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Cool. Might check some of them out, if I can find somewhere that actually sells them in a shop!

Which pedal is that? Edit- just saw its the pipebomb 😉 Overall impressions pls?

They have them in stock at effectspowersupplies / stompbox I had a good try at the bass show, and was pretty impressed. I'm going to go back for further investigation soon Having owned a mad prof blueberry, I didn't see much similarity. To me it seemed like more of a screamer type drive

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1431289338' post='2769726'] Bizarrely one of the few I've not had [/quote] Fair enough mate. My dodgy memory again! 😉

Gene Simmons had something similar finishwise in the God gave rock an roll to you video.

Iirc sk8 had one for a while

It's a real aid for ear training

Big +1 to the octoplus. Flippin great pedal. Lovely character to the sound. Stupidly cheap too- been seeing them on eBay for tiny amounts of cash!!

I actually really like my Marshall reflector. It's a great price (they can be found for around £40), and sounds really nice.

[quote name='Ben Jamin' timestamp='1430558879' post='2762541'] I guess it's kind of like Fodera making an expensive version of a P-bass. Pick-up, volume, tone. I mean I'm sure it'd be great but that's not why you buy a Fodera? Or a P-bass, for that matter. [/quote] Many many boutique makers have been doing this with the jazz bass for a long time. In their case everyone applauds the instrument, rather than looking too closely at the copying aspect. Is the question here more about the pricing? Copying at a cheaper retail makes it a bad thing, whereas copying at a higher price makes it better?

Fair enough, but definitely from the same heritage then

I may be wrong, but isn't the sub machine the slash octave fuzz in different clothing?

Iirc it's a clone of the ehx bass blogger. That might give some more opinions/ vids

Well done sir. Pics please 😜

I go through phases about the basses I use. I enjoy my actives, and for the right situation they sound awesome in the mix, but these days I'm finding that I'm using the Passives more and more. They seem to sit better in most situations for me and give me a more pleasant playing experience. IMO ime etc.....

I'd really like to see someone like steve di Giorgio, Neil Murray, or even someone like lemmy make appearances at the show. Considering the artists we have already seen at the show over the years, there are some real challenges to keep the standard high!!

There won't be sufficient volume from the tuner to drive the headphones. Something like the ehx headphone amplifier would be ideal

Still waiting to try one Irl. If it sounds like the vids, I'll be happy

Looks fantastic mate. Cheers for the pics.

Yes. Total split 4 ways

Pics or it doesn't exist!

Some great points made here. As a full time bass tutor for the past 12 years, I'm shocked at the content of the original post. Walk away from this chap, and find a tutor you can work with. It might take a couple of attempts, but you'll hopefully find someone you ' click with' At that point learning should become fun, and you'll learn real world ways to improve, rather than party piece playing, which to be honest has only a VERY small place in the usable bass world

When I first started learning, I didn't have an amp, so I developed a loud unplugged style, whilst trying to learn iron maiden and whitesnake parts. I'm still a ridiculously heavy hitter!

I've been playing for 28 years, and been earning my living from teaching and playing / recording for 13. Ability wise I see players that I feel are better than myself, but I know that if needed I could reach the required standard fairly quickly for almost any situation.