Kev

sounds like you got sent the xp100 or the wh1, the latter certainly works great with bass, never tried the xp100 but heard great things

[quote name='neepheid' post='329784' date='Nov 15 2008, 06:45 PM']It is feasible that someone is fastidious about looking after their gear... the assertion that if it's been played for 20 years then it has to look like crap (sorry, I mean "have heaps of [i]mojo[/i]") seems short sighted to me.[/quote] maybe, but with fenders quality control history not being great, id feel more confident about the instrument if it had a few more battle scars. for the record i dont like mojo, and i would never buy an old bass like this as i dont see the point or benefit, but this seems suspiciously clean

lol i had no idea i hadnt deleted that! for the record, that is NOT for sale!

the mind boggles i can pretty much 95% guarantee that the person that pays that much has probably never played one before, or maybe has it in their head that the guitar whammy's dont work with bass, which of course they do just as well as the bass whammy (with the exception of the wh2, which cant handle below a) and even for the tool fanboys... correct me if im wrong but the xp100 does all the bass whammy harmonies as well, plus a hell of a lot more and wah settings, and they sell for about $150....

[quote name='budget bassist' post='329802' date='Nov 15 2008, 07:35 PM']Yeah, some people are going nuts, i think it's a case of if there's not somebody that's found their dream bass then it'll go cheap, but by the looks of it there are some people that have just really found the bass they've been looking for... Maybe, i don't know. [b]They're worth £850 though i know that.[/b][/quote] +1 as you said, its just the right buyer at the right time, and its exactly why stingray sellers should only reduce their prices below £600-£650 if they absolutly cannot wait any longer for the money

the red pedal is a way huge red llama clone, tis nice, and gives me the killer synth sound with the pigtronix

here's my bit of bassy stuff [attachment=16031:Current_rig.JPG]

here's my bit of trace beast and friends [attachment=16030:Current_rig.JPG] really is the dogs bollocks

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='329737' date='Nov 15 2008, 05:27 PM']Here's hoping. I'm kinda limited though as I only like natural or black. I don't fancy any of the coloured ones - maybe a [b]Blue Dawn[/b] but they never come up. The crazy thing is that 2 days after that £531 one went [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330284589158&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014"]this[/url] one sold for almost 200 quid more. [/quote] the prices really are all over the place, a couple of weekss ago a completly standard 3 band black/maple with a few dings sold for £850 on auction... iirc the one before that went for just short of £600, and that had a matching headstock

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='329729' date='Nov 15 2008, 05:06 PM']I was watching it too. I don't think it is that much of a bargain really - maybe if it had stayed as it did in the low 400's for days. It looks like there's a lot of work to be done stripping it back and sourcing original pre EB parts won't be easy either. Looks like he went at it with a brillo pad. Now [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260309969364&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=016"]THIS[/url] one was a bargain. I very nearly pulled the plug on it but I was put of (as I'm sure most people were) by the fact that it was his first auction on ebags. I'm still kicking myself for it now.[/quote] not much of a bargain really mate, i doubt youl have to wait long before another ray goes that cheap on ebay, theres at least once a week at the moment

if that is completly original, id be very wary, as that just doesnt look like its been played, whoch isnt a good sign as far as how good a bass it is...

i wish i had the money to be as crazy as the high bidder in this auction must be.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.com/DigiTech-Bass-Whammy-Pedal-Original-Version_W0QQitemZ110309647471QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item110309647471&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.com/DigiTech-Bass-Whammy-P...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]

lol typo, i meant running a compressor!

running a comp before a filter is never a good idea as the filter wont respond to your dynamics. Why not just a clean boost pedal

wow, really suprised it doesnt have an eq, i wonder why korg didnt include one??

[quote name='ped' post='329210' date='Nov 14 2008, 04:03 PM']Excellent, Phenolic is a great fingerboard material IMO! Cheers ped[/quote] +1 go stealth and go all black i reckon, smashing looking bass

its weird, i never had any kind of problem with them...

[quote name='Paul Cooke' post='328840' date='Nov 14 2008, 08:09 AM']Based on my 2 years experience of using my Zoom B2.1U... there are only three things wrong with them: 1) The two onboard footswitches can get a bit erratic in operation, although mine has cleared up again... [b]2) There is no aux input, which makes it a little difficult when you want to jam along to an MP3 and use headphones[/b] 3) It would be nice if there was a master limiter/compressor setting in addition to the master volume setting I've taken to using a limiter in the signal chain in front of my Zoom and turned off the limiter module in all my self edited patches With the addition of an external footswitch connected to the Zoom, it's very giggable... The footswitch makes it so much easier to select the bypass and mute option for silent tuning or taking the zoom out of the chain. A momentary press gives you bypass. A press and hold gives you mute. Both activate the tuner mode. Far easier than trying to press both onboard footswitches at the same time.[/quote] you can get round that by using the usb port with your pc and playing songs on itunes or similar, the sound comes out through the headphones rather than your pc's speakers

if my batteries pass the tongue check, they are good to use! when a battery is running low, your sound will start to distort, particularly the bassier strings, just make sure it suitably zaps your tongue before going on stage and its all good. change once a year-18months should be about right for a standard active

[quote name='Hamster' post='328687' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:50 PM']Have you tried the Korg? - it's the size of a pack of playing cards and I'm dead impressed with mine. I agree that the Zoom pedals are really good value for what they are, I had a Zoom 506-II which was pretty good.[/quote] nah not tried it, they are pretty different beasts tbh, depends what she wants really.

[quote name='alexg' post='328674' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:11 PM']Guys Thanks for the and the advice so far. Looks like it is a two horse race between the Zoom B2.1U and the Korg PX4-B. I am assuming that they broadly do the same things? [b]The Korg looks like it is cheaper, so does that mean it is the best value?[/b] Also, are they both easy to get into and use or will my daughter (or me) have to spend hours pouring over the manual? With respect to Amps, what would be a good next step and what difference would my daughter find from the upgrade. Thanks again[/quote] imo, the b2.1u is one of the best value units you will buy: floor effects pedal with expression pedal, some of the best digital effects iv tried, headphone amp, recording interface, drum machine, what more could it have?!