Will Gullis
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Joined Jan 2024
Bassist In Experimental Rock Band Coalition
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This was the first bass I ever got and through our buying and selling numerous basses this is still the standout best bass I've owned, due to its luthite body it provides a truly unique warm tone that I've not found through wooden basses that paired with the pair of pick ups including a DFR-N5 and piezo mounted in the bridge of the bass this bass has a versatile sound, and I've not seen something that looks so weird but also sleek makes this a bass that you need to try and get in your collection
The aggression you get out of the pickups on these is chunky and growly as a p bass should be feels smooth and stylish to play only downsides I would give it is that it has quite a lot of neck dive from such a long neck and shorter body
I mainly bought this thing so I can write guitar parts for songs I'm creating meaning I can get my ideas into notes much easier than getting a friend to do it for me, and as I got mine second hand it has had a p90 slapped into the neck pickup spot which suits my style of tone I like to go for much more than the standard as it is much thicker, of course the iconic looks of a tele is a pro and yeah this thing is a good solid piece of kit
I have this unit hooked up to my turntable and an aux cable and controls everything with ease.
I use this to run my bases through for when I'm practicing and have used it to play drums through when rehearsing with my band, it delivers a clear and crisp tone which doesn't lean either way towards bassy or treble but I do believe that a bass sounds better through it than a guitar pair this with a cheeky lil multi effects and it's the perfect man cave or practice amp which can be used for any instrument
I picked up one of these for about 40 quid and have not regretted that purchase once, from its retro pedal styling to the vast amount of chunky heavy and wierd sounds you get out this charming lil box, I like to pair it with an overdrive and that's where it comes into its own as the addition of this completely changes every sound giving it a whole other level of tones to play with, any of the sounds can be very similar so takes quite a lot of combing through to find the sound you want
I love me a good multi FX and this one certainly is no exception has an absurd amount of boss pedals on it, with a full sized pedal which can be assigned many uses and 3 separate pedals for controlling distortion delay and mod, picked mine up for 40 quid of gumtree and have not regretted my purchase once perfect for guitar and also bass
I have the white version of this strap with blue and red stripes and it is the most comfy and best quality of life purchase I've made for when I'm playing and practicing, the built in pick holder helps me not loose picks at the usual rate I do and due to its alcantara upholstery on the underside it significantly decreased the neck dive of my vantage vs650b which is quite a headstock heavy thing, also it's made of vegan leather so good for the environment I guess and it's just a nice looking strap very eye catching, it also never falls out of the height you want it as it uses 2 chrome screws and a small bracket to hold it up proper quality
I previously had a set of tone rider p bass pickups in my 1979 vantage vs650b which were a bit meh sounded flat and buzzy as heck but these are like changing the quality from 240p up to 4k these sound good with anything on them as I play stuff that ranges quite far from super overdriven stuff like royal blood to more twangy stuff like primus and these don't disappoint anywhere