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Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has the BBE Sonic Stomp? any ideas how good this is compared to the Aphex? I have read some comments about the Aphex not being very well put together despite being a great pedal but just wanted to know if anyone has used or has a Sonic Stomp?

Thanks,

Nathan

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='428024' date='Mar 7 2009, 02:24 PM']If you play 2 basses in the same gig, then the Bassbone is worth a look too:

[url="http://www.tonebone.com/tb-bassbone.htm"]http://www.tonebone.com/tb-bassbone.htm[/url][/quote]


Nice one, happened to find a review of this in an old bass mag last night but not read it yet, will go dig it out now see what it does!

Thanks for all the help so far guys. I think I am sold on a Aphex Bass Xciter just for general use anyway but still reading and investigating all avenues.

[quote name='cheddatom' post='426919' date='Mar 6 2009, 08:58 AM']If all your missing is active level and EQ, then why don't you just use an EQ pedal. Use the volume to match the output level of your other bass, and use the EQ to match the active EQ on your other bass.

I kow lots of people have this problem and use all kinds of expensive pre-amps and DIs, so I must be missing something.[/quote]


Thats sounds like a good solution, I know Boss make one but are there any good ones in particular you could reccomend?

Many thanks.

Is this still for sale?

Thanks

Hi and firstly thanks,

mike257: that sound like an interesting option and one I will look at for sure.

Silet Fly: Wow thanks for the info, and yes the MXR DI was what I was thinking of. They all sound as if they may offer me something, and I suppose its a case of trying as many as possible. I have my eye on a Bass Xciter and from your comments and what I have heard I am tempted to get one without trying and like you said just leave it onpermanantly. So much to think about but think I am going to rule out the Sadowsky for now. I am sure it is superb but a huge amount of money just for a 2 band EQ and to be honest I dont think I will ever use the DI.

I think I may need to have a Sansamp/ebs/tonehammer shootout, but difficult to find somewhere with them all without travelling the width of the country. I just wish there was a way of testing the DHA because its a superb looking thing and has some great functions at a great price. so much to think about and not enough cash for them all.

[quote name='Bigwan' post='426205' date='Mar 5 2009, 02:32 PM']Nearly died there I did... thought you were gonna hack up the RBV![/quote]

ha ha, not a chance its far too special, I love it more than anything. You well? do you still have the Stingray? dont worry wont be offended if you don't.

Hello,

Apologies if something similar to this has been done, I did do a quick search.

[b]My Problem [/b]- I have an active five string Squier Jazz and a Fender Roscoe Beck V. The Fender is superb and the nicest bass I have owned or played but it does not quite have the bite and punch of the squier. I really like active basses but the the Fender is too good to sell and I dont want to butcher it so I need something that will give me that 'active' boost and flexibility, and some more guts and growl. The fender is very flexible but i find it a bit tame sometimes and the output is low so i have to change my amp setting when I swap basses.

I know of the normal outboard preamps like the Sadowsky and the EBS Microbass II, but after some looking around I have found a few other boxes with EQs and was wondering if they will all kinda do the same thing? I have never really payed much attention to pedals and this sort of thing so finding it all a bit bewildering at the moment. Just as a side note i dont mind if it does something esle e.g. headphone practice amp or adds some valve drive (I play in a Foo Fighters style rock band), but I would like it to give me that active clean kinda sound too. (sorry for being vague) If its something I can use with the squier too thats a bonus.

Here is the list of stomp boxes that I have found that seem to be offering what I want but I just dont know which is right:

1. EBS Microbass II - seems really nice and i like the headphone amp part
2. Sadowsky DI - seems basic for the money and there is no mid control
3. DHA VT1 EQ? - nice looking thing but seems to be a distrotion type pedal, will it give me clean-ish punch and flexibility?
4. Aguilar ToneHammer - again looks nice with a full EQ but there seems to be a focus on it giving that dirty valve tone, is it clean too?
5. MXR Bass EQ - Again! EQ but has this valve type drive thing
6. SansAmp Bass Driver - much talked about and hard to miss even for someone who doesnt pay much attention, any good?
7. Aphex bass Xciter - No EQ but makes an amazing difference if their website is to be believed.


If there are any more please suggest, i just want some opinions on what may be worth trying out and whats good value.

Thanks in advance,

Nathan

Hello,

Is the Chorus still up for grabs? any chance of a picture?

many thanks,

Nathan

hello,

Also really interested in the tapco monitors, any chanc eyou could PM me some details and a price?

many thanks

N

"Won't Haggle" sorry the monty python in me just slipped out.

Just to say these are great basses, and fender are now making thye Duff Mckagan signature which is basically the same bass but a fair bit more £ than this. I just wish I had some spare cash i would LOVE one of these.

Good luck and Bumpo!

I just keep watching this over and over, that man is...well, words dont do him justice. Esperanza is amaing too what a talent and the way she handles that double bass... STUNNING!

I would just also like to say that as there is such a good response to the video I just found out that Stevie's show at the 02 arena is available soon on DVD. I am not on comission or anything, just really excited as this is I think the first live concert of his available on DVD.

THANK GOD! after so many years of thinking this band are completely useless I have found a whole bunch of people who think the same. Drastically overrated and just goes to show that expensive gear and good sound engineering does not make good musicians/bands. I will say though i do have a guilty secret, I did like that song they did for batman.

Apologies if this has already been posted, I did do a search and found nothing.

Stevie Wonder at the whitehouse with the always superb Nate Watts on bass. Also some guest appearences including the amazing Esperanza Spalding. The link is also available at Sadowsky website.

Enjoy:

[url="http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatthewhitehouse/"]http://www.pbs.org/inperformanceatthewhitehouse/[/url]

Wow, a lot of debate going on here, wish i had not said anything now. I just think they are pretty and I love the headstock, oh and Paul Turner plays one so thats me convinced! but seriously each to their own, I think ist just nice that they have brought the basses over so that we at least get to try them out unlike Sadowosky NYC basses.

Just a quick update for anyone who is interested, Darren at the bass merchant has very kindly PM'd me that there are two basses coming in to start, a 5 string jazz with racing stripe and a Grey burst 5 string P and that they will be about in the next couple of days.

I for one cannot wait to play one.

[quote name='henry norton' post='420246' date='Feb 26 2009, 05:43 PM']Hmmmm, so what distinguishes these souped up Fender clones from all the others out there (including our very own, beloved Shuker of course)?[/quote]

The way they are made to faithfully replicate older fenders, although there are probably a load of companies doing that as well. Personally I just love the look and design and overal aesthetic. Its shallow I know and I may play one and not like it but just the chance to play one is exciting.

Just got the new issue of Bass Guitar Magazine and spotted in the Bass Merchant advert that they are now UK distributors for AC basses and stock should be arriving Feb!! I for one cant wait and am looking for things to sell (might be time for the Roscoe Beck V to hit the road)

Anyway does anyone else know any more about this?? I am jumping around with excitement.

Nath.

Would you be willing to sell it and maybe put that towards a longer one?

+1 on all current squiers at the moment, really fantastic basses with a great "vibe".

I have a squier deluxe V and it is superb, build is amazing and the neck and frets are immaculate, I use it in a rock band over my Roscoe Beck and its has a great tone that really cuts through. I think its superb already but by all accounts the addition of a set of Dimarzio Ultra Jazz pickups make these basses sing.

Definately a pro sound and playability for me and only £150

Oh my god i dread to think of the money spent this year

Basses: 1 at the start of the year (StingRay 4)

3 In : Warwick Streamer ProM 5
Roscoe Beck V
Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V

2 Out: MusicMan StingRay 4
Warwick Streamer ProM

Amps: 1 at the start of the year (epifani UL502..I cant remeber)

2 In : Ashdown Superfly
Ashdown ABM 300

2 Out : Ashdown Superfly
Epifani


Conclusions? I am really pleased, got a set up I am really pleased witha nd two great basses which I never thought I would own so big suprises and happy faces all round. I actually thought I had been quite good with my gear this year as well, basically becoming more active on basschat this year has a direct corrolation with gear sold/swapped.

[quote name='The Admiral' post='384365' date='Jan 18 2009, 09:11 PM']I was having an argument - as you do - with a friend the other day about a particular band, and it has prompted me to start this thread.

Which band do you think is criminally underated, and within the band who is the bass player who is also overlooked. My nomination, and the ones that featured in my argument were :

Del Amitri and Justin Currie (a less is more kind of guy - but always what is right for the song)

A quick video as evidence : [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-bkwz1iXjK4"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-bkwz1iXjK4[/url]

Your turn....

A[/quote]

+1 Love Del Amitri and that man is a great pop rock bass player, he plays exactly whats needed and very melodic both his bass playing and his songwriting.


[quote name='Josh' post='384501' date='Jan 18 2009, 11:12 PM']Simply Red's Bassist and Moloko's Bassist.

If anyone knows their names I would greatly appreciate it .[/quote]

Yes Steve Lewinson has been their main bass player for years, tidy player and an inspiration for me when I started as my dad was a huge SR fan. Steve Lewinsons brother plays drums for SR too I think.


[quote name='Rich' post='384834' date='Jan 19 2009, 11:53 AM']It Bites - Dick Nolan
Extreme - Pat Badger (that solo in Cupid's Dead, ye gods )[/quote]

+ infinity on Pat badger, awesome bass player and anyone who can keep up with Nuno Bettencourt is a legend in my eyes.


[quote name='William James Easton' post='386154' date='Jan 20 2009, 02:35 PM']crazy gods of endless noise.... the name of the bassist escapes me.[/quote]

Dont know the guy but great band I loved Razor baby i think it was? wish I had a cd of theirs.


Ok my own....

When I was 16 i saw a Cornish band called rootjoose in my town, They were jaw droppingly good live and the bass player Harry Collier was brilliant. He was tasteful, clever in note choice, brilliantly melodic, fast at times and came up with the first slap riff i ever learned, oh and sang. The band as a whole wrote some genius pop/funk songs but were a little off the wall and too happy for some. Sham eHarry went on to form the rubbish band that was Cubb wgich was dull as dish water IMHO

Ernieball Slinky 5 sets are superb, they last well and when they do die they do boil with good results, oh and they are cheap as dirt from strings direct. I have been through so many brands and always come back to Ernieballs and they sounded awesome on my StingRay.

I currently use the lightest gauge 5 string set on my Roscoe Beck V and they are so easy to play and the sound is great. I also find the B string fantastic and very clear and I tune down to B flat on 34" scale.

Hope that helps a bit.

[quote name='ashevans09' post='386513' date='Jan 20 2009, 06:23 PM']Sorry to sidetrack slightly but I thought Natt Watts was a Bossa endorsee?[/quote]

Yeah i have seen him with Bossa but as far as I know, Alleva dont give away basses so he would have bought his like everyone else and in some endorsee deals you dont have to play that specific instrument 100% of the time. I will say one thing, whatever the deal the man has great taste, mind you I think we all would with the money he is on.

Brilliant, are you officially the first Bass Chatter with a AC? Stunning bass.

Just to confirm I have just been on the AC club thread and there will definately be a cheaper AC bass at around $2400. Apparently you can have any colour as long as it is black (fine by me) it will be an oiled finish neck like a stingray, maple with maple fingerboard, it will not have the american hipshot hardware it will be imported stuff (imported to the states that is)

Jimmy who builds AC Basses has basically said it will be made from what he has spare in the workshop but will have his own hand wound AC pickups which are meant to be amazing and an aguilar preamp. You will not be able to specify anything but its not going to be like the Metro Sadowsky, this will be made by the man himself to exactly the same standards as the $4000+ basses.

Anyway here is the first picture apparently. Its the black one on the right.
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I love BGM simple as that.

Ok they very rarely give anything a bad review (I remeber a bad review of a warwick and a brazillian Dalegerio? bass) but to be honest the standard of even cheaper gear at the moment is really high and its all down to the individual, all they can do is give their opinion and it may be that what they get sent is not that bad. To be fair the squier basses made now are superb basses for the money and i would not give one a bad review but some people think they are rubbish.

There is always at least one good sized article of interest for me to read, they get some cool gear in and look at a range of prices, its not full of adverts and articles about bizarre bass players from bands you have never heard of like the american mag. I buy Bass Player too when It looks good but to be honest I have been really dissapointed with the last three issues and managed to read each issue in less than five minutes in WH SMITH because of the lack of any really enjoyable content.....this month ooh guess what another article about chris squire, or blo*dy Victor Wooten......AGAIN!

Now saying anyone is right or wrong just my humble opinion.