NickD

What they said! You got a facebook link for sharing, I have a few muso friends up that way?

Thanks everyone for your input... man I love this place (as long as I stay out of Off Topic of course). I'll have a look at the RC30 too. The fundamental thing is being able to output a click, and ideally switching between different loops just to be able to stretch a groove out into a bit more of a tune. It doesn't need to be a proper midi thing as all I want to synch is 2 or 3 people, just so we're together.

JamMan Stereo... It does, it only bloody does! I'm on it, Cheers!

I certainly hope so. I've been looking round this week and couldn't find anything that explicitly stated this capability. It seems like a no brainer to me, I can't be the only one who would find this useful. Thanks again!

Great stuff, I'll have a look into that. If I can keep it simple, just feet and fingers, I'm all over it. I know it works for some and the results are more controllable, but I don't want to be relying on software and faffing about. I want it to be simple, so we can just play, but obviously I'd like us to be in synch. Many thanks!

Thanks Dan! I feared that would be the case, and I don't think I can be bothered with that. I do have an interface with which I use Cubase, but I can't see me ever taking that kind of setup to a gig. I was hoping that a click output was a feature I'd missed when browsing for loopers, then a little mixer to split it. Ah well, back to the drawing board.

I've a feeling I'm $hit out of luck here without making things much more complex than I want, but here goes. I love playing with the looper on my B3 but I'd like something less restrictive, and that I could use live with a drummer. Ideally I'd like something that I could build multiple loops on, that I could switch in and out for A/B/C sections, and that could also output a click via headphones to keep us together. Does anyone know of such a device, or am I looking at laptops, software and racks of complicated shizzle? Cheers Nick

Just do what you always do. Forget the crowd size, thats the frontman/woman'seeking job to manage. Just play as well as you know how and have fun. IMO of course.

I needed mine to be a fiver, which restricted my choice a fair bit. I went with the Harley Benton Progessive thing. Stuck a set of Fender flats on it (why they ship with rounds I'll never understand?), and it's fine. Well put together, plays nicely enough, stays in tune, sounds alright. OK it's not in the same league as my fretted basses, but at under £135 delivered I have no complaints.

I try to stay, if I have family stuff to do I'll go but otherwise it's just politeness to me. I'll usually throw a camera in and try to grab a few decent shots of folks playing. That way I have something to retain my interest, even if a band is a bit ropey or not my thing. People really seem to appreciate a decent picture of themselves doing what they love and I reckon I've won a fair few re-bookings with bands on the strength of that over the years.

Managed to bag a ticket for Brixton tonight. It's in the circle, but I'm not complaining... better than missing it.

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1493642909' post='3289613'] What sort of strings should go on a 34" Jazz? Just wanting to avoid floppy B string syndrome. [/quote] My Elwood wears a 120 and it's fine, it's set up light and low though. My Jake, which is my 'rock' bass and gets hammered a bit more wears a 125 and that's every bit as solid as the 35 inch scale Lakland that it replaced.

I missed out on this one. Half expected to have a gig on so left it clear. Caught them for the last couple at the Roundhouse and Hammersmith and they were brilliant. Had a look around last week but nothing about apart from resellers, 60-odd quid which isn't crippling, but I can't on principle fund those scumbags.

REVISED ATTENDANCE LIST 1. TheGreek 2. Bassface2k10 3. NickD Looks clear on the calendar, obviously this is not quite the same as it actually being clear... will check with the master. If I can't make it you're welcome to my entry fee and the gas it would have cost.

Lol. Father's Day was ideal for me... 'It's your day Daddy, you can do whatever you want'... Right, help me load the car, see you all later, call a curry for 7pm'. As long as there are no family obligations I'll make every effort to attend any other date, these things are great!

Excellent. Thanks!

Thanks chaps! Could I trouble anyone for string spacing at the bridge, and do they ship with roundwounds? I Will need to order flats separately if that's the case.

Great, thanks! That's just what I wanted to hear. I reckon I'll give it a go, it's not much of a risk at that kind of cost.

Christ on a bike! ... That's an incredible line-up. Don't let Tom Petty wear himself out, we need him fit and well in London 3 days later!

I do much prefer a more traditional bass but that's a string short and there appears to be no fretless 5.

Anyone here have one? Totally sorted for fretted basses and I do have a deko fretless acoustic, but I think in my current band it's time for a proper 'toe in the water' into the world of mwah. I know a few here bought fretted deko versions, but I'd be interested to hear about playability and how the side markings are arranged. I don't expect it to be great, but at £125 how bad can it be? Cheers!

No, mine has Haussels (split humbucker in the bridge and Jazz in the neck) with a Glockenlang 2 band. The range of tones is excellent, but it's the feel of the bass, the ergonomics, that make me love it. Even if the sound was 5hit it would still be my favourite.

Well over a year with my L5 and it still blows me away every time I pick it up... so ridiculously playable. I took my Jake to an audition yesterday that turned out to have more of a requirement for subtly than expected and spent the whole time wishing I'd taken the Elwood. You'll have a lot of fun with that!

Stupid Laggy WiFi... nothing to see here!