MichaelDean

Because then they get hit with a copyright strike. Three of those and their channel is toast. Much safer to do original stuff.

@rwillett - I'll be in touch about some pedalboard bits too once I've had a good think and measure. I thought it looked like a good system on your thread here but in person it looks even better! And that bit of chipboard on legs in the flight case that is my pedalboard is on borrowed time 😅 I was also wondering about integrating a power socket - something like the link below. Maybe a panel I can mount it to between the top two rails? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D7C7M4VJ/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0 Or raise up the back of the board and have a whole patchbay lurking at the back? A bit like the Warwick Rockbaord patch bays. https://www.thomann.co.uk/rockboard_mod_1_v2_trs_xlr_patchbay.htm I'll have a think...

Oh, and thanks @scrumpymike for organising as usual. And a very big thanks to the scrumpettes for the food! It was really nice catching up with people. @Sean, I think I preferred your ebony boarded Spector! Both lovely basses though. I forget the username, but the MTD I tried was also great. I'd happily have one of those! If you see this, what model was it?

I quite agree. Sounded great, good sustain, loads of places to rest your thumb too! I can see a headless bass in my future.

A fun one at The Golden Lion in Bristol last night. Our friends from Motorik Road Trip added us onto the lineup with some other doomy bands, and also brought up our Cornish friends, Tüsk. The main annoyance of the evening was getting across Bristol. With the massive amount of roadworks across the south, one accident combined with the rugby ending had the city backed up for hours. It took about an hour and a quarter to get my band mates and get to the venue. It should have taken about half that. We had a few mistakes, but it was a fun gig nonetheless! Gear was my usual Dingwall Combustion, Boss GX-100, Laney Digbeth head and then into a misc 410 bass cab. The first act was a guy just playing bass and synth into three valve amps (Thunderverb, Matamp 200w hobby, and a big Fender bass tube head in a big cage). Big Sunn((())) vibes. Knackered now after being woken up by my daughter at 5:50 😴

I reckon it will for Black Friday. I'm going to jump on it then if it does. I've really enjoyed having my little Sonicake Pocketmaster and this thing is the pedal equivalent. And Valeton have promised bluetooth MIDI control, so I'll be able to have it in the effects loop of my GX-100, which will then be able to control it from the dongle!

Maybe a hankey would be more appropriate? 😂

@scrumpymike I've just sent you £15 🤘

Well, you can gain access to these new bass ones on any ToneX pedal for the low, low price of €99 by purchasing the whole collection...

BuT i'M a BaSsiT! i NeEd XlR! 🙃 I also don't understand the frustration it seems to generate. I don't think guitarists are so ready to get so angry about the lack of an XLR.

A mixed bag. We had our second practice at a different place. The first room we got was all good and we were pleased with it. Today, the room was quite a bit smaller and just so bass heavy. Guitars and bass. We all had to change things up. So, not the best from that perspective. Did get a new song finalised in time for our gig a week on Saturday though. I love having a multi effects. I needed a variation on a sound to really cut through on one section. Ok, load up a mid booster. Bosh! Oh, I need something ambient and weird? Wah with delay and reverb, but the expression pedal is also moving around the feedback and delay times. Bosh! The sky is the limit!

Free guitar amp plugin from UA based on a Fender until the 31st. Not had a play with it yet, but I'm sure it's most likely not bad. https://www.uaudio.com/products/showtime-64-tube-amp?utm_source=general&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=uadshowtime

It looks like the ABM Evo V is still in their custom shop section. https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/custom-shop

Yeah, it sounds like these ones are fine.

Yep. Amazon see it as a total bucket of that product, but know that company 1 have x amount of stock and company 2 have y and distribute payment based on which link to buy was pressed. Most people browsing Amazon aren't paying that much attention to who is shipping, they're just looking for the lowest price. I assume it's partly Amazon being "economical" (lazy) with where their stock is and trying to get stuff out as quick as possible.

It doesn't always mean that they're real though. Fakes would get in like this: Amazon get a delivery of D'addario strings from D'addario, they get unpacked into a container to be picked. I then set up a shop on Amazon selling "D'addario strings" and ship Amazon a box to store for me, they're dodgy but they have the same barcode so they get unpacked into the same container to be picked. You place an order from the D'addario store and then you get whatever it is that is pulled out of the container first. This scam used to be quite common with SD cards that would present as showing full capacity but it's a trick. Presumably, the margins were good on those. I don't know if they've gotten stricter with these things.

Yeah, and if you don't need a tool to do a quick string change, it seems like a better alternative.

This ought to do it for you. 250k pots all round according to Seymour Duncan. And the pot type is typically referred to as a "blend" pot. That ought to help you find one.

I'd say in that context, the emoji would mean that you should keep your eyes peeled. I'm loving the looks of these (5 string Black Stain for me please!) and a neck through budget Spector would be off the chain. Really want to try one of these and I'm extra sad that PMT is closed now. I have to travel over an hour and half each way to a stockist. I have been looking for an excuse to finally go to @Bass Direct though...

@Greg Edwards69 - I see where you're coming from. I really like the form factor of my GX-100. It isn't too heavy and a good bit smaller than the Helix LT, though I wish it had a kettle lead power connection. Boss have got some features that I really like on it. While it doesn't have snapshots, the current number assignment means that if you press on the already selected patch again, you can switch things around from within it. I've got it configured to change from chorus to verses, or turning on a whole raft of effects reducing the overall number of patches I need. Bring able to do that with scenes would effectively double the number you get. And the heel down tuner on the expression pedal is THE BEST turning on implementation of a tuner I've ever had. I'll fight anyone on that. I've got it set to "thru", so you put the heel down and reverb tails still keep on going, but you've just turned down the volume, so it's muted going forward. Just roll it back up and you're in business. I really don't like having to press two buttons at the same time to change anything too. It's awkward, I'm awkward, I don't find it works well for me. Which is why I like more footswitches in the device. I'm keen to see how the MIDI implementation of the Anagram goes. Looks like they're still a way off changing effects within patches.

I was expecting that they were going to do that when they introduced the MIDI implementation and the 5 button Darkglass foot switch. It feels like a really natural progression. Then you could use the foot switches on the Anagram for patch navigation and turning the tuner on, and the 5 button for scenes. Ideally, what I want is a bigger Anagram with more foot switches and an integrated expression pedal with a toe switch so I don't need an external MIDI device to get the best out of it. Three foot switches is too limiting for me.

Looks like it. And a lever to clamp the string at the "headstock".

Looks like they're properly announcing headless Dingwalls at Guitar Summit this year. Doesn't appear to be any other details yet. The little wings for the headstock so it fits on a hangar seem odd, but it's nice they've thought about it.

You underestimate, as my wife calls them, my "big flappy feet" 😂

I bought some bass string cufflinks from Etsy for my wedding a few years ago. Looks like the store is closed now though.