Al Krow

Chap who I was using in Hackney has left London, so I'd be really interested in any techs in the London East area, too! Edmonton is likely to be a 2 hour round trip for me, so any other recommendations more central / east would be very gratefully received.

I think we've managed to clarify between us why polyphonic capability can result in better tracking. In summary, as we discussed: It seems the best tracking results on the FI are achieved when using a staccato / muting playing technique for the more rapid notes you might find in a typical bass line e.g. when playing octaves, by making sure your thumb mutes the lower string at the instant (or just before) you pluck the higher one. A polyphonic pedal will certainly be more flexible in accommodating different playing techniques. For me, not having to modify my playing technique to get the best out of a pedal is a significant plus point - I like that the pedal is working with and for me and not the other way around. So it's definitely looking like the SY-1 is hitting the mark, beautifully, for what I need it to be doing: a quality synth pedal that is both very straightforward and a pleasure to use; small footprint with great tracking and a varied soundscape.

Sandberg TM4. Lovely well made bass and my goto bass for several years. Limitations for me were mainly finding the Delano pups too civilised, and not wanting to spend ££s on another set of pups; but also transitioning to active basses and preferring 3 band EQs over 2 band. So it was not for me and I've since moved mine on and subsequently discovered the delights of Ibbys, Yammys and most recently Spectors (having flirted with a couple of Warwicks along the way). But there are plenty of BC'ers who hold Bergs in very high regard and are very happy with them.

Go on finish it in a stunning gloss white, buy yourself a NE1 pedal for £60 (used) and you've got yourself a Nathan East sig for a fraction of the price. Now there's a thought!... Yup selling a Sandberg (with Delano pups) is the very definition of liberation - I can vouch for that! 😂

You do realise that your much heralded flirtation with possibly getting a BB 435 / 735A / P35 has a bunch of us sellers feeling like a Yammy version of Love Island don't you? 😁 Btw if you ever refi your N5 in vintage white, or that lovely gloss black that @TheGreek has, it's going to be a head turner! Although I appreciate there is quite a head of steam for orange being the new black on this thread. It isn't 😂

+1 ^^ Will preserve your tonal range intact below the volume threshold. @ped is a big fan of this approach.

So how is the kitchen coming along?! 😀

Are you guys getting a mini-'surge' when engaging the full bypass? Something that seemed to be happening on mine and not great for the speakers so I've ended up just including easy to access 'clean' patches.

My 5th pedal transaction with Lee, first time as buyer. All completely good: he's a top man!

I think y'all need to stop pussyfooting around....😂 [ Courtesy @Salt on your Bass? (c)2019 ]

Looks awesome! Had to do a double take though - first time around I had a jaw dropping moment thinking "has he really gone for an almighty 12 x 10 rig?!!" 😂

Ah cloth covered leads instead of vinyl. I knew there was a good reason for all that extra cost 😂

Wow - this thing kicks out low end!! On humbucker setting, it's delivering a perfectly full / meaty low end with the bass EQ at nil(!) and at most adding just a touch for added flavour. On single coil settings can usefully increase the bass EQ to 3/10, but really don't need to go any higher than that. Treble EQ provides a nice range from Motown dialled-off through to bright slap zing at the other end. Default for me will likely be 6 to 8 /10 with dialled-off when required. Of the other basses I've owned / played the Euro 5LX reminds me most of my Yammy BBNE2, with its sculpted body and similarly meaty low end (albeit the NE2 does have a more versatile on board active EQ than the Spector and pretty much the rest of my herd for that matter!) Believe me, that is high praise indeed coming from a Yammy fanboy like me! Just day 2, I know, and still in that honeymoon period etc. But am liking it a lot already and delighted that I've been able to pick it up at a 'sale' price.

+1^^ absolutely!

I think @Osiris mentioned he had got some great results with the multi-band compressor on the Stomp. Hopefully he'll be along shortly to give you some pointers...

+1^^ I do agree with @MoJo that the P setting by itself on the Yammys can sometimes get a bit lost in the mix. The other option is boosting the mids on the amp or preamp pedal if you're using one ('cos there is no option to do this on the bass unless you are playing a 734A/5A in active mode). The first bit of this I disagree with. With a decent amp and equally a quality cab, which can often be the most overlooked part of our signal chain, I think my Yammy BB sounds just great with nothing in between! Using pedal preamps with passive basses, now that's a whole separate topic! Some may say just get an active bass!

So whilst it's obvious that the SY-1 can't do this as it doesn't have midi outputs, are we also saying that neither of the other current bass synth pedal 'leaders' i.e. the FI and C4 does this either? Just curious - it's not like I'm ever going to use it: one of the big attractions of the SY-1 is that I can get great sounds out of the pedal without ever having to go near an app, midi or a PC!

Been very happy with mine for past couple of years. But if you want everything in one place, then there's been some pretty thorough discussion about the pro/cons of the unit (including impact of latency with digital desks, IEMs vs analogue mixers and straight into PA etc) here:

*Sigh*... and there was me feeling really pleased with the whole 'fretting' thing, given the angst you've just had over the height of the frets on your P34... Wasted, I say, totally wasted! 😂

Right time to 'FESS UP peeps: so who is still in the running since 1 Jan with no new gear and who has come crashing out? Despite Sibob finding inspiration for this thread from my inability to go 9 days without a bout of GAS, I sensibly pulled out just before the start of the year but kinda feel ready to play now. Bit like 'Just a Minute' with 15 seconds left on the clock! Besides I've managed to follow quite a strict one in one out policy this year: I've managed to match my net increase of basses with an exactly identical number being moved on of... ...used bass pedals 🤣

Hopefully @Woodinblack will be along soon - usually has some useful wisdom on all matters Ibby

You're going to end up fretting about this, mark my words 😁

Haha! Applies equally when your favourite beer isn't Guiness but you quite enjoy a curry! Life's too short, not to, right? 😁