dannybuoy

I've been through quite a few pedals and software plugins trying to find a tone I like for that Motown feel, and the Aguilar Tonehammer is my favourite - I've just knocked up a quick clip! ('05 USA Precision with very old TI flats, tone about 70%, into Tonehammer DI with AGS on, gain at 9 o'clock, slight bass and low mid boost and treble cut) https://1drv.ms/u/s!ApKsVfvGwYkOiqV6Q61pUu3yvWelVg The One Control Sonic Silver Peg, Catalinbread SFT and VT Bass are also good for this sound, where it's on the edge of cleanliness and a harder pluck makes a rubbery sound with no harsh fizz up top. I didn't get as much joy out of the Creation Audio Grizzly or SolidgoldFX Beta, both of which are often recommended for this kind of tone but didn't quite work out for me. I'd love to try some recordings through a REDDI though! Or one of these: http://acmeaudio.net/product/motown-di/

Some pedals, mainly digital ones, leak noise back into the shared power rail which then gets picked up by other pedals. Pretty sure I had this problem with the B3 too. You don't necessarily need an expensive isolated power supply, just run a separate wall wart for the Zoom!

The Autofilter is the only one I got on with. It's pretty good!

You may be over estimating your pedal power requirements. I bet the Mosaic needs way less then 300 and the MB synth under 500 for example (I haven't looked them up). Remember that if a manufacturer supplies or recommends a 500mA supply for their pedal that doesn't mean it needs that much. It's a gamble between having enough power or potential future board space waste regret!

Two things: I reckon a CS6 will power that lot fine, remember you can ignore the individual output labels with this supply, a 100mA output will be able to dish out 300mA if your Mosaic really needs it. That MXR won't fit under a Metro unless you put stilts on it!

Not a quest I've ever been on! If it ain't saturated, I ain't infatuated.

My verdict as my trial of Helix Native draws to a close: - Some truly amazing dirty bass sounds, mainly due to the Darkglass clone and the ability to blend guitar amps in parallel. Such a shame the HX doesn't offer these. - A solid Octabass octave down which is great for blended purposes, but no classic soloed OC-2 sound. Octave ups are ok but are far behind the POG or Whammy in terms of tone and tracking. - One decent filter, but I prefer my existing filter pedals. - I didn't find a phaser that I liked as much as the MXR Phase 90 or Small Stone. - I didn't like any of the bass amps at all. I tried to get a decent lightly overdriven B15 kind of sound, but found I could get much better results out of my VTDI or Tonehammer pedals, or Tonestack or Bias apps on my iPad. - I didn't bother much with the rest of the effects!

And a Mesa head for £200?! Off the back of a lorry?! https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/mesa-boogie-pulse-600-bass-amplifier-/1289244267

There was certainly a fair bit of drive in those bass sounds though. I'm a big fan of the Aguilar Tonehammer for replicating that with modern equipment!

I would expect them all to be the same. Btw I think these have been discontinued and replaced by the Ray25 CA (the number suggests a downgrade / price reduction?): https://www.sterlingbymusicman.com/ray25ca

HotRox stock the full set of Cioks cables... Not sure about other brands, but if yours uses a phono plug then they will work. Simple option is to contact the vendor and ask them, they should be able to direct you to a UK dealer who will either have them in stock or can order them in.

Actually just gave my Tonehammer another bash and I can get some pretty nice aggressive sounds out of it too by scooping the mids. The mids are before the overdrive circuit so affect the character of the clipping, something key in understanding the Tonehammer! In short, you would probably be happy with either depending on which bass/tone/genre etc.

Other thoughts: The Tonehammer DI going direct to headphones with AGS on is my favourite warm vintage tone ever. The drive control on the amp is like a variable AGS control so is even more adjustable. However I only like it for that vintage fat furry sound. The vintage mode of the M900 doesn't sound as good direct to me, but I love it through my actual cab. It doesn't clip the lows or compress like the Aguilar's drive circuit, it distorts the midrange and mixes it with the clean tone. The overall result is more hifi, like all the harmonics of overdrive but with your original dynamics. Hard to pick a winner between the two! For more modern scooped grindy tones though, the Darkglass eats the Aguilar for breakfast.

The simple footswitch only allows for switching between clean and dirty. The 'intelligent' footswitch allows you to switch between VMT and B3K modes, however I don't recommend this due to the EQ differences between the channels (big bass boost, mid scoop and high mid boost in B3K mode).

I'm happy with the DC5, and it's been able to power pedals that on paper, it shouldn't (e.g. Two Notes Le Bass). But if do up another board I would definitely try the CS6. I like the fact their technology isn't transformer based which means you can get more juice from individual outputs and you're able to far exceed what each one is labelled as, and certain pedals are succeptible to noise when placed near transformers.

I don't feel like there is. I wouldn't be surprised if measuring it might reveal a rolloff in the real low sub bass region, but it has plenty of lows to rattle windows without even boosting the bass knob.

Quite easy to get a discount off anything they sell just by using the built-in chat system. And if they won't ship to the UK, you can forward it to shipito.com, but then costs will start to add up!

Headstock logo and bridge are correct. Never knew they made a white CV P though, but lo and behold: https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Squier-by-Fender-Classic-Vibe-60s-P-Bass-Guitar-Olympic-White/1OB8

Email Eden support. It may well be under 80mA, the adapter is just 400mA since most standalone adaptors put out way more than the pedal needs, and let's face it there's probably not a massive choice of 15V adaptors on the market for them to choose from!

£35.26 new, apparently delivered from the UK on eBay: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F152880326269 However due to the weird price it's probably coming from China, will take ages to arrive and potentially get hit by customs. I have ordered stuff appearing to be UK based before and it's come from overseas, so I'd contact the seller first!

My favourite setting was bypass mode.

I would make the trip... otherwise you end up buying a load of used basses you don't like until you can't move without tripping over them, as I have done!

Might help to tell us what Jazz bass you have! Squier CVs are a bit of a non-standard shape, this I know as I struggled to find a direct fit for mine.

Having just read the article properly, yes! Not only can you stream audio to it but you can also push presets without authentication... You could switch on an octaver and turn them into a bassist!