Kev

[quote name='Oscar South' post='253195' date='Aug 2 2008, 10:48 AM']Maybe less so, the majority of people would agree that one was red and one was blue, but occasionally you might get a colour blind person come along and claim that both are grey, or that one was grey and one was blue. Its the same kind of thing here, ask the vast majority of people if soundwise they'd prefer a multi effects unit or some well picked stomp boxes, most people choose multi effects over single units for reasons other than sound quality. I'm not using the 'colour blind' example as an insult to say you're 'tone blind' or anything btw, as I think it might appear like that. I'm just using it in the example to show how a seemingly objective argument can also be subjective, yet still fact.[/quote] a colour blind person may not be able to tell the difference between the two balls, but that wont change the fact that they are indeed red and blue. i can assure you i am not 'tone blind' and have gone through a lot of single effects unit, behringer to boutique.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='253189' date='Aug 2 2008, 10:43 AM']never used it then? the synth sounds are complete dog sh*t, but there's some great overdrives, distortions, and fuzz effects on it, as well as phasers and flangers and chorus effects, plus more. I challenge you to a fuzz off...[/quote] lol yup iv tried one and didnt like it, much preffered the gt-6b which i bought over it in the end, i just found it to be better all round on the effects front

[quote name='Oscar South' post='253184' date='Aug 2 2008, 10:36 AM']I'm not inclined to disagree with you, but I've used the other brands efforts too and none of them fared significantly better. It was always a case of tweaking the sound until it was 'good enough', whereas whenever I'm looking for a sound and I click on one of my stomp boxes its always an instant "OH yea, brilliant!" sensation. [b]Multieffects would have me spending 30 mins tweaking settings and at the end I wouldn't feel like playing any more where as single effects are just click on, 10s adjusting dials and then inspiration.[/b][/quote] i have to ask what multi effect took you 30 mins to set up one effect??

the balls being red and blue are fact, the sound quality of something in all cases is opinion the pod xt live is sh*te for effects imo, its mainly an amp modeller

[quote name='Oscar South' post='253096' date='Aug 2 2008, 01:15 AM']I thought that a multi effects unit would do everything I needed, until I actually got hold of some good stomp boxes. [b] Wow, you just can't even compare.[/b] The best distortion sound I've ever heard is the Big Muff Pi (not tried the bass version but the guitar one in great enough on bass). Not exactly subtle though.[/quote] in your opinion iv been back and to with multi and individuals and i find theres benefits in both, and now iv decided that using multi effects for everything but distortion suits me great

repaired or not, id never spend that kind of money on a bass with that kind of neck damage

several ebay sellers selling at $99, interesting...

has the stupidly high price come down yet??

i think the only pedal i would ever need would be a b2.1u, iffffff i liked the distortions/overdrives i know iv heard other users do like them, but i havnt found a single distortion sound on it that i actually like, but im pretty picky maybe someone could suggest some settings that they think sound great to me?? (tom?? )

i dont think so IMO

iv just fitted elixir 'nanoweb' coated strings 45-130tw to my stingray they seem fantastic, very well balanced punchy tone, and despite being coated sound very zingy and from what iv read they stay this way for quite a while before the tone dullens. they are probably the best strings iv ever used out of the box, now lets see how long this great tone lasts

doesnt suprise me, that actually the first time iv ever seen a stingray copy with musicman decal on headstock, be it low quality. i imagine theres plenty of beginners out there who would like something like this, compared to say a Vintage copy with 'vintage' plastered on the headstock.

it looks like a burns defo not a jaguar i dont think

i think the guy might just be lazy, i dont think he is tryin to con anyone, he has good feedback, and offers local pickup and paypal payment, i think he's just a bad seller

why dont you give it a bash yourself?? changing pickups is pretty easy, minimal soldering really

haha, that happened to me a few months ago, and i was so stressed out tryin to find out how to fix it! but my pride wouldnt allow me to post asking...

theres a pinned thread for rickenfackers..

if i were you, and this is just what id do, i would keep a multi effect for flanger/chorus/phaser/delay/reverb/envelope filter/compressor (my zoom b2.1u does that great, and iv had a lot of individual effect versions) and buy a good valve pedal for crunch and overdrive, a good synth and a wah pedal my choices: i would go for zoom b2.1u, a DHA pedal of some sort (im sure Dave will be happy to help you choose a model), an akai deep impact or the new bass microsynth, depending on your budget, and a ebs wah one or bass crybaby, again budget depending