Bigwan

Do you have a link to the ebay seller you bought the body from?

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1452805399' post='2953745'] But it's only the preamp section that has changed, the drive circuit is unaltered so a change, or improvement as you put it , was always bizarrely ambitious! [/quote] Maybe, but since these seem to be the closest thing there is to a holy grail of bass distortion I'm wondering what it is I'm missing...

Again disregarding the valve (really - it's not the be all and end all!), the Ashdown lomenzo hyperdrive has what is, in effect, a 3 way crossover in it where only the midrange frequencies are overdriven/distorted. The center frequency is variable between 200Hz and 2.2khz. The Q is switchable between 1/2 or 1 Octave. This is then blended back with the clean signal. This is similar to the EBS pedal except the EBS has a variable frequency scoop, where the Ashdown has the opposite. My favourite overdrive for bass. Just a pity it's so BIG!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1452781795' post='2953451'] Given that you don't like the B*K drive sound, what did you expect? [/quote] An improvement...

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1452688308' post='2952397'] Anyone see this? I never use distortion personally but the EQ section on this thing sounds very good for those who like a clean tone. [media]http://youtu.be/eFPCg9a5_mo[/media] [/quote] The clean stuff all sounded great (actually VERY useful sounding preamp pedal!)... then the distortion went on and messed it all up! Yuk...

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1452553212' post='2951199'] You know when you have finally got everything set up and sounding great, there's always the fear of kicking the pedals by mistake and knocking those carefully crafted settings to oblivion? No? Just me then.. Well, I'm using a graphic EQ pedal to sculpt a high pass signal before it hits my drive pedals. What I would like to do is lock the sliders in place so they can't be adjusted or kicked. I've even thought about replacing all the sliders (possibly 10K ohm type) with preset pots instead! Drastic surgery but do-able. Or, maybe some sort of lid that can be fixed over the top of the panel where the sliders are. I've even tried using boost pedals and mini pedals instead of the EQ but nothing seems to sound right. The cheapy EQ pedal just works and the sound is just awesome! I call upon the wealth of knowledge here on BC to see if there is another solution! [/quote] As a matter of interest what is your current drive setup Dood? Have you tried using something like the rolls tiny crossover like Mr. Sheehan uses in the dirty loop of his signature pedal?

[quote name='jbasst' timestamp='1452699894' post='2952572'] I currently have a Nate Mendel P that is working great for me - I've replaced the Seymour Duncan QP's for Aguilar 60s pickups, and replaced the badass II with a BBOT vintage style fender bridge. Strung up with flats it's great for that dead, thumpy sound, but I still miss having the sheen of rounds for pick playing and slapping .. What does everyone think about having two of the "same" type of bass? How do you justify it to yourself that you 'need' another? [/quote] Yeah... Don't see a problem with it based on what you've already said. I have Beedster's 70's Yamaha Pulsar incoming and other than being maple/ash (as opposed to my current rosewood/alder p) it's my year of birth bass I've been keeping an eye for for while and wanted before my 40th next year...

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1452589401' post='2951320'] That's more like it all the ones I could find yesterday had a massive great humbucker in the bridge position.... I'd have to order a custom one though because that has a tort pickguard and tort makes me feel sick... [/quote] Scroll down that page, there's a few to choose from. If memory serves I think Adrian can change out pickguards too! I had planned on sneaking a Maruszczyk into the collection before the end of the year, but then Beedster waved a YOB Yamaha about the place and now it's sneaking in instead!!! EDIT: One of these with 33" scale was the plan: http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/4-string/1119-jake-4p-human-nature-classic140230

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1452588385' post='2951312'] ah fair enough I was just looking through the models on their website the other day and couldn't see a standard P. [/quote] http://www.public-peace.de/index.php/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/4-string

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1452584468' post='2951280'] Going a bit further afield, I've been tempted by Maruszczyk as they seem to represent astonishing value for a custom build, but they don't seem to offer a straight P. [/quote] I think Adrian will build you whatever you want!

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1452528051' post='2950835'] Just ordered a soul food. [/quote] Me too...

Lakland Skyline JO into Orange Terror Bass into Tech Soundsystems 4x12... Incredibly loud and tonally much more flexible than you might think.

Looking forward to hearing about these!

[quote name='Darkglass' timestamp='1452278341' post='2948513'] Hey guys! Whoa, the drama continues, unfortunately. I have tried to stay out of this whole situation as much as possible on forums: I started Darkglass because there's nothing I love more than designing electronic circuits and making bass sound good. All this drama, conjecture and confrontation are very distracting and I really don't think they help anyone. That being said, I feel obliged to clarify any assumptions that I feel are baseless or simply inaccurate: If anyone thinks that I would or could coerce Mark from Bass Direct into doing anything against his will clearly doesn't know me or him very well, I've gone through enough owning and running a business to know that blackmail is a very poor business move in the long run and hope to never be naive and foolish enough to go that route. Mark is a great guy, he was our first dealer and has continued to be a great one throughout the years, he's always been very pleasant and fair but he's no push over. Aside from that, I'm pretty sure Darkglass accounts for a very modest portion of his business - he deals, many times with exclusivity much bigger brands - it's reasonable to assume that I don't have nearly as much muscle as some of you think I have. Mark is his own man and I'm quite confident me nor anyone can tell him what to sell or not to sell at his store. Hopes this helps clarify some of this so we can move on, I for sure already have. [/quote] Good to see you here Doug! I don't know what happened in the whole Darkglass/Spencer affair, and I don't want to know. If I've spoke out of turn I apologise. But... I DON'T think the term CLONE should be being bandied about as there has been development in these pike pedals... even if the visuals are, ahem, questionably familiar!

What about the guitar version of the Line 6 PODXT. You can add their bass expansion pack to it which gives you a load of bass amp emulations. You loose out on a few things that you'd get on the bass version of the POD, different multi band eq is one from memory, but would certainly do what you want. If you want to go lower budget seek out a Johnson J-Station. Has it all.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1452260035' post='2948172'] I don't think this will be Darkglass pressure at all. [/quote] Err... How do you work that out then? Mark is a businessman. As my grandfather would say "the only thing soft about him are his teeth". I'd say the only reason he won't sell something people want us if he loosing out in other ways. Doug, or somebody at darkglass, has played the "sell Pike, no more darkglass for you" card, or hinted at it. What else would "diplomatic reasons" mean? He has to keep his suppliers sweet. He's bound to sell A LOT of darkglass pedals. Call me a cynic...

Think this might interest me, especially the 2.67 ohm handling, but I'll hold off for a used one I think.

You may have done this already, but change the strings and give it a setup and try again. I've had this before, where I was convinced a bass wasn't for me. A little bit of fiddling and hey presto! Admittedly it hasn't worked in every case...

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1452243675' post='2947890'] The Monarch shape has been built by Fodera since they started in 1983 Si [/quote] Yes, but it normally doesn't look as... bare as that...

My first thought was the body looked like a Yamaha RBX... not that there's anything wrong with a Yamaha RBX!

Guilty of all of those in my time... Except Deep Horizon. Haven't gone that far yet. Although Chilliwailer's 57 P bass nearly got me there!