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Shuker Jazz, Squier JV Precision, and an MIA Jazz Body with AllParts Jazz Neck and DiMarzio pickups here.

Not even a 10 on the Richter Scale could wobble [url=http://www.audiospares.com/product.php?productid=1595&cat=0&page=1]this stuff[/url] loose!

A Thumpinator has been on my list for a while too. I don't use my 5 string THAT much though, so not sure if it's an essential for me. I definitely think a DI/Preamp (Sadowsky for example) with a good Compressor and an Overdrive will see you through most gigs/situations. A Tuner goes without saying...

[quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1329423403' post='1542383'] Hmmm - I'm in this 'which compressor is for me' place at the moment. I've spent ages reading Ovnilabs and other review sites and it just seems to get more complicated the more I read...! Yesterday, I had pretty much decided on the EBS multicomp, then I read about the Joe Meek FloorQ and the Aguilar TLC... I currently have a modded Boss CS3, a Joyo Dyna compressor (Dynacomp clone), a DOD Milkbox and a Boss LMB3 limiter in transit...lots of playing to do methinks. I reckon, if you have a few bob to throw around, you could do worse than buying two or three to try and move on the ones you don't like probably at no loss in money - that's the way I'm playing this game. [/quote] I used to have a DOD Milkbox. Wasn't that bad from what I remember. Got rid of it for a Demeter Compulator though, which was a significant improvement.

The boards themselves are so small that it's not a problem! I know what you mean about re-wiring when you get a new pedal, but I'm honestly very happy with my current arsenal of pedals, and since everything is wired in a linear fashion to make using the multi-board setup easier, changing things out really isn't that hard. Well, using Pedalboard Tape means the hardest thing about the process is getting the pedal off of the board

I see what you mean, and I know a PT2 fully loaded isn't THAT heavy, but it's more a case of only using 2 or 3 pedals, but you have to take the whole board because they're on it. I'd much prefer to have my bare essentials board, and then just add other little boards on when needed than drag a big board around! Horses for courses etc.. Also, it's not really splitting and re-wiring...You just connect the out of the first board to the in of the second, and then plug the daisy chains together. Then just your input and output cables like normal and you're done!

Bit of overdrive, maybe? As a freelance bass player myself, I'd like to just chime in with my opinion... I was like you - I wanted a board with all the "Essential" pedals that I could fit on it, just for the sake of being "versatile" and having all these sounds at my toes. But eventually, I realised that at most gigs, the only pedals on were the ones that made up my "Core" sound. Which was a little bit of Overdrive, and some Compression, my Sadowsky preamp/DI, and my Tuner. I occasionally got to use a bit of Fuzz, and maybe some Filter, but the fact was, I was dragging a Pedaltrain PT2 with 13 pedals on it around, to use pretty much 4 or 5 pedals, most of which stayed on all the time anyway! This will be the case for 80-90% of the gigs you get - There just isn't a demand for a bass player with lots of effects (Unless you join a Dubstep/Drum and Bass group - in which case ignore me ) So recently I sold the PT-2, and I've decided to go with a couple of Pedaltrain Nanos. That way I can have a little board with the essentials (The "Core" setup I mentioned, Tuner, Preamp/DI, Compressor, Overdrive), then another board for the funkier stuff (Octave, Fuzz, Filter), then another for Modulation (Analogman Chorus, Line 6 Echo Park, Atomic Echo Clone etc). I think it's a much more efficient setup, as you can choose which pedals you want for which gig, without disassembling anything, but also without having to lug a huge board to a gig, only to use 2 pedals on it. And if you're taking a Synth keyboard to gigs as well, it would be much easier to take 2 or 3 small boards than 1 big heavy one! Here is a picture of my board so you can see the size - Perfect for a Modular setup, where you can just join 2 or 3 boards together, have all the pedals you need, and not take up much floor space! The good thing is, is that you'll most probably fit 4 pedals on it. Most Daisy Chains have 5 outputs, so you can literally take the last output to power the next board, and so on. So i'll be powering 3 or 4 boards, off of one power supply, with no hassle, and it will be all neat and tidy

If you put your delay before your looper, then just stop recording on the looper. It should keep cycling what ever you have recorded, then just turn the delay on to add delay to the part your playing, but nothing else. Simples!

Or there is always GuitarPro...That's what I use for all my transcriptions

Awesome site! Just downloaded all the Steely Dan backing tracks to make transcribing the bass lines a bit easier. I didn't know Anthony Jackson played with the Dan...Do you know what tracks, just out of interest?

[quote name='LeftyBiskit' timestamp='1328879331' post='1534216'] [b] The FT-2 probably rarer than hens teeth-it might be ages before 1 appears,but I will probably be on the lookout for a GR2,[/b] [b]As far as the EHX stuff is concerned I will probably avoid as I'm not keen on the vol.boost when switched on.[/b] [/quote] Yeah, they are quite rare, but I picked one up on here for just under £50. If you see one at a reasonable price, buy it. You won't be disappointed!

If only this were in London...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here even though I have the Subdecay Prometheus, an original Mutron, and the FX25 which are all being recommended here, and say - Keep your eye out for a Boss FT-2. It's easily one of the most useable and musical envelope filters I've ever used. Bought it on a whim fairly cheap second hand, and was blown away by how good it sounds on bass.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1326932591' post='1504105'] I've recently had the pleasure of gigging with all my fellow Licklibrary tutor guitarists, Andy James, Jamie Humphries, Mike Casswell, Danny Gill and Stuart Bull. Add to the mix, Pin (ex-Sikth) who i worked with in a band for a cuppla years, Steve Smyth (Forbidden/Nevermore/Testament) from a recent project and Jamie Hunt (ex-biomechanical) and the superb Leah Woodward who plays with Pin in the band Aliases, i reckon they are amongst my fave guitarists and friends. They all have their own styles and feel, even if some are in to brutal tech metal! [/quote] I play with Mike on a regular basis, and occasionally play with Jamie Humphries too, both amazing players. Mike's feel is unreal - One of the grooviest guitarists I've had the pleasure of working with.

Met Jon today to purchase his Alesis Midi keyboard. His communication was great and he even brought a back for me to carry it in as I hadn't brought one myself! Total gent, wouldn't hesitate in the slightest to deal with him again. Cheers Jon! James