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BTW mine should arrive tomorrow, after 2 days of the courier not finding me at home, and I literally wanted to check the EQ with a nice FFT. thus, you saved me some time doing a really good job

nice one. may I ask how you generated the white noise, what interface you using and what sample rate? The high freq roll off seems a little bit too much for being the interface itself the limiting factor, considering it starts at ~5K. also, is what you called "bypassed", white noise going through the pedal with this being OFF?

such a good band!

well, let me say first that I'm not affiliated with them in any way. now, once that's out of the way I think it's still possible to attend without subscriving to anything. at least that's what I got from a quick check. as long as things are clear, it's fine for them to ask (almost) anything. It's not like they're a charity after all. that's just my 2 cents of course

Hi, I just read about this online, and it seems interesting, so I thought I'd share it http://register.bass-space.com/ (scroll down to get more info about it)

nice! I have to say I watched few videos and I like it. I like the tilt feature and the EQ too.

Spector Euro 4 Classic at Bassdirect... I should stop checking their website!

does it have an actual tube, or is it an emulation?

I see the point about the true bypass. I personally still think it's a good idea. I don't usually play with really long cables and only use few pedals, so I think I'm fine. but it's an interesting topic. buffered pedals cause tone suck too, not all of them though found a couple of interesting things here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4eEzqSRReA this (https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/latest-updates/the-truth-about-true-bypass) talks about both, and it ends with: "You could do what I do: use true bypass pedals, and build (or buy) a dedicated buffer to run in front of them. That way you get the strength of the buffer to drive your signal home to the amp, and you can rest assured that your bypass tone will be untouched by tone goblins." this not to say one is better than the other. I think my conclusion is: as long as you know what you are doing, you'll be fine - aka check your buffered pedals and don't chain 7 true bypass pedals!

in a way yes, but worth keeping in mind they are separate things though. I assume (I don't know the schematics of the pedal) that they have a fixed threshold and so you use the gain to get closer to that threshold. but having both might be useful. think about a situation where you have a signal that's too hot and you want to move away from the threshold, with the MXR you won't be able to do that, since the threshold is fixed. that said, I'm sure they set the threshold to a sensible value.

Just found out they are not true bypass. Got the answer from their Service Support: The audio signal is fully buffered at all times, and not true bypass. The buffers are fully transparent and provide an excellent constant load to reduce any losses etc. I also realised, after the fact, that it was stated in the manuals too

I think it depends what your needs are. Assuming the compressor on the amp is a good one, not a cheap implementation (never tried the Ampeg mentioned above), the main difference between that and a (good) compressor pedal is the control you have over its parameters. If we take the MXR M87 comp as an example, there we have the following controls: attack release ratio input output basically, all the standard parameters are exposed, and this will inevitably give you a wider sonic palette. That means that you could start using the compressor not only as a "utility" pedal, but as an effect too and start experimenting with it. On the other side though, this won't be ideal if you're looking for something quicker and simpler to use. For this you have pedals with less parameters exposed like the Ampeg Opto Comp, that has only compression release output that is probably more intuitive and quicker to use, but will give you less choice. Then there are the 1-2 knobs compressors you might either find on amps or pedals. They use presets, internal parameters the user can't see (ie attack, release, input, etc.) with a fixed value. These are not worse than anything else mentioned above, they can even be better made than the pedal alternatives. It's just that they don't leave you with much choice. So basically, I think it's matter of what you're looking for from a compressor and probably also down to your playing. If you use different styles (fingers, pick, slap, tap, etc.) you might need more control based on the way you are playing. My only thing about on-board compressors and more in general compressors with only 1-2 parameters exposed, is that they need to be tried before buying, because they have their unique settings that might either suit my style or not. One last question I'd ask myself when thinking about any on-board effect is: what about the times I can't have my amp with me?

I'm really interested in this, why do you think it's a terrible idea?

Hi all, Has anybody tried any of the "new" Laney pedals? I'm particularly curious about the Digbeth preamp and the Bass-Interval, but reality is all of them look interesting. Does anybody know if they are true bypass? Cheers, Mario

actually the Laney Digbeth pedal has few of the things you are looking for at what it looks like a good price

worth checking out the MXR M81 Preamp too - that doesn't have comp and drive though

Long time since I listened to them last time! Facts and Fictions, Refi's Revenge and Community Music are solid albums! don't really know the ones after those

just found this on YT and thought I'll share it here

Hi all, I recently noticed on my Spector Legend 4 Classic with a Tone Pump Jr, that the EQing seems to happen after the volume. I noticed this when recording the bass, so using headphones in a quiet environment. I don't think I'd have picked this up simply using the amp. When on the bass I crank the treble all the way up I get some noise (nothing extreme tbf), so I noticed that the noise stayed there even after turning the volume down. I didn't check the schematics of the preamp/EQ yet (I will at some point ), but I thought I'd ask here if you guys can confirm that. Also, is that a common design? Any reasons why that would be the case? Maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but I'd expect the volume to be the last one in the chain, so that when I turn the volume down, I'm 100% sure no sound comes out of the bass. Cheers, Mario

apart from all the great recommendations listed so far, I'd recommend this too, with Adrian Sherwood at the console

in the last days I've been listening to Jeff Parker live

Fender Jazz MIJ anyone? https://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Fender_MIJ_Jazz_LH.html

hey, new to the party but I thought I'd contribute with a really good Italian shop based in Bologna. few lefties listed there too https://www.scolopendra.it/strumenti

Hi all, I just spotted 2 new Spector left-handed basses on Bass Direct, the Dimension 4 and 5. I didn't know they were available LH too. Even if I'm not interested in these basses myself, I thought it was worth sharing. So far I was only aware of the Legend LH and of course I knew that Euro and US models could be ordered left-handed with a +10% upcharge (info found on the official Spector website). It seems like they are adding more lefties to their arsenal, and to me this is good news