Al Krow

Cheers for that - that's very helpful. Couldn't quite work out whether you are saying that syncing drums and looper will be harder or easier on the Boss than with Jam + BB?

I think that's what I like about the RC-500 is the combination of looper + drums Ditto Jam £130 + Beat Buddy mini £150 = cost of the RC 500 I reckon RC 500 will win on looper capability and the Beat Buddy mini have the better drums. Hmmm...

"the release of the OC-5 is the bass event of the year!" You heard it here first, folks 😁

I agree - there's a separate thread on it and quite a few BCers have already said they are getting. It's supposed to be pretty good too! I did spend £199 on a new Boss RC-30 back at the start of 2015, so I'm not sure why I'm feeling quite so daunted by the price of the RC-500 which looks like a very worthy successor! Maybe I've been spoiled by being able to buy quality used gear on this forum over the past few years?

Boss seem to be on a roll with their new product launches such as the OC-5, and GT1000 Core and now these two (pretty spendy!) loopers the RC-5 (£175) and RC-500 (£263) https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141208/

If only that's all it took - we would all be dating super models, right? 😂

Boys calm down - she's got a steady boyfriend now (it's not the guitarist) 😂

Me too, certainly when I started out. I really only managed to get into either of my bands by being the founder member and also having the gumption to actually meet and speak to folk in person to get some gigs in - for some reason a lot of the younger gen only seem to be able to WhatsApp 😁...but the gap has definitely been closing over the past 7 years and I don't feel out of my depth with either of my bands any more. Heck they're going to have a bunch of new pedals launched on them soon and won't know what's hit them - lol! But I think it's also true that, whilst there is a huge gap between a highly proficient bass player and an average Joe, you can more easily get away with being "just adequate" on bass and holding down a steady bass line in a way you can't in similar fashion as a lead guitarist or vocalist.

It was just your post implied you had heard the originals band playing live and the guitarist was doing both the bass and guitar parts...but I guess you must have meant a recording, right?

Pigtronix Octavia arrived last week. Aimed at guitarists, but I like it a lot on bass (not least its compact form factor). It has a brighter, crisper fuzz than my Red Ripper which I suspect could cut through the mix very well, and sports a capable LPF for dialling back treble / producing a more vintage tone. It's definitely not an octave-up pedal in the way we normally think of one, though!

Here you go:

Me and you both eh - lol! I don't think it's full midi but you can use some midi controllers to scroll up and down patches via the usb connector, which is better than one direction scrolling through 26 patches using the single stomp.

Great that you have so many strings to your bow! So how did he manage to play bass and guitar at the same time? 😁

Seriously, buddy, I gave it my best shot. But when the evidence is staring you in the face...

Fair enough. No point debating that one any further, is there? 😁

Andy's mum agrees. But I think it's all possibly a bit harsh. But there again, I've never seen your dog.

He also thinks he's better looking than Andy, apparently too...

BGT slot?

Oh my word, small world!! Seems that Yammy BBNE2 ownership was an inescapable destiny then? 😁 I'll PM you to find out which one!

You're too kind. But I trust, following your earlier comment, that you are not merely confusing talent with talent? 😁

Any footage?

Thanks - it was multi-tracked by the same uber talented guitarist with the Jackson 5 hair. I really must get in touch with him to find out he's getting on, pro musician during Covid - ugh!

In which case, definitely please don't spend any time checking out later incarnations of the same line up 😁

Mate, you've gotta stop taking legal action at the drop of a hat... 😁

Yeah - sitting in the pocket; it really is what being the rhythm section is all about, isn't it? This guy came to audition for a function gig where we needed a dep. I really thought he was going to be amazing, but he just couldn't handle "playing with" other band members well at all. The best bedroom guitarist I've not had the pleasure to gig with! Having said that he's probably made more from YT than he would ever with us...