Big Low End

Thanks, it’s definitely my gigging bass for the next two performances at least. This one has always felt just right and now it also looks just right.

No masking tape, it doesn’t seem to stain anything which is varnished but if the bass body was pale in colour I would’ve been careful not to get any on it. All I did was lay the bass on two flat cushions with a strip of kitchen towel on top of the cushions, cleaned the fretboard with lighter fluid and a microfibre cloth, then caked on the Montypresso with a rag and rubbed it in. Made sure there was a really thick coat everywhere and left for 24 hours. The Montypresso is so thick in consistency that it didn’t drip or anything like that. So I now have a much nicer looking fretboard with no anger from the wife due to stained cushions/table etc.

Great result for me this weekend darkening a pau ferro fretboard with Monty’s Montypresso. Cleaned the fretboard with lighter fluid beforehand and left the Montypresso on for 24 hours. Before and after results below.

I got the Montypresso and left it on for 24 hours after cleaning the fretboard with lighter fluid (I need to use the bass today so couldn’t leave it on for 48 hours). A remarkable transformation, exactly as hoped for. The Pau Ferro could now pass for rosewood. Thanks for the recommendation.

Just ordered from Andertons 👍

Thank you, I’ll get some and give it a go.

Previously never been entirely convinced by the look of a tortoiseshell pickguard on a black bass but decided to give it a go. I like it a lot (and yes I wish the fingerboard was a bit darker).

The 200h is a bit limited in terms of EQ control compared to the 500h. Having just looked at the (non-Foundry) 210 200w combo I see what you mean, there’s even less control on that one. Other than using your own EQ pedal I doubt there are any solutions. My 200h is ok for rehearsals but on stage I’d only use my 500h for that very reason - better control of the mids.

My band is losing our spacious garden studio (our friend who owns it is moving house soon), and we’ll need to fit into a much smaller garden studio when that happens. I needed something which could still keep up with our drummer but with a tiny footprint and here it is - Laney Digbeth 200h paired with a Warwick Gnome 210. Whole thing is just 305mm wide and is very loud. Not the highest quality speaker but definitely good enough for rehearsals.

Lakland and Fender

I’ve been using an OBNE Signal Blender for a while to blend overdrive, a harsher distortion and a clean signal. Despite trying all the options of the phase buttons, I was never able to quite stop it from sounding a bit muddy/unclear. So I recently looked at all the reviews for the EHX Tri Parallel Mixer and swapped it in. I’m parallel mixing exactly what I was with the OBNE (clean, OD, distortion) but I’m far happier with the clarity of the final signal. I don’t know what it is, whether there’s better management of phasing, but it just sounds better and less muddy. Just my observations in case anyone is considering buying one of the two. With neither pedal was there a loss of low end, it’s just that the EHX seems to do everything with a bit more clarity.

Love the purple GZ so much I had to buy the white one. Pickups are different so I don’t just have two clones.

Best of luck, it might just be something like firmware. Please let us know how you get on.

Sounds like it might have Windows 98 running inside. 😳

I just bought Nigel’s Handbox WB-100, it’s an amazing amp. Great transaction, nice bloke. Thank you Nigel!

Yes it looks the business in the pictures but it’s a sheep in wolf’s clothing.

I’ve had exactly one of these - very flimsy but you can’t tell from the picture. Not recommended I’m sorry to say.

Wise words. For me it’s even worse than “won’t reach”, it’s often a case of thinking I’ve finally attained the tones I always wanted, then something in my brain gradually talks me out of it. Not sure if it’s that I get bored with sounds or that I have a relentless view that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. Then I spend a stupid amount of money and the new pedal has to be justified. It sounds fresh and temporarily becomes the pedal which “ends my need for further adjustment of the pedalboard”. And so it goes on, the never-ending cycle. I have two shelves at home cluttered with pedals no longer used. I hope the ME90B is a keeper for you.

Do you feel you’ll remain happy with the ME90B a year from now or do you have a long history of chopping and changing like most bass players and guitarists? If the latter don’t sell those pedals.

Has anyone made a recent video of the various sounds after owning one of these for a few weeks?

Some very usable sounds there (plus the usual complete nonsense sounds you get on all multi fx). I’m impressed by it. If I was in the market for new tones I’d be very tempted. Everything i heard on that video apart from the synth stuff sounded as good as analog pedals to me.

I’m actually hoping for an amateur in this group to post their thoughts on the various types of emulations, how they sound both on their own and in the band setting. The YouTube videos I’ve seen so far haven’t gone much into the quality of the sounds, more the specifics of the technology. If I’ve missed a good video exploring most of the sounds could you post a link? Thanks.

I’m waiting for an owner of this new product to report on the quality of the sounds rather than the technical features….

I was expecting a lot more interest in this. Digital modellers have not been my cuppa in the past, but I was hoping this one might not have that obvious digital sound to it.