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BassAdder60

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  1. BassAdder60
    I’ve nearly had all three except I had the Squier Classic Vibe 70’s model The Squier needed better pickups as a mod apart from that it was good. Player series was a step up in feel and quality and sound. The Player II is one stage further in improvement and has a better neck, pickup and feel. I’ve just added a new Standard and it is as good as my old mim Player but not quite up to Player II series in build quality and tone but pretty close
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    I was looking for a second PBass to use alongside my Player II Nearly went Squier but decided to try out these new Standed series It’s a nice bass and fretwork and neck is lovely to play. Noticeable difference in tone from the ceramic pickups in as much as it’s brighter and clearer sounding, less warm and vintage and more modern Set up out of the box was decent apart from pickups were not set slanted to match neck profile etc Slight tweek on truss rod and she was playing sweetly Wasn’t sure about the Olympic White colour as it’s more cream than white but it quickly grew on me. I did own a polar white and I thought it was closer to that but I would say closer to cream Tuners are good and work well as does bridge etc For a £500 bass I think it’s a nice balance of quality, tone and cost. A workhorse gigging bass
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    I tried my LM IV with a MarkBass 210 single cab and it was loud enough but not full enough Adding a matching second cab and stacking vertically made the whole rig fuller at lower volume and I could hear it perfectly.
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    This is taking time to sell !!!
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    Seems like a right faff to have a pick handy ! John Deacon stuck his on with tape on the pickguard or in the gap between guard and bass body. I think you can get Lekato straps with a pick pocket too
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    Such a sad situation and the OP has my sympathy. I too would be gutted and the whole enjoyment and experience has been ruined Hope you get an acceptable outcome that you’re happy with
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    This post is so true and valid, thank you for an interesting read. I would also like to add that start up young or new inexperienced covers bands will go out and gig for £100 -£200 as they want to gain experience and this pushes prices down for better bands that should get at least £350-£400 Locally in Bury St Edmunds a well known music pub in the town started reducing its band payment to £280 after paying £350 and consequently poor quality bands became the norm. Result folk stopped going !! Venues never seem to learn and many particularly pubs are run by people who have no real skills in running an entertainment venue. Solo singers over backing tracks or loopers ( thank you Ed Sheeran ) have become the standard in many pubs and pay a single performer £200 ! Bands are forced to seek better venues or stop gigging !
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    So getting back to Greg’s post I think for others who are happy using an amp but they are not able to have several amps or digital multi fx or complex pedalboards I think he makes a good point and I appreciate him showing it. Might not be for everyone but I can see it has it uses that gives us options without adding more amps or heavy investment into ampless rigs and digital multi fx / PA Thank you Greg for a good review
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    +1 ^ 👍😄
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    😉
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    Ashdown 🤟👍
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    I think it has a useful place on your board and it’s a bit like the TC Spark Booster although the TC does more. I think increasing amp gain is sort of the same thing but perhaps not quite as some of the weaker bass signal is already lost in a long lead and you cannot increase gain on frequencies that are no longer present so I see some mileage in your points. It might also be the pedal EQ points are voiced differently to your amp EQ tone stack. Either way it was a nice pedal and often used by guitarists as a boost pedal in the FX loop for solo boosts
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    Fingers or pick ? I’ve always found it harder to get my ideal tone from finger style but pick I start off with a better tone and try hard to fill it out and get the more depth to it. Compression especially Opto compression is making it even better
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    It arrived and didn’t disappoint Sounds very nice through my MB cabs and easy to get a full warm tone from it Bloody loud too !! Great compressor and just the right amount of warmth / grit ( mostly clean )
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    Amazon UK £69 !
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    Hopefully dont need to send it back 😳😂😄
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    A really big issue is boxes arriving but goods are not in box !! This was happening with Amazon deliveries where hi tech stuff was removed and replaced by screwed up paper etc and sent to the recipient! Parcel has been delivered and that’s got a POD but nothing in the box !! We have all manner of shipping disputes where the weight of the parcel and known weight of the goods is one way of determining all items were or should be in the box Suppliers have a responsibility though and should always make good 👍
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    Back on topic again !!! And as already said I’ve decided to get a second amp not a DI or preamp pedal which was my original question !!
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    Back on topic I decided to get a spare amp or second amp as it will share duties ( not at the same time ) Found pre amps in front of amp slightly less rewarding and nothing gained particularly
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    Very true, drummers in small venues set the level for the band and it’s tough getting them to drum at a lower volume especially if they are rock drummers !
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    Had this amp a few years ago but moved it on The Little Bass Thing is a fine amp and I really liked the compressor and tube like feel of it. Will use with my MarkBass cabs and use as a second spare amp or alternate from using my LM IV
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    Tried the Digbeth and although I could get some nice tones I found it too sensitive to tiny EQ changes and found it ok at best but not worth keeping I feel.
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    Tried the Ampeg SCR-DI and it sounded very good but I felt the Scrambler tone sucked the bass out! Today the Digbeth pedal arrives so will try that out
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    I’ve just got the older Ampeg SCR-DI and on Monday the Laney Digbeth Pre Amp arrives I will keep one or the other ! The Ampeg does that low / Low mid sound and into my flat set LM iv it sounds good. Not so keen on the scrambler tone for what I want but the pedal tone fills out the low end nicely something the LM iv cannot achieve using its onboard EQ
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    How do they rate in power compared to other amps ? The PF500 was underpowered and the PF800 was about as loud as a 500w amp ! If they are true and loud to their ratings I would be tempted to get the V3 if it’s loud enough into 4ohms for loud rock I use a MarkBass LM IV at present
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