Bigwan

On 04/03/2022 at 19:43, evan47 said:

The ZOOM B1Four , at the end of your board or just use it on its own. Hours of silent fun.

Had one. More than I need. Not looking for a multi-fx. 

On 04/03/2022 at 20:27, Owen said:

Behringer P2. I think. 

Well it does the headphone amp bit, but nothing else... 

9 hours ago, Boodang said:

TC Electronic Spectradrive.  Aux in, headphone, xlr, toneprint compressor and overdrive, and not a bad price s/h.

Had one. Suppose it's a possibility... 

13 hours ago, naxos10 said:

There is a Palmer pre-amp pedal in the classifieds (either in effects or accessories threads) that might suit your application.

I'll look into that one... 

9 hours ago, weepaul said:

I'm interested skipper.

 

PM me Paul and I'll add you to the queue! 

3 minutes ago, 0175westwood29 said:

bass simplifier its my home practice amp and even takes my huge board and sounds great

At 300 quid it'd need to! WAY over what I want to be spending... 

Hi guys, I'm currently using a little Behringer Xenyx 302 mixer as a glorified headphone amp but I'm looking for something a bit smaller that I can leave hooked up semi-permanently on my pedal board. Any suggestions? As small as possible, run from pedal supply, aux in are all necessities, xlr/jack combo input would be great, volume for each input ideally...

Edit: I realise I'm basically describing a Darkglass Element, but I'm looking for something WAY cheaper than that... 

Rattle can of nitrocellulose paint, mask off the wear you want to keep and paint away. Bit of a light sand/blend work with VERY light sandpaper. Different colour with wear intact... 

Don't even remember buying this one... Not much to say other than it sounds pretty nice, if that's your thing, just isn't mad enough for me - but I have a Sea Machine clone here awaiting build so that'll cover me! A few little cosmetic marks that I've tried to photograph. 

£50 plus post. 

Only trades I'm considering at the minute are for an EMG PJ pickup set (complete) or a Tonepump preamp (trim pot version only), a Tonepump preamp (trim pot version only) or a Darkglass Element or similar pedalboard headphone amp. 

Ditto looper for sale. Small and dead easy to use. I only ever used it to record a short loop for setting tones with my other effects without having to play continuously. A wee bit of discoloration on the finish of this one for some reason but doesn't effect its function. Velcro on the back. £45 plus postage. 

Only trades I'm considering at the minute are for an EMG PJ pickup set (complete), a Tonepump preamp (trim pot version only) or a Darkglass Element or similar headphone amp. 

Bought this from @danbowskill a few months back, but it didn't see much use as I was in an "in for a penny, in for a pound" mood and almost immediately upgraded to @Kev's X Ultra. As it turns out, I still prefer my Tech21 dUg to either of them (although it's a close run thing!). 

Darkglass X7 - £180 plus postage WITHDRAWN

Boxed. A few slight cosmetic marks but nothing much to write home about. No feet or velcro present but I have a few little rubber feet knocking around I can include if necessary. 

Darkglass X Ultra - £280 plus postage *SOLD*

Boxed with USB cable present. Velcro attached but rubber feet in the box. A few cosmetic marks but again nothing to write home about. 

Check out Amos Heller's reviews on YouTube to hear these pedals in action.

Only trades I'm considering at the minute are for an EMG PJ pickup set (complete), a Tonepump preamp (trim pot version only) or a Darkglass Element or similar pedalboard headphone amp. 

It's become apparent that I'm not a knob twiddler so this many options are lost on me... And I have a Helix Native license for recording purposes.

Owned by me from new. Boxed and still has screen protector on it. Hardly used. Never stomped on EVER. Most of the controls haven't been touched as any editing I did was VIA the Line6 editor on my Mac. Looking £320 plus postage please. 

Only trades I'm considering at the minute are for an EMG PJ pickup set (complete) or a Tonepump preamp (trim pot version only). 

Damn... Just as I'm getting on board the Vigier train too! 

Trouser rubbing motion...

https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Spector_USA_Forte_4.html

I've never found a passive PJ where I liked the sound of the pickups mixed. The 2 different pickup types just don't play well together without a preamp to buffer them and stop them interacting in strange ways, IMHO, YMMV. Active PJs I have no problem with at all*.

*Edit - actually that's not entirely true, active basses with passive pickups sometimes blend pickups passively before the preamp. Those are pants as well...

I'd second the Roland Cube 30 and add the Line6 Studio 110. Brilliant amps in almost every way. The Roland is easier to find used in my experience.

Not a fan of the small Peavey or Laney stuff myself.

Passive/active switch like the original?

...And a footswitch to follow by reading the manual...

Looks like it could be a great tool, but there are just too many things not to like about it just at the minute. I wouldn't be an early adopter...

17 minutes ago, Kev said:

Haven't had chance to check the video yet, but its a little aesthetically underwhelming.  

+1 to that...

No "X" option in the drive section seems a bit of an oversight...

It'll sell like hotcakes I would imagine though...

Lush!

15 hours ago, Rich said:

Not exactly an IKEA solution, but a furniture conversion nonetheless. Take one old wardrobe, remove everything except the top shelf, install Warwick guitar rack, and now my basses have nice safe dust- and sunlight-proof storage. Miscellaneous bits live on the shelf (batteries, tuner, books, etc etc etc), and straps/ leads/ stage clothes/ whatever hang inside the doors. The wardrobe itself is a bit cheap and nasty, so at some point I'm going to source another nicer/more contemporary one. Maybe even an IKEA one  

 

Looks like solid pine... Couple of coats of primer and a lick of a funky coloured paint and you'd be "on trend' again...

Edit: We have an almost identical one in the wee fella's bedroom!

There are quite a few. Not that they're better than what I have now, but GAS is a never ending struggle... 

Lakland Joe Osborne Ltd Ed. It sounded SO GOOD, but it had a skinny jazz neck that made my hand cramp... But it sounded SO GOOD! 

Dingwall AB1 (whalepool burst with blacked headstock and neck pocket). Can't think why I sold that one. Would have it back in a heartbeat now, more because if I still had it I probably wouldn't be hankering after a D-roc 5 string so much... 

Wal mk1 Custom. Didn't really like it, but look what they're going for nowadays! 

Squier SQ Precision that I bought for buttons and sold for 2.5 times as much. Sounded brilliant. But I made the mistake of playing it next to a 64/65 P bass which made it sound and feel like a toy. Sold it the next week. Missed it pretty much immediately... 

ACG Recurve 4 string. I'm terrible for wavering back and forth between 4 and 5 strings. This went when in favour of keeping my 5 string ACG... Should have kept it! It's still around here somewhere (or possibly the Facebook ACG group, I can't recall right now). Wouldn't be the first time I've bought a bass back... 

ACG "cricket club" Finn P bass. I did buy this one back, but it's seen minimal attention since and I think there's a cull coming that it won't survive. 

Warwick Corvette 4. Lovely bubinga body and wenge neck. Sold my Wal and replaced it with this. Sold it when I was a bit strapped for cash. Unfortunately Warwicks were a bit out of fashion at the time and it went for 300 quid... I was going to say I've never let as good a bass go for so little money, but the Squier SQ above sold for less...

Just now, Quilly said:

I could ship it up to up no hassle 😅

I don't doubt it! But it's been an expensive few months... 

So tempted... Just not the right time for me unfortunately... 

It's 2022 dude... 

Right now if it were me I'd go used QSC K12.2 and a behringer BDI21 if you needed a preamp...

3 hours ago, Gareth Hughes said:

 

Thanks for the reminder - just ordered.

Hopefully it tickles your pickle more than the micro version G. We both know the mini was where the real magic was! 

I really don't know how to answer this question... Or if I even can! 

I have a notional "top 10" list of basses I've ever played - it's notional as in I've played them all, never owned some of them or even played many of them side-by-side. I own a few on the list... My Vigier Excess 5 jumped straight to number 3 on the list! 

Whether there is 1 bass to rule them all for me is another thing. I constantly flop back and forward between 4 and 5 string which doesn't help matters...