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    Thank you for your reply, that's great to know!
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    Hi all, Would appreciate a little advice on this... I was adjusting the truss rod on my AVRI Jazz Bass last night (adjustment at body end). When reattaching the neck I thought I had it firmly it the socket, and started to screw back in. There seemed to be slightly more resistance than normal, but I thought nothing of it and continued... Once I had all four screws tightened as much as necessary I turned the bass over, but noticed (to my horror!) that when looking at the join between neck and body (looking from the underside of course), there was a slight gap of around .5mm inbetween, meaning that the neck had been at a very slight angle and not flush with the body join while I was screwing! I immediately unscrewed the neck again and rejoined, ensuring that it was completely flush. What I want to know however, is whether there's any potential that I may have done some damage to the screw threads in the neck, and also whether this could cause potential instability now the neck is back on and the bass tuned to concert pitch?... Would appreciate any advice and/or reassurance (please!) that anyone can offer. Alex
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    I use the Aguilar db924 which is basically the OBP1 as an external preamp. It makes absolutely any other bass sound awesome. I had a Spector NSCRFM as well which had an OBP1 going through EMG pickups. It sounded awesome. The Tone Hammer is an OBP3 in a box, they sound awesome too. Just depends if you want to control the mids or not. Overall though, they sound awesome.
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    [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1416435268' post='2610304'] a few little changes, more fuzz from the godzilla and a bit of earthquaker love [url="http://s245.photobucket.com/user/0175westwood29/media/IMG_0247.jpg.html"][/url] still love my lateral primer but for the minute till i properly get it into the songs its not really worth having it on the board andy [/quote] Looks good man, THREE fuzz pedals though!? Hesus ...Apparently, if you put all three on at the same time the planet will explode
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    The Furman ones are good (e.g. SPB-8), though a little hard to come by...
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    [quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1416172542' post='2607651'] Am I the only one that thinks it sounds crap then? Not much low end even with the low knob cranked! [/quote] Ha, really!? On that video, to me, it sounds like it's got more low end than his dry signal with the "Lo" knob at noon...Maybe it's my earphones! I have to disagree though, love the tone of it. Grindy and aggressive, with a fuzz-like quality, and unlike a RAT (n.b. I love RATs, btw!) it stays focused and flab-free when you take the gain past 12 o'clock!
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415976045' post='2605774'] I was thinking PAC MAN. [/quote] Exactamundo! Your thinking, I like
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    I'm sure Foderas feel absolutely fantastic, but the designs have always left me completely cold! The Monarch for example, just looks very pedestrian to me and not at all striking. Just feels like the proportions are just slightly out, somehow...Never got on with the sound either. Too much modern-sounding (Warwick-esque, I guess!) growl, and never heard an example on one capable of a warm, more vintage tone. All personal opinion of course! But I mean, seriously, [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/product/fodera-matt-garrison-standard-2/"]this[/url] monstrosity for 7K!?...That body looks like Snoopy with his mouth open!
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    I see Matt's fixed the issue with volume at low gain now, which is great! There's no aggressive grind quite like a RAT with the gain at 9-10! :-)
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    I see Matt's fixed the issue with volume at low gain now, which is great! There's no aggressive grind quite like a RAT with the gain at 9-10! :-)
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    [quote name='abc' timestamp='1415808737' post='2603986'] Not a single clip from the builder? I find that quite weird...he does want to sell some of these no? [/quote] I think he's a wee bit busy with other COG related stuff to be making videos dude...I don't think he's having much trouble selling any either! ;-)
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    [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1412871582' post='2572877'] Re Legacy = Rotosound thing, I ordered a couple of sets and there was a dead string in one. Contacted Strings Direct who are going to send a replacement, of course. But I also asked if they were re-badged Rotosounds and he said 'yes they are' - so not just a rumour! [/quote] Out of interest, was it the A/.85 string that was dud? I seem to get a lot of dud A strings in the Legacy packs, but never any other string! ...Strings Direct have always been good enough to send me replacements when this happens though!
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    Does anyone have any tips on where I could purchase a suitable box or packaging for posting a Jazz Bass neck? I'd rather just buy a box than carve up and a load of cardboard and stick it together!... If anyone can help, it'll be much appreciated
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    Sounds awesome! http://pedalsandeffects.com/pedal-review-mantic-effects-vitriol-distortion/
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    [quote name='dudi8' timestamp='1415088660' post='2596441'] I need advice! I'm ordering 2 basses from mark , one is a 64 jazz in candy apple red with matching headstock with light relicing, the other is a 61 stacked knob jazz in sunburst with heavy relicing (like bobby vega one) Which one should I order first?? [/quote] I don't think Mark's able to offer sunburst finishes on his basses, so that may affect your second choice...I have one of his 64 JBs though and it's excellent, so I would suggest that you get your CAR 64 order in post haste! ;-)
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    The latest, now with COG Gattino/TK-421-X! [URL=http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141011_151656.jpg.html][IMG]http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/albakio/Mobile%20Uploads/20141011_151656.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Gonna be using this at Brixton Academy and the Forum in December, and the COG pedals are going to take the roofs off! :-):-)
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    [quote name='ratman' timestamp='1413817480' post='2582262'] I'd say go for the Knightfall 66. You'll get a lot more pedal for your money. [/quote] The Knightfall's definitely more in the OCD ball-park than the Rat. I find it's a warmer, less aggressive sound overall, but you definitely still get the bite and cut if you boost the 66s treble control a wee bit... Defo get the 66, mainly so you get the two channels and diode selection, and make sure at least one side's germaniums! :-)
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    [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1413658640' post='2580691'] I wouldn't imagine so - the Blower Box is based on the Proco RAT which uses a feedback loop on an OPAMP for its dirt - the Human Gear is a Big Muff derivative, which uses stacked transistor gain stages to make the dirt. The Blower Box IS a helluva unit though! [/quote] Thanks Paul. I've had a Blower Box now and got rid of it before any details of the Animator schematic were available (I.e. Before anyone even speculated that it was a Big Muff derivative!), so question already answered! ;-)... I say that there's no better sound than TK-421-X with filtered clean slightly blended in, and asymmetric LEDs. Gain just over a quarter so the clank's there when you dig in. Amazing sound. Blower Box is just silicon diodes, which gave a bit too much of a compressed sound for me. I also found it really hard to get unity volume on low gain settings without boosting the eq, which made it a bit too flabby!...
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    And a biiiiiiiig price drop!....
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    Issue with thread/advised to by Administrator type bump!
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    Photos now added! Seems to be sideways though...
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    It makes me very sad to have to list this pedal for sale My custom order Cog "Signor Gatto", commissioned with a mission of building a overdrive to replace my Xotic BB and Fulltone Bassdrive, together with a RAT clone to destroy all RAT clones! The result was this pedal, named "Signor Gatto" by myself! It comprises:[list] [*]A bass-tuned [b]Darklighter Overdrive[/b] Circuit, with internally selectable 9 or 18 volt power (for added headroom in 18v mode, via an internal voltage doubler) and switchable flat mids. [/list][list] [*]Tom's [b]TK-421-X[/b] (RAT clone) which has selectable diode options, and was further modified by Tom this year to include a clean blend and LPF for the clean signal, as he explains: "Clean blending is included for those who desire it, with the addition of an adjustable low pass filter (LPF-1) on the clean signal to allow the user to choose from a full-range clean blend, all the way through to a heavily-filtered clean sound adding pure low-end and nothing else. This means you can retain the upper-mid bite and leave it unadulterated by clean tones, but still add in clean low end should you feel the need." [/list] The webpage for this pedal is here ([url="http://www.cogeffects.co.uk/signor-gatto.php"]http://www.cogeffect...ignor-gatto.php[/url]). Important to note that the pedal now includes the [b]TK-421-X [/b]however, not the standard version, and additional controls are now mounted on the side of the box ([b]pics to follow tonight, as soon as I get chance![/b]...). I am selling as I now have a couple of other seperate units from Tom, this is now just a bit too big for my board, and I am unfortunately in a slight financial bad-patch at the moment! :-(... The pedal has been gigged and used however it is still in excellent condition, having been protected in my pedal case since I started using it. To have something similar built would currently cost upwards of £260, and Tom is getting orders left right and centre at the moment so imagine build time is also a factor. [b]£165 firm[/b] ,shipped special delivery in UK. Will consider trades but mainly looking for a cash sale. Any questions, just get in touch! :-) [b]Please note that I will be abroad from 17th October - 1st November, so I apologise for not responding to any queries during this period![/b] [url="http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20141014_090513.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20141014_090549.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s66.photobucket.com/user/albakio/media/20141014_090454.jpg.html"][/url]
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    [quote name='Crowella' timestamp='1413015701' post='2574106'] Hi guys, first time poster, long time lurker. I took a look inside one of these a few days ago and started work on some schematics. I put the links around a few places. Best place to grab it and get an understanding of the circuit is at diystompboxes. [url="http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=108850.0"]http://www.diystompb...?topic=108850.0[/url] Sorry for the necromancy on this thread, felt it was relevant and first to come up on a search so it should benefit those looking. [/quote] Amazing stuff Crowella, thank you for posting! I would not, in a million years, have guessed that the Animato was a Big Muff variant...
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1411415622' post='2559376'] Here's mine in action at yesterday's dep gig with a proper rock band (which isn't normally my thing, but it was mint fun). That neck pickup is a doozy. [/quote] I've really been enjoying the neck pickup on mine too, sounds closer to a P-Bass pickup than on any other Jazz Bass I've played! Sounds just like JJ Burnell, so I've got a Jaco tone on the bridge and Stranglers tone on the neck ...They seem to work well together somehow though!
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    COG Knightfall. Best transparent OD available!
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