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Looking to get back in compressor land. Love the Diamond Bass Comp for its mojo. Didn’t like the Cali76 - not enough vibe, too fiddly. Could the EBS Multicomp on Tubesim mode be a good move?

Hi Chums, Looking for suggestions for a compressor that does the “magic tone enhancer” (think Diamond Bass Comp) but in a tiny box. I see a few transparent small form factor ones but I like a bit flavour. What options are out there?

I currently have a Helix LT but I never use all its capability and never take it out. I'm thinking that the Stomp would actually be a better fit for me, both utility and pedalboard-wise. Has anyone made the switch, and if so did you regret your choice?

I was expecting good things from the Tone Capsule as a Darkglass fan, but I was blown away by how excellent this preamp is. The EQ points are really well chosen - I was sceptical at first with the two mid range points but they have exceptional utility. The bass gives big heft as you’d expect but...

As a fella who loves Stingrays - and tinkering with them - I’m wondering if anyone is making pickup replacements that properly fit the route? I would prefer Ceramic and Alnico over the neodymium even though the neo is no slouch. The reasonI ask is that I bought an Aguilar AG5M but the Special...

I have an interesting dilemma here. I love crossover drives (had the X7, dUg, and now the YYZ) and use an IEM setup, using a CabZone for Cab Sim, aux in, and headphone out (for practice) I’ve been saving up for an HX Stomp as it looked like it would be a great all in one unit to cover all my...

Hi folks, I read the whole of the HX Stomp thread and surprisingly still have only a vague idea of whether this sounds good enough to replace all my gear with one awesome box. I now know it does crazy routing and bits and pieces but there’s not that many testimonials. I’ve been on a journey...

Wouldn’t mind a bit of opinion from people out there on a situation. I’m looking to move down to two basses, a 5 string and a 4 string. Currently I have Reflex 5HH, a Stingray 4H, and a USA AVRI 75 Jazz. Reflex is excellent but has two flaws that are pretty big for me: due to body size and...

Just got myself my first 5 string and after a few weeks of acclimatisation and technique overhaul I am loving it. I’m loving it so much I’m seriously considering selling my 4’s and going with 5 strings - anyone done the big change over? Any regrets?

Hi folks, Just wondering which of these you’d pick for a grindy, always on overdrive that sounds close to natural without the bass getting farty?

Got a Warwick Streamer LX4 (97, German), a USA AVRI 75 Jazz, and a Stingray H (97, 3 band, has John East preamp and Nordstrand 4.3 Humbuckers) Stingray is my number 1 at the moment, close second is the Jazz. Thinking of selling them all and getting an HH Stingray Special in Charging Green...

Many of us have sold a bass and later wished we had it back. Some of us have actually managed to get it back. Any of you guys bought "the one that got away" back and realised it wasn't worth it? My story: sold a '97 German Warwick Streamer LX4, regretted selling for years, bought it back for...

I've got a SD Musicman preamp that I swapped out for a John East, and in the process I must have bumped something and now the board doesn't work. Checked the wiring harness, which was all good, and even tried another SD preamp I had in another bass to rule out the wiring harness being a problem...

I've been having a hell of a time finding a drive unit that doesn't make the low end all flabby when playing fingerstyle. I've tried: Blowerbox - amazing higher gain, didn't get on with lower gain SFT - box o' farts, much hate Agro - too farty B3K/B7K - lower gain not quite gritty enough -...

So I'm in the tricky situation of having 4 stellar basses and I need to let one go to clear some debts. So here are the contenders USA American Standard Precision 2008 (Maple neck, Sunburst body) USA AVRI 75 Jazz (Maple neck, Natural body) USA EBMM ’97 Stingray (Maple neck, Black body, 3...

I’ve been a stalwart P player for years, finding it my safe, dependable option for pretty much every gig. I owned a few basses different style basses whilst owning my p (Stingray HH, USA Jazz, Rickenbacker, Pedulla Rapture, Warwick Streamer LX) but none really knocked it off its perch...until I...

Hi folks, I've currently got a Two Notes Le Bass + Torpedo Cab setup and I'm finding that I'm really not utilising most of the Le Bass' functionality - I basically sit on the clean channel, never touching the overdrive or fusion modes. So as nice as it is, I'd be pretty keen to downsize from...

Hi folks, I've got a Le Bass on the way to me and I've been wondering whether the internal cab sim is too dark out in the real live world. There's a Two Notes Torpedo CAB local going for cheap but it's still a fair whack of gold and I'm wondering whether it's really worth the outlay. I'm also...

Hi folks, I know these threads are a dime a dozen but I'd love your opinions on which EQ/DI box to get. I am somewhat overwhelmed by the options so a bit of input would be awesome. I've signed up to play bass at my local church and their bass setup is ampless + IEM, so I've got to invest in a...

Hey folks, I love the modern Stingray necks. They are absolutely perfect for me, feeling slightly smaller width-wise and deeper than a P bass neck. I find Jazz necks to be just a little too thin. My issue is that I'm a p bass guy through and through but the stingray neck is just right for...

Diamond Fireburst $145 Shipped

Hi there, just wondering if anyone's ever put in a series/parallel switch into a 4003 style bass? If so, was it worthwhile? My tinkerer self is pondering options and I don't even have the bass in my possession yet...

Great condition Proton $135 SOLD Whiteface Rat RI with Rat Tail mods $165 SOLD This is the best sounding Rat, with best sounding mods IMO. On the utility front, True Bypass, a boss style 9v jack, and an indicator LED have been added to make this classic Rat more user-friendly...

Nordstrand MM4.2 Musicman Stingray Humbucker, wound to Pre-Eb Specs - $80 Shipped John East 3 band Musicman Preamp: This is the old 2-band EQ that sounds so musical in the Pre Eb and 2 band EQ Stingrays plus a Mids circuit with a mid sweep and vol (stacked knob) that is completely out of...

I'm looking for a set of J pups that have a solid punchy low end, grindy upper mids and clarity up the top. What would you recommend for that? Single Coil is better for me, more likely to get that snarly quality. I'm putting them in a 2011 USA Am Std Jazz Bass. I've read the big thread...

Hi folks, got a bit of a conundrum with my John East Preamp in my Stingray. The treble knob, when fully cranked, buzzes like crazy, like there's voltage going across it or something. The weird thing is that if you back off slightly, it disappears completely and the rest of the range is...

I've got an American Standard Jazz that I'd like to put an OPB-2 into. I don't want to route or anything so I was wondering if I could fit a 9v + OPB-2 with a stacked treble/bass in the standard control cavity without having to hack into it. Anyone managed this?

I could do with a bit of advice/input on making a decision. I really am not that comfortable with having 3 basses as I feel it makes me keep rethinking my sound when I switch over. I've got a 2008 USA Standard Precision, a 2011 USA Standard Jazz, and a 2010 EBMM Stingray HH and they all...

I've just installed a NOS pair of model J's with the silver screws as opposed to the more modern black screws and I swear these have more high end than the newer ones. 250k pots with Audere pre made for a murky match with the new model J's but these older ones seemed to have a lot more high...

Hey people, I'm really trying to find some clips of a set of Model J's where each pickup is in parallel. They were a bit too dark in series with 500k when I tried them last. I was silly and didn't try them with the pickups in parallel before sending them on. I'm thinking of combining them...

Hi there, I have a 2011 Am Std Jazz bass that I keep wrestling with in terms of getting a tone I like and can use out of. I like the tone at home but in a band setting it either has too many mids and not enough bass or too much bass and not enough mids, although the Audere JZ3 drop-in plate...

Hi people, I'm after a pedal to shape my tone going to the desk. I have an Orange AD200b MkII but the usual story of soundmen not micing it up applies. What I'm after is something with a DI out that has a bit of drive and some toneshaping. This is to make sure I've got a signal with a...

(The cab is a Bergantino 6x10) I'm not going to lie folks, I thought I'd gone to bass player heaven...until I realised I was going to be DI'd.

Just wondering if anyone has ever converted their Stingray HH to a single H? I'm finding that very often I'm getting the tone sorted on the bridge and moving to different pup configs means changing EQ all the time. Not much of a problem but I like the simplicity of a Single pup 'Ray. As I...

Hi folks, I've got a Stingray HH that I'm really enjoying. I've recently picked up a Nordstrand MM4.2 in a trade and would like to give it a whirl in the bass. I was wondering if anyone has changed out the stock pickups in an HH to the Nordstrand pups? If so, what's the difference you've...

Righteo, I have a 2011 American Standard Jazz bass that I quite like the feel of but I can't get it to sound the way I want with a band; either too many mids and not enough bass or vice versa. I tried a friends bass with the same pickups as mine (Dimarzio Model J's)but with an Audere preamp and...

Hey peoples, I'm loving my new SR4 HH Stingray but not a huge fan of the 3 EQ. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, I just find it a bit fiddly to get tones I like and much prefer the simplicity and tone of the 2 Band EQ. I've read the John East Musicman Preamp is a good aftermarket...

Well, I've gone a bit mental in the bass department, and now have one of each of Leo Fender's designs, a Jazz, a Precision, and a Stingray. I remember my first experience with buying a good quality bass, it was between a Warwick Streamer LX and a Musicman SUB bass. The Streamer was a better bass...

Hi folks, I've got a Stingray HH with a 3 band EQ that I'm changing to 2 band when it turns up. Basically I'll end up with an extra hole that I can't use for anything so I have two options. 1) Find some option where I can use the hole like a switch to change the back pickup to be...

Yes, another round of this but here's a quick run down on my situation: I have an Orange AD200b Mk3 that I use on stage and LOVE the tone of it. The problem is that not every soundguy wants to mic it up, and I love a touch of grind in my tone so I thought the best solution is to have a VT...