paul_5

This.

The blowerbox idiotbox certainly doesn’t need a clean blend, neither does the coloursound bass fuzz. they ain’t cheap though!

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

What a lot of people don't realise about the EHX MS is that it's also a good little envelope filter and/or octaves as well - just depends how you set it. I loved mine, but have gone digital for my synth sounds, purely because of being able to store presets.

Absolutely these two. This is (IMHO) the best FNM album by a country mile. You’re spot on with MF on the Rancid album too.

Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors - 1st solo album from Fish. John Giblin’s incredible playing on this album always manages to serve the song, but at the same time isn’t shy of being more than accompaniment. Sailing the Seas of Cheese - Primus. see all of the above, then forget it.

Mmm, a packet of strings, a fresh roll of solder, and a couple of bags of electronic components. I've got off lightly this year. Down side is that I've had one (1) gig due to long covid.

FX25, the old ‘speaker-killer’. That was my first, many moons ago.

LOVE that bassline. Good work!

Yes, and nor should you.

On the subject of BEF, I'm with Paulo. I had a really long play with one once, and couldn't get it to do the 'squelchy' sound I had in my head. Solid pedal, but envelope filters are an idiosyncratic bunch - almost like playing a second instrument at times.

Lead solder melts at a lower temperature than lead free stuff, which can in turn reduce the potential for ‘burning out’ the carbon track inside of a pot when wiring it up. The downside is that gives off poisonous fumes, and should be used in a well ventilated area. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly afterwards too. My own ‘top tip’ for soldering pots is to ensure that they are fully counter-clockwise before you start; this limits the amount of heat that can be transferred to the track inside them, this protecting them. If you’re using lead free solder then your iron doesn’t need to be much hotter than about 220 degrees, lead solder will be fine at about 180/190.

Free and effective.

Zoom ms60b (and the b1-4 models too), but the ms60b outdoes them all as far as I’m concerned. The synth effects alone are worth buying one for.

PCB!?! Pffft, get it made on stripboard! 😀

Nothing wrong with favouring the root over fancy chromatics and fireworks. roll the tone back, palm-mute the strings with the back edge of your hand and play the strings with your thumb - gives a great DB like ‘thump’ with virtually no sustain, so if your note choice is ‘questionable’ then at least it’s less obtrusive.

Imagine being this much of a Sir Richard Head III. no time for him; his music is boring and he’s a bigot.

I must confess I adore the Mariah Carey ‘all I want for Xmas is you’ song. It’s everything I need from a festive bop; 12/8, sleigh bells, revoltingly cheery etc… Love it.

Mmmmm, I beg to differ.

I'm the slime - Zappa

That, dearheart, is because I forgot to add it. forgive me forgive me forgive me