Bigwan

Hi folks, As I delve deeper into the world of home recording it's becoming obvious I could really do with something a bit less dimensionally challenged than my current 25 key Mk1 Akai MPK mini. Can anyone recommend a 49 or 61 key midi controller keyboard that won't break the bank? Preferably with drum pads as I quite like the idea of them on the MPK (more on that in a minute). Reviews suggest key feel can vary widely from one manufacturer to another, but having never played keys in the past I don't think I'm attuned enough to tell a good key bed from a bad one! However I'm not a fan of the drum pads on my Akai so an improvement on that front wouldn't go amiss. I'm using Garageband on a macbook pro if that's of any consequence.

Best: ACG Recurve 0178 Worst: Beneath the bassline... Pointless, rambling drivel...

It looks like somebody has bandsawn the control cavity off a Wal and stuck it on this quite unceremoniously...

I saw Tesseract a few weeks back. Clean, controlled, brutal, crushing, aggressive, trippy, beautiful Tesseract. To my shame I actually uttered the phrase "slappin' da bass"... In my defence I had a few too many jars...

Ashdown ABM, all day every day. I prefer the earlier, non-EVO version myself, but I haven't tried anything after the EVOIII. They're plentiful, and cheap as a cheap thing.

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a classic 50's in cash converters for 350 quid a few years back. Great basses. Proper angry growl off them when you want it. Word of advice. If you like any of the basses mentioned in this thread, do NOT try the new Fender Original 50s P bass series. Your wallet will thank me. SO good...

Having owned the 5 string I can only imagine how good this is... GAS!!!

Unlike the original Walkabout these are good for UK voltages wherever you buy them, original needed a transformer change. Could import from the states if you could find somebody willing to ship to UK...

Actually, looking at it again I don't think it does what I though...

This might do it: https://www.studiospares.com/Headphones-and-Speakers/Headphone-Amps-and-Splitters/Studiospares-HAR4-4-Way-Rackmount-Headphone-Amp_449340.htm

A work colleague of mine has the exact same model, dating to '78. Very nice. His is a little heavier. He's offered it to me a few times but always when I'm skint!

Add the 2x15 and that was my teenage dream rig! I believe they're still favoured by that chap from Muse...

Have you tried a new set of strings? That'd be my first guess at a fix.

Nice, but I bet it won't be cheap!

@Gareth Hughes

I don't, but I suspect I will in future having just bought Solemn Tones Odin 2 and Loki...

Bought Sean's B3N this week. Exactly as described and here in the blink of an eye. Another cracking basschat deal!

Looks like the normal Wal mahogany body core to me, but not the best pictures.

No, but I love fuzzdog's kits. I have built his Musket fuzz and it was brilliant - to me it was much better than the green Russian spec muff kit (also fuzzdog's) I built at the same time so I'd give it some consideration if you're after a decent fuzz. As an aside I've just today resurrected my Pedalparts Bad Mofo pedal. I broke the rotary switch on it the day I built it - that's what happens when you mount it on the wrong side of the pcb and have to remove it with a hot air gun (which I did, but while putting it back on on the correct side it basically fell apart). Well worth the effort. It's a bitchin' overdrive/distortion/fuzz!

I think I'm going to like this a lot!

Looking at this again I'm not sure it's exactly what I thought. The page says "Buy EZKeys & Get a FREE Expansion (Select your expansion when registering serial)". Now does that mean you get String Machine AND another expansion, or do you get String Machine AS your "expansion" (or can you choose ANY of the expansions)? It's slightly cheaper than getting it direct from Toontrack, but I can't see another expansion being thrown in when there's 80% off RRP already... EDIT: Chatted with Matt at Plugin Boutique. Offer only applies to String Machine.

This is good news!