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Exactly. Why max out the budget on a really good, but not suitable bass. Any bass should be able to do the Job, especially in this price range, but not all basses will feel or sound the same. Could be a costly mistake. I do agree though that although cheaper basses are good enough, when you pay more you get a bit more. The worst thing is to get a bass and struggle with it because its not holding tuning or there is fret sprout etc. This is less likely to happen further up the price scale, but not uncommon.

Yeah, been there many times. Always had a lucky escape though 😁

I’m a big fan of not paying too much, but I think its worth pointing out that a better made bass has more chance of lasting. Ive never damaged any bass ive had, but ive had cheap basses whose necks would never stop changing, tuners that needed replacing, wiring that was poor and unreliable. These were all cheap (sub £300) basses ive had over the years. These days £300 will get you decent gear, but doesn’t guarantee a long lasting 100% reliable bass if you are going on tour etc.

I love that blue burst. Looks similar to my Fender Sandblasted. Just needs black hardware 🙂

There are a lot of clipped members over there lol.

Agreed. Even the low end Squiers are more than gig worthy these days. You start to run out of ‘worth it’s’ as you go higher up the price range IMO. Then again, buy the right one first time and you don’t think about upgrading for a long time (as long as you don’t come on here of course).

Thought about something like a Yamaha P34? Lovely, lovely bass. Doesn’t quite nail classic Fender P bass, but has a more modern slant, slightly funkier i would say but still P bass territory. Adding in the bridge pup gives a lovely growl. Second hand these are only about £850. So well within budget and nowhere near maxing it out. Congrats on getting through the virus. Can i ask if it was a bad experience or a mild one?

All the basses ive got for as long as i can remember have needed some tension added to the TR. From the Squiers to my Yamaha P34. I put this down to having a preference that these companies dont know about. 😃

Yeah, those as well.

Damn that’s bad news. One of my keyboard influences when i was growing up. I went and got a Wasp synth after seeing Dave play one. Saw them a few times in concert.

Yeah, but doesn’t quite work as an MP3 😂

Thats a cool link. I dont have Native so might give that a go. I hardly ever use my Stomp with my PC, today is an exception. I came across this today. the guy has made a file that changes the Line6 given names to the real names of all the sims in the Helix. All apart form the L6 sims which are unique to them. Might give this a go while im connected. https://benvesco.com/store/line-6-edit-real-names-mod/

Yes. on the L6 website it states that although all units use the same file format, each has to support all the blocks and features in the patch. You can load them in to HX Native if you have it, then take out the amps and cabs etc. I think it would be pointless though as these are integral to the overall sound. Still, might give a good starting block. I did a few screen shots for Paul earlier so might as well post them here as well. Duff HX.pdf Synth 1 HX.pdf Billy HX.pdf Joe Dart HX.pdf

Yeah, he seems to live and breath Helix. Here you go. He has said they are mostly for the Stomp. I’m not sure whats in this. I dont think its everything from his website. https://www.dropbox.com/s/nec011d71crykiu/DRT2020.zip?dl=0

Jon also posted all his patches in one zip file a while ago.

With the drops outs maybe, but the.systems like the Xvive seem to be using quite low quality chips so sound quality will suffer, although not always noticeable I guess.

I ‘think’ there has already been a thread or two on this. I keep trying my best to watch it, i think they are outstanding musicians, but just cant seem to stick with it for more than 30 seconds at a time. Joe Dart is amazing at what he does, but the word ‘bland’ keeps coming to mind. Again, amazing musicians, but the music is a bit all over the place for me. To me its a case of playing as many notes as possible because they can. Guess that’s the genre they are in though.

Must admit at home i do seem to get more dropouts with my Boss WL20 (and 20L when i had it). More than with my Xvive in the same position. For gigs and rehearsals the Boss is fine though. Must be because i tend to play at home close to my router. My guitarist uses Xvive and he doesn’t have cut outs. What i don’t like about the Xvive is how it effects the low, quiet notes. I rarely use a rig at home but last year i got a few new cabs so tried them out at low level at home. Each time i used my Xvive (as that’s what i use at home). Playing a quiet (as in plucking softly) a low F# or G produces a buzz/noise on those notes as they are dying out. It’s definitely the Xvive as swapping to my Boss or a cable eliminates the issue 100%. It’s almost like the cab has a lose screw vibrating. Now i dont use the Xvive outside the house.

Comes from years of being a stand up comedian. Thats the bass player way lol.

Just thinking the same. Wish I still had my Jack Casaday bass now, i could also put the tabs on it 😂

Not a huge PF fan, although ive heard a lot of their stuff and love Pulse. Never really noticed Guy using an Octave pedal before these videos. Just not paid much attention I guess.

Finally, playing bass like a real bass player 😁

And more boutique pedals as well, not to mention whole rigs lol.

Yes. It’s close enough. No different to most of the sim’s. Not trying to convince to to like it,. It’s an acquired taste, just though it worth hearing it like most of use use it rather than how most use it when they first get it (myself included). In fact if you turn the blend right off it just becomes an EQ, so can still be useful sometimes.

I remember you saying you didnt try It with the blend down. Just thought it might be worth givIng that a go to see if it sounds more to your liking.