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Paddy777

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  1. HX Stomp XL with original box, power supply & all paperwork/instructions etc that came with it. I’ve gigged this extensively - it’s still working perfectly and is in good condition, with just the odd mark/scratch on the finish, but nothing major and nothing on the screen. Duo lock underneath which I can remove for you if you don’t want it I have bought 2 of Ian Martin Allison’s preset packs at the cost of just over £70. The two preset packs that are on there are the: Signature Pack https://ianmartinallison.com/store/signature-pack Classic Amp Pack https://ianmartinallison.com/store/classic-amp-pack Theres also presets from Austin Beveridge and Tim Kirschke in there, and a fair few other ones from the Line 6 user library I have used this pedal for loads of different gigs, and if you’re new to Helix there’s quite a few presets in there for you to use ready to gig that I have used, so if you feel a bit worried about getting used to a new piece of kit then there’s loads of useable stuff there so you can just get playing immediately, obviously if you already know your stuff they still might be useful - the Ian Allison ones are excellent either way £425 inc free shipping
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  2. Yeh I mean I know the guy so I’m biased, but he would (and has) genuinely say if a product is shit, and isn’t afraid to point out issues even if they’ve sent him the pedal for free, so it’s nice for me to see it from the other side, and hope the bass reviewers I watch are similarly credible
  3. GP-50 review by my bandmate Lee 👇 here for anyone who’s interested, looks good value still and much better having a screen and two footswitches - just the fact it does NAM captures makes it worth the price alone - some excellent captures of stuff like the DCX Bass and the Jad Freer Capo which can either save you a lot of money, or give you a chance to try the sounds before committing serious money to them. Saying that I’m buying an Anagram on Monday 🤣
  4. Best bass chorus there is IMO hands down,
  5. Seriously?!? I wish they’d told me about it! They could have at least sent me an email?! I’m totally sick of being stuck in one area of the fretboard..!
  6. The first lot of five strings like this and the BB5000 seemed to have really skinny string spacing!
  7. This ☝️ I think a lot of people have bought it because they get all gassed up by the YouTube videos, but then realise they don’t have any particular need for it in a live setting. Tracking wise I found that it wasn’t as good as I thought Ian Allison made it look and said it was but I don’t blame him for that - he was pretty transparent, his technique for it is just flawless. The tracking is still good, but you do have to play a certain way. For simplicity and having the main sounds a gigging cover/wedding/function band bassist is likely to need at your fingertips the MXR absolutely kills it, that was a very astute piece of design/marketing. People don’t necessarily understand filters and square waves etc and so find the C4 and FI overwhelming, I don’t think it’s necessarily that the MXR is better than either of them (I’ve never had an FI to comment - the FI sounds top drawer in the examples @Quatschmacher posted up earlier in the thread) but the C4’s editor certainly baffled me and I ended up getting rid fairly quickly as I just needed a couple of tones for certain tunes and had neither the time nor the inclination to bother to work it all out. The MXR is set & forget if you want it to be, and that suits the majority I think
  8. Makes a huge difference imo, I also think the rest of the preamp is better quality too - zero noise from the treble boost etc which wasn’t the case before. I’ve just updated the listing to mention that the pickups are the Sadowsky hum free stacked jazz bass pickups, no single coil hum, inside of bass is all copper shielded as well
  9. I’ve not got luggage scales but using bathroom scales with and without the bass it’s weighing 4.3kg - pretty average for 5st jazz, if you get a nice wide padded strap as I have, it seems to balance it pretty well. I’ve got rheumatoid arthritis and have done multiple 2 hour gigs on this without any issues. Cheers
  10. 2nd Gen Sadowsky MetroExpress Jazz 5 string in Olympic white with tort. Upgraded preamp with VTC, in good nick - has been gigged but looks really nice and clean, just may be the odd superficial mark from general use - it looks absolutely stunning tho. Roasted maple neck & fretboard, 18mm spacing (upgrade to Metroline bridge for 19mm spacing - works fine in this neck if that’s what you wanted). Edit: The pickups are noiseless/hum free pickups rather than single coil Absolutely fantastic B string - really good, which shocked me, even tone all over the bass, plays amazingly well with a great neck - this is worthy of the Sadowsky name and is night and day better than the first gen (I’d say it’s what you’d have expected Gen 1’s to be) Looking to trade for a decent P Bass (I can add money on top for the right bass) or straight sale price - £595 Comes with Sadowsky padded gig bag - shipping can be arranged for £20 via DPD
  11. I managed to find this again which suggests it’s a 2nd gen Edit: It comes from a blog post on a site I’ll link below 👇 it’s got this table for all the Sire basses that came out as Gen1, quite useful if you like that sort of thing (like I do 😁 haha). https://gsus4.com.au/blogs/news-promo/whats-new-2nd-gen-sire-bass?srsltid=AfmBOooMUHWtuQszqBm5NqKQabfJtub5oqkYPAcLS5tcJuEBKRBirlmW On another note @Davy I’m only down the road from you and if this is till here first week of Jan I’ll come up and get this
  12. That’s what I noticed - I would have bought the 3/4 size if that was reduced, I might still buy this full size one although I suspect it’s going to be too tall for my summer house/man cave where all my music stuff lives
  13. I’m not 100% but I’m pretty sure the wooden screw plate battery cover this one has was a second gen thing, upgraded from the plastic ones you could clip shut on gen 1’s
  14. Updated some trade options before I pull it!
  15. Asking back what I paid (minus a fiver) I don’t look to make a quick buck on here, sooner just shift it, absolute bargain for someone. Things seem to have to be absurdly priced to move now tbh especially a week before xmas
  16. Recently bought this on here, but something has come up so I’m looking at moving it on. Really fantastic bass - amazing sounding Delano Jazzbucker pickups each with separate coil tap (single coil/series/parallel), 2B Delano preamp - treble cut works as a passive tone control in both active & passive modes making this an incredibly versatile bass. The build quality is incredibly high, and it’s in excellent condition with just the odd bit of marking on the finish from general playing stopping it still being ‘brand new’. Comes in Maruszczyk branded padded Gigbag, UK Shipping available for £20 (will be very well packed & boxed) Price is £795 - May well be withdrawn but if it’s up it’s available - you won’t get a bass this good for this money elsewhere IMO Edit: Trades - Darkglass Anagram Might take a decent P-Bass pref 4 but would consider 5, or similar standard 5st. May take cheaper PX plus cash my way, depending on what it it’s Original advert is included below 👇 I’ve used the pics from it and added a couple more Video of this bass from Maruszczyk when new 👇
  17. Origin Super Vintage does a better SVT, especially the drive side of things, the Broughton Effects SV-Pre is also a better SVT drive and matches your needs perfectly I think if you’re just running it into an amp - you can pick them up pretty cheap used and they’re excellent
  18. He says Valeton are sending him one, so it’ll definitely be coming soon 😁
  19. Ha this is the frontman/guitarist in one of the bands I play in 😁
  20. I had a VM5 with a Nordstrand preamp and it sounded fantastic - had tone control in passive & active and was much better than the stock pre. John East stuff if pretty hard to come by at the mo, bot sure what’s going on with him but almost everything is showing as out of stock on his website and he’s not responding to emails, BassDirect dont have any in either. You can get 4 pot Nordstrand preamp in 2 and 3 band, which would be my next choice
  21. That looks really good @Chadu25 🔥🔥🔥
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