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Well at least Daniel P. Carter will have got a freebie...

What pedals are out there that are Boss OC2 clones at the mo? Are there any available by builders that have any added functions or mods etc?

[quote name='skychaserhigh' timestamp='1422123658' post='2669012'] Too many festivals with too many stages , too many average bands and not enough headline worthy bands.[/quote] And this is the point of the original article, I totally agree. The world has moved on so its actually harder in my opinion to get picked up by a label, and even then, harder to get progressed and invested in by a label, rather than just sat on and left to tick over. Labels really need to nurture and grow their bands, push them to bigger better things, and we would end up with a new surge of headline bands in terms of size and sales. Some UK rock and indie bands have definitely been getting pushed this last year or so, which is brilliant, just look at bands such as Alt-J after Royal Blood and Marmozets who have leapt up to world fame. Some things are the other way round though, I have to admit, the bigger Muse have got, the less I have enjoyed their output, significantly.

After a gig in London one time, I had someone come over and compliment the band and ask about my bass, and I was more than happy to waffle on about gear and stuff as always. Had a nice chat, they were lovely. I found out afterwards they were the bass player in a pretty well known band, I even have one of their albums on my phone, I just didn't recognise them at the time

Just checked with Neil at Orange, and they have definitely binned the OB1-K off for these two. Bet they will be rare if someone can get hold of one of the demo units out in the wild!

I've been toying with another OTB since I sold my last one a while back, but between this and the OTB, they now both have some really cool features of their own, I just wish one of them combined the best bits I want so I didn't have decide which ones I would prefer if I ever go for it.

I also wish they had put a effect loop in it like the OTB, so it gave the option to just use it as a poweramp...

[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1421825235' post='2665326'] Not sure there is great demand for a 10kg amp in todays market., outside bass geeks. Most bassists couldn't give a monkeys what class their power amp is, but they do care greatly how heavy it is. I'm very surprised they didn't use the very effective bass terror power section in this, to make it much, much lighter. [/quote] Agree on this, an Ideal would be a rack mountable bass terror!

[quote name='JackieMoon' timestamp='1421401431' post='2660711'] I recently fitted the new EMG GZR P pickup to my Nate Mendel precision and it sounds absolutely fantastic. Super simple installation and pure growly P-Bass all the way! [/quote] Just ordered a set of these myself and am looking forward to hearing them. I haven't heard anyone with a bad word to say about them so far!

I'm a big fan of a lot of horror soundtracks, and I do pin the blame firmly with John Carpenter. I have been a vinyl subscriber with a label called Death Waltz Recordings who have reissued a lot of the Carpenter scores on vinyl oer the last few years, amongst other great and weird releases. A few personal faves have to be the soundtrack by Antoni Maiovvito a short film called 'Yellow', the soundtrack to 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' by Sinoia Caves (Jeremy Schmidt from Black Mountain) and the soundtrack to the Shining conspircay documentary called 'Room 237' by Jonathan Snipes & William Hudson. The whole synth sound of horror soundtracks that I like also spills over into a few really cool bands that I like, such as Zombi, The Slasher Film Festival Strategy and Pye Corner Audio. 'Drokk: Music inspired by Megacity One' by Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury is another excellent example of a soundtrack style album. [media]http://youtu.be/QyrrIyJRUwU[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/eKCHXpSEtOU[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/T48KPIfB40Y[/media] [media]http://youtu.be/eqIn68D77to[/media]

I have a big pedalboard, set up just how I like it, but it is sometimes a problem setting up on small stages, so I kind of want to thin down and only have the essentials (well essential for me anyway) on a smaller board... But I don't feel like I wanna touch my board in case I do it, then regret it, then have to have the hassle of trying to put it all back just how I had it. Daft problem to have really isn't it haha Anyone else had these sort of pedalboard worries? Did you do it?

I have found these to be really good, and can get from clean to quite dirty nicely, cheap as well, I really can't do anything but praise everything I have had from Abominable Electronics - http://www.abominableelectronics.com/products/7247240-yeti-bite-double-jfet-boost-pedal http://www.abominableelectronics.com/products/10900041-mini-bite-tiny-jfet-boost One of my guitarists uses the Boo Boost pedal, which again is cheap and seems to do a great job. He uses it for a clean(ish) boost, so I couldn't comment on how much it breaks up as it goes on. http://www.booinstruments.com/guitar-effects/pedals/boost-pedal-volume-gain-solo-solos/

Does it need to be your old one? I only ask as I saw someone advertise one for sale on a FB for sale forum in the North East yesterday...

We've had 22 likes this week, and grateful for them all

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1420743703' post='2652974'] It's already happening, Since reading our FB page Black Dog Company have joined The Angry Badgers are on the same bill at the Louisiana on the 1st of February [/quote] Good work

Thanks very much to anyone who has liked the Sirens in the Delta page, much appreciated!

Just ordered some to go into a precision im buying

Popping my bands Facebook into the mix here - https://www.facebook.com/SirensInTheDelta Cheers. Hope you like it (and then like it)

A real pleasure to meet and deal with John today. Met up at a services to sell him my Fender Jazz Deluxe V, and had a good chin wag over a coffee. I learnt that John shares an awful lot of love for the same sort of features in a bass as I do, so on passed my Maple necked, blocked and bound beauty to another loving home. Hope you had a decent drive back mate, enjoy your holiday, but more importantly, enjoy the bass! Cheers