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[quote name='ben4343' timestamp='1486489999' post='3232244'] I got it from Joe's Pedals. The guy is a hero and a total mine of info, drop him a mail. [/quote] Thanks, I'll look into it a bit more. Just looked on the Fuzz dog/pedal parts site and it looks like their kit is out of stock. [quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1486490861' post='3232252'] Just had ten minutes with the soul food think you might like it so you are more than welcome to borrow it and see if you like it [/quote] Cheers Paul, I might just do that [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1486504075' post='3232398'] If you order from Prymaxe, they often run 15-20% discount codes (and if they don't work just use their online chat and they'll sort you out), and you won't pay anything extra when it arrives either. [/quote] Just to clarify, are you saying if I buy from them I won't have to pay import duty on it?

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1486461961' post='3231913'] Yes it's one of the older style pedalparts kits that I hacked to BJFE specs. The kit has been updated so no hacking is now required, although I'm not sure if it's the Bearfoot or BJFE versions you can build with it. As Danny has said the standard BJFE is a little dark for my tastes (nothing a little EQ wouldn't fix) but being the tinkerer I am I made a few mods suggested by Josh Broughton (from that other bass forum) which brightened it up and made it a much more flexible pedal. As standard it's great, but the modded version is even better. I'd been meaning to get back to fiddling with the pedal and putting it in a bigger enclosure to allow me to add a few switching options and make the tone control a little more usable (a little nudge makes a huge difference and all the really nice sounds are between 9 and 2 o'clock), but I haven't got around to it just yet. Stacking my Blueberry clone and an Ashdown Lomemzo Hyperdrive makes for a really flexible drive section. [/quote] The Bearfoot sounds really good and more like it could be the better option for what I want, although I do still quite like the lower gain tones from the Mad Professor version even if they're a bit higher gain that I think would be usable with my band. Can't seem to find any Bearfoot versions in stock in the UK though but there are plenty to get from the states, but allowing for import duty it's going to be around the £200 mark. I'm going to give the pedalparts boutique clone some serious thought which if you buy pre-built comes in at just under a ton - I'm no electronics engineer and have no previous pedal building experience so I'd rather pay to have it built properly than risk making a mess of it myself [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1486463430' post='3231945'] Creation audio - Grizzly Bass creates the kind of sounds that you describe. [/quote] That also sounds like the sort of thing I'm looking for, cheers! Ben4343, can't find out much about the [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Jasmine Boost by Faceless FX online, where did you get it from? [/font][/color]

Cheers guys, I'll look into the Bearfoot. Bigwan, you mentioned in another thread about a [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]pedalparts clone of the Bluberry (presumably the original BJFE one?[/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]Is that the one you have? If it is, how do you get on with it? Would it meet my needs as in the first post? [/color][/font]

I'm looking for a low gain, vintage sounding drive pedal. From hours of searching online and watching YouTube clips (yeah, I know) the MP blueberry sounds like it will deliver the tone I'm looking for - think warm, rounded 70's tone, nothing too bright and definitely not fizzy or fuzzy. Anyone used one in a band situation? How does it cut through the mix? Is there any loss of the low end? If I end up getting one, it'll be on for about half a gigs worth of the set so I need it not to lose any bottom end so that it compliments my clean sound - my eq is generally set flat with only small adjustments made to suit the room if need be. I've a variety of basses and usually play passive on the neck pup almost exclusively using finger style through a single 2 x 12 cab.

Not really got anything new to add here that hasn't already been said. I just received a Dimarzio model P pickup from Simon and it was an absolute pleasure. The pickup was as new and still boxed as he'd described it in his listing. He asked for a very fair price for it including first class, tracked delivery. Can't ask for any more than that as a buyer. Cheers Simon!

Try and get your hands on a copy of [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-Dummies-Patrick-Pfeiffer/dp/1118748808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485275192&sr=8-1&keywords=bass+guitar+for+dummies"]Bass guitar for dummies[/url] by Patrick Pfeiffer. Someone bought me a copy of it for Christmas a few years back as a so called novelty gift, but it actually turns out to be one of the best, non-dreary theory books that I've ever used. Up until that point I'd been playing for about 20 years and been through though quite a few theory books. Like you I found them to be mostly dry and uninspiring, whereas this is simple, straight forward and to the point. It manages to get the key points across succinctly without blinding you with science or making you lose the will to live. For example, like a lot of people, I'd spent years struggling to grasp the concept of modes. This book covers modes in a sentence or 2, which once I read it, I thought to myself "is that it, is it really that simple?" And yes, it is. It's just that everything I'd read about modes to that point had made the subject seem like an unnecessarily complex, esoteric mystery. Like all dummies books, it can get a bit [i]Sesame Street[/i] in places, but if you can live with that it's a superb book. It may not be the most thorough, but I think that's what stops it getting tedious. However it covers the important, fundamental principles in an easy to understand way.

[quote name='sammybee' timestamp='1483960934' post='3211365'] Paul Creedy (based in Duston) does all mine. He's done some cracking work for me over the years - and everyone I've recommended him to has been pleased with his work (guitars and bass). [/quote] Cheers sammybee, is this the guy who trades as Arrowhead guitars? If so, I hate to be [i]that guy[/i], but unfortunately I had a bad experience with him a few years ago and won't use him again. Pity as his price for a set up is very good. I usually do my own set ups, they may not be perfect but the instruments are usually good enough for me (i.e. low action and a hint of fret clang when I dig in) but I just can't get my cheap old stunt bass to how I want it so I think it's time to get someone who actually knows what they're doing to have a look at it.

[quote name='sammybee' timestamp='1483613911' post='3208633'] I pay £22.50 for full set up. Based in Northampton. [/quote] Who did you use in Northampton? This seems a ridiculously low price for a set up, not that I'm complaining [size=4] [/size] My cheap and cheerful stunt bass that I use for those [i]special[/i] gigs could do with a decent set up but it's not really worth spending a fortune on.

[font=Calibri][size=2] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]For me it has to be the main riff from Joy Division's Love will tear us apart.[/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Compared to many of the suggestions so far, it's a more simplistic riff but in no way is it any less a worthwhile contender for bass playing perfection - In my humble opinion, of course.[/font][/size][/size][/font][font=Calibri][size=2] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The simple melodic line played in unison with the synth does it for me every time. [/font][/size][/size][/font][font=Calibri][size=2] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It's a typical Peter Hook bass line, simple yet melodic and instantly memorable, so much so that you can hear it once and still be humming it months later. [/font][/size][/size][/font]

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1471881036' post='3116662'] Is it worth paying the extra for the Protection Racket deluxe over the standard? [/quote] I only have the standard Protection Racket bag, I've never seen or used the deluxe version so can't offer an opinion one way or the other. However, looking at the specs online - which admittedly are very sparse - it looks like all you're getting for an extra £40 or so is a furry lining and that flap on the back, whatever it does. Can't say that I've missed not having the furry lining. The standard comes with 2 padded, contoured 'wedges' that you can move about (they're on velcro) to help keep your bass nice and secure, they fit nicely into the contours of the body and along with the neck strap the bass is held tight and doesn't move. I can't recommend it highly enough - it's every bit as good as the Contego and half the price.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1471865134' post='3116433'] Protection Racket 7051 [url="https://www.gak.co.uk/en/protection-racket-7051-electric-bass-guitar-bag/5444?gclid=CjwKEAjwxeq9BRDDh4_MheOnvAESJABZ4VTqFq8iFXWMCac8OA2KdUeRo1TxWIRZsf4OnG6rwR1RXxoCukHw_wcB"]https://www.gak.co.u...R1RXxoCukHw_wcB[/url] Great protection and good value. Loads of storage in big pockets. Light and semi-rigid. More of a case than a bag though, but well worth consideration. [/quote] Another vote for the [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Protection Racket, [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]I have one as well as the highly regarded[/color][/font][url="https://www.thomann.de/gb/protec_contego_e_bass_case.htm"] Pro-Tec Contego[/url][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]. Both have velcro neck support straps. [/color][/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]​Both are light weight and reassuringly sturdy. The [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Protection Racket is a bit chunkier and has a better carry handle than the Pro-Tec but the Pro-Tec has more pockets for odds and sods. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Out of the 2 I prefer the [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Protection Racket, and at about half the price of the Contego it's a no brainer [/font][/color]

This won't help with the weight issues, but I also have a Sandberg Basic (mine is the single MusicMan domino style humbucker model, but I had it routed to add a Precision pickup) and felt the same about the tone as you do i.e. punchy and powerful but lacking a bit of warmth. Having said that I don't think this is a unique fault to this particular instrument but typical of just about every active bass I have ever tried - others may disagree, but this is my experience and opinion, nothing more So assuming your bass is active, try using the bass in passive mode to warm the tone up. All you need do is to pull the volume pot away from the body until it clicks, then you're in passive mode. No mods to the bass needed and it won't cost you anything. It's got to be worth a go before chucking any more money at it. That's what I did and have never looked back!

I really can't add anything new here that hasn't already been said dozens of times already.... I recently received a Boss drum machine from Richard, the ad stated it was "in good, working condition" but when it arrived it looked more like what I would consider to be immaculate, unused condition. Not that I have a problem with understated ads! It was very well packaged, and he was happy to delay posting a couple of days to suit my schedule too. What more can you ask for as a buyer? Cheers, Richard, Sid.

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1467304890' post='3082720'] You'll get all sorts of opinions on this. [/quote] And here's mine, for what it's worth Maybe consider the option of a 'proper' gigging amp or combo, and a separate practice amp (I'm not offering any choice of models here, what works for me may not work for you). I say this because of my own experience, which is this; I used to have a[url="http://uk.line6.com/legacy/lowdownld150/"] Line 6 Lowdown 150[/url] (150 watt, 1 x 12) for use in the house and even playing it at what I thought were whisper quiet volumes in the upstairs spare room, and even at low volume, my good lady would complain that the bass was booming and thundering down stairs. To be fair, the Line 6 was overkill for a home practice amp, it had been bought to use as a dedicated bass monitor, but the project folded not long after buying it so it became a practice amp. Prior to this, I was still using my first ever bass amp, a little 15 watt cheap and cheerful something or other I'd had since I started playing in the mid 80's, which had subsequently died. I could play the little amp louder in the spare room seemingly without it booming downstairs. With this in mind, I sold the Line 6 and ended up with a [url="https://marshallamps.com/products/amplifiers/mb-series/mb30/"]30 watt Marshall[/url] 1 x 10 for home use which also doesn't seem to boom downstairs. Whether there is any scientific explanation for any of this, or whether it's down to the capricious nature of my official spokeswoman remains unclear.... So depending on you own circumstances, a dedicated small practice amp [i]might [/i]be a better option for in-house use rather than a high powered amp at low volume.

[font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I found the EBS Multicomp to be completely underwhelming despite the glowing reputation it seems to have.[/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I'm a big fan of compression, especially subtle compression, as well as mulit-band compression. (Just thought I'd throw that in there to clarify that I'm not one of those guys who doesn't 'get' compressors ) So on paper, the Multicomp should have been perfect for what I like.[/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]But no matter what I did with it, I just couldn't get anything from it, it was too subtle at every setting and made no perceivable difference either when the bass was on its own or with the rest of the band. Nothing. [/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]And also annoying are the internal trim pots to adjust the individual high on low compression thresholds (I think that's what they were for) even tweaking those to each extreme yielded no results. Not to mention the fact that if you wanted to tweak them mid gig it's pretty much not an option - unless the rest of the band are [i]really[/i] understanding. [/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]No matter what I did with it, it was though the pedal was not in my signal path. [/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]And the tube sim mode, while it did add a little something to the tone, it was definitely a [i]little[/i] something. I found myself switching it in and out and trying to spot the difference. You'd certainly never notice it in a band situation.[/font][/size][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=4][size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Not for me, that one. [/font][/size][/size][/font]

Just received a little Zoom MS-60B pedal from John and it was a perfect transaction. He was quick to respond to my comms. The pedal was in excellent condition as he'd listed it and it was boxed with the instructions and even a set of unused batteries! It arrived really well packaged too, even ParcelForce hadn't managed to destroy it - unlike a Lego set that arrived the same day for my son that looked like it had trampled on by a heard of elephants.... But I digress, I'm more than happy to recommend John to others and deal with him again myself.

John has a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/159971-jrixn1/page__p__3058440__hl__jrixn1__fromsearch__1#entry3058440"]longer feedback[/url] thread here

[font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]I'd like to replace the Bartolini soapbar pickups in my Ibanez SR 1000 Prestige. While the Bart's sit brilliantly in the mix, I find the tone of them when playing the instrument without accompaniment to be pretty bland, so I'd like to change for something else, preferably a single coil or split coil humbucker (i.e. something closer to a traditional Jazz or Precision tone).[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Trouble is, it seems as though the pickups in my bass are not the standard size as most of the other Bartolini models, they are slightly taller and a little narrower than the Bartolini BC pickups, which seem to be their standard size. I've no idea what the actual model name/number of my pickups is, online they are only described as Bartolini 'custom' pickups.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]I found this out at the weekend when I took the bass along to bass direct to try a pair of Nordstrand big splits - the Nord's were a mm or 2 wider, and another 2 or 3 mm shorter. So to fit a pair of big splits the pickup cavities would need to be slightly widened, and the new pickups would leave a noticeable gap top and/or bottom of the cavities. Unfortunately this can't even be hidden with a scratch plate as the bass doesn't have one.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]So now I'm pondering the idea of getting some custom pickups made. These would almost certainly have to be housed in some custom made covers too - I had a look at the underbelly of the Bart's and while they don't appear to be glued into the cases, they have what look like plastic clips in each corner that stop the pickup guts from falling out of the covers. I'm loathed the start poking the clips with a screw driver just in case the covers split.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]So, my question is, is there a manufacturer who could whip me up a pair of either single or split coil pups AND make some custom sized covers to house them in?[/size][/font][/size][/font][font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]My preference would be for someone UK based so that I don't end up having to pay the import duty on them.[/size][/font][/size][/font][font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Having looked online, there are numerous UK based bespoke pickup manufacturers about, although I can't find anyone that specifically mentions custom pickup covers.[/size][/font][/size][/font] [font=Calibri][size=2] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Any recommendations? [/size][/font][/size][/font]

Matt bought a mini headphone amp/mixer from me and it was quick and easy. He's a friendly guy to deal with and he paid within minutes. Can't ask for more than that as a seller!