Kev

So I am moving to using a multi effects processor/profiler only later in the year so I'm starting the gradual breakup of my pedalboard. First out, my 2013 Cog Effects Commission "Inertia". Basically a Grand Tarkin muff-style fuzz and what is now the 66 overdrive in a box, with the fuzz having a ton of tone shaping mids options to make it actually cut through a mix, rather than just sounding ace solo'd! I spec'd the drive to be boosted to 18V for extra headroom and allows for only very slight grit if desired, even with a high output bass. Blurb: https://www.cogeffects.co.uk/inertia.php "Inertia" is a pedal commissioned by Kevin Hide and designed to provide warmth and dynamic distortion through the Knightfall, and huge fuzz tones through the Grand Tarkin while keeping a small footprint overall. Subtle changes were made to each circuit to squeeze the last few drops out of what each could do; with the Knightfall running at 18v, and corner frequency adjustments on the Tone control of the Grand Tarkin, in a very similar way to Dweezil Zappa's Custom Tarkin Fuzz. The Knightfall was selected for this custom build as Kev's specification required an effect with the versatility to provide either an always-on overdrive, a boost, or to add just a touch of grit to a bass guitar tone. To mate it with the Kev's existing equipment and to provide increased headroom, the Knightfall runs at 18v, boosted internally. The addition of the Dweezil mods to the Grand Tarkin creates an extremely versatile bass fuzz, with the filtered clean blend maintaining the enormous lows and the combination of Tone, LPF and HPF allowing a broad range of fuzz tones while still retaining the character of the Tarkin. The LPF and HPF controls are both "more" controls, extending the cut-off frequency of each further into the mid-band of frequencies. With the Tone knob at noon, turning the LPF up will add low-mids initially, and turning up the HPF will add high-mids. The combination of the two allows the user to dial in cut or boost of the mids, and a choice of where those cuts and boosts will affect the mids, and also how wide those cuts and boosts will be. Is it overkill? Yeah, probably. Does it sound awesome? Unquestionably, yes. Pedal is in great condition, bit of wear as you would expect for what is a 7 year old pedal, but all functioning perfect, pots quiet etc. Price drop to £150!! Price includes shipping.

This was built alongside a 4 string based on SZ's instruments, was on sale a number of years ago on the Warwick forum. Special bass!

Not sure to be honest, it’s described as “specially designed “ and “proprietary”, which is the usual language for the licensed ones, but haven’t come across them before.

This is why i don’t think Bartolini should license their designs, or at least call them something else. So often you see people talk about how dark and dull bartolini Pickups as for many it’s only the Chinese ones they’ve tried in mid range instruments, when in fact proper US ones are a different animal altogether, depending on the model you choose. But anyway, yeah it’s a worthwhile upgrade, the preamp is great too 🙂

Unfortunately I don't really have anything worth sharing no! In hindsight I regret not doing a before and after comparison as it really is night and day. Not to say that the original electronics were that bad and I'm sure some do like them as its a popular bass, its just coming from Dingwall I found it very woolly with little top end without cranking the preamp. To give an example, I ran the treble pretty much maxed out all the time and cut bass a little to get the bite I wanted, and passive mode was borderline unusable for me; I now run the Bart preamp flat for a great modern bass sound and use the passive mode frequently with my function band. I've used this to play anything from original progressive metal to Motown and its flexible enough to cope without whatever I throw at it

Up for sale I have a special bass, an Ibanez SRMS805 multiscale 5 string bass. This one has the Twilight finish with some lovely grain poplar burl. I bought this new last year and stripped out its Ibanez preamp and its seriously average chinese licensed Bartolini BH2 pickups out and installed US Classic Bass Soapbars and a 3 band Bartolini HR-5.2AP/918 preamp. Configuration has changed from stock to make this the ultimate tone machine and works as follows:- Volume - Push Pull Active/Passive Blend Treble Mids - Push Pull Frequency Selector Bass Toggle Switch 1 - Series/Coil Tap/Parallel Bridge Pickup Toggle Switch 2 - Series/Coil Tap/Parallel Neck Pickup If you've played a stock SRMS805 before, this one will play the same but tonally it really is an entirely different animal. Its fantastic and the array of different tones you can get from all the different coil arrangements is wonderful. Reason for sale? I'm just more comfortable on 4 strings, and I will be replacing this with a BEAD tuned 4. Few pictures (apologies for artyness, just ripped from Instagram feed) :- Bass typically retails around the £899 mark, pickups cost £220 and the preamp £145, with £50 for my tech to wire in the toggle switching etc, so all in you're looking at just short of £1,300 worth of kit, I'm looking for £750 firm. Bass is in great condition, ding at the top of the headstock but otherwise beautiful. The Old preamp was scrapped but I do still have the BH2 pickups somewhere if of interest. Trades? I do have a bass in mind that I’m after, but I am open to offers for 4 strings that would particularly suit B standard. Given Covid-19 situation, collection or meetup is obviously against the law so that won't be an option, so it's courier only until restrictions lifted. Thanks!

Oo, nearly grabbed one of these when they were on sale, they seem like the perfect cross between a Warwick Thumb and an Ibanez SR. Low output surprises me a little though? How low?

This bass really is extraordinary, any sound samples of it?

If this falls through, ill add my name to the list of people that would snap it up...