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Yes. And it was plugged in to an isolated power supply. It's all irrelevant now anyway. Even without the noise I didn't like the sound.

I've returned it and got a refund. For me, it sounded awful and introduced noise to my signal chain. Appreciate for others it's a great pedal, but I also can't stand Orange bass amps etc. Whereas other people can get phenomenal sounds from them... Each to their own. I've got an MXR M80 on the way so will see if that gives me what I'm looking for.

Some people swear by it.. I was a bit wary because I don't really like the Sansamp sound anyway.... But I'll get this returned. I managed to sell off some stuff and make enough to buy an MXR preamp that has a distortion and noise gate as well as XLR out so will see if that does anything for me... Failing that I'll go for the £11 passive DI!

I downloaded it for free. It involved getting my laptop out and going on the website, then I found a whole pile of pretty decent presets made by other users. I agree it's pretty hard to work out what you get for free Vs what needs paying for. Changing effects via the app is really limited, but I've downloaded presets that have other effects somehow... I guess if I spent time on it I could work it out but as it's my practice amp for occasional home use I just don't have time. Because I'm an absolutely awful six string guitar player I find it more than adequate for my electric guitar needs.

I got the BDI21 for £35 but so far I don't think it's usable. I could keep it for emergencies but even then it's noisy and for me doesn't sound very good. I'd rather have something else that if I need to use it I'll be happy with.

I was scrolling through Facebook and thought "that's a nice Sandberg..." Then I saw this thread. And that they do them in left handed. And I want a 4 string jazz at the moment, if that's slightly "better" than the JB fretless jazz I just bought it will be a bargain at £265...

Does anyone here carry around a passive DI box instead of using a dedicated preamp/ DI pedal? I don't really have use for a dedicated preamp/ DI pedal but having that safety net of an option to DI off the board is comforting in case my amp packs in. Which has never happened, but I don't want to tempt fate. Just trying to weigh up pros and cons before parting with cash. I did just buy a Behringer BDI21 but I'm not exactly impressed with it. I thought I'd have it on my board as a drive/ boost but so far I think it might just be best staying in the gig bag as a cheap backup for emergencies... I'd just rather have something useful.

Ok so it's a minimum requirement rather than a maximum?

I needed a new power supply and picked up what I thought was a bargain... Except it has three banks for 9v 100mA and three for 9v 500mA. On my other power supply almost all slots are for 9v 100mA. I'm checking my pedals, some clearly say 9v 100mA but others don't specify beyond 9v. Am I taking a risk plugging any pedal into 500mA if I'm not sure?

£100?????!!!!!!! Nice!!

Any space on the ceiling?

I love these combos. I was living in a second floor flat when I had mine and I sold it to @TheGreek so I know it went to a good home. Still my favourite sound though. Add an extension cab and you'll cause earthquakes. I just wish Ashdown could recreate that sound.

Wow. Save £30 on £100 worth of damage. Too kind.

Mine copes fine with the hot output from an MM Stingray and the low B on a Sire V9. The standard bass amp models don't sound great but if you log on and download things like the SWR modeller then it's a big improvement.

Thanks everyone. The same seller has my old Streamer LX at £1,599. I bought it for £450ish around 2007 and sold it for about the same a few years later. Secondhand lefty Warwick prices are all over the place. I was tempted by that fretless, the body wood and the neck are attractive but the cheap bridge and the pickups were putting me off.

Just wanted to check on this Warwick. It looks great.... But! The body is bothering me. It doesn't have the two piece bridge, and it has chrome hardware, which makes me think "Rockbass" range, but not in that wood! Is this a genuine 2001 German made Warwick or is it a Rockbass body with a German neck? Warwick Standard Fretless 2001 - Figured Natural Satin https://reverb.com/item/63332357?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=63332357

How are Laney for support? I toyed with getting a Laney rig before I stuck to upgrading my Ashdown from Rootmaster to ABM.

I've had a Spark, not the mini version, for about a year... I can't find the review I did of it but long and short of it is that of you get some decent settings downloaded off the app then it opens up, the settings that come as it is aren't great. Despite its size it's good for practicing with bass, even five string. For electric guitar it's very good, can't remember if I had this while I still had an electro acoustic. I've not yet used it to record but I had a Blackstar BEAM which is very similar and loved how easy that was to record into Audacity on my PC. Hope that helps, or if there's anything specific I'll try my best to help... I've not gone deep into the functions of it but I do give it a lot of use.

Maybe it was the jackhammer I had confused it with??!? 🤣🤣🤣

A long time ago I remember reading that the Marshall Guvnor is good for bass because of its EQ control. I was looking for a decent overdrive because I just can't get the exact sound I want from a drive, they either don't go far enough (the valve drive on my ABM 600) or they go too far with no sweet spot. I took a punt on a Guvnor to do the age old buy it second hand and if it doesn't fit sell it without loss. So far, I'm pleased with it. It gives a nice guitar like overdrive sound but there's a four band EQ onboard as well as gain and level dials. This pedal will be really useful for both fiercely driven sounds but also low gain volume boosts. I haven't played with the EQ much yet but so far I've got the bass on max, "deep" on about 70%, treble at about 20% and mids just under 50%. With the gain all the way up I'm getting a really nice guitar like overdrive sound but with all the low end intact and no piercing highs jumping out, as a lot of even bass drives can do often do. So far, so good!

I've only ever seen them, never heard, and I love the look. However, the only lefty I've seen cost the same as a second hand car, but I'm pretty sure there's a cheaper rockbass version for right handers.

There's loads of other good modelling/ effects included solutions. If you want to use it for guitar too I had a Blackstar BEAM, sold it stupidly, then got a Positive Grid Spark. Both are great little recording interfaces and have onboard effects. There's an old Fender Bronco combo that has integrated effects, it's old tech but the sounds are really good.