dannybuoy

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1394964050' post='2397060'] Someone on here made a rather tidy looking pad from black closed cell foam bought on ebay, and then cut a slot for the cab handle and locating holes for the amp feet. Others have used mouse mats to do the same job. [/quote] That would be me! Closed cell foam for a fiver from ebay, cut with a stanley knife and holes made by hand using a large drillbit.

Printed Circuit Board. A question for you DIY'ers - have any of you built the RunOffGroove Ginger? http://www.runoffgroove.com/ginger.html

[quote name='rmorris' timestamp='1395062977' post='2398141']On a similar note is the VT now available with a balanced DI option ? [/quote] Yes - but beware it sounds different to the original, I had both for a while and sold the new DI version onwards.

Sounds like a fairly normal bass line you would hear in any modern indie/alternative/pop track on the radio, e.g. The Killers, We Are Scientists, Maximo Park etc. IMHO his playing is good and so is the tone.

I think people would be happier with it if was labelled 'Bass Metal Distortion'. The 'overdrive' label misleads those looking for a natural drive sound. The best and worst live distortion sounds I have heard were due to this same pedal. One with it going straight to the PA which sounded awful, and one going through an SVT & 810 which sounded immense!

Some overdrive and fuzz pedals can overload and sound bad with the high output from a Stingray, especially if you like to crank the bass and treble knobs, and many vintage style fuzzes apart from Big Muffs sound terrible with an active buffer before them. The Musket and TFR should be fine but no idea about the others you listed. Gotta say my absolute favourite distortion sound right now is my newly acquired SUB Ray4 through a Boss ODB-3. They sound like they were made for each other, so should be a good match with a HH 'Ray. Also, that pedal can handle a really hot bass signal better than anything else I've encountered. Give one a try if you haven't since they are so cheap to get hold of second hand, I will say though that it sounds best with a cab without a tweeter, and watch the treble control on the pedal, you certainly don't want it past noon! Funnily enough after spending loads on different basses and pedals, it's the cheapest bass into the cheapest pedal that's giving me the biggest grin!

I've been considering the phaser. Anyone compared the phaser model of the Mod Core to the Phaser Core?

I'd take the VT over the BDDI personally, it can be set totally clean and flat if you want it, and it sounds like an overdriven SVT when pushed, with a more natural sounding breakup and without the hole in the midrange found in the BDDI/BDI21.

Mike Lull pickups look great but are ridiculously expensive: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Lull_pickups.html

Likewise, bought a pedal from Bruce and it arrived well packed the next day. Cheers!

Always been tempted to try one of these, will probably pick one up at some point when GAS for other pedals and basses settles down!

All fans of the Vulf, check this out! http://basschat.co.uk/topic/231860-vulfpeck-going-on-tour-free-gigs-funded-by-asking-fans-to-abuse-spotify/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvncV79LXk What a great idea. Now can everyone please stream this 24/7 so that they come over here. Joe Dart is the funkiest goddam bass player alive! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKg_3kyIhHc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQRV0c1KXYc

Honestly, it's less of a learning curve to either adapt to Windows 8, or learn how to tweak it to behave just like Windows 7, than it is to go Mac. You can get start menu replacements and disable all the metro stuff, and enable IE compatibility mode or just use Chrome/Firefox for BC. iOS is cool, but OSX on the Mac is a major pain to work with compared to Windows!

Another ash vote. The grain of ash is rather distinctive. Typical ash body: And alder:

Thomman have a few bargains too such as this - £54.64 for a shortscale P anyone? http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbp90bk_shortscale_ebass.htm

[quote name='tayste_2000' timestamp='1394337655' post='2390442'] Studio today 3 channels 1 awesome bass sound [/quote] You must have a few phase issues with the board if you turn some FX on and off and are blending with the clean DI. I know the SFT and 442 invert the phase for sure. It can be fixed in the mix as long as the engineer knows about it!

The Ox is crap, get a Muff. That's that sorted then!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1394299572' post='2390077'] Kent Armstrongs are Ceramic. I've got one in a Wishbass and it really barks/growls. Amazing value for £51 http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/musicman-bass-pickup-2765-p.asp [/quote] Not sure I like the look of that, part of the visual appeal for me is those fat pole pieces! Anyhow, just given the Stinger preamp a whirl. It has a lot more mids going on, less highs, and more lows on tap than the stock preamp. I think this would sound really good in the other bass with flats that I'm setting up as a funk machine, but I'm putting the stock pre back in the SUB as it has more bite up top and a more aggressive sound, which is what I'm after for this bass. I can imagine that the Stinger would sound better in a band mix though since it's less scooped.