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After we lost an upcoming gig a few weeks ago, I was panicing a bit. The one band has secured three plus a few promises/backup lists and I got a gig for the other band tomorrow. Now just hope the mass of messages (about 40) I sent out doesn't bring a tidal wave of offers!

Just put a new clip connector and maybe some Deoxit in the pots: Your bass will be ready for the next 15 years. 😉

For £70-90 you could buy a harley benton kit with an oversize, unshaped headstock and a bonus box of bits that are mostly surprisingly serviceable and a very light, unfinished body.

After watching the deep-dive video I think the Anagram can do 2 effect loops: 1. The effect insert through the Send jack. 2. Using one of the 'outputs' as a send and the Return jack as the return. Am I right, can someone confirm? (...GAS has returned...)

I’ve lost count of the amount of original tracks I’ve ‘discovered’ due to them being sampled by someone else. The Ramsey Lewis track being a case in point. I’d not heard (of) it until someone told me it was where Beck took the bass line for Debra from. As I say, I think sampling can be hugely creative…

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Again quite poppy, but I love this, elements of Beach Boys and Devo, a heady mix...

Good Jazz bands do. I've seen established ones with long reputations that don't...

My next solo act name..."Stingray Jack Socket"...

Will listen to it, thanks Re sampling, it's the extraordinary way you simply can't tell unless you REALLY listen and REALLY know your music, more than once I've heard a Radio 6 DJ play an obscure tune from the 60s or 70s followed by 'And of course Beck sampled that in.......". Mostly CC of course 👍

Hi, my bass seems to have developed a buzz/rattle when playing the E string…has my sound post moved??? jonny

It's lovely, it took close to 10-years of talking to make it happen, but it is a great way to play music. I'm very lucky to be by some distance the least talented person in the band, which is highly motivating 👍

One of the things I really like about his music (especially earlier records) is the sampling/re-cycling of other tracks. He’s never hidden it, and I personally think sampling etc. can be hugely creative in the right hands. I must admit, in most cases it was only some years later that I found out which tracks had been sampled etc. - Devil’s Haircut intro is taken from a track by Them (featuring Van Morrison), but at the time I just thought it was a killer guitar riff, that sounded like a 60s garage band! Again, it doesn’t diminish it in any way, in my humble opinion. If you haven’t done so already, I implore you to have a listen to the Sea Change album. Best listened to alone, and through headphones, it’s his ‘heartbreak’ album, and can be uncomfortable to listen to at times, as it’s so obviously personal. Doesn’t matter how many times I hear it, Already Dead reduces me to a blubbering wreck every time… Though most things do that these days!

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Oh, I agree, like ToneX didn’t have modulation effects until recently. It’s all DSP programming.

A strong statistical likelihood Lawrie mate 😁

Review I’ve just read on facebook bass players forum which kinda confirms my impression of the unit from youtube reviews I’ve seen, from Fernando Romero: “Some honest opinions on the Darkglass anagram after spending some good time with it. Pros: I have found all the included effects to be useful. I already was a fan of their stomboxes. Very intuitive interface. Easy to create tones from scratch. Saving my default settings for each effect is beyond handy Binding parameters to knobs and footswitches is super simple to setup Cons: My biggest gripe is the lack of information from the compressor section. I play basses with different output levels and not being able to see the amount of gain reduction this applies makes the compressors in this not useful for me. I wish i could apply the compressor in the global section and maybe add lights showing compression applied in the “Name” view. Desktop software is lacking. This probably needs its own software like “hx edit”. Software needs more access to make useful changes in the unit. Needa more effects. More chorus options, stereo delays, non darkglassass inspired overdrives, fuzz and distortion etc. Lacks dedicated expression/footswitch port. This was a big wt🤬 Overall i am happy with my purchase and know that 3/4 of my issues could be fixed with firmware and software updates. Not everyone will be happy being an early adopter especially considering this isnt cheap. I will be keeping this and trusting Darkglass Electronics to make updates that could make this close to perfection “

I like Beck. Although like your previous self, I’ve not really given him the time much past the singles. I will say though, that’s a fantastic concept you’ve got for your band!

And this is simply sublime songwriting and performance.......