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Will report back. I know it needs a 12v PSU with a decent MA rating (?) but is there also something about it having to be centre positive? Im a complete newb at pedals, all I’ve ever really had in my rig is a boss tu2 🤣

So to update ive stumbled across a ridiculously cheap DHA VT1 EQ DI that is currently winging its way to me. Need to source an appropriate PSU but looking forward to putting it through its paces

Bit of a trek but Roland Lumby based in Manchester is known locally as The Ampeg Whisperer. Often has a waiting list and every time ive been in he has loads of famous bands amps in!

Hot covers are very good, tend to be cheaper than roqsolid and their basic covers are more akin to roqsolids 'extra's' covers

I love Elites and was a regular user of both their flats and grounds. Only reason i switched brands as i always felt the E went dead much earlier than the rest and rendered the set very unbalanced. Their flats in particular were as close to perfect as ive found on the G, D and A - old school thumpy but with something going on in the mids. Would be interested to hear how you get on with the grounds going forward

Just wanted to post my thoughts on these after acquiring a set from old slapper of this parish. They were bought to replace what i assume are the original pickups in my 1985 Japanese 57 reissue bass. Nothing particularly wrong with the originals but they were just a bit...dunno - boring/bland. I was maybe looking for a little more growl or complexity in the mids but didnt want to sacrifice any low end. They arrived this morning and i soldered them in and fired up my ABM..... SWEET BABY JESUS AND THE ORPHANS!?!?!?!?! There is more of EVRYTHING and they sound positively HUGE. Certainly louder than the old ones but also a real beef or weight to the sound. Definitely of the vintage vibe (which obviously my flatwounds will help with) but just a glorious roar of a sound with no shrillness or thinness to it. Very impressed seeing the price they go for! Cant wait to try them out in a live setting with the band

Ive had pickups before i my P's where i feel like i needed another quarter of a turn to be available on my tone pot despite it being fully open. i guess one mans 'dark' is another mans 'muddy'?

Bought a set of Tonerider P bass pups with harness off John in an effortlessly smooth transaction. Nae danger here

So to follow up with a quick ‘just unboxed’ picture. An Ashdown ABM from before they were called ABM’s. Looking forward to firing it up properly

So im a big fan of Rupert Breedons leather straps (bear straps) but recently at hotter/sweatier shows ive noticed my sweat is leaving dark stains on the shoulder of the straps. These straps are hand carved and the bag is not lined, it is just bare suede. Ive seen online about leather conditioners/sealants that suggest they waterproof leather and as such could stop sweat stains. Has anybody else had this issues on leather straps or any experience of using one of the many conditioners out there?

Im in a band at the moment that is not too full on commitment wise but so many times recently ive been tempted to sell EVERYTHING bar my main bass, buy my dream amp of a B15 and just noodle away at home from time to time. I think since becoming a dad 11yrs ago my time is much more taken up at weekends with things like taking him to his football, going watching matches, days out etc all of which i love way more than sat trying to learn a song i dont even like for the sake of a band

Ill be rejoining the ABM club shortly. My last actual ABM was an old UK made 300 effort which i loved. My favourite ABM-ish was a spyder 550 which is the ABM power amp with a tube pre. Incoming this time is an old 90's pre-ABM Klystron 400 from the days when Mark Gooday was probably still making them on his dining table Looking forward to getting back into ABM's even tho technically this is a Klystron albeit basically an ABM

My main and favourite bass is a 1985 MIJ 57 RI P bass that is completely stock. However, every now and then i consider upgrading the pickups for something a bit hotter but still vintagey.....resisted the temptation so far but that itch never goes away.....

im absolutely not a vintage fender expert but that tort doesnt look right, looks almost 'cheap' compared to the wonderful deep dark red plates you usually see on 60's fenders?

Flats wise I've tried pretty much everything - finally settled on Elites for years but the dead E's started becoming more of a problem. Eventually switched back to Fenders. Rounds wise for years i switched back and forth between DR Fat Beams and Rotosound Solo's. Eventually when i do use rounds its normally fender 7150 pure nickels

My new band project utilises the drummers own home studio for rehearsals which saves me lugging my amp and cab. I use a Dr J Sparrow sansamp clone and get a great valvey type sound - not over driven but slightly hairy sound with my flats loaded P bass. I used to own an Ampeg SVT Tube DI which i loved but let go due to not getting much use. In view that these are now hard to get hold off ive looked at some 'budget' valve DI options - things like the EBS Valve Drive DI or even the Ashdown OriginAL DI. From what ive read the EBS does that 'tube amp on the edge of break-up' well whereas the Ashdown is a little more 'fuzzy'. Are there any other obvious pedals ive missed (other than the usual sansamp offerings)? Furthermore are there any EBS users on here that get on well with the pedal in its current form or even with some valve rolling at all?

I had the Squier TB P bass a while back that is similar to this with the great big Seth pickup by the neck. Lovely playability and a lovely neck but sound wise it was just all bark and no definition. Looked the muts nuts and played well just it only had one sound and that sound didnt work for very much