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Used to go out with a girl from the Isle of Wight. Back when before cameras on the roads. Had a Transam tried to race me back home to Somerset this one Sunday evening. Stayed ahead of him all the way. In a Ford Fiesta 950cc. And by the way, the tortillas weren't stale as it turns out.

Agree with all you say @Baloney Balderdash I like the Sound series for their 3 eq section but I guess something has to give if you want to make things tiny. The California is my favourite, man does that get filthy.

A bass is part of the violin family.

Brilliant! Bit of cheese, sriracha sauce?

There's some stale coop tortilla chips on the window ledge.

Well now there is a question. 🤔 How do I quantify 100 quids worth of difference? The neck is different, not much, but enough to feel different. That might be a bonus for you but could just as easily be a detraction. The pick up is definitely different in the Profile. Better. I think it's a bit lighter. Now the thing is, Bruce was actively involved in the design of his sig, I don't know how much, if at all that applies to the others...

Why am I being quoted into this insanity.? I'm happy sitting in my monthly New Harley Benton corner.

Picked up a lovely little pedal from our own dannybuoy this week. It's a Joyo Orange Juice and this thing is tiny! Nicely designed with a flip cover protecting the controls against accidental misadjustment. Twin LEDs shine through the cover to back light the logo, and for those who care about the aesthetics it looks pretty cool. What does it do? I intend to use it instead of the American Sound on one of my boards because it takes up much less room. It lacks the three eq buttons on the AS, but the single tone control is pretty responsive. Like the AS it has level, voice and drive controls. Voice and drive both increase the volume and both break up the signal. The voice delivers a brighter, lighter distortion while the drive is thicker, richer. I achieved a wide variety of different effects blending these two, from a slight colouring of my tone to a full, richly filthy overdrive. In between it compressed and thickened the sound, producing a passable impression of an old tube amp. This will be an always on for me, I don't really play much heavy stuff these days, but I like to scuff up the clean sound in my soul band. Being a gear whore, I have various options to achieve this, but none this small, and none this cute.

Something very similar happened to me years ago with an Aria from the 80s. You could speak into the pick up and it would come through the amp. Not long after the pick up failed altogether. I know nothing about the inner workings, but had a trusty tech who ordered replacement from Kent Armstrong. I'd say it was better than the original.

Dan advertised a pedal at about a tenner cheaper than the shop price and with free delivery. He claimed it was as good as new. When you see this guy make a statement in an ad, take it from me he is not kidding. The box was like new, the packaging like new and the pedal still had those little bits of plastic on it. Great Basschatter, deal with absolute confidence.

I don't know how to describe necks very well. Wonder if we have any others in common I could compare it with? It ain't heavy. 8lb ish, just over 3.6kg on the kitchen scales. I have an old jazz of theirs which tests the suspension of the average family saloon, this is totally different. I wonder if the horror stories associated with the brand originate with their early models.

Baseball bat. C profile. Slim. D profile. Chunky. I surely can't be alone in wondering how all these adjectives translate in the real world . I have now grasped that Jazz necks and Precision necks enjoy a 4mm difference at the nut end. And while I can happily play either I prefer the wider one. Is there an idiots guide to necks?

My only concern is this. What conditions are they made under.

You'd have to either buy out the rest of the syndicate or set up another five similar syndicates.

I have a Talman 4 string and I love it. None of the cons you've listed worry me - and to be fair you don't see them as huge cons yourself, just minor improvements you're content to do yourself. However neck dive is an automatic no for me on any bass. I hate it. I added a strap button at the neck plate on a T Bird years ago, and have to say it worked just fine. Congrats on your new bass. More evidence that no one needs to spend silly money on an instrument these days.

I'm not terribly bright. Do these bridges require specially made strings? Shorter, no silks? Or am I not getting something?

Congratulations on a great design. Have you changed the material of the intonation tubes?

Anyway back to the point - I found this guy on Reddit (a guitarist, but hey, no one is perfect) who shares some interesting thoughts on the inherent 'bassiness' of the pedal.

Wow! In the States they have an expression I've only heard in relation to photography. Theres a Panasonic camera which you can buy at the normal price, or you can pay another few hundred pounds and get it with a red dot on the front. The Leica red dot. Same camera off the same production line but the red dot elevates it from Panasonic to Leica. They call it a dentist's camera. Because only a dentist could afford it. Obviously this isn't an ordinary pedal with a very expensive bit of branding, I'm not suggesting that for one moment. I'm sure it's wonderful, but £750 for a pre-amp pedal? I'd want it to straighten my teeth as well for that kind of money.

Sad? Underrated? Single? Title for my autobiography?

Or six of us, 2 months each. A Harley for 2 months for £16. Then 10 months later you get it back.

We need to get a Basschat syndicate going. Four of us put in, buy a bass and keep it 3 months of the year each. Draw lots for who goes first. All the guilt of buying too many dissolves away into nothing.

Dayum! We need to take this forum underground.

B-Stock, £32. And I got free postage by buying a Harley Benton bass as well. Win Win Win.

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