dannybuoy

BTW folks, heard word from Tech21 on 'that other forum' that the XLR 'is darker' than the main output, as per Dug's specs. Whether this means there is no speaker sim at all on the main out, or just a brighter one, remains to be seen! Just for those folk sending the XLR to the desk and the main out to your FRFR wotsits, you won't get exactly the same tone out of each.

Looks interesting, comes with 16 built in amp models in a compact 350W head. I didn’t think much of the bass amp models in the original BIAS, but I’ve not tried them into an actual cab and besides these are based on the new improved ones from BIAS Amp 2. https://www.positivegrid.com/bias-head-mini-bass/

@Al Krow if you get a 735A you know you are going to need a Yamaha BB735A to go with it!

It sounds better than Lemmy. But that's not hard!

I thought we were talking about the country!

I find it much better to test a pedal at home, with my bass/pedals/amp/cab with the option of a free return, than limit myself to mainstream items stocked in shops, having to travel there and test with limited time in less then ideal conditions with a less generous return policy. When it comes to basses and cabs though, I would much rather test in person since they are more of a faff to post!

Reserve judgement until you have heard someone else demo it, all his demos sound the same!

Well there's this if you can live without XLR and headphone out: http://ampeg.com/products/pedals/classic/ I've only tried the standalone Scrambler pedal which I assume is the same circuit, it's not that bad actually. I moved it on in the end, but I did think it was miles better than the EHX Bass Soul Food for example, which (somehow) gets a lot of love around here!

Have you seen the B7K Ultra? It addresses those issues, and the new V2 one has a cab sim too. Personally, I think the footswitchable OD isn't that useful as the EQ changes are too drastic. I prefer to leave it always on at low gain, then stack other pedals into it for overdrive/distortion. Alpha Omega into a B3K is a favourite combo of mine lately!

I assume that's how it works yes.

You can also send a best offer to their Reverb store, and try for more than 10%!

There's a lot of people out there that would want to swap the other way, I'm sure you could find someone wanting to swap an almost identical neck for no cost on your part other than meeting up or getting a courier. Which Jazz bass tickles your fancy?

The Polyclip has a bass mode? If that means I don't have to use 12th freth harmonics to tune my low E and B then I'll give it a try!

Old thread I know now, but that tablet probably outclasses the Windows XP machine with 1GB RAM that I easily played VST soft synths and virtual amps through a good 16 years back. Install ASIO4ALL and you can even get 10ms latency out of the built in soundcard. If you own it already and want to mess about with audio apps on it, there's nothing stopping you!

For the main sound in the last band I was in, yes. There are other pedals that I think sound better in isolation, but when playing along to those recordings the B3K just sounds perfect in the mix. Much of that is down to the baked in EQ curve and that the lows are left relatively clean and unaffected. Looking forward to seeing how the DP3-X compares! P Bass and flats though - Tone Hammer all the way!

The Aftershock has a bunch of new models that aren't in the OFD though. Not that it matters to me, I thought they were both stinky poo!

Just out of interest, why do you want the aux input going to the main outputs and XLR?

Doesn't matter, at least one person will still moan about it! Some wanted it to be routed through the main output so much that it seemed to be a deal breaker, others (as above) would have preferred the aux in to be headphones only.

Whatever you choose, I'd go for something with a high output to better match the P pup, and possibly a split humbucker design to avoid noise. DiMarzio Model J ticks both boxes!

They recommend a laptop battery for the Double Four. I guess car batteries are meant to be continually run at close to full charge so are perhaps not the best choice for a bass amp then!

I'll record a clip so you can see what's possible with it before you splash the cash! EHX Memory Boy/Toy should work too, cost less and have expression control. But the MXR is particularly suited to controlling the knobs with the edge of your foot, especially after you fit the rubber surrounds the MXR sell.