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Here's my current board - simple but sounds great for my needs. I've got the compressor always on in the series loop of the Basswitch and the drive in the mix loop (which has a clean blend function). There's a great EQ and DI on the BS and the Cali76 adds a really nice colour with it's inbuilt pre-amp as well as it's comp duties. The bonus of the Cali is it's the Cali76-G which has a germanium drive built in so if I run it with input and output up full and the germanium control all the way round to dirty it's a wonderful, filthy sound. There's a Cioks DC5 hiding underneath powering everything at optimal voltages! Tuner has it's own tuner line out from the BS so is out of the signal chain. [attachment=222549:IMG_0382.JPG]

I had one for a few years - got it in a trade for a Ibanez SR500 - the guy hadn't played it in ages and couldn't handle...you guessed it...the weight! I loved that bass and it had that great tone that when you'd dig in it would get gnarly. At the time it was like others have said just a beat up p from the 70's and not worth what they command these days. I'm very fortunate that my old P now lives on the Phil Lynott statue in Dublin cased in Bronze. Unless they've used another one since it was hit by a motorist last year.

There's nothing quite like testing new gear in your regular joint. Nice looking set up!

I'd love to hear a good 1073 pre.....and a Monique!! Looks like the one on BD is a very early serial number. I believe the very early ones had 4 valves rather than 5!

Just thinking about this the DB 680 is what 21yrs old? I know mine looks like it just rolled out of the showroom in NYC!

I like the thinking and simplicity to install of the bab bridges - especially the new bbot variant. How you like the new bridge now its on?

Been lucky enough to get my hands on one recently. I find myself running it into my wee fender combo at home, via a wee mixer for silent practice and at every possible gig/rehearsal I can Looking forward to trying it out with a mic as a recording pre for acoustic and vox soon too...well DB from Aguilar did describe it as a Neve for bass right?

[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1461448051' post='3034788'] Nope not got one, not a fan and cant remember a similar thread for others that have sadly passed away, so why him? [/quote] Hey why not start a thread of your least fav Prince tracks or reasons why you think he's overrated? That way you and other's will have a safe community to express your disgust/disdain/or dislike of Prince's back catalogue. I'm sure I'd not read it but at the same time I'll not come in and tell you guys you're wrong. I'll probably stay in this one and celebrate the work. The internet is full of conflicting views and I'm happy to see opinions which differ to mine and If anyone wants to start a thread on how good/inspirational or abject an artist is in their eyes they're welcome to do so. I think these threads (let's call them the positive threads) celebrating the work of a particular artist offer a glimpse into the back catalogue and I 'look forward' to more popping up celebrating artists I'm not familiar with be they alive or dead.

Hey fella Watch this video from about 4.25 for an upright demo with this pre... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvAp9ygCAvw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=hvAp9ygCAvw[/url] I've a RMI Basswitch which you are welcome to try out. You can change the impedance from 1mega ohm to 10 mega ohm on it to get more 'definition' as well as a clean boost and all the eq you could need. Gimme a shout via PM if you wanna tr it out. G

Musicology has some good tracks and was one of his better albums in 'recent' years. Some great grooves and some of that classic minimal stuff - On the Couch springs to mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkzfnuvY6Zo And Prince on bass just cause y'know it's Basschat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGo4XKjrjc

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I bet he passed on the one - pro til the end! I am/was a massive Prince fan. You can debate all day long but the guy had chops, groove, style and integrity. I've shed a tear, watched classic footage and bust out some vinyl and now the mazcal has been bust out I feel a celebration oncoming!

Recently tried the Pure Blues set which I've been enjoying but struggling to get a 5 string set here due to supply/distribution changes even strings direct are struggling.

Which store? I might stock up on some pure blues!!

I'll second what Gillento said. I've been using a Basswitch for a couple of years now with passive basses (initially a Lakland Skyline JO and more recently a passive 5 Pbass) Switching between round and flat wound string for different gigs I'll often have my musical director in one project ask me to make adjustments (usually if I've got flats on the p bass) and the Basswitch allows me to tailor the sound to suit the mix with minimal fuss. At my other gig I can push mids on stage to fit in with the live sound of the band yet still send a 'dry' signal FOH to be EQ'd for the room mix. I'm not endorsed by RMI/Lehle but the range of Basswitch pedals might also be worth a look as I know a few happy customers. If you need dirt/drive there are other better suited options. I'd suggest a preamp pedal just for this added flexibility. Naturally you'll get a heap of opinions and only you will know what works for your ears and budget. It's good fun trying out the options!