1976fenderhead

Yeah sure, I can ask, was asking here in case there was an obvious fix I could do myself.

No, they actually filled one groove with glue because it was too low, like a proper defect, the others were fine.

It's much louder through the amp, acoustically (no amp) it's still there obviously (and louder than my other bass) but it's not even that bad.

I have a Squier Vintage Modified V which I bought here long ago and is my spare bass. I love it, beautifully made. It's been set up by the bass Gallery and it feels well set tup to me. My main issue with it is that it's a very bright bass (maple body probably the cause) and the sound of strings hitting the frets when I press them is too loud! I don't mean fret buzz, I mean the 'clack' when I press a string and it hits the fret above and below. My main bass, a MIA Fender Jazz Deluxe is nearly completely silent in that regard by comparison. It's quite distracting. The strings are Fender nickel, not exactly known for being bright and which I've used many times on my main bass with no problems. So what could I change in the bass to stop this noise being so loud? Pickups? Pickup height? Anything else?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1473763204' post='3132833'] Microphones are fairly low level signal, whereas the instrument input on a guitar pedal is expecting to hear a higher 'instrument' signal level. It may be ok with an adapter, but really, if you want to use a Mic into a looper, the best option is probably the Boss RC-30 for my money. Si [/quote] There's also the Digitech Jamman Stereo.

I wonder why unlike all their other pedals, this one doesn't say 'Made in NYC, USA' under the EHX logo... Are they doing this one in China or something...?

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1473414689' post='3129945'] The demo sounded pretty cool. It's now on my to try list- although it'll take a lot to knock my black label chorus off my board! [/quote] What's the difference between that one and the Analog Chorus? Have you tried the Bass Chorus Deluxe btw? Didn't like it?

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1473357581' post='3129477'] Do you know if the Toneprint editor has the same crossover and EQ features? I've got a Corona Mini also but not tried messing with the PC app yet. [/quote] It doesn't, only a high cut.

http://www.ehx.com/products/bass-clone If it weren't for the lower footprint of my Mini Corona, I'd totally go for this.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470609281' post='3107132'] I read your post, and I remain confused. EQ with the same EQ points as your head, a drive section which, if we are honest, will not be as good as many drive pedals found on bass pedalboard these days. The whole point of these micro heads is so you can carry them everywhere as easily as a laptop, so DI'ing out amp to desk is just as easy as pedal to desk. Again, extra shaping, I am clearly missing something as I cannot see how it gives you any extra EQ control, any settings on this would be countered by your GK head. Unless they are different EQ points? I would have thought this was unlikely given GK are known for their four band eq, but I haven't actually read the specs. Oh, and the silly statement; perhaps not worded so well, but fundamentals not silly whatsoever. If I gave you Flea's exact setup and asked you to play some of his lines, no offence but I highly doubt you would sound anything like him. Anyway, each entitled to our own opinions. Clearly we disagree, but hey what are discussion forums for? [/quote] Regarding tone shaping, this has been posted above but please compare these options against the heads' simple boost and cut of Contour / Treble / Hi Mid / Low Mid / Bass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB6GerXHWjI&feature=youtu.be Regarding drive, I happen to love the character of the overdrive on my Fusion and like that it (obviously) matches the character of the clean sound. My problem is it doesn't go as far as I'd like, and there's a short silence when you switch channels, making it impractical to engage/disengage mid-song. I'd be very happy with the same overdrive sound in a pedal plus being able to add more gain and adjust tone characteristics for the overdrive sound only (which I can't do with an MB head). In this video it happens to sound very much like the GK drive that I know and love, so I'm all for it! As for Flea, if you give me his rig the TONE will sound very much alike, but if you give him a Warwick bass, an Orange amp and an Ampeg cab the tone will sound completely different, even if it will still sound like Flea, and not even going into different models within those brands and the differences between them. Technique is fingers pulling strings, only so much you can affect in tone with that compared with myriad different woods, electronics, valve/solid state, preamp voicings, cab materials, drivers and so on. Just try one day playing two same exact basses except one has a maple neck and the other a rosewood neck, the difference is immense! Even just different pickups will make Flea's rig sound more different in TONE than a different player picking up his bass everything else being equal.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1470594987' post='3106986'] I've always thought of GK having a pretty distinctive sound - clear, punchy a bit gritty, but maybe I'm just thinking of a solid state sound. [/quote] I agree with you, and it's not just a solid state sound. For example Hartke's solid state preamps sound nothing like GK's, they sound good but much more generic (though I like them a lot because they're so versatile).

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470589981' post='3106938'] Flea does not "sound like GK" in my opinion and his tone is almost entirely down to his technique (apart from when he uses a Stingray). [/quote] No offence intended, but that's a pretty silly statement. [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470589981' post='3106938'] But then again, as I said I don't know what the GK tone signature is (despite owning a GK head for 6 months or so this year) so perhaps I am wrong after all! To give an example though, when I was AB'ing my GK MB Fusion head and my Tecamp Puma, I heard no noticeable tone signature from the GK other than warmth from the valve preamp, and the Tecamp is by design a very neutral sound. I'm talking gig volume here of course, not bedroom/headphones. [/quote] The Fusion heads don't have the signature GK tone. They're valve preamps with a GK flavour. [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470589981' post='3106938'] If you have a modern GK head, this gives you a tuner (which surely most already have) and a compressor (which surely most would already use if they wanted one). [/quote] As I said above, it also gives you extra tone-shaping possibilities, a more versatile overdrive than the heads have and the ability to remove the compressor, tuner and overdrive from your board and replace them with one single pedal. Not to mention getting your GK sound from a pedal to the desk without requiring your head, with the extra shaping that the pedal allows for. I honestly don't understand what's unclear about the value in this.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470588119' post='3106923'] I'm still struggling with who this is marketed at. GK lovers will have a GK head. If they have a GK head, other than a couple of superficial extras, what does this pedal offer extra? [/quote] Read 3 posts above that post. [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1470588119' post='3106923'] The Sansamp pedals make much more sense as not everyone who loves the Ampeg sound wants an Ampeg head, but the same doesn't seem to work for GK. Certainly, I can't hear a bass tone and have the ability to blind identify the GK sound. [/quote] I can say that whenever I've been in a studio with a GK solid state head, the sound has always been distinctive from anything else.

Just noticed on the GK Plex photo currently on their website that they have changed some labelling and features on it (you can compare with the photo on the OP). Compression seems to have more options, overdrive fewer options, cab sim seems to have been dropped (noooo) and trim is now a dial, not a switch. http://www.gallien-krueger.com/plex-preamp/

No. I've never felt I needed it though. I don't even use the editor, but I do download toneprints occasionally. With so many available you're bound to find something that works for you.

ooo I want that green one! When/where can I get it?

Not sure I could hit that switch without hitting the knobs...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1462624228' post='3044465'] Hmm... for me the great thing about GK amps, particularly the MB range and particularly the Fusion variants, is that they sound great right out of the box, they are plug and play and you don't need a pre-amp or sound-shaper in front of them. So is this for people who own less-than-exciting amps who can buy a Plex and finally find happiness in the GK fold? If so, then I'm all up for it. Though I could probably do without the sonic competition... [/quote] As I said I have an MB Fusion 500 and I like how it sounds (except that the overdrive is a bit limited), but this will give me extra sound-shaping options plus (if they're good) a more versatile overdrive, a tuner and a compressor, so 3 pedals off my board.

I'm a GK fan and I have the MB Fusion. I would love to get this (if I can justify the cost). The GK amps only have what you see there on the left side of the dashes for each knob, so the right side of the dashes is a whole new set of features added. Additionally, I love the GK overdrive but in my experience it only works well at low volume at home or with 1 cab only in the studio, once I add another cab or am playing it very loud the drive gets drowned in all the woomph of the bass, unless I cut a lot of bass and then it sound rough. So this drive with the GK character as a pedal with more gain is very appealing to me. And if I can sell my tuner, my compressor, and one of my distortion pedals, I save that space in my board and more than pay for this!

Odd when compared with the BDDI, the M80, the VT Bass DI, the Tone Hammer, the MicroBass, the new Ampeg model, all these pedal preamps which are the competition and none works as a soundcard. Unless if you're putting this in the same segment as multifx, which I don't think is where they're aiming...

I don't see what's so confusing, it's a preamp. The XLR in the front saves board space. It has a switch for overdrive and another for compressor, hold the compressor switch and you get a tuner. It has send/return jacks which are normal in a preamp, and the only odd thing is that it works as a soundcard. In my view, it's a very well thought-out product, except that I don't understand how to bypass it completely. If that's not possible, it's a big fail.

Thanks, I had the Agro before, fewer bass distortions ruined more lows in my tone than the Agro. Barely usable with those sparse EQ options it has. EBS might work I guess, maybe also that valve one they have...? But for something that expensive, I'm holding on for the GK Plex in a couple of months

Thanks for posting this, I didn't know these existed, apart from the Mooer (though all those are not THAT cheaper than Pedaltrain and Pedaltrain's post-sales customer service is excellent). I don't understand your comment regarding the bag though, all these bags seem about the same to me...? I have to say, for me a big plus is to be able to wear the bag on my shoulder, I had a Jr and have a Mini and try very hard not to need anything bigger because it's just so convenient to carry the mini on my shoulder, the bass on a hand and have a hand free to carry other stuff or open doors or go for my wallet, etc... Sometimes I also have a backpack with my tiny GK amp and still manage to have the pedals on my shoulder if needed...

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1459101521' post='3013563'] I have the mxr which has a row of LEDs . definitely worth considering [/quote] +1. So handy to have the LEDs to set the threshold. Then the rest I set by ear.