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One of the few things that I'm actually any good at is fixing things to walls. Unfortunately I am not allowed to drill the walls in my room. I like drilling holes in walls.

Interesting stuff. I agree with what you say about feeling what you play. Until I tried it I had no Idea what a difference it could make. I put everything through my vibrating seat, backing music too. When paired with headphones the effect is astonishing. And the volume levels in the room don't disturb anyone else in the house. If not using headphones I have a small powered speaker I run everything through. Again, feeling the bass means I don't need the thing nearly as loud as before. I tried playing a game on my pc with the set up and it created an immersive environment. Good for explosions in films too!

It's a tough one, considering how differently two players can make bass sound. I think the only thing you can do to highlight what different strings 'do' is (as has been said) keep absolutely everything the same and play the same thing for each string type. Keep the piece short so that listeners can hear the difference between all the different strings. Personally, while I harbour no specific prejudice against the technique, I do roll my eyes and sigh when any bass demo is just a fast barrage of slapping. It seems to me too cluttered when trying to divine subtle differences between the gear on show.

I would love to get the back beat - especially for when I start gigging again. The rest of the room never seems to be as excited as I am when it comes to feeling the bass.

I use a budget (home made) version of Ped's rather splendid set up. Cheap amplug style battery powered headphone amp, a Bluetooth receiver (ebay less than a fiver) plugged into the 'aux in' , a really good and inexpensive android app on my phone which allows me to loop sections of songs, slow them down and pitch shift up an octave for ease of picking a bassline. When not wandering around but sat at my desk I use a different set up. Instead of the Backbeat I have two resonator speaker thingies attached to my office chair and powered by a Trace Elliot Elf. I doubt they are remotely as good as the proper thing, they're certainly not portable, but I get bass vibrations in my back, up through my fundamentals, and even in my feet. The noise in the room however is quiet and midrangey so no disturbance to anyone. With my cheap studio headphones on and the previously mentioned vibrating fundamentals I am a very happy bass player.

The Valeton strip neatly covers all your needs, is very compact, has a tuner and a couple of other effects as well. They come up on the for sale section here for not very much at all. I've been tempted by the Battalion but haven't tried any of the others you mention. There is always the Zoom B1 Four which gives you a choice compressors, drives and eqs. And of course has many other effects 'under the bonnet'. Mine cost me 45 quid second hand, even less than the Valeton. It is a multi effect which can be used to build patches out of various effects, but, crucially, it can also serve as 5 pedals in a line. Takes hardly any space, light, can run on batteries and makes an excellent headphone amp for home practise.

I have the Detroit, and it I cannot fault it.

I did some recording this week. Wasn't quite getting the feel right (fast line, loads of notes and octaves all around first three frets) with the full sized basses. In an idle moment tried my frugal as French fries Jack and Danny shortscale jazz which has a perfectly scaled down neck. Not only did it play beautifully, the sound was surprisingly good. I thought the tune needed flats, but the rounds I slung on that little jazz sat really nicely, and helped the rhythm of the piece brilliantly. If @Dolis or anyone else is considering taking the plunge into the Lilliputian world of the shorty, this is an extremely affordable way to dip a toe before committing full funds. The only negative I found was the supplied strings were loose and twangy. I put a set of new (perfectly ordinary) ones on it their place and they're fine. Also I had to tweak the tuning a few times during the recording process. Whether the neck was reacting to temperature changes as the heating kicked in, or (as seems more likely) the tuners are a bit crapola, I don't know.

What a good idea!

Unbelievable board! And number 5 is one of my favourite descriptions of a pedal, ever.

Thanks folks. I shall have to wait until I get some work again. But my questions have been comprehensively answered.

Any keen DIY types removed the front panel from an RM combo? Thinking of a lockdown project...

Hi folks, I have some very specific questions, so I don't necessarily expect anyone to have answers, but I'm going to try. Has anyone owned Future Impact, SA Spectrum, and Pigtronix bass phaser? If so can FI, and / or Spectrum do what the Pigtronix does? Or can either at least get close to it? Is the Spectrum easy to adjust and set up on the fly or do you really need to be using a computer or an app? If the latter is the app easy to use or do you really need to connect up to a computer? NB: When I say 'easy' I am clearly using entirely subjective terminology, but I hope we can vaguely agree on a definition. I don't mean easy enough that someone like Donald Trump could use it, I mean someone with a few years experience of effects pedals could get comfortable with it in a couple of weeks. Thanks.

Great post.

Thanks Greg, I have zoom meeting on Friday evening, but appreciate the link.

If you're a tart, I guess I am too! I'd love black fascia on mine

I have resorted to luggage straps when faced with a similar dancing head. Also a non slip mat.

*swoon*

It's a wet dream for me Being a Behringer Harley Benton boy.. just hope they take over a UK chain, or establish one. Let them import en masse and save us importing piecemeal

I think @AndyTravis has summed up my approach exactly. Except I seldom have the pleasure of making these decisions, it's usually a singer telling me turn up or down. Back when I played bigger stages the sound engineer made the decisions for me. All I got to decide was what I had in my monitor, usually kick drum and vocals.

Tell you one thing, playing the Fwonkbeta and the phonkify alongside a clean signal sounds pretty cool.

Yeah, watching it now. Fascinating.

Ah man, just discover a great band I hadn't known and the film starts with the guy's funeral. 😥

WOW!