BillyBass

looks like we have some competition. My band is local to you, drummer lives in Hemel, and 13 of there songs in your setlist are in ours!

Ah yes. I have the '3' which has dip switches to change from buffered to true bypass

I love the look of these: shell pink, Reverend style body shape/knob placement, roasted maple neck and matching headstock and body. If they had top quality hardware and were made in Korea I would not see £850 as expensive.

I take it you have the Polytune set for 'buffer' and not 'true bypass' then?

Hi all, I know the Radial SB-2 is a passive DI and would be suitable for use with active instruments and that something like the SB-1 48v phantom powered DI box would be advised for passive instruments. However, could I get good results from the SB-2 with a passive P bass, if I upped the gain on any of the other pedals in the signal chain, the Cali76 CB compressor, for example?

I got the Lake Placid blue P bass for Christmas. My initial impressions are very good. This is my first Squier. I have two MIM Fenders and two MIM Charvels to compare it to. all of my Mexican made basses have needed shielding and I was assuming this would be the case with the Squier too, but no. No unwanted noise with this one. The finish is superb. The binding looks great and it makes the black dot fret markers really stand out. The gold anodised pick guard looks classy and the other gold hardware and pearloid inlays really make this bass stand out. The neck has a glossy finish, which some won't like but I'm fine with it. A couple of minor negatives. It is a bit neck divey but not enough to make me want to swap out the tuners (I have a good strap for it) the jack socket doesn't really hold the jack in as firmly as my other basses but as long as you wrap your lead behind the strap in use, it won't come out. I have heard better split coil P pick ups. Unusually for a P bass, I am adding a bit of low mid via my amp's EQ section. However, the D and G strings sound great, better than my Charvel PJ4, which is my go to bass at the moment. I could swap the pup for something better, but I could also just boost the low mids from my head or an EQ pedal, so I'm not sure whether to bother. I'll see how it is in use. I would say this is a keeper. I see no obvious signs it is inferior to a MIM Fender P bass and it looks gorgeous.

In: G&L Kiloton Tribute Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas JV Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas PJ4 Squier 40th anniversary Gold edition Lake Placid Blue P bass Out: Yamaha BB434 Ibanez SR500 So that makes +2 for the year

Fine looking bass that, and a nice strap to go with it. I have the Lake Placid blue P arriving on Monday.

We have got used to some pretty slick bass reviews on YouTube over the last few years: first impressions, how it feels, hardware and electronics, tone...with fingers, pick, slapped, all with set adjustments to the EQ or tone knob and then a conclusion. Lobster, Johnny Dibble, The bass channel etc. They are all amateurs, but very professional amateurs. Yandas Music is a shop in Nebraska, which probably makes Norfolk look sophisticated. The bloke with the Liverpool cap is a local Christian Pastor, just in case you were wondering why you had never heard of him. They really could do with planning their content before they shoot any more videos. I know I like the look of the jazz basses but I have no idea what they sound like.

As my missus keeps asking me what I want for Christmas, I've been considering one of these, just because they look so good. Thanks @ceterafor the heads up about Thomann's discount, the best I could see in the UK was £395 + postage. Just ordered the blue one

I felt like a kid in a toy shop a week before Christmas on Sunday. Thanks very much to @cetera for letting me play with his Spectors and also to @Merton whose TE1200 and Barefaced 210 is a match made in heaven @Steve Browning with his Mesa TT800s @Happy Jack with his Reverend Watt Plower @Mudpupwith his surprisingly good Cort. and @MacDaddy @orangefridayand @eude for their weird and wonderful stuff. And thanks to @Hamster, Mrs@Hamster and @Kingbassist for making it all happen

I must admit, I'd be inclined to go for the bodge too. Some of our covers I have simplified a bit, though I do add in a fill or two in the songs with boring bass lines.

Updated list: 1. MacDaddy - Custom Shukers / Rob Allen Mouse / Peavey Vypyr VIP III 2. Binky Bass - Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar), GR Bass Dual 1400 & GR Bass AT410+, Helix LT, Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc. 3. Cetera - Spector (USA NS2 & NS2X, Euro Classic, Euro LX (w/Haz),Euro 'Rachel Bolan', Pulse II ) Wal Mk1 'Geddy Lee', Fender 70's Classic P & FSR PJ with East pre, GK400RB, GK Legacy 800 & 4. Tech21 VT500 Heads, Genz Benz Neox212 cab. 5. Merton - various ACGs, Zoots, Conway Instruments basses, Glockenklang Blue Rock, Barefaced Two10/One10 6. Eude - ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, ACG RetroB 5, ACG TKO Modern 4, ACG ChubstRR Mikro 6 string, 2 X ACG Mule 4 strings (on loan from ACG), GK Legacy 500, 1 or 2 Barefaced One10 Cabs, Dod 250(r) modded with @Sibob 7 NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB, Lull JAXT4, Darkglass A/O900, Darkglass 112 cab, Tech 21 dUg. 8. prowla: Obligatory Rickenbackers, a Warwick or two, maybe a Kramer aluminium necked bass, some pedals, Ampeg & Tech 21 preamps (subject to change), maybe the Minitaur & MIDI bass pedals. 9. Silverfoxnik: G&L SB1, BC Rich Eagle, Godin Shifter Classic 5, Sprackenbacker Ricky copy, Mesa Walkabout 15 combo, or Handbox R400 + Vanderkley 1156 MT. 10. Happy Jack: an assortment of weird 5h1t that I can guarantee nobody else will bring 11. WalMan (hopefully!): Wal, Status S1 & S2 & Zon Legacy Elite. One of the rigs (probably Mesa D800 & BF One10 or BBII as there's already One10's on thelist) or Helix & Headrush. SkarBassOne pedal. May have an old case & 2U rack to sell/raffle 12. Steve Browning: Mesa TT-800 and Mesa Subway 1x15 cabs. SVL basses. Greco Pbass and Tokai Jazz. 13. OrangeFriday: Latest homebuild items - Tubular Bass and Basscape effects plus maybe Jellybean Bass (the one with a few LEDs in the neck) 14. BillyBass: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas V (J) and IV (reverse PJ) , Balaguer select series Goliath (HH), Tech21 GED 2112 pre amp, Barefaced Midget, Gallien Krueger Legacy 800. Jam pedals Lucy dreamer, Hamstead Subspace, Jam Pedals Ripply Fall. New pre amps installed in the Charvels: John East in the 4 string, and a Nordstrand in the 5 string. 15. Mudpup: Zon Sonus Std, Cort A4plus, Mesa Big Block 750, Mesa MPulse 600, Quilter BB800, Barefaced Big Baby cab 16. Simon C : G&L L2000 Tribute, Sire V7 Fretless, Ibanez EHB1000S Headless Shortscale. Various pedals (switch, tuner, Hypergravity compressor, Laney 85 Bass Octave, Bass Clone Chorus, Spectradrive) 17. Rumblefish: Reverend Rumblefish,Bernie Goodfellow bass, EBS HD 350,Vanderkley 112 MNT. 18. bass_dinger - Two Washburn 500s and a step-fronted SWR Workingman 12 with a three digit serial number. And maybe the Boulder Creek 5 string in my avatar. 19. Smanth - Harley Benton B-550FL, Kala UBASS, Roland Microcube Bass RX, TC-Electronics BG250-208, Line 6 Wireless, Some Zoom Pedals, Stompz if it is working, Bits for Phoenix. 20. Andyjr1515: Camphor Single Cut (see also For Sale listing); AJR's "Same woods and proportions as a Thumb but, wisely, a different shape" fretless; passing across the completed pink lightweight to Happy Jack 21. TrevorR - Wal Mk 1, Wal Pro 2E, Aria SB700, Frankenjazz, MarkBass LMII & Traveler 2x10, Pedalboard… 22. bassace97 - SVT Classic + 410, Stingray 4 HH and American Special Jazz Bass, and pedalboard 23. kebabkid - 2 x Sires and Roland Cube 24. Darren R - his good self

Nice one! I think a tort pick guard would really improve the low mids and help it sit in the mix just right.

Thanks for posting that. My personal preferences were: 1) Noble. 2) Zod 3) RedDi 4) Radial JDI. and I wasn't keen on the other three. If the Ampeg and Colourbox had been dialled in differently I might have liked them but I wasn't keen on the sounds from the clips above. I can't justify the expense of the noble, particularly with how the £ has been doing in this last week! But, the Radial JDI would be very convenient on a board with required pedals and EQ (or an active bass). The Zod and Reddi sound great but they are far too big.

Update: Since I last posted on this thread, the drummer fell in love with the lead singer, was rejected and left the band. We got a new drummer quickly but it wasn't the same without my mate the drummer. The second band I joined has progressed well, we are nearly ready to gig and all 4 of us are on the same page. It just helped me put my first band into perspective. Yesterday, I spoke to the guitarist and singer about knocking it on the head and no one complained, though the guitarist did suggest he leave and we carry on with a new guitarist! I feel quite sad as I have put a lot of effort into this over the last couple of years but, on a positive note, I have learnt how to play with others, have gained skill, confidence and have learnt about 60 songs in the process. Time to move on. Thanks for all the advice!

Fingers crossed fella

The 10" drivers output over 6KHz, which is enough for many of us. The 12" drivers frequency range only goes up to 4KHz (probably a bit higher) so tweeters are more useful there. I prefer my Super Midget to my Super Compact, though they sound great together.

Sort of new. I'm guessing the One10T has been a success so Alex is now putting out 'T' versions of all his tweeterless cabs. The Super Midget has now been renamed the 'Super Mini T' https://barefacedaudio.com/pages/which-to-choose There isn't a link to buy any yet, nor is there an indication of the price but I'm guessing all it takes is a phone call. I like the idea of a Supertwin with a tweeter. That was a bit of a gap in his range, from tweeterless Supertwin to Big Twin 2 (now 3).

This should have been their second album. They had so much unreleased stuff which which we heard live, on John peel sessions or on bootlegs, like Puerto Rican, Beat My Guest, Rubber People, Press darlings, Song for Ruth Ellis, Fat Fun. Some of it got put out as B sides of their pop crap, with Marco Pironi on guitar but those versions weren't as good as the Matthew Ashman/Andy Warren era versions.

I occasionally practise through a Barefaced One10 and my Elf. They really are a good pairing. I bet your Two10 and the new 1200w Trace are going to sound sublime.

@Merton you lucky boy! I am really looking forward to the video review you will be uploading here shortly 😉 I pulled the trigger on a GK Legacy 800 this afternoon so I'm not as green with envy as I should be. Actually no, I am green with envy.

Your mum could buy 5 different versions of Beethoven's 9th and they would all be different. We have the sheet music but no original recordings, of course; I would imagine it's impossible to play a long piece of instrumental and choral music, such as Beethoven's 9th, the same as another orchestra led by a different conductor. We aren't trained to follow a conductor but we do have to improvise and create (within parameters) when covering songs in a band

No, its an argument against playing along to songs on Spotify but playing covers in a band requires many of the skills @TheLowDown mentioned