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And maybe stay away from the FRFR thread.. I'd love to plug straight in to an RCF NX45-a That'd be a bass combo on steroids I reckon...

It sounds a bit like the tweeter dial wasn't set flat. It works in the opposite direction to that of a normal tweeter attenuator. I'd also hazard a guess that most super tweeters spike in their sensitive region whereas the crossover in the BT2 will probably endeavour t keep the spike out of the sound and thus it won't have that 'tear your ears off' quality. Just some possibilities but I can not answer for sure as I wasn't there. If I were I'd be able to give a definitive answer Ok, my answer? IEMs.. (That really doesn't help ha ha!)

Crickey! Silly money for an entry to IEMs!

I had to go back to your original post to reacquaint myself with your requirements. I think the BT2, with that nice big tweeter waveguide will reward you with clarity across the stage. The BT2 is all about maximum balanced off-axis response.

The Bergs and VK's are coloured and are coloured differently to each other. The design parameters are not about being 'flat(ter) response'. The Big Baby II and Big Twin II are designed to attempt to iron the colour out. Colour is often seen as a negative trait and it can be for poorer speaker examples, but in the case of the likes of Bergantino I would say the colour isn't to detract from the natural sound of your instrument but to support it. There are for example some cabinets I have reviewed that were so coloured that all you could hear was the sound of the speakers being impressed on every note. One cabinet actually gave me a headache it was so bad. Another thing to help confuse matters is that some speaker cabinets don't seem to allow the voice of a different amplifier to come through as much as others. I suppose this is the same as the above but just coming from a different angle. An amp I played with recently seemed to make my speaker cabinets overly bright and unbalanced. I had to mess with the EQ to get everything to play ball, whereas my amplifier of choice is pretty much left with zero EQ on at all and I can play digital audio through it with smiles from me all day long. Something to think about I guess.

That's interesting actually as I tend to lean to ward the Vintage MY rather than the B*k models. My own drive needs tend to be more band pass in the mids. I'm currently doing a blend of clean EQ and two drive pedals at low gain in series to get the effect I want. (Albeit happening inside Helix)

Don't assume that a quiet pickup is a poor pickup Some pickups are overwound to get the mid range louder so the pickup on the whole will be perceived as having a greater output. For a vintage vibe, AlNiCo 3 pickups will have a much lower output but a sweeter tone. I think that the SBP-2 has a lower output than the SPB-3, but the latter has a more scooped sound in the mid range (Would need to be corrected there) - Steve has used both in his signature basses but the SPB-2 is his current model.. again would need confirmation there. Trust your ears and if you need more level, use the gain control on your amp

The Positive Grid Bias Amp Mini was thrust in to my lap last week. It (Or the BIAS AMP) would appear to be pretty much the ultimate 'dirt channel(s)' amp in terms of tonal variations. I'm pretty sure the Darkglass amp will get a big thumbs up. Generally speaking I am let down by amp 'dirt channels' as I am really fussy and look for a specific sort of dirt in my sound. I'm leaning towards keeping my amp clean and using pedals instead so I may not be as helpful as those who use dirt on their amps all the time.

I guess yes! I should probably get on and try it myself ha ha!

I let you down badly the last time I tried to find time to do samples for you! (Still sorry even now) - but if I do get a moment I will see what I can do. though I will add that I'm not usually a synth pedal guy. If anything it's something I need to spend more time working on! Thank you for the Valeton suggestion. Yeah that sounds really good!

@Muppet Yup, the three band comp is very, very good when tweaked just right. (Wouldn't hurt to have some reduction meters added) - and the one thing I would want most is a wet/dry mix on it too because I adore parallel compression. (It's why TC's Spectracomp and Hypergravity, Nova Dynamics and C300 are pretty much my favourite compressors... and the SD Studio Bass, that's ace too. I might buy another!)

Odd time signatures counted in 8th or 16th notes are Ve-Ry-Diff-I-Cult (5's) or Ve-Ry-Ve-Ry-Diff-I-Cult. (7's) - This works well with 2-3 and 2-2-3 groupings.

Ace thank you!! Though you may regret offering lol

What? How? Lol!

Yeah that looks pretty tasty actually! I think for me it has to be the 'right' tort. Too orangey our light red doesn't look good to me. I do like the dark brown and the red you have. Especially that satin/worn look rather than brand new and shiny! Now, where's my spare plate gone I can try out again heh!

Having owned (much like many other BCers) a wide range of line 6 models right from the original Red Bean, I wholeheartedly agree Helix is a huge step forward. A great piece of kit!

Not that helpful, but I try to keep them wiped down in between performances or, in between songs if it's a particular 'hot' evening. When they sound dull, I ditch them! I suppose there's the option of coated strings to extend tonal life. I should give those a go again as I've been gigging so much recently, the strings are naturally getting used way more.

Thank you! You mention parallel paths above. Does this mean that you can have either multiple parallel paths in your signal chain, or have multiple effects in a parallel path?

Thing is, with HX, I really want to understand the signal path better verses the Full Fat version so I can see how well it would integrate in to what I am doing at the moment.

It was £425 when I looked this am and I've not been to the GG page before. Hmmm.. I really don't need an HX....

I have this album on vinyl! I found it as a teen and, well.. I keep it very safe, all wrapped up! A prized album for me.

No, I know. The Gibson vs Ibanez headstock suit was in ‘77 and although I don’t think they settled in court, it was certainly another entry that adds to the “Law Suit Era” story.

‘Law Suit Era’. Better?? 😂