dannybuoy

Either double down on the darkness and stick some flats on it and learn some Jamerson lines... or try a brighter sounding P. I went through all the ones in Wunjos a while back and the most aggressive sounding were the 80s MIJ Jazz Special (its a P shaped PJ with a J neck!), Troy Sanders Jaguar and the Musicman Caprice.

Yup - he also spent a long time getting it right on the Stingray!

For a MM pickup, I’d go for 1 pickup in the middle every time. A Musicman Stingray sounds so good because the pickup is in the sweet spot. I have a Sandberg Basic with a single MM pickup in the middle and it sounds killer. But they also make a Ken Taylor version with two pickups, one closer to the bridge and one closer to the neck. Neither of these pickups soloed has the same perfect balance and growl of the middle position, and things don’t improve when you blend the pickups together. Unlike a Jazz Bass where mixing the two pickups sounds great, somehow blending a pair of MM pickups sounds a lot more scooped and less growly to me, even if you cool tap it won’t sound like a Jazz.

My Yammy PJ sounds nothing like my Fender P. You really need both. I have a spare Fender P for sale btw.

£135 + £5 shipping. http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Nordstrand_Pickups_MM.html

Ha! I never saw you asking about them. It's pretty much just an octave up with a tone control so you can reduce the jangly top end you often get with octave ups, or even dial it right down for a more subtle effect. I guess it uses the same algorithm as the Whammy line, so great rock solid tracking. I bought it ages ago and then hardly used it as I mistakenly thought the blend control could go 100% wet, and I wanted it for split-chain fake guitar sounds like Royal Blood - however it is just a pure level control for the wet signal whilst the dry signal stays at unity.

Love how they've turned a single P pickup into an ultra narrow Jazz bass arrangement. This would be worth more money if chopped up into little bits and sold as kindling.

If they haven't despatched yet, cancel your order as I have one in stock and will beat their price!

If you haven't got a Digitech Mosaic and want one, let me know. I'm planning on listing a boat load of stuff end of next week including one of these!

@Tech21NYC, acording to your site, the Bite switch on the VTDI 'engages a presence boost and a subsonic filter'? I would equate subsonic filter with a HPF, although I note the page for the amp does only mentions the presence boost! Interesting that this amp features a shift switch for the character knob as well as the mid knob. Shame the blend is gone though, I've become a fan of backing mine off to about 75% to retain some more of the original dynamics when the gain is pushed.

Oh yeah @W1_Pro, my sunburst Classic Pro (complete with hard case and Gibson TRC) will be going up for sale if you're interested in the older model. Just have other priorities right now so haven't listed it yet, but it's on my list of stuff to sell!

$2 fee plus whatever standard rates USPS or FedEx charge to deliver / insure. I got a pedal over here for something like $25, check their site for any more info.

Use shipito.com and you can forward any parcel on for a $2 fee. If the place offers free US shipping then it's not much different than ordering direct, just without the restrictions!

It's not April 1st yet is it? A cheap square of thin fabric draped over the top would be cheaper, cover the entire instrument, and not look stupid.

I've had lots of fortunate accidents with running pedals at 18V but I think you'll be taking a big risk with an ODB-3. It's been around for so long that if it was capable of running at 18V and sounding better for it, it would probably be common knowledge by now. Anyhow, I don't think it needs 18V, it sounds pretty solid at 9V and doesn't need the extra headroom. I've had low gain overdrives that have greatly benefited from 18V when used with a hot output bass, but the ODB-3 can take a pretty hot input signal and not get mushy or bogged down as it is.

Add me to your list please @tonyxtiger - might also be interested in renting the Geddy pre to try alongside it if that will still be an option!

Have you tried moisturiser?! Also I have gloves that are compatible with touchscreens, whether or not they require a healthy finger on the other side of the fabric I don't know! Maybe they make special thimbles for people with knackered fingertips...

I assume BigRedX is talking about outboard preamp rack units. Most preamp pedals have bypass switches from what I've seen. Basically an EQ is a preamp. But like Lozz said, EQ pedals should be flat and transparent with the EQ knobs centred, whereas a preamp might still impart a bit of its own flavour. Also some preamps might have special contour, voicing or deep switches that make changes that would be difficult to replicate with simple EQ controls. Not to mention a bit of overdrive, which you may or may not be looking for!

Bax are Dutch, and used to be obviously so, they only got their site looking like a UK one to ensnare more customers in the last year or so!

If you have an audio interface you can try out the trial version of Helix Native. Same effects but running on your computer instead of a separate box. Even if you don't have an interface you can get creative with jack adapters into the mic in socket and use ASIO4ALL to get the latency down!

It might fit but unless anyone been confirm 100% I would email Gf at our r first. I've heard the old Epis, new Classic/Vintage Pro Epis and Gibsons are all slightly different in shape and length and not all hard cases fit all models. It's worth getting an official Epiphone one. My Classic Pro fits the older rectangular shaped one like this: https://www.reidys.com/pr/guitar-cases-and-bags/epiphone-thunderbird-bass-hard-case-22570/ The newer ones are tapered:

A lot of that is down to basics like people not being able to use their gear effectively, rather than the nuances between different brands of cab that some obsess over. You can make one cab sound close to another just by tweaking your EQ. But if you create an overly boomy or tinny sound by not using your EQ properly or poor choice of cab placement, it doesn't really matter if you're using a Peavey or a Venderkley. The tone is has to be good enough so the audience can hear it clearly, and the sound suits the song. Spending hours A/B-ing the minuscule differences between different equipment is probably better spent working on note choice, rhythm, phrasing and rests!

I'm always sceptical since tons of people rave about the modelling in the Zoom units and stuff like Positive Grid BIAS but I think (their bass amp models at least) sound terrible.

I've never found an amp modeller that was good enough for me to prefer it over a good old analogue VT Bass. But then again my experience is limited to the older Line6 Bass Pod range and the Zoom B2/B3/B1on. I had been wanting to try a Helix without forking out for one and just realised that Helix Native is available as a free trial that has all of the same effects - so as soon as I get my interface issues sorted out I will be giving that a bash!