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Bought some strings off Paul in an effortlessly smooth transaction. No worries here

Got this pedal in a good deal on here and love it as an 'always on' effect to beef up my tone and add a little hair when I dig in. Just curious as to any users who have done any tube rolling in these units? Being starved plate design are they very receptive to different valves of the same type (12AX7)? I've seen some comments on changing them for lower gain types like 12Au7 but I don't want to lose that subtle breakup. The only 'problem' I currently have is when engaged I do find that the G & D strings can get lost a little bit even with the bright switch engaged. As such I may try a brighter 12AX7 like a RI Tung Sol or something like that. Any users have any experience?

Got this lovely bass in what i think was a great deal from crack converters! Its a 1996/1997 epiphone rivoli in cherry red complete with epi hardcase. Ive always loved the semi hollow look and in the past have had a jack casady bass and another rivoli albeit in the slightly less stunning sunburst. Not overly practical for my main band but something i couldnt pass up on as ive been waiting for a cherry one to pop up for ages. Came with duff strings that appear to be longscale ones cut down so have ordered some shortscale flats to go on it and then will give it a good set up. Not major dings, scratches or neck repairs so all looks good! Pics to follow asap

[font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Looking for recommendations for short scale strings for my rivoli to try and counter some of the boom and rumble. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]Generally on my other basses I like nice thumpy flats but I feel the Rivoli may need something brighter?[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Ideally id like to stay with flats so have considered brighter ones like Chromes and TI’s. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]Have also considered d’addario halfwounds as I have liked these in the past.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]Another option would be pressure wounds but taking all these into account maybe what I need is a nice set of steels to help get some treble?[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Any other rivoli/Gibson eb2 users able to chip in?[/color][/size][/font]

Bought a DHA pedal off Ryan that came excellently packed and in quick time

Amp wise I once got close with an Orange Bass terror, cab wise ive not tried anything from the lightweight crew that would make me give up my heavyweight gear

Cheers for the link. Mine doesn't break up early at all, infact that's what led me to try the Tungsols as I heard they had a grittier sound than the JJ's it had in previous Think I might need to play around with the volume/gain mix to get a bit more grit instead of just a fat bass tone

[font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Any YBA200 users around that can share some EQ tips?[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]I recently bought a Traynor YBA200 valve amp to pair with my Ampeg 410he. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]With my flats loaded P bass im getting an excellent beefy huge tone that thumps and kicks to the chest like my old Ampeg SVT but with more achievable valve break-up at the lower volume.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]The amp has fresh JJ KT88’s in the power stage, a pair of Tungsol 12AX7’s in the pre and a EH 12AU7 as the splitter.[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]However, I do sometimes have the problem of my E & A strings being nice thumpy and meaty (sometimes bordering on boomy) and the G & D being relatively weak with a bit too much mid-rangey qack/honk and not quite enough heft[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]I do think its an EQ ‘issue’ rather than bass setup issue. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]My EQ is generally set as bass at noon, treble at say 10’clock and mids at 2’o’clock.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]The YBA 200 also comes with a Range control that adjusts the frequency range for all the EQ controls.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]I generally have this set about 9’oclock.[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]The tone I want is that lovely woody growly tone, think:-[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]London Calling – Clash[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]That’s Entertainment – Jam[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Where The Sreets.. – U2[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Ive always assumed that came from a pick, Flats, P bass, Valve amp setup?[/color][/size][/font]

[font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Im after some opinions from BCers who have tried both the 760FL and 760FS La Bella flats if poss[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Years ago I gave the FS set a try and absolutely loved the tone. Infact I recently found a recording of a gig I did with them on my P bass and the tone is excellent – thumpy but not a dead clunk, married beautifully with my P and the Ampeg valve amp I was using. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]The reason I got rid was the tension – a bit too high and caused a fair amount of finger fatigue in my picking hand over the course of the gig.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]I get that this may well be down to my technique and have recently been looking at the Carol Keye picking technique but other flats like Status and Pyramid have never been an issue for me.[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Ive read conflicting reports on the difference between the FL and FS sets. [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]Some say there is little to no difference whereas some say the seemingly small difference in gauge belies the rather significant difference in tension.[/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][/font] [font="Times New Roman"][size="3"][color="#000000"]Now, I get that even issues such as tension are open to interpretation – I recently tried the supposed low tension DR Flats and found them quite high tension if im honest - [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]but to give you an idea my ‘favourite’ flats currently are the Status Hotwires – reasonably taught but have plenty of ‘give’ in them when picking.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]Give a great thump but maybe slightly TOO dead sounding after a while.[/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"] [/color][/size][size="3"][color="#000000"]As I remember the La Bella’s actually surprised me in the amount of sustain they had.[/color][/size][/font]