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I nabbed a Bass Trapper from Reverb and have to say it’s a nice pedal for the low gain and “amp like” drive tones. I’ve been messing with it into a very clean amp and it achieves that slightly edgy amp sound easily. Just been jamming along to Sure Know Something by KISS and it’s very easy to get that mid forward fat tube type sound too which puts me in mind of the Bass Soul Food. I had been eyeing up a large enclosure Spark Drive but went for the Fender out of curiosity and it’s certainly a decent pedal. It’s another one of those ones I think will work best when played with the band but not displeasing to play in isolation either. Its a totally different pedal to the Trapper Fuzz! Either channel can be played independently or stacked and the clean blend and x-over are what grabbed my attention over the Spark booster. In saying that I think this can be set up to work like the SB in as much that it can have a pre amp like quality to its cleaner and ‘just pushed’ type low gain sounds.

Let’s hope they apply this same calm and measured approach to lifting lock downs and restrictions. Also it’d be good to know if there’s any breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals and what the numbers are like. I agree that as the virus mutates it’s likely to become less virulent but more transmissible so the new numbers should not be a cause for undue panic.

Very Frank!

Some great research and evidence for the prophylactic use of Ivermectin but no one really want to authorise its use for Covid. Other countries have been successful using it in some instances when people showed up for a covid test and got a positive they’ve been sent home with Ivermectin and the impact it’s having is astonishing. How a drug with a 40 ye safety record, a Nobel prize and over 40 billion doses administered can’t be considered is a tad concerning if cases continue to rise. Check out the flccc website for more up to date into. I know there are some FOI requests into the Scottish Gov to find out why it’s being declined use in this instance.

The idea of the ‘the struggle’ romanticises most art forms and it’s often the inspiration/catalyst of the work produced. Most artists, writers etc will have had to endure the lows before the highs. Without quoting Common People by Pulp there’s likely many privileged folk who wish they had a bit more hardship as they believe that’ll tap them into something inspirational to give their particular art form more meaning/authenticity etc or it’s a great excuse for other artists to explain their lack of imagination/skill/success etc. Its in our nature to use the excuse of having or not having as the reason for our own lack of success or the reason for someone else’s success. The tales we tell ourselves to reinforce our bad choices, lack of talent etc etc.

If I had that much command of my instrument I’d be pretty pleased every time I played too.

Due to a massive backlash incited by the ‘Boston derived Power Ballad’ Grunge became the emergent genre in mainstream music from the 90’s… despite the questionable weather in the Pacific Northwest. The importance of Twin Peaks, damn fine coffee and cherry pie remains under scrutiny at this time. If you have any certified facts about musical movements or genres please include them for the new user.

The JMJ is a wonderful bass. The neck feels great as in chunky p bass but with reduced dimensions- super comfy. The tone is basically like a p bass and I too quickly became a fan of the stock flats. I do love my TI jazz flats but the Fender’s work really well. I’m interested to try the Mustang ones by LaBella but honestly the Fenders do a great job. Stick some round wounds on for a more gnarly tone. There’s something about the JMJ and the black model is just as vibey as the Daphne blue. Would have looked great on his NIN’s gigs!

The Trapper Bass pedal might get a spin. From what I can hear it’s a bit like the Sub-lime only in a sensibly sized enclosure. The SL is a great sounding pedal and I hear some of that in the Trapper Bass from demo’s I’ve heard.

Ed friedland review video might cover it?

A valve pre won't match what valve a power section adds. That's where the magic happens. DId the routing options do what you wanted or will you likely look elsewhere?

That staging a nod to kraftwerk?

I’d love to try a Super P4. I’m familiar with the 5 string version but comparing the 4 like for like with a Fender would be fun. I really dig what Dingwall have done with the Super P. Classy update to a classic design.

Tiny bit of chorus might do something similar too,… maybe use both one with chorus and one on a parallel path with a tiny amount of slap back

I'd be keen to know if anyone is getting Little Dragon type tones outta one of these pedals.

I think more of us are not back to gigging than those who are. t could be that we just don't play venues which have outdoor space so nothing is on the horizon as well as there being varying levels all over the country. I'm happy for those who can play but don't see any real chance of gig's for quite a few months yet.

good to hear some real world clips!

It’s not a wattage war or anything else simply listing the spec of the head but it’s rated RMS