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You can start one! I try to avoid pinning threads unless they're important rules and so forth. They're useful for reference but pinning a discussion topic is normally the best way to get the topic ignored. People just glance past them and see what's current instead. So yes all in favour of a 'show us yer builds' type thread.

Very nice. I'm in York so maybe a future bash will work out!

Whereabouts do you live?

Yours looks every bit as good! Unfortunately I can't make the bash this year so you'll have to 'rep the 'sub 25" scale' club!

If it's any use, I use a EADGC set on my 5er but tuned BEADG. Then again mine is 16" scale but this works really well.

Due tomorrow. DPD will be in my prayers this evening 🙏

@Dood I’ve got something you can review. Will be in touch

Unfortunately they don't work for long. They absorb moisture from the air once the case is opened and need recharging in a hot oven.

It's going to be a very merry Christmas! Please post pics when you unwrap it!!

I remember playing one that was 3.5kg

Very nice indeed

Elixirs. I love them. A set lasts me a year and they come in the gauges I like. I do think they’re well worth the price. I used to avoid noodling on my bass at home because I didn’t want to ‘waste’ my strings!

Amazing!!

Just spoken to them and it's on it's way here; I'll give it a whirl then send it on to you if that' OK? Can you PM me your address and so forth, plus the name of someone who you know might like to try it next? Cheers ped

I'm using the one(s) in my Roland now, I think one is based on the LMB3 I guess as it's also Roland, but like most of the settings it has far more points to adjust than the actual pedal (also has attack, release, blend, tone). I think the mark of a good limiter (other than build quality, adjustability, feel, looks, size, power supply) is that it basically doesn't make any noise and does what it says on the tin. There shouldn't be anything to compare between units apart from that, unless one isn't limiting properly or is a pain to use or something. I think of it like a clip light and not as an influence on the overall sound.

I’m answering your question here... this thread IS your question.

Means they ‘liked’ it basically. Bottom right if any post there are options to react, happy, sad, thanks, like etc. Understandably you have several ‘love’ reactions to your case 🙂

It’s mainly down to the ratio. I like how my bass sounds when pushed to the ‘limit’ - the threshold set to limit when I dig in. With a very low action and a light touch it gives me full dynamics but a shelf where my digging in creates a smoother sound, a bit of clank and burp. If I turn it off I don’t hear much difference except some volume spikes when playing hard fingerstyle. I think it makes the bass easier to settle in the mix and helps me cut through live. Finally I’m after some of that graphite consistency and velvety smoothness. Kiwi once compared my Vigier passion sound to a ‘velvet covered brick’ (played by a mongoloid) I also like how modulation effects behave when using a limiter. They tend to react more readily to a limited signal than a compressed one. Every bass behaves differently so each has its own setting with a careful balance between threshold and ratio to get it just right. Some wooden necked basses need a bit more fiddling but as I say I find graphite remarkably even and consistent anyway. I’ll see if I can scrape together some recordings later.

I don’t think you can now. Emojis are taking over!

Ah I see! I had a hard time finding spares for mine. The splines are 6mm are they not, and the knobs collet fixing type?

I'm not the biggest fan of fanned fret designs but I wish when companies did them they'd slant the pickup housings to match, so they are a trapezoid shape instead of angled rectangles

Yes that's right... a 1990 BT5, koa top

I'll give you a clue... it's a five string, made in New York, now made in Pennsylvania (since 1995)

I haven't bought a bass for a while but I recently bought something I've been after for years. I paid via Paypal a few weeks ago but I didn't realise (and it didn't warn me) that unless a debit card is associated with your account the money sends as an 'e-cheque' which took a loooong time to clear. Luckily I wasn't in a rush and the seller was fine with it. I wish I'd known otherwise I'd have used Transferwise which I really like for international payments. Anyway my friend at Elixir sent me some strings for it (super light 5's) and I have my signature finger puppets ready to adorn the tuners of said instrument. it'll be here on Friday or maybe next week. DPD are the courier and yes it's fully insured! Fingers crossed for me please...

Done. I have just had another despite clearing my browser cache so have reported that too.