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    TateFX make some crackers. https://www.tatefx.co.uk/
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    He's done several bass demos using a DG drive pedal.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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!
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    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.
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    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.
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    SOLD
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    Lovely colour. I hope it stays. Quite fancy the telecaster - maybe next year when I have some money. Maybe!
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    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.
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    I have 3 of these wonderful things so I'm selling one of them. Full working order. Only used at home with my helix at lounge volumes. Works great for modelling units as well as for regular monitor / PC use. £110 collected from Northants. (As advertised elsewhere) Price Drop to £95 collected. No postage.
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    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.
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    Bump. Price drop to £100 including delivery in the UK
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    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.
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    Sadly I agree. Vaccinating 60 million people is not going to happen in the next 6 months. And as gig goers are likely to be younger they will be at the back of the queue. Can’t see full venues being allowed until 2022 sometime. Distancing will be needed until a good 90% have been vaccinated. I am really missing my big band 😢
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    I'm going to be being disappointed that I might actually have to meet people in person again.
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    I'm a big fan of Dunlop flats I've never known them to be particularly stiff. Could quite possibly be old ones. I've only had nice ones!
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    New in depth vid
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    Thank you!
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    Easy for them to grant rights to each other when needed though.
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    As it seems to be digital and uses the same encoders I'm guessing it's just a cut down Quad Cortex. A DG Stomp if you will. But with less stuff.
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    Selling my Bighead headphone amplifier / recording interface. Blurb from PJB website: "The PJB BigHead is not big at all. In fact it is barely larger than an iPhone. The “Big” is about the sound. It functions first as an awesome bass headphone amplifier with 2 band EQ ( +/- 18db @ 60 Hz and +/- 18dB @ 5KHz) set for optimization of all kinds of bass instruments. Unlike consumer electronic MP3 players and smartphones that have very small power output of around 20 milliwatt to drive headphones, the BigHead has more than 10 times the power. This contributes to a far more exhilarating listening experience with increased resolution and dynamics. Even if you are just listening to music, the BigHead will be a great improvement to your regular headphones, adding more listening pleasure. A more important function of the BigHead is being a recording tool both in digital and analog. As an Analog Digital Converter, it has the finest BURR BROWN digital components. The USB out is 48KHz 16Bit digital conversion. In other words, recording your bass into Pro Tools will give you exactly what you wish for and absolutely nothing else. Maybe you need an analog preamp. The Big Head can do that too. It will provide up to 12dB of gain and better than 96 dB signal to noise ratio. Just use the headphone out jack to feed an amp or mixer. It is also a perfect match with PJB powered monitors, the PB 100 or PB 300. It has an internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery that is fed by its USB jack, so any computer or appropriate cell phone charger can charge it in less than 3 hours, but it can play for up to 8 hours." Instructions: https://www.pjbworld.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bighead_HA-1.pdf Vid demo: It's a cracking unit as a headphone amp and interface but I'm just using my helix for that these days. It's in great condition and comes with most of the cables... you will need a USB charging cable though. Because I stepped on it! Last one on here seemed to go for £120. So I'm looking for about £115 ono including UK postage. PRICE DROP TO £100 including UK delivery
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    There is a massive thread on the other place about Mezzo modifications and upgrades. Some have gone completely passive with the stock pickups, others have just changed one or the other. But a popular thing seems to be ripping the whole lot out and putting in the EMG Geezer Butler set, either just with the stock EMG tone control or a 2 band EMG preamp. On mine I tend to use it with both EQ knobs down just a tiny bit as it sounds a bit scooped to me when at the centre positions. Then EQ the amp to taste. Then if I need to boost anything on the bass I'm not going up nearly as far on the knobs. As it happens I'm about to buy another (my 3rd!) and I'm tempted to try the EMG set in one of them.
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    Demo sounds good. But I have to say - I'm starting to get a bit bored with all metal related bass tones all sounding like Darkglass. I love my DG amp and pedals and use them for many different things, but the super crunchy distorted bass tone is everywhere and just like the walls of Dual Recs guitar sounds in the 90s it's getting a bit dull. That being said - I love the footswitch / Encoder dual function things. Although at the same time if I had just been in a pub toilet I would not want to touch anything I have stepped on.
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