Rodders

Isn't that personal experience bias? A decent amp to you, could be wildly different to someone else. It's also dependent on far you want to go shaping or "cleaning" your sound, you could set a HPF to circa 40hz the fundamental frequency of your E string or to 60hz just below the 1st harmonic frequency of the low B. Apologies for the thread derailment.

I very much like the design and the sound, though I could never afford the price!

Enjoy the new 5! I'd recommend a High Pass Filter if you don't already use one.

I've bought from Will on two occasions and will do again I'm sure, compared to my experience of other bass specialist shops or UK based instrument retailers, BB or Thomann is my preferred route. It's all opinion when you strip everything else away, for me personally I appreciate being given the time of day, rather than being treated like a potential transaction only.

I'm looking at using the Darkglass Harmonic Booster to add more mid bite to my overdrive sound, currently use a Rodenberg LDP Deluxe in the HPF loop of a Sine Effects X24 Crossover. Mainly I'd use it with my Rick in a Rock Covers Trio and my Spector 5 in a funk project. I'm trying to get more mids as the Rodenberg only has controls for treble and "deep" switch, I had thought about trying to use a Plexi drive pedal instead. I run the Rodenberg and the X24 at 18V if that is helpful to know. Anyone used it as like a gain stage or to add further EQ in front of a drive pedal? I'd be very interested in experiences and examples.

Usual rule of thumb is to go a gauge lighter than your preferred rounds. I felt the same with Dunlop flats, couldn't get them to work for me too much top end and not enough mid/body, tried GHS flats, they were too far the other way so I settled on La Bella, though I prefer the two heaviest sets to use on P basses (760FM 109-49 and 760M 110-52)

I've got one of their C24's (picked up second hand) and an X24 crossover and they are both great, Grant is very responsive to questions on instagram message too. He recently advised about running the X24 at 18V to match my drive pedal headroom at 18V, not understanding tech all that well, it was very much appreciated.

In my originals band - I have more input from a rhythm and chord change standpoint (knowing the most theory) than anything else. But no real melody or actual "song" input if that makes any sense..

Having said that, as soon as my new bass reached these shores, it has now been "misrouted" no fault of Thomann themselves mind. Another day of anxious waiting.

I've never had a problem with them so far, he says waiting for his most expensive purchase to date to arrive..

Try your best to enjoy it, music is supposed to be fun, especially with added pressure of doing it for your brother. Thinking back to my first gig, refusing to look up from the neck or out into the audience (when I finally did all I could see was feet) did I enjoy it? No, don't be like me 🙂 Good luck, if you do decide to do it again it does get easier!

That is a fair point! I was stretching the idea a little.

I maintain the 6 string/s made for Tye Zamora is the "weirdest" Fender, doesn't remotely resemble anything else they've ever produced.

Apologies, but what's ducking? I'm not entirely sure what a sidechain is either. Trying to learn 🙂