Woodinblack

Yeh, I wonder why they don’t pick up on that?

For me polyphony is essential, which is why I was interested as it no longer needs the GK pickup, a mono synth is ok as a gimmick but not something I could see much of a use for

Yes, I get that but why would you choose to use a FI synth in a studio compared to any number of more powerful synths, other than that you already have one. Like if o was recording in my room, I have a Roland DS61, Gaia, basstation 2, blofeld, Yamaha reface dx as well as all of logic, equator and cupher2/strobe. I really don’t see, however good the FI is - and I haven’t used one, that it is going to bring anything to the party that isn’t there

I am not sure I would use a bass synth pedal for recording, it is always going to be worse than an actual synth that are cheap and plentiful.

But at least you can be unimpressed for half the price!

Yep, me too

I would play acoustic bass and do bass and percussion on it. Sort of Jon Gomm like but on a bass?

Yesterday, a bit meh. Afternoon was a gig in a campsite for someones birthday. They originally wanted us later, but we had another gig in the evening so it was 3-5:30. Set everything up and used 2 PAs as the guitarist was keen to do that. Unfortunaly remembered everything except my ipad to set up the mixr. The singer had his, but it meant I couldn't monitor it and my IEM mix was for some reason completely wrong. Half time I downloaded the iphone x18 app, which meant I could fix some issues, but frankly it is not easy to use something you arent' familiar with. The second half there was a lot more response from the crowd and by the end everyone was joining in and enjoying it. Its a shame we couldn't do later as that would have been better. Evening, set up in a small pub we play often. I remembered the iPad, but everything isn't working, I think the iphone app really set the mixer funny, so all the EQ is everywhere. Set it up and it sounded ok but too loud. Told the guitarist to turn down, but he ignored me as usual. Went out, came back for the gig and the sound had changed horribly for some reason. Set it up as best as we could in the few minutes, my mic level was way down for some reason, the singer was feeding back but not loud. Anyway, did the first half then the drummers dad (who is at most our gigs came up and said the sound was terrible and everything was too loud. Turned the bass amp down (to way lower where I normally have it in that pub), so did the guitarist. Played the second set. The guitarist was actually too quiet, i told him to turn up a bit but he said he didn't hear me (probably didn't understand me saying to turn it up, he has never heard that). Honestly I think we were tired, it was all a bit flat. Aparerntly the sound was great in the second half, everyone seemed happy (I was told I looked bored, but pointed out she mistook bored for tired). Paid well, but honestly I could have been as happy to have not done it.

They wanted a change from the breathless whispy girl singing some famous hit much slower that they used for every advert in 2018.

It was always so.This is why an old gibson is generally good. The good ones got looked after, the bad ones got trashed, so the old ones left were the ones worth keeping. From my POV, the way I would get an instrument is if I wanted an Ibanez, I would go online and order one, it would turn up and be fine. If I wanted a gibson, I would go to a shop with a large supply of them and try them all, to see which one was good, and get that one. In certain years they were almost all good (and in certain years they were almost all bad).

At the moment I suspect I have more than 10. But I can't count them, that would be rude, plus if I count them then it becomes real and I would have to accept I had too many.

I had a gibson darkfire with robot tuners. It wasn't perfect but it worked (the QC of the guitar itself was shocking). I got rid of it because i was offered good money and wasn't playing guitar, but I would have it again in a heartbeat, and if I had the option for robot tuners over normal tuners, I would have them. But in general, guitarists are even worse than bassists for 'if it wasn't invented in the 50s' syndrome.

Really? Never had a Gibson then?

He is correct on that, an Ibanez requires the ring and sleeve to be shorted to turn the power on, as do 95% of active basses.

Tracking can be a mystery to itself. Probably stuck in Somerset customs with the agents trying to work out yahoo you are supposed to use that on a farm

Yeh, just watched that. Pretty sad. Would have loved one of those.

Who is taking the HX effects off their pedal board to put the B3n in its place

That is pretty poor, but yes, there will be some people who will go for it so they will be able to exploit the situation. I am guessing this is a London thing - with so many groups per venue, they will find someone.

Everyone I know who has gone to see them have been impressed, so it will probably be good. I can't say I could be bothered, but I doubt you are going to be disappointed.

I think you are probably right, this is the one I have to order myself! And yes, the way the pound is going at the moment, probably makes sense to order it now.

Guess it looks like they are winning. I don't want one that much, the squier will do me if it turns up next year and our currency is worth anything!

Yep, someone mentioned that the day after I posted that 4 years ago

I don't know - I presume because you allow it, because I wouldn't? If something was in my way I would move it, if there was a complaint about moving it I would point out that there was no room there so they would have to find somewhere else for it. The end of the bass is hard and long and the singer knows very well what it feels like when he collides with it. Plus I need a microphone so I am out at the front. If there wasn't room for me then I wouldn't be playing, and that isn't going to sound very good.

I don't think it is necessarily a respect thing, some people have different ideas of how things should be treated. I remember a guy whos speaker I was going through going mental because I had used distortion on a bass VI through his fender cab (at way below its rated level), which would apparently destroy it, because it was designed for a clean guitar sound. It wouldn't do any damage to it at all, but it was his cab, he had the right to it being treated how he wanted. I would have no problem lending people my amp or cabs (maybe not the CTM), as they can't damage each other, but I don't think I would lend someone my bass, their idea of how it should be treated may be different from mine. I certainly wouldn't lend someone any of my main basses for some event when I wasn't in the same place watching.