dannybuoy

There's probably one or two factories that churn out all the cheap strings for cheap Chinese basses, so you could get lucky very quickly, you never know!

"Just for extra protection, I put three shocks in, so, you know, when I play the bass, it's so powerful, I just wanna make sure the bridge stays straight." WTF I think the bolts should do a good job of that by themselves mate.

[quote name='mart3442' timestamp='1392389222' post='2368068'] [b]Never found one I was happy with. They all suck the low end. Billy Sheehan is right: To retain proper bass tone with a pedal, you need a dual amp/pickup rig....[/b] [/quote] I own / have owned plenty of drive pedals that but only do not suck low end, but actually increase it!

Look up the cheapest set of strings you can find on eBay - probably those!

Must be a good amp if Gandalf uses it.

Team Awesome Fuzz Machine is awesome! Heavy low end on that mutha. I want to try the You're Doom, Diabolik, and Duality... If anyone wants to do a short term swap to be able to sample different fuzzes without spending any cash, I'm up for it! Spread the fuzz love.

Saw the post this morning, it looks like it's been sped up (but clearly hasn't)! And for those that don't have Facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8eUyaF_RcI

Not the Dunlop one! Mine whines a bit when it's on, but most of the noise comes from the actual PSU itself rather than out of the speakers! Diago 18v adaptor tips can convert 9v to 18v but I've had troubled history with them, first one lasted well over a year before it decided to become a 6v adaptor, I got a free replacement which died within a few days, the one after that played up also after a month or so. I ended up receiving one of the old models with a second SFT that I picked up here and that one is still going strong, so it looks like the older hand made jobs are faring better than the newer Chinese manufactured ones (although of course I could have just been unlucky!). This one should be good although does not have a right angle tip: http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/18v-dc-regulated-power-supply-7-p.asp There's an EHX one too, but don't get that as the polarity is wrong for the SFT: http://www.effectpowersupplies.com/18v-dc-regulated-power-supply-7-p.asp

I have the OFD. Some great sounds in it, the low gain drive of the Tube Drive model in particular is a contender to replace my SFT!

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1392213249' post='2365993'] We sell more Squier jazzes but more Fender Precisions... Go figure lol! [/quote] Younger, cooler, more cash strapped = Jazz Old farts with lots of disposable income = Precision I have a Precision.

I believe the consensus was that whilst they may have coloured ball ends and be made by D'Addario, they are not the same strings as Chromes.

There's a Meatsmoke amp in the classifieds too by the way!

Great, let us know how you get on as I've never actually tried it with an LS-2 in practice! But bass into the input, then the Taurus into the channel B return should do it. Then you have channel A to control clean bass volume and B for the synth.

I see more J's than P's being played live (from big bands to cover bands), so I would guess slightly towards the J? Interested to know though!

Bear in mind most mixers won't work well with a passive bass being plugged straight in. Blend pedals like the Boss-LS2 can be used as mixers also. Just ignore the send outputs on the pedal and plug the Taurus into the return socket.

Get him to play bass instead? Nobody will notice then.

Can't make any clips right now, but I read the manual last night and it does blink faster as you move each knob back to where it belongs in the last selected preset. You can also switch it between buffered and true bypass! The muff model, whilst sounding good, has a very different sound the Bass Big Muff - the manual says it's modelled after a blend of Big Muff and Swollen Pickle. Most the difference is down to EQ, as you have a 3-band instead of the usual tonestack. You have to scoop the mids and boost the bass and treble to get the traditional sound. I'm currently enjoying the low gain sounds of the tube drive and crunch tube models, and got a good sound out of the octave fuzz by setting the blend on the low-pass clean side with just a little layer of raspiness sitting on top of the original signal.

With the right pedal though, you will not drop out of the mix, especially as we're only taking low gain here. Many have a slight mid boost, making you stand out of the mix even more when engaged! I don't agree with some of the suggestions here - Phat Phuk is more of a boost pedal, and the Ashdown Lomenzo sounds thin and unnatural to me. For low gain OD, the DHA VT1, Xotic Bass BB, and Catalinbread SFT are my usual recommendations, but lately I have been favouring the tube drive model on the Soundblox OFD set to minimum gain, so much so I am thinking of unloading both of my SFTs!

Wow, Boss ODB-3 not aggressive enough? It's the most aggressive pedal going! Sounds great into the Orange Terror Bass and a tweeterless cab though, I love mine. If you want some of that aggression back that the Orange Terror seems to smooth out, the VT Bass, Catalinbread SFT (newer brighter sounding version), Xotic BB pre or the Rat Tail are all good options.

And you were correct! They are '84s - in which case I think I will hang onto them, if I was going to build a bitsa I it was the heavier overwound sort I would be after!

My BB1025X is here to stay. The only reason I would sell it would be if a 2025X came up at an irresistible price!

Tried that, the foam is pretty well stuck on so the foam just splits when trying to remove it!

These Harley Bentons are 21" scale same as the Kala U-Bass (I found conflicting info that the Kala has 20", but their site says 21"), so those Pyramids should fit no problems. They sound good! I wouldn't want them on the fretless if they are roundwound though. The reviews were saying the Harley Benton is much bigger than the Kala, but I guess that is overall size and body length rather than the string length. I believe the new LaBella white nylons and the new Aquila Reds (which are better sounding and less sticky than their white Thunderguts) are coming out in both Kala 21" scale and also the longer 23" scale used by a lot of the new basses coming out from other makers.

Just sold the last of my maple necked basses now have 5 sporting rosewood. I like rosewood!