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Al Krow

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  1. Al Krow
    Been a bit of journey! It is a fantastic bass and had top billing / definite keeper status in my herd for a long while and I remember having to wait 6 months before one came used up in white (made worse now by the fact that we no longer have the luxury of VAT free purchases from mainland Europe). But three subsequent additions to my herd mean that it's just not getting the use that justifies me holding onto it. But hopefully it will find its way into capable and appreciative hands. In terms of history this was originally bought new by our very own @TJ Spicer from Wunjos in London in 2016. I've had it for just over 3 years. I should have mentioned in my OP it weighs in at 10.1 lbs and comes with a mint Yamaha hard case.
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    Truly outstanding bass, in great condition, which has not been played as much as it deserves by me: This model was built in February 2016 (with original paperwork available) and is in excellent condition. 5-Piece Neck Through design - The neck through design uses a 5-piece maple and mahogany neck sandwiched between the maple on alder body. Contoured Body - Both the front and back of the bass body are contoured to provide players with a compact, well-fitting instrument that offers greater playing comfort. Pickups - The stack type pickups are designed in collaboration with Nathan East. The Alnico V pickups include hum-cancelling coils. Individual Bridge Pieces - The bridge consists of Individual bridge pieces that reduce interference from other string vibration delivering a purer tone. Active Electronics - Active electronics include a special equalizer circuit based on Nathan East's "Magic Box." The circuit lets you cut off the selected mid frequency at the touch of a switch for precision sound tailoring. Controls: 1 : Pickup Balancer 2 : Master Volume 3 : Bass 4 : Middle 5 : Treble 6 : Mid Cut Frequency (variable mid-sweep) 7 : Mid Cut On/Off Switch Would prefer to meet up (within 75 mile radius of London or Birmingham) but would be prepared to arrange a courier if that is not possible.
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    Synth Decision

    Al Krow replied to stewblack's topic in Effects

    When you're on Wimbledon Common
  4. Al Krow
    @BadHands - damn, that's a good question!! Helix Stomp Tech 21 VTDI Boss TU-3 (just to mix up it up from the more obvious OC-2) Zoom B3
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    Mini fuzz shootout First up is the Zvex Mastotron, which is particularly famous for its gated fuzz (square wave) which I've illustrated on the clip. It can definitely go smoother, but is a little more nasally/sccoped in sine wave mode than the Pigtronix Octava which is second up. Finally a clip from the unruly WMD Civilian, which is a bit of an untamed barbarian! Fuzz shootout (Ma-Oc-WMD).WAV
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    Synth Decision

    Al Krow replied to stewblack's topic in Effects

    Agreed re the SY-1. And in fact there is a bass / guitar mode switch on the rear which you would, of course, typically set to "bass" as a bass player. [Aside: the exception is when you want to use the SY-1 as an octave down pedal, in which case use Bass Mode-4 on the top dials with "Guitar" mode at the back]. +1^^ SY1 has far greater versatility, ability to sustain the synth whilst playing a bass line over it and superb tracking. The SYB-5 doesn't (correction: apart from the sustain to hold - see @paul_5's post below. I clearly didn't get that far with it when I had mine 😁).
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    Get thee behind me PM** Trouble is I know for a fact you'll be putting this to better use than me, which makes me feel guilty about getting in ahead of the queue! But not that guilty 😁
  8. Al Krow
    First dibs please, if you do decide to move your Pro on!
  9. Al Krow
    Seems to me we are in the home straight (yes, I know, famous last words!) and that gigs will be in full flow in three week's time: 'Prof Robert Dingwall, a member of the UK Government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, urged people to stop panicking about the current rising infection levels, which may only be reflecting a “last wave of mild infections” among unvaccinated youths. “It is well past time to panic about infection rates and to publish them obsessively. Even hospitalisation rates are increasingly misleading as better therapy reduces length of stay. Covid is now a long way from being an important cause of mortality [in the UK],” the Nervtag scientist tweeted.'
  10. Al Krow
    Outstanding cab - one of the very best 112's out there IMO - and on for a good price! Love mine. GLWTS.
  11. Al Krow
    Haha - very probably, just as we have several Ibby threads! But the "good news" behind this thread (please refer to the OP) was all about the arrival of vaccines followed by scepticism that we had the ability as a nation to roll them out etc. etc. so it's entirely a reasonable point of discussion and Phil (as always) makes some good points, in particular, about the comparison of what's happening here with Aus.
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    He even specifically mentions us bass-players in his NAMM 2018 launch of the Pro - by virtue of having a clean blend.
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    I wonder where @CalDeep and your WMDs ended up? I've had my WMD Civilian Issue for 5 mins, but having heard clips from your albums @pantherairsoft I'm already GAS-ing for one of its big brothers. The 2018 Pro version looks awesome...if anyone has one they've forgotten about which has been quietly disarmed in a cupboard somewhere...😊
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    The vaccine programme is the key to getting out of endless lockdown cycles. On that we're all agreed i presume? Remind me which Australian university in collaboration with which Australian drug company developed one and whereabouts in Aus these are now being produced? AZ were not a vaccine manufacturer 18 months ago. But foresight and investment by the UK government made it happen.
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    I'm guessing this got sold as this hasn't been bumped again? If by off chance, it's still available please drop me a PM.
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    You can't keep locking down until every last job is destroyed. Covid is not even a top 20 cause of death in the UK currently.
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    I didn't manage to make it to Colchester over the weekend, but this lot had a great evening from all reports!
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    Sadly Australian approach not looking so good anymore with 80% of the country back in lockdown.
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    Versatile pedal from a top BCer. GLWTS!
  20. Al Krow
    Now that was some board!!!
  21. Al Krow
    Suddenly find myself paying much closer attention to your pedal boards for some reason! Maybe the multiple album releases have something to do with it... 😄 So which board is your WMD currently sitting on?
  22. Al Krow
    From the start of your GAC 2020 thread, which was taken from @Sibob's original GAC 2019 thread. Now, no more Matt Hancock type behaviour please, of one rule for those in charge and another for the plebs 😁
  23. Al Krow
    Damn that's wonderfully creative! Bravo chap!
  24. Al Krow
    Haha, good try... What’s a fail? Any purchase or trade of new or used bass gear. 'Bass gear' = anything in your signal chain that you use to make or augment your bass sound /tone. basses, amps, cabs, pedals, PA gear (if your bass is DI’d into this) What’s ok? Anything to look after or organise your existing gear or wear & tear related. Any non-bass gear. strings, gig bags, leads, pedal boards, PSUs for pedal boards, repairs or identical replacement of existing kit, lessons, software related to existing kit non-bass musical gear (this came under a stricter Tier 2 for the completely hair shirted last year) e.g. music software not related to existing kit, keyboards, guitars, drum machines etc. By concession: unsolicited gifts of gear where you had no say in the matter!
  25. Al Krow
    You were out 2 months ago, when you upgraded your HX Effects for a HX Stomp...😂
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