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    PM's replied to.
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    I actually prefer the back to the front!
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    Boss NS2 and ODB3 sold.
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    Me too being honest. A bit too bling for me.
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    That is a LOT more bling than the old Metroline basses. Actually that isn't really to my own individual tastes. Also, is that a finish flaw or cosmetic 'ding' above the E string?
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    PMs replied to. Tech 21 Sansamp BDDI is 'sold' pending the usual.
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    Various pedals that were formerly on my pedal board but have not been on it for some time. I don’t have original boxes or manuals as most of them were purchased over five years and five flat/house moves ago. I have priced the pedals per item. I am happy to do a deal if you want to buy more than one pedal. If you want to buy more than one pedal feel free to PM me an offer. The price does not include postage. I am in the Orkney Isles so postage to the UK is usually about £5 per pedal when I send them by Signed For 1st Class post. No trades thanks. At the moment I can only confidently ship to the UK. I can do more detailed up close pics of each pedal if you want. Aguilar Agro: Edit: was £80, EDIT: PRICE DROP £70 - (sold pending) I bought this new pretty much as soon as it was released. The pedal still works fine, but there are scuffs and signs of use you would expect from being used as main gigging overdrive for 5 years. Aguilar Octamizer: was £90, EDIT: PRICE DROP £80 (sold pending) Really good octave pedal. In better condition that the Agro as I only used it for about 6 months. I do a lot of downtuning so really I have never 'needed' an octave pedal. Tech 21 Sansamp Bass Driver: £70 (SOLD) I might regret this, but I haven’t used this in a couple of years. Scuffs and signs of use over the years. I still have the original tin box it came in so I will include that. Boss Bass ODB3 Bass Overdrive: £30 (SOLD) My first bass overdrive! Bought in 1999 and gigged until 2008. So yes, lots of signs of use. Still works perfectly because it is a Boss. Much more flexible than its reputation. Boss CEB-3: was £60, EDIT: PRICE DROP £40 (Sold) I bought this in 2006 and have never actually used it so minimal signs of use. Works perfectly. Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor: £30 (sold) Not used this since I started playing Sadowskys! Quite a few scuffs but it works fine. Mooer Bass Fog Overdrive: was £30, EDIT PRICE DROP: £20 (sold pending) Funky little mini pedal. Very hairy sounding. Not really used much. Sounds cool on guitar too. AKAI Professional Drive 3 Fuzz: was £50, EDIT PRICE DROP: £30 Really more of a guitar pedal. Essentially it is Big Muff clone but has three different settings. Thanks for viewing. Cheers!
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    We got offered an outdoor gig on 20th September. Even in a non-covid environment, the words 'Outdoor gig', 'Scotland' and 'September' generally don't do well together. We passed. Our gig in November has also been postponed for next year as the social distancing rules made it impossible for the promoter to put on a show that would even come close to yielding a profit.
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    If you find a way I would definitely be interested.
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    I am a traditionalist when it comes to labels, so for me a down-tuned guitar is still a guitar and a 4 string short string bass tuned 'up' is still a bass. There is a fair amount of interplay and overlap between the traditional roles of bass and guitar in lots of progressive and stoner rock where it is common to see a bass used as more of a 'lead' instrument. I would still consider a bass to be a 'bass' and a 'guitar' to be a guitar irrespective of what they are being used to achieve or what effects or tunings are being used. Whatever label the artist in question wants to give is generally fine by me as any new label isn't going to make the music any better or any worse. So in the OP's position, I actually think taking the name of the instrument and calling it 'Mikro Bass' would be pretty cool. If not that, then 'bass' or 'baritone bass'. I am sure I saw a stoner band years ago live that had two bassists and they described themselves as 'Noise Generator Left' and 'Noise Generator Right' on the credits to their demo CD. The description was apt, in a good way.
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    Well, I had an SMX and it had a 'blendable' solid state and valve preamp. However the 'valve' preamp is really just a single preamp tube placed in front of the solid state preamp and in my view was such a suble change that you could barely notice the difference in the mix. SMXs were available in 300, 400 and 600 watt versions I think. Really good heads and one of the classic Trace Elliot amps. I think that the 12 band series from the Peavey re-launch had a tube in the preamp as well and a tube as part of the footswitchable drive.
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    Just as well! I would have been gutted because if it was possible to have it couriered to the Orkney Islands I would have bought it weeks ago. Best of luck with the sale, this is really a ridiculous bargain for someone who can collect it.
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    Loopers

    thodrik replied to ped's topic in Effects

    Good choice, please let us know what your thoughts once it arrives!
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    I have a Trace Elliot V6. I gig it now and again. It sounds huge. It lacks the EQ flexibility of something like an SVT II or Mesa 400+. Don't get me wrong the tone is amazing, however the interactive bass, middle and treble controls are a bit fiddly, particularly when you are using a high output active bass. Stick a passive Fender in it though and you are all set though. The costs of re-valving it are also astronomical. It is also a very clean sounding amp with loads of headroom, so to get any kind of valve grit you have to run it at volume levels which are likely to make you physically ill. Accordingly I have never made it my 'workhorse' amp for rehearsals or gigging purposes. My Mesa Walkabout has been my workhorse amp in that regard and it is less than half the size, a quarter of the weight and still delivers an amazing tone. I nearly bought a Mesa 400+ last year but ended up buying a Big Block 750 instead. I don't regret it but ideally I would have had both!
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    For a guitar I am either the Dunlop Tortex 1mm or 0.88. I use heavier strings on guitar though (11-56), I would maybe use a lighter pick if I was using lighter strings. I have been using the Tortex picks for about ten years and have never felt the need to try anything else. With bass I have just got into playing with a pick during lockdown. I found the 1mm picks to be really good on bass too. I ended up preferring the Big Stubby triangle 1.5mm gauge which is currently my bass pick of choice. Stubby 2mm gauge is great too. 3mm is maybe a bit 'clubby' in terms of its attack for me.
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    Loopers

    thodrik replied to ped's topic in Effects

    I have always used the Ditto with a DC brick so can't comment on battery life I'm afraid. There are two 9v battery slots. I think you can run it off a single battery though. Ah, here is the manual confirming it: https://toneprints.com/media/3400664/tc_ditto_x2_looper_manual_english.pdf
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    Loopers

    thodrik replied to ped's topic in Effects

    It takes up a lot of real estate on a pedal board for what it does, however at gigs and rehearsals I really appreciate having a designated 'play' and 'stop' button. The wide footprint also means that there is no danger of pressing the wrong switch, which would actually be a problem for me if the pedal was any smaller. It maybe has a very limited looping function, however the Line 6 DL4 is a really lovely bit of kit as well. It is more of a delay/soundscape creating device though that works great with post-rock stuff.
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    Loopers

    thodrik replied to ped's topic in Effects

    I use a Ditto X2. I mainly bought it for the separate 'stop' and 'go' switches as I have flat feet and I am rubbish at the double clicking single footswitching (I really struggled with the Boss RC3). Apparently the new Ditto x2 Jam has a new program that runs an algorithm that manages to keep the loops in time with one another. Never tried that though. Also disappointed that the feature was not call Algo-rhythm for crap pun purposes. Very easy to use, but you need additional effects like delay, reverb etc to really bring the unit to life. The Boss RC30 is a far more flexible piece of kit I think but again is fairly 'old hat' compared to some of the more modern releases.
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    The VBA 400 was a cracking amp. Back and shoulder cracking as well.
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    Throughout my three months of furlough this year I was really torn between a Spector and Warwick in terms of my first 6 string bass purchase. I was not going to buy one immediately but needed something to occupy myself. Now I'm back at work though and the 'real world' expenses like home improvements and car repairs have taken over. I think I am going to treat myself to either a Spector Forte or Warwick Thumb when I turn 40. The only problem with that is that I just turned 34.
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    Any decent 12AX7 should do the job in term of preamp tubes. Of course, different types of valves operate differently. My Big Block 750 currently has JJs. Sounds fantastic. Mesa tubes are really good though. My Walkabout has only needed two tube changes in 10 years of use. It sounds like the M-Pulse 600 has a very different circuit though which might make it a more complicated amp than the Big Block or Walkabout. I think that the 'buy Mesa tubes for Mesa amps' is more for their all valve amps. The Mesa amps are fixed bias and the Mesa tubes are specifically designed to work according to that bias setting. This makes Mesa amps very easy to fix when a power tube fails.Rather than having to get a tech to install and rebias the tubes, you can just remove the old Mesa tubes and install the new ones. Of course you could use non-Mesa tubes but you would probably need to get a tech to recommend a set that will work.
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    I was just going to post that!
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    I’m lucky enough to two own two Sadowsky basses and two Vigiers. Only the Sadowsky NYC 5 string has anything approaching a ‘fancy’ figured top though. However, in person the finish is more subtle than the ‘as new’ pic Sadowsky did when it was made. My Vigiers are pretty plain in terms of fancy figured woods. There is some subtle flame on the Arpege but tough to photograph on my crap phone. The Excess has a cool cloudy gray finish but no figuring other than some flame in the neck. In my view Vigiers actually ‘feel’ more special than they look. In terms of awesome figured tops I think that the US Spectors are really impressive. Custom Warwicks, Mayones, Wals and ACG as well are right up my street in terms of fancy figured wood tops. I quite like the look of those Skjold basses too but never tried one. Once you get into Fodera and Ritter territory I would feel uncomfortable even touching the bass in case I damaged it. Stunning basses though.
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    In 2008 I really wanted a Sadowsky NYC and Mesa Big Block 750 and matching 6x10. I got the bass in 2016, the cabinet in 2017 and the amp in 2019. In the event of a lottery win, I think I would definitely buy a newer car and some some vanity purchases for instruments I could not possibly justify currently: Bass: maybe a custom Warwick six string Thumb. Neck through with some fancy wood, you know the kind where the new list price is £7k+but it becomes £3k or less on the used market. Do I really want one? Not desperately, but if I had disposable income then absolutely. Amp: I am kinda sorted already but maybe a Matamp. Cab: Mesa Subway 4x10, or Matamp 4x10 (or both, I won the lottery). Pre-amp pedal: special one off Darkglass Ultra Ultra Ultra pedal that can automatically be updated via bluetooth/USB to incorporate the features of the latest Ultra pedal that was the subject of a shiny new promotional video.
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    Hmm tempting!
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