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I put mine at the end, seems to work well.

Global eq adjustments are ok if you only use one instrument… if you play multiple instruments eg acoustic guitar bass and electric guitar then you are probably better off using an eq block instead.

I always use HPF and LPF with Helix both at home and live… set at 30hz and 7.5khz respectively. I may even move the HPF up to 40 now that I am only playing 4 string again… I find LPF essential for keeping the mix clean especially when using synth bass and distortions where some of the higher frequencies can sound harsh and are very much in guitar/keys territory. I think the kick drum sounds much clearer and the room sounds a lot less boomy with the HPF engaged. My understanding is that if you are using the HPF/LPF eq block the slopes are 12db/octave.

Bought new and sold second hand through Bass Direct by me a number of years ago… serial number 2749 Was wondering where it ended up??

Chris just bought some cables from me… A nice smooth transaction with a top Basschatter👌

After playing around and getting quite frustrated with the stock cabs/mics and also the Lancaster Audio SVT 810 IR I decided to invest in the Bergantino NXT212 IR… So glad I did, it is so clear and accurate and so reminds me of back when I used to use a bass amp and cab live. I have tried it with most of the amps on the Helix and have settled on the SVT4 Pro for now, they all sounded great though. I guess the beauty of the helix is that now I have a cab IR that I like, I can have a patch for each amp with it at a fraction of the cost of the real things… bargain😊

I haven’t taken an amp out of the house for about 5 years now and after numerous pedal board combinations have settled on a Helix LT. I have a few amp and IR patches set up with variations on a theme but am pretty happy with a B15 pre (no cab) with a Volume pedal, clean boost, an overdrive, and a octave/fuzz combination to emulate the EHX Bass microsynth. It is really nice to have everything in one unit, and despite what some folks might say it is so easy to tweak on the fly. Having high and low pass built in is also really handy! I just use a set of UM Pro 50’s for in ears but am eying up some 64 customs for my next purchase

This Dingwall must hold the record for heaviest bass ever produced 😂

I have actually gone down the Heix LT route now and couldn’t be happier. There are some really nice preamp and amp models to work with plus all the effects and the volume pedal built in. For £795 it has more than I will ever need

I had one, sounded great but the power supply was a deal breaker for me unfortunately.

I did try that studio tube pre and thought it sounded great. I might create a new patch with that tonight to compare to the B15… The possibilities with this thing are endless!

It tracks fine, have used it live and at rehearsal and not had any issues at all. I may swap the order around to see if there is a difference.

Having played around with the Helix for a week or so I seem to be preferring the sound of the B15 preamp to the amp models. I have it set almost flat, it sounds like a really nice high quality DI My main live sound patch consists of Volume pedal-Kinky boost- Obsidian- Cawthorne drive- Octave- B15 preamp. The Cawthorne and the Octave are fairly close to the EHX Microsynth sound I was looking for so definitely a win there! Is anyone else here preferring just a pre to and amp/cab model?

My favourite colour combination by far… beautiful looking bass

I seem to remember checking to see if Fralin did one but from memory they don’t. I might be tempted to try the Aguilars next I think… maybe a Lollar might make me something if I ask nicely😊

I would kind of agree with you there. The 5 is certainly more mellow than the 4, which can get quite aggressive. It still sounds like a good P though. I think the 4 sounds more like a bright 50’s Precision and the 5 a mellowed out 60’s Precision. I have considered trying some other pickups in the 5 but overall am pretty happy with the sound, the 4 is absolutely perfect though😊

These are my only 2 basses now… Both American Pro Precisions and both with Nordstrand pickups.