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Not knocking anyone else. The fact there are so many flavours means people like them. It’s just not for me personally. 😊✌️

The emergence of class D heads had me very excited! 800 watts in small box light box. No more lugging around huge transformers, great! Except apart from the easy carry the rest of the story has been pretty erm stinky poo!! Despite 8 years, five heads and every Eq patten under the sun. I simply cannot get on with the sound at volume. 😬 I”ve tried TC Electronics (BH 550) Aguilar (TH500) Tech 21 (VT) Markbass (Tube 800) and finally Mesa Boogie (D800) and no matter if you put a valve in front of them, a compressor before them, a neo or a ceramic speaker from them, or summon a religious cult behind them. They sound too direct at volume to my ears. I tried, but I’m going back to my Class A/B happy place! 😊

See this has now got me singing come on “thunder child” from War of the Worlds. As did your last post about “Stormbringer” coming….. I need to either stop reading your posts or countering with: Vigier Passion - Purple Rain Spector 40th - Blue on Black Vigier Excess - Behind Blue Eyes Ricky 4003 - Eat the Rich 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks that I did see that you’d cycled through these in quick succession so thanks for your advice (along with others on this forum). so it’s between the HX Effects, Plethora and GX100. I going to have a good think. And maybe find a shop that has them all (this may take a few weeks)!

Have you tried the MK2? Any good?

I had the Mk1 version, not for me tbh I thought the fx were poor.

I was kind of thinking the same about the Helix line, it’s 2 1/2 years since I sold mine and I thought it was mid life then. Despite all the distractions of previous study I wish I’d got another more into the setting up of effects chains editing etc. On one hand the Plethora seems easy, but I wonder if it’s too limited. The B6 seems tidy but I I’m not sure I warm to it and I’d like parallel processing. DI out is not an issue as i always use an amp (with a DI). The attraction of the Boss is its new and at the start of its lifecycle, updates will follow, editing can be done via I pad/phone and Bluetooth. I’m starting to feel that at some point I’ll just say screw it and pick the one that is at the top of the list that moment!

That’s got me thinking again..

I’m a bit late to this post, but having read the announcement I have to say that in all the years of buying basses, Vigier have impressed me the most. I am so glad to have bought my Passion and Excess when I did! I’ve also got for say thanks to Matt (Mattbass6) for getting me into them by selling me his Purple Excess5! Superbe, Patrice!

Ok folks I’ve been having a nose around and well what about a Boss GX-100? Lots of boss bass fx and touch screen so hopefully if I can use a iPhone - iPad etc I’m hoping it’s just patience and time! 😊

No Probs my needs are quite simple. I’ll try to put it as I see it! 😊 3:1 Compressor nothing too overly squishy. Chorus of Duff, Mckagen GNR era Octave with a side of Palladino, note OC2 sounding than Digital POG type tones Flanger ala Lynott, no Alibi required Synth from Deep(er) Underground Harmony (3-5-7-9) another white line? generally for power chord type stuff under guitar solos. That’s about it. Things I don’t need. Billy Sheehan Remingtone…. Love the player less fussed on the tone. Bad Horsie Pitchshifting Whammy. Envelope Filters - tried them, don’t like them - bass playing sacrilege? Probably! DJent….. no Thanks for your help all

Thanks for the offer but not for me. 👍

Thanks I’m very sparring with effects generally so tend to keep a compressor on and the stomp in chorus, boost, octave and harmony as needed to be honest. Anything intuitive is generally my preference as I’m not into deep editing.

Hi All, Im in the market for a Bass Multieffects unit I can take to practice and gigs but I’m a bit of a novice/lazy/confused on programming. Historically I bought a Helix and never got to grips with it (however in my defence I was in the middle of a Masters at the time). My needs are quite simple, compressor, chorus, flanger, octave and maybe a bit harmoniser/synth (that tracks). What I absolutely don’t want is something that I cannot standardise volume on easily. Im somewhere near the Zoom B6 or the TC Electronic Plethora. Any advice or experience would be appreciated.

Ok excuse the uneducated question. But does the b6 do parallel processing?

Many thanks for taking the time to post this Stew. 😊