Bigwan

[quote name='bigjimmyc' timestamp='1461336531' post='3033839'] My ABM500 looks perfect on top. Roll on Monday night rehearsal, I'm going to melt a drummer! [/quote] Really interested to hear what you make of it with the ABM. They're my favourite head by quite a long way...

I forgot to add that it was pull-starting a petrol hedge trimmer that caused my first bout of tennis elbow. Revenge for all the pull-start tools I've broken over the years (5 at last count, one of those twice!)...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1461250987' post='3032911'] That's more like it! I'm counting 7 valves though. I wonder what the other 2 do? [/quote] That'll be the hybrid driver module I think.

Yup, had it in both elbows in my time. Not much fun. Rest is the best medicine (along with ibuprofen gel!) but it's not always practical - I've 2 young kids in the house! A sports clasp helps A LOT when you can't rest it. Mine was a Vulkan Epi brace. I lost it somewhere between bouts of the affliction and had to order another so you can learn from my mistake - if you're on the edge between one size and another, even within a few cm, get the smaller one!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1461238830' post='3032737'] I might as well turn this into a general HandBox chat thread... They've just posted details of a prototype they're working on, on Facebook - here's an approximate translation (thanks, Google!). [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"Two-Channel hybrid head, with five tubes in the pre. The first channel is modelled on the Ampeg tone stack which uses three of the tubes, and is '[/font][/color][color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]thick, dirty and heavy'.[/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The [/font][/color][color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]other channel is inspired by Fender with more typical 3-band passive EQ, and using two tubes for a cleaner tone. The masterpiece is a hybrid driver module that gives it close to the unmistakeable full-tube tone. It will put out 600w @ 4Ohm and has friendly feature-weighs 4 times less than a tube equivalent."[/font][/color] It's overkill for my needs, but my gosh it looks fun... [/quote] That. Looks. AWESOME!!!

[quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1461094743' post='3031475'] Not the same as the Blueberry, but similar in an amp - style overdrive kind of way...I used to use my SFT, and now use my COG Knightfall before the TK-421-X, and it drives it really nicely. I now keep the Knightfall on all the time, and kick on the TK when I need a gnarly, grindy boost! [/quote] Thanks! Exactly what I wanted to hear. Have made the move but haven't tried it yet as I have family staying for a few days.

Thanks Owen. Was worried they were too good to be true at the price.

OK, so my recent pedal building frenzy means I have LOTS of pedals that won't fit on my 1st gen Pedaltrain Mini. I'd like to get something that's at least twice the pedal area, but as cheap as possible. The Harley Benton pedaltrain rip-offs, specifically the Spaceship 60: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_spaceship_60.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...paceship_60.htm[/url]) look reasonably good. Does anyone have first hand experience with them, or could anyone suggest something equivalent?

Surprised nobody has asked this yet. How is it compared to the Walkabout WoT?

As above, just sold Martin a Carl Martin compressor. Pleasure to deal with!

I've actually dealt with Alex twice in as many months. Traded my PJB Bighead for his Zoom MS60b and more recently bought a COG TK-421_X from him, which is rather excellent! Great communication and shipping was swift. Wouldn't hesitate to deal with Alex again.

Who would have thought there could be so much mileage in the big muff tone stack! Does sound good in the clips!

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1460849654' post='3029360'] I would definitely have the Blueberry early in the chain. I don't like what it does to other distortion pedals, I would prefer to have the option of using it to boost into the Big Muff instead. [/quote] Sounds about what I was thinking. I'd read that Ryan Ratajski of Fuzzrocious doesn't recommend stacking his Dark Driving (which is basically Blueberry-ish) after other drive pedals. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1460850927' post='3029368'] that is a very nice board! Andy [/quote] Thanks Andy!

[attachment=217171:IMG_20160416_211928.jpg] Here's where my PT Mini currently stands. PWNZOR > TK-421-X > Musket clone > Modified BJFE Blueberry clone > Enabler. Need better patch leads (EBS look good)... and possibly something double the size judging by the number of REALLY GOOD spare pedals I have sitting around that didn't make the cut! The mess of leads is making my OCD do nasty things... Questions for the collective. Should I move the Blueberry in front of the COG? It'll be on most of the time in this setup...

Back in the COG club again with a TK-421-X custom with additional HPF on the dirty side (thanks ratman!). This thing rocks in a big way. So versatile and I haven't even explored the internal settings yet!

I believe it is from the Steve Bailey series. There was also a 4 string... I have an old bassist magazine somewhere with Carol Kate sporting the 4 string.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1460714861' post='3028054'] Surely if it's a parametric pedal the frequency sweep control should cover a big enough range for it not to have to be bass-specific? [/quote] Well it's a bass specific forum...

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1460660948' post='3027741'] If you don't want to go down the route of a paralooper, just take a look at the Fuzz Dog Blender kit, nice with the onboard pot. Or JMK did a nice layout if you're not fussed about onboard pot: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3414.0;attach=2704 Si [/quote] A paralooper might be a handy pedal to have anyway... Don't just have to have a muff in the loop. And I have all the bits for one lying around. I think I've talked myself into one!

There was an EWS BMC in the effects for sale forum this morning for very little money... Edit: Here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/283043-darkglass-b3k-l115-and-ews-bass-mid-control-l45/