MichaelDean

I saw the bassist of Bossk with an unusual looking bass. Can't see any mention of it online or on socials and he only used a p bass live, it seemed to be for backup only. Anyone know what it is?

I did see that. Mentioned it to my wife. She said I should be telling the seller it's too cheap, not trying to buy it at that price. I disagreed. I have not managed to persuade her!

You jest, but my guitarist had a cab made specifically by Zilla just to fit the boot of his impractical Mercedes.

Highlights for me were Bicurious, Conan, And So I Watch You From Afar, Explosions in the Sky, Sans Froid, Haal, The Omnific, Meshuggah (really surprised I enjoyed it, I don't like their recorded stuff, but about an hour was enough for me before it became super samey), Anta, Fort, Bossk, Electric Wizard, Mogwai. SO. MANY. HIGHLIGHTS! Loved it. Even got a lift home from my drummer who came for Saturday evening, so I've had a shower, slept in my own bed, a really long bath, and put all my camping stuff away. Also bumped into a former band mate who I haven't seen in ages, and we just had loads of catch up time, which was lovely.

Sorry mate, the intermittent access to the internet meant I didn't see this.

That's a Dingwall with a "rastaburst". There's a thread on TalkBass about it, but it looks like all of the pictures are dead. https://www.talkbass.com/threads/new-dingwall-z-1-rastaburst-pics.485759/

Today has been great too. A surprise for me was The Omnific. I didn't like them recorded, but it made more sense live. Ridiculous bass chops, and the drummer was great.

I do find it more of a subtle warming of the tone, rather than a "drive".

Just getting ready for ArcTanGent...

I'm not sure what you're valuing her combo at, so I'm throwing a couple of options out there. I think a second hand ELF could be a great buy. It's light, will fit into a gigbag easily. If she's not headlining gigs, she'll most likely be borrowing a cab at gigs anyway. I heard one a couple of months ago that was monstrous through an 810 and a couple of pedals. If not, there's a Laney Digbeth 500 in Swindon for £300. I'd been keeping my eye on it, but if it suits her, it could be a good fit. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/394723920290398/ It'd be worth her saving up for a cab at some point too. Though, transport of said cab may be an issue then.

Thanks @la bam. Really helpful. I think the Digbeth might be the way to go. I was thinking I could still use my always on dirt from my GX-100 into the clean channel, but kick on the tube setting whacked up high when I need it. I'll wait till I get back from ATG to present the idea to my wife...

I think the Digbeth goes a step further than old Laney amps with the tilt control, which lets you make the whole thing sound a bit darker in general, bringing up the lows, rolling off the highs. I'm really tempted.

See, the shape button is where it's at for me, especially for the band I'm in. I have that on, and then have the bass turned down a bit, cut 340hz, add in more mids and attempt to tame the high end, while still being able to hear myself among the mush of down tuned, distorted guitars. You can't get those low lows out of the ABM without engaging it, but because the shape button is a big smiley face EQ, I think it's pushing the highs more than I want. I want half a shape button that just affects the low frequencies. I think the Laney is probably more vintage inspired, which might better suit the tone I'm after.

Thanks @PinkMohawk. I have wondered if the EQ is a bit too clinical on my ABM, or maybe my chosen tone is the issue. From what I can discern from YouTube videos, the Digbeth appears to be a much simpler affair more generally, with a tamer high end, but still plenty of bottom. The tilt control looks good too. I wish I'd been out to play one when PMT had them in stock.

I've been GAS-ing for a Laney Digbeth head at the moment and yes, I've been pretty impressed from the YouTube videos, which is why I wondered if their recording/processing may be at fault. A stingray ought to do well in a function band. I used my SBMM SUB Ray 5 with a swapped out preamp (Retrovibe Stinger) in a hip hop covers band and a function band. Fitted in perfectly. I hope the Z series lives up to your GAS! 😀

I had one of the SBMM SUB Ray 5s. It was really nice to play. I did swap out the preamp for a Retrovibe stinger, but only because I had one laying around. It was a marked improvement on the stock one mind you. Tuners and bridge were fine. I could get through an hour long set without needing to retune. Only moved it on when I got my Dingwall in order to maintain marital harmony. I'd imagine any of the upper ranges would be a step up from there.

They said in the video that what they had in the room was all of the stock they had so far. The 22nd is probably correct still for the rest of the shipment. I wasn't blown away by the sound of them personally. Don't know if it's just the way that the Anderton's team recorded them though.

I'm having a GAS attack. It might be fleeting. We'll see. Has anyone played a Digbeth DB500h and an ABM-600, who is willing to share their thoughts? I love the sound I'm getting from my ABM, but the Digbeth looks a lot cooler. Plus, I could get the Digbeth re-covered in purple tolex, which would then match my cab. The blue panel of the ABM would look weird with purple tolex in my opinion, unless I could find a silver/chromed fronted one, but I've been keeping an eye out and they seem to be rare...

There's another emerald green one on eBay at the moment too. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155893562769

I am! I won a 4 day ticket. Really looking forward to Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Conan, And So I Watch You From Afar and Electric Wizard.

I ended up with a Boss GX-100 in the end. I realised I wanted more footswitches than the MX5 offered and I got an ex-demo unit for £420. I've been really happy with it, but have recently added back in an overdrive and fuzz in the effects loop. I didn't end up liking the in-built amp models as much as a real amp though.

It's why Spinal Tap continues to be relevant. There's common themes and people doing stupid stuff at every level! It doesn't matter the genre or location.

Yeah, the knobs give it a Dunable vibe. Very cool.

@mike f One of the HeadRush MX5s they're selling cheap at Andertons might have all of the options to experiment that you could want? I reckon you could probably set up the expression pedal to do something else on a toe press too. https://www.andertons.co.uk/headrush-mx5-amp-modeling-guitar-effects-processor/

So when's yours arriving? 😉