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  1. stewblack
    Tempting very tempting. If I hadn't just had to shell out to keep my Ampeg running I'd be more than tempted. Does it balance? I've heard these can suffer from the dreaded neck dive.
  2. stewblack
    I am following this with interest as I have long wanted to do the same thing. Never play my semi acoustic because of the hateful tilt. My envisaged solution was the same. Shape a block of wood, hold in place (somehow) pre drill body and block together, remove block, apply glue, reinsert block screw button on thereby clamping the block in place. Just the awkward access putting me off.
  3. stewblack
    it's a great derailment, thoroughly enjoying it.
  4. stewblack
    It's a beautiful pedal, lovely LCD lights which you can leave on, leave off or have come on when pedal is active. Beautiful finish to the casing. Solid metal body. Pleasing knobs in the way they turn easily but have a little resisitance. Sounds awesome. Tracks well. No audible POP when turned on. Modulation an interesting add on, but not for everyone I guess. Rubber feet supplied but not attached. I've been through a number of octave/pitch shifting pedals but this is the one for me. Does the job without fuss. I love my Valeton for its O2 synthy sound but wanted something clean as possible without breaking the bank. This is it.
  5. stewblack
    Prueba del pedal nuevo de Digitech Bass Whammy por Pepe Bao : Forgot to say - I'll dig out the box for too.
  6. stewblack
    It is with a heavy heart I continue my pedal cull. My loss could be your gain. I present to you the Bass Whammy. Stuff of legend. It shifts all sorts of pitches and changes between them with the press of a pedal. It has two chorus like settings and the famous Dive Bomb. I bought it for a project which has altered direction slightly and a straightforward octave pedal (which I've now found) does the job perfectly, so this is leaving home. A couple of minor scratches you'd have to search for and a patch of velcro residue on the back, otherwise in great nick. Don't be scared by the 1300ma rating stamped above the power input, it's nowhere near that and I've run it off a generic power supply along with a bunch of other pedals. Postage on top unless you're local, not sure how much but I'll charege at cost and it won't be more than a fiver. You want to collect I gig in Swindon and Bath fairly regularly otherwise I'm near Wells, Shepton Mallet. Glastonbury. Come on you know you want this and I know my bass tech wants paying before I get my CTM100 back 😩
  7. stewblack
    Just not quite as good as an SVT, right Tone? 😉
  8. stewblack
    That guy is actually one of my favourite youtubers. Never bought anything in his recommendations nor followed his method and been disappointed. My review is on hold as this suddenly happened today. Granddaughter is the only thing takes precedent over music.
  9. stewblack
    Did a charity gig in Swindon. Down to play just 2 tunes ended up playing six, which was great. Love that my band has the confidence to play new material entirely unrehearsed This is our first year together and we've really gelled
  10. stewblack
    This Black Friday thing is becoming sufficiently well known now, I suppose retailers could have a case for saying you choose to buy the week before then that's your perogative. It's a trap for sellers really. People could end up selling nothing the month before then get cleaned out at a discounted price.
  11. stewblack
    I'll start a new thread and do a proper review but the first quick test suggests this is a Holy Grail moment.
  12. stewblack
    As recommended by he who shall be obeyed, I speak of none other than @TKenrick@TKenrick this is absolutely brilliant
  13. stewblack
    I sold a Markbass cab to Nuno, communication was good, arranged a mutually agreeable meeting, and he was punctual and paid the asking price. Nice meeting you Nuno hope you enjoy the cab.
  14. stewblack
    Just got in from gig and it was waiting for me.
  15. stewblack
    Glad its not just me. Well it makes a good case for my spare pedals.
  16. stewblack
    I want someone else to thank you! Need this gone, have tubes to pay for.
  17. stewblack
    I won't risk a rifle bag in the current climate. They may shoot first ask questions later
  18. stewblack
    * cough * Markbass *cough"
  19. stewblack
    So I am not a gear nerd, gear head nor do I claim any useful knowledge about my kit but I do love watching the Rig Run Down series on YT. Idly listening to the ZZ Top episode and began paying attention when the bass and guitar tech was asked what the Micro Thumpinator was for. He said (and I quote) "it filters off everything below B Flat ... because we want the octave down effect on every note except B flat and lower" which use for and explanaiton of a Thumpinator i had not heard before. So thought i'd share it with y'all. Now he'd grabbed my attention the guy went on to show off his custom made wireless transmitter strap clips or holders. He uses old tobacco tins. It's genius. I've been wrestling with how to make something sturdy and dependable and not pay £13 for a neoprene pouch and here is a wonderfully elegant solution. Any road up, here you go
  20. stewblack
    and I cannot afford one Well without selling some stuff first...
  21. stewblack
    This was precisely my thinking. Except... the foam won't allow the lid to close (not even nearly) and the rubber feet are on the deeper part and the clasps work the other way up!
  22. stewblack
    sorry, here you go
  23. stewblack
    So I bought one of those fancy brief case pedal board thingies. I have been left with many questions. The bottom half has little rubber feet at the corners indicating it should be the half in which the pedals sit. If this is so then given the bottom is deeper than the top the pedals sit too low to use. Also the handle and clasps are then vulnerable to being trodden on. If the pedals go in the lid, no rubber feet and you have to open the case upside down. There is a strip of furry velcro stuck in the lid. This runs the width of the lid and has scratchy velcro attached to it. I don't know what this is for. The block of foam supplied with the board would raise the pedals to a usable height but is far too squishy so can't be for that. With the pedals in the lid and the foam in the base the unit won't close. Yours, bewildered Stew. 🤔
  24. stewblack
    Oh and actually Behringer pedals are great. If they were in tin boxes and double the price people might rate them more highly.
  25. stewblack
    Joyo dyna comp is OK and reasonably priced. I learned to use compression by playing with the various options on my Zoom B1on. Found it helpful to record myself playing and watch the metering on screen to 'see' what I might not hear. Also there are simple compression models on there and others with multiple options which helped me understand what all the different thingummy bobs do. I didn't honestly 'get' compression until I first learned how to use it and secondly used it in a band setting. That's where it wins. Suddenly I'm more audible and not being moaned at for being too loud. Suddenly I hear myself better on stage. Suddenly my bass is attracting fewer adverse adjectives like boomy, muddy and painful. One day scientists may prove that compression actually doesn't exist and we've all been kidding ourselves, but so what? If it is a mass hallucination it makes me and my band mates happy and that's what matters to me.
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