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chadhargis said:

Whew! I'm glad this post didn't end up on page 666.

My main board is my Quad Cortex and I also have an another board with the JHS Punchline.


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At home they live on a little rack with a splitter feeding them both and a selector for the cabs behind the rack.

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@chadhargis Wow brutha, that’s a sick setup!!

skygzr said:

I love my D-800. I can't imagine ever buying another head. Wish I had it in 1982!

Just curious about your tone settings. Do you always keep so much of the bass rolled off like this?

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Oh goodness NO! I took the photo before I started knob-dwiddling.

I have downsized to a six string, a backup six string and a P bass.
Both six strings are German hand made and while the backup is not exactly cheap, the main bass certainly counts as 'very expensive'.
I've never not brought it because I feared for it. It's a tool. I bought it to play music.

danieledanny said:

boh...i'm not sure maybe tomorrow i'll try it

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Sounds like a plan!

fretno said:

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Well those are kinda neat. Make them yourself?

Stewie26 said:

To remember to count my blessings every single day. So far, life has been pretty good to me.

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My life mantra....and daily mantra, if I remember.....keep counting, every day

Leigh Semmens said:

I've been asked to fill in for a bassist who in undergoing chemo at the Christmas Carols for our community choir. First rehearsal is Monday and I have no idea of a set list or what keys anything will be in. Given that my ear is made of tin, I just hope that the music is a)readable and b)not too "out there". Having never heard them sing, and I've never played secular music, it will be interesting.

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Give yourself credit, they asked you so your the man. Any doubts look cool and play quietly.
You’ll do fine.

12bass said:

Gather that dialing in two different usable sounds on the XB is difficult if one of them uses Mix/Crossover mode. The XB Driver's strength seems to be in having a lot of adjustment range to really dial in distortion sounds, but not so much in terms of having the flexibility to dial in two or three tones that can be switched on the fly. Two good sounds may be achievable with a bit of compromise. However, perhaps it might be worthwhile to play to its strengths, and focus on creating the best single distortion tone possible. Gather that, similar to the DP-3X, many people are disappointed to find that the XB really works best either on or off, not as a channel switching drive pedal, which seems a tad less than expected given the cost. Broken record here, but it really seems like a pedal like this needs presets to offer that sort of flexibility.

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I am thinking of just getting a used 2nd dp-3x… around 200€ here.

Wyrdlow said:

Have you bought it yet?

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boh...i'm not sure maybe tomorrow i'll try it

Larry Balara said:

Is there a fret to be pressed when adjusting string action?

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When setting relief or eval'ing nut slots, yes. If simply measuring string height, I go 12th fret with my pocket rule and decent lighting. The whole shmear folds into "string action". Is there something specific you had in mind?

Riis

Sushi Box FX said:

My 6-year-old informed me that this picture is pretty enough to share.

Tube-driven VCA compressor with clean blend for parallel compression. I've been told people like that. I tried to keep it as small as possible, and this is (as you can probably tell) the same size as Underground Accelerator et al. I'm still waiting on the final nod to release it, but I'm personally very happy with how it sounds and feels.

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@Sushi Box FX is the Single slice still based on your original Deep Dish, La-2A inspired comp, or did you revamp it all together. What tube do you have in there?

Gather that dialing in two different usable sounds on the XB is difficult if one of them uses Mix/Crossover mode. The XB Driver's strength seems to be in having a lot of adjustment range to really dial in distortion sounds, but not so much in terms of having the flexibility to dial in two or three tones that can be switched on the fly. Two good sounds may be achievable with a bit of compromise. However, perhaps it might be worthwhile to play to its strengths, and focus on creating the best single distortion tone possible. Gather that, similar to the DP-3X, many people are disappointed to find that the XB really works best either on or off, not as a channel switching drive pedal, which seems a tad less than expected given the cost. Broken record here, but it really seems like a pedal like this needs presets to offer that sort of flexibility.

You know who wishes I would use charts? Photographers. After Sunday, one told me it's so nice how our singer is actually lit properly, and I was hard to photograph because my skin looks weird purple. The venue thought it would be cool to have blue stage lights, but the singer had a tablet, so... Of course on the way home the singer was talking about turning the brightness on the tablet down so it's easier on her eyes and also makes her less bright in photos.

Customs dropped it. What are the overseas transactions rules by the mothership? You should have a refund and shipping label by now.

danieledanny said:

great instrument. I've had it and resold. Right near my house a guy is selling a second hand PB50 HB with upgrade!

BASSO HARLEY BENTON PB-50 FR VINTAGE SERIES + EMG

Basso Harley Benton PB-50 FR Vintage Series Monta pickup EMG attivo Come nuovo Prezzo non trattabile... | su Mercatino Musicale in Bassi Elettrici 4 corde

www.mercatinomusicale.com

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Have you bought it yet?

This is what the thread is about...

Robert Udell said:

Hello, my 1996 4003 3 way switch is cracking up. I have operated 4 times. Used dexoit on contacts, 400 grit sandpaper on contacts and needle nose to pinch the metal tabs
Gets good for about an hour or so, then more cracking up. Ideas? Replace switch? Where to get one, Amazon? Don’t have aback up bass, rehearsal less than a week
Suggestions appreciated

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Is yours a model with dual output jacks? The mono output utilizes a switching jack that can also get oxidized and potentially cause crackling and cut-out issues (especially with the bridge pickup, which is the pickup connected to the jack switch). There isn't much to the Switchcraft switch to go wrong after the things you've already tried, though another thing to check is that no wires are getting routed into the switch mechanism when you put the pick guard back on. Its very easy to accidentally get the neck pickup lead to rest across the switch if you aren't careful about where you rest it when replacing the pick guard (taping it down against the pick guard is a great idea to prevent this)

That looks great. What is the weight of the bass? I love medium scale basses, but weight matters a lot to me.

Not a clue. I know what I own (EBS Reidmar, Trace 130) but have no real-world experience with much else. I have developed a strange fascination with on-board compressors and wish I'd given a fairer shake to that hardware I've owned in the past (Trace, Eden).

Riis

Has anyone received their Super Series recently?
How long did it take from when you were told it was going into production to when you received it?

I was told they were going into production two weeks ago and every day since has felt like an eternity.....


Oh and has anyone got a Super J 3x with an alder body?
Most of the samples online are swamp ash, so it's hard to get reviews.
Balance, tone, etc.......

Hm, maybe my expectations were too high.
After about two hours with it, I can say it is a pedal that can produce good sounds.
Just again, at least for me, not usable at the same time.
I need a fairly aggressive metal tone. The pedal can do that in mix mode. It is a bit different from my favorite dug sound, but very good. I prefer the dug though.
I didn’t expect three good sounds usable without knob turning.
Just an aggressive mix sound with distortion and one clean aggressive.
I have yet to find that setting. Given my mix sound is a bit more extreme, right now I don’t think it’s possible.
I find it easier in CharlyGrove‘s examples when the sounds are not too different.
Imo the mix mode produces the best results for every scenario.
I will keep trying since I have plenty of time before returning, but so far I am underwhelmed.

On the plus side it is good build quality, very low noise in drive mode and it looks great.

Yet if nothing changes, I cannot justify 699€ for one sound at a time.

Presets like on the vt bass deluxe seem to be the only way against all the modelers on the market for less money.

Most excellent !

… how does it sound?