Al Krow

NO Silvia. You've missed the point. No matter how elegant, balanced and good looking a bass may be with white and gold hardware it's just wrong. FACT. No point arguing about it or having a different point of view 😉

Ok. Gold looks better. 😁 Or more to the point just as good.

And then you will say in response to that... You're like a married couple, you two. Lol!

Nah. Nathan's white NE2 is iconic and, come on, it looks stunning. It's a beautiful, balanced design. But heh, some folk think orange is the new black (cue pic....😁)

He was just a bit pis*ed off that Nathan was able to play the bass and sing at the same time (I find it hard enough just playing the bass), but someone had obviously nicked his drum kit.

Speaking of NE2s they really do look completely crap when they go for white with gold , far worse than turdburst, don't they? Can't imagine any self respecting bass player touring with Eric Clapton or Phil Collins would ever be seen dead playing one. Amateurs eh?

The pub was a fair bit busier than either we or the pub landlord were expecting. He'd had a decent duo in last week who unfortunately (particularly as I'd made the intro!) bombed. Made us both appreciate the importance of the rhythm section! Overall a good night, tonight, and probably more Fridays to follow at the venue once CV has blown over. Felt a bit poignant having a drink with band mates after , 'cos it may be our last gig for a while 😔

First Central London gig for tomorrow night cancelled. Our local East End regular pub gig still going ahead tonight and one in the diary in 2 weeks' time at the same venue with my other band but doubt they will be able to fork out for bands over the next few months if punters are staying away, so tonight could be our last one for a while.

Congrats - and welcome aboard the Yammy BB club! It can be a slippery (and often inverted) slope once you're on it, but you've started fairly near the top. Did you just pick up the one that was in the FS? Having had a P35, I know what you mean: they really are a great bass! What is it about the P34 that you're finding gives it the edge over that bass 'hall of fame' you've just listed?

Not quite. It has the R.I.P dial which emulates an envelope filter, but isn't a filter as such. Tech 21 claim this results in better low end retention, which obviously can be a bane of drive / fuzz pedals.

You've gotta take into account other factors such as power handling as well though e.g. can any 1x10 handle up to 600W RMS? And sorry, I'm totally sceptical that a quality 10" cab is going to sound better than a quality 12" in handling a low B in a full band mix. If you have actually come across one in your travels that's going to out do a SC, BB2 or F112 for sound quality, rather than speculating, then I'm all ears!

Nah I didn't play 5s back then, but the general comparison points still stand. Maybe I'm misguided but I'd expect to a 12" to deliver an equally good if not better low B than a 10"; and you're really looking at a 210 if you're going head to head with a BF SC, BB2 or F112. In terms of quality, price and portability in the round, I'm not sure I'm going to find a 210 that will out do these three.

Didn't say I liked it, but it would certainly pad out the price for the VT Bass DI...

Ah gotcha (I think!). I was trying to articulate what the opposite of "B string snap" might be and I came up with "woolly". I had a VK210 MNT which is a really good cab, but I found it a little painfully toppy and replaced it with the more rounded VK 210 LNT. I did find the original MNT more musical than the 'flatter' BB2 (which I am coming back full circle to) when I A/Bd them at the Bass Gallery a couple of years back. The Fearless F112 and my previous 212s (Berg and Mesa PH 212) trumped the VK 210 LNT for clarity / articulation. So l've had a bit of experience with VK 210s in arriving at my preference for 12" and the VKs are excellent cabs.

Decent quality 1x12 (or 212) cabs are not woolly in my experience. BF is a little lighter on mids in comparison to Fearless, but nothing that an active bass or decent amp EQ can't sort; whilst the BF SC peaks out at 4kHz, which is its key limitation for me, but that's not an issue for the BB2 (or F112). I'm a fan of the 1x12 for compact cabs and I'd personally take one over a 210 (and no question over a 110) - it's the best balance between tight response and full low end for my ears. I'm a little more into scooping now that I'm becoming more of a comic / slapstick performer and I've loved some of tones from some of the more recent Tech 21 pedals; but the VT Bass DI sill seems to come out top for many Tech 21 afficiandos, so I thought I'd give it a spin. If it doesn't work out Dave has kindly offered to take it off my hands for £50. I might just get him to throw a Fender amp head in whilst he's at it...

Fixed 😁

I totally agree - no point in binge buying, but being on the wagon for a decent period of time can actually be really helpful for some of us in not constantly getting distracted by the next shiny thing out there. You've clearly understood the psychology of this in a forensic manner and not had to self-isolate! Besides, when kit comes up at prices you're not expecting (e.g. that VT DI pedal - which has since gone up by nearly 20% at the retailer I've just taken delivery from), or because they don't come up very often (e.g. a mint BB2) sometimes you have to jump... and you know what a sucker I am for a bass bargain!

That really is a very good price.

That sounds really good, you got a link to the one you went for? Not that I need one right now, but it's always good to know about decent gig bags! My Gator is fine but I'd prefer a tougher outer layer.

Good job Andertons are currently doing 25% off the Sire bags currently isn't it? Or 50% off if you ask nicely when you're buying a Sire bass off them 😉 Slim is always good (provided they are well padded - particularly at the base) - will nicely offset my lack thereof.

That would be a bit obvious though wouldn't it? 😁 If the Sire gig bag is as good as you say it is, a couple of my gig bags could be finding themselves out on the street (well not literally)...

Good job I've kept that oversized Gator then...

FWIW, I had the Mastotron and loved it. Great pedal. But it didn't survive the arrival of the Red Ripper on my board.

Black or silver replacement pots on that finish - what would you go for?