Cosmo Valdemar

I sold my EBS Multidrive to Matthew - no problems at all, a pleasure to do a deal with!

Cor!

Tech 21 DP-3X, becuase it's the sound in my head that I've been chasing for 25 years.

Sold.

Difficult. Three absolute certainties, the rest are beloved but could look different on another day.

1 hour ago, 4000 said:

I just rewatched that track and it’s the Ranney. My initial thought was that it was still the Rick too. 

I’m the same, have only watched it once!

Thanks for clearing that up! It must have been brand new as I'm sure he was still playing the Rick on the GFTO tour.

I think he was still using the Rick 8 string at that time. The Ranney came later.

I might be wrong though! I have that show on DVD and it's such poor quality I've hardly watched it.

Primus and the Chocolate Factory, which I had already heard on Spotify and was mildly entertained by, but my girls heard it and thought it was wonderful so I bought it for them to listen to in the car.

1 hour ago, dannybuoy said:

It's quite different, the YYZ has less sizzle and a lot more midrange, and doesn't have the same low end punch as the DP-3X due to the lack of compression.

IMHO the DP-3X is the way to go if you want the bass to help make the entire mix sound bigger and better. YYZ if you want the bass to be more of a lead instrument rather than a supporting one.

Good to hear from someone who has tried them both out! I should have worded my post a bit better. I meant that my Dug really does hit the spot, particularly with my Rickenbacker - it pulls off a great Ric-O-sound impersonation with that thick bass running underneath the grit on top! I'm sure I'd love the YYZ but it's expensive to find out... I realise the YYZ is voiced differently, but is it going to do satisfy an itch that the Dug isn't already…

I'm itching to try one of these, and have been tempted to get one on drip several times, but I'm struggling to imagine what it could do that my DP-3X doesn't already.

VERY nice... and it looks like they've finally sorted out that headstock!

SOLD.

A lovely pedal in superb condition. I love the sound but my Tech 21 DP-3X is meeting my dirty needs.

Price includes postage to mainland UK.

On 11/09/2019 at 19:41, PJ-Bassist said:

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Prior to that my only experience with them were the NM-2 Distortion pedal, which was a bit of a weird product since it was a signature pedal that wasn't actually used by the Artist in question nor modelled after a pedal he did use :).   

 

How so? He seemed to be pretty involved with it's development. 

It's not about effects - it's about the notes. Something as simple as octaves works wonders.
The bass and drums should be the solid foundation, with the guitar on top. If the sound weakens when the guitar solos, it's probably dominating at all other times.

19 hours ago, Reaper said:

 Gotta fess that I have no idea of what 'fanites' are!

It's what we used to shout in the school playground, usually with crossed fingers, to be considered exempt from the game of Bulldog or It or similar.

3 minutes ago, Reaper said:

Well they are defo an intriguing bunch - associated with Petra, signed up with a US Christian label, peaked at No.4 in the US Christian charts. And their very name: the cross of the King ....but have since sought to deny being a Christian metal band.

Can't deny the depth of some of their lyrics, though.

 

I believe they always identified as a band comprised of Christians, rather than a 'Christian band'. Dug renounced his faith a few years ago.

Incidentally, 'King's X' seems to be the American version of 'fanites'.

9 minutes ago, krispn said:

Look at this all civilised discussion

 

I wish that chap Vanya was on Basschat, I'm sure he'd have something to add.

31 minutes ago, krispn said:

@Reaper @Kev

Personally the dUg sound isn't a sound I'd gravitate to but it would be good to hear the range it offers if one weren't a King's X fan.

 

 

I'm a King's X fan and love Dug's tone - but it's not a sound that works for me (although it is fun to mess around with). This pedal does a lot more than just the Dug sound we expect to hear.

22 hours ago, Kev said:

 

I am tempted to check it out, although the idea of another scooped mid tech 21 pedal doesn’t initially fill me with much enthusiasm.  They tend to sound great solo’d in the bedroom but not so useful in the real world.... 

I too was very concerned about the mids of the Dug, but I've now owned one for a year and played it continuously and it has never been an issue. Yes, there is an inherent mid scoop when the mix is engaged, but I've come to realise that this isn't necessarily a bad thing. I've certainly never been lost in the mix with it.

As I read on Talkbass,  there is a 'mid scoop', not a 'mid void'.

Nice! Are they called Dead Pets or Pet Deaths?

12 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

 

The organ solo in this is exquisite 

 

That was incredibly beautiful.  Thank you.

There's so many Beatles covers out there so it's hard to pick definitives, but here's a particularly good one.

And for balance...

3 hours ago, Murray Torkildsen said:

I know this is a really old thread but are any of you fellas still interested in Dave Peacock's Precision Bass?

Well I certainly am!