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Thanks, it worked when I first got it but the output was low. No crackling or cutting in and out, just quiet. Then when fiddling around the other day it just stopped.

Hi everyone. I bought an old OC-2 off eBay a few weeks back. I used it for just a few minutes, went on holiday, came back today and.... After about ten mins messing around with various riffs I'd like to use it for the Octave 2 function just stopped. Completely stopped. The direct signal knob and Octave 1 work perfectly but Octave 2 is now silent. Is there a common or known fault with these? My mate may be able to fix it, he builds his own guitar pedals and is an engineer by trade, but I'd like to be able to give him a clue what's going on with it. I've also politely asked the eBay seller if he was aware of anything with these...

Bands I was involved in naming: Guantanamo - got our first gig purely on this name. I wanted to get orange jumpsuits too but never managed to. Cocktails and Dreams - 80s covers

Sorry, not me.

I've watched that clip loads and posted it on here a fair few times but never knew the full story. Thank you!

I toyed with this... Mainly because part of the reasoning is that I want the sound of my amp 99% of the time so a preamp/ DI will either be cluttering a signal chain or adding/ cutting frequencies unnecessarily. I'm in a quandary really. If I spent proper time with my Helix I could just get it to do most of what I need it to.... I just don't know if I can get the time to do that.

That would be an interesting question for a non-bassist! I think we are all too biased to answer correctly. I personally love Jaco and don't find him too much on the Joni recordings or live work, if she didn't want that style she should have hired someone else is my view.... But I fully get why anyone would say the opposite!

That has got all the knobs.

That's not a meltdown. This is a meltdown... https://youtu.be/O3cBp_Bf43M

This looks right up my street, thank you!

I'd love one but they are pricey!

I would have suggested contacting these people http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/ but the main message on the website reads that the proprietor has sadly passed away.

Thanks, John. I hadn't realised but Al Krow has already done a detailed comparison of these pedals a few years back and directed me to it. Your comments are backed up by Al. I think it's an easy decision. Also I think Marcus Miller has a B1 four "for fun".

Superstar, thanks!!

I'm looking at both as a small and easy to use replacement for my Helix Stomp. I'm not using the Stomp to anything like it's capability so want to get good quality individual pedals for my essentials and have a multi available just in case for anything a bit weird required in the band repertoire. I know both these pedals are highly thought of but just wanting to weigh up the pros and cons of each. Thank you!

He's even miming kicking his cable away from a pool of non existent beer. Oh, it was dancing?

What kind of info are you looking for? I don't mean to sound rude but this just looks like a budget p bass copy, not sure what you're expecting to find out?

I am pretty much decided I'm giving up on my Helix Stomp. I barely use 1% of its capability and most of what I want I'm buying extra pedals for anyway. So... I want to replace my essential effects. I think a preamp pedal is a necessity for shared backline gigs and in case the amp goes pop. I'm looking for something that does EQ and DI out as a minimum. Some compression and drive would be nice but not essential. What I've found on the past is that some that sound great for passive basses just don't work for actives. My gigging basses are a Jack Casady, Stingray and a Sire V9. I also have a passive fretless Kramer but it rarely comes out to play. So quite a range of sounds and styles I'd need catering for! Ideally I want to buy second hand. Thanks

The whole of Stevenage Old Town becomes a live music hotbed on the 6th August. Stages and venues everywhere, loads of local bands of all types. The Desert Penguins will be playing at the Mulberry Tree from 7pm. As always if a bass chatter wants to make themselves known to me I'll get you a pint in!

I looked a LOT before buying a new one from Belgium. Loads are listed around £500 but there are a good few about and they don't seem to shift, so you should be looking at something closer to £400 in my view.

Maybe have a heart to heart. Try and understand why the reluctance to travel? Why can't he learn the songs beforehand. If it's truly laziness/ arrogance then there's your answer but if it's lack of confidence, issues at home, there may be other ways to resolve it.

The best thing I've ever done is join established bands. That way to know where they are in terms of whether they gig, how often, what type of gigs etc, and these days you can see videos etc of them. That makes it so much easier than trying to form something. It's particularly good if you're only just starting out in the world of gigging bands because you can see how it's done from getting gigs to managing rehearsals and changing set lists. I wish it was as black and white as "do you want to be in a band that does pub gigs once a month, aiming to gig from November?" Vs "do you want to meet up talk sh!t and maybe play some tunes?" Because the problem is the number of dreamers, weirdos and time wasters who will tell you they're the next Steve Luthaker ready to play any gig any time anywhere, they're so sh!t hot on guitar you might not be good enough to play with them, they've got four fender custom shop Strats... And they only know one song. And they never rehearse. And they want to be the lead singer too but can't sing. And they tell you how to dress for the gigs that are never going to happen and how low to strap your bass. And they get on everyone else's back about not being gig ready quickly enough. I'll stop now.

Jeez that's some overblown tripe. Do you sound like Led Zep? Do you make some attempt to look like them with outfit and stagecraft? We don't need your cheeky and amusing, faux authentic theatrical backstory. Alan's probably the type of guy to Google himself daily so I won't write out his full name because he's already flooded the internet with it, even when doing the bio of his bandmates.