Cuzzie

You can always put the wood back.......

I find myself walking around where I live and looking at areas thinking - that would work for outdoor ‘safe’ playing, or even venues. The key is finance I suppose, can a band be afforded to play when the venue cannot pack people in. I think there will be a fine line, lesser fees will be inevitable, And venues shouldn’t take the fosters and expect a freebie or fees too low because of it gets back up and running eventually, lower fees would set a precedent-let’s hope it pans out ok. i know some rely on gig money for living, but some use it for kit, less gigs, less kit flying round, manufacturers will also suffer.

I completely agree, his videos are well worth it, cleanliness and pick control are just fantastic, he held down and kept Megadeth together - That Holy wars bassline is a load of fun to play. I like these videos where dug lays the groove and he tinkers over it

I will add that for things like a fret leveller, straight edge etc. Where the condition or straightness is essential, you’ll have to make sure it’s not been warped or abused or it will put you out of kilter

Scout the second hand market - I got some hosco nut files for an awesome second hand price, so good it Will cost me another nut as I ended up over filing a slot

Aye - I saw that a few weeks ago - great bit of film

ISP Decimator 2 Is about the best Or if you get the gamechanger audio plasma pedal that’s a distortion device and a noise gate due to how it works

Metal aside he is a very good musician, awesome pick player and has great musicality. He speaks a load of sense. Nowt wrong with a pointy headstock at any age or genre

Dave Ellefson rules - I do keep looking at his range of Jackson bases

Have a look out when the South East bass bash is - if you can go there will be plenty of gear to try

Had my eye on Olinto for some time Hits the spot for me - I am unlikely probably to able to afford one though!

You are right about being money conscious and being selective - there are many things I will just say no to, that could have worked. I would love a Fractal FM3, but that is a massive rabbit hole......

Wow that was a long one! Tired eyes only skim read that, will read properly tomorrow, but no need to apologise at all, I have thick skin and was not offended in any way, I thought it was assumptions and like you I was putting an alternate view out there for anyone thinking of looking at the pedals/amp I listed. Classic example is the Two Notes LeBass - many think because it has a B dirt channel, that’s it’s main purpose, but it’s not, the clean A channel and a ‘clean’ B channel (you can add a little hair) are where things are magic. What is really good and versatile is stacking them so that at a click of a button there are a variety of sounds. The DP3X into the dug amp is huge! Certainly the stuff you have is interesting and I’ll Have a proper look tomorrow. I love a bit of a preamp and I love a bit of distortion

I have read all of your posts carefully and in their entirety, and I take no offence about my approach, and am not protective of any of my gear wishing people should like it, admittedly the Tech21 posts were short (trying to multi-task) but I have also given an alternative with a completely different set up. DP3X-there is so much out there about it and cavernous holes in the mids, or that baked tech21 sansamp sound that is frankly not right. Loads of people will say that you cannot use the same mix and clean settings, but I have found settings that I can use, and key even using the dialled in chunk and drive sound is how you use your tone knob to get the balance right. I can’t even tell you the countless hours spent with P, Jazz, 2 buckers, graphite and wood basses and a 12 string tweaking the knobs in millimetres of increments to get to know what it can do across its range. This is before you even look at stacking the pedal with other things which I have done. PSA 2.0 - if you know how this works then you know it’s completely different to the DP3X and does not give that mid ‘space’ and not hole as people say, and again the crunch/punch/buzz work not individually but in tandem across frequencies before we get to the EQ and Drive. The Ultrabass is an amp, not a pedal, and that as well as having the upper layer distortion that you can dial in has control over many more features in the EQ For example Thats before we mention the second post I did mentioning a completely different signal chain similar to what @itu has some experience with. All this through flat ‘FRFR’ cabs and coloured ones. There is also the Darkglass journey through their pedals and how they are unfairly pigeonholed into metal, but can do so much more. I have had a chance to mess about with the Battering Ram as well. What I am saying is that’s what I use (which is what you asked for in your OP) and just as you pointed out ‘stereotypes’ of the pedal it’s my experience That I can counter that view as over stated either using the pedal in isolation or stacking. This is before we even start talking germanium vs silicon diodes etc. I take no offence to your view, if you take no offence to me not agreeing with you on their uses and what they can do! But before the pedals and amp can be dismissed, it’s not unfair of me to ask have you dismissed them via extensive trial and error?

You cannot underestimate how good The Tyler is, I have used it in loads of configurations, it really is great to play with and opens up a great sonic landscape

With the greatest respect how much have you used the 3 units? The DP3X does not leave a ‘hole’ if you are smart with it, it certainly let’s other instruments breathe so you are not scrabbling for the same sonic space, yes there is a fixed crossover, but it’s not all fizzy top. The amp gives you way more control over Mids, frequencies, hpf etc - so again It’s not a 1 trick pony. The PSA is not as you describe but has intuitive controls to punch/distort the frequencies you want. The units are way more versatile than you make out

I did run a heavy clean tone via the Two Notes LeBass and Hartke VXL Cali76G compressor stacked into a KMA Audio Machines - The Tyler, and blended in the parallel loop Demon Pedals The Pavati and MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe. This gave A punchy and massive clean tone with as much nasty on top as you wanted to dial in, and chorus to modulate it - worked a dream. I built it as 2 separate boards linked so I could take either and use on their own. Loved that Sound, but ultimately what I listed above gave me most of that when you learn to dial it in, tinker how you play and also subtle changes in different pick ups.

Tech21 DP3X pedal Tech21 dUg Ultrabass 1000 amp Tech21 PSA 2.0 This will gives you all you needs

Don’t resist - just crack on with that or pop a neck on something - love mine

Yep - that is the absolute beans - glad I could help you out together something awesome, graphite necks really bring out what pick ups have in them

You have to remember - no one in the whole world can make a bass like this........some may do it better...

Yep - my brother was in Russia having a played a gig for a band, and I can honestly say was not up to hi jinx was minding his own business out and about, and guess what - AK47 in the face from Russian police, time in lock up, all colour of skin related

Where is that? Or is it just the majority listening? Maybe voices are equalising, actions next and we are on the right path

I reckon the word ‘neutral’ has drifted here and I don’t think either of us mean to use it as boring, we are close in what we are saying to each other. There will always be a hierarchy, Paren/child relationship (or it should be!) as a case in point. I would hope we are all thinking the same thing that it is correct in moving away from damaging or degrading stereotypes, and that actually to be funny or satirical takes a bit of effort or genius.

I am all for poking fun, but in any situation where there is a minority, if the majority are whispering, then the minority have to shout to be heard, then we can all talk at normal volume