stewblack

I love the gradual evolution of the Zoom multi fx. With the understandable exception of the standalone MS-60B, this looks like every single improvement they've made to their pedals incorporated into one unit, with some new spice added. Love the idea of 5 individual pedals which can easily be switched to patches, the scroll up and down options, the master volume and tone options and the use of knobs and pedals reducing the need to menu dive. Bass version please Mr Zoom.

Bet that sounds massive!

So the middle mid frequency on yours would be 400? Is that right?

Oh gosh. Going to be very difficult remaining patient for the early buyers to start selling these second hand. I don't know how Zoom do it to me but they do. Can't resist! I know some don't like the interface but it suits me fine and there is always at least one and often more than one effect makes each pedal they sell a cost effective alternative to buying the equivalent stomp/s

Yours the M or the T?

All joking aside (I know some of you are very passionate about maple boards 🍁) if the shape is determined by improving the instrument musically then really that ought to matter more than the look of the thing.

Looks interesting to me, the only surprise is that all the negativity centres around the headstock. No one has mentioned the hideous, anaemic, yellow fingerboard. What's that all about?? Can't afford a nice bit of dark wood?

The mid range is a subtle one - in fairness so is the one on my SVT! So it's in good company. I tend to wind it right round and click through the frequencies to find which suits whichever bass I'm using,and which band I'm working with.

Great review. Really thorough, thank you. I like the comparison between preconceptions and experience and the variety of bands / rooms / circumstances. Great stuff. GAS is now fully engaged.

I suppose the obvious answer is why not? The world is full of different peoples take on Fender basses (and all other manufacturers as well of course) and they will have subtle and less than subtle differences. People enjoy a bit of variety, it's fun I guess. I have a bitsa P in my collection, I could have bought a second hand mim Fender for a little more, might not have been all that different in any objective sense. But it wouldn't be my individual bitsa though. Congrats on the new addition @Bass Fumbler I hope you will be very happy together.

I've tried both approaches over the years. Doing my own songs and my own choices of covers is incredibly satisfying when it attracts a following and goes down well. Doing a set of well loved standards which appeals to a wide range of punters and goes down well is incredibly satisfying.

Yes! It only becomes a covers band when all the songs (or realistically 90%) of the songs are covers. If the set list is 2 hours of material all original bar 3 or 4 covers then you are legally entitled to call it an originals band. I can prove this to three decimal places using a Kerplunk game and two washing up bowls.

Anyone attending have an Elf? Would like to have a go through one.

p to muthafricken m

Attendance & Gear List: 1. @Frank Blank‘s Partially Acoustic Corner - Godin A4, Rob Allen Mouse, ACG Harlot SC, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2, Helix Stomp, HX Edit. 2. @Rich's Garden Of Delights - Shuker custom 5, Tanglewood acoustic 4, EBS Neo 2x12 & probable new amp (tbc) - both basses strung with nickel Elixirs. Possibly some FS stuff, details tbc once it hits the paid Marketplace. 3. @wrinkleygit, Jabba’s Semi Hollow Fretless, ‘72 Gibson EB0, SWR Working Mans 10 combo & 1x10 ext cab & a set of h’phones. Both basses strung with Labella flats 4. @scrumpymike Setting aside a bunch of FS stuff to give SW Bashers first shot and minimise packing and shipping work/costs. Unless cash flow dictates earlier sale, this will include: a couple of BF cabs (either SC Gen 3s or Two10s, to be decided); BF One10; Maruszczyk Elwood 30" scale; Spector Bantam if still unsold (already posted FS); Eden WT550 if still unsold (already posted FS); Ampeg PF800. 'Keepers' also on display will be: the other pair of BF cabs; my no. 1 gig bass 'Rascal Mervyn-Lyte; 'Rascal Lyte Mkll - provided I can decide what it's going to be in time for AndyJr to build it; my no 1 gig amp (Subway 800+); my old no 1 gig amp (Genzler Magellan 800). All of which will hopefully bring forward the day when Mrs Scrumpy can finally join her old man in retirement 😁 5. @Pea Turgh My Frankenstein Jazzguarman(!) strung with D’Addario XL Chrome flats. My black bitsa (same strings). Probably my Peterson combo which I’ll flit between selling and not selling (still). 6. @stevie Ibanex SR1200-VNF, Ashdown RM500, BCbass 112, plus some other bass cab developments (probably) 7. @yorks5stringer Gretsch Electromatic, Markbass CMD101 Micro Marcus Miller 8. @Andyjr1515 Not yet sure what I will be bringing except my athletic physique and chiselled good looks (and if you believe that.... ) 9.@stewblack Trace Elliot Rig of Death. Ric inspired 'tributes' various amps and basses for sale unless they shift here first. A hernia (probably). 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Oh wait, its active? Good job I'm unlikely ever to grow up

Part of the problem for me is that the band I play it in doesn't rehearse so the drummer and I are learning to play together in public. Some songs that's fine, but for others it needs to be a bit tighter

At the moment I've not gigged the whole thing. I'm not playing venues with full PA at present, those days seem to be behind me for now. But you never know. I'd need a bit of time and a willing engineer but it would be fun. For the sake of portability I may start off just gigging with two Barefaced compacts and my Trace Elliot AH500x as that has two amps in the one box and does all the crossover business for me.

That white stuff may be chewing gum, the spearmint sets beautifully hard and doesnt colour the sound the same way as the wriggly's double mint.

Precisely my thoughts. I'm gonna get a sandberg when i grow up