Al Krow

Ok will make a mental note of these for my KS. The rest of my herd can make do and mend with D'Addario EXL170s nickels which are 60% cheaper!

You've raised the bar with your analysis gents! 😁

Congrats on the new bass! Is it the ELIXIR Nanoweb Nickels you're recommending in particular?

I think he's maybe got this - Kemper Profiler Stage. Which is probably as good as multifx gets currently! (£1,433 from Thomann)

Scott playing @ped's old KS...

Need to figure what the possibilities are on Helix but if it can do what the EHX can, it basically allows you to sustain a note (or chord) whilst continuing to play a bass line. Probably of more value on original material / home noodling than covers. EHX Freeze [Bass Demo] - YouTube

I need to check out the new Poly Sustain - apparently it's been kicking EHX Freeze off pedal boards!

Always like the bass tone of Dua Lipa's bass player. Couldn't make out what bass and multifx he's using - love to know

We've been missing your MA clips Mr Basserk! Do you find that playing red basses really improves your tone and do your bandmates and audience notice the difference? And if it tears you apart then there will be red on more than just the bass...😁

Being small doesn't necessarily make you more expensive though. You have smaller overheads in terms of property and people costs for a start. Small professional firms are often a lot cheaper than big ones, for example.

This one...I see what you mean, very tasty! And has the reverse P setup to boot.

Agreed. And they don't look too shabby in black either! But did the 2004 and 2005 both precede the NE2 and were ceased production after the NE2 came out?

I was going to say - not surprised that is has such great sustain if it's a thru neck. Except it's not! 😎 I'm guessing there won't probably be a 5 string version, which is a shame, in the same way that the NE2 was not, to my knowledge, ever released as a 4 string.

Thanks - that was an interesting pic of the NYXL B string taper. I suspect the definition of a "very long time" will likely vary (Chinese ambassador: "a thousand years is not a 'long time' for us!"). Typical bass player? Guess it's gonna all depend on whether you like your sound mellow or bright! I'm probs in the 6 months to 1 year category for my 2 or 3 'busy basses', but definitely > 1 year for most of the rest, and my EUB strings are 3yrs+ and going fine!

These really are proving popular if they're already sold out! Well done Boss with coming up with a great OC2 replacement (from the vast majority of comments I've seen anyway) at an affordable price point!

That's great - very low latency for a wireless transmitter. Not sure I follow this? I guess my PB would be always plugged in for home use - just put the pedals in bypass mode** when I don't want to use them, and just a case of swapping the transmitter over between basses. But either way I'm looking forward to the WL-20s as currently my SH is not on my board and there's no space for it! ** I did notice that my EUB was significantly noisier going through my PB with everything in by-pass the other day, and the noise disappeared when I went EUB --> amp directly, which I wasn't expecting! As you know I couldn't get on with my Xvive's - found them to be very glitchy. As Bassfan mentioned - that's probably due to the fact it only seems to work well with certain bass input sockets and not others.

It's definitely neat. For folk currently just going straight from bass --> amp & cab I take your point about plug & play convenience. But if you have a pedal board with the SH integrated into it - which is a one off thing to get done - the convenience factor is pretty similar i.e. you similarly just plug in the transmitter into your bass directly. The SH is hinged, unlike the Boss one, and so can be even more discrete. So the key benefit for me is not needing to take up the space that could be given to another pedal, which the SH receiver currently does. If the latency on this is actually noticeably less than the 8ms / 5ms on the SH as well, I could be putting up my SH for sale in the new year too! Although I must admit the 8ms latency SH has never particularly bothered me - probably because most of my pedals are analogue rather than digital (which add in further latency issues) and we are using an analogue rather than digital sound desk. Did I recall correctly someone mentioning the latency on the Boss was around 3ms, or am I just making that up?! @ped on the SH did you try out the shorter 5ms latency setting which is available (which cuts it down from the default 8ms) - but is "only recommended for low interference environments"?

Enjoyed that a lot @sammybee - thanks for sharing. Just seen that the prices of the RD-8 are back up to the £270+ mark, so you picked yours up for an absolute steal at Bax Music!

That's great to hear. I appreciate I was only ever an after thought 😁 ...but I've now got one incoming (courtesy of Mr dB5) in the new year which I'm looking forward to - even more so after your positive comments Deedee. Dunno if any folk have had both the WL-20 and the Smoothhound and been able to compare? I do like the fact that the WL-20 will free up the space for an extra pedal which the SH transmitter would otherwise be taking up, although in terms of pricing it's very much in line with the SH.

Well apparently according to BD it's an "investment grade" bass! 😁

I haven't dB! Have you got them on your 1025X? What extra are you getting / hearing from them compared to the EXLs? (I see they're about 50% pricier than the EXLs - dv247 currently have the NYXL 45 to 130s in stock for £33).

Spoke too soon: GAK are doing a set of EXL 170-5 for £22.20 (plus fixed £2 postage irrespective of how many packs you get). I've just helped myself to 3 sets - two of my basses, including my 735A, are in desperate need of some new strings (and a bit of fretboard oil / tlc!) and it was good to bag a spare set while I can get them for that price!

D'Addario EXL 170s nickels are my go to strings also. Richtone were doing a double pack of 5ers for £40. I should have bulk ordered - I see that the double pack has gone back up to £60!! But I guess £30 for a set of 5 strings is par for the course.

Give him a chance, poor guy is probably busy saving lives as we speak! 😎

Ah ok, what make of strings came as stock? Wonder why they are so "dirty"?