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I am pretty sure I know what you mean, but personally I like how that sounds. It gives the synth sound definition as far as I am concerned, rather than just being one smooth sausage. It probably comes from how the clean fretless bass sound mixes with the the synth sound, and I think you could get around it by refraining from mixing in clean tone.

Ah, I couldn't find that piece of information when I looked at the specs for some reason. Thank you.

No info about the string spacing. Hoping it is 16mm.

Sophia - "The River Song" :

The River Song - Sophia

I am a big fan of that generation of Zoom digital effects, I use a Zoom B1Xon that has a central spot in my setup myself, and I am certain both the MS-70CDR and B3 would be able to do this, using one of the specific synth effect models in them. However I never really used the synth effects in mine, so afraid I won't be able to help you. But perhaps one of these other experienced Zoom multi effect users can? : @andruca @stewblack

No, but I do use and love my Zoom B1Xon multi effect, which was release just about 5 years later than the Boss GT-10B, in late 2013. So also a fairly old digital unit. The distortion and amp modeling frankly sucks though, but a lot of the rest of the effects sound genuinely brilliant (and the distortion effects can still be used as special effects). I use it mainly for reverb and delay effects, but most of the modulation effects sound excellent as well. It is worth to notice that some of the much sought after digital reverb effects are of even older date, so CPU power is not everything, what matters to a considerably larger degree is how the algorithms are done (of course somewhat depending on the specific effect simulated/emulated, distortion and amp modeling does seem to be more demanding in order to sound realistic).

Gauge .104 is pretty insane for flatwound strings. Personally I would use a gauge .095 to .040 flatwound set, even if they got more tension, probably closer to a regular roundwound gauge .100 to .045 set, than the .095 to .040 roundwound set I normally use for my bass in E standard tuning.'

I'm Insane - Dinosaur Jr.

It should, thanks for noticing and correcting me!

Just tell them it's safety precaution in case a string should break, you'll have a spare one ready available, without having to use time on first removing the broken string, then installing a new one.

For slide bass, obviously (currently using a flat naturally polished hollow stone though). And... For hammering the strings, for a Dulcimer effect (currently using a pen with rubber grip though). Also... I'd like to get this one for being able to capo "open" strings chord shapes for slide bass (it's the dAndrea Spider XXL Capo that can be used for 5 and 6 string bass):

Run Run Run - Velvet Underground

+1 to floating thumb technique, gives you more freedom and flexibility in your plucking hand, and not least it is the absolutely most effective way to mute strings you don't play. That said, even to start with, I had no issues going back and forth between my 4 string, standard 19mm string spacing, bass, and then my 5 string, 16.5mm string spacing, bass. Guitar and Bass VI however, every time I play those, which doesn't happen too often, my fingers will stumble over the strings on both my fretting and plucking hand because of the narrow string spacing until I've played it a while and gotten used to it. But we are all different, what might not be an issue for me might for you, and the other way around.

I play bass on this on these 2 songs, from the EP "Are We Enemies" by Menfolk :

Destruction Makes the World Burn Brighter - Chelsea Wolfe

Notice that you got 3 octaves available of the same note, skipping a string and going 2 frets forward downwards, or backward upwards. Like this for instance: --------------5---------------- ------------------------------- ---------3---------3---------- ------------------------------- ----1--------------------1----- This might seem rather basic and obvious, but non the less really helpful to keep in mind to help you orientate on the fretboard, and to me that actually makes it an easier task than on a 4 string, and makes it easy to copy patterns of for instance scales across the fretboard. Overall practicing intervals, getting familiar with both the sound of them and the patterns they form on the fretboard, is a really good idea, regardless of if you play 4 or 5 string bass. Personally I just think 5 strings makes it easier cause more patterns will mirror each other like that, and it is worth to remind yourself of that.

This is awesome! Thank you for making me aware of this band/album!

Here's 2 of mine: My Ibanez GSRM25 5 string Mikro Bass, which beside visual mods, have had the faulty neck J pickup disconnected, and the bridge J pickup wired directly to the output jack socket. The stock J bridge pickup actually does sound pretty awesome, but I still plan to at some point likely replace it for a Gemini Pickups Mountain Lightning J pickup. I also plan to soon pull out the stock side mounted barrel type jack socket, and replace it for a front mounted regular one of proper quality. Possibly eventually I will replace the bridge with ABM single mono rail bridge pieces, milled from solid brass. And I have it strung with Elixir Nanoweb guitar strings of the gauges: .080 - .062 - .046 - .036 - .026, tuned to G standard tuning, as in 3 half steps above the upper 5 strings of a 6 string bass tuned in regular B standard tuning. Named "Mr. Growly - The Noodlemancer" : Poplar body, and a Maple neck with a Jatoba (stiffer than and almost as hard as Ebony, but there is rather conflicting information about its supposed tonewood qualities, though most seems to be of the conviction that it sounds somewhere between Maple and Rosewood, whatever that means, and consensus seems to be that it offers excellent projection) fretboard. And my old trusty 4 string GSRM20 neck + GSRM20B body Mikro Bass, that has had the stock chrome tuners of the GSRM20 neck replaced for black ones, and the stock pickups pulled out and replaced for an EMG Geezer Butler P pickup, wired directly to the output jack socket, the stock side mounted barrel type jack socket having been replaces for a front mounted regular one of proper quality. I will soon likely install the EMG Geezer Butler J bridge pickup, and wire it directly to a separate front mounted output jack socket, so that the 2 pickups can be mixed actively in parallel off board. Will likely eventually also replace the bridge for ABM single mono rail bridge pieces, milled from solid brass. And I have it strung with Elixir Nanoweb guitar strings of the gauges: .068 - .052 - .038 - .028, tuned to A# standard tuning, as in one ½ step above the upper 4 strings of a 6 string bass tuned in regular B standard tuning. Named "Dud Bottomfeeder": Listed as having a Mahogany body, but due to its exceptionally light weight I suspect Okoume (looks a lot like Mahogany, and supposedly has pretty much the same tonewood qualities, but is lighter and softer), body, and Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard. The 5 string is the fuller, not as in fatter, but as in the tone covering a broader frequency spectrum, somewhat more polite, but considerably more growly, sounding, and also got better sustain and is considerably more dynamically sensitive/responsive, the 4 string is the fatter, more punchy and snappy, somewhat dirtier/edgier/cheekier and more compressed, sounding. Pretty much the difference you would expect between a J and a P bass. Also the tonal balance of the 4 string is exceptionally even between the strings and across the fretboard, as you would expect from a short scale bass with a reverse P pickup configuration.

Bird On Your Grave - Marissa Nadler

Low - White Horses

Cocaine Lights - Phosphorescent

Right... So what is your actual point with all this? Also I don't think that is how statistics works. As for OP, maybe try the One Control Silver Peg? For a cheaper solution there is also the Joyo R-30 Tidal Wave Bass Preamp, which is a clone of the Tech 21 Sansamp V2 (I would avoid the original first version and clones of it, as it sucks upper mids big time). If you insist on tubes Sushi Box Effects got an Ampeg like preamp too with real tubes in.