dave_bass5

ok but i never commented on anything to do with reasons, or right and wrong of doing it, only how some people react on here. Again, it was never meant to be directed at NJ, and i said that very early on. I have not labelled anyone a time waster (at least i dont think i did), but a lot here do, and its always the non member thats the time waster or the bad guy. I was just pointing out the irony there i guess. I have made many enquires, and have sometimes decided against going forward, i have had many many enquires that get close to going ahead and never did. Thats life. I just didnt feel i needed to make a thread about it (although again, thats just my way of doing things). Dont worry, ill make sure i dont bother you and Fleabag on here outside this thread. if anyone wants to add their name i can make a list lol

But as i said, i wasnt commenting on you as such, and never once said you were in the wrong I was just commenting how the BC community seems to stick together. Normally its 'buyer pulls out, what a total ****', but this thread was about the buyer being one of us, and the seller got the hump, he was still a total ****. Because of that ive had at least two people say they wouldn't want to deal with me. Seriously, because i played devils advocaat, and just pointed out how i see thing going on BC. This was my point, people seem to choose who are the bad guys on here. Ive never given anyone a hard time when ive brought or sold on here, yet here we are with people questioning if they woudl want to deal with me because i spoke out about something without them even knowing me. Never did i question why you did it or say you shouldn't have, and yes, you were right to make that decision back then. Glad it worked out for you as i know you arent a time waster....apparently some think i am lol.

Why? Do i have a bad record or something? Just because i 'discuss' how things look to me on here im a bad choice to deal with? Care to explain?

Maybe look in the existing threads about these, plenty of thoughts and discussion on these, over the past few years. Also if you look in the SIre website it tells you what the differences are, it helps to know what you are buying before buying it. For what its worth i love my Gen 1 V7, had it since they first came out, and have just sent a Gen 2 P7 5 back to Andertons. The Gen 2’s are nicer but mine had an issue.

The P7 5 string ash/maple that i i got last week weighs dead on 10lbs. My gen 1 Alder V7 5 weighs 10.5lbs. So I’d say no, not really much difference.

I got a P7 5 (ash/maple) from Andertons on Monday. its a lovely bass. much more playable than my other Sire V7, and fit and finish is spot on. I am unfortunately sending it back as i feel the P tones isnt quite what i hoped. Lacks a bit of punch compared to my other P basses. Still a P, just not the right flavour for me. I also think there is an issue with the bridge pup so rather than worry about it ill send it back. A real shame as i love everything else about it.

The only strings ive had this happen to me was a set of TI Flats. one string out of the pack did this. I spent months looking for a replacement in the UK, then gave up. A year or so later i found a place that did singles and ordered one, and it wasn't cheap. On top of that i had ordered the wrong string lol. Had to order yet another.

I got my gen 2 P7 5 today. Lovely bass. The gen 2 neck is a big upgrade over the first gen. Noticeably flatter and faster, at least for me. Well worth the extra IMO. Its not light though, at dead on 10lbs. Still lighter than my white V7 5 though.

Ive had a white Gen 1 V7 5 since they came out. i dont use it much but its a bass id probably never sell. Cost around £350 IIR back then. it is heavy, around 10.5lbs, but when strapped on it doesn't feel too bad. I did a two hour set with it and although it started to feel uncomfortable by the end i was also feeling tired. On something liek a mono or Comfort strap i really dont worry about the weight, its more when im carrying it that i notice. I hardly ever use the pre amp as i feel the passive tone is spot on. it seems a bit of a waste but at that price who cares. I dont like the headstock but its preferable to, say a G&L. It does make the bass slightly harder to put in my Fender type gig bags. Off the back of me getting it out for the first time in a couple of years (at least) last week i have a Gen 2 P7 5 arriving today. I cant get away from the P tone, but love the burpy bridge tone from a jazz. time to get back to using that extra long thumb rest for a while.

A bit late i know but i wanted to say that although i use my V7 mostly in passive mode, there is a trim pot inside the bass so that you can match the active volume to the passive one. I have mine set so its slightly quieter if all the knobs are flat, but when you boost the mids or low end slightly it brings the level up to match the passive level.

Think hard about this Michael.. Would an amp like this actually work as a back up if you needed it? Considering the gigs you are playing id say it would be a waste of time.

Maybe its not in the fingers, but the amount of alcohol you consume lol.

Its not a complaint, its a fact. There are many, many threads about gear that has a big name on it and how some people will expect to sound like the name on the headstock etc. Not my words, that too is fact. What makes this any different? Hasn't Geddy had this tone for decades? That was my point about the fingers etc. He never used a Geddy branded effect in the past to get this tone, yet his tone has remained fairly consistent and distinctive. im not knocking the pedal or Tech 21 as such, im just replaying to your comment about mine. If the new box gets you very close to that tone then thats cool, but so can other boxes i would assume, as many people have gotten that tone. The Jaco statement seems strange. Surely if you buy the same bass as him you will sound like him......unless its to do with how he plays 😉

I got mine on Friday and it fits perfectly on my small board. I used it for the first time on Sunday in a recording studio. The engineer was very impressed, although i admit i couldn't tell it was working. I guess that means its doing a good job in not messing with my tone. I wasn't using my own rig so that wasn't a good test. The only negative for me is the bright LED, but a bit of tape over that fixed it.

When i practice i always have my ipad plugged in to the B1 (or Spectradrive sometimes) so any noise created by the converters is masked anyway. In fact sometimes, and I know this goes against all ive said above, i plug my pedal board in to it and run the B1 in tuner mode. Not often, but when i get a new pedal or need to play with the pedals.

I’m on my second B1-on. The first was fine but i too found it a bit noisier than the B3. Fine for what i needed but it seemed like i was just duplicating what i had already, so sent it back. I got my son the Guitar version a while afterwards and he wanted the bass one as well, so we got another. Ive used it ever since. I really only use one amp/cab set up, I don’t use the effects as such, but i do use the pitch shifter for learning songs in other keys (not a great tone, but good enough for me to learn with). I know the B3n is still better, but not better enough for me to give up the portability. I wish i had kept my old B3 now.... I do love the DK models in the B3n, it would be nice to have them for messing around with. I quite like the look of the GCE-3 as well. Very small and tidy.

But doesn't it give your tone Geddy's character 🙂 To me that implies its a pedal designed to give your tone a certain character, just like the others, but in a different way. I know its not as simple as that but thats the end result. Similar box, different tone coming gout of it. ill be interested to hear what other tones its capable of. Geddy's tone is great for Geddy, but id like to see how versatile it is for getting less Geddy tones. The Deep/Drive knob looks interesting.

Bottom line would be battery power. most of the time i just sit on my bed playing, but sometimes go in to other rooms. Its just easier than having to worry about a PSU as well.

Oh god, more money going out of my account. I use my B1-on almost every day for practising at home, but this looks much nicer. I have aB3n but never use it.

ive not found any of the drive tone prints much use for this pedal, but i do like the clean boost TP. Very handy. I recently got a BH800, based on loving the SD EQ section.

No. The Spectradrive only has OD and Spectracomp slots. There are various tone prints for these, but you have to use the Spectradrive specific ones. There are a lot more comp tone prints for this compared to the BH800 though.

This is the version my band covered. Better than the original IMO, although the first few lines of verse one seem a bit off key.

How strange, i came across these a couple of hours ago on YouTube. Loved their version of Cant buy me love.

Oh yes, totally agree. in fact an hour before that photo was taken i had a BDDI in the place of the Q/strip. i refuse to buy a larger board as i know ill end up having to fill it. 🙄

Sitting in a draw at the moment. If I want to put another pedal on then i can take the Helix and Corona off and replace them with the Lunar. Not getting shot of it just yet..