Al Krow

Boss have clearly had a quiet word with Andertons to put you on their Black Friday list.

@hiram.k.hackenbacker am I correct that the SY-1 got used in arpeggiator mode at 1.13 to 1.19 and 3.12 to 3.19? Worked really well.

Worth maybe also checking out the Promethean 3110. Unbeatable on portability, but perhaps only 6/10 for sound quality. 300W.

Looking and sounding good Dave! That Go Pro Max worked a treat - definitely a piece of kit worth checking out further.

Remind me, was it a lovely "un posh" BB5000A that graced your manor? 😀

Haha, not that guilty! But I do promise to see you right, if you ever end up buying any of my gear 😉

+1 ^^ Particularly the price you sold it on for Paul!

Although I've never had the pleasure of playing one, I've only really heard good things about the GK MB Fusion heads. I've always been a fan of the hybrid amp format and with 3 x 12Ax7 tubes in the pre, this is a 'full on' valve pre.

I'm sure that's right. Are you able to elaborate?

The new range Legacy heads looked really good. These Fusion S heads, with their hybrid tube pre / class D power format for me go one step further. If they are anything like as good as my Mesa M6 but one quarter the weight, I think the prospect of my joining any new @Sibob 2020 gear abstinence challenge is already looking doubtful! https://www.gallien-krueger.com/fusion-s-heads

I guess sometimes you need to take one step back to take several forward. In my case that's involved swapping HX Stomp --> HX Effects, but already feeling happy that I've gone 'Neanderthal' so to speak. Probably a throwback to my Zoom B3N days, but I'm loving having sight of a bank of four FX in one go which for me means a lot less needing to remember exactly what patch comes after what which I would have had to do with the Stomp (and was also the case with my old Zoom MS-60B pedal). I'll likely go for a set up where my selection of top 12 FX are in the first three banks (which should be plenty) and then follow on with banks providing a choice of particular FX (e.g. 4 drives, 4 filters etc). I guess other folks may go for one patch per song? Be interested in how you've got yours arranged. But with 32 banks x 4 patches available there shouldn't be any practical limitation on the variations possible!

Tell me about it! Lol!

This was 'launched' earlier this year but doesn't yet seem to be in stock. Must admit I'm very tempted though - and it would potentially give you an all-in-one solution, but it is quite a £spendy option.

If you're loving the bass (which looks great btw!) then defo recommend perserving. I'd say it's a much bigger step getting used to a 5er vs a 4 string than getting used to a slightly narrower string spacing. The string spacing on my basses range from 14mm (deliberate narrow choice for my 6er) through 16.5mm for my Ibby 5er, 16.8mm on Spector up to 18.0mm on my Yammys & KS and actually it's fine swapping between them. The only one time that I struggled to make it work was with a Squier Bass VI, but then that had miniscule 11.0mm (if I remember correctly) spacing!

Just spotted that if I rejig my little gigging board there's going to be space for an an expression pedal which my Boss SY-1 could certainly make use of, but just wondering if LT owners are making much use of the on board expression pedal and same question to HX Effects and Stomp owners if you've added an expression pedal to your set ups?

My sense is that the consensus from those who have made the step up from the Ibby SR Standard range to the Ibby SR Premium range was that it was well worth it (particularly if you're buying used). Primarily due to improvement in the pups ie basic Barts --> Nords. Loved my Ibby SR1800 and still really enjoying my SR1825. Bear in mind that other than the 655 and 655E and the equivalent 4 string versions (650 and 650E), which are P (reverse) /J the rest of the Ibby SRs are J/J so will give you a different character in tone just from that.

You and me both

Simple gigging board built around an HX Effects, which I've substituted in place of my HX Stomp and / or Zoom B1X-4, and a Boss SY-1.

Rio by Duran Duran. John Taylor knew how to craft a challenging and excellent bass line! Oh and if I was a BL looking for a bass player I'd choose @M@23 over me every day of the week whether or not he played Level 42. Cream has a habit of rising to the top.

Hah! Already fell for your subtle mind games twice this year Woody. Must resist... Another contented Smoothhound user. @Rich are these as good as Xvives (which I couldn't make work for me - too glitchy even at home), but at a fraction of the cost of Xvives I'd likely put up with the glitching for the convenience. Did I just say I must resist? 😄