dave_bass5

Good point, but I’m actually running out of things i want on it. The Spectradrive has been replaced with the BH800, and I cant think of any other effects I really need, other than maybe a mini sub n up. The Q/Strip will come off soon I except, so ill have room for something else.

I keep changing mine. First was how it stood this time last week, and second how it is now.

After a long play last night i took my Basswitch off the board and put the BDDI back on. Its a cliche phrase but to my ears its 'tone heaven'. I found the BW to be doing a good job, but the BDDI can do that, and more if needed. The BDDI seems to make a really nice difference with my new BH800.

That's sort of the setting i was using last night at rehearsal. EQ blended in very slightly, but mainly using it for the harmonics side. Its a subtle effect though. Im now not sure its worth keeping for me, but i need to play with it more in a live environment before deciding.

My sons, a few years ago. They now both deny its them lol.

A lot of people like the TC Electronics BH250 amp, and this comes in various combo form as well. Something like the 1x12 will be more than enough. It has a nice DI out, a tuner, very good EQ and you can load effects in to it. https://www.tcelectronic.com/Categories/Tcelectronic/Bass/Combo-Amplifiers/BG250-112/p/P0BRK#googtrans(en|en)

I have one that i tend to use just behind the nut. It adds a splash of colour to the maple headstock. I originally got it to help stop ringing strings when i play the middle bit in Alright now. I play with a pick and find it can sound a bit messy if the wrong string is ringing out. We dont play it now but it still looks cool and gets comments.

As do GK.

This is where i am now. I used to hate playing P necks, and if possible i would put a Jazz neck on them. I even have a Lakland JO4 neck that is/was my standard replacement neck for Fender type P basses. When i was using my Squeir CVP it had my CV Jazz neck on it. A few years ago i got my Fender Sandblasted P bass and just kept at it as i liked the neck. it felt a lot more comfortable to play then any P neck i had tried before. Now i feel more comfortable on this than i do the same jazz neck i once lived to bits. When i got my Jack Casady bass i was worried about the neck but again, no issues. My thinking is this. Although i could play a P neck i chose not to as it was easier for me to play the jazz neck. I guess i was so used to the jazz neck that anything other than that seemed strange and i just didn't bother. Being forced to stick with the current P neck has made me used to that now and i get on a lot better with wider nut width necks. i got the CV Jazz out a few weeks ago and although it felt like i could play faster on it, it also felt awkward. i guess its just not what im used to any more.

So far this year ive brought a TCE BH800 head, a Basswitch Sonic Spark, microThumpinator, new bridge for my P bass. Cant wait for Feb to arrive......

There are loads of synth apps that have ribbon type control for tablets/smartphones. I’m sure you could just record this yourself. It cant be too hard to find something that sounds very similar. Just save the recording out as an MP3.

When we used to play this our guitarist would do that bit. He would grab an empty beer bottle and use it as a slide. Always sounded ok, as in not Country and Western, and did the job.

I didn't think it a real world issue as such. once you get used to it (10 seconds) its fine. I agree though, i think they are still on the first run. If mine didnt have that loose screw rattling around i woudl have kept it, although id have a hard time keeping it too long as my mind has been on a BH head for a while now.

I got my BQ550 a week ago and it was still reversed.

Headphones only for me at home. Sitting on my bed with bass and ipad plugged in to either my Zoom B1-on or my pedal board that has my Spectradrive at the end which has 1/8th aux in and headphone out. I tend to just browse through YT when i get bored and learn new songs, even though ive probably sat down to learn band songs.

Yeah, the manual/instructions aren't clear, although the YT videos are.....sort of. i found i can get quite a nice dirty tone with the Enhance turned right up, although its not a tone id find a real use for as i have better ways of doing it.

i found mine to be a bit scooped as well at first, and although it sounds great in isolation it wants what i was looking for (i have the BDDI for that). But, after playing with it a lot, and finding as with the BDDI, the trick is in the blend knob, i find its adding just enough 'difference' to leave on all the time. Combined with my Spectradrive (just been replaced with a BH800 head) there is a lot of fatness and bite there if i want it, without the obvious colourising the BDDI does. Overall very happy with the SS, it does what its supposed to and no more, but i wish it was a different shape, or the in and out jacks were further apart.

The TC watt issue never effected the BH range, it was only the RH heads so not sure what you were hearing other than a 500watt head not being loud enough for you. It definitely had nothing to do with what you had read as BH heads have never been said to have issues.

I agree with this. It sounds like he is very experienced, and maybe set in his ways, which might clash with someone else’s ways. I record all our rehearsals, and they can sound good and tight, but there definitely don’t replicate what i hear in the room. If you have to dig in more this will effect your playing. Recordings will compress things and can make it all sound smoother, but if you are struggling to play with him, and he cant hit softer I’d say he might not be ideal. Its whats happening in the room at the time you need to worry about. So I’d go with No1, but I’d also agree with the others that maybe a longer one each will give a better indication of how the future may go. Getting on with others is a huge part of being in a band. We just got rid of our drummer because he kept winding us up and just wasnt on our level. There was always an atmosphere and it just wasn’t enjoyable anymore. We got out old drummer back and although he isnt any better, we all get on so much better that it’s completely trdanformed the band and atmosphere. Counts for a lot IME.

I agree about the Mojomoj. I used mine for one night on my board and took it off. It just wasnt want i wanted. It sounded too dark to me. Maybe ill try it again at some point while i still have it . Seems like a good pedal for the money though. I love my Joyo OD pedals though, especially the Orange Juice..

Dont agree, ive never used the FX loop on my amps for my BDDI, or any other pre amp. I prefer the extra flexibility themaps EQ gives on top. Sure, it might sound better, (didnt when i tried it once yesrs ago with my MB head), but ive never had a problem using mine in to the amps preamp.

I have checked the surrounding frets. All look like they are seated ok. I’d expect at least the outer string to have an issue if it was raised, not just the second one in. Cheers.