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    Handsome bass. The link isn't working unfortunately.
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    The year of production is the give away to determine the route or just peek under the pick guard.
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    The original CS '59 is one of Fenders best p pick ups. Get it back in man! Plus forget the Green Day connection these are fantastic basses. Possibly my favorite Fender edgy and punky or deep and soulful! This does it all with style.
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    For fans of the pre amp/d.i. http://shift-line.com/card.php?device=60
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    After another pedal board re-jig this superb unit is up for grabs FEA are very highly regarded pedal builder from the USA using the finest components with a bunch of features to make this a stand out Fuzz pedal. The quality of the build is evident in particular when the pedal is engaged it makes no hiss or any of that nonsense. This is a superb unit which not many folk may have heard of and it's packed with cool features to tailor the pedal to your style/rig FEATURES: DRIVE control to adjust the fuzz signal gain for depth and sustain. BITE control selects the point where the "photon clipping" engages upon the signal. LEVEL adjusts the fuzz output level. LOW and HIGH boost/cut EQ controls for the fuzz tone. ACTIVATE foot switch places the Photon Fuzz in the signal chain or in buffered Bypass mode. OCTAVE foot switch activates a post fuzz and EQ octave-up type of distortion. OCTAVE control adjusts the level of the octave-up distortion when activated. DRY control sets the level of the clean dry signal to be mixed with the fuzz distortion. ACNR (Active Coring Noise Reduction) control sets a dead zone around the zero crossing in the amplitude of the fuzz signal. This allows for no dead zone, to a small zone for noise reduction, to a wider zone for a gated fuzz effect. Two DIP switches provide three selectable pre-fuzz high-pass filter frequencies of 55Hz, 110Hz and 220Hz. Two DIP switches that select the octave distortion high frequency cut-off for full-band, 4KHz or 500Hz. Two DIP switches that select the dry signal blend high frequency cut-off for full-band, 1.6KHz or 160HZ. The power supplies onboard voltage charge pump allows the circuitry to operate at 18volts (+9 and –9 volt rails) from a single 9 volt battery or 9 volt DC power adapter. This allows the signal plenty of headroom from active electronic guitars and aggressive playing techniques. The "switch on" power supply current is less than 1µA (micro amp) on the signal ground at the INPUT jack. This is approximately 45,000 times (-93dB) less than the commonly used method of connecting the battery's negative terminal to ground via the sleeve of the plug inserted into the INPUT jack. The "switch on" sensing method used in the FEA PHOTON FUZZ keeps nearly all of the circuit's generated white noise and transient currents out of the INPUT stage signal ground. Extreme measures have been taken to keep the power and signal paths as clean as possible. '' For bass players there is a dry level blend. The blending of a dry signal with the fuzz is useful to restore the lower bass frequencies that can get masked with heavy fuzz. This blend control is also very useful for players that want to retain their instruments natural sound and only need a bit of fuzz to cut through a dense mix. The dry signal has two low-pass filters that are selectable from the DIP switch located on the back of the circuit board. This allows the user to run the dry signal with the full audio spectrum or with the higher frequencies filtered. The filters have cut-off frequencies of 1600Hz and 160Hz." The full blurb is available from the link below as is the manual. http://www.fealabs.c...s/PHF-0002.html This pedal does a great lower gain thing too and the Brett Kingman video on you tube demonstrates this pedal far better than I could describe it. *Note that he is demo'ing the Mk1 pf the pedal for sale is the mkII* https://youtu.be/xaJZsIwIlR8 Not after any trades just now as my pedal board is doing everything I need it to plus I've no room left on it. Even the tuner has been relegated to sitting on the floor! Pic of the pedal and the back of the base plate with all the info on the dip switch positions etc...
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    For me that's the beauty of it as the Broadcast pairs quite well with it. It plays nice with other pedals..
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    I was jamming some Supersuckers earlier tonight and it filled out the space perfectly with one guitar.
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    Second try for the BSF. I made a slight change to my rig recently as I'm now employing the services of an Ashdown Spyder 550 as my main head into my trusty 212. This is a more 'colored' tone than my other rig but I'm liking the coloration and it's got that valve feel about it. With my gigging pub band the head has a great present tone and perfect for that classic p bass/valve amp sound. My pedal board, at its core, has a Basswitch IQ DI and I'm running a Cali 76cb in the always on loop and I have a Hudson Electronics Broadcast into which I plug the bass which then plugs into the basswitch. The BSF is in the other, blendable loop of the basswitch with a 50/50 mix. With the Broadcast and the Cali 76 (which are always on) hitting the front end of the 550 I get a great finger tone which is full and epitomizes what a p bass should sound like according to the gospel of music I like. If I use a pick I get what I like to think of as a Should I Stay Or Should I Go tone but with less flub or tubines and more defined edges and it's a glorious noise altogether. I could probably think of a better example but it's been a long day. Fast forward to more recently and I fancied a touch more drive to fill out sections of songs and basically rock up the set we do without going Darkglass aggressive. For my set up the BSF has been the missing link in the tonal chain. It can be stacked well with my current pedals and in turn push the 550 into a delightful tizzy of mild tonal irritation without spitting the dummy out. Previously I was relying on the BSF as my main source of drive albeit into a very clean preamp but I think it works better stacked with other pedals. I don't have the Broadcast pushing my amp too hard nor do I have the output on the Cali over the top but by utilizing just enough gain on both the amp is very responsive. The BSF just lifts an already pleasing tone to the that wonderful point where it's just running at the edge. It's like a well cooked bit of toast just needs the butter to set if off..... my rig before the BSF was a nice piece of toast and the BSF has been the butter. From my previous and current experience I'd say the BSF shines in a band setting and is a different beast when tinkering about at bedroom levels. I'd say this is true for any gear though you need to try it in your band environment to appreciate if it will work or not. I'm rig happy and the three bands I'm in have all benefited from the addition of the BSF.. You should really go try one it you feel your rig could do with a little added sauce. Roll on the next gig 😀
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    So you have made your peace with the Nobles too 😀
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    Every month I toil with getting the Babicz Z for my P bass then decide the bbot bridge is fine. Oh the turmoil!!
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    The babicz z is a cleaner look than the 'original' babicz. I had the original on a bass and it was so easy to install and set up. The 'new' 2008 Fender bridges are pretty nice but you may want greater adjustment.
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    I used one of these in my 'swagger-core' band about 10 years ago -(we "invented" the genre don't try to find it) and it worked for many styles of filth. This has made me all nostalgic. Cheers 😀
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    I demo'd the plug in version of this head on the Apollo Twin and it has left me seriously interested in one of these. Plus I used the Eden WT power amp years ago and it was solid as a rock!
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    Yup for bass specific you tube 'reviews' I find the best feature some sort of song with the bass played in that context. There's a guy victor hugo 'somebody' who has a couple of darkglass ones up. His vids and playing is great though not the style I play.
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    I've one of these and the transformer really does do some voodoo to the tone of your bass (or guitar). Great pedal. I'd be half tempted on a second one!!
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    Just saw that email. Shame they don't have any in my local GG - I'd like to give one a try.
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    Why don't you buy it for the ramp and sell me the bass at a discount 😉👍🏽
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    I find that the transformer in the Broadcast does add to the overall tone. I was A/B'ing it (on and off basically) before my gig last weekend and after getting the on/off levels matched everything sounded better with the pedal on. At rehearsal last night I played with the 'hi gain' channel as on mine it's on a foot switch not a toggle. Again sounds good but defo more of that germanium vibe which may not be to everyones taste. It'd be interesting running a second dirt pedal into the Broadcast to see if it enhances it - might have to get a Bass Soul Food again and try it ..... running out of pedal board space and reluctant to get a bigger one as I'd be inclined to fill it
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    I was always put off by the blade pickup and the metal scratch plate (I'm terribly fickle like that) but I do quite like the look of these. Never played a Yamaha bass but do own a Pacifica 611 FHM and its such a great guitar. Only paid £230 for it (used)!
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    Some helpful links...... http://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/556-justin-meldal-johnsen-bass-rig-gear-and-equipment or directly to the man himself https://www.talkbass.com/threads/justins-gear.419690/page-19
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    Typical I sell my TTE 500 then the cab becomes available -
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    It's sometiimes hard to be polite but I find a jovial attitude to telling someone to feck off helps soften the blow. I recently used this approach.... Punter - "Do you guys know any (insert band here/song)?" [i]Here we go.....[/i] Me - "Sorry it's not in our set tonight .....but it a top tune!" - [i]Attempt to be civilised...[/i] Punter - "Aww come on play (insert song here)." - [i]rebuttal......[/i] Me - "Do you have it on your phone?" - [i]the set up....[/i] Punter - with a big smile "Yeah I do" (and reaching into their pocket for said phone).- [i]Hook.......[/i] Me - "Well away outside and listen to it, then come back in and enjoy yourself"...cue winning smile [i]Line.......[/i] Punter - "I'm that guy aren't I" and left us to play the tunes. [i]Sinker........[/i] We get this alot and it's either play that song again or a request for a song that we'd never play. I'm normally more receptive and likely to banter with a punter off mic as it keeps them away from the singer who has little patience as he's usually getting video's by an iphone with the light blinding him! People!! tut!
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    Looks like loads of fun!
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