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Exp pedals I've really hardly touched at all, so I can't honestly say what I like and don't like about any of them.

That was the most practical thing I could think of, but I got the feeling I'd need to find an exp pedal I like and stick with it then take a lot of practice to get used to its feel and travel to be able to do those slides, exactly how and when I want. I was just using a borrowed exp pedal I'd never used in my life before, so maybe there's that.

I was going to mention that - wasn't sure how clever the settings store/recall thing was, but hopefully you can make it work for your needs. Me, I don't mind reaching down to sort out the settings between songs - I use it in maybe 6-8 songs in the entire gig so it's not too bad, and the controls are big, chunky and clearly labelled, so I'm good. Plus no room on my pedalboard for footswitches. I had a shottie of an exp pedal and while it was fun making stupid noises for half an hour, I couldn't see it being particularly useful for the music I play.

EB-0? Bit of an extreme example, no?

That's a good point, I made the mistake of going 50:50 blend on an octave up and it was a bit to piercing for my liking. It's seasoning, not the main flavour. My previous pitch shifter (TC Electronic Brainwaves) had two voices, so for the "fake guitar" thing I did +7 and +12 combined 50:50 wet dry which worked well, as I guess the combination of the two higher pitches perhaps mellowed each other out? With the octave alone, it's a bit too shrill at 50:50. Lesson learned.

The last person to tell me that I should be playing a P bass got greeted with a Tokai Thunderbird at the next session, which I bought specifically just to shut him up. It worked. He shut up about it and no, I didn't get fired.

I used my XS-1 live in anger for the first time at the weekend, I used -3 semitones and it was very passable - best pitch shifting performance I've had. I still wouldn't record with it, but live it's eminently doable.

There are pictures of the pickup being measured with digital callipers...

I'd go one further and say I expect a prototype to be even better - I would expect individual attention paid to it, and if they're trying to get a new product line off the ground, they need to impress at trade shows and the likes. I had the pleasure of owning an actual prototype bass (a Harley Benton HB-50) which had been hawked around Guitar Summit then sold as B-stock by Thomann. It was superbly put together and It had better hardware than the production model which finally appeared, specifically the bridge.

No, you don't need a Precision. If you want one, fill your boots.

Also - buy my bass. Please. LOL

Some of us are mates, some of us are online acquaintances, and some of us are total strangers. I do think there's a degree of rough etiquette which exists here, which I'm not going to lie took me a while to appreciate. Not so much the manners thing, but more "rules of engagement" - particularly when it comes to commerce. When I was greener, I saw it as a bit overbearing maybe, a bit busybody like? But I have come to accept and even appreciate it as I've stopped being such a bloody contrarian about it. Because of this, it does give me the feeling of a safe(r) place to do business, and lessens (but does not eliminate) the chances that what you've sold is merely being used as an investment opportunity. Not that I have a problem with that - the few times it has happened to me, I've kicked my own backside for letting it go so cheaply and misreading the market! It's maybe a bit grubby feeling - especially if you've fallen for a made up sob story, but them's the breaks.

I can't be held responsible for any effect my basses might have on you...

I was replying to someone else's point - why are you popping off at me? Easy, tiger... I'm not with you and I'm not against you - I quote myself - "It helps to remember that there are no right or wrong answers here. Each to their own. I have both active and passive basses, and I enjoy playing all of them."

My bad, I thought you meant opinionated malcontents. My bad, as you were...

Is it typical of me to pipe up and say "oh no, not this effing thread again"?

Just a cheapie, making some room - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/519069-2005-epiphone-embassy-special-iv/

Be careful what you wish for...

Just having a random moan about living in the sticks, relatively speaking. For excrement and amusement I had a look at bass guitars within a 100km radius of Aberdeen on FB Marketplace. This yielded a choice of... 20. And which one would I buy? I'd rather just keep the one I'm trying to sell right now. How pathetic is that? Just a random Monday grumble for you. How abundant (or pathetic) is your local bass marketplace?

Bit of a late report, but I was like a burst ba' yesterday. Saturday night, played at the Balaclava in Fraserburgh with Nine Lives. We'd had a few weeks off and I was struggling to get myself in the mood, ngl. Just felt "off" - didn't help that we got set up in good time so there was about half an hour of hanging about, punctuated by people coming up to us and generally getting in the way, which was its usual irritating influence and I think I let it get to me more than usual. Thankfully, once we got going, the cobwebs were shaken off and I got right back into the actual business of performing and hopefully entertaining. Played pretty well, a few wee bloops but nothing worth anything more than pulling a funny face and having a laugh with the drummer about. Also threw a new song into the set for the first time (Foo Fighters - "The Pretender") and it went really well, both from a playing perspective and audience reaction, so looks like it's a successful addition. Gear was the Burny LSB-80 followed by the Reverend Triad into the cubes of doom. Actually, I was really pleased with my sound, especially with the Triad - just used series combinations all night and it fair punched a hole in the air!

Eh, he flip-flopped about actives it over time. You forget G&L. The L-1000, which is probably the final destination for the P bass as he saw it is 100% passive, 2 band EQ.

It helps to remember that there are no right or wrong answers here. Each to their own. I have both active and passive basses, and I enjoy playing all of them.

So, pardon my ignorance, but if you started with a nice tone, why did you eff around with it?

Complexity, solved.