so many lovely preamps for sale at the moment!

[LukeFRC]

59 minutes ago, stewblack said:

Fascinating little discussion. And well timed too. I absolutely love trying different gear, experiment and novelty drive me. 

I am not searching for the ultimate sound as many bass players do, I just like trying out new and different gear.

So my latest plan is this . Rather than buying endless different amps and storing and humping them about, I am buying a powerful yet small and lightweight head, then I shall try different preamps into the power amp section .

It will smooth out the loading process, give me all the variety I could possibly want, and above all it will be fun.

Do you not have a tonal aim in mind? 
I find if I don't I faff around and chase things other people on the interweb say is good. 
But in my mind my ideal tones are a Warwick Hellborg preamp or a fat warm tube sound... so I go to places that get me close... and then can assess how close I've got with the compromise - otherwise I'ld just find and buy the Hellborg and a Noble or Alembic F2b or something

[stewblack]

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

Do you not have a tonal aim in mind? 

 

No not really. I enjoy such a wide range of sounds. I've just come to realise I'm more into trying different things out than aiming for something specific.

[msb]

I just missed a Demeter Minnie 800. It was a reasonable price but in the US , so it would have wound up being expensive to land here.