10 Gadgets to Make You a Better Bassist (Or NOT?)

Is that available in America?

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I sincerely doubt it ā€“ but if it is, itā€™ll be under another name.

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This is what it looks like ā€“

but if I do an image search to see if it comes up with a different brand name, I get nothing.

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My RED Snark clip on works fine. The RED one that is, cuz other colors are different specs IIRC.
It matches the tuner in my Zoom B1-Four just fine.
If you are willing to spend the money, go for the poly tune or Peterson like you suggested, but I would probably go with a pedal tuner for that money, and keep the Korg you mentioned for when you are not plugged into pedals.

If you buy the Peterson mobile phone and tablet plug in, you can use Peterson tuner apps they claim are good like all their stuff, plus you can record on garage band, or play thru effect and amp apps with it.

They are 15 from Peterson website, or $12.50 on Amazon.

I found a similar item on the Sam Ash website. A PRS ( yes, Paul Reed Smith) guitar headphone interface for mobile devices. You can plug your guitar and headphones into this cable adapter, and plug it into your phone or tablet, and record, tune and use amp and effects apps. Itā€™s on clearance for $9. I ordered one. And I ordered a Peterson on Amazon.
The Peterson does not have a headphone jack, so you listen to your guitar thru the phone / tablet speakers I guess. Idk, I am gonna try them both and see.

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Here is a pic and price @eric.kiser

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I have a hard time believing that thing will produce decent bass tone.

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Only one way to find out. :grin:
Crank up the GAS!

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I only dug it up on Amazon to show @eric.kiser. I have no plans to buy one.

I thought about buying this.

But not for the amp itself, only so I could play INTO my I pad. But I found two inexpensive options. A PRS cable and a Peterson Cable.
So I donā€™t have to buy that embarrassing little practice amp. :joy::joy::stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

I ended up with these. Cheap enuf to give it a shot. Both are returnable if they donā€™t do the trick, but I donā€™t see how they canā€™t. The Peterson lacks a headphone jack to merge in headphones, but will see, or keep it as a back up


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@T_dub I say nothing :rofl:
I shall expect the same from you when I find my dream Bass (Whats Plural for several bass?) :rofl: :guitar:

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Basses!!!

Say nothing about???
I donā€™t follow.

And I will only be telling you GO FOR IT.
And then
GO FOR IT AGAIN
And then
So on and so forthā€¦

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@T_dub I could ask for no more :slight_smile:
I meant that I would support any purchase that you made. I would say nothing against it. Might be a local way to say that. :slight_smile:

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Ok, That was said correct @Jamietashi.
I just was not sure the context.
Yes, I made some purchases, and I appreciate the support :wink:
But
I never said I wasnā€™t going to buy accessories, much needed ( like equivalent to how I need Air),

I donā€™t think the GAS Ghoul even comes out of the cage for that stuff, a mere $25 worth.
And throw in the headphones I just ordered (thanks to @peterhuppertz post in the headphone thread) for another $29.99, along with a 4 pack of capos ($11.99).

Didnā€™t disturb the Ghoul, I still hear him snoring.

Now if I was posting more Basses, or Amps, then I run to you for support :+1:t2:

Course, I may be getting (or have gotten already, ordered over a week ago) a few pedals and power supply, and luthier set up props and tools.

Haha, Maybe the GAS Ghoul has a spy, deep ndercover running around my apartment, IDK, maybeā€¦

Some of this amazon stuff is going back however.

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Ordered a Korg TM60, the VOX Amp2, nice heaphones and picks :rofl:

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@StefanK great gear ā€œInvestmentsā€ :rofl: :guitar:

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Octopus - Octopi
Bass - Bassi
Moose - Moosi (I know this one isnā€™t real but I like the way it sounds)

I like Baasi. Basses could be fish.

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AFAIK, itā€™s a Sweetwater exclusive, but looks like theyā€™re currently out of stock. People must be getting really in tune in quarantine!
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UniTuneClip--tc-electronic-unitune-clip-clip-on-chromatic-tuner

Really? Wow, thatā€™s a lot. Might be a temporary price increase due to availability? Hipshot is mostly shut down right now, I was just emailing with my contact there and they donā€™t have any Xtenders stocked. So Iā€™d wait and see if the price drops when things get rolling again.

Ha, yes, thank you, I apparently am unable to read a manual because I didnā€™t find the trick about the special multi button press manuever. :stuck_out_tongue:

This one seemed to work fine for bass, adjusted to fit tightly and I just removed the extra 2 fingers. Good call about orienting the other way though, duuuuuh.

Yeah, those Snarks suuuuuuck, in my experience. Any plug in will work for 5 string, in my experience, itā€™s the clip ons that tend to have trouble. The TC works great, Iā€™m guessing the Peterson is good too since obviously their other tuners are legendary, but I havenā€™t actually tried the clip on.

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I ordered one from Sweetwater, who knows when Iā€™ll get it :woman_shrugging:

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I bought an amPlug on the back of this video. The rest donā€™t seem to suit my purist play style. Maybe Iā€™ll experiment at some point though. I think the fret wrap would be my next purchase.

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Do you know another brand that maintain the same quality?
Iā€™m looking for one to use with Sterling by MM

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UPDATE: I just got an email from Sweetwater. This tuner is back ordered until 4th quarter of this year, and maybe beyond. Iā€™m cancelling my order.

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