dave_bass5

No, the Q/strip (and most of my other pedals) have been shown the door by the Stomp. If the Q/Strip had a proper Drive section like the BDDI I would never have stopped using it. I said it before but I found both BF cabs I owned to lack mid punch, but I know others like them. This was with and without a BDDI I should add, and with jazz and P basses. You don’t really need a sweepable EQ, just something that can address the upper mids to bring out the clarity. My GK head can certainly go over the to[ with that, my BH800 can also open the tone up a bit more, but have it more control over the actual frequency seems to be the best option IME. I have 3 heads, i couldn't Possibly buy another. Plus I’m hoping to just use the preamp section of the BH800 and let the Stomp do the rest.

Anyone seen this film? I just watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Very interesting and a great companion film to Standing in the shows. More about the company itself rather than the musicians, although plenty of that as well. I never realised how involved Smokey was with Motown.

And this is where the Q/strip was/is so useful. Ive got almost Jazz like growl from my Fender P by being able to play with the upper mid frequencies. You can even open the upper mids up so much that it sounds like its slightly breaking up. Never underestimate the power of a Parametric EQ lol.

Spot on. Ive used a BDDI for years with my P basses, as i too felt it needed a bit of a kick. Couldn’t play without it. Since I stopped using it my tone has become brighter and in fact more ‘P’ sounding. Not as thick as with the BDDI, but as much as I love the BDDI tone it’s been clouding the basic tone. I’m happier now with just adding EQ, without the BDDI ‘blanket’ over it. Saying that I never used the blend knob past about 10 o’clock, so it wasn’t adding too much. Also my BDDI has a mid knob so I wasn’t missing any of those. Ive recently got in to Yamaha basses, and these sound much more open and modern to me, even though still in the same P bass ball park tone. A bit more clarity and growl, but still with the P punch. I have noticed the bass rig can make a huge difference as well. Playing through some of the amp sims in my Zoom or Helix multi effects has produced very warm , to way too bright tones. Also my GK head can get much brighter than my MarkBass or TCE BH800 heads.

Ive had a Sire V7 5 string since they first came out, and its a bass I’ll probably never sell. It plays well and in passive mode it’s more Fender Jazz than any other non Fender Jazz bass ive owned. Ive never had an issue with mine, even the action is lower than most of my other basses. I agree about the active side though, and it’s one of the things that puts me off buying another. It just seems a waste as I dont use it. Luckily the basses do run in passive mode though. For me it’s the neck that I love. the necks are really nice. especially the gen 2 necks with the rolled edges. I prefer it to the Yamaha 5 string necks. The biggest issue seems to be the weight. They are quite heavy.

When I started looking for a 5 string PJ earlier this year I got a Sire P7 gen two in a very lovely deep sunburst with maple neck. Seriously nice bass to look at and lovely to play, more so than the 735 I tried, but it had a faulty bridge pup so I sent it back.

Oh yes, I’d love that. Ive seen the maple necked 435 and it looks lovely.

Let’s face it, along with the bass tone the audience will never notice 😂 As for the quit on about the P34/5 being worth the extra. I’d say no way would I call those basses value for money over the 435 or 735’s. I cant find anything wrong with my P34 but I can’t see anything to justify its high price either. Still, I’m sure it’s in there somewhere. Lovely basses, all of them, which makes it hard to justify the much higher cost to me.

Seeing Hugh McDonald plying live with Bon Jovi was the first time I had (knowingly) heard a Sadowsky. One of the best live bass tones I have ever heard. Ever since I’ve wanted to won one, but over the years realised it was more than just that specific bass. In this interview he talks about his first time with a Sadowsky.

Some people just like different things. I have never had a 'nice tone' comment with a Jazz bass in my band. They love the P34 (ok, not exactly a cheap bass), and also my 425. Took a Dingwall to one rehearsals (and gigged it once)and other than silly comments about its looks, nothing mentioned about the tone. Not my bass and IME one of most boring sounding basses ive ever played Still, a Sadowsky is about the only bass ive wanted to own for a good few years but probably never will, so who am i to comment.

Oh, i wouldn't go as far as to suggest I made the bass sound good, it just did. Its a P bass, how could it not sound good lol. All these higher end basses are about self-indulgence IMO, never about 'must have' one to get a job done. Still, as a hobby there is nothing wrong with being as self indulgent as your bank account will allow.

Or a Squier, i got told loads of times how nice the bass sounded 🙂

Although mine came with a short TRS cable, and i already have longer TRS cables, i just brought a short cable with right angled jacks. These should be safer and more reliable with less sticking out of the back.

Agreed, i cant get over how much better this sounds (to me) over the Zoom stuff. I only wanted it so i could use 3 stomp effects, each with a footswitch, but now ive heard what it can do life is going to get a bit more complicated. Ive already fallen in love with putting the B7K at the start of every patch lol.

No, Amazon (with prime delivery as well 🙂) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074PK2VT8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Eh?

I received my external pedal today. Not a bad purchase for £12. Even came with a short lead. I like that this one is quite low profile, so wont tip over. Fully working with the Stomp (B7K on/of a distortion on/off), and takes up no room in the gig bag.

One good thing about the Stomp that might not be obvious is you can hook up a cheap (like £10 on Amazon) two way foot switch, which gives you 5 foot switches, all configurable. You can even assign more than one action to each foot switch. This makes it a lot easier to use live. Particularly useful for controlling different aspects of an effect. Ill be using the extra two switches to turn on and off the B7K sim, with the second switch turning on and off the distortion part. Very cool IMO.

I feel the B3n is the better box for live use, other than lack of DI of course. What i really missed was battery operated though.

I had the B3, have the B3n and also the B1on and B1-Four (not really a fan of zoom stuff :-). The B1-Four has been my main home practice box since getting it. The quality of sims and effects are on a par with the B3n, and both a bit smoother and cleaner sounding than the B3 and B1on. More noticeable when using headphones. Having recently got a Helix Stomp the first thing that i noticed was how much more 'real' everything sounded. Im not talking about how close to the real thing they sound, but that everything was cleaner and with more depth to it. The rigs sound more like a real rig rather than something that will pass for one in a mix if that makes sense. Even in headphones there is a nice punch to the rig sim's, and a definite improvement in quality with the effects.

The best thing about my Yamahas (well, one of the best) is how they do the P bass thing well, but without the Fender ‘mud’. The slight modern twist on the P tone is really what’s keeping me playing my P34. It has the character but also a slight bump somewhere that gives my pick playing a bit of finger thump. The 425 sounds slightly more aggressive, but both seem to have the same character in the low end. As for necks, I’m a lover of narrow necks, so when I saw the P34 is only 40mm at the nut I was very happy. After playing it for a few days, and then my Fender P, which is wider but still what I would call narrow at 43mm, I do find the Fender more comfortable to play.

Cheers, that looks just the job. Ill have a measure up and see what one I can squeeze just the Stomp in to I got a set of Ashdown Meters headphones for Christmas. Hardly ever use them but the Stomp fits the case well

Bound not to lol.

Its to go in the TCE bag, so just needs to be protected from scratches more than anything. It will be in the pocket with leads and other gig 'bits'. My TRS lead is always in the bag anyway 🙂 This is the sort of thing i was thinking about. Just need to measure things up. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Khanka-Hard-DBPOWER-Portable-Player/dp/B0787Z3ZWX/ref=pd_sbs_147_1/260-9369431-7656544?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B0787Z3ZWX&pd_rd_r=0822b071-314d-4f7f-8433-db55f958aaa9&pd_rd_w=yx6AL&pd_rd_wg=dqUu7&pf_rd_p=7f9048ad-9bda-4493-8578-13e4eff8da65&pf_rd_r=STXJH754HPC1AX5QXBZ9&psc=1&refRID=STXJH754HPC1AX5QXBZ9

Cheers Bas but i think that's too bulky. it doesn't look like it will fit in the front pocket of my TC Electronics bag, along with the few cables in there. Thinking maybe this one though, although ive not checked dimensions yet. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002VPE1Q6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1