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    Does this bass DI sound off?

    Active pickups in bass are very rare, limited to just a small handful from EMG basically. Your bass has passive pickups and an active preamp.
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    Nightmare NBD - Dingwall NG3

    That kind of fretwear is 100% normal on (used) Dingwalls, FYI. In fact, it's pretty normal on multi-scale basses as a whole. It was a big "controversy" when more people started getting into them and thought it was a problem. Lots of hot heads from owners, and multiple people (Sheldon Dingwall...
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    It's been awhile, bass frens

    I actually got to play a pre-production version of one for awhile. Not to derail my own thread too much... it was "meh" at the time, but, I want to get my hands on one now to see how they are for sure.
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    AX8, HS8's and bass for home practice?

    Give these a quick play through your monitors: Please ignore the horrendous playing... usually kick in some recording while practicing to figure out my rough spots to work on... a habit I regrettably gave up some time ago, but helps immensely. But you should be able to play those through...
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    AX8, HS8's and bass for home practice?

    Ah, you had periphery in there at first before the edit :). The others are yeah, pretty much B standard or in the case of Meshuggah, tuned up half step from standard even. You should be fine to push pretty good volume with that... just listen for speaker distress mostly, which will come on the...
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    AX8, HS8's and bass for home practice?

    Comes down the volume you're wanting to push, as well as the general tone you want (I know you mentioned the grindy type of playing, but, you could still end up wanting to push a ton of low content, especially if you downtune to F# or similar, which will tax studio monitors greatly). I have used...
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    It's been awhile, bass frens

    Yeah. I want either an FM3 or an AFIII, but, I honestly can't justify either at this point, without there being a lot more bass-focused additions. Not going to drop thousands on it for what appears to be very little (plus, if I want the IRs, I can load those in my AX8 or AFIImkII). And yes, to...
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    It's been awhile, bass frens

    Well, I've not been around here for quite awhile. I can't say for certain, but, I think it's been about a year, or more, since I logged in. My trusty Fractal gear has been getting used a lot over pandemic, but, when it comes to bass, I can't not reach for a Helix instead. Now, I want to couch...
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    Powered FRFR Cabinet for Bass?

    You don't need fundametal at all on low E or B. Most of what you actually hear are the 2nd harmonic and up. Unless you are in like a reggae band where that big, billowy, bloomy phatness is your thing... but even then, you want the PA to handle that and your on-stage monitor to just let you play...
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    Powered FRFR Cabinet for Bass?

    Honestly, the K12 (especially if it's v2) is a pretty solid choice for bass. I use one for my projects (AX8 live mostly), going clear down to F# tuning without any real issues. It's not "FRFR", but, that's a tall ask for bass production considering the range involved.
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 2.05

    Great choice, Cliff. If you're truly seeking opinions on what could be modeled, please have your people get with me and I'll 100% gladly get you some great options that would be "game changers" and put Fractal on the minds of bass players again. The Model T is certainly nice - and I'm hesitant...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware Version 2.05

    @FractalAudio , et. al. -- as a bass player, and one who has been (overly?) vocal about the lack of new shiny stuff for us lowend folks in Fractal products, I want to say a big thank you for the updated SVT model and the PortaFlex. I don't yet own a III so I can't take advantage of them, but...
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    Axe-Fx III Firmware 2.05 Public Beta

    Thank you, thank you, thank you! I would love to have a model with the 6146B power tubes, but IME (having owned a late '69 with 6146's) there isn't a blow-me-away difference. Curious if you can clarify -- what channel was used (normal or bright) and where the ultra-hi and ultra-lo switches were...
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    BassGearMag AX8 and Helix comparison

    I'm not seeing how that's the case. You have to take a device to be able to have a great UX with an AX8. You don't with the Helix. It doesn't matter if it's a laptop or an iPad, it's one more thing to carry around, hook up, keep updated etc. And it's 3rd party too. Agree with all of this. I...
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    BassGearMag AX8 and Helix comparison

    Oh, sure, but that's not entirely different than using a laptop. It's still an external device, which I believe is the point Sean is trying to make. Put simply: Helix = super easy and "nice" to work with directly on the unit itself. Software on PC etc. not so wonderful, but workable. AX8 =...
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