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Indeed, and the flats really add some sauce!

True, but those things can’t completely change the tonal character of a bass. Amp, mic and processing wouldn’t really be able to make a Jazz sound like a Stingray etc.

I’ve always the thought the EQ from TC Electronic’s BH Series heads would be pretty cool in an onboard pre form. They put the same EQ section into the Spectradrive preamp pedal. 4 bands, with each band cutting at a different frequency than it boosts. The bass control cuts at 50hz but boosts at 80hz: Having owned a BH800 head I can say it’s a very intuitive system and just makes a tone of sense.

That sounds bloody good Yes he’s a great player and his phrasing would make any bass sound good but the bass itself definitely has a specific sonic character to it which I really like.

What kind of tones do you prefer? Classic or modern? And therefore, would you be leaning more towards precision/jazz style pickups or humbuckers? Are you looking for an active or a passive bass? The answers to these two points alone will narrow down your selection considerably.

Yep, Andertons have always been very helpful in my dealings with them. Top notch service.

This. Either a Tecamp Puma or an Eich T500/T900 (the Eich series is just the newer version of the Tecamp series)

Glad I’m not alone on that one! If you have a chance to lay down any recordings recordings of the JM2, they’d be very welcome in this thread!

That sounds like the solution to me. If the end result is invisible then you have nothing to worry about. The plastic piece isn’t designed to come off so nobody would ever know anyway.

@Steff I feel like you have experience in this realm?

Nice! I’ve always been curious about these as my first ever bass was a very comfortable RBX774. Will be curious to hear your thoughts.

Does it stop if you touch or press down on the plastic piece?

I should point out that Stomp’s footswitches are also angled, lest anyone read this thread and assume they aren’t: I will give Core points in a couple of areas though - I’d never personally need to have two loops, but they are useful in the sense that one of them can be repurposed as an aux input. And the larger screen does come into its own when combined with the 5 control knobs, so more editable parameters per page in nice. Still, the only way I could see myself getting a Core is if they released an FX only version in the same form factor - then it would be a strong competitor in terms of price while being significantly smaller than HXFX. For consumers, it would then be a toss up between whether you favour smaller size (Core) over more footswitches and scribble strips (HXFX). I’d happily run a Nano board setup with a Core FX into my Stomp.

I see a couple of major issues with the Core: Those with a Stomp already see major value in adding an external foot controller with at least 2 switches. That’s on a unit with 3 onboard switches and 6 blocks. To those who are interested in the Core, surely operating 24 blocks with the onboard 3 switches will be a grim experience, unless Boss have done some serious UI wizardry (which I doubt). Even plugging in an 8-switch MIDI controller, you’d still only have control of 11 parameters, which is less than half the Core’s maximum block count. By that stage you’re defeating the point of buying a compact unit, and you’ll still probably be wanting more switches. Then theres the fact that the full-sized Boss GT1000 which has been out for a few years now failed to gain mass appeal against the likes of Helix, Kemper and Fractal. It just hasn’t been in the same conversation, both in terms of its UI and the perceived quality of its amp modelling. The Core’s screen is using last-gen tech with monochrome pixelated graphics. Compare that to Stomp with its full colour display and intelligent UI layout which means you can glance down and know what’s what, even on a small screen. This shot of the Core’s screen is reminiscent of my secondary school calculator: Just imagine squinting at that on a gig. Simply shoving the insides of a full-sized GT1000 in a smaller box doesn’t improve upon the product itself in any way other than form factor. Basically, if the original GT1000 didn’t interest you then why are you bothered about the Core? Helix still has far superior options in terms of the number of amp models available, which is even more significant when coming from the position of a bass player. To me there’s just no comparison. I realise this sounds like I’m pooping all over Boss but I just can’t see the appeal!

Gorgeous Lionel VS4 just in at BassDirect https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sandberg_VS4_Tobaccoburst.html

I’m terrified just looking at that photo!

Is it active or passive? How many knobs does it have?

@bjelkeman @Kev Are you guys both in the first preorder shipment?