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Hmmmmm, it’s all sounding just a bit tooo familiar...

Jon Shuker also made me a body for an awesome Fender CIJ neck I had. It had the most amazing tone both acoustically and plugged in. Very pleased.

Spock’s Beard - V

Karnivool - Sound Awake

I’ll do my best! “Gated Fuzz” is probably my favourite. By adjusting the bias on one of the transistors, it’s possible to get that almost instantaneous cut off of the instrument’s note. I.e it becomes “gated” rather than a smooth sustain. Like lifting the key on a synth. So, in our attempts to make our bass sound more like a synth, this in conjunction with say an OC2 (100% wet) and an envelope filter will drastically change the tone of a stringed instrument.

Chris Cross will make ya, Jump! Jump! *wrong forum... lol

P.s. OBBM custom cables are brilliant! Very useful when you need “odd” IEM wiring for example!

That’s a real shame. I too had to contact @Daddario_Uk regarding my first cable failure. It had been used every day for 10 years and I later discovered it was on stage with me in 2000! I have piles of cables all from D’Addario / Planet Waves too. Gosh, I hope all mine don’t go the same way 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I am of course joshing you. Sorry to hear you’ve encountered such problems. How are you storing them? @D’AddarioUK

Back in the gaaaaaaaaaame!!!

Refer also the reply in the Trickfish Power Ratings thread. You may as well just ignore the figures the marketing dept give. In reality, there’s not a huge difference in volume between a like-for-like 300 and 500W Amp anyway.

I can tell you that up loud, all sorts of music sounds really good through a pair of BB2 cabinets.

Am I right in reading that in stomp mode, you only actually have two buttons to turn effects on and off, leaving the third as Tap Tempo and Tuner access?

YES! That groove is totally him! We played together with guitarist Andy James for years. The sound was just crushing, but always had that 'swagger' which suited the style of music we were doing at the time. I loved that band actually - though I am not proud of saying this, more than once a headline band split up after we supported them. Those guys made me work hard as a bassist and I think we managed to deliver the goods.

Hopefully.. I hope that my comment came across that it encompassed that too, yup, I agree. You don't have to be "playing together" to "lock in". You don't even need to actually be playing.

I believe that is what I paid for mine too, I half expected to be clobbered for customs and excise but didn't.

Total whim yes! I've been so busy these last couple of weeks, it ad literally been switched on once! GUH! So I'll be hanging on to it until I can try it with a band... but, don't forget.. Line 6 Stomp has appeared.. I feel sorry for the pedals that finally made it ON to my mini board!

It is yes.

Yes, other than the knob thing, I didn't detect any differences in them tonally.

Sometimes, it's just getting the drummer to lock in with something... anything.. 😂 I jest of course. I feel very lucky to work with some incredible kit technicians who have an understanding of what is needed in the song or part. For me, locking in is about understanding first and foremost. Even before you think about the notes to play. Understand mutually what your roles within the song or piece is. Here's a great example: Often, those who dislike the genre whilst listening to Jazz think that drum solos are frenetic. However, with a bit of understanding, you can recognise the change of role in the band situation, it's easier to hear that the pulse is being held down elsewhere. Often, say the bassist will be holding it together rather than "the traditional role" of the drummer. The drummer could be laying down some crazy polyrhythms or displacing the groove such that to the uninitiated it "sounds wrong". The bassist knows where the ONE is and the drummer is probably relying on said person to remain rock solid. Understanding is the larger part of doing.

Which is probably why manufacturers have creative marketing departments to sell their equipment: 15" speakers sound deeper than 12" speakers because they are bigger. Valve watts are louder. PMPO! Tonewood speaker cabinets. 1000W RMS is louder than 800W RMS... This amp goes to 11... It must be pretty tough for a manufacturer to break the mould and actually give an honest answer knowing so many people will come back to them in contention spouting what they have heard for years before.

Which is probably why manufacturers have marketing departments to sell their equipment: 15" speakers sound deeper than 12" speakers because they are bigger. Valve watts are louder. PMPO! Tonewood speaker cabinets. 1000W RMS is louder than 800W RMS... This amp goes to 11... It must be pretty tough for a manufacturer to break the mould and actually give an honest answer knowing so many people will come back to them in contention spouting what they have heard for years before.

Well, everyone has their own view, that's cool. My feelings are that I would disagree. Sometimes he is to the point but I don't think it's arrogance. He does know his sh*t though, that's for sure.

I like all the guys mentioned above. For non-bass material I've watched quite a few of Aimee Nolte's videos and they are pretty engaging. One to check out who isn't on this thread yet is Adam Neely. https://www.youtube.com/user/havic5 - I'm always in danger of sitting there watching video after video. I enjoy the content, his way of explaining things and his balance between easy-to-understand theory and mind boggling detail!

It's on MySongBook for Guitar Pro so you can play along with it.