It does seem like a lot of overkill for my living room though …
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There is absolutely no need for an at-home Tone Hammer 500.
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Feel good about it and yourself…
…and get a 350. 
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The only downside to the Tone Hammer amps is no aux or headphone connections. I keep hoping they will do an update to add those.
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That’s ok, I have a darkglass Adam pedal for that.
In non-bass acquisitions I got a new violin bow today. It was on sale for $425 instead of $600 so it would have been financially irresponsible to pass up 
. Very high chance of an electric violin being my b2b completion reward instrument.
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Well…,
That took an unexpected turn. 
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Lol. I played the acoustic version back in HS. I played both bass and violin tonight and it’s hilarious how much more comfortable I am on the violin. I guess at least some of that practicing stuck.
If I ever want to play guitar solos it seems a whole lot easier than learning guitar!
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4 strings, EADG, it’s just a little bass
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Yeah, except it’s GDAE and there’s that whole bowing thing.
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yeah but you can bow an upright bass, where it all started.
Or just go pizzicato
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No frets and I go cray cray
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thats a big violin
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Probably. So what’s your point? 
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You should suggest that at the next employee meeting
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This has been constantly running through my head as of late. As stated in other threads, I currently have a Fender Rumble 40 bass amp and I also have a Zoom B2 Four. The Zoom pedal has some amazing amp sims. I’m wanting to upgrade my amp to a head/cabinet set up but I still want to be able to use the amp sims on my Zoom to recreate various tones.
Lately, I’ve been looking at the Ampeg Portaflex combo with a PF-50 head. Given the majority of music that I like to play, that classic B-15 sound covers 98% of what I do . The thing is, my Zoom can simulate that with surprising accuracy and it’s the amp sim I use the majority of the time anyway. If I were to get that combo, logic says it would negate/color the sims from my pedal. Not having to put the amp sim at the end of my chains, however, would free up a slot on the patches.
The quandary I have at the moment is should I pull the trigger on the PF or should I look for a more tone-neutral bass amp and just let the Zoom do the coloring for me? I also don’t want to go the DI/DAW route as I don’t want to have to turn on my computer in order to play.
I think it comes down to “I don’t want to limit my options but I totally want to limit my options.”
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In this thread, the answer is always, yes!
Have you tried one?
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I wish. Can’t find anyplace anywhere near me that carries them much less has them in stock. Gonna have to go full #YOLO on it and hope Sweetwater’s return policy/satisfaction guarantee is as good as they say.
From my research, reviewers say it sounds indistinguishable from the Ampeg B-15 of old. I have that B-15 sim on my pedal which, according to reviewers and my own ear sounds pretty darn close. The B-15 sound is what I’m ultimately going for so, logically, it would be a good choice.
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I bought the Ampeg SGT DI pedal when it came out, and then replaced my Ampeg PF-500 with a Venture when it was released. The Venture amphead made the SGT obsolete, but I kept it anyway just because it gives me a backup option for the unexpected.
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I owned an Ampeg V4B paired with an Ampeg 2x12 cabinet, and it was glorious. However, my Zoom B1four just couldn’t compare to it. Despite this, I found that using amp and cab sims was much more practical for home practice and space management. So, yes, YOLO! It’s important to find out what works best for you.
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Just in case you don’t have anything on your GAS Christmas list…
https://pjbworld.com/cms/index.php/bassengine17/
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