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  1. Thanks for the heads up but I'm already well-stocked on the TK-421 front. It's a lovely pedal though so I'm sure someone will get joy from it!
  2. Absolutely phenomenal bass. Good luck with the sale!
  3. Absolutely brilliant pedal. The functionality on it (not to mention the routing flex) makes it easier than some of the alternatives to make part of a set up too. I’ll message you on Saturday about some of your wanted ads.
  4. Hi all, I made an ill-considered bass purchase recently so some of my pedals not currently on boards are on the block. Up for sale are my Empress Bass Compressor in the silver finish, an Ecosystem Delay, and Reverb. Empress make some fantastic pedals and each of these is typically being touted as being in the top ranks of their class. On the Reverb and Delay, I had the Strymon equivalents and the Empress pedals were the ones that stuck. (a couple more photos below) Echosystem Dual Engine Delay - £300 £285 posted to the UK - a truly brilliant delay and a tough one to part with. I've looked after is and it's in generally great condition save that, annoyingly, a few small spots of paint peeled off the backing plate when removing dual lock - always frustrating when you've babied pedals. Again, it comes boxed with all of the bits. Bass Compressor - £200 £190 posted to the UK - this is in excellent condition and comes boxed with all of the bits. SOLD Reverb - £300 posted to the UK - probably my favourite of the bunch and it has beer mode. This is in very good condition save that there a couple of very small nicks and, like the Echosystem, some of the paint peeled off the backing plate when removing dual lock. I don't have the box for this one. SOLD If anyone would like more photos, please let me know. I can't remember what Basschat's policy is on photo hosting so I'm trying to limit numbers but obviously want to be as upfront as possible about the condition of the pedals. Anyway, thanks for reading!
  5. I bought an Analog Music Company SHSL at the same time as the Source Audio Reflex that was sold on here recently. I’d been holding off on getting an SHSL until I’d figured out how to add effective expression control as it looked like it would be relatively inexpressive (if you’ll pardon the terrible pun) without it. I tried them together recently and they are a powerful duo. I’ve been looking to get Tim Commerford’s tone from Calm Like a Bomb and I think this may do it. I bought a fuzz and a distortion I really like but I’ll hold judgment on those until I’ve played them more. The other pedal that really sticks in the memory is the Doc Lloyd DLA-2A. It completed my main board and is a truly fantastic bit of kit.
  6. Thanks for the heads up (and the assumption that the verb is ‘need’ - you know me well)! I already have a Locust Star but I’d highly recommend it to anyone. It’s a brilliant RAT designed for bass by a guy who’s at the top of his field. Great form factor too. Good luck with the sale!
  7. As an update to this topic, I had a belated birthday gathering at the weekend and my wife had arranged for a birthday cake that hit the centre of my Venn diagram of pedals, basses and Star Wars. It's one of the more over the top things I've seen but loved all the more for it. The bass even has the Dingwall logo on it!
  8. Good question. It sounds like the controls from the short scale basses. Last time round there were active and passive short scale options too.
  9. I wondered when they’d do another run: https://www.music-man.com/instruments/families/basses/tim-commerford I have an active full scale from the first run and it’s a lovely bass. It’s very light and I love it being string-through. The other distinguishing features are string gauge, adjustable ramp and mutes, so not exactly show-stopping, but it’s as close as I’ve ever gotten to Timmy C’s sound (and I have tried!). There is again a passive option.
  10. I've spent a good amount of time with the AB II this week. The neck profile is very thin front to back and the ovangkol is smooth without being tacky: it reminds me of the sanded and oiled backs to the Geddy Lee signature jazz basses in terms of feel. That and the low action make this an extremely enjoyable bass to play. It sounds excellent too: it's got a brand new set of Dingwall nickel strings which, when combined with the semi-hollow body and wenge fretboard, results in a mellow but zingy tone. The Glockenklang preamp is, thankfully, flexible enough to make that work. It's a little different but I'm enjoying it! The guys at Dingwall sorted through their inventory too and were able to find the broadly matching brown Dingwall strap, which was a nice bonus.
  11. Haha, sadly not. Her brother's a really lovely guy though.
  12. Good question! I’m not sure. The triplebuckers are very impressive though, at least in conjunction with the preamp. I’ve managed to get some nice jazz bass and StingRay-esque sounds from them.
  13. Haha, thanks for the entirely accurate birthday wishes! To say I was surprised and delighted to receive a bass is to massively understate it. It was an incredible gesture. The fretboard, according to the spec sheet, is black flamed maple. Thank you for the congratulations and amazing bass there! I love the woods/colours. You’re right about Jens: it went to Guitar Summit with a note from him that he wouldn’t let people touch it, and when he put a video of the bass up he was wearing white gloves. The craftsmanship and design is extremely impressive. I can imagine his designs splitting opinion but like @tauzero I find the Roya in particular a beautiful shape. The black strings were a nice touch too.
  14. Thanks very much! George is a really incredible player; I think he could sell me any bass with his playing.
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