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Peavey Import Club (BXP Line and others)

Gillian, my 5 string playing friend, grabbed a 'Darkwood' Cirrus BXP on her trip up to visit; that's it on the far right in the photo.

As I recall she paid £199 for it. Being multiple US Cirrus owners we were interested to see how it compared.

Put that Darkwood through its paces for hours, was deserving of the Cirrus name. Darn fine bass.
I, too, have a “Darkwood” Cirrus BXP 5 string that I got as my first foray into five string world. I already had a U.S. Cirrus 4 string but didn’t want to spend the money on a U.S. fiver if it turned out that I couldn’t play it. The BXP was my first bass from Indonesia and the quality blew me away. It sounded very close to my U.S. Cirrus…and since I replaced the preamp with the sweepable midrange Millenium preamp, the sound of the BXP is indistinguishable from my U.S. Cirrus. The neck is not quite as nice as the one on my U.S. Cirrus five string, but it’s still a great neck. I agree, it’s a darn fine bass!

Kim

Boss ME-90B with active and passive basses

What @DonaldR says is how I do it (albeit on another multi). I have specific presets for every bass I own. I find it the easiest way to swap. I need to mute the multi anyway while I swap instruments and 1 extra tap won't kill me or take up too much time.

If you're not using it you can also try the boost on the drive/ synth section and see if that's enough and doesn't change your tone too much. Otherwise I'd just make another preset and be done with it. It's still only 1 extra tap if you run in memory mode.
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What's the Most Overlooked Skill for Bass Players?

It would have to be an OUTSTANDING gig to put up with that.
Any gig where someone abuses you becauss you’re the bassist…is not going to be outstanding. If someone told me I had to do those things because I’m the bassist, I’d have a good laugh and leave. Life is too short to play with ignorant bullies.

Double Bass portable recorder

A +1 on the Zoom Q2n. While it can run for a while on its 2 AA batteries, I use a little 10,000 mAh power bank that will run it for days. Sound is great and you can use it for audio only or to video your band as well.

I must say that the Zoom customer service amazed me. I had a problem with the USB jack and sent itn for service and they sent me the latest model, brand new, for FREE!
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Fender Corona Classic Pickups?

Bump. Can anyone shed more light on the Corona's? Personally between these and '62 Custom Shop.

edit - want something that can play well across genres, with an emphasis on psych-rock with loads of pedals.
Mine are quiet- no hum even when they're not both on and balanced-

They sound all right but not like the ones in my '07 American Standard which do hum if they're not balanced.

I would say that the Corona's seem to have more mid-range frequencies than the ones on my 2007

Sorry for the. vagueness but they tonal differences could have something to do with the necks and finishes- the one on my Mod Shop is a Slim "C" maple fingerboard while the 07 has a modern C and rosewood fingerboard.

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Learning to transcribe bass lines: How do you hear the root when it isn't the first note?

I would suggest to the OP that they first listen (many times) to, and JUST SING the bass note(s) before attempting any theoretical analysis. Even if you can only get the first note of a bassline. ("A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.")
That is the most important and worthwhile skill to develop for any musician, and the more you do it, the better you get at it.
Trust Me...I'm OLD.
IMFO, of course.
Thx.
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Teach me Bass guitar

I need some input from someone who has completed Roy Vogt's Teach Me Bass Guitar. My cousins grandson (2nd cousin to me?) wants me to teach him to play bass but I don't really have the time. I have been thinking about getting TMBG for him but first I want to know what exactly you were able to do after completing the course. Did it build a solid foundational technique? Were you able to learn songs from the radio and your CD collection?
FWIW.

Roy Vogt's Teach Me Bass Guitar (review) - For Bass Players Only

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Studio Headphones.

If anyone's interested, I had Perplexity AI compare and contrast four of the top bluetooth headphones priced in the $200 to $400 range. The ATH-M50x was a clear winner for my needs, especially since it supports LDAC for streaming hi-res audio. Also appreciate @el murdoque's comments about latency. In this case, the cans are for protracted streaming of audio only, not tracking.

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