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Trapper is a cracking pedal and I’m very happy with it for my needs. Fender pedals in general are doing many great things with their wee touches and additional features. The comp/pugilist looks and sounds great for guitar too.

If the quad cortex can model pedals just set up a couple of the patches you use, model them then sell the board 😀 That way you can keep those patch’s for the occasional time they’re needed and if the QC gives you most of what you need for other sounds you’re laughing. I’ve no doubt DG could model any filter type pedal to be a reasonable facsimile with the amount of processing power it has - they appear to have a pretty solid approach to updates and listening to their user base. It’s a reason why I’m interested in the ADAM as a stand alone gig pedal. It’s pretty fully featured for my needs.

Thanks pal!

There’s copying pedals… every last one 😀😀

*As an aside those Fender TB heads are fantastic. I’ve got the TB600 and love it.

This guy has a few… http://www.nallepahlsson.com/pictures/equipment-gear-42888720

My mate nabbed the 5 string passive version and it really does need to be viewed as it’s own thing rather than Fender’s attempt at… If anything think of it as a beefy jazz rather than a Stingray wanna be. His passive 5 sounds great and has the sonic qualities of active but passive based on the sound of the ceramic pick ups paired to the passive tone controls. It makes for a nice mix of new and old. It’s sounds modern but can be tamed if that makes sense. I still hanker for a 4 string version just to have a proper blast but I have been considering asking him for a loan of his as I would like to give it a more in-depth play with some new material - just don’t really think I need a 5’er for it.

I just wouldn’t describe the 424 as a ‘flat’ sounding bass. It’s very extended in the low end and generally I’ve found it to be hotter than my other basses. The bridge pick up being quite strong too. Everyone seems to talk about it’s ‘punchy’ character. When payed against my jazz with allon the 424 again sounds to be much deeper in the lows too. Like I say I’ve not compared them side by side but I guess we all have different ears. The 424 does a great both on sound and I’d agree that it’s strength is in the pj mode with the tone knob doing a touch of taming as needed. The solo p doesn’t work as well for me as my p bass but it’s a different weapon and I can see both working in their respective context.

I thought folks were of the opinion they 424 had a bit of a rougher sound with the 1024 being more refined. I’m no expert but compared to a regular p and a solo neck J (my J has Nordstrand split 51’s which are basically classic 51 p pick ups in a jazz housing) the 424 has a greater low end and output and not tame at all

Feel free to adjust to taste.

Let me redo them.

That should be the screen shots with you now. Let me know how you get on with the patch. I think it’s a pretty decent clean tone. Plus try out different eq and compressors as you may find some of the other ones suit your better or maybe you’d prefer no comp at all. Have fun! Gavin

Of course I will and I’m the envy of my mates. I don’t get hangovers 🤭

Hey @petetexas I've sent you a PM.

I have a reverse P and there is a more positive impact on the skinny strings. It’s mayhaps that there’s more balance across the four strings. I do notice that my reverse P needs very little done to it to sound good. Comparing it to the higher output on the 424 the RP definitely ‘fits in’ better where as the 424 is quite strident in the low end. It’s easily fixed but I notice it when swapping between basses. I guess that’s one of the qualities of the 424 but I’d I were swapping between it and say my RP bass is likey have to make some adjustments at the amp. I’m not likely to have two basses at a gig so it’s not really an issue.

I have a clean preamp patch. It’s the tube pre amp some para eq and comp. very clean and a great basic sound. If you fancy it message me. I’m at the airport just now but I’ll be back home later tonight and I can send you some screenshots so that

…for now🤭😛

That PSUbos a bit of a liability. They would have been better just doing a plug for each region rather than that clippy attachment stuff.

Bummer as it is fookin huge sounding! So far I've had no issues and it has been working fine.

Aye i was waiting for the phone to catch up with my laptop post

I had the pedal board out for my first gig back since lock down last Sunday. I have been using my HX Stomp with IEM for pub gigs but as this was an outdoor thing and there was an amp provided I thought I'd pull the PB out as it's recently had a new addition... As ever the Basswitch is the brain of the board. I'm running the CAli 76TX in the series loop (always on) and the Fender Trapper drive (the golden coloured box) in the switchable mix loop with a 50/50 blend. I wasn't using the Redwitch Zeus for this gig, it's there for an 80's thing where I'm doing some octave down/synth type lines but I had the tuner in it's place in the Basswitch dedicated tuner out which keeps it out of the signal path. When the Zeus is on the board it goes in the mix loop and the drive pedal just gets slotted into the signal chain. The gain adds a bit of life to the octave sound. As @DiMarco said above it's all I really need on a gig and I would sometimes remove the Basswitch and put the HX Stomp in it's place using the FX loop on the Stomp - I use the 3M dual lock which is great stuff if you're removing pedals with any frequency to swap things about to suit the gig.

My approach is pretty simply - read the manual and tweak the gear. If you can do both at the same time even better then get the gear out to a rehearsal or gig and listen because it’ll always be different at volume with other instruments etc. Twist knobs, press buttons, check inside for little dip switches (and taking note of their position if possible). I w alluded to this before but if your DAW has a decent graphic eq it’s really useful to see what’s happening with different kit. Obviously there’s more in-depth gear folks are using to chart curves etc but if you have the gear at home it’s worth doing. Consider it creative use of kit to learn more about your gear. I’ve not done it yet with my latest acquisition but I’m content that I can hear it working and don’t really need to do a deep dive with it just yet as I can hear it working and I dig it. I’ve always insisted that a manual, especially a well written one, is a real bonus to have with so much gear and not just pedals and amps. As for the buttons I just thought you’d have already experimented with those as part of the creative home use. I know you weren’t keen with the amp cab sims on the stomp etc cause you like your cab but it’s equally as worthwhile getting creative and running then via your rig as you may stumble upon some winning combination! Either way it sounds like you’re getting more added value now you’ve done a deep dive with the pedal and it’s always good to get insight from the guys at T21HQ

That’s some quote!