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It seems that people assume a comp should be doing something all the time, and noticeably so. I always like a comp to be on all the time but with a threshold that compresses only notes above a certain peak, giving a more consistent ‘top’ and ‘bottom’ to the overall sound which helps it sit in the mix and produce a tasty clank when you dig in, instead of distorting something. Controlled and nuanced playing still has all the dynamics. There’s no ‘breathy’ compressed artificial sustain volume swelling seasickness which I guess is what some people start. Trouble is every player, every bass, and every signal chain is different so the uses and possibilities are endless!

It's back!! Franco has fixed it and it's working perfectly. What a legend. I've been playing with it for the last hour or so and it sounds fantastic. The octave side is especially thick and with the synth added it feels warm and funky. I don't usually like octavers much but I haven't had one for so long it's great fun. The synth frequency is switchable giving two very different flavours, and with balancing the dry, -1 and synth there are many cool sounds in that. The wah side took some fiddling; I'm pretty sure the attack control acts a bit like a resonance control too, and the way 'volume' actually changes the peak a little too I think. Either way, it's a band pass which I really like for cutting through a mix and now the dry blend works! It sounds especially nice when driven by the octave side, which you can use to push the envelope even more using the level control on side 1. It's got a lovely 'quack' to it and although a totally different flavour to my 3leaf something about the combination of both sides of the pedal in one sounds really greasy and phat.

A good budget option are these - and look down the page a little, you can bundle them with some foam tips https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XXQ9MVR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I think they sound a little harsh at volume but pretty neutral at lower vol. Amazing for the price and a good way to test the concept.

Just a quick note to say that using IEMs with foam tips helps attenuate the sound of the band at large and allows you then to change your level to match, giving an all round comfortable 'mix'

You’re going to need to keep the jazz and get a MM to compliment it. As soon as you have the MM you’ll miss the J. 😊

Should be pretty good until I stomp it off

I’ve been playing my P bass a lot recently. A good description of the tone I think is ‘chewy’. Super low action, light gauge flats, tone backed off a little and playing over the pickup with the occasional ‘pop’ on the G. Chewy.

I reckon they roasted it for too long

I can dig that. Well I look forward to the day when we can compare and I’ll end up wanting another!

Nice. I should imagine with the wider spacing than the HH that the coil split sound gets a decent jazz bass sound?

It's 2021, every bass should be made to feel special

OK the legend that is Franco at Meridian has fixed it, I've asked what the details are so will report back. Hopefully fixed for good this time!

Oy oy oy what's going on with the middle one!

Weird that TC got it wrong in their manual but maybe the online one is out of date

Thanks, yes I have seen those and similar power bank devices. Honestly I rather like the simplicity of an internal battery when the situation allows. There's something nice and gadgety about it and decent designs can achieve super battery life with plenty of headroom if it's in the brief (for example my EWS Stormy Bass Drive which sounds amazing; it steps the 9V to 16 and still draws only 15mA and all inside a TINY enclosure) I only really use effects at home for messing about so the simplicity of plug 'n' play is a bonus. I've been using my 3Leaf Wonderlove for weeks now with a 9v batt on a short cable external to the pedal and it's working really well! Fairly illogical I know but it stops me being so much I suppose

Fusion Urban double gig bag is great. Very rigid and easy to wear, I didn’t find it very difficult with two basses to be honest. https://www.fusion-bags.com/products/fg-double-electric-bass-guitar-gig-bag Now though I quite like being limited to one bass when I go somewhere.

They’ve all been fake since 1965 😂

I’ve got the U500 2x10 combo. I’ve only used it once or twice in the studio. It seemed excellent to me with some very useful tone shaping via the different voicings (which alter the range and centres of the EQ) and mixed with the different power section emulations I was able to set it up to sound great with the basses I was using at the time (the Ken Smith now owned by Scott Devine and a P bass I still have, which are at opposite ends of the tonal spectrum) One thing I was especially pleased with was the compressor which seemed to work very well, allowing a ‘bass straight into amp’ job when necessary. The whole thing is a manageable single person lift over short distances but not super light. Build quality seems great although the mini switches might be a worry for some. Speaking of which I completely forgot to try the drive/chorus/octaver effects Saying that I don’t have a vast experience with amps but the last thing I used before this was a Mesa 400+ and it didn’t feel like a step backwards!

I like the 760FX Deep Talkin' flats on my P - they are the lightest gauge

Yes there's always more to it. Always read the small print!

I think that's better than getting frustrated and annoyed so that it spoils the whole experience. I try to be Zen when I order something too and it must be really disappointing, but looking at it this way is probably more healthy. At the end of the day it's been made, it's out there and they have your address, and if it doesn't arrive or reaches you in other than perfect condition, you're covered. You're more than welcome to adopt my SB1 for the interim!

No probs, it’s not 100% foolproof but a very good indicator. An e-commerce site that I use for buying watches found a scammer was emailing customers and directing them to a spoof site so they always reminded you to check the site was the proper one with the padlock. Many browsers now will warn you if the site isn’t secure.

To the left of the address, you can see that in BC too. If the site you’re sent to doesn’t have that then it’s potentially not the proper site

Not a scam - you can check the reverb site is genuine by looking for the padlock next to the url 🔒 Its fairly normal these days, and the reason you should have a separate PW on every site you use

Thought so. Weird! I do have pedals that size which fit a battery though but perhaps they’re a bit taller.