Al Krow

@ped in which case the Macrodose won't be for you either, as it also has no space for a battery (and is also at eye watering 3Leaf prices, although this one kinda feels better value given what it's offering); all the free space has been taken up by its crazy wonderful circuitry. Maybe we need to club together and get you a little pedalboard and PSU for Chris - t - mas? 😁

Came across the following article which looks useful: Best In Ear Monitors For Bass Players - How To Maximize Using In Ear Monitors (ericsardinas.com) Shure IEMs seem to get a good rep - and the entry level 215 comes highly recommended on that review. I've got the slightly higher model 315 but a mate of mine has recommended getting the 535 which has 3 drivers rather than just the one in the 315/215s. The 535s have recently been discontinued and are currently on end of line sale, so may not be available for too much longer. Has anyone had experience of either the 315 or 215 and also the 535? If so, did you notice much of a difference between the 535 and the more budget models?

We do need to get your DLX review posted on here! 😎

Looks phenomenonally well featured from the write ups. Analogue pedal with digital controls is getting into Chase Bliss territory and not surprisingly this has a hefty price tag albeit not straying into CB 'ultra-premium' pricing. It will be around £300 in the UK (VAT and Customs paid). However that's not particularly more than 3Leaf gear, so colour me interested. Not that this needs any more colour... It's been built with collaboration from the Sub Decay guys and has been compared to their Prometheus DLX Deluxe but with the addition of a volume and a mix knob, so I guess that would be a good place to start to get an idea of what it would sound like on bass until we get a few dedicated bass reviews.

I guess you could always send Alan and Jon a pic and ask them to come up with something similar: (Cue gratuitous pic ) 😁 But more seriously - I've been massively tempted by the quality and reputation of both Alan and Jon's basses and some of their designs are jaw-droppingly good. I suspect, whether you get a Spector, Sei, GB Bass, Shuker or ACG, you're in for an absolute treat!

The higher-end EMGs on the Euro series are very good IMO and would still be my first choice on that bass. But you're not limited to EMGs these days, if you fancy something else, with Spector offering some quality alternatives.

Comes pretty close to a Spector Euro 5LX. Fabulous basses! Apologies, that is a very off topic observation, but I couldn't help but notice the similarities!

That's super useful to hear, thanks Simon. Saved me getting one to A/B with my Proton Mk4, which lives to fight another day...although I must say @Quatschmacher's latest discovery of the GFI Rossie looks very interesting. I'm guessing that GFI aren't any bigger than Source Audio, just based on my personal brand recognition, but they've included a visual display, which SA pedals lack but would make a big improvement IMO to their usability as a standalone pedal - apparently SA will be addressing at some point in the future...

Does look v. interesting and I think only came out a few months back? Not come across any bass specific demos on YT yet, but it does sound pretty good on guitar. Looks like it has a lot of versatility in what it can do (ie more than just a filter) as well as tweakability, but allows us to store couple of presets which will be very handy for live use.

Fair enough and thanks for the feedback. The wettest filter I've come across is the 3Leaf GR2 and it seems you really like Wonderlove which, together with the Chromatron, are its successors. The Proton Mk 4 is allegedly a Chromatron mini according to Spencer. I actually really like mine - it's very easy to dial in both up and down sweep; so it might still be worth me giving the SupaFunk a spin and A/Bing them - it maybe we just have different playing styles etc. One thing I can't disagree is that the prices are mental for quality filters - I mean your Proton Mk4 just sold within 24 hours of listing for £250 inc P&P, and you could get a very capable used multi (eg HX Effects) for very little extra and which is anything but a one trick pony!

How would you rate it compared to the Proton Mk4 you've just sold? Sounds like you preferred the Proton?

59 min cycle you say? In which case a SupaFunk pedal is entirely justified.

Clearly less pressure on the home front for one of you 😁

For anyone else interested: here's a side by side comparison The EHX at 5.56: Not convinced the mono synth nails it, but certainly usable! Guessing that @Quatschmacher would get a lot closer on the FI but we're, of course, talking about a level above in terms of price point and sophistication.

Love to hear a clip of this setting. As you say, if it nails the 80s bass synth, it's gotta be worth checking out particularly at that price point and with presets. What is it like in terms of tracking, glitchiness? @krispn - may be of interest for your new 80s band venture?

Yup no debate from me on any of the above. I'm sure Si knows very well how to use a comp and wouldn't be using one to "rip his face off" - lol! I was just genuinely interested in getting his take for not having one on his board, as he is a bass player whose sound I really like a lot and is playing in a band who are top notch live.

Yeah...know what you mean! Still there's 2022 to get that sorted 😁

Cool! No question, a rock / metal look for the band - your hair was defo longer then! 😁

Nice pic - are we allowed to know "when"? 😊

That wouldn't be an unfair pithy eulogy for me.

Been a few months since my previous post, but I've recently managed to find a really excellent and reasonably local-to-me bass tech in the shape of our very own @gary mac who has just fitted a Glock 3 band pre-amp to replace the previously somewhat "tired" Carvin preamp, which was passed its best as mentioned in my previous post. Gary even gave the truss rod a quick adjustment to give the fretboard a little more relief and eliminate fret buzz and the whole bass in now sounding massively better. With its choice of neck and bridge pups and ability to go for a more J style single pup or a fatter dual coil tone combined with the very good 3 band EQ and you've got a lot of tonal versatility on tap. My favourite settings so far are neck pup on full fat dual coil which provides a meaty / punchy and warm tone and which seems to play really well with some effects (e.g. fuzz) but pipped on "clean" setting by the same pup on single coil which adds clarity to the warmth - just lovely! And the latter also works really well with pedals that prefer a clean signal to bite on (e.g. octaver). Cheers to @BassBunny for the recommendation of the Glock for this bass. I was thinking of taking the Carvin straight out on the road tomorrow night, however I can see that I will need to get used to the wider 19.0mm spacing on this 5er which, whilst it is the staple string spacing for many 5 string bass players, my other basses have a narrower 18.0mm to 16.5mm and something I'm definitely noticing when doing repetitive stretched chordal patterns on something like Hotel California over the full neck width, so 'll see how brave I'm feeling!

Love the board Si! I was interested to see that, as as a semi-pro / pro musician and one who has introduced me to the delights of Elrick basses, you don't feel the need for a dedicated pedal-board compressor? (Genuine Q, and not wanting to stir a hornet's nest!)

I think you've hit the nail on the head here Peter. The decent thing would be for FI to refund the VAT to Woody and other UK buyers, given that their ad was clearly misleading and certainly would not get much sympathy from any Tribunal (not that anyone is going to take it that far).

I'm guessing she knows she can voluntarily VAT register? You don't have to be above the UK VAT registration limit of £85k to register for VAT.

Genuine and understandable "mistake" on your part, Peter. But actually they're still talking bollox. The amount of VAT a retailer charges on new goods going from EU-->UK won't really have changed much (maybe a couple of % difference between local and UK rates applicable) post Brexit. If the sale price said it was all taxes paid then that's what it should have been. A purchaser in Germany should be paying pretty much the same as we are in the UK in terms of VAT.