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@Al KrowGlad you like it Agent Zig zag. i think you read too much into the frequency of stuff selling though, there have probably been about hundreds of Fender jazz basses up, there is some mark bass gear regularly there etc. does that mean they are poo? Nah - some of them up for sale were duplicate or additional amps to existing set ups that people decided was not for them especially as they already had DG pedals in their set up so they kept pedals and moved amps. Some people rationalise consolidate and create funds for stuff. Is DG/VK the holy grail? Dunno, but you like it. its the same with all this best of stuff. Is my Hartke VXL the best pre-amp pedal out there?Probably not, but it’s best for what I like currently and it’s what’s best for each individual. So if you are a true convert, you may go back to the DG thread I created where you accuse me of bilious vitriol against their product line (even though we have established it was only against price points, not what they are) and you can write a convert statement saying, “sorry I jumped on the bandwagon, I take it all back” As for keeping it longer than I kept mine, well first i’d have to tell you how long I had it for exactly, but we all know what you are like with your sweeping statements....!

Pretty sure @Wolverinebass is a 12 user, otherwise it’s just me and you so far mate!

Oh I have had both a solid body and a semi hollow ASAT and that body position is meat and drink for me, so I have no worries at all. really want a a solid body and I love a headstock so it’s kind of a Hamer for me as a Holy Grail. just Found out Sandberg did a few 8 string custom builds, but they won’t do a 12ver. I took good looks at Galveston, musicvox etc. And I know I haven’t played them, but they just don’t resonate(!) with me like a Hamer

You are more experienced than me in the multi string respect. its irrational, but I don’t really want a Dean, I sort of want the real McCoy, I have big mitts so I should hopefully be Ok

Of course mate this is my new dirt pedal I play into the Tyler This is the Tyler thread

@Sean utterly jealous mate. I have serious 12ver gas and am waiting for a Hamer to come up, and I know I have a set up waiting for it with instead of the LS-2 I have a Tyler by KMA Audio Machines to blend modulators and dirt with a clean signal. This does not require bi-amping, I started a thread on it in the effects section with links to how it works. so far as 8 vs 12.......although they are essentially tuned the same, to my ears the 12 is so much more, that extra octave string giving more presence in the mix. There is a reason why Tom, Jeff, dUg use a 12 and not an 8. only 8 I have tried was the Spector, I was thoroughly unimpressed by it, could have been an off day for me, maybe I expected too much, but I await patiently.

BTW the switches represent 2 clipping stages in the circuit either silicone, Germanium or no clipping and you select what you want in conjunction with knob twiddling

Proper demo of the actual pedal, shame there was not more time spent at low drive, it’s oretty good and the bottom end stays

New demo on The Parvati Fuzz/OD pedal, may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it does a bloody good job, and even this demo does not cover the potential subtly of it at lower drive, plus the low end stays pretty well

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@ped please don’t get him started on compression, i’ll Have kittens again, and not Atomic ones

And you know that if you have an active bass, engage the active Preamp and you can plug headphones straight into the jack. you could then run headphones out your MP3 player into one ear, bass into another, or in ears into the player and over ear can headphones into the bass overlaying them and you have the cheapest system ever as I would say most people have at least 2 Sets of earphones lying round the house

I nearly got one for my small combo as well, but ultimately went with a PJB Bass cub. Very portable, aux in, DI out, EQ section.......

@Tonteee don’t run away, you are speaking sense like me, maybe Bas will listen if someone else apart from his halfwit friend says something!

If it’s just a DI you need and you have everything else, is it controversial to say, just get a DI.... i doubt you’ll need an aux in and headphones out for rehearsal

@nightsun you have no idea how good a solution that is........ @Al Krow remind me, have you got one of those...?

The OP said Headphone amp mate, not a pre-amp with headphone capabilities, there is a difference. DG M500 is a pre amp with an EQ and DI out and Headphone out , unfortunately no aux in, and it also has a power amp attached, but you wouldn’t buy any DG products though would you........

Grabbing posts between working, so it’s my fault. what my first post should have said is pretty much what we have come to. A straight up P with no other routing will sound different to the same P which has had routing, does not mean it won’t sound like a P, just different, not better or worse. similar to the fact that a P sound is not exclusive to a Fender bass, Yammy, Sandberg etc all give great P sounds, if you get my drift. So in essence to my mind and ears the P pup solo’d On a PJ or a PM config will not sound like a P alone, but it will still sound like a P if that makes sense!

@wateroftyne yep point taken, but if you took a P bass and then routed a hole in the J position and anything else for wires, and put nothing in it, And changed nothing else, I am not sure it would sound the same. i am quite happy to be wrong though

@Lozz196 Sandberg do excellent worn looks in black! personally regardless of the split coil placement I do not think you will ever get a PJ to fully sound like a P, even with the J dialled back. there has been a bit of wood removed, no matter how small to accommodate it. The resonance of the bass and the P sound will be altered. Doesn’t mean it’s bad, just different

DI gives you a line level signal for a PA to use. You would need to figure out how much of a dB boost you will need to keep up with whatever else is through the PA. So the decision is do you need a Headphone amp (which will have a small boost potentially, could be about 12db for example). This is unlikely to have a big boost as it’s just for powering headphones and having a method to play along with tracks OR Do you want a Pre-amp which you can use for headphone practice and DI out with plus or minus an aux in. Once you have that set, then the options become more obvious and narrowed down

@Al Krow so the game changes, and to my mind the goal posts change unless I am reading it correctly. you say you want something to put in your pocket to go to rehearsals, but you also said you wanted it to live on your board as you talk about real estate etc. how much function do you actually want? is it purely to plug headphones in, EQ capabilities etc. I know you hate the Ampeg and it’s circuit, but you want a small box with a DI, it has it and an EQ. If you did some extra research you would know that the Cafe Walter headphone practice amp is about one of the best on the market, it’s just a few extra words to type into google..... if you really want a DI is as well and a stand alone box with capabilities them look at the Radial Bassbone OD. you can also plug Direct into a xenys502 mixer which also you can DI out and it has an Aux in. you can just plug your bass straight into the PA mate and have nothing, nowt to carry.

FYI if you get GHS boomers, great to start, but die quickly. i never got on with Ernie Ball Hybrids or slinky’s I really like DR DDTs you can use them in normal tuning obviously, expensive at about £35 a set, but I love them! I am sure others may chime in, but have a good look around

Ampeg SCR DI Cafe Walter Tascam Pandora iRig to add to others mentioned above

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