Al Krow

That is super helpful thank you. Singer started out with the Gear4Music SubZero UHF Wireless XLR (863–865 MHz Ch. 70) - so we will take that off the list! I had already suggested going for 5.8Ghz and avoiding 2.4 GHz. Just as a rule of thumb it would be great to get a wireless bolt-on that comes to no more than 2/3 the price she is investing in the microphone itself, in terms of the incremental benefit of the wireless vs wired to her performance on stage, so that would suggest a budget of around £100. Currently the JOYO 5.8 GHz looks like a decent contender that seems to tick quite a few boxes? If anyone has experience of this or similar, please do share.

Hey Dan - don't be so quick to put down Chinese manufacturing! You do realise that the incredibly good value Behringer Bugera Veyron amps, which you and I both think are fab, are made in China? As well as, of course, some of the world's highest-end products such Apple iPhones?! They have just figured out how to do manufacturing really well. Apple have basically said they won't shift production back to the US because of the lack of skills there and fact that to make something of the same quality it would turn a $1k iphone into a $3k handset for the exact same product. They're very happy to pay the Chinese workforce less and keep the bulk of the profits for themselves in, err well actually, Ireland where they pay little or no tax... Shure IEMs are widely regarded as overpriced (just head over to the IEM thread) and you'll find a LOT of BC'ers, including me, loving their KZ IEMs as being both better kit and considerably better value... and they're also made in China. And don't get me started on battery technology...

Looking for low latency too and analogue UHF adaptors seem to claim very low latencies, despite being very budget. Is that correct?

Our singer has just upgraded her Shure SM58 to an AKG D7S which provides much better directionality and lower feedback. She would like to add a really good wireless adaptor which is hopefully not massively expensive. What would you recommend?

And a motorbike goes faster than a push-bike. But not everyone wants a motorbike? Some of us are very content with "just" being bass players! John - you've got me thinking! I'm going to pull together a pros / cons summary of some of the current "best of the bunch" synth pedals which may be of interest to you and a few others.

+1^^ Not yet come across a multifx that does synth sounds well, despite having owned and gigged quite a few! Dedicated synth pedals definitely seem to do the job better.

Just updating this thread to say that, as many of us will have now figured out, eBay have not slashed fees, just shifted them from seller to buyer as obligatory "buyer protection". Buyers can look on other sites (e.g. Basschat) if they want to buy the same good without the additional costs. Here's a worked example (excludeding P&P) Old system - wait till you get 80% off variable fees before listing, and then the seller fee worked out at about 2.6%, so if you sold something for £500 you got £487 New system - buyer pays 10p plus 4% up to £300 and 2% above £300. So if they are looking to pay £500, then you would need to list it for approx. £484 (or if you list it for £500, the buyer will need to pay approx. £516)

It's a really intetesting question. Are you "a doctor" if your training is limited to giving basic first aid? Are you "a golfer" if you play for fun at weekends? As someone who does decently paid pub gigs most weekends and a fair few functions throughout the year, I guess "working / part-time bassplayer and band leader" are labels that seem to fit. I'm entirely self-taught on bass (online lessons and YT tutorials aside). I would hate for my doctor or car mechanic to be! I can't imagine most classical orchestral players, amateur or pro, being self taught? I would, however, have no issues with any gardener or a pro muso eg Paul McCartney being. He's certainly been a fab artist on bass, as a musician and as a singer / songwriter. One of the very best!

I normally would agree with most of what Phil says! But the "weight" of the bass IMO comes particularly from the 120Hz to 150Hz region so I would, if anything, boost that by +3db or so. I think if you are agressively cutting bass below 160Hz that feels too high a cut off, and you'll risk ending up with quite a thin sound. I'd personally recommend cutting from 80Hz to 100Hz to get rid of low end crud, and leave your mids flat rather than cutting them; and as you've already shared mid scoop can sound sweet solo'd but it's where you're losing yourself in the mix.

I really shouldn't be quite so chuffed with a £10 9V PSU. But this one has decent 2A capacity and, if you're ever gigging with single multi-fx pedal, this has a 2m cable! Bloody marvellous!

And vice versa, haha! Have the prices come down a bit recently, I thought they were closer to £340 inc P&P?

Great review, thanks Luke!

Nailed it!

Great job on all fronts! Catchy 80's vibe and quality production by Haunting the Atom. Nice one!

Good price. Not going to deny also being a Zoom fanboi! Remind us, Dave, what made you move it on last time and what's tempting you to get it back (other than the price)? I'm in the market for a standalone multifx to gig with for some gigs that would be a lot easier for me to get to by public transport gigs (now the Elizabeth Line is connecting places like Reading to London!). But for another £110 Thomann are selling a B-stock Boss GX-10 with parallel processing, much larger touch screen and IMO significantly better PSU.

Oh I hope you manage to find the cause of the issue pdq and it's not down to the pedal but something less expensive like a faulty cable or PSU! Couple of further Qs if I may: what casing are you transporting your GX-10 in for protection & what's it like as a headphone amp? (My cheap-as chips Zoom B1-4 has a pretty doesn't one!)

Hey @SumOne and @deerhunter113 did you hold onto your GX-10 and, if so, how are you finding it after a living with it for several months? Was looking at the specs of portable multi-fx to save me removing/reinserting my GT1000 Core each time I want something smaller for use on public transport and this seems to be a much more capable piece of kit than many in a similar £300 price bracket e.g. Helix Pod Go with its ancient chip set! Quite enjoyed this chap's review:

100% ^^ Fortunately for detuning we only ever need 2 or 3 semis for our alto singer. If we have a male vox it may sometimes be 5 semis, but that's usually handled easily enough by playing on a different string. You keeping yours?

@BigRedX Paddy didn't seem to have too much trouble nailing a great synth sound! Ok he's a fab bass player, but it's still clearly possible with this pedal!

I personally don't de-tune strings mid set - too much "dead air time", so it's been a case of learning songs in a different key or using a pitch shift pedal, which I've generally tried to avoid until now as I've found they had too much warble/latency and the XS-1 certainly does a better job than my multi-fx. Hopefully opens up more of our set for our alto lead vox to have a crack at (the other two who front the band are mezzo sops).

Enjoy! I'm already liking mine a lot! Have got it connected up to an expression pedal for a bit of whammy fun which doubles up as a more accessible on/off on my board. I bought it primarily for detuning duties but, as others have said, it's very probably the best octave up pedal currently around (certainly for the price) and is opening up 8 string opportunities with my crew ("yeah you can stop doubling up the bass line now!") which should allow us to fill out the sound further.

Congrats on the new XS-1! When did that make its first appearance?

Another +1 for the Bugera Veyron and agree with all Dan's comments above. Dare I say it's: light, capable and cheap/great value (probably 'cos they are built efficiently in China, where they also make our beloved iPhones?).

He is at least using his signature Markbass kit which often also has blanket connotations, as well as the older Zoom pedals. Maybe he just likes blankets?

@jacq - thanks for sharing that clip with Marcus's PB on it! Here's a screenshot from the YT clip: That's an old Zoom B3n which is the same generation chip and software as the Zoom B1-4 - so it seems it's good enough for Marcus! The newer Zoom chipset is in the B6, B2-4 and MS-60B+. I did prefer the MS-60B+ tonally a little over the Zoom B1-4, but its inability to display the name of the patch you are on (other than very temporarily) and lack of PC editing make it much less usable both for patch creation and live use. No such limitations on the older MS-60B and Zoom B1-4. But no question for me that mid-range multifx such as the GT1000Core are a step up in processing power and the tone they can deliver, but are several times the price of the budget range multis such as the GP-5 and Zoom pedals.