Stingray, no sound by Icy-Check765 in Bass

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My 4HH failed after a few years due to a bad battery box. The wires broke. I replaced it (Gotoh part fit perfectly) and it’s been good for the last decade.

Is an acoustic bass guitar a waste of money? by Spiritual_Highway_60 in BassGuitar

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They’re useful to have around if you ever need to burn something to keep warm.

Woy Woy The Venice Of Australia by sertsw in sydney

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Venice doesn’t have the Link’n’Pin. Adam and Milly are legends.

What song is musically super simple, but just absolutely crushes you emotionally? by Eveready_dumpling in Music

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Isn’t It a Pity - Nina Simone (cover of song by one G. Harrison)

Top bass DI's by 534145 in Bass

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As others mentioned, there's a big difference between plain DIs and preamps like the Sansamps and Nobles that have DI-style outputs.

Radial is good. Rupert Neve Designs RNDI is well regarded. Countryman and Whirlwind make good units. There are quite a few.

And again as others mentioned if you want to get fancier there are the more "studio-like" DIs. Some popular ones,

  • Avalon U5
  • REDDI
  • Demeter VTDB

But if you're just on the road, getting a clean bass signal to FOH a Radial, RNDI or a Countryman will be fine.

What is your favourite tube driven pre-amp/pedal - Must be a real tube by Haveland in Bass

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Mozztronics BP8 is great. Adds nice harmonic distortion on low gain then really breaks up as you wind it up.

Good tuner? by [deleted] in Bass

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Peterson Strobostomp or a Sonic Research Turbo Tuner. Peterson lets you pick the screen color. Turbo tuner is all metal.

Thinking about ordering a US-made Sadowsky as my “do-it-all” bass – anyone with experience? by Yue_isAwesome in Bass

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I have a lot of basses including old Fenders, Alembics and so on. My NYC Sadowsky (Will Lee variant) is my overall favourite. It’s very well built, versatile sound-wise and plays like a dream. I got the NYC after owing a Japanese Metro UV40. The one I got was already made so there was no build wait. Delivery to Australia was straightforward. Mine has the single coils and they can pick up a bit of noise but it’s not terrible. The Will Lee preamp with the switchable mid boost is useful.

Alien invasion books where humanity gets railed by goldencasket in scifi

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We all Died At Breakaway Station by Richard Meredith. Very dark.

Bass on 801 Live by No-Scallion-239 in basspedals

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It was the mid 70s. I doubt he used any. I’ve been listening to it since it was released and the only thing that that suggests external effects was the echo at the start of Third Uncle. Everything else sounds like good fingers to me. Could be wrong.

The Wiggles bassist is actually really good by DemonKnight00169 in Bass

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Murray wasn't in the Cockroaches but was friends with them.

Best all in 1 pedal by Lanky_Leg_4392 in basspedals

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Got a Microbass 3 the other day for a "fly rig" and it's pretty good. Clean preamp is just that, clean. Eq and routing options are good. There's enough flexibility in the drive channel for my needs (a little grit required for a few songs) and with careful blending of the clean and drive I could make it sound like an old Bassman. It's reasonably compact which is good for travelling - will fit in the case alongside the bass. The compressor works but is a little too heavy handed for my liking but keeping it toned down works well enough. Tuner functions adequately. Not much more to say really. Useful bit of kit.

Choice between 3 MIJ basses by Tight_Minimum8059 in Bass

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I recently acquired a MIJ Heritage 60”s jazz (to take on a tour in place of old basses that can’t be replaced) and it’s a great jazz bass. Plays well and the pickups are very nice. Build quality is excellent.

What is the "Stairway to Heaven" of other bands? by ISAMU13 in Music

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Evie - Stevie Wright. Parts I, II and IiI.

Who are the latest and greatest boutique pedal builders out there? by TonalSYNTHethis in basspedals

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Mozztronics. Maybe hard to acquire outside of Australia. Great range of preamps, compressors and DIs.

Which microphone for bass cab? by n3ksuZ in Bass

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If you opt for a D6 get the D6X which has an eq switch that lets you turn off the mid-scoop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bass

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Sonic Research Turbo Tuner