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Pretty much any low-gain pedal will do what you want, its just a case of finding a pedal that sounds good to your ears......there are a LOT of options Some good places to start for low-gain: Wren & Cuff Phat Phuk Fuzzrocious Dark Driving/BDPG/Ram The Manparts Xotic BB Bass Pre Mad Professor Blueberry Overdrive COG Knightfall Fulltone OCD So many more! Si

I've not heard a good word about any of the pedals in the Dr Green range. Just sayin. Seems very odd to have unity gain only at max pedal volume, unuseable. Have you tried with another bass, passive perhaps, same result? Si

Very sad, but at least they've finished for the right reasons I must have had one of the last sets of 84's perhaps, ordered a couple of weeks ago Si

It depends how much control you want from a 'preamp pedal', the term seems to get banded about, usually either clean pedals with EQ, or dirt pedals that can go low-gain.....with EQ lol Anyway, the Fuzzrocious BDPG is great, lots of cool sounds from it, dirt to dub. The Xotic BB pre is obviously a great shout. The Darkglass B7K should get a mention, although mainly a dirt pedal. Lots out there Si

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1376952584' post='2181574'] Hi Si, My OC-2 (Octave, black label, Japan) is 596000 CB [/quote] Thanks, added Si

Guys, inspired by this, I've started a little OC2 date & serial library/database on my blog here: [url="http://simonpoulton.tumblr.com/"]http://simonpoulton.tumblr.com/[/url] Perhaps it will turn into something bigger, but we'll see. Please let me know your serials either via this thread, the blog, twitter (@simonrpoulton or #OC2Database) Cheers Si

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1376947549' post='2181491'] You'd have a pound? [/quote] Naaaa, at LEAST a fiver lol Si

Ah, thanks for reminding me, just taken a look, all Japanese unless otherwise stated: Octave (Taiwan) - March 2000 Octave - September 1985 Octaver - July 1984 Octaver - May 1984 Octaver - February 1984 Octaver - November 1982 Octaver - May 1982 Guess I'm looking for a June '83 one huh, birth year OC-2 Si

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1376937863' post='2181246'] Si, have you ever considered linking all those OC2s together & then playing through them up the dusty end on an electric violin? [/quote] If I had a pound for everyone who has asked me Si

Very interested to hear the COG Rat compared to the Fuzzrocious Rat Tail Si

Precisely, if it sounds good to your ears, then it is good The B3K goes fairly high-gain, so as a result, it will sound really saturated and will go Fuzz-like There's another thread on here where someone is complaining it's not gainy enough.......hardcore Si

It was just a passing throught really. It may not have the funcionality that you want, but it worked for me and with a much smaller footprint Si

[quote name='bakerster135' timestamp='1376911814' post='2180632'] Here's mine, now complete with COG custom pedal! :-) [url="http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20130817_175955.jpg.html"][/url] I'm stopping now, for a while at least!... [/quote] Very nice board! Have you ever considered a Boss PS-6 as a smaller alternative to the Whammy? Si

Meh Si

It's a grey, often debated topic, but there's a different between Fuzz & Distortion. All Fuzz is a type of Distortion, but not vice versa. I would argue that a B3K is an overdrive/distortion pedal as opposed to Fuzz, but it's often down to saturation. Really go crazy on gain and a lot of distortions start to sound like over-saturated fuzz, pull a fuzz pedal back to low gain, some nice low-overdrive sounds can be had. Again, it simply comes back to trying a load and seeing what you like, the B3K is a very popular pedal with active and passive players alike. Si

[quote name='phil421' timestamp='1376074141' post='2169488'] Here is my sherwood green custom shop, .... custom made with the very same pickup as the one on the Pino Palladino P. flater radius, plays like butter. [url=http://www.izipik.com/][/url] [/quote] Beautiful, but why do people put tort guards on custom-colour Fenders? It's WRROOONNGGG Si

That't the one Haven't looked at the wiki for a while, had to remove another fake past member......people are weird! Si

Hi guys, Looking for an alternative rock/hardcore type project, currently listening to Dot Hacker, EV Kain, O'Brother, Russian Circles, Dillinger Escape Plan etcetc Lots of experience, own gear, transport etc. Used to play in First Signs Of Frost if that means anything to you (check spotify) I'm a young looking 30, work full time, so whilst I want to take the 'art' seriously, realistically I can't tour month on month on month. Looking for guys in a similar position who want to strategically book awesome shows Cheers Si

Pictures or it hasn't arrived . My Knightfall '66' prototype video is up in the COG Affiliates thread, and on YouTube obviously, if anyone is interested Si

Definitely recommend Fuzzrocious if you want a bass orientated Rat with more options. They're a small family business in the US though, no dealers over here other than Joes Pedals, so either by from Joe or direct for even more custom options Si

Don't believe the handles are failing (see post #2), they are wearing, seemingly in line with the amount of use it gets. Love the sound of my Barefaced, it gets a LOT of use, maybe have to replace the handle once every 18months (as my first one lasted). Had an Ashdown with a recessed handle and it sounded awful......what do I do? Maybe I should lobby Ashdown to change the sound of their cabs based on my personal preferences? Si

Lots of people looking to release their own line of flawlessly designed cabs by the looks of it Si

It's just that some fuzz circuits and transistor types don't get on with the impedance. The best thing to do is try pedals for yourself and decide. I think the issues are often exaggerated, however a small tonal issue might be enough to put you off a particular pedal. Can't offer too much more as I use passive basses haha Si

No way, the fretless is the one!! Get rid of the white Jazz Si