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Looks like he's made some sort of ramp? before installing the MM pick up...but I am getting old and have failing eyes!

Years ago RedDog music in the Grassmarket were virtually giving away a Schecter Baron T shaped bass. It was reduced so much they had a ‘Managers Special’ Make me an offer label on it!

They had both the TX and non TX versions from day one plus you could pick which TX to go for, their own or Lundhal. I think the high price is because of the rep they hav ebuilt up with the Cali range. Origin Effects are the pedigree as much as the product. A bold move indeed I agree!

Yeah I thought they might do a more ‘universal’ drive pedal but the specificity of the comp line did have me thinking a bass specific version might come along. I’ll be holding off to see what they come out with.

I stand corrected 😀

Yup it’s a defo a high end amp in a box. I suppose the tech involved, the R&D and the fact it’s offering something ‘new’. If I recall the Cali-TX was about £500 and that is effectively a ‘less featured’ product. I’ve no doubt it’ll be fantastic and could well be the amp in a box many guitarist are hoping for. I don’t think it’ll be the pedal many bassists were hoping for though.

@Al Krow I’ve gigged and recorded with Jazz basses/ two pick up basses - so I’m partial to a good jazz tone. I think most of us can relate to a ‘good bass tone’ and can hear the benefits of different basses in the context of a song. That being said most of what i’m Playing these days suits the p bass vibe but as you know I’m about to stick a Tbird pick up in one of my p basses for some variation and the P5 I have has a tone control which can cop a jazz bass ‘scoop’ tone. My old band Titus Pullo was jazz bass with a pretty even mix between both pick ups and just the neck. I actually installed DiMarzio Model J’s in that jazz to give me a bit more p like vibe in the solo’d neck position and then a good solid J tone with both pick ups wide open. The question about Ashdown is kinda interesting as the more expensive amps have a 9 band eq so there should be no excuses for getting a decent tone. Even the lower priced models have a 5 band so decent tones ‘should’ be achievable.

I’d say they’re not gonna be far off the mark. I have faith 😀

The final image of the controls. Definitely a ‘guitar’ pedal but features that would work on bass. looking forward to the demo’s. Should be up online tomorrow.

I have a tort but it’s a bit like a slice of salami. I think a better quality example would indeed be the icing on the cake. It also reminds me of Tommy Shannon’s bass but again needs the tort.

It's a Jon Shuker body with a PB70 neck. It's currently fitted with a Seymour Duncan SPB-1. Sounds cracking, plays great and looks fantastic to boot!

This would have been right up your street... Built to look like one of his early p basses.

This is a great example of studio bass mixing with that big deep bottom likely high passed on the DI signal, then a low passed signal on the clacky top end signal with a drive (SansAmp?), maybe a Distressor or Fatso Jr. working it's magic too - you can hear loads of compression on it keeping it all tight and even and sitting just right in the mix. You can still hear the clank on top with the whole mix but it sits really well and just add that definition to the bass in the track. I think it's a good bass tone and it's certainly a good fit for this song but it's been crafted for that song to be fair. It's more pleasing than that last video of Cici but then it sounds like her signal is a direct D.I. signal rather than the amp. There's certainly no mic on the cab and I'd say it's a clean signal that the sound man is using for FOH mix. It's pretty terrible which is more a reflection on the sound man to be honest but yeah maybe that's what they wanted the bass to sound like.

Yeah I was hoping that it might be a bit more ‘universal’ but it does look like a killer guitar pedal for that old school thing.

I’m not sure if you were joking about that tone. Very cranky and either the bass needs a set up or we have very different ideas on ‘good tone’.

True but if you want additional controls then you have to decide if you want those accessible and if so how to integrate them into limited space. Pedal looks fine to me and a nice format.

Actually it makes perfect sense to have externally mounted ‘tweak switches’ rather than internally like the Way Huge pedals or the MXR BOD. Easy to be changed on the fly with a plectrum but not at the mercy of a wayward boot or the need of a screw driver.

Without seeing the actual knobs I’m guessing its a twin channel pedal-they hint that the bronze knobs are for a reason which will be revealed in due course- I’m guessing Marshall voice and Fender voice. If you look at the controls on the bronze side ’m guessing there will be a switchable mid with freq and boost option like a Marshall in a box pedal. The Silver side will be like a Fender with options to tweak. I’m sure the idea is to set and forget each side with the ability to fine tune the five little mini screws on the fly too and maybe an ability to tune it to your rig too. Top controls are likely BMT with dry mix in the middle on the bottom. The other two I’m not sure about. There will likely be four more reveals with the preorder coming on the first. I suppose two finely tuned drives to suit you rig is plenty I.e. for rhythm/lead but it does have the guitarist dream pedal vibe rather than being a universal drive. We shall await the video reviews. I’m sure it’ll be great but maybe not perfect for bass.

Our ears can get ‘fatigued’ when tweaking tone controls so when we go back to a ‘flat’ setting it’s nearky a relief and can sound great after a prolonged period of time tweaking. Solid advice is to start at noon and make small changes but remember if you’re playing with your band in a particular room twist the tone controls until it sounds good and balanced with the band not to where the knobs look correct. Sounding cohesive as a unit is the goal.

Latest pic up on the slow burn reveal. Origin have dragged this out long enough but the pre order opens on 1st March. It does look to have a heap of tweak-ability though!