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Another vote here for Grado headphones; awesome is indeed the correct term.

Answer: sansamp bddi. 😉

Nice, clean bit of routing that, good work!

This is the standard way to wire a 4x10” cabinet, so you’re effectively just putting a box around each of the drivers.

And that monstrosity isn’t it!!

I tried the Harley Benton when I was looking for a pedal board preamp. The eq and drive were really useful, the compressor wasn’t really that great (but still useful at certain settings) but my passive basses kept overdriving the input stage so I returned it. Admittedly I play really hard, and have fairly hot pickups, but nothing that any other pedal pre (sansamp, MXR etc) hasn’t been able to deal with. Eventually I went for a second hand Dave Hall VT1 eq and love it; line in, headphone, 1/4 and xlr outs with a separate level control for each.

And amazing video effects!!

I really like that, not just how it looks, but the fact that it’s made of unconventional material. Good work sir, and welcome to BC.

Can I suggest ‘plan B’? The ‘sweet spot’ for a MM is between the 2 pups on a Jazz. I put a MM humbucker in my Jazzes and there’s just enough room for all 3 at once. It’ll require some work on the scratch plate too, and either a selector switch or an extra volume pot, but it’s well worth doing.

Not as impressive as EZdrummer - that thing actually sounds like a real drummer, not convinced by this though. It will play perfectly in time, remember the bassline between sessions, is easily controlled and doesn’t make inappropriate jokes. It’ll never catch on.

Great for this though..,

Good god yes!

Good move. I sometimes forget that I've got one on my board as it's ridiculously tiny. HUGE sound though!

Yeah, it’s in the wrong place for a start!

Welcome on board chief.

Makes my 3 ash bodied basses that little bit more special then; I love an ash body!

14 out of 25 in nearly 25 years of gigging. Not bad.

Ooh yes, nice little organ (snirk snirk)

Long term I’d use a push/pull pot to take it out of the circuit when pulled up and in the circuit when pushed down - you get the same results but still have the choice without taking it apart again.

Really enjoying playing ‘sir psycho sexy’ by RHCP at the moment.

Congrats on your first bass, lovely looking instrument, but then I’m a sucker for black blocks and binding on a maple neck.

Ooh, I’ve got something similar going on with my Jazz basses. I put a 3 way on/on/on switch to use either coil, or both in parallel to get the classic MM tone. Nice job on the routing by the way.

01 Ever played a gig sitting down? Yes, lots on piano & keys many moons ago, pit gigs on bass. 02 Ever gigged on a different instrument? Piano, keyboard, t'other guitar, mandolin, recorder(?), Trombone, drums (but only once). 03 Ever shared a stage with a musical hero of yours? No. 04 Any fan ever had a tatoo of your band's logo? No. 05 Ever signed an autograph in a dressing room? No. 06 Ever cried on stage? No. 07 Ever worn a hat on stage? Loads - mostly fancy dress stuff, but occasionally a 'sensible' hat. 08 Ever gigged with a band you hadn't met before the gig? Lots. Tons of dep gigs back in the day, I'd met most of the players in the local 'pool', but occasionally an interloper would pop up. 09 Ever been in a relationship with a fellow band member? Yes. My twin brother. 10 Ever played in different bands on the same day? Yes. Festivals can be great when you're a dep. 11 Ever had anything thrown at you while playing? An item of clothing (but not an undergarment!). 12 Ever crashed on the way to the gig? No. Once had my courtesy car vandalised at a gig though. 13 Ever left a band over the choice of set list? No. 14 Ever slept in the venue despite it not being a hotel? Yes. 15 Ever been supported by a band clearly better than you? No. 16 Ever played a gig suffering from some debilitating medical condition? All the time. Tendonitis, a chest infection and depression. 17 Ever been in a band where the guitarist was your favourite bandmate? Yes; my twin brother. 18 Ever played in the grounds of a stately home? Does Alton Towers count? 19 Ever injured yourself on stage? Cut fingers, broken nails etc... 20 Ever been told that your bass isn't loud enough? Yes.

DHA VT1 into a solid state power amp does it for me!