mcnach

I've had a Line6 G30 since 2009, it just works with any bass I had.

If that box came from Amazon, I would have said a plectrum.

I wish we had Harley Benton years ago! ButI'm doing my best to catch up, with 2 guitars and 3 basses so far

They all act the same way, just with higher or lower peaks. There's a period, relatively short, where the emission is brightest, and then it settles at a lower level. It's just physics :shrug:. That lower level does last quite a bit, but I didn't see (no pun intended ) much use for it, as I never play in total darkness. Maybe I was wanting brighter than it is reasonable? Sure, it still glows an hour later, but for me it's not a useful glow. I charged them for a few seconds (each dot) just before going in with a UV torch. A blue torch also worked. The places where it was great is where there were UV lights on stage. This is one of the ones I had done, before they had the version with the black pipe surround. A few min after charging they're still bright to be seen indoors with natural light. But that level of brightness is not where it settles. Mine were the blue ones, by the way, which are not quite as bright as the green ones anyway. I can't find their emission graphs anymore, but their FAQ tracks with my experience:

I would imagine that Thomann would have negotiated a much better deal than that, with the volume of instruments they sell, just like I don't expect they'll pay for the hardware what I would pay in a shop. edit: I also needed less than one rod to do a full neck They do look just like Luminlay, but even if they're not, it's not exactly hi-tech. I'm sure they will do a decent job. I stopped using it because I don't think they're that useful. They're very bright initially, but that fades away rapidly in a few minutes. The residual glow is good in the dark, but any dark stages I've been, there's always some other moving lights and in the end it doesn't help as much as I wished. I once made my own, buying a small pot of glow in the dark paint, and powder separately. I mixed a bit of paint with powder until I got a paste, and put "blobs" over the existing side dots. They were very discrete and glowed brightly... but the best was that I could tell the dots by touch, and that was far more useful than any glow, for me.

I used Luminlay on a couple of cheap basses as a test, it was most definitely 'affordable' I just checked, £16 for the blueish one (side dots: 3mm with black surround, which is what I used before) and £15 for green. I didn't see the shipping cost.

Luminlay is not that expensive, but postage from Japan became very high. At least that was the case last I looked. I bought 2-3 rods years ago and I still have some so I heven't been keeping up.

That reminded me of...

Thank you! 17.5 mm, as on a Stingray 5! 🙈 Now I've got to check them out!

I am the same, that's why I'd like to know. At least 17mm, ideally 17.5 (Stingray, for example) to 18mm. I would even prefer 19mm to 16mm.

I have a little bag where I carry backups: some tools, strings, a strap, cables, batteries, adaptors, a little BAM200 amplifier... a wide range of stuff. I've just replaced it with a slightly larger one. Last night at soundcheck I realise I don't have my usual strap in the case. I had removed it to clean the bass a bit, and forgot to put it back. No biggie, I have a backup! Don't I feel smug? No strap. I didn't put a backup one in the new bag... Guy from the venue finds one. It's flimsy and has seen better days but I'm not complaining. 20 seconds into the first song of our 1st set... strap breaks. Managed to catch the bass, but I had to do the gig sitting down. You know what? It was a little weird but so comfy! I may forget my strap more often

18mm on the 5-string sounds great, but the pictures I've seen looks like the polepieces are spaced as on 16-16.5mm Stingrayesque basses, which are quite common... I would love to know for sure.

Sometimes it can be good, but I wouldn't make a habit of playing depressing songs in a pub, as people generally go there to have a nice time. Whenever I see a "singer songwriter" type with their acoustic guitar my spidey sense tingles, because far too many just spew "deep" dirge song after song and it would definitely make me want to relocate to happier venue for my libations.

I see "both sides" having some merit in their views. On this occasion I do not agree with enforcing the rules. I may be a bit of a dreamer, but I detest following rules just because they're written and at the same time ignoring the "spirit of the rule", or what is it that the rule is attempting to achieve. Rules are suppose to help, not being a substitute for thinking, in my opinion of course. There is a difference between asking how much something is with an intention to elicit interest and a sale, and someone asking the more general question I am seeing here, in our 'bass community'. It's not a bed of roses to moderate a forum, and I'm grateful for the mods here, this is by far the most reasonable forum I frequent in that respect. I understand that sometimes blanket rules have to be made because there's no reasonable way to deal with every little thing on a case by case basis, it would be unmanageable. However, when a situation that's worthy of a 'wave pass' arises and it's noticed... why not let it be? If this can be sorted simply by having a supporting membership, let me pay for it @ped. I am pretty sure that @Cygnus x-1 could afford it, that's not the issue. I just see someone in a place I hang out often having been caught in an unpleasant situation and I'd like to do something nice, that's all, just like I've benefited from the kindless random strangers in the past too, more than a few times.

I bought a Boss SYB-5 from Rob. Easy, good communication, quick delivery... very pleased. Thank you, Rob!

what F word? 🤨

I recently bought Chris' Zoom B3 FX unit. I couldn't hope for a better experience. Great communications and really fast delivery. He noticed something was not quite right and he informed me at once. The issue was very minor, and I'm happy with the B3 as it is. He even offered me a generous partial refund (his own initiative), but I didn't take it as it really is a minor issue, and it shows me how honest Chris is, and a real gent. Thank you, Chris!

This was already dated when Blink 182 and Avril Lavigne were doing the same exact song 20 years ago...

whooosh...

That's what i used to do with a FX25. Those filters have wild swings, they're very responsive when you set the sensitivity control just right. The compressor afterwards made the whole thing a little less... wild, in a good way.

I actually find it easier to play a 5-string now. All the notes are right there, 2 octaves within 5 frets, going back to 4 feels a bit like when my dad removed the stabilisers from mi bicycle. I know you won't believe me, just like I would not have believed it myself not that long ago.

When our civilisation falls and it all becomes Mad Max-esque... My bass would be an EBMM SUB. It can be used as a weapon, and it will sound great I had an early SUB5 that I regret so much selling... The neck was amazing. But idiot me was not into 5 strings yet 🙄😄

Anybody can say whatever they want, and a lot of people talk out of their rear ends. Been using Line6 wireless since 2009 with mostly active basses. I see them in use by a wide range of people playing a wide range of instruments. You'll be fine.