Any Ideas?

I owned an SFT for awhile and really, REALLY liked it. But ultimately my tone is not the tweed tone, so I sold it. It is a truly great sounding pedal though and cleans up with the volume control better than any pedal I have ever owned.
 
Chad said:
Maybe check out one of these when they drop. Looks like $99 retail.

http://www.mooeraudio.com/?product/201701222222.html
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Yeah...I'm interested in hearing those. No one has demoed the one I'm most interested in.

And yeah. I'm basically running my bass amp as a PA (again with not unsatisfying results) and using pedals to achieve tone. I've got some small combos that I like for solo performance/practice/home recording. When I do full band recording, I have access to boutique takes on classic gear (Bacino, Victoria, etc.). This other band is basically a big, loud, dumb power pop/punk rock take on my stuff. I just need a solid loud rhythm sound that I don't have to worry about getting lifted from a practice room or gig. I'm looking for good not great without bringing another piece of house clogging gear into my life.
 
Peen Simmons said:
Yeah...I'm interested in hearing those. No one has demoed the one I'm most interested in.

And yeah. I'm basically running my bass amp as a PA (again with not unsatisfying results) and using pedals to achieve tone. I've got some small combos that I like for solo performance/practice/home recording. When I do full band recording, I have access to boutique takes on classic gear (Bacino, Victoria, etc.). This other band is basically a big, loud, dumb power pop/punk rock take on my stuff. I just need a solid loud rhythm sound that I don't have to worry about getting lifted from a practice room or gig. I'm looking for good not great without bringing another piece of house clogging gear into my life.
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Yeah, I was bummed I couldn't find any demos yet.

For a little while, i was without a guitar amp and I played through my bass amp. It sounded much better than I thought it would. I even through in my Rat and a Fuzz and it still sounded pretty good. On its own, it sounded great clean with some modulation and reverb.
 
gtrjunior said:
I think both of those pedals sound awesome. I want one but just don't know which!!
Obviously the bassman is the basis for the Marshall circuit. I already have 3 Marshall-ish amps. I've never played a 5e3 type amp but I like how they sound. I'm looking for something to use with the clean channel to get a bluesy type tone but still have plenty of gain on tap if needed.
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I have a fender concert, which is 4x10, and I wanted to tighten up and focus the sound for this sort of pedal, and the amp already has nearly a bassman circuit, so I went with the 5E3. If I had a 1x12, I may have gone with the other one. Either way, realistically, for my ears the difference is subtle. I think you will like either one you choose.

EDIT: @Peen Simmons based on what you say in post 24, I say get a used FormNo5 or 5f6 (your pick) used for near $100 and call it good. There is a comparison on youtube of the SFT and I think the FormNo5, and for my tastes, I picked the 5. But, YMMV.
 
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