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Sounds like a synth to me - they're not perfectly in unison throughout, and the 'other' sound pokes out a little bit.

EHX Small clone - one of the big ones.

I like the idea of a set of strings that are 'fresh on' and not too bright, but I want that tone to last longer than normal roundwounds. Would I be better off with Elixirs I wonder?

DPDT Switch has pins arranged like this: 1 3 5 2 4 6 positive from power input to lug 3, negative to lug 4. wire the positive input of the lamp to lug 1, wire the negative input of the lamp to lug 2. As long as you don't mix the positive and negative up you're golden. It would work just as well with lug 5 and 6 to the lamp. It doesn't matter that the other side of the switch isn't connected - if there's not a complete circuit then there's nowhere for the electrickery to go, so it won't go anywhere. Be aware though that wiring lamps on the same ring as audio stuff could introduce noise to your bass rig...

Your biggest issue will be the latency on the I/O device. If they can provide a real time foot controller then you're golden. Try it, you might like it.

Anybody tried the Rotosound 55 bass string. Usually I'm a round wound 45 - 105 guy on my basses - I have a n 'agricultural' right hand technique and wondered whether these would last longer than normal rounds, or would they just give me a different, more 'middly' sound?

Hi all. We had a gig last week where the guitarist's digital pedalboard (Zoom G5) created massive amounts of noise, and I found later that the stage lights were on the same ring. No one else's kit suffered the same fate (2x valve guitar heads, analogue pedalboards and my bass head were all fine), so I'm wondering whether a power conditioner would help avoid this particular problem in the future. Any advice?

I don't use it live - playing in a metal band means that I go in heavy with my right (plucking) hand and keep it up throughout the show. The sound engineer is more than welcome to add some through FOH if they want to, but on-stage it's not what I need. That said, I never turn my DHA VT1 off, so there's a [i]little[/i] bit of tube compression coming from that and the tube pre in my SWR head. In the studio it's [i]de rigeur[/i].

Something About Mary?

https://youtu.be/h1U_x-xMVuM

Some video of 'On the Run' from Slander's set. https://youtu.be/UZB2cdVL03Y Enjoy - we did!

I wouldn't worry. By BF Compact is more than capable of competing with 2 Hundred Watt valve heads and an 'enthusiastic' drummer. My head delivers about 400W into 8 ohms (bridged) and it rarely goes above 30%. BF stuff is really efficient, so more of the power from your amp is converted into lovely low end grunt, and less of it becomes undesirable heat etc...

Played the 'Day of Rock' in Kettering last night. The event was sponsored by Marshall, so we were using their cabs. I wasn't impressed at all; I even turned my amp down onstage so I couldn't hear it, and just relied on the monitors. The power on stage was dirty (I suspect that having the lights on the same ring was the culprit), so the guitarist's digital board became a noise generator and he didn't use it. On stage sound wasn't the best and it was a 6 hour round trip. Had to count the drummer in a couple of times because he couldn't hear the guitarist etc... So a couple of issues. We had a blast though, and made the best of a less than perfect setup. All in all not the best gig I've played, but we met some great guys, and have picked up a lot of work off the back of it.

Setting off to play at the Day Of Rock* in Kettering later on today. *includes 6 hours driving

It's relatively easy to get replacement pots for pedals. What you need to know is what value it is (100k, 500k etc..) and the taper (logarithmic or linear) these will be indicated by a capital A or B. It can also be tricky to desolder stuff from the board if you're not used to doing it.

I've resisted posting on this thread, but I reckon it's time for some perspective. I don't really think it's fair to have a go at someone you've never met - granted the image that some people create is less than favourable, but editing has a LOT to do with how people are perceived than you'd think. I now first hand how some unscrupulous journalists can 'paraphrase' you to the extent that within a few short paragraphs you end up having said the opposite to what you meant. Mainstream media love its soundbites too, and you can give an interview comprised of 95% positivity and rainbows and sh*t, but guess which 5% ends up being taken out of context and circulated….

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1446649386' post='2901132'] Halfway through our last gig I realised we were on our 4th Stevie Wonder song -[s]woops![/s] AWESOME!!! [/quote] Fixed.

3 (or 4): a clip on, a pedal (mounted on the board), an in-built on one my guitar multi FX, and a plugin that came with Pro tools (does that count?)

The simplest bass mod for increased low end response on a RAT just needs a pair of wire cutters. Give this a go: http://www.diyguitaramp.com/rat.html You can cut either end of the resistor indicated by the photos in this article; the outcome is the same.

Last 'local' gig was the Fireproof Petshop featuring Mike Walker on guitar, and they were one of the best live bands I've ever seen. Last 'name' band was Primus at Manchester Apollo on the Wonka tour, which was equally as enjoyable.

LOVE your tone rambam - nailed it!

'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' by the Smiths takes a while to get going...

First time I heard Jaco was on a Weather Report Greatest Hits album. I didn't gel with a lot of it, but Birdland and Teentown were a real revelation to a player of only 3 or 4 years experience.