Al Krow

My privilege and pleasure to start a feedback thread for Esther. Esther bought a Zoom B1-4 multifx off me. Prompt payment and excellent comms throughout. I would be very happy to deal with her again. Hope you enjoy the pedal! Bas

Agreed: I can get pretty close to that with my Proton Mk4 (2020) so an envelope filter is very much at the core of that sound. Even closer with a synth patch overlaid from a cheap-as-chips Zoom B1-4!

There was a really excellent comparison video of a Fender P vs Yammy BB posted on this thread a while back. On solo'd P setting the Fender seem to edge it. It wasn't played in the mix but, lets be honest, we all know just how iconic / great a Fender P can sound in a mix so we don't need any further "proof" of that! I completely agree with the general sentiment about pups though - for me they are the single most important tone shaping component on a bass.

My two bands regularly play at a local East London venue and I know the manager very well. A couple of his other regular bands are currently indisposed - one has split up and the other are stuck abroad due to travel restrictions. He's asked me to see if I can find another couple of London bands who might be interested in filling the gap. Gigs are paid at typical pub rates. You will need to provide PA, backline etc. First date he's looking to fill is 24 July, and then broadly a regular slot every 6 weeks after that, so approx. 8 gigs a year are on offer. Not the end of the world if you can't do the 24 July but would be available to start later. If you're interested, please PM with a showreel or decent footage of you playing live (that's a must please) and we can take it from there. Look forward to hearing from you! AK

I think he has always truly loved the FI best 😉 And tbf if the manual and interface were half as good as they are now after a couple of years dedicated work by him, I almost certainly would have held onto mine.

Was he able to provide any insight into the what the "1200W" is i.e. at 4ohms? Peak vs RMS etc?

There you go, sounds like you're both in perfect agreement!

And I'm guessing someone swapped their C4 for an FI, so balance has been maintained in the universe?

In terms of value for money, it's going to be hard to beat Sire for an active PJ bass or Yamaha for passive. I've had the Sire P7, great bass, only gripe for me is that it felt like it had only 17 accessible frets which was a little constraining for me, but I suspect may not an issue for a lot of folk. And it has a ridiculously well featured preamp, in terms of EQ options including semi-para mids. If you like passive and are cool with Yamaha body shape (it's not everyone's cup of tea), I'd actually recommend a used "Series 2" Yamaha: either the BB 425 or the 1025: there's a lot of love for both on the Yammy thread and for very good reason. They are superb basses and hold their own with basses costing several times as much.

Your finest board ever, dare I say Mr Bassfan!

Yawn.

...but also humans that play bass. And insects. Soooooo many insects. Apparently we bass-players some of the finest creatures that have ever lived Bass - Wins The War - General Discussion - Basschat 😁

+1^^ exactly my thoughts, too.

When it comes to being a "pro" you clearly don't advocate taking spares of everything then?

So in 2032 then...😂

He's put together some SERIOUS pedal boards (and a rather excellent bass!)

Nah, it'll be just fine. Check this one out (which I've previously had): P3110 | PROMETHEAN | AMPLIFIERS | PRODUCTS | Ibanez guitars Tbf if they offered it as a 1x12 similar to the Markbass CMD 121P but without the annoying tweeter hiss, even better!

Well if it's 300W at 8ohm then it will be "just" 300W into a 1x10, which will be plenty loud. With the option of 600W at your finger tips, with an extension 8 ohm cab. That works. Besides, I wonder if it's 1200W peak (at 4 ohm) in which case more like 600W RMS? And a Peavey watt is a proper watt. Just sayin'! 😁

I did like the look of these little combos when they came out, but they were a bit underpowered for full band rehearsal: If they end up putting this new amp into a 1x10, colour me very interested!

Aha - gotcha!