dannybuoy

Prymaxe price is £269.05 before the discount (their public discount code doesn't work for all brands as some vendors insist on a minimum price, but they will give you a private discount code via their online chat), shipping is very reasonable, and I've not been hit by any charges after ordering dozens of pedals from them.

If a pedal like this had just come out and there are next to none on the used market, a £350 pedal would sell for £300 pretty easily. Buy it from Prymaxe with their 20% discount code and you could even sell it for a profit!

This 'artificial aging' is almost the opposite of relicing though. Relicing is purely a process to make it look and feel old on the outside. The ARE / IRA processes are all about making it sound and resonate like an old bass but still looks brand new. The 2024 series used ARE and IRA, whereas the new P34 only gets IRA. Perhaps that's why it's cheaper. ARE is basically heat treating the wood, perhaps similar to how Musicman do their roasted necks. IRA is a vibration treatment that is supposed to bed everything in, I suppose it makes all the mating surfaces between the paint, body, neck and hardware settle closer together, eliminating any tiny gaps or stresses there might be that adversely affect how it resonates. I'd have to play one next to my 1025X before committing, but as it's my favourite bass I'd certainly be interested in trading up to the 2025X!

I have a 1025X played a 2024X. The only thing that stood out as higher quality is the neck - a rubbed oil finish, smoother more polished frets, etc. I understand the body is more contoured also but In didn't have them side by side to spot the difference!

Actually at the start, each footswitch is a unique chain of FX, so with the 3rd one an empty patch, it is doable. The footswitches only control individual pedals in the patch when you switch to stomp mode.

I'd say a Seymour Duncan SPB-3 and some steel strings such as D'Addario ProSteels. A Sansamp wouldn't hurt either!

Because not all flagship basses have individual bridge pieces, I think they're in the minority. I assume the BBNE2 has them because Nathan East asked for them. They're not expensive either, the ones I've seen worked out cheaper than a regular bridge!

Also to do with the fact the J is really powerful, mine is even slightly louder than the P the way I have it set up!

Definitely try a 1024 if you get the chance. They sound very different to a typical PJ with both pickups engaged.

Can't think of a reason why it would be crap! The XLR out has the top end rolled off so it sounds great direct to headphones or PA.

I'm tempted to get one, but also tempted to just get a HX Stomp, try my AO in the FX loop and use the Helix routing to handle the crossover and compression! Having everything in one box with easy you reach controls though is definitely a boon.

The issue with bass use is the increased wattage needed. This one is a 75W guitar amp in a pedal: Crank that to 500W and you'll need to add a fan, make it bigger, etc. Still it could be done, just look at the size of the Trace Elf!

Yeah, I agree on TC, they have kind of drifted into the discussion purely as a result of dropping their prices. They are one of the most innovative ones out there, just look at the Toneprint tech. I think Hotone and Mooer started out with simple clones but have brought out more advanced stuff since then. E.g. Mooer cloned the EHX POG with their Tender Octave, I can only assume EHX must have proved they reverse engineered it and threatened action, as they discontinued it when it was one of their most popular products. A couple of years later they brought out a Pro version with now features and a new mini MkII, so I guess they figured out how to do it differently! They have a few other digital pedals that look like unique creations too. Hotone have innovated quite a bit, they make the tiniest full tube amps going, even have full guitar amps in pedal format, and quite a bit on the stall modelling front.

Interested to see how well this turns out: http://www.hotoneaudio.com/news/297.html

It is this way with some brands (e.g. Donner, AM Moon), you even see the same pedal rebranded several times. But a lot of them are seriously upping their game. Mooer, Hotone and TC have some really unique stuff. Hotone are about to release a Helix competitor too, that should be interesting!

If you refer to an XLR cable, 99% of the time it has a male XLR at one end and a female at the other. Or an XLR extension cable might have two males/females at either end. Once you start adding 1/4” jacks to the mix, I would start calling them TRS Jack to XLR cables. But yeah, you just need to make sure the cable can carry two signals and you have the right plug on the end, whatever fits your gear!

I can understand the pain point when a soundman hands you an XLR cable rather than a DI box and you have to fish for a dongle. But if you own everything including the PA, there's not much to worry about, you carry a standard kit to which you either add an adapter or just swap your XLR cable to a TRS-XLR cable. It is a valid point and it's good to air your discontent so that Line6 take note, but I wouldn't let the omission of XLR put you off trying and buying. For example when I bought a tube amp I just accepted it didn't have speakon outputs and bought a new speaker cable. If I had been firm and said I'm not interested because it didn't work with my existing speakon cables, I would have missed out on the experience of owning one.

Just because there's bound to be one of you that will buy this and wear it to work! 😁 https://ebay.us/ALaEgV

Cheaper than a MM Bongo I suppose.

#1 Timing. You need to lock in with the drummer, and pay attention to note length as well. I've heard tracks ruined by the bassist playing short syncopated notes when they would sound better held longer, or vice versa. Also don't go for flashy fills if it means you lose the groove. #2 Variation and a good ear for what to play and when. Sometimes you need to play exactly what the guitars are playing, sometimes you need to pound root notes, sometimes you need to outline the chords, sometimes you echo phrases from the drums, guitars or vocals, other times you just play something totally different.

I have the Hotone Bass Press. Sounds like a wah should! The Dunlop sounded more like a synthy filter vs a wah, I got one in to compare and it got sent right back!

Sounds good! Is that recorded with the VT Bass?

How is that LS-2 being used with the Meatbox exactly? You might be able to do away with that too!

XLR would be nice but it's not a deal breaker. Buy an adapter for a fiver, chuck it in your gig bag, done.