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Yes CTRL + 0 is what I do when my touch screen laptop resizes the zoom inadvertently.

One of these pedals might well be my Christmas present this year. The B3 was looking like a front runner due to the dual compressor patch and USB programmability but I realised they both offer synth patches with selectable waveforms. Unfortunately, the M5 manuals are a bit light on detail about the synthomatic patch waveforms, apart from saying 8 waveforms are available. Can anyone with the M5 confirm if the wave forms available in Synthomatic track the pitch of each note like the B3 does? Also, what waveforms are available? Square, triangle and saw in addition to sine?

Rob, Aaron Armstrong here in the UK MAKES Ken Smith's pickups. He could have supplied something similar for your needs for about 90-110 quid a unit. I've got one set that has been slightly tweaked for my self build and plan on ordering another.

We had a neck diving, japanese made copy of a Hofner 500/1 strung with flats that has pretty much defined ever since what I dislike in basses. (NB: The genuine article is quite nice to play by comparison.)

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1383847678' post='2269977'] Great point . As I have said on this site before, people ( including myself) really can get nostalgic for [i]anything[/i]. Don't get me wrong , there is nothing wrong with vintage amps and flats as a sound in itself and I can enjoy it and see its appropiateness occasionally , but as you allude to , people talk about that sound nowadays as if it were [u][i]the[/i][/u] sound , when in fact it was a product of the limitations of a bygone age. There was good reason why most bass players started to use roundwounds. [/quote] I try rigs and basses out now and I still can't figure out how people can hear what notes they're playing, using flats and an 8x10. But I guess it makes them feel good. After owning over 30 instruments in the last 10 years, I think how instruments feel is probably the most under-rated aspect of quality.

With versatile enormity, I would be more worried about playing it standing up.

[quote name='Wylie' timestamp='1372720392' post='2129239'] From the blurb: "... a special five-position rotary pickup selector switch that delivers enormous tonal versatility [/quote] It's not just versatility, it's enormous versatility. At least thats what she said.

Too bad they're not offering a plain vanilla Shuttle 6.0.

I don't understand how a US court can have jurisdiction over someone living overseas.

The perspective in this thread is so refreshing. <---This is not sarcasm.

[quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1383505371' post='2265226'] Fantastic, thanks for sharing. As a real Chic fan, this was right under the radar. [/quote] Mine too, great thread.

Ah, I take it back. Ped reminded me that Ben was doing some tidying up behind the scenes. We'd agreed this a month ago but it had been delayed a couple of weekends and I forgot that it was happening this weekend.

Noone has been asked to work on the site recently. Maybe it was just a temporary server glitch in the connection when downloading the graphics?.

I've asked myself the same. In an idealogical world I'd only own 4's for recording classic bass tones. But reality double hits in that I don't record very much AND I have three other basses (Alembic, Steinberger XL25A, Pangborn) that are collected and have no real role to play in a working bass arsenal anyway. So there's no room for ideology really, only the satisfaction of ownership...and I LIKE being able to play different basses as the mood takes me. So what the hell. I'll probably keep all the fours until I've both made my perfect bass (not too far off) and I find something non-bass related that is more satisfying to own (like a classic car).

I remember admiring his taste in basses when he was with Paul Simon - Alembics and Sadowskys.

An Alembic Series II graphite 5 string like Jimmy Johnsons. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR2gMAf13Gs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR2gMAf13Gs[/url]

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1382948145' post='2258162'] I'm sure any number of people could stand there and play the notes but that's not the point. [/quote] I respect your perspective Dave but will also point out that it was good enough for Toto (Mike Pocaro), Journey (hip replacement for Steve Perry), AC/DC (post mortem), Rolling Stones (post mortem), Metallica (post mortem) and The Who (post mortem x2) amongst others. I suggest there's no black and white position based on precedent.

Lee Sklar or Pino could always stand in...but lets hope he has a speed recovery.

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1382893652' post='2257656'] I agree. I've dealt with John; he's a nice guy and I don't think he deserves this sort of sniping. [/quote] [i]Admin hat/off[/i] It seems very unfair to me. [i]Admin hat/on[/i]

I love how tight they are although they're so tight with the stabs at times its bordering on OCD. I think they will gain more respect doing their own material than rehashing other songs because not all the songs they've played fit into their playing style. I wish the bass was fatter in the mix because the keyboards and drums seem to dominate everything which is a shame because Henrik is doing some interesting stuff..

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1382601000' post='2254072'] The mute rubbers they used on pre EBs used to fall off - [/quote] The foam mutes on my '78 were a gungy mess - they'd rotted.

Ridiculously talented...what's not to love about her funky stuff. She's a bit like a jazzier Erykah Badu on bass.

[quote name='Bassman Steve' timestamp='1382274575' post='2249895'] I was using Acoustic throughout the 80's and converted to Boogie in 1989. That said I was using a Peavey 1820 cab (18 and 2 x 10). Great idea but the sound disappeared completely around the middle register of the bass!! [/quote] Their 410TX cab had the same issue. I thought it might be because the drivers were wired to be out of phase.

Alembics with graphite necks. Pangborns with graphite necks. 5 string Steinberger cricket bats.

Looks like a Tune Bass Maniac.