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The Phat Phuk B certainly seems to get a lot of love! They seem quite difficult to get hold of in the UK though, and a bit more than I wanted to spend.... Has anyone tried any of the pedals from Raygun FX? They look to have some good products, the Bass Crank! or Bass Driver look of interest to me. [url="http://fuzzboxes.co.uk/product-category/bass-fx"]http://fuzzboxes.co.uk/product-category/bass-fx[/url]

[quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1421168381' post='2657967'] You could always run a clean boost before it so you can give it extra gain when you need it. [/quote] Yeah that's a good shout, maybe it's worth getting one of the cheaper options to play about with. Do I need to worry about driving my amp too hard? My basses are pretty high output anyway, and then through the comp.

Ordered anyway. I'll let you know how I get on with it.

Well, Tung-Sol arrived and fitted, I'll report back after band practice tomorrow night on whether it's made any difference or not!

Ummm..... I think I might be inventing a problem that doesn't exist.... I could just crank the gain on my Shuttle couldn't I? Is it alright to run it overdriven all the time? Now I feel stoopid!

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I had already seen the Boo Boost and wondered if it was any good, haven't heard of abominable before though, they look good! The Wren & Cuff looks great too, maybe a bit more than I wanted to spend, but worth it if it's THAT good. The only thing I'm wondering with these single-knob type of boosts, is whether enough gain to get a little dirt/crunch means a big boost in level? Would I be better with something that has separate gain and level controls? I guess I can just back my amp gain off a bit though. Also, does anyone have any experience of the Mooer pedals, or thoughts on that Dr J? After reading more, I think it's basically a Sansamp BDDI clone. Finally, using a boost/drive in this application (as a kind of 'always on' preamp), is it best to go before or after a compressor? Thanks again for the help, and sorry for the dumb questions!

I'm not trying to take over the effects forum, honest.... I would quite like to try a nice little boost type of pedal, but I'm not sure what's the best option. I don't want anything that's too dirty, or darkens the tone too much, but I do want a 'natural' sounding bit of break-up/drive, and a little warmth/mid bump would be okay too. That said, I want it to sound nice and open and clear, without any loss of highs or lows..... This is probably the best way I can describe it, but it's not great! Oh, and I don't want to spend too much either. Has anyone got any suggestions? I was looking earlier at the Dr J Sparrow, because it looks like it might fit the bill. Also the TC Spark Boost. Thanks for your help again!

Hi guys, Some of you may have seen my recent thread about the BBE Opto Stomp. After deciding that it probably isn't the right comp for me, I've looked at lots of pedals, and read lots of reviews, and come to the conclusion that the Budda Chakra is the one that will suit me best. It seems to have/do everything I'm looking for, the Ovnilab review is superb, and the price is great (currently about £60 from various places). Before I steam ahead and order one, I just thought if was worth asking on BC if anyone has had any experience with these, be it good or bad. I'd be grateful to hear anyone's opinions. Ta

After doing a lot of looking around at different pedals and reviews, it looks like the best option for me is probably the Budda Chakra; it seems like exactly what I'm looking for, gets a great review on Ovnilab, and hiya can buy a brand new one for a touch under £60 Thanks again guys, on to the next thing now.... I'll start a new thread though!

Thanks for the help guys, not sure what's the best thing to do, maybe I'll just wait to see what comes up on the forum for sale. In the meantime, I might go back to using my GLX Bass Limiter (Boss LMB3) for now and see how that goes. If anyone has any other suggestions though, please let me know!

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1420934812' post='2655356'] Thanks for the info man, yeah I've been reading reviews on Ovnilabs again! What exactly is wrong with the current yellow/moustache ones? [/quote] Sorry I've just re-read the review where he says about "ticky" noises..... There seems to be a lot of very positive reviews of this version from users though.

Thanks for the info man, yeah I've been reading reviews on Ovnilabs again! What exactly is wrong with the current yellow/moustache ones?

Hi folks, just wondered if anyone has/had one of these, and could tell me how they got on? I'm kind of looking for a nice, simple, natural comp that will offer a little boost/fatness, without affecting my tone too much. I only need it to even out my sound a little really, as I play fingerstyle, pick and a little slap, I don't need any extreme limiting/squashing. If anyone has any other suggestions for not too much cash, I'd be glad to hear them. Unfortunately it's a bit of a trek to try one out, hence why I'm asking. Currently just using a compressor patch on my zoom B3, but I want to free that patch up (and have a better quality compression if possible). Thanks for your help!

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1420812924' post='2653765'] Hardly surprising that Watford Valves would diss Hot Rox, as they are direct competitors. Last time I got a valve from WV it arrived in a jiffy bag; last one from HR came in a stiff cardboard tube padded with bubble wrap. [/quote] I didn't tell them that I'd spoken to Hot Rox, I said that a friend had suggested that the TAD valve would probably be the best option. FWIW, the guy at Watford Valves was more helpful than Hot Rox, and is a gigging bass player (with many different amps by the sound of it) and certainly seemed to know what he was talking about in relation to bass amps specifically, whereas Hot Rox gave me the impression that they weren't so sure, despite being very pleasant. The guy at Watford Valves then spent quite some time chatting to me about various bass-related things, which was nice. In the end I ordered from them, because I felt like they had earned my custom.

Yeah, I'm not expecting it to mystically transform into an SVT (nor would I want it to!), but I hope it will just give the sound a little something extra and warm up/fill out the mids/low mids a little. I realise the difference will be minimal, but just thought it would be interesting to try.

Right, I spoke to Watford Valves this morning, who told me that the TAD valves that Hot Rox recommended are chinese and basically the same as the Ruby's! They recommended that the best option would be to go for a Tung-Sol, or possibly an EHX. Apparently the EHX would be a bit brighter and give a bit more punch, and the Tung-Sol would give a slightly thicker warmer low-mid range, which is more what I'm looking for I guess. So I think I shall order the Tung-Sol shortly, and I'll let you all know how I get on!

If you like the aesthetics but prefer the SR size/feel, there are a few SR1405T models about, which look pretty similar, just an SR: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_sr1405t_vnf.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_sr1405t_vnf.htm[/url]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420749420' post='2653076'] You're welcome... yes, I'm a Spector man - for the moment - I made the mistake of playing one, and that was it really. Apparently it's quite a common occurrence... [/quote] Same as happened with me and Sandbergs really, took a punt on one and it ruined my ol' faithful Jazz for me, which was sold soon after! And I've since bought 5 more Sandbergs (only have two currently)..... Hope you enjoy it mate.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1420729856' post='2652712'] A friend replaced the stock Ruby 12AX7 on his STL-9.0 for a NOS RCA 12AX7 and says that the sound became indeed more warm. I replaced the Ruby in my previous 9.0 for a EHX 12AX7 and felt that the sound gained more definition. I just recieved a 9.2 on the mail today and once i get the chance i'll try the NOS RCA or maybe a NOS Jen Phillips just to see if there's any diference at all. [/quote] Thanks very much Ghost_Bass, again very useful info! My knowledge of valves is very small. I spoke to Hot Rox this afternoon for some advice, who were very helpful. They said that the Ruby valves are very cheap chinese affairs, and come as standard in a lot of amps, but aren't great. They said that pretty well anything would be an improvement, but recommended these two for what I'm hoping to achieve: [url="http://www.hotroxuk.com/jj-electronics-tube-ecc83s-gold-pin-1093.html"]http://www.hotroxuk.com/jj-electronics-tube-ecc83s-gold-pin-1093.html[/url] [url="http://www.hotroxuk.com/tad-7025s-12ax7-mullard-style-premium-selected.html"]http://www.hotroxuk.com/tad-7025s-12ax7-mullard-style-premium-selected.html[/url] They said that the TAD one in particular would be a superb choice, it would add significant 'heft' 'warmth' 'fatness' and other such adjectives, but sounds very open and well defined with a solid bottom end. Sounds good to me! I'm fond of firm bottoms....

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1420727160' post='2652647'] This Watford Valves Report may be of use to you. [url="http://www.watfordvalves.com/cgi-bin/documents/testreport_2.pdf"]http://www.watfordva...estreport_2.pdf[/url] I think the conclusion they come to is that New Old Stock valves sound better. They tend to cost more. YMMV. [/quote] Thanks Discreet, very useful info on there! I haven't been on the forum for quite a while until recently, and I'm most surprised (but not unpleasantly) to see you toting a Spector!

Hi guys, I read somewhere recently that a guy had changed the factory 12AX7 in his Shuttle for a different brand, which gave him a slightly warmer/fatter/girthier sound... The trouble is I can't find it again! Does anyone have any advice about this, and could maybe give some options of different valves to achieve slightly different tonal qualities? I don't know a huge amount about valves, so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. P.S. For that matter, does anyone know what the stock 12AX7 is in these?

Not tried this model yet, but they do look beautiful! Have you tried any BTB's before? If you haven't, they're quite different to the SRs. Obviously still great build quality and sound, but I found that I really felt the 35" scale and the fretboard felt mega wide. Don't get me wrong, I didn't find the couple of BTB 5's I've played uncomfortable, just..... big I guess! As expected though, superb quality instruments. There seem to be a lot of nice new Ibanez models launching this year, including a BTB1605, but personally I don't like the looks as much as the 1405. This is my favourite at the moment: [url="http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/ibanez_sr755-ntf_sr_5_string_walnut_and_maple_natural_flat.asp?gclid=CKyA7d__gsMCFRHHtAodMjQAwA"]http://www.richtonemusic.co.uk/products/ibanez_sr755-ntf_sr_5_string_walnut_and_maple_natural_flat.asp?gclid=CKyA7d__gsMCFRHHtAodMjQAwA[/url]

Howdy folks! Just wondered if anyone has any experiences of RMI basses they could share with me? I quite like the look of one, but it's a bit of an unknown quantity as I can't just go and try one out in the local shop. If you have/had one (or more), I'd be interested to know your thoughts. Ta.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1420327050' post='2648212'] Oh that is interesting, I hadn't seen that. [/quote] Yeah, I can't stop looking at it...... might be interesting to give one a whirl I reckon.