Osiris

Down in a hole - Alice in chains

Black magic woman - Santana

Lonely boy - Sex Pistols

Break like the wind - Spinal Tap

Off the top of my head I've had the Stomp go down and an amp die when gigging over the last 10 years. As for QC improving, I'm not sure that I'd necessarily agree with that. Business these days is about making as much money as possible for as little outlay as possible, which is why so many things are made in the far east, corners are cut e.g. components are allegedly swapped out for cheaper alternative which has a knock on effect of reduced reliability. Things just aren't made to last, that way you go out and buy another one after a few years. It's how consumerism works. This probably explains, at least in part, my own failures plus the ones you've experienced e.g. the compressor pedal you returned for a refund, the broken USB port on your own stomp (though I still believe that this was damaged by the original owner). And of course, your Yamaha Nathan East, which was allowed to leave the factory with cheap gold hardware 😃

I do like the look of the Q strip but would want to try one out before committing. Fortunately, there's no hurry to get something soon!

Cheers, but I'm going off the idea of the AO now.

Dallas 1 p.m. - Saxon

Toxic - Britney Spears

I alone - Live

Love like blood - Killing Joke

The above 2 tracks are from the No Rest For The Wicked album, as @JohnnyBGood says has some fantastic plectrum (as they were called when I were a lad) playing. The tone and the style used on the album is clearly influenced by JJ Brunel, but with its own slant. It's a sublime album, one of my all time favourites. The follow up album, The Ghost of Cain, after Stuart Morrow had left felt empty without his playing. Some great playing there too, Johnny.

Cheers, Stew, much appreciated.

Thank you. It looks like you dived in and gave it a go. Have you noticed any issues since doing so (other than the editing software issue you mentioned)?

Have you got a link to the thread you started, please @stewblack?

Got the time - Joe Jackson

That'd be me! @Greg Edwards69 drop me a line if you're interested in possibly buying it. Unfortunately I cannot answer any of your questions above as, Mine doesn't have an XLR input I only used mine for a few minutes to check that it works so I cannot comment on battery life Sorry, I'm not an IOS user I appreciate that none of this helps in the slightest

Uncle Sam's on Mars - Hawkwind

Why not? Yes, I'd be unlucky to have a second stomp fail, but it could happen, I hope that it doesn't but none of us can categorically state that they will never have any particular bit of their gear fail on them. I've been gigging regularly since '86 and have had 3 or 4 gear failures on gigs in that time. I've also seen PA cabs go over and pints spilled over pedal boards which have caused gear failures. It happens. And if you're being paid to play a gig (Corona, yes, I know) then you should be prepared for all realistic eventualities, that's why I always carry spares of just about everything (cables, strings, fuses, strap, amp, bass etc), other than a cab, on a gig. It's no good having something blow up and then you just turn round, shrug your shoulders, pack up and go home. You're unlikely to get rebooked if you do. If you're being paid you need to be able to get through the gig. Simple as.

The current favourite is the ISP Beta - the blue one, not the new Dave Ellefson signature model - for the twin semi parametric mids, but it doesn't look like you can get one new in the UK so I'm looking at possibility getting one from abroad, but that's a ball ache for returning it if it doesn't work out. And I'm still curious about the DG AO Ultra which some folks online say do an organic, low gain drive, but I appreciate that you say it's not so great for low gain, so the only way to decide is to try it for myself. The EBS Micobass 2 also looks interesting, it's got a couple of additional tricks up its sleeve that make it more flexible than it appears at first glance. And the Plex.

The noise possibly, but I wouldn't have expected a PSU, isolated or otherwise, to have spiked the boxy mids. That sounds more like an issue with the tech, maybe the newer chipsets just aren't as good as their predecessors? Sounds like I'll be holding on to my MS-60B for a while longer.

Cheers, but I'd already eliminated the WTDI from my enquiries although I can't remember why now

Didn't you and someone else (@ped perhaps?) mention an issue with digital noise on the B1-4 a while ago?

Cheers @Teebs that sounds like it could be a contender, I've pretty much narrowed my search down 2 or 3 models now, the Plex being one of them. I just need to do a bit more homework and justify spending the money while not gigging

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana