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The Parametric just arrived completing the board. Not used in anger yet. The compressor is also fairly new, but having played through it at low volumes I can attest to its compressing. Its as powerful as any I've tried and then some. It feels like the bass is struggling to breathe at high settings. However, as I get the hang of it I'm actually very happy with it. I would say it colours the sound a little, so that's a matter of taste, but as a tool it's really effective.

It's brilliant - obviously given the strictures of personal taste - I bought the distortion here and found the UK supplier for the rest. The system is superb, the pedals are joined by plugs and circuitry inside the pedal board. This means only one power cable and no patch cables. There are jack plugs too so you can use them in ordinary setups.

Happy to contribute @Phil Starr.

Scary Pockets are OK, I guess.. But I still have no idea what a mononron is. Luckily I have lots of bands I do like I can listen to.

Two 12s, the one in the combo and a second Ashdown matching extension cab. It does everything I will ever need. The combo is handy for rehearsal, put the other 12 under it and I've gigged outdoors with no pa support.

Ah, I suspected as much

interesting..

I am in a similar place. There is always something likely to come along and interest me, but the room in which I live is effectively, full. I don't like selling very much so it's a stalemate

How did you achieve this?

Nope. I have changed a pup in a HB semi acoustic, and I have replaced the tone pots on two HBs with @KiOgon's tone switch. Otherwise I've played them straight out of the box and never had to change any thing. The changes I have made were out of interest and not necessity.

I hope I've never been thought of as boring when doing the thing that I love. The bit of the video I watched touched on not staring at the fretboard. This is good advice. Band leaders like musicians who have their eyes up.

Yes I do. Can't fault them. At least to my ears, they're great

Trust me, its awesome

After a rather convoluted Hermes tale (I shan't bore you) the very lovely lady who is the final link in the Hermes chain said to us "We're a bloody nightmare aren't we"

I was pondering in an idle moment how popular music can be peeled, layer by layer, from today's big new thing all the way back to the caveman banging on a hollow log. Simultaneously I wondered why, if I listen to the music which influenced a favourite artist, I seldom like it or even see the join. So have you ever peeled back the skin and found you liked or even preferred what lived underneath? I can give one example. The Two Tone craze of the late 70s is directly responsible for my love of 60s Jamaican ska. However, peel that back to Mento and I don't dig it So I manage one step! Once.

Built by our very own @paul_5 this little beauty is a clone with a couple of additional features. With increased sensitivity and an additional 2 decay speeds this is a really flexible pedal. Easily as good as commercial offerings I've used which demand four or five times the price. The only decision I have now is whether I trust my memory or create artwork for the case...

Great Basschatter, brilliant to deal with in every respect. Kudos.

Arthur Barrow's book is on my list, thank you.

An aside.. I support a guy who is blind. Specifically I take him to his band rehearsals, and gigs. Assist him setting up his drum kit. It's a Zappa tribute.

Don't get me wrong it is a wonderful bit of kit, but the LS2 booted it from my main board.