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  1. AinsleyWalker
    Oh I absolutely know what you mean about valves - I work for a major valve amp brand. It's definitely getting harder to source them.
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    If you're still able to use it then I don't think it counts as obsolete. In the video, he gives an example of a Mackie interface that relied on a connection that became defunct, and Mackie stopped providing support for the product, so it became a brick.
  3. AinsleyWalker started following Chase Bliss Audio Darkworld SALE PRICE £ 240.00 , Video: 'When Expensive Music Gear Becomes Obsolete' , PRICE DROP! until Monday 14th April - - Ibanez GWB1005 Gary Willis Signature Fretless Bass >> Now £2,100 - *WITHDRAWN* and 4 others
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    An interesting video on gear obsolescence and what we can all do to avoid falling into the trap of buying gear designed to become obsolete / unusable. One particular quote (paraphrased): "So what can we do to avoid despair of musical equipment becoming obsolete bricks? One is, buy pedals that don’t require a computer hookup." I've always felt this way, and only tolerated computer hookup with ONE pedal: my Future Impact v1 synth. This is purely because while I loved what it could do, it seemed to lack that many simple useable 'synth-bass' sounds straight out of the box and half of its capability is inaccessible without a computer and access to the patch database. I half worry that one day I will lose my 99 custom patches due to memory failure or lose the ability to hook it up to a computer, rendering it closer to a toy than musical gear. Since buying it back in 2019, I've bought zero pedals that require computer hookup.
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    That makes sense, thanks for the info - would love to pick up one of these one day
  6. AinsleyWalker
    Very nice! Didn't realise there were different versions of this, there's a GWB205 in Bass Gallery for £900. https://thebassgallery.com/collections/all/products/ibanez-gary-willis-gwb205-fretless-bass
  7. AinsleyWalker
    After selling this to you, I've found myself needing a DI again, maybe I'll buy it back haha! 🤣
  8. AinsleyWalker
    Oh fair enough hahah - cats seem to univesally love sinking their claws into the foam!
  9. AinsleyWalker
    Those cat-claw scratches on the phone inside look familiar, I wonder if this is my old case haha! My friend's kitten got inside the case about a decade ago...
  10. AinsleyWalker
    Probably because more and more people are going ampless/direct and any on-stage amp is really just performing the role of a monitor so you can hear yourself, and at best it's a clean pedal platform. As a result, twiddling with amps settings isn't going to affect sound going to FOH/the audience, unless you use your amp's built-in DI which most venues won't do. So it makes sense that a lot of modern players are focusing more on compact, travel-friendly tone-shaping options.
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    *SOLD* Moving on my Micro Thumpinator due to other expenses. If you aren't familiar, it removes the ultra-low frequencies that can cause a lot of strain on amps, helping your sound stay tighter even at louder volumes. It's in great condition and fully working. It has some high-quality Velcro on the underside, I can remove this if you would prefer. Cut-off frequency: ~25Hz. Price includes UK postage. Official description: "The micro-Thumpinator is a bandwidth optimizer designed for bass guitar. It removes the low frequency signals that are outside the range of notes produced by the instrument. Infrasonic frequencies cannot be reproduced by standard bass cabinets but they often make amplifiers clip, especially when they are set to boost the lower frequencies. The Thumpinator filters the signal content optimising the energy delivered by the amplifier. Low-frequency clip is substantially reduced and the sound is tighter especially at high volume levels. The micro-Thumpinator accepts instrument and line level signals. It can be used between preamplifier and amplifier, between bass and amplifier or anywhere in the effect chain (line or instrument level). It can also be connected directly to an audio interface."
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    Darn, these always get posted just after I've bought something else 🥲 best of luck!
  14. AinsleyWalker
    Great price on a Dark World - would have bought this if I hadn't gotten hold of one a few days before this post went up. Best of luck!
  15. AinsleyWalker
    After a lot of recent rejigging, this is my current 'at home'/having fun/do-it-all board. I would probably use less than half of this in most situations. Bass > Peterson Strobostomp tuner > Origin Cali 76 Compact Bass compressor > Boss OC2 > Future Impact synth > Mu-Tron envelope filter > Hamstead Subspace drive > Blue Colander Tremond distortion > Moog MF Chorus > Chase Bliss Dark World reverb > Micro Thumpinator hi-pass (under board) > Aguilar Tone Hammer preamp >
  16. AinsleyWalker
    What happened with the original neck, may I ask?
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