EmmettC

Well it plays nicely on my board, I've only tried it straight into my amp and using just the power amp of my head. I'll try it on a gig next week, but I'm confident it'll be a great di too. I was looking for something that would be a nice warm clean sound and sound good in my amp and as a di, I'm really happy so far. A practical thing though, it's too tall to go on the top row of my angled pedal board, it won't fit in the case. I've ordered an agled xlr to make a patch cable so I can just plug in a cable at the side of my board. I've already done that for the jack cables, so it'll keep the jack and xlr outs side by side.

Aww nice. I was happy with my signal chain, but I have an angled pedal board in a flight case, and the Capo is tall, so I'll need a rethink to fit it in. Slightly annoying because putting it lower down will restrict access to the xlr outs. I still haven't tried it, the kids are asleep and I'm struggling with Mendeley reference manager and word, they are not playing well after an update.....

I was just on the way out the door to collect the kids from school when UPS arrived with my new Jad Freer Capo. I won't get a chance to try it until later, but it looks great. It's definitely a solid piece of gear. I'll update with some clips and opinions once I've had a chance to get my head around it. Including customs it comes in around £500, so it's not cheap, but not too expensive for a hand made bit of gear.

If it was a 'normal' one with the narrower nut and string spacing I'd be all over it. They seem reluctant to get me a price on a new one, still better than the shop that said they don't make it anymore....

If only the local shops wanted to take my money!

If I haven't sorted it out by next year I'll go and pick one up, but it seems excessive for a bass that should be readily available and not all that expensive. The shop I've spoken to does have some good reviews from international buyers, but I think I'm too nervous to go that way now.

I'm strongly considering ordering a G&L L2500 CLF from a US retailer. I have been in touch with all the big shops here in the UK that deal with G&L but it seems like they have no interest in taking my money. The only one who could get the model correct wanted nearly £4k for a bass that's about £2K when I've seen it listed here and only $1500 in the US. I've spoken to a shop in NY who are happy to ship it, but this thread makes me nervous. I have family in NY who could pick it up and send it to me, but I assume a shop would do a better job of packing it and filling out all the relevant customs stuff? Who would have thought it was so hard to buy a bass from a large, well known manufacturer.

Ooooohhhh. I'm really tempted with that.

I got the REQ and it's the low pass filter I use most. The EQ is useful for changing between my two main basses, but I love synthy sounds and turning on the LPF is a really nice effect. The EQ is much more subtle than on the Genzler 800, but exactly what I need to swap between a passive and active bass. If I get the pre it will be for the di and switchable curves.

I hadn't noticed the input, that is odd! Not a deal breaker, but I know I'd plug in to the wrong socket at some stage.

I just spotted this on Facebook, I don't see it listed in the UK yet, although I'm sure Bass Direct will have it soon. US price is $299 so I'm guessing around the same in £. I just ordered a Jad Freer Capo, but I might check this out too. I use a Magellan 800, so I probably don't NEED a preamp/di version, but when has that ever stopped me. https://www.genzleramplification.com/shop/magellan-mg-prepedal-preamp-di-pedal/

Sold a HX Stomp to Paul and he was great to deal with. He had already paid before I could type my next message. I'd have no hesitation selling to (or buying from) Paul again. People like Paul are why I prefer to buy and sell on Basschat than anywhere else.

Anyone tried the Cali 76 compressor? I've got an Origin Effects CB, I'd like another but I couldn't justify the cost. Is it worth the risk for £50?

Just ordered mine today, I sent them a message asking about buying it without VAT and they sent me a quote for the Capo and postage. It was just over £400, I suddenly found myself paying for it without thinking. They expect to be sending them out in around 2 weeks. So another pedal board rearrangement will be happening. I've also ordered a chorus, envelope filter and octave, should be a fun few weeks.....

I will! What about the 2 Notes Le Bass? Any opinions on that? I'm thinking of ordering the Noble but picking up a used Le Bass to use until it arrives. I'd like a clean valve tone, so perhaps the EBS valve drive will be a bit too dirty? I like the look of the Capo, but it's a bit out of budget to get one of those and order a Noble...

Not sure who was comparing the HX stomp and the Noble preamp, I mentioned them together because I'm a fan of Ian Allison's sound and he uses both with great results. I've had the HX stomp for a few months, I spent a long time setting up patches and deciding what would work for me, only to have none of it work on an actual gig. I decided lots of mini pedal boards would be the most versatile to get me going, with a few songs dialed in with their own patch. Neither worked for me because the tone and volume of each effect seems different in my amp, iems and DI. I'm sure I could figure it out, but it happens with "normal" pedals too, they are just easier to adjust on the fly. I make synthy sounds out of fuzz/od, octave, envelope filters, chorus and an ehx bass mono synth. Whatever isn't working on a gig can be messed with or turned off during a song/gig, I just don't see a way a HX Stomp can be quite as simple for me. I was using a boss switching/fxloop pedal so I could program patches, but still access the individual pedals during a gig. I don't know how I expected to improve on that to be honest. I was planning on using the amp sims once I was used to the fx, but if I can't manage the fx I think amps will be way too much for me. I have a Genzler Magellan that sounds great, and if I want an SVT sound I think a sansamp or Origin effects bass rig might work better for me because I can use my tow to adjust rather than a computer.

I didn't know you had one. Hmmmm, that's interesting. I'm going to order one next week. I figure if I don't like it I won't have any trouble selling it.

I put the HX Stomp on my board last week, I did a get gigs with it this week and I'm really not convinced. I spent ages making some patches that sounded great at home,and at the gigs they've sounded too tippy and much louder. If that was a pedal I could quickly nudge it, but that's not really possible with the Hx. What's everyone's thoughts on the Le Bass. I'm about to pull the trigger on ordering a Noble preamp. Should I save money (and 10 months) and pick up a 2 notes?

Just got an EBS wah/volume from markstuk and I've rejigged the board. It's changing a lot just now as I get used to the Line 6 HX stomp xl. I think it's getting there.