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[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1494870344' post='3299213'] I think these are the ones the guys over at LBO got moist over recently. [/quote] LBO? I have a set here, hoping to fit them into a 5 string Warwick Rockbass Streamer, since everything about that bass is perfect apart from the weak pups! They are quite long for 4 string pickups and the wick's string spacing is quite narrow so they should fit perfectly.

Not seen those before. The recent stock TBird pickups are much darker sounding than the old vintage ones, so replacing them is a popular mod; the only ones I was aware of are Thunderbuckers, Mike Lulls, Seymour Duncans, and these cheap ones: http://www.eyguitarmusic.com/Thunderbird-Bass-Pickup-Vintage-Style-for-GibsonChromeNickel_p_2287.html

Tapewounds are roundwounds under the wrap btw, so will have similar tension. I always thought Chromes were high tension when I tried them ages ago on a P, but the set that turned up on this new fretless don't seem tight at all. Not sure if these are a different guauge or it's just the fact that I slide rather than bend strings on fretless so I don't notice it as much, but they are certainly easy to play with a very lively tone.

I'm a long time user of the Status half-rounds and just bought a fretless that came with a new set of Chromes on and have to say they are very similar! Tons of growling mwah from these. Another option is to try tapewounds. I have just ordered a set of La Bella white nylons from bass direct, the copper variant. They use transparent nylon instead of black and have a much brighter sound; the copper ones have a copper layer in there as well for a warmer sound and the gold ones are supposed to be somewhere in the middle. I searched for reviews of these of Talkbass and there was a guy that tried all 3 and rated the coppers as the best by far, so thought I'd give them a whirl!

I used to run a Vintage Deluxe into a headphone amp as my practice setup and it didn't need a cab sim at all. The Darkglass pedals have quite a bit of filtering in them already making them usable for recording direct, especially the Vintage which is a lot darker than the B7K.

Reminds me of when my old band thought it would be a good idea to retune from drop-D to drop-C, playing all the songs in the same 'key', but not changing the vocals to match, so everything sounded out of tune!

C#. This is the reason for the subject of debate in this thread! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/305446-guitarists-referred-to-on-basschat/

Probably - the blurb says 1.6535" and the table below it says 1.5"! Doesn't look narrow in the pics.

Always wanted to try one of these, so this is tempting! Specs look like it has a J-width nut this time too, even better. http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/2017/Ltd-Ed-20th-Anniversary-Jack-Casady-Bass-Outfit.aspx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfALj52cVow

One of these will do:

First, raise the pickup, it shouldn't be sunk down that far. I find with both basses, the best sounding place to pluck is directly over the pickup - so I just play further back on a Ray compared to a P! However I find myself using more of a floating thumb technique lately, where my wrist or forearm resting on the bass serves as a pivot point.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1494060581' post='3292893'] There's only one answer. Stick to what you love and suits your playing. I have never had any fear about my gear being damaged on a gig. If you're playing gigs like that I'd be more fearful for my own safety than that of a few boxes of wires. IMO Bergs are a far better cab than TC but in this "dangerous" world you seem to inhabit I'd still be as worried for those cabs. Again, if you are happy to play on a gig like you describe, your gear should be the least of your worries. [/quote] This. Looking at Berg cabs because you're worried about taking your Schroeders to dodgy dives doesn't make any sense to me! If you're playing in the sort of venue where you're worried about your gear getting nicked or damaged, you should surely be looking at cheap and cheerful alternatives!

This is not a fancy multi pedal, but it's the best feeling compact expression pedal I've used: [url="https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/dvp4-7-10137-09463-5.do"]https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/dvp4-7-10137-09463-5.do[/url] Also the Hotone Bass Press might be worth a look, not as nice feeling as the Dunlop, but it can be used as a standalone bass wah! The Source Audio Dual Expression looks like the one to go for, especially if you have any SA pedals. You can hook up two regular expression devices plus a SA pedal; not sure that you can switch the expression on and off, looks like it is always on for all connected devices though. For more fine control you'll want their Reflex pedal. There is the Moog MP-201, but it's big, expensive and hard to find. Not sure what other options there are?

Try plugging in another monitor or TV to see if it's just the built in screen.

Btw the 750 doesn't have same rolled off treble that the 450 has. I've heard many a user disappointed with the 450 thinking it lacked clarity, to find the issue gone in the 750 version.

Ok, so if this happens during use, does just the screen go blank or does the entire device instantly power off? If all power just goes dead, a common cause of this is overheating due to the fans becoming blocked by dust build up.

Ok, looks like you've made some progress! Might just be a one off, sometimes Windows updates can temporarily cause issues like that, especially if you're low on disk space etc, or you powered down mid-update. Since it's a Samsung SSD, install Samsung Magician, it should be able to tell you if the disk is reporting any failures.

Sounds like you don't have a backup, so if you can afford one go and order yourself a USB hard drive asap! Shut down the machine, start it up again and keep tapping F8 (before you see Windows loading) and you'll get the option to boot up in safe mode. If that works, you'll have an opportunity to back up your files in that state. If safe mode boots up ok then either corruption, buggy software, malware, or a dodgy driver is at fault. If safe mode didn't even boot then corruption is most likely. You can try the built in repair options and if that doesn't cut it then you're probably looking at a reinstall, unless you can take it to someone who knows how to dig deeper into the cause. If you can't boot up to get your files off, you'll need to attach the drive to another machine in order to do so, most likely with a USB adaptor that you can pick up from eBay fairly cheap.

[quote name='Cuzzie' timestamp='1494345779' post='3295204'] [url="https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/25611-bass-oddipreamp-pedal-roundup?page=5"]https://www.premierg...-roundup?page=5[/url] Le Bass wins!!! [/quote] I own the Le Bass, but I have to say out of those clips the Plex and BDDI win for me!

What's wrong with just giving the FOH 2 feeds and let them do the mixing?

I'd say the VT does a good job at emulating a tube amp, but the SCR-DI is more like a clean solid state Ampeg preamp, twinned with a fizzy sounding overdrive. The headphone amp with aux in is a major plus though. You can't plug headphones into the DI output of the VT, but you can send the DI to a cheap Behringer MA400 headphone amp as I used to!

Sounds like a blend is the wrong approach if the only reason for it is to try and reduce the bass boost from a pedal that already has an EQ. I don't like using blends on low gain full range overdrives, all you end up doing is diluting the flavour they impart on your tone.

Check your EQ settings on the Valvedrive - I think it's a passive EQ, so 'flat' setting might be more like bass and treble off and mids maxed, setting it all to noon might therefore result in too much boom as you say!

Boss LS-2 if you are certain that none of your fx invert phase; some pedals do and the result is a volume drop due to the waves cancelling each other out. Otherwise look at a blender with a phase switch like the One Control Mosquite! I also would not recommended blending digital pedals due to their processing delay, unless they are chorus/delay/reverb type pedals which obviously use such a delay to create their effect in the first place! But digital filters, overdrives and compressors for example might not be a good idea.

If the volume drops SEVERELY with both volumes up full though, one of the pickups is probably out of phase and either needs flipping round physically or the wires swapping round. I bought a Squier Jazz that sounded weak with both pups on until I fixed it!