Hi all. I'm a long time bass player of some 27 years fro mthe north of England. I have a Marleux Custom 5 string which I've had for about 10 years and have just bought a Lakland Skyline 55/60 which I'm really enjoying. However, the Marleux is definitely not for sale. I like it too much.
Amp wise I have an EA iAmp800 which goes through a CXL112E and a CXL110E, although the 110 has mysteriously stopped working and is awaiting collection by a local electronics guru for further investigation. I've had that rig for a few years too and have just bought an Ashdown EB180 1x12 combo with a 1x15 extension cab for a bargain price to use as a 'practice amp'. I have just joined a second band and wanted to avoid moving too much gear around. Lazy? Me? No, I just find myself without any foour wheeled transport of my own and it was easier to just buy another amp. That was why I got the Lakland as well. Funny how things can escalate when you start looking at buying gear and realise you have a bit of cash to spare. Now I'm thinking I need at least one Vanderkley cab... Hmmmmmmm :-)
Anyway I arrived here as a result of my search to find an effects pedal that might give more of a vintage valve tone through the EA amp. The amp sounds great as it is but is sometimes a little clean, modern and hi-fi like when something dirtier is called for. If I hadn't bought all the other gear and still had my eye on a Vanderkley I might have gone for some kind of Ampeg valve head but as it is I've spent far too much as it is so will be trawling the for sale section in here regularly for something suitable. Any suggestions would be appreciated though as I'm not that well up on pedals and so on. I'm considering a Microtubes B3K Bass Overdrive, EWS Tri-Logic Bass preamp or maybe a Sansamp Bass Driver, somethin along those lines[b].[/b]
Glad to meet you :-)