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  1. fretmeister
    I've tried the Nordy's on other basses and I found them too clanky for my current needs. Great pickups though, but the Aguilars are just lovely. They now do DCB versions of P and J pickups so I'm tempted to get a set for a different bass.
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    If I'm playing in my jazz big band... then there can be 25 of us and there's very little room to tart about. If it's a rock gig - then I'm all over the place apart from when I'm actually singing. For a little while I had a radio unit for both my bass and for a headset mic for backing vocals and I WAS that idiot who would go to the bar during a song. Top Tip - only do that with a headless guitar as otherwise the comedians in the crowd will flip with your tuning on the way past.
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    One of the stock sounds is a great normal drive sound. A bit tubey in character, but without the woofy-ness that some valve amps get in the lows. I was really surprised by it - I bought it for the silly sounds, but it is now my main drive pedal too.
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    I forgive that one - they spell it differently and the say it how they write it. I did see someone on the telly say "Wives Sainttttt Laurentttttt" and didn't get it for a moment. Death is too good for them!
  5. fretmeister
    Yeah - but we improved ourselves. The Colonials kept with it. And don't get me started on crossaaaiiiiiinte either.
  6. fretmeister
    ickea is the proper Swedish way of saying it. Funny how for some words we use local attempts and for others the original. We don't say "Pari" for Paris. But we do say "Ypres" properly - rather than the American way of saying it as "wipers"
  7. fretmeister
    You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.
  8. fretmeister
    You could have fixed the "of" in the title as well. That's giving me the shivers!
  9. fretmeister
    Those Aguilars are really good.
  10. fretmeister
    I’ve done that. I had a board with a lot of high draw pedals so I had three 20,000mAh packs underneath. Worked great, but was annoyingly heavy and the charging process was a pain in the derrière. I now have a 6m IEC cable instead!
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    I can’t think of a single one that will do 12v. I think you’d have to get janky. Use a 20,000maH power pack and then run a voltage converter cable to get 12v, and then use a second 9v one for the other pedals. You’ll have to do the maths to make sure the set up will give enough current draw for your pedals for long enough for a gig. Digital pedals in particular run them down fast. By the time you’ve done all that you might as well get a nice long power cable and a traditional isolated power supply.
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    I wouldn’t touch anything by Vertex ever. Not after the scams they pulled, and eventually admitted. Absolute grifters.
  13. fretmeister
    Nothing lined up for me at the moment. I’d quite like a random night out at Ronnie Scott’s though for an over priced burger and to discover some artists I know nothing about. I like a musical surprise.
  14. fretmeister
    The drop only goes down. The other two go up as well. I liked the drop (not tried the others) but ultimately decided it was better to learn to play tunes in multiple keys. I’m still working on that!
  15. fretmeister
    it seems to be a product advertising system interspaced with scientifically illiterate “wellness” posts and underfed women bending over wearing thongs.
  16. fretmeister
    Everything about being in a band other than the performance.
  17. fretmeister
    I like a proper magazine too. I understand that they aren’t economically viable anymore, but I miss them.
  18. fretmeister
    I’m reasonably ambidextrous from performing magic but playing bass left handed is a nightmare. Stick with right handed. Far better choice of instruments and loads of amazing players don’t use their pinky anyway.
  19. fretmeister
    There's a Lionel on ebay at the moment at a good starting price. I don't know the seller. If I hadn't already ordered a new one (8 months to go!) I'd be all over this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175380368113?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=ccdce764b5e443c19f2f458ac74c8cc2&bu=43119054589&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1~1&crd=20220811070706&segname=11021
  20. fretmeister
    No. They use paulownia for the bodies and Norwegian maple for the necks and their hardware is extremely light.
  21. fretmeister
    It was a hung joke.
  22. fretmeister
    Am I the only one hanging a short scale? 😭
  23. fretmeister
    What do you mean by transparent? More or less mids?
  24. fretmeister
    D'addario US informed me they make those strings only for being fitted to new Ibanez and not for the general public. I've moved on to Dunlop flats on my 5 string and I'm very happy with them.
  25. fretmeister
    Boss BC-1X made me sell my other expensive compressors. It just works at every setting. It’s witchcraft.
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