fretmeister

Yes. I often get piano parts to play.

Good job it’s a distortion and an EQ, and a compressor, and an IR loader, and a di box and an audio interface then.

Lovely!

Video consultation with the Hand Therapy team arranged for Monday! That was far quicker than I expected!

I might have to look at plectrum playing. I've played fingerstyle for 30 years. Not going to be an easy transition - and probably not going to sound right for my big band either - if it ever starts up again.

This morning I ruptured the tendon on my right hand middle finger. It is now in a splint and has to stay that way 24/7 for 3 months. Then "extensive" physiotherapy with a hand specialist. And 50% chance of full recovery. I am not holding out much hope with those odds.

They are the most popular bass amps in history. No way were they not going to be the first ones.

The Quarter Pounder does not sound like a P pickup. Too much low end and not enough mids.

TateFX make some crackers. https://www.tatefx.co.uk/

He's done several bass demos using a DG drive pedal.

I'm sure Nolly will get a bass demo done soon and it will be very Dingwally and metally. But I'm hoping they'll supply a demo unit to Nathan Navarro. He's a very versatile chap.

Interestingly the prototype Helix had a touch screen but in product testing they binned it. Testers didn't like it apparently. Helix doesn't do capturing, you're right. But even on the Kemper FB groups and so on the percentage of players using capturing seems quite small compared to the total number of units out there. I suspect many people have their Kemper and maybe 1 or 2 amps but that a lot of people just swap over completely and sell off the real amps. I still have real bass amps because I am not carrying my rack around for jams and big band use. Bur for guitar I'm 100% helix. No guitar amps left at all. Sold them all. Kemper capturing works very well but when the controls are moved on the captured tone it gets less accurate as they move. So a good tone that is then changed with increased gain won't sound like the real amp with increased gain. Really need to re-capture the higher gain setting on the amp and use 2 different captures like different channels. That sort of thing seems to be more of a concern to those who demand an exact copy of an old Marshall (even though they all sound different) rather than just dialing in a good tone irrespective of the name on the patch. The pedal capturing is brand new though - but at the moment I think it is just drive related pedals, but they hope to add the capability for modulations. Can't see it ever working for filters and synths though - they require the envelope signal of the string attack so any capture wouldn't be reacting the right way. All 3 of the current big boys pretty much suck at filters and synths but maybe the included FX on the QC will have some good ones. The QC claims to be the most powerful "Floor Modeller" in the world - and that may well be right. But the Fractal Axe FX 3 and the Kemper are not "floor" modellers! But it's not really important - the sounds are the important bit.

If the EMG J fits perfectly then I'll fit them myself. If it needs routing then I'll get a pro to do it in the new year. As there isn't a scratchplate I don't want to ruin the finish with my ham fisted attempts with a budget copy of a Dremel!

The UI is a copy of the Helix. Helix really changed the UI approach for everyone and made it far more accessible to those who don't like menus. It's probably been a significant factor on the sales of the Helix. To me the sounds of the QC are good, but not enough of an improvement over my Helix to make me spend £1500. The small size is great though so I might end up getting a used one in a year, especially as for those who already have Neural plugins there will be a free version to load into the QC so the plugins can be used live easily.

For my 4 string I've decided to try some EMG-X series. They are the updated active ones apparently with more headroom than the regular ones, although I do really like the regular ones too. Going to stick with 2 vol and a tone control at the moment and see how I get on. Partly because the EMG BQC set that I like has gone up by £65 since the beginning of the year! This bass is almost always tuned to C-Standard for recording. Pickups should arrive in a few days.

Lovely colour. I hope it stays. Quite fancy the telecaster - maybe next year when I have some money. Maybe!

I forget the name of the place, but there was a venue in Wolverhampton where the load in was somewhat mis-described. They told me the doors and corridors were nice and wide and the parking was right outside. I had a Mesa Dual Rec and a really heavy Proamp 4x12. Landlord was right about the doors and corridors. He just failed to mention the room was on the 2nd floor and there wasn't a lift. Bastard.

Sometimes. Quite used to them on guitar amps. Phaser in front of the amp. Chorus in the loop. Sometimes I like a compressor in the loop too.

I want to put some EMGs in my Ibanez Mezzo. I’m a massive fan of the regular J pickup and like the P. So that was my automatic choice. But now I’ve discovered the GZR set, has anyone used both and could describe the difference? This bass is usually tuned to C regular and is used almost exclusively for recording. If that makes any difference. ta.