dannybuoy

TC Spark Mini, One Control Granith Grey, Mooer Pure Boost or MXR Micro Amp will do the job too.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1506526926' post='3379366'] My 'phone..? I hardly know where it is, most weeks. Sometimes I charge it up, if I remember. [/quote] This, but in reference to my house phone rather than my mobile. I think BT and cold callers are the only ones who know what the house phone number is, I’ve no idea!

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506507543' post='3379183'] Firstly, we use Messenger. I've nothing against What's App other than it's not iPad friendly. [/quote] Btw, you can get WhatsApp working on the iPad by going to https://web.whatsapp.com and choosing ‘Request Desktop Site’ from Safari’s options. Still not friendly, but a workaround nonetheless!

If the footswitch was included you can bet the price would be higher. Personally, I would prefer to pay less rather than get something I might not use. I just use it set to B3K mode, minimum gain, blend about 3/4 and leave it there - sounds perfect with my BB. Although I am now bringing an acoustic fretless into the equation where I will probably just switch the Microtubes off manually.

Does anyone actually use their footswitch much? Like the switchable drive in the Ultra series, I don't find it terribly useful unless you have the blend set really low due to the drastic EQ changes when switching the Microtubes on or off, or going between B3K and VMT (which you can do with the new super duper footswitch).

Got some Royal Blood style fake guitar ready for this evening's shenanigans! Tender Octaver into the American Sound nails the RB tone, then the doubler recreates the fat sound they get from using multiple amps. Board is split 50/50 for 'guitar' and bass, with the guitar sound going to a mixer in stereo. Two compressors on board for different basses, although I may eventually restrict myself to one. Just using the Beta as a dark & dirty boost which works well into the bright sounding Darkglass amp. That might get replaced with the Green Russian though...

New headphone jack is worthless to me without an aux in, but the pre-master DI/loop is an overdue fix!

The Le Bass runs fine from a single 300mA output on my DC5. So that's one socket freed up right there! Pretty sure I've used the Manta from a single 100mA socket too. When it comes to the other fx, current draw should be really low on anything that is analog and doesn't have tubes. I routinely chain 3 or more off a single 100mA output, and I've never bothered to calculate beforehand. If it works, it works! You will usually find that power supplies can dish out more than they are rated for and pedals use less than quoted in their manuals. I estimate that both sides probably add a safety margin of at least 20-50%.

Manufactured in the UK too apparently, so hopefully reasonably priced over here. I wonder if they have collaborated with Barefaced or someone else we are familiar with...

Sorry, not tried either, but there is the TC BH250 and Markbass Nanomark also!

There's a few in that list I didn't actually like but I just recommended them because they can sound very similar to the Phat Phuk (which I have bought and sold twice now!). I've heard a lot of love for the MojoMojo actually, I should try one out. Quite a different feel to the PP but it does sound like a great low gain OD.

These can all achieve a similar grit to the Phat Phuk: Fairfield Barbershop or Accountant (the Accountant is a dirty compressor but I use it like a dirty boost) TC Spark (full size version, the mini one is clean with no gain control) RMI Sonic Spark Tonefactor Cream Pie (can sometimes be found lurking in the classifieds) Creation Audio Grizzly Smallsound/Bigsound Mini (I think there's a used one around these parts still for sale) Southampton Fifth Gear Cheapest and most readily available option is the TC, it can hang with the rest tonally, a bit of a bargain really!

I think it would do a great job on upright, sounds amazing with the fretless Godin.

[quote name='alexclaber' timestamp='1506342900' post='3378035'] Danny, I'm sure you'll love the Two10 (it isn't called the Retro anymore! ) If you're used to the 210AV cabs then I'm almost surprised you didn't find the Two10 had too much bottom end - we had one on loan for a while and I've never played through a bass cab with so little happening below 100Hz - in many ways it felt like playing through a guitar amp. I was so shocked I even measured it to make sure I wasn't mishearing! The Gallery is a great shop but your experience of testing the Super Twin confirms why I'm not a fan of testing amps and cabs in shops - it's just such a weird acoustic environment for all but the smallest rigs. I don't think we've ever heard feedback like that from bassists gigging the Super Twin - and as we sell almost everything direct we hear back from the majority of our Barefaced users, good and bad (the former vastly outweighs the latter but the latter is more informative so we like that!) [/quote] Yeah, the 210AVs are light on the lows which is one of the reasons for seeking an upgrade! Plenty enough thump in what I perceive as the 80Hz-100Hz region when you EQ to compensate though, and I've always felt that lower than that just creaes too much boom and rumble. The Two10 sounded perfectly balanced to me in terms of lows and highs - but of course I realise that doesn't necessarily mean flat, and I was not testing at gig volume, nor at a distance from the cab, which are all factors. Looking forward to giving it a good outing at a rehearsal in a couple of weeks and my first gig with the band at the end of October!

Well if the Mod Duo takes off you will have almost unlimited new FX models and patches being created by the community. Also you can have a very complex signal chain going including amp sim, parallel chains and such. With the H9 you are stuck with what Eventide give you, although they may release more content in future. Many of the FX could be higher quality, being designed by pros rather than hobbyists, but then again you can only run one effect at a time I think? Think of it like a Linux desktop PC vs an iPad. Varying quality, complex and flexible Vs. high quality, simple but restricted.

About mids... I've been practicing using the DI out from my Darkglass head mixed with my new band's old album tracks into headphones. It has two distortion types, the mid-heavy VMT and the scooped B3K. After constantly hearing on forums that you need to boost mids to be heard well in a band mix, I went for the VMT mode first. However I found that I was then battling for the same frequencies as the guitar. B3K mode, which has a natural bass boost, mid-mid cut and hi-mid boost, just slotted into the mix perfectly. Now I understand why bassists and recording engineers love the Sansamp BDDI and Darkglass B7K so much. Another thing - some amps, like the Orange Terror Bass, are flat with the mids maxed and bass and treble off. It's worth finding out what type of tonestack your amp has and if anyone has posted any measurement graphs online.

I just gave my Effectrode a try with a few basses and stand by my original comments. It does colour the sound and add quite a bit of low end, it's hard to explain but it does it in a different way to an EQ, like it accentuates the thump of the note attack. However it sounded so good with my Godin A4 fretless that it's most definitely not up for grabs! I've yet to experience some of the high end tube DIs like the REDDI or Noble but I reckon this little box delivers some tonal magic in a similar way they do! It's definitely an overlooked pedal, I had never even heard of it when I was offered it in a trade, even though it's one of Ovnilab's top picks.

Also, the SUB Ray4 not only has a Jazz-width neck but the one I had was very light also being made from basswood.

There's a used Sandberg Basic up for sale on here, very similar to my own. Not quite as aggressive as a Ray but very much in the same ballpark, with a much skinnier neck and smaller, more comfortable body. Be aware that many two-pickup basses with a MM at the bridge have that pickup a lot further back than the typical MM sweet spot, so you may not get the typical Ray sound you're after.

It'll be a couple of weeks until I get to test it out at rehearsal/gigging volume...

Of course trying a cab out in a shop is hardly the best test, especially when both mentioned cabs were at either end of said shop! It could well have been room resonance making the SC too boomy.

Take my opinion on cabs with a pinch of salt! Last time I was a gigging bassist I lived in London, playing on multiple band nights or rehearsal studios through whatever random backline was provided, rarely using my own gear. Also I haven't ever played through what you might consider a boutique cab before. What I do know is that my current sealed Ampeg cabs do the business for me, but I was after a bit more thump, clarity and power handling, which the Retro nails. I went in expecting to buy a Super Twin, but the sound of it was not for me.

I've been looking at these BF cabs lately as well, so tried a few out at the Gallery today and walked out having put down a deposit on a 4 ohm Retro 210. They had it in stock but I didn't fancy lugging it home on a train with all my other shopping bags, so having it sent on! The Super Twin felt like it had too much unrestrained low end boom that would just overpower the stage sound. The mids and treble on the other hand were the opposite and felt very restrained like they wanted to stay in the box. By comparison, the Retro sounded perfect straight away. Just the right amount of bass, way brighter with growly upper mids, the notes just leapt out at me. I have a pair of Ampeg SVT210AV cabs at the moment, so the Retro was much closer to the sound I'm used to. I'm hoping the one cab can cover most of my needs volume wise. My main amp can go to 2 ohms if I need another cab, and my backup amp is a bit underpowered so could do with 4 ohms to squeeze the most out of it!

I bought an 80s MIJ Jazz Special PJ from Wunjos today after testing it out last week. Sounded better than any other PJ in Fenders current line up, including the Elites! On my way home I popped into the Gallery in Camden and they have a slightly different model with angled pickups as well as a P Lyte and a bright red Tokai Hard Puncher copy of the Jazz Special! Great prices on all of them too.

And buy soon, I meant I was almost there! Tried a few today. The 2024X was lovely, just like my 1025X with a better finished neck, and one less string of course. Still heavy though. The newer BBs sound very different, less scooped, tighter lows and brighter overall. They seemed only slightly lighter than the older BB line. I didn't go for one though, I picked up the 80s MIJ Jazz Bass Special from Wunjos instead, which kicked the butt of every single Fender PJ in the store and is very light to boot!