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    Updated thread bump
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    Sorry about the price I had another pedal for sale at £100 which has now sold. I'm doing a bit of streamlining and reducing stuff which I love to use but don't really 'need'. Isn't it always the case! I mainly use a HX Stomp now for gig's as we tend to be IEM more often than not. SOLD - Red Witch Zeus Octave Fuzz - £100 - SOLD Cali76 TX - £650 with original box posted U.K. Next is my beloved Cali76TX. I had a big box, went to a smaller CB unit than went back to the big box. This is the TX version which can run on 9v (but doesn't engage the TX). When run at 18v it employs the 'Iron Core' transformer which is more ballsy than the more linear Lundhal version (and more 'musical' I think). The Iron Core adds a wonderful richness and compliments the CAli76 pre-amp and just results in any source sounding richer and warmer as a result. Simply as a tone sweetener it's worth a look but coupled to the fact it's a '76 style' comp too just makes it an always on pedal for me. Many threads debate the "need" for a comp but this box is so much more than simply a comp. Everything sounds better through this box and it's great for the home studio. Track acoustics, guitar, vox, stick it on a drum bus etc. The back pane, has a couple of switches for the gain structure and DI ground lif/pad. These do fetch a lot of money and it's up to the buyer if they feel it's worth experiencing one but if you wanna scratch the itch it's worth it! I've a mate paid £800 for his TX version about 5 yrs ago. Some slight cosmetic damage as I have gigged this pedal, and a little bit of the silk screen has come away - warning contact cleaner will strip the silk screen right off as I found out! It can also be used as a DI using a 1/4 out! Zeus WARRANTY V4.pdf
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    @Sibobthose Noble di’s are so good. Have you tried using the bass cut switch engaged and boosting a touch more of the lows? It kinda shifts the bass eq curve and adds a really nice week bump in the low end. I’d say with a p bass it’s my fav setting on these (with treble to taste). Oh and the spark 2 band eq does not sound as good as the Nobles 😀
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    Yeah I’d agree with that. If you get a chance to try the ‘big’ spark it’s well worth a look for on average £30 a pop but that thump is as adorable as it is functional. It’s basically a condensed version of their bigger green box preamp right?
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    Amateur or pro, bedroom player or stadium rocker the use or non use of any effect, compressor or otherwise means nothing. It’s simply down to the player preference. Not to drag this all up again but a comp doesn’t have to kill dynamics to be found to have its uses. It can be a tool or an effect. In much the same way a drive pedal can be a tone enhancer, it doesn’t have to be set with all knobs at 10 and rip your face off. It can be used for subtle tone enhancement. It’s why the knobs have a sweep and can be set to taste😀
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    Funnily enough I just nabbed a spark- the 4 knob/3way switch model and I really like the way it works on bass. I’d say it’s a better than many 2 band eqs I’ve played (not sure where the bass or treble is voiced or what the eq points are on the mid or fat setting) but they just sound good. The three voicings all do what one would expect and are all useable. To be honest it’s a pedal I’ve been after for ages but always missed them when they’ve come up used. It really is a sleeper pedal and for those after that low gain/slight edge it should really be considered as it can do that thing really well.
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    This is pleasing! Quick over view: Bass>Cali76>Stomp>Spark Trapper in the FX loop of the Stomp, mix at about 75% set as pictured. The Cali76 is just catching peaks and only really doing about 5dB gr. I normally play quite evenly so it's more for the tone enhancements the unit provides as much as the gentle/subtle compression. The spark is set to the 'Mid' voicing and is just a lovely addition adding in some poke and a touch of very slight gain/edge. It really is a combination of gain staging in small levels whihc just adds to the overall sound - a glorious "clean" (slightly gritty) always on tone with added drive when needed. There's a bit of eq happening on the Spark too but its not overly colouring things. Playing this set up into a very clean SS amp and it's really nice!
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    I’d totally agree that playing many of the classic grunge tunes I grew up listening to the joy of ripping through them on a 4 string in drop d always beats playing them on a 5
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    I think that’s the thing with 5 string basses. We can fall back to the ‘1st’ position or we can play up the neck with roots off the B strings or further up the neck we have the fifth below etc. It’s great for the key changes where rhe band goes up and we can play lower - a thing I’ve stolen form modern country and big pop ballads. It can be very economical with a low b or it can be the thing that kinda sits there and occasionally gets a bit of action. I’m actually tempted to nab another 5er having not played one in a few years. A new 80’s project has piqued my interest although none of the songs actually need a low b! We’re a fickle bunch I suppose! Before I got the 5 string I used to play some of our bands original material in drop D and kept getting confused as sometimes I did and other times I didn’t. The b string took care of that. A b string can be great for adding weight to parts especially like I mentioned above wher erhe band goes up the neck and the bass can go down the neck.
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    Yup I concur with @CameronJ
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    Just about my favourite p bass ever made. The Dingwall Super P is a killer bass.
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    Nabbed a pedal which was here next day. Classy! Good chat and prompt replies. Win.Win
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    I have a David Allen 1088 (it’s wound to 10.88Kohms) and Bill Lawrence (Wylde) P46. The P46 is currently in my bass and I dig it. The David Allen is a great sounding pick up with a nice vintage mids and nice top end. Sounds like a P should. He describes it as 60’s mids with 70’s clean snap! The P46 is a very even and balanced pick up with a nice top end which is easily dialled back with the tone control. It could be a really good fit and really inexpensive. It features 5 pole pieces per side so looks different but works perfectly! Both are American made the D. Allen is $99 and the Wylde P46 is $72 before shipping and taxes. Dimarzio have released a new ‘Sixties P‘ model which on paper looks like a Model P output wise (but with alnico mags instead of the Model P ceramic mags) in the Billy Sheehan ‘Relentless’ style sculpted metal compound radius covers and appear to be a bit more bass and mid forward than the Model P with the Relentless model having more bass and mids again judging by the DiMarzio website. There’s a couple of demos on YT might be worth a listen. Some folk find the NP4 a bit polite (I didn’t mind it but it didn’t blow me away) the Fralins a touch more ‘raw’. It’s a minefield and you’ll only really know once you install them and hear it in context. Good resale opportunities on here though so you shouldn’t lose out too much if you take the plunge. I’m pretty much happy with the 1088 and the P46 which is currently fitted in Reverse P orientation. It’s always fun trying our new pick ups. Good luck!
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    I know scrambling to get stuff sold!
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    Updated as a few bits have sold.
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    Yeah using a FRFR is something I associate with modelling to get the ‘model’ sound accurate ie not running a 112cab model via a 610 cab kinda thing. Would the bass in your example @Al Krow be going direct to the desk or using some sort of colouration preamp/amp sim via pedalboard etc.?
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    Use a bum bag they’re all the rage again
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    Actually that’s good point we use some app so we can fine tune our own iem mix which is a good send some nights 😀
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    @Al Krow To echo BigRedX and maybe I’m seeing it wrong but FRFR and bass amp seems kinda interchangeable in the scenario of on stage ‘monitoring’ unless one is after a specific weight/less gear benefit by leaving the amp at home - would the FRFR only be used for the bass tones? if you’re providing your own PA for gigs would you want the bass rig replaced by an FRFR speaker or would it be serving a different purpose? I have played gigs with the bass amp ‘side on’ to me and the drummer - it was more for stage volume/feeling with the house PA/subs doing the heavy lifting FOH. As for IEM gear I went to ‘IEM only’ for gigs before lockdown. No bass amp on stage, (but I do use a backbeat which helps with the feeling of a rig) the guitarist goes via the PA and have some for years (but had previously used a small wedge for us on stage but now we’re all IEM). Our regular gig venue has a house pa with subs but we use our own desk. We all use, as mentioned above, Behringer packs with KZ headphones and it works a treat. I’m using my HXStomp and it sounds great. We do play other venues but they provide back line, pa and sound guy so it’s there if we need it. My first gig back at that venue this coming Friday and it’ll be HXStomp/IEM again for me!
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    Good point - It's the Standard 60's spec, AlNiCo 5 as far as I can recall. I didn't realise the link had all the options included - thought it was just a direct link to the A5, 60's spec model. Cheers for the spot!
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    All sold **Sold** ToneStyler B10 includes ki0gon solderless loom with pots for P bass - £100 posted U.K. l *Sold* Jack Cassidy Electar pick up, transformer and 3 way mid switch. L
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    That’s what the dark glass preamp offers. Depends what you think you may need out of a preamp but it can be more use for some players/situations. Being able to bump a bit of low mids and or some higher mids say at 800Hz to poke out a little bit or being able to pull out some frequencies to clean things up a bit. can be useful. If you have access to a DAW or a eq pedla where you can play about with these and hear them in context. There’s some good stuff online about frequencies or the qualities of different frequencies (boomy, muddy, boxy, shrill) etc. so if it’s something folks aren’t familiar with it’s worth checking out even if we’re still limited by the eq points on our amps or pedals etc. We don’t ‘need’ to know all this stuff but it can be useful down there line if you have an interest in such things.
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    I have a fender 800Pro which is super clean and the eq can be bypassed, it can get super loud but it’s an old school design, class a/b I think rather than class d power section, so it’s in and about the 14kg range. If you can find one and don’t mind the weight - it’s only the weight of a decent dumbbell/kettlebell it’s a great head. I’ve been using mine for my stomp for this very reason and the super versatile eq means I can make adjustments at the amp if I want to adjust lows etc or add a little extra editing on the fly - handy for a bit of low or hi mid bump
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    I used my tone hammer purely as a drive and I’ve posted before about how you can tailor the pedal to give more ampeg like tones… see the post on this thread. I have a Basswitch on my board which is a bit of a hub/brain as it has quite a few options for fx loops etc and has two semi para mid eq’s. I have other pedals on the board but the Basswitch has been a constant for 9 years or so I think!! My Basswitch is my main eq with the compressor in the always on loop and the octave in the mix loop. I have the drive in line after the Basswitch and while pedals come and go the comp and Basswitch are constants.
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    One of the best p bass tones I’ve heard live was a 50’s style p - it just sounded huge! @funkle I’m on night shift again next week so I could drop the jazz round which has the Nordstrand 51 split j if you wanna hear how the solo neck pick up sounds but I do think some of the massive 50’s sound comes from the ‘huge’ necks.
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