madshadows Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Just saw this via the Blackstar facebook page and if it's as good as the guitar model which I have it'll be pretty cool [url="https://www.blackstaramps.com/ranges/fly-bass"]https://www.blackstaramps.com/ranges/fly-bass[/url] John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Had a chance to try one of these. They are as good as the guitar version. Not quite as loud, but for home /jam use it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 How much are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1460211348' post='3023694'] How much are they? [/quote] GAK are selling them for £49, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 [quote name='yorick' timestamp='1460202109' post='3023528'] Had a chance to try one of these. They are as good as the guitar version. Not quite as loud, but for home /jam use it's good. [/quote] How good is it, decent bass tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 As good as two three inch speakers can be for bass response. It does a passing overdrive as well.. Which is intentional. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskit_case Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 [quote name='yorick' timestamp='1460315847' post='3024630'] As good as two three inch speakers can be for bass response. It does a passing overdrive as well.. Which is intentional. [/quote] Thanks for the response, agree about the size issue. For a home low-volume practice amp, its very difficult to get the right mix of small footprint and decent tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Hmm. Sounds a bit like an amp sim through some computer speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 http://basschat.co.uk/topic/283797-blackstar-fly-3-bass-model/page__p__3048704__hl__blackstar%20fly__fromsearch__1#entry3048704 I give it 6/10. Fun and great for convenience, but puny bass tone really, and overdrive at very low gain/vol. Not surprising really. A nice toy to have where alternative is silence... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Update to this. Raising my score to 8.5/10 (via compressor and EQ). First, I figured out the value of the compressor on this baby. I never normally use any compression so I had it dialed right down. Then I read somewhere in a review about this amp (was it here?) "... compressor ... almost essential on an amp of this size..." so i dialled it in. Wowser, what a difference. Suddenly got a heap more output and presence without distortion. Then I thought I should beef up the EQ a bit, lose that nasal honk. Running the bass through a boss EQ7 was all it needed. A big fat scoop, boost hi and low, cut low mid, boost output a bit - bingo. Its a shame to add another piece of kit to something that's all about portability, but as it basically sits under the sideboard in my kitchen, I can leave the EQ pedal plugged in. Now I can hear my bass tone! Pretty bloody good actually, a pleasure to play, rather than just a compromise solution. happy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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