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I have the NT1-A and it’s very good for just about everything. I’m using my Helix as the interface, into Reaper, and Toontrack EZDrummer 2 for drums. There are some Black Friday deal on EZD at the moment. It’s very easy to use and sounds very good.

Labels on the controls means greater expense as any non-English speaking place it is sold will require bespoke printing. Symbols are a great idea. Manuals in different languages can be on the website at a much reduced cost.

I can't see it being allowed in T2 and T3. Doesn't make sense with the rest of the restrictions. And TBH it is looking more promising that we might get a working vaccine in the next 6 months. I'd be waiting. I just hope the first round of people who get it do it properly. Get the dose, keep isolating / distancing for the 2-3 week period for antibodies to develop, 2nd shot etc. Actually follow the instructions. Then maybe - just maybe we might have a good summer next year.

I get what you are saying. We all need to buy more pedals. I remember the day when I had about 200 of them that I had collected over 35 years of playing. I miss them.

As a fan of old DOD pedals where the control names had nothing to do with their function at all, I think the graphics are easy. And let's face it - by the time we're ready to gig with a new toy we don't read the knob descriptions anymore. We already know them.

Quite. It's been quite clear how difficult NeuralDSP / Darkglass have found it to get their new Quad Cortex to market this year. Should have been out already. I hate to think how long and how expensive the R&D is for a next gen modelling unit without the pandemic getting in the way. Could easily sink a company. I don't use fuzz really so I'm not in the market for the pedal but I do hope it's a success.

I think you're reading too much into it.

I don't see an insult there. It's only musicians who will be buying it.

EDIT - I just noticed I didn't link to the product page! DOH!!! Sorted.

I've not tried E-C but I don't see any reason it wouldn't work well. A vid I did just to show how good the low notes are. Flatwounds (which are often a bit pony for low B) and only iphone audio but it comes across ok. Excuse the playing! It picked up a bit of finger noise as I was too close to the phone.

I have 2 of the Ibanez Mezzo basses and they are fantastic. I bought the first on a bit of a whim and I'm massively impressed with it - and not just for the money. Mine are 5 strings and the low B is easily as good as my Stingray 5. Only downsides is that the preamp is a bit limited. There's a big thread on the other place about modifications and pickup changes. As it happens I am selling one of them (I need to pay for a PS5) but the other is going nowhere. It has become my main bass despite my Sandberg / Stingray etc. Definitely worth you trying one out.

Plugin Alliance stuff. https://www.plugin-alliance.com/ They have some great stuff but are expensive so this is a great offer. I've gone for the HG-2 satchurator which can be used for everything but I'm going to try it on vocals.

Worth a look - some of their stuff is very expensive, so grab a bargain.

I do this too, but all inside my helix. Helix is also an 8 in / 8 out interface and USB 7 defaults to being just the di signal. I play with helix tones for no latency and also alway record the di track at the same time. Hen I either reamp in helix, or native, or in a different plugin.

Prince at the O2. Pantera at the first UK Ozzfest Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band (yes really) at the New Theatre in Oxford.

Boss BC-1X Compressor. I love it.

The Neural / DG guys are giving away 10 Quad Cortex units. Link: https://wn.nr/44vSzF It's a Gleam based thing (like our friend Scott likes so much) so you might want to use an email you don't mind getting spammed to pieces!

https://neuraldsp.com/ 50% off until the 30th November. Discount stacks with existing customer discounts too. Lots of guitar plugins of course, but also the plugin versions of the Darkglass VMTDU and the B7KU. Some of the clean guitar amps are rather good for bass use as well. Time limited free trial is available on all of them to test them out.

I ripped it all out of my TT4 Superlight, but replaced it with EMG J set (the original type) and a 3 band. The Originals were designed to sound like trad J pickups but without the hum. They are a lot more restrained than the X versions or the dual coils. Probably why Bobby Vega loves them so much. Those, with some flats and it's perfect for my needs.

WASP - The Real Me. As much as I love The Who and JE, Johnny Rod did better on this version.

Not anymore. Modern ones model the entire signal path down to component level rather than the sound. So within the code they can change a resistor value in the ‘circuit’ if they want.

If it’s a black plate then just use one of those tiny webcam stickers to cover the hole. Or leave an unconnected pot there.