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Yeah I used to use those too, great aren't they! Only problem is I tend to remove my strap quite a lot and they became a bit of a pain in ze bottom. Cheers ped

I just got the Marvel straplocks - they are superb! Really nice and solid and the connection between the bass and the strap is really 'positive', and they allow much smoother circular motion than the schaller design, which could get a bit squeaky! Cheers ped

And replied, son!

Hi Matt, Was going to be up there for a few weeks around now, not my brother is going to Sweden for a month or so soon but hasn't got a date yet. That is playing havoc with our studio planning, but HOPEFULLY we can squeeze a week or so in before xmas to get some new stuff recorded. It would be cool to see you so I will be sure to give you a shout when I know things for definite. Cheers ped

I have a Lee Ritenour album where he is holding a Synthaxe! Also features Abe Laboriel and Carlos Vega :0)

Yo chaps, I am doing a Vbass one apparently pretty soon. Had a quick question - some Youtube videos I have seen have had a special 'High Quality' option. How does one go about enabling that, is it a simple matter of an option when uploading? Do you think it's worth it or does the original vid I posed sound OK? Cheers ped

A NEBB sounds great - too far for me to go but I hope you all have a cool TYNE! Eh? EH? No? ped

Well I just bought some anyway so will let you all know! ped

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='330842' date='Nov 17 2008, 05:37 PM']I've got a Brooklyn Gear and a Comfort Strapp and like them both. I use Boston straplocks, similar to Schallers, much cheaper and they have two slim nuts so the nuts can be locked and don't work loose like Schallers. Quality seems to be at least on a par and interchangeable too. I did have an Overwater strap but they work in a completely different way to the Comfort/Brooklyn straps with the stretchy bit is a single piece of elastic attached to an otherwise non stretchy pad. My bass neck was doing nodding donkey impressions. I do wonder if they may have been modified? Peter[/quote] A much better idea, those Boston locks. I have lost count of the times the Schallers have come loose. Just went to buy some Bostons and came across these - has anyone tried them? They look quite nice... [url="http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/Black_Ultra-Safe_Straplocks_Guitar_Strap_Locks_System_(with_FREE_shipping&#33%3b%29-pr-5315.html"]http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/Black_Ul...-pr-5315.html[/url] ped

Still using the Brooklyn Gear neoprene strap but recently got a Comfort Strapp to compare. I am not sure I like it as much - when seated the seatbelt material irritates the underneath or my right arm which I haven't noticed on the other... Cheers ped

I think mainly because they are the ones that SELL. There are many many extravagant and innovative ideas out there, but without big markets, they will never become as visible in the market as your usual run of the mill stuff. I do however also think that the bass guitar has probably changed more than any other instrument since its inception, especially when compared to instruments like the violin and so forth... Cheers ped

Yeah I tried WD40 but had better results with window cleaner for some reason!

YEOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Am I the only one who finds 'stealth' basses a bit TOO black?? I think this looks very nice as it is! ped

Excellent, Phenolic is a great fingerboard material IMO! Cheers ped

Sexy :^0 ...is that an ebony board?

Very well, much better than any other sort of synth because of course each string is processed separately. There is one patch which works especially well, the E and A strings have a kind of slapback echo effect and the top strings are two octaves higher and sound like a trumpet... you can create some amazing grooves with it! That is another thing that excites me about the VB99 because you could set a synth up to give way to a clean bass slap which would be pretty cool. Another fave patch is a really fat synth that has a clean bass on the G string for a pop now and then. Cheers ped

Ah excellent! From what I have read so far it sounds like a similar unit packaged differently and with some extra features like string modelling and the ability to morph patches based on the dynamics of your playing (a synth that turns to clean bass when you dig in? awesome....) so it looks like a lot of fun. There are a few clips here, but these were a while ago and before I discovered the joys of stereo outputtage! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30987"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30987[/url] Cheers ped

[quote name='rayfw' post='328774' date='Nov 14 2008, 12:25 AM']Hi Ped, I hope you don't mind me asking a couple of questions but you seem to be the resident BC V Bass expert! 1) How usable are the models in a band context? I've been down the Variax bass route in the past and whilst some of the models sounded great in isolation, they always seemed a bit thin in a band situation. 2) Do you think I would be able to fit the divided pickup on a Lakland DJ4 given the way the bridge plate extends towards the bridge pickup? As in this pic: [attachment=15971:Daryl_Jones_Body.jpg] Cheers, Ray[/quote] Hi Ray, Please ask away! The pickup will definitely fit your bass. There only needs to be about 1cm gap for the pickup itself and you want it as close to the bridge as possible so it will be fine. Mine luckily fit perfectly as my pickups are right up against the bridge leaving me zero room either side - it was touch and go but the gamble paid off!! As for the band context, I know where you are coming from. My gear preferences are based purely on band contexts (although more often I am doing studio playing than live stuff) and have found the Vbass to excel in this area. Everything is pretty much infinitely adjustable but I found the sounds superb with little tweaking. Any more questions let me know - I have some samples dotted around somewhere you can check out that might give you some idea of the unit in a band context... Cheers ped

You would think with all the Richard Bona reports lately that the Vbass would be top of everyone's xmas list! Here is a nice thread on Talkbass with some extra links and so on. The manual for the unit is now available for download. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=481588"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=481588[/url] Cheers ped

Window cleaner for me! Seriously! My fingerboard is phenolic though... ped

Who on earth is ped?