Approximately 200 quid to spend frivolously. What are you getting?

[meterman]

4 minutes ago, JoeEvans said:

I don't like to be pedantic about such a beautiful plan, but surely if you're in the Champagne region, all champagne is local, and if you're not, none of it is?

I know, at first glance it seems daft, but I’m down in the South Of France and although down here they produce their own bubbly in the same manner as the Champagne region (and local vineyards argue about whether their method predates Champagne becoming the more well known fizz) they can’t call it Champagne. But I’ll belt it down anyway. 
 

I’m probably still wrong aren’t I? 😂
 

 

 

 

[meterman]

42 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

Squander the rest, eh?

😂 exactly!

[JoeEvans]

19 minutes ago, meterman said:

I know, at first glance it seems daft, but I’m down in the South Of France and although down here they produce their own bubbly in the same manner as the Champagne region (and local vineyards argue about whether their method predates Champagne becoming the more well known fizz) they can’t call it Champagne. But I’ll belt it down anyway. 
 

I’m probably still wrong aren’t I? 😂
 

 

 

 

Sounds pretty good to me...

[lidl e]

Anyone try a jam pedlas red muck? 

 

Im thinking a new distortion pedal might be what i want

 

[BillyBass]

6 hours ago, lidl e said:

Anyone try a jam pedlas red muck? 

 

Im thinking a new distortion pedal might be what i want

 

I bought one a few days ago.  Jam pedals had a Black Friday 20% off thing that I made use of.

[fretmeister]

Towards a Nordy Cat bass.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

A bunch of t-shirts and stuff from bassthing.uk.

 

Although it’s my own website, the items are printed to order by the supplier, so I only have a few of the shirts currently.

[lidl e]

2 hours ago, BillyBass said:

I bought one a few days ago.  Jam pedals had a Black Friday 20% off thing that I made use of.

How is it? Whyd you go for the muck over the rattler?

[BillyBass]

1 minute ago, lidl e said:

How is it? Whyd you go for the muck over the rattler?

I had the Rattler and sold it, which I sort of regret now.

 

I am a Jam Pedals fanboi.  I have the Lucy Dreamer, Ripply Fall and now the Red Muck.  

 

The Lucy dreamer is a really good overdrive which gets quite distortion-like at higher gain settings.  I have found it quite useful.  I am constantly fiddling and tweaking but currently I am using it stacked with the drive on my Gallien-Krueger Legacy head and it produces a fat, warm, overdrive with plenty of low end.

 

I bought the Rattler to help reproduce Lemmy's sound as we had just started covering 'Ace of Spades'.  In spite of the online reviews, I found it sucked too much low end out.  I should have persevered and tried stacking it with other stuff but I sold it, to part fund a Gallien-Krueger Fusion 1200.

 

I bought the Red Muck after watching another 'Bass the World' video where Gregor stacks the Rattler and the Red Muck.  The Jam Pedals 20% off was too tempting and being used to the jam Pedals control layout I thought I would try.

 

Its early days, but so far...The Red Muck and Lucy dreamer don't stack well, however, the Red Muck sounds great on its own and gets thickened up when stacked with my Gallien-Krueger Legacy head's drive.

 

What sound are you after?  I know that isn't easy to describe sometimes.

[Phil Starr]

Just couldn't resist, Squier Anniversary. Never bought a new bass before

 

[lidl e]

13 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

I had the Rattler and sold it, which I sort of regret now.

 

I am a Jam Pedals fanboi.  I have the Lucy Dreamer, Ripply Fall and now the Red Muck.  

 

The Lucy dreamer is a really good overdrive which gets quite distortion-like at higher gain settings.  I have found it quite useful.  I am constantly fiddling and tweaking but currently I am using it stacked with the drive on my Gallien-Krueger Legacy head and it produces a fat, warm, overdrive with plenty of low end.

 

I bought the Rattler to help reproduce Lemmy's sound as we had just started covering 'Ace of Spades'.  In spite of the online reviews, I found it sucked too much low end out.  I should have persevered and tried stacking it with other stuff but I sold it, to part fund a Gallien-Krueger Fusion 1200.

 

I bought the Red Muck after watching another 'Bass the World' video where Gregor stacks the Rattler and the Red Muck.  The Jam Pedals 20% off was too tempting and being used to the jam Pedals control layout I thought I would try.

 

Its early days, but so far...The Red Muck and Lucy dreamer don't stack well, however, the Red Muck sounds great on its own and gets thickened up when stacked with my Gallien-Krueger Legacy head's drive.

 

What sound are you after?  I know that isn't easy to describe sometimes.

Nice. Bummed i missed that sale! There was also a used one on sale here recently  ( the red muck? But i hesitated.

 

Yeah, i really like the jam pedals as well. I have the ripply fall. It is the best sounding chorus there is, but i do find it a bit subtle. Ivenonly been using it to record and got a plethora X3 for live. 

 

 

The sound id prefer is kind of a musical howl rather than a buzzy chainsaw. 

 

Like the beginning sounds of Rusty Cage by soundgarden but on bass.

 

Does that make sense?

Edited December 9, 2023 by lidl e

[lidl e]

I did just get one of those Harley Benton power built in pedal boards and i cant say anough good things about it!

 

Thats a good sub 200 gift, but i got that for my birthday.

[BillyBass]

57 minutes ago, lidl e said:

The sound id prefer is kind of a musical howl rather than a buzzy chainsaw. 

 

Like the beginning sounds of Rusty Cage by soundgarden but on bass.

 

Does that make sense?

I believe it does make sense, yes.  So on the scale of: smooth synth like sounds right up to bit crusher glitchiness...I would say you can get the Rusty Cage intro sound with the Red Muck.   The pedal is at its most glitchy with an open E but, particularly with the D and G strings, you can get a sound like the intro to Rusty Cage.

[lidl e]

13 minutes ago, BillyBass said:

I believe it does make sense, yes.  So on the scale of: smooth synth like sounds right up to bit crusher glitchiness...I would say you can get the Rusty Cage intro sound with the Red Muck.   The pedal is at its most glitchy with an open E but, particularly with the D and G strings, you can get a sound like the intro to Rusty Cage.

Ive spent the last hour listening to the red muck and i think I'm sold. I'll have a lookaround. Wish i saw that 20% off sale!

 

Would prefer topjacks though!

 

Cheers!

[pete.young]

Frivolous? That means a guitar, or something not bass-related then.

 

I'd go for one of these. I've no idea how they can produce this for less than 200 quid.

 

 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_custom_line_n_150ce_natural.htm?glp=1&gad_source=1

[Nothingman]

A wood work class so I can build my own pedal boards for me and my pals.

 

Then a nice chorus pedal. 

[MichaelDean]

I've got a real hankering for a Les Paul type guitar. I'd get a Harley Benton LP, some strings and a gigbag. 

[Baloney Balderdash]

3 g great quality coke. 

 

Edited December 9, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[leschirons]

Dinner at the Ivy.

[paul_5]

Smack and glue.

[Linus27]

For £200 I'd get the following,

 

Ampeg Opto Compressor Pedal

TC Electronic Spark Booster Pedal

Set of LaBella Black Nylon Tapewound Strings

[SteveXFR]

Okko FX Motor Bass overdrive pedal. Reviews suggest it can get very close to Lemmy's tone

 

https://www.fxpedalplanet.co.uk/product/okko-fx-motorbass-distortion-bass-effects-pedal

 

[tauzero]

I think I'd buy @Quatschmacher's Behringer Model D.

[neepheid]

I'd find the extra £50 to buy one of those Soloking Roscoe Beck-a-likes.

[rwillett]

8 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

3 g great quality coke. 

 

Let me know where you can find that please....