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Another useful feature is some pre-delay so the reverb doesn’t muddy up your initial note but comes in slightly behind it.

Good because I explained why on the last page ☺️

Hi sorry I don’t know this one - but yes probably better to embed a YouTube link anyway as if you upload it I don’t think it’ll play in the browser but will have to be downloaded

Ah from memory the Avalon model has something like seven settings that seem to act like a pre shape or something. ‘Off’ or possibly ‘1’ seems like the flat setting which is what I use. Just checked, they’re called ‘tone banks’ which is why zoom called it tone so it’s not like you’d expect a tone control to work

It’s a B1on so the B3 might be better.

I'll try and record an example later today and do a non-noisy one for comparison

I use mine with batteries. There's noise under the notes as it decays, hardly noticeable but once you hear it it's annoying. It's almost like a 'breathing' sound and at first I thought could be noise created by the limiter but it does it when just using one of the pre-amp models. It kicks in about half a second after hitting a string and decays and comes back as the note fades until it breaks up and the note stops, at which point it sounds a bit like an aggressive noise gate would. My 'clean' patch is the Avalon DI model with the tone setting off, a reverb and limiter, but you get the noise with everything turned off. So I don't think it's to do with the effects themselves but the digital processing of the unit as a whole. I doubt it'll be noticeable though an amplifier to be honest, and for the price it's a great little tool but not 'studio' quality; hardly surprising for the price though.

I'd like to enter this one please

Hi Nick That will work fine. No need for any software unless you want to record, then you can use something like GarageBand which meets most needs. Otherwise if you’re just playing along with stuff you can play music from Spotify, YouTube etc and it’ll come through the interface to your mixer. Adjust the bass level to match and you’re good to go 👍🏻 If I may make an extreme but excellent suggestion, and you really want to fritter away some money on something extra, then having a Tecamp BassBoard in addition to headphones makes you feel like you’re on stage. Get one of those, too 😛

Wow I didn't notice! I'll get working on my speech! It would be right of you to commemorate this occasion with a new bass.

Well, I have a B1on but I rarely use it - VB99 is my unit The Zoom is fun for travel though.

Will the answer shock me? 😂

Thanks. I think I’ve tracked it down now and have started the process of sorting it. I have disabled it for now so it should be ok for the time being

I’m pretty sure he made them!

Nothing has the same ‘ping’ as a popped G string on a Smith get one!

Rather than look for a good sounding reverb I’d be looking for some with specific features, namely the ability to bypass certain frequency bands (so for example you can add some reverb to the high mids but bypass the bass end). That sounds great on bass.

I’ve just eaten a whole bag of Minstrels and I still fancy some toast but surely it’s too late now

You should be out scouring the streets for interesting foreign strings

11:30 on a Friday night and we’re all online talking about strings. Awesome 🤘☺️

I only use Cobalts on my P; my other basses have Elixirs of the same gauge (though I think the E string is 0.100). I can record something if you like, but think nice warm nickel rounds with a great ‘zing’ and top end. A set lasts me over a year.

Here are my natural beauties

Think my tone control was on 75% ish but normally on that bass I have it at about 50%. I like the sound of bright flats with the tone down as opposed to dull flats with the tone on full, if that makes sense!

I liked the TI flats I had before but prefer the cobalts. The 40-95 set I have are more flexible and nicer to play than the TIs which I believe had a .043 G string. Whereabouts are you, anywhere near York you can have a try.