Woodinblack

Not sure what you mean there? Boss's effects that everyone grew up with are analogue circuits, so there is no reason that Boss would be able to emulate them any better than Line 6 would. I don't think the issue is whether the system is better or not, I think it comes down to what is there. There are a lot of HX Stomps out there, so a lot of people get used to them. Something doesn't win because it is a bit better, unless it is a leap better than what was there. Momentum is an important thing. As is cost.

Not if you play by the bridge and the bolts dig into your hand when you are playing.

I always viewed yes lyrics as just another instrument, like a series of vocalisations. Yep. Heard a french busker singing Zombie in a subway in montreal once, it was fascinating. She obviously didn't speak english or even have any idea what the words were, but she had reduced the song to basically a series of sylabels, so she was doing the chorus as 'ee-or-ed'. Worked fine, I still sing it like that. Not a Yes album though, just a solo album. And I am not convinced there were actually goblins, although there probably should have been!

Interesting thing if you are a stomp user, but as an HXFX user, it doesn't have enough buttons! And obviously 'blocks' is a totally arbitrary thing, just a proprietary way of dividing your processing time up. Especially when it comes to DSP, a lot of guitar effects are increadably simple.

I prefer laminates just from the look, but I thought that the idea was strength, stability (different woods expand at different rates) and sustain (or lack of dead spots, a composite wood doesn't have one fixed frequency like a single piece of wood does). I would say as a 'not about tonewoods' sort of person, my theories about that were blown out of the water by the SR2605 compared to the SR1605. Same layout, same pickups, same electronics, completely different sound. The only thing that is different between them (if you ignore that the 2605 is heavy laquer and the 1605 is matte), is that their neck composition is very different. the 2605 certainly has a lot more sustain than the 1605. Maybe its down to the OMFG number of laminations?

I no longer have mine, because turns out I am no good with fretless, but it was a fantastic bass, really nicely made and solid with a great versatile sound. I agree about the comments of the colours, it is a good colour and nicely finished but options are always good.

I prefer Geddy Lees lines, although I find CSs lines much easier to play and have probably played them more. Probably because playing CS stuff is more 'obvious' as he plays what I would play anyway, so it seems more natural, where GL doesn't. Maybe because I have played them more/younger.

I did before posting but only because I did a search of the internet. I didn't realise before that there was a use of C64 that wasn't related to 80s home computer. I wasn't aware of it, even though I guess I must have briefly played one (that Chris Squire had just played). To be fair, you have to be very specific with google and put in 'c64 rickenbacker' to get to it, certainly not C64, not even C64 bass!

No, its certainly a Ric. However, I am not sure why having a commodore 64 is going to help with the listening experience?

I had an epi explorer, great guitar. Never broke a string on it, but mine was nicely set up. And I got decent strings. The guitarist is always saying how expensive strings are and how it is ok for me as basses don't ever have to change strings. I swear I change strings more often then him

I don't mean unknown (although obviously they are), I mean of the people that know them I suspect that more people dislike them than like them.

I always thought that the multiple laminate neck was there specifically to eliminate resonances and temperature effects, whereas the P neck being a solid chunk of tree had one pure resonance. I have never noticed a dead spot on a P, but only really had one I played (which had a stripe on the back). However, I have always seen reports of dead spots on certain areas, so it seems unlikely it is nothing (whether you get it or notice it yourself). I would also assume the 'never change my strings and have half a pound of cheese under the block' brigade would never notice it anyway.

I wouldn't have thought so. In fact I would think that is the default position. When it comes down to it I would imagine the majority of people don't like Yes. Certainly when I was at school and just after when I really liked them, most people I knew didn't.

I have changed bridges in basses and guitars before but if there was a sound difference it was because the bridge was broken in the first place! i have always changed one for ease of use, adjustment, better comfort, aesthetics etc, never sound

There is a thing with certain modern prog groups where there will be key or time changes for no apparent reason and it feels like they are just "trying to be prog". You never get that with the earlier groups as they weren't trying to be anything

Oh this is a 4 piece drums/bass/guitar/sax. 3 Vocals and sax primarily go through the PA, with guitar (although that is often dwarfed by the directional amp the guitarist uses, and as he doesn't use an IEM and points the amp at his feet he is always complaining it is too quiet). Me/drummer use IEM. singer is getting into the hang of iem, so often starts with it, but normally loses it at some point and needs the audience interaction. Sometimes the bass drum in some places. I don't put the bass through the PA, mainly because the PA wouldn't handle it. This is pubs / small clubs / occasional outdoor.

I think there is enough out there to listen to that it is pointless trying to like something. I love old prog, yes, Genesis, always loved rush. And modern prog. And Taylor Swift.

Back to subs again. After the last discussion I had here about these I had decided to get an Alto 312s for the band as it was easy enough to store/transport and cheap. That was march. Obviously nothing happened as the world ended. Now it looks like at some point maybe the world will unend and I am thinking of subs again. . I also now have an estate car thanks to bad parking of other people. Although still interested in the 312s (to go with my 2xTS212s) I can get a behringer B1500xp for a lot less money but more size and storage issues. So I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts / experience on this, I know the behringers and the altos are looked down on and there are better things, but that is where I am interested. Just for clarification, the option here is a powered sub up to the beginning of the £300 or nothing (and note the behringer is a lot less than this). I know I can probably get great quality by spending many hundreds or thousands on RCF or Yamaha or QSC, but its not going to happen, although obviously if any of those are available in the sub £300 range I am interested in hearing about them.

I have but many many years ago, when I wasn't really very good (I was a keyboard playing playing bass as noone else would) and I hadn't been playing for a while. But not in the last 20 years. I have been in a couple of groups where I was a better guitarist than the guitarist though and been a keyboard player in a group where the guitarist was a better keyboard player than me. But I think I hold the bass together nicely now!

Yeh, the singer was in the wrong. He should have thrown it out 7 years ago!

I wouldn't unless you really want the all in one or the specific sounds of the Taurus

The pictures I have are a bit rubbish! the 12 step connects with a right angled usb (because there is little space) long lead up my microphone stand to an iPad via the iPad camera connector. Korg iM1 is finning on my iPad (and the behringer x-air for the Mixer and a lyric app). Then the audio out connects via a really long jack to 2 mono jacks to the mixer. i used to use an app called chord ion for chords but the 12 step is good for that, and also sends a program change when changing preset which picks a program on the iM1

Isn't this part of the HF rejection circut? http://www.valvewizard.co.uk/gridstopper.html

Pah defeatist - where we we be If we all stopped for such a flimsy excuse!

Well, that is a negative way of looking at it. The other way is 'oh look, I have so much space for more things!'