dannybuoy

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='533519' date='Jul 6 2009, 08:50 AM']Does the Option 5 actually work well with bass? I thought it was a guitar effect that could also work with keyboards.[/quote] Works brilliantly. Slow mode is very subtle, like a mixture of trem/chorus/flanger/phaser/univibe, fast mode is much more throbby but sounds very much like an authentic leslie. Check out Led Zep's Heartbreaker, it can sound pretty much just like that!

Or a metal grill with cloth covering, best of both worlds. Alex, how come the speakers aren't dead centre?

I can put you in touch with the guy who took the photos of my friend's band Pushboxer if you like: [url="http://www.pushboxer.com"]http://www.pushboxer.com[/url]

I put em on my Dark Starred SG, and then on my P Bass. They feel and sound lovely. The expense can be justified because flats last for years!

Digitech Bad Monkey! You can get em for £25 new if you look around, and cop an old skool bass grunt nicely.

Bass BB -> VT Bass is my core sound, if I had to pick a 3rd it would depend on the genre, either an MXR Carbon Copy for post-rock or the Option 5 Destination Rotation Single rotating leslie speaker sim for blues / classic rock, or a Supercollider fuzz for heavy stuff!

Those unbranded ones look pretty good actually, especially the butterscotch P!

I use the big triangle blue Dunlop Tortex. A small guitar pick feels wrong to me on bass, if you haven't tried a big triangle then do it now!

Jim Deacon basses are the same as SX: [url="http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=jim+deacon+bass"]http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=jim+deacon+bass[/url] You can get the '62 Precision for £109 delivered from [url="http://www.hartnollguitars.co.uk/products.asp?id=4714"]Hartnoll Guitars[/url]! I think the Jim Deacon FPB2 is the same as the SX FPB62 and has the 20 fret neck, while the BG models are the supposedly shoddier ones with a 21 fret neck.

Careful, not all pedals have polarity protection, you could fry something! Most pedals have a negative center which is the opposite to most household AC adaptors for cameras etc.

The song I've had the most fun playing after learning by ear is Dimension by Wolfmother! Give it a go...

If this makes it down to the London / Surrey area, I'd love to try one out to see if has enough top end for me. I like to use a lot of fuzz! I have no room for it in my house though, so rather than go on the official list, I would love to come and test one out if someone nearby gets their hands on it.