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[quote name='ojplaysbass' timestamp='1328315049' post='1525586'] has anyone seen any video demos / sound samples of the sfx red dragon? it looks awesome [/quote] Had a play with one at the SE Bass Bash - it goes from "no gain, very clean", up to "starting to rock out" very smoothly indeed - there is definitely a point in that transsition which would give you just the bite you need and no more, am now GASing for one myself

Well I wouldnt want to work with them if thats their attitude - and major congrats to you all!

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[quote name='urb' timestamp='1349271183' post='1824057'] Hey Si - great to see you the other day, albeit far too briefly - I just bough a Maxon - AF-9 - well ordered it... f-ing love that pedal so thanks for helping me find an envelope filter that works! M [/quote] Hey No worries matey! Sorry for adding GAS If you find it as much of a tortuous route as I did to get a nice starting point to work from then ping me and I'll send you a photo of the settings I've got.... Si

You clearly haven't tried reading it yet

Should be fixed now...

Right, compressor 'how to' now up on [url="http://blog.basschat.co.uk/setting-up-a-compressor/"]the blog here[/url] Which will probably cause more brain sweating than it solves.....

Now with added compression fun!

Definitely look into the Barefaced S12t, its a really great pairing with the MB Little Mark heads....

[quote name='Merton' timestamp='1349177373' post='1822734'] It's got something to do with using one control knob only, I'm sure. [/quote] Nearly - its all about setting the compressor up at the start so that you only worry about one control at a time, in a very specific order, making it far easier to hear the differences and make musically relevant choices. You do in the end need to use all the controls to make a useable result, but at least you know where you are all the way through the process. Plus it helps massively when dealing with devices with poor or no metering. Its a variation on George Massenburg's preferred methodology if I'm honest.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1349167912' post='1822525'] I love all of mine. [/quote] Starting to sound a bit Gollum there matey, careful....

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1349168127' post='1822529'] The highlight of that speech really was: Questioner (sorry I forget the name) "My compressor has controls x,y,z" 5imon "It's f*cking useless then" [/quote] Call a shovel a shovel eh...

Nice - that bloke explaining the Space/Time Continuum stuff - don't trsut him, he looks dead shifty....

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1349102807' post='1821818'] OMG he's got a flip chart! But I would have expected a Powerpoint presentation TBH! [/quote] Old school me. I like drawing, with pens, it gives me time to work out if what I am trying to say is total b*ll*x or partial b*ll*x before I say it

Poor lot, they all looked very bemused, must have been the garlic bread I had for lunch.....

My Roscoe has completely cured any GAS I have for a fretted bass. I'd love a fretless Roscoe Century Standard 5 or possibly 6 string, but I can't honestly say I would play enough fretless to warrant the outlay to be honest.

[quote name='WalMan' timestamp='1348949944' post='1820131'] Just back having led the convoy through dangerous waters ... well Stoke D'Abernon via Brooklands (poxy Snav). Great fun day despite the best efforts of the M25. Good to see everyone again. Roll on next year. [/quote] 10 4 Rubber Duck Top day - lovely to see everyone again, hopefully this time some of you left the compressor chat feeling lesss daunted than the last one, and better prepared to have a crack a a more fully featured device. I will post up tehe how to on the blog when I get a minute (totally knackered right now!) Fantastic to see Alex Clabber there - great new cab he's developing!! Thanks again for leading us all to safety WM!!

[quote name='NoirBass' timestamp='1348858530' post='1819302'] So my next question is which do you still own? [/quote] Nothing - she divorced him

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1348851322' post='1819178'] Si, do you want me to bring along my DBX MC6 tomorrow for your talk? [/quote] You can if you like. We may get up to 4 compressors being set up then - cripes!!

Get yourself down to Bassdirect. Its a hike for you, but not any worse than it is for me I would think, I've been their a few times and everytime I've come away with a much lighter wallet - take that as a warning!

Look, like I said, if its working for you (be you a bedroom bassist or a legend), and your happy with it, and its not doing you any damage then its all good. But the least stress you can put your RH hand under is totally relaxed, and that is best achieved (IMHO & IME) with floating thumb resting on all the strings not being played, and moving up and down the strings as required. Everything else I've tried adds stress to the wrist, however little. I'm not religious about it, I still find myself anchoring more often than I'd like, but its something I'm aware of more than ever since having a really nasty RSI flare up a coupl eof years ago. If you like how your techique works for you, then stick with it, but if you ever get pain, or are struggling with muting strings on an ERB then the worst you can do is give floating thumb a try....

All of the Moog gear

[quote name='rmcki' timestamp='1348841172' post='1818996'] [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Roscoe_CS5J+.html"]http://www.bassdirec...scoe_CS5J+.html[/url] ooo... Nice bass! [/quote] Exactly.... It sounds as good as it looks, and it plays even better IME of Roscoes.... [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1348842020' post='1819015'] I had a Roscoe Century Std for a while, bloody excellent bass. [/quote] +1 I've been entirely GAS free since I got mine (with the minor of exception of PantherAirSoft (Shep)'s utterly gorgeous Roscoe 6 string custom fretless Century Signature, which was an insanely good instrument....

You would be doing yourself a massive disservice if you didnt at least go and try a Roscoe (bassdirect.co.uk - Mark will see you right). I directly compared my Roscoe to a Clover and a few other high end basses when I got it, and I got the best of the basses on offer. It blew the Clover away in fact. By far the best B string I have heard (including on the Dingwalls I have tried before).