Al Krow

Yup and we're then up to £300+...my little Pigtronix will likely survive this rat trap. Plenty of awesome low end on tap with that one!

Ah fair enough, I'll be steering clear. Hope you enjoy the pedal if you get it 😉

This looks awesome, but is it missing a clean blend which is available on some of the Rat pedals to deal with the low end suck? If so, that's a real shame but at least saves me forking out £250...at least until v2 comes out!

Quality of user interface / ease of workflow is a great reason to rate a piece of gear highly. Been a big reason why I've abandoned a couple of pedal brands even though they are actually better sonically. For me a piece of kit that is a PITA to programme ends up not getting used to anything like its potential.

A VERY good rule! My equivalent seems to be: "oh I really like the look of that and what can I flog to get it?" 😁 But at least, for the first time in 7 years (!!) my £gear sales + £gig money = £gear purchases

I'm not so sure about the Shure as you know (although one thing I will say, is that they certainly seem to hold their value), and, fess up, have you actually used your FI in anger yet? Damn! I knew this thread was going to be a distraction from work... 😁

One day, me, @Sibob and @bassfan will put some proper elbow grease into the various gear abstinence threads we've half-heartedly started over the past couple of years and then collectively miserably failed - I mean what sort of mod starts one of those threads, buys a stunning Elrick and then sells it onto another member of that same abstinence thread? 😁 And we will then follow in your impressive footsteps. That day is not quite today, I suspect... Oh yes you can - haha! Go on (as an exception) give us your top 2...

@Chaosanator (& @neepheid!) - spectacular finishes!

Happy to get the ball rolling... My best purchase, for yet another year running, is a bass. A lovely Yamaha BB2005 which I was able to buy off a fellow BC'er a few months back. It almost instantly won me over as an incredibly good bass and a lovely "budget" replacement for my BB NE2 which I had moved on as it wasn't getting much use. I posted a fairly detailed review of it on the Yamaha thread if you want to delve further. In truth, my choice was a complete toss up between the BB 2005 and a fantastic Elrick Evo 5 which I was fortunate to be able to buy off @Sibob in the summer. But given how much less the BB 2005 was in price terms, that edged for me - it's always a treat when a relatively modestly priced piece of kit holds its own with gear costing several times more.

Following on from the same topic we've successfully run since 2017 - a chance for some useful hints and tips with Black Friday and Xmas goodies still ahead, and, of course, nothing to stop us changing our minds between now and year end! As with previous years, the only "house rules" are that it's bass gear and something you bought (or at least arrived) in 2021. Here's last year's thread as a reminder of some of the goodies we bought then. And definitely post your GAS inducing pics please!

Been almost a year since the last post on here (for understandable reasons!) but it would be great to give this thread a bump and see and hear a few more of you in action!

Nice! Welcome to the club! @bubinga5you've had some fantastic high-end basses. Will be good to hear how your 434 stacks up against them.

Loved this demo! @0175westwood29 are you able to get something similar on bass?

It was great!! But not actually my gig...went up to see 24 Karat @bassfan's band playing a pub gig near Colchester, with a fellow BC'er, and what a treat! It was lovely to meet his bandmates, whom I've heard a lot about over the past few years, in person - really nice crew. The set-up was...well err "luxurious" is probably the best description!. The band all go through a meaty PA, including a high-end electric drum kit, with a pair of 15" tops and a pair of subs which delivered a fabulous tight but powerful low-end of club level quality and they had also set up a full lighting rig (which my lot would only roll out for functions rather than pub gigs), and Paul's Berg bass rig, which was pretty much being used as his stage monitor in addition to everyone having in-ears, would put most back-lines to shame. Needless to say the band sounded great. It was also nice to hear a whole different set of covers than my lot play - over a 2 hour set there were at most a couple of 'overlapping' songs. I also loved the way the set flowed - guitarist had all his patches set up on a full-fat Helix floor so could scroll effortlessly through the set with little "dead air time" vs the pedal board tap dancing between songs. And what topped it all off was rediscovering that you don't need a second mortgage to buy a drink when you're not in Central London!

Yep the 5110 had a great rep. I think powered PA speakers are now starting to (rightly) make serious in-roads into the bass combo market.

👍 ^^ And (as @ bassman7755 will already know!) it's also got a very decent LED tuner and comes with built in drum machine for home practice plus an excellent headphone amp if you fancy doing "silent" practice. That's ignoring its day job capability as a multifx. All for £65 new...say no more!

Speaking of on-stage monitors @steve-norris an active PA monitor could actually be a very good value solution, for what you're after, particularly if you're pairing with a pre-amp pedal or a even a cheap multifx. like the Zoom B1-4, which has multiple pre-amp sims available. E.g. an Alto TS 308 will give you all the power you need and comes in below £250.

I had one a few years back. Tone was nothing to write home about (you're not going to get a great speaker at that price point) and it definitely needed an extension cab at band rehearsals but overall pretty good for the money and "fortunately" the one on here has sold otherwise I'd be tempted to get it back as a portable on-stage monitor.

Btw, seriously nice board, socks, ahh both... 😁

Plus these 3 new modes compared to the SY-1: dual - combines lead & pad sweep noise Particularly interested in what these 3 new modes deliver. @Woodinblack - for completeness, I should add there also appears to be an additional (and important) resonance parameter on the SY-200 which can be tweaked (and stored) in addition to the existing tone / depth which are already available on the SY-1; plus MIDI which was a particular draw for @0175westwood29

Another one in the FS on at the same price if your prefer a different colour: Spector Spectorcore Fretless 5 string - Basses For Sale

Music becoming a universal language without borders? Now there's a thought...

Amazing post - thanks Russ! Just one factual point to correct: "The Shures are still a single driver in the lows." That's certainly true of the 215 / 315. However the 535 has a triple driver with twin mid/bass drivers and a dedicated tweeter, which I guess is why Rik considered them to be quite a step up from the 215/315.

Promises, promises 😁

If you could organise Deutchexit before you sell, that would be very helpful 😁