dannybuoy

Yup - the pickguard from the BB424X should fit. Anything else would have to be custom made, but let me know if you find anywhere that does them! I would like a chrome P-Bass style one piece plate for my BB415.

Blend is only useful IMHO when using really heavy distortion, like a Bass Big Muff or ODB-3 set to high gain to bring back some clarity and dynamics. Both of these have enough low end by themselves - using a blend to try and bring back lost low end doesn't work that well in my experience! Anyway I imagine they may bring out a souped up version like they did with the B7K if the demand is there!

The numpty has put a £40 delivery charge on it with Paypal as the only payment method, then goes on to say he doesn't want to post it or use Paypal!

I've had that kit for almost a year now - one day I will get round to fitting it!

Might have to pick one of these up! Disappointed there's no tone control though, which is one of the things that made me return my B3K, hopefully this one isn't as bright. I wonder if the 'era' control just affects the EQ before the clipping section like the 'character' control on the VT Bass.

Bear in mind that the results may be skewed by the fact that the real pedal heads only ever look in the effects forums and may not even see this poll!

I hated the factory strings on my BB415 and found the B to be really floppy - put on a set of Dunlop nickels and have stuck to them ever since!

You could also try taking the neck off - Fenders usually have the date stamped on the neck and body, they probably do the same on Squiers.

Surely you need an overdrive! Also, I love a wah before fuzz, and prefer an octave after fuzz so try that order out if you haven't done so already!

Head-Fi is the place to ask, but it appears that somebody already has! http://www.head-fi.org/t/393597/new-se102-is-this-old-e2c-rebranded

I spent the afternoon yesterday trying out a few sets of flats on my P (I had a few used sets in my box). I've been using LaBella 760FL for a while as they seem to be the standard recommendation - I didn't like them at first as they were quite bright, stiff and sticky, although they got better with age. Tried the Chromes and they had the same issues as the new LaBellas. Then I put the Pyramid Golds on and they are never coming off! They just sound perfect on this Classic 50s P of mine, and are so smooth to the touch that they, to use an overused Talkbass term, 'play like buttah'. Slides are just so effortless and I have the action nice and low - I can't put it down now, and have only done so long enough to write this, and now I'm off again!

Glad to see you went for the TIs! Those along with Pyramid Golds are my favourites.

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1357298152' post='1920476'] Bear in mind that the MXR - and indeed the DOD FX25 - are band-pass filters, and as such they are more in need of a clean volume control or a blend control than low-pass filters are. Personally I prefer the sound of low-pass filters on bass. [/quote] Maybe off-topic as it's out of the price range of the OP, but when it comes to blended bandpass vs lowpass, I like the bass wah preset on the Sonuus Wahoo - fixed bandpass at 100Hz with the auto/pedal filter acting on another bandpass in parallel. I prefer the sound of a swept bandpass to a lowpass as it just sounds funkier, but this allows you to do that whilst keeping the lows intact!

Apart from the new bells and whistles, does the actual fuzz sound any different to the original? If someone has both, please could you set them to 100% dry and compare the sounds?

I perch mine aloft an SVT210AV, and it sounds great!

Rather than splash the entire amount on an American Standard, I would get a used Classic 50s wearing flats, and a Squier Matt Freeman wearing rounds! In fact I plan on selling mine to do just this!

I used those two together for a while too (although the Bad Monkey was a Humphrey modded one for better bass response). I switched the BM out for an Xotic Bass BB in the end though. Either way, the VT does love a boost or overdrive in front of it!

Yeah, I use my Team Awesome Fuzz Machine set to ow gain in that manner too. The VT does not have the mid-scoop of the BDDI though - I measured it myself and by tweaking the knobs was able to get an almost flat EQ apart from the speaker sim roll off.

I recommend you try the VT Bass if you haven't already - best thing out there for getting a valve sound out of a solid state amp! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_be9GSlt_eQ[/media] The DHA VT-1 tube pedal is also worth a look and I'm a big fan of the Catalinbread SFT also: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EILrxBwxqmk[/media]