mcnach Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said: These will go well with the Sue Ryder basses 😏 Tempting. I still have my Sue Ryder. It's fretless now, with a Model P pickup. The fretless that survived the cull 4 years ago. Where is @JTUK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mcnach said: Tempting. I still have my Sue Ryder. It's fretless now, with a Model P pickup. The fretless that survived the cull 4 years ago. Where is @JTUK? Haha, I noticed John had gone a while ago. Not sure if he was banned or just got fed up being the only one that was right all the time lol. Had some good chats with him though. Edited April 8, 2020 by dave_bass5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 13 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Haha, I noticed John had gone a while ago. Not sure if he was banned or just got fed up being the only one that was right all the time lol. Had some good chats with him though. I wonder what he's doing now that the Tickled Trout is closed. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 We're going to Hell, aren't we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, mcnach said: We're going to Hell, aren't we? Going??? 😂 Edited April 8, 2020 by dave_bass5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) very nearly bought one but needed food! Actually 16 quid. 6.70 postage... The great advantage over my other options is the volume controls to quickly and easily mix instrument and track. But is that worth 16 quid Edited April 8, 2020 by stewblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I have one of the blue ones. To be honest, I'd be happy with one of these red ones, especially at the price, as I don't really need the additional functionality. Nice little unit, it sounds pretty good. I may not use it very often but it has its uses. I would have loved to have this a couple of years ago. I was in a 50/50 originals/covers ska and reggae band, and we travelled all over the place in a minibus. I joined just before a long string of gigs/festivals and I would have loved to be able to go through some of the songs while travelling. This little box would have fitted in my case with no fuss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, stewblack said: very nearly bought one but needed food! Actually 16 quid. 6.70 postage... The great advantage over my other options is the volume controls to quickly and easily mix instrument and track. But is that worth 16 quid If you buy 2 it's only 3.35 postage edit: the actual point I wanted to make I am not sure what else you use for this purpose, but indeed, it's really easy to mix and control the volume for your instrument and the aux input. At £30-40 or whatever it was that I paid I thought it was worth it. At £16... no question. But of course it depends on your needs/circumstances. Edited April 9, 2020 by mcnach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba55me15ter Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I just took delivery of mine. I'm impressed with the cleanness of the preamp and headphone output. Sounds great even with a cheapie passive bass - plenty of gain available. Perfect portable setup for learning songs and practice. Potential for use in a makeshift wired IEM setup too. Only minor quibble is batteries only, no power input socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 My one has arrived but I’m at work, do you just plug your headphones and bass in and go 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba55me15ter Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: My one has arrived but I’m at work, do you just plug your headphones and bass in and go 🙂 You'll need 2xAA batteries! (not included) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Bought. Can't be any worse than my Vox Amplug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Arrived today and I'm well impressed. This may see my PJ Cub up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 minute ago, ezbass said: Arrived today and I'm well impressed. This may see my PJ Cub up for sale. Blimey - that's high praise! No noticeable hiss at all even with the treble dialled up? 30 minutes ago, clauster said: Bought. Can't be any worse than my Vox Amplug. Haha - I'm not going to give you any odds on that being the case 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Ba55me15ter said: I just took delivery of mine. I'm impressed with the cleanness of the preamp and headphone output. Sounds great even with a cheapie passive bass - plenty of gain available. Perfect portable setup for learning songs and practice. Potential for use in a makeshift wired IEM setup too. Only minor quibble is batteries only, no power input socket. Indeed, I didn't think of that use! Battery life seems pretty good 'though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: My one has arrived but I’m at work, do you just plug your headphones and bass in and go 🙂 Yes, but I'd put batteries in first if you want to hear anything It comes with a little cable you can use to plug in your mobile phone or whatever if you want to play along to some music on your phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 27 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Blimey - that's high praise! No noticeable hiss at all even with the treble dialled up? No, clean as whistle (to my impaired hearing). I tried using the supplied 4 pole cable to see if it would record onto my Mac version of Garageband - it would not. Time to reload said software onto the iPad again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, mcnach said: If you buy 2 it's only 3.35 postage edit: the actual point I wanted to make I am not sure what else you use for this purpose, but indeed, it's really easy to mix and control the volume for your instrument and the aux input. At £30-40 or whatever it was that I paid I thought it was worth it. At £16... no question. But of course it depends on your needs/circumstances. I take your point. If it had been advertised at 16 notes post free, probably would have bought it without hesitation. I think I lost a bit of perspective when the postage came in at nearly the same price as the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, stewblack said: I take your point. If it had been advertised at 16 notes post free, probably would have bought it without hesitation. I think I lost a bit of perspective when the postage came in at nearly the same price as the unit. It's also too easy to get carried away by 'good deals'. Often, if you stop to think you realise you don't need them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, mcnach said: It's also too easy to get carried away by 'good deals'. Often, if you stop to think you realise you don't need them... This is also very true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, mcnach said: It's also too easy to get carried away by 'good deals'. Often, if you stop to think you realise you don't need them... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Ordered! Thanks to the OP for the 'heads up'. 👍 I'm going to give it to my lad for practice. What am I going to do with the B3n that I recently ordered for him for practice? ... Oh I think I'll have to keep that for myself. Far too complicated for him. 😃 😜 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Ordered! Thanks to the OP for the 'heads up'. 👍 I'm going to give it to my lad for practice. What am I going to do with the B3n that I recently ordered for him for practice? ... Oh I think I'll have to keep that for myself. Far too complicated for him. 😃 😜 Well both are the same colour, if he says anything just convince him he got it wrong 😂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said: Well both are the same colour, if he says anything just convince him he got it wrong 😂 "Just use this for now sonny, I have to download a lot of patches and stuff for that other thing... I may be some considerable time doing all that..." 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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