Bolo

Failure to start the video with the fender P and J invalidates the whole thing imo.

Hit the Road Jack, Smoke on the Water and Running with the Devil.

Not my video. I've been using Verellen's meatsmoke preamp pedal for years. Using channel 1 as my default tone, off for clean lead/solo bits, channel 2 for anything 'are you nuts?'. Drive, eq and master volume per channel makes it the perfect tool.

Why would you want a flat response setting on your amp for a non-flat response instrument? A good sounding amp (be if for bass, guitar, PA or hifi) is not ever going to be on flat settings in actual use. There would be only one real world application for it and that is calibration. If your ears won't tell you what a fairly neutral setting is, but they'll tell you what sounds good to you... That's the best we can wish for.

Billy Sheehan needs to be mentioned

That's a weird look for a bassist

Thank goodness I didn't have to do the ironing last night, as I was watching Alanis Morissette!

I was reminded of the Golden Earring, and recent Eurovision winners Maneskin using Danelectro Longhorns.

What about one of the industry standards? Maxon OD9 or or OD808?

A year or two ago I flew from Amsterdam to Stansted (iirc) for a straight trade: MM SR5 for Spector euro LX5. Brought my iPad and iRig for a quick test at the gate. Departed at breakfast, home in time for dinner.

People often ask me: "Bolo, I don't like you"

Try it live:

I dated Miss Representation once, she kept pointing out everything twice!

AEADG works perfectly on the basses I play/ed: MM SR5, MTD Kingston, Spector LX5, Cellar V. I know some Mayones players droptune, not sure to what note.

The MXR is super clean, too clinical for my taste eventually as I sold it after a year or two. I wanted something with a little life, flavour, juice to it. Tried the Cali compact bass but didn't get on with the controls. Switched to the Compact Deluxe and that's it! Perfection.

I have a Kustom defender 15h that's currently living with a friend who is building it into a vintage radio enclosure.

Because it's obviously made for stoner.

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I think you're too hung up on the numbers. Only 70ms or longer works? That's just really odd, more so because you apparently are not confident in your ability to hear the difference. Horses for courses I guess. For me compression is about catching the peaks and bringing them in line for fuller, steadier notes. The bass has plenty of sustain so there's no need to lift the noise floor there. Because I'm not limiting, the leading edge of the tone is not squashed at all just reined in. Fast attack and reasonably fast release for me.

None. Not the Cellar or the Spector. Even the stylist cabbie isn't any worse than usual.

Since Phil called for violence against Dime (weeks before the assassination) and turned into full blown KKK I'm absolutely done with that piece of scum.

Rule of thumb is that the wattage is calculated to the power output before distortion. Valve amps for electric instruments are designed to operate beyond the point where distortion occurs. For bass, 300 watt valve amps are not uncommon because of the vastly increased headroom (how long it sounds clean Vs power output). Increasing the amplification beyond the maximum undistorted signal is Overdriving and will alter the nature of the signal. The area where this sounds pleasing in some way gives a lot of extra loudness output so the amplification and power usage if measured at the wall are actually way higher than the rated wattage.

Looks ok to me, great for learning to work the bass or heavy hitting plectrums. The pic is of the useless end too.

You don't have this problem at metal gigs.