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Sounds like a real gent. Oh yeah, white would have been great. i though £400 was pretty good for that bass. What I’m not keen on is the ‘X’ factor, the plates. Prefer the look of the standard versions.

Chester rings a bell, so yeah, might have been that one. Was most tempted myself but after having a 435 for a bit I’d get a 434 if i was going for another Yamaha. I just spent about 15mins looking for it but couldn’t see it anywhere. Thought i might have imagined it.

Saw one on FB a few days ago. Burst finish. . Been trying to find it again but its not showing.

Get the one you like. Worth doesn’t come in to it IMO. If its the bass you like, with the tone you like, its worth the extra for it. If you get the cheaper one and not too sure about it, its not worth it and you may end up regretting it. I cant say which is better for you, but i loved the Ash/burst when i had one. If it hadn’t been faulty I’d still have it. There will be a minor difference in tone (different strings will make more of a difference), and hardly noticeable if you play with a band. Both will feel the same, so its really down to looks IMO. Obviously this is based on trying them out. If you cant get them from somewhere you can return them (I’m gushing Andertons).

Nice one. Always good to have mates in the right places.

Tell me about it. New ipad, pencil and keyboard case within the first 2 weeks of lockdown lol. That will do the job though.....hopefully.

Just a thought but if you have a wireless system it might be worth trying that.

On my PC when i get chalking and issues like you describe it was normally down to having the latency too low, and like you say, the system is struggling getting it processed and out again. I ‘think’ you should be ok with higher latency and monitor off the Stomp. At least it has direct monitoring. Its been a while since i used a DAW on a computer, and ive not used a Mac for anything like this so i might be talking rubbish.

Are you monitoring direct from the Helix or through your Mac? Does it happen if you use the headphone out on the Stomp? Tried with the Helix in bypass mode to get a clean tone? Have you read the bit in the manual about using it with a DAW on Mac? Just wondering if there are any pointers there.

I dont have a mac, but ive heard this on my windows PC with some devices. Normally down to latency. Do you have it set for a very short time? The other cause has been when using something plugged in to the mains and going through USB as well. Zoom comes to mind here. Obviously this cant be the cause here though. Is this with the recorded audio or just everything? Not hearing it through the headphones when recording?

That’s what I use a lot of the time instead of an Amp sim. It’s the BDDI so designed to do the same job. I used to have it as always on in my HFX as well. I cant say I noticed it being quoted though, unless you are running it without the drive on. Seems to match the real thing which I also have.

Another vote for a Becos. I have this small one. Its simple to use (believe me, it needs to be for me) but has enough control to easily get what you need out of it, without worrying about the finer points that can get confusing. All IME of course. Having the meter is a huge help in seeing whats happening and understanding whats going on. https://becosfx.com/product/compiq-mini-pro-compressor-pedal-for-guitar-bass/

Have you tried using GarageBand with the iRig? Just to see if it makes a difference? I used to use the older iRig HD with my old iPad and it worked fine, but better if going in to an amp sim on the ipad. GB has them, and there are plenty of others. My fav two are the GK one, and Jam up. This has Trace Elliot and Ashdown AMB sims as well as lots of others. Allows for independent gain control. EDIT: Sorry, just noticed you mention Amplitube. So this is the iRig that uses the headphone jack? Personally I’d get something that uses the Lighting port (assuming yours has this,). They cost a bit more but will be much better both for noise and latency.

We sent a framed picture from London to Aberdeen for next day delivery last week. It arrived the next day. Just saying. No, but less people to collect, sort and deliver them.

If that were true Off Topic wouldn’t exist 😂

Agree with you, but based on how,I use the Helix. Was keen to have them, but found they just complicated things and as I already had an amp and cab that I had chosen to use, it seemed wrong (for me) to go and change all that. That’s why when I went and got the HFX I wasn’t bothered about the amps. This was supposed to replace my Stomp but I hung on to it for reasons I’ve already stated. I get that it’s possible to get the vibe of, say a SVT, or GK800 in a small package though. I have used the GK800 in to the power stage of my Fender and it does give me the vibe of having a GK head. I do like the amp/cabs for headphone practice, and recording direct though.

SY-1mkii of course 😁

It seems that no matter what Helix you get, you can pretty much be out of it anything you want (apart from synth of course).

I think we are both pretty close to how we use them. When I say patches I’m talking about 6 different effects, which I turn on and off as needed in one patch. Pretty much like a real pedalboard. I have (had) 3 of these, and each one only differed by maybe one effect, or I’d move the foot switches around. If there were songs I knew I’d want a certain effect, I’d maybe have that on the bottom row, but still have the u used ones on the top just I case. Nothing was ever set in stone. Each one will have an always on HPF (in the parametric EQ block), and BDDI on. Neither on a foot switch. With the Pod I’ll still be able to do this, but with a global HPF and EQ so not taking up any blocks. Il grab one as soon as they are available at Andertons or the usual places. Then sell the stomp.

That’s put me off a bit, but I had forgotten about this pedal so wasn’t really thinking about getting it.

Not yet. Hopefully before I need one though.....whenever that will be.

It looks like the spacing is the same. A bit wider would be great but I can live with this. I think I’m talking myself in to buying it sooner rather than later now.

Here’s my thinking. I loved the HFX for its extra foot switches, and more visual indications. For live use it was fine. Just a bit of chorus, phaser, Sub octave and filter, normally with BDDi on all the time. None totally necessary though. I had 3 patches set up, with a few variations, but nothing major. What I hated was the need to put comp/HPF/EQ in each patch. Yes, easy to do, but if I tweaked one, I’d need to do some cut and pasting. This would be at a gig or rehearsal. Not the end of the world, but still. I do all my home playing with the Stomp. Just an amp and cab, a bit of OD (maybe) and Comp. headphone out with the iPad playing through it. Advantages for live use is the Global EQ and HPF/LPF. When I used the Stomp live these were great time savers. Just a bit of global tweaking meant I didn’t have to go in to patches. Useful for bad stages/acoustics, not for tone shaping. I couldn’t really justify keeping the HFX, as it wasn’t getting used much, due to lack of gigs so I sold it. I still think the Stomp is a bit cluttered and fiddly to use as a one box do it all for me. With my big feet it’s been moved a few times and seems a bit unstable. The idea of one of these things is to replace a board, so Im taking a step back and putting it on one. I do t really do a lot of experimenting with tones and paths. I just don’t have a need for them, although I get how useful they are. Looking at the Pod, it has the global EQ stuff, headphone out and all the tones I’d ever need, all in a slightly larger HFX style box. Seems perfect to me.

Before 2.9 came along I must admit I was looking at the Pod Go. Similar to the HFX, as in more ins and outs, more footswtiches and has amp/cab sims. Obviously things missing, but things I don’t really use, like parallel paths. Much cheaper than the LT, and even the Stomp. Ohh, just noticed the Pod Go has the Rochester comp and Small Stone already. Oh dear, wish I hadn’t seen that. Might be a poor mans LT but I can’t see any limitations for my use. Also has all the Bass amps the Helix has.

There is also a cool video by Billy Sheehan on the FB group. Not sure how to link it here so everyone can see it. Also Jon Willis has one up on YT