with the SGT, not to mention lots of other suggestions by users!

That's now on my radar as well- and unlike some of the others there's one I could try near me. Thanks!

Yeah!! Feeling if anything more confused😂 But appreciate all the feedback. I can't quite stretch to the outlay of both at the same time, but I think returns could be the way forward.

Okay, now that looks and sounds awesome. I'd love to try one of them! Thanks.

I'd love to hear from people who have experience of the two!

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone's had any experience using this with IEMs, amd whether it feels tubey at all with a little drive engaged? Also, whether anyone has used this and the Bassrigs through IEM and can compare? Thanks!

Yeah, that sounds really nice! Maybe I'll see if I can borrow it again amd have another go.

I did look at that and think it looks cool, but read a huge thread on it on another forum, half of which was complaining about the software not working, amd many of which were complaining of the drive sound since a firmware update or something! Do you have experience gigging with one? Thanks for the suggestion!

Sorry man, yeah it was the VT bass I borrowed. Maybe didn't give it enough of a chance. That 2 notes does look great actually. Hadn't considered the Spectradrive. Not sure why, the digital thing puts me off a little, but going to have a little listen to some demos of it with my IEMs. Thanks!

Hi all, Please could I canvas some opinions? I'm not really a gearhead at all, and have never spent north of 90 quid on a pedal, so want to get this one right! I would like a quality preamp!/di pedal to ideally give my IEM mix a bit more of a warm and less sterile feel for a corporate/functions group (as well as a nice foh tone). It feels so sterile having a straight di tone going straight into my ears! A secondary function would be to help with rubbish backlines or di situations at festivals and club gigs with original projects. It would be amazing if there was something that feels amp/tube like, although I understand there's nothing that is truly going to cop that feel! I don't know if this is useful, but I play mainly soul, funk and pop. Love the big, warm tones of George Porter Jr and Pino with D'Angelo. Totally understand that lots of that is strings and technique, but I feel like I've got that in front of an amp. My favourite that I've played infront of was an all valve Trace Elliot with 4x10. Budget is around 350 quid. The OE Bassrigs? I'm a little worried about reports of the cabsims being dark out of the di? The new Ampeg looks cool? Not sure it feels as amplike to play as the Bassrigs? But flexibility of IRs means I'm sure to find something I love for IEMs, right!? Or go something like a Sushi Box and then add an IR loader if I feel like I need it once I've had a play? Am I missing anything obvious? I went down the Sansamp route and found it a little grindy in-ears. Apologies for the long post- there are just so many options! Jack

Awesome- thanks for the advice!

Hi all, I'm been making a body to fit a lovely neck I have spare, and I've got it all carved and playing nicely - just the electronics to go! I fancy a passive stingray setup, as it's a bit different. Also, I played a passive shortscale MM Stingray recently, and the sound was great!! If I could have help with two questions, that would be much appreciated. 1. When looking for pickups, should I be looking at their output to determine whether they'd be good humbuckers for a passive setup? I have read that many humbuckers sound anaemic wothout a preamp, so how do I determine which ones will give a tone similar to the passive MM Stingray? 2. I am a novice when it comes to electronics! I do have a push/pull series/parallel Jazz bass loom that has worked nicely on a jazz in the past. I suppose I can't just wire up each of the coils in a humbucker to this loom as a series/parallel switching option? Sorry if these are obvious questions - like I said, electronics are not something I'm familiar with. Jack

This was my first ever pedal, apart from a tuner! It's a great d.i. I wish the treble knob was a little more useful, though? Have just got a spark, too, from a guitarist friend. I think that is a great sounding overdrive. Really couldn't believe how natural and warm it sounded, let alone for something so cheap!

Similar to me- lucky to land on a lovely bass at 16- didn't get another untill I was 31!! Discovering Basschat (and particularly the classifieds) has not helped with a new and growing sense of GAS, mind... 😬