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[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1421687549' post='2663972'] I've got a rehearsal with an electronica project coming up this week, so I've put all of my favourite pedals onto my large board. I'm waiting on some new stuff coming very soon from Cog Effects too, so this layout will change a bit when they arrive. In the mean time, lots of noise to be made with this lot.... [URL=http://s1343.photobucket.com/user/bassboyherms/media/Pedal%20board/imagejpg1_zps80d1f872.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o798/bassboyherms/Pedal%20board/imagejpg1_zps80d1f872.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Nice board Alex, and good to see that little looper pedal on there! Hope it's doing its job well :-)

Thanks guys! Just to confirm, I have no doubt about the authenticity of the bass. A little bit of research has revealed that American Vintage Reissues (at least post-2000) have the waterslide decal directly applied, not glossed over... It's apparently the case that if I take some photos of the bass and a trace of the neckplate "V" serial #, then take this to an authorised Fender dealer, they should be able to source an official replacement decal (and hopefully apply it!). I just wondered if anyone else had been through this process, whether it worked out, and how easy/difficult it was?...

So I was using my Jazz Bass at the weekend, and at one point I noticed that part of the "Offset Contour Body" part of the decal seemed to have moved. I poked it, and it slid off entirely! I'll post pics later on, but I am now left only a small part of that decal section remaining... Has anyone else experienced this with any of the American Vintage Fenders? I know for authenticity they apply the decals directly to the headstock on 60s guitars and basses, but this seems a bit shoddy! I'm thinking of going down the root of having this verified by an "Authorised Fender Distributor", and trying to get a replacement decal applied. If anyone has gone down this root before, and knows somewhere in London to have this done, please can you let me know. I'd appreciate some advice because it sounds like a pain in the a**e! Thanks, Al

[quote name='Bassjon' timestamp='1421663681' post='2663629'] cool stuff. how the hell does he play songs tuned that low (A, I think?) with 4 strings?? [/quote] Probably strings it BEAD (i.e. the lowest four strings from a five string set), rather than EADG.

[quote name='Bearfist' timestamp='1421322447' post='2659780'] Hey guys, Does anyone have an opinion or even better audio clips of the [color=#444444][font=Calibri, sans-serif]TK-421-X they would care to share? I'm seriously thinking about getting one after i picked Up a Knightfall 66 on here which i instantly fell in love with. I'm using a Rat Tail at the minute as my dirtiest distortion but as much as i want to love it its just not quite hit the spot for me. Been chatting to Tom over email (what a nice guy i might add!) and what he has to say makes me think the TK might be something i want in my life.[/font][/color] [color=#444444][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Cheers![/font][/color] [/quote] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]I have a TK-421-X with added High Pass Filter control ("Signor Gattino" on the pedalboard pic in my signature), and along with the Knightfall 66 it's a huge part of my sound. It is awesome! I've previously owned a vintage RAT, Fuzzrocious Rat Tail and Idiotbox Blower Box, and I sold them because this destroys them!...I think Tom ships them with the NE5534 chip, which sounds good, but I had him fit the LM308 in mine and it's perfect. Absolutely no low-end loss, and when you've heard it with the gain up on the asymmetric LEDs setting you'll never go back! [/color][/font]

Defo agree with rhythmbug, for your purposes I think the Sansamp VT Bass would be a lot more appropriate. The B3K and BDDI have a similar gnarly, quite scooped character to the grind sound. The Darkglass Vintage is popular around here as a drive pedal (I hate it personally), but I'm not sure how well the Deluxe version fares as a preamp pedal. Have a listen to the VT Bass demos on YouTube, obviously it does a pretty good imitation of Ampeg Flat-tops and SVTs which is about as good as you can get for a creamy valve drive sound IMO! Plus it's a LOT cheaper than a DG Vintage Deluxe... This is a pretty good start: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKxMaWSKuU"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKxMaWSKuU[/url]

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1420569516' post='2650773'] I'm not a big fan of Rob Chapman in those Anderton videos. [/quote] Aye, he strikes me as a bit of a plonker...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1420467071' post='2649605'] would have been awesome to have a clean blend incorporated into this [/quote] Yeah, think Adam (Crowella) has been working on this with his new "Bitmap" pedal. With this though, I think he just wanted to get a good, working clone of the original Animato out there and there was clearly a demand. John K did an awesome clone with a clean blend, but they sold out ridiculously quickly. Details on that [url="http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Animato.html"]here[/url]. Would recommend that everyone checks out his "Bass Overdrives" page, the man's built so many great clones!...

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1420457750' post='2649462'] Just wanted to say that I got the pedal from Crowella just before christmas and having used it a couple of times can confirm that it's absolutely ace! I'll post some samples ASAP [/quote] Would love to hear some samples of this! What you using to blend?

I'm looking for a blender pedal, and liking the look of the simple one knob dry/wet mix type (i.e. Wounded Paw Blender V1, Mosquite Blender, Barge Concepts VBJR, etc). I want to know one thing, and cannot ascertain it for any of these models...If I have the knob in the middle, i.e. 50% dry/50% wet, will the dry signal be at unity (i.e. same volume as the signal when the blender is bypassed) or will it be quieter? I hope this makes sense, would appreciate any advice anyone can give! Cheers, Alex

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1420285246' post='2647483'] I`ve just bought a Hot Rod (ex-Wizard) Thumper and it does a 70s Precision tone very well. Scoops some of the mids out a bit, so sharper top-end, which is how I find my 78 sounds so if 70s Precision tones are required, I`d recommend these (I`m not too keen on SD QPs either). [/quote] This is interesting, hadn't heard about the Hot Rod pickups yet. I had a Wizard Trad in my old (now James') Precision and it was inexpensive and fantastic, so if Hot Rod are doing the same then it'll be well worth it! :-)

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1420242349' post='2647208'] Maybe I should swap this out for an SPB1 or equivalent Dimarzio. What do you guys reckon? [/quote] Have you considered the Fralin, Bare Knuckle or Aguilar options?

I chose the Neunaber over the Blue Sky, as it has the most beautiful sounding decay. Blue Sky's more versatile, but didn't sound quite as good to me. Can also vouch for the Neunaber sounding fantastic with the El Cap! ;-)

I tried one down Denmark St, quite (but not too) heavy and a nice chunky neck. My only gripe was the SD Quarter Pounder, the opposite of a good vintage P sound to my ears unfortunately...If you get hold of a second-hand Wizard Trad or Fender CS pickup and replace that, it should do the trick though!

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1419201309' post='2637617'] I've had a Mighty Mite neck (fitted to the last Affinity I had through my hands), rod access at the neck end and wood quality on the lower end of the scale. Definitely different to the neck on my LL which has better fretwork, a slab board and clay dots. [/quote] The Allparts necks have "ALLPARTS LIC. BY FENDER" stamped on the base. When I've had mine off it just has a date written in pen. Not sure how he'd get the clay dots in either? The Allparts neck don't have clay dots.

[quote name='FretNoMore' timestamp='1418974675' post='2635300'] As already said, for rock it's not that useful. [/quote] I think Justin Chancellor would disagree with you. Probably Jon Stockman too, and his legion of bass-playing fans! I think they use these effects pretty well to be fair though, though they both have pretty bright tones and it's often for high, melodic, textural parts.

[quote name='thebassist' timestamp='1418928662' post='2634994'] Are the dots inbounds clay on limelights? I played a couple but never checked that. [/quote] Mine look very clayish, more like clay than the original Fender furniture filler anyway!...

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1418733233' post='2632738'] Have I missed something? It's not a 'relic' - it's the real thing... [/quote] This highlights the distinction in definition between a "relic", and something that is "reliced" ... This is beautiful, and it's really got me hankering after a 70s Jazz! I picked up my Stingray from Andy Baxter earlier this year, needless to say he knows his stuff and stocks only the finest basses!

[quote name='LemonCello' timestamp='1418670694' post='2632210'] The PUP's in my Limelight '63P died at a gig last wknd Phoned Mark and he was very good about it. He will send a new set of relice'd pup's and I'll return the buggered ones. He'll also refund the cost of my guitar tech to swap them out. Great customer service! [/quote] Oh god, that's worrying! Did they just stop working?

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1417252248' post='2618527'] nothing sits like a P. [/quote] Both of my Jazz Basses sit exactly like a P on the front pickup, a lot more versatile, and a lot better looking to boot! There are a lot of gigs where the Fender "character" just doesn't cut it though, and that's personally when I appreciate the 'Ray's flamboyance! ;-)

Burgundy Mist Jazz after recording last night. Pipped the Stingray, and sounded absolutely fantastic :-) [URL=http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141206_153740.jpg.html][IMG]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/albakio/Mobile%20Uploads/20141206_153740.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[quote name='ratman' timestamp='1417730569' post='2623629'] The Tarkins are Big Muff based, and the TK-421s are Rat based. That's as much as I know. [/quote] Just to add to this, the Darklighter is essentially a Tubescreamer with improvements, and the Knightfall is based on the (now discontinued) Voodoo Labs Overdrive (which was pretty much identical to the Fulltone OCD).

[quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1417778064' post='2623892'] I really am tempted by Burgundy Mist.... [/quote] Do it! It's a great looking, unusual colour. I've found that pictures don't really capture how it looks in the flesh...

[quote name='3below' timestamp='1416946429' post='2615412'] Agree with comments above, highly unlikely to have done any serious damage. [/quote] Thank you for the reassurance! [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1416970308' post='2615665'] You probably just jammed the screws in at an angle and that's why they stopped turning. Maple is a very hard wood and it's not easy to screw into areas that have not been pre drilled. Those inserts are only of use if the screw holes have been seriously damaged by someone who has kept turning long after the screw had wanted to stop. As long as you ceased the pressure when the screws had wanted to stop then I'd stop worrying and enjoy the bass. But it's a little lesson to double check the neck is sitting properly in the pocket as you go. [/quote] Hmmm, this makes it a bit more worrying as the screws were all the way to the neck plate before I noticed... All seems fine though, as mentioned the neck is now flush at the joint, and doesn't appear to move at all when I'm playing it. Lesson learnt though, I certainly won't be doing that again!