ratman

Hi Rob. Think of the past 8 years as a mere blip. Now you're back to the dark side, you're gonna need a bass, an amp, cabs, effects board, and an estate car to put it all in. How can we help?

Two weeks? It'll be quicker than that lol. Welcome aboard.

Yay! Kit BB clone ordered!

It looks like a slightly upgraded but easier to operate MS60B. It seems to have a plastic case though, probably helps to keep costs down but will it survive being jumped on a lot?

Absolutely agree with all of that, that's one of the limitations. I use it two ways. 1- to cycle through patches ABC etc. I use blank patches here too if I know I'll need effect off settings in the cycle mode. And 2- normal footswitch mode, where i just want effect on or off. I have my MS60B on my small board which I use for pub gigs. If I'm on a bigger gig I use my main board with the B3. That's a lot more gig friendly, but I dion't use and amp models with either, mainly modulation effects. So I don't spend all night fiddling with the Zooms, I only need them here and there. Most of my OD's and compressors are real pedals.

That's right arcureo, you can only be in one mode or the other. Tauzero made a valid point above too. He correctly said that if you only need to turn 1 effect on in a patch, just have it in the effect in the window and use the switch to turn it off/on. The LineSel will do the same for 2 or 3 effects at once, ie anything after it in the patch. This pedal does have its limitations but for the money it's a bargain and very useable. The same could be said about the B3 to some extent. And that's brilliant too,

Thanks chaps. I'll get that solder too.

If you want eq and volume boost options, I'd look at a bass eq pedal.

I have a question for you pedal builders - I'm about to order one of those BB's from pedal parts, it's my first kit. I do have a soldering iron and it's a 30W. Would I be better off with a 40W or 60W iron for more heat, or will the 30W do?

Great idea! I've been taking photos of my pedals on my phone too, but the stickers are genius. I reckon if you needed to have a couple of settings on a pedal, using different coloured stickers would nail that too.

I'm not a pick player, but when it's needed I use Planet Waves thumb picks, the ones that wrap around your thumb. Saves me getting cramps trying to hold onto a normal pick, and I can flip from pick to fingers and back in a flash. I always keep 2 hanging off the strings by my machine heads. They work for me.

A few of my favourites...... Junior Brown Brad Paisley Ricky Scaggs Johnny Hiland Redd Volkaert Jerry Reed Brent Mason

I played fretless exclusively for a few years. I wish I'd have known about flats & half wounds back then. I turned to flats a couple of years ago for my fretted and accoustic basses and loved them, although now I use half wounds on my P as they give me back some of the mid range that the flats took away, whilst retaining that lovely round flat sound. This has really helped for getting a good tone when recording, but also live, where the lack of mids using flats killed the effect of my overdrive pedals.

I went from using Hartke heads for many years, to a Streamliner. I now have an amazing rich valve tone and way more low end on tap than I ever had before. (I was using Ashdown cabs which did the job just fine, but in the past year I've moved to Bergs, and they're stunning with my Streamliner.) You really need to try a few Genz amps out, you have to hear them in the flesh. The Shuttles are fab too, I just prefered the simpler Streamliner myself, but try them both out if you can. I suggest a visit to Bass Direct. And, the prices are a steal at the mo....

That was a pleasure to watch.

Bergs and Vanderkleys will walk all over MB cabs.

I use a Roland EV5.

I've seen this happen before and it sucks. So I've signed too. Up to 46,228 now.

I have a Micro RD, and it's fab. Sounds like a valve amp channel. And it's tiny too.

I don't have experience with either, but I think you probably need to try them both out. The Aguilar does have sweepable mids which makes it way more versatile tonally. Personally, I wouldn't go for a pre amp without a mid control, for me all the sweet tones are in those mid frequencies.

That sounds like it'll be awesome. Some audio clips would be great to hear once you've got it. Enjoy.

Phone them up and ask.

There's an art to 'plodding' away holding down 4's or 8's. Anyone who thinks it's beneath them as a bass player to play these kind of parts is serioulsly missing out. The notes may be simple but it's all about making it drive/swing/groove/bounce (delete where applicable) which is where the skill and fun comes in.