LukeFRC

go for the one that sounds the best

Take a break for a bit.

so I'm def not a synth bass person. I really haven't really dabbled, but there seems to be a fair few synthy type things added for those of us who are never going to buy a Future Impact or whatever

I think the reason why they haven't really developed the bass cabs is that most people seem to move towards using IR. Bass amps though... The XT live had: Acoustic 360 - On Helix Aguilar® DB750 - On Helix Alembic F-2B - On Helix (Alembic is a fender preamp design so use the Fullerton Normal I think) Ampeg® B-15A - On Helix Ampeg® SVT - On Helix Eden Traveller WT-300 - Not On Helix Fender® Bassman® Combo - Kinda on Helix, you've got two channels of a Bassman Fender® Bassman® Head - Kinda on Helix, you've got two channels of a Bassman Fender® Dual Showman® - Not On Helix Gallien Kruger 800RB - On Helix Hiwatt® DR-103 - On Helix Hiwatt® 200 DR - Not On Helix Marshall® Major - Maybe - there's 4 different Marshall amps most with multiple channels Marshall® Super Plexi - On Helix with two channels Mesa/Boogie® Bass 400+ - On Helix with 2 channels Polytone MiniBrute® - Not On Helix Sunn® Coliseum - On Helix SWR® SM-500 - Not On Helix Versatone Pan-O-Flex - Not On Helix Vox® AC100 - AC15 and AC30 but no AC100 Line 6® Classic Jazz Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Brit Invader Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Super Thor Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Frankenstein Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Ebony Lux Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Doppelganger Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Sub Dub Don't know what this is like so... Line 6® Tube Preamp On helix like studio preamp Bypass def possible Plus the Helix has... . SVT bright channel, Mesa M9 carbine Pearce BC1 - two channels and jumped SVT-4 I would respectfully suggest that apart from something in the SWR/Eden type sound the Helix has more useful amp models for bass....

Looking good - I've got issues with needing a switching jack (and it still not working) with mine but I'll fix it. It's beginning to look the part (and can set up nicely)

Someone will probably meantion it’s synth stuff lacks a bit, but helix is quite good for bass, lots of guitar stuff too but bass stuff is there. ideally it would be nice to have one or two more bass amps on there, EBS HD , SWR or trace Elliot or something but apart from that I’m trying to think what it’s lacking.

Just so many delays and reverbs now- and interestingly some synth type stuff in the legacy section

I though they would be slowing down but it lust took me 15 min to read the release notes!

Nah @Al Krow plays 5 strings

Such a shame that none of your fellow BBfans live in that little place.... (somewhere near Raynes Park zone 4 )

Awesome looking basses - odd posing of straps

I’ve seen a bundle of things easily two or three or four times what they would go for here, Japanese stuff 2-3 times what it would cost total to import from ishibashi …. And I saw one item which was probably priced about right. so do a bit of looking around …

I was going to ask what brought about that sale - hope you're ok

a couple of three way switches would be fairly cheap... if you don't want to drill holes in the front of your bass it would be possible to get 3 way slidey type switches and install them inset on the back cavity cover. I did this on an old Yamaha SG I had to add coil taps. Not an ideal situation but lets you try it without any holes on (the front) of your bass.

It’s oft repeated on US based forums that anything imported must be bad and low quality… I find it a odd view point to think that a country can’t build a simple solidbody guitar and then broadcast that view via a advanced technological device made in that country…

I always thought break angle at thr witness point, then mass/stiffness of the anchor point was more critical than surface area contact …

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All you need now is a slot polepiece L1000 - just for comparison obviously!

Did they do bound and blocks necks on precisions out of the factory?