lemmywinks

A 1/4" jack (surface mount or otherwise) takes up a surprising amount of space, not looked at any diagrams but although it is slimmer than an XLR it would go deeper into the case. I stand by my original thought that the difference in diameter would be several mm rather than several cm and that's probably a design compromise they could/should have made. I see this as an entry point into Helix use for working/gigging musicians so in that regard I think it would be worth viewing it as a standalone unit with all the features it should have, I still think it should have an XLR DI - despite being told multiple times otherwise! I always find it frustrating when you see a piece of equipment which is almost perfect, it has everything you want but missing a small key feature and (for me at least) this is one of those things which is a shame because I want one.

Plenty of bass players all over the world are using them though. There's a ton of guitarists who run a Helix on it's own with in ears or a powered cab, our main dep being one of them and he uses the XLR out (he has the floor unit with the expression pedal) so it's not something just for us.

Surely a few mm extra wouldn't have killed them though? To me that's missing a key bit of functionality (something that a unit with this purpose should 100% have) to keep the size down by a tiny amount, just seems like a thoughtless trade-off to me. Form over function.

I've skimmed through the thread and am aware of how the 1/4" jacks are configured, it just seems a bit silly to omit the exact type of DI connection that everybody uses meaning you have to use a different cable, carry an adapter with you or use an external box, all of which aren't something I want to have to do after spending a decent wedge. I bet at least one of those could have been an XLR/1/4" combi jack without increasing the overall size, as we'll probably find out when they do a revision.

Stunning bass, is that a USA Cirrus?

Saw this the other day and earmarked it as a future purchase, however it doesn't have an XLR DI out. Why? Seems like such a silly omission for what looks like a teriffic product, hopefully they do a MkII and rectify this.

Our guitarist does most of the sound engineering so if he's busy I tune his guitars up for him and set his amp up, last gig I plugged them into my setup (Fishman Pro Platinum EQ > QSC K10.2), switched to guitar eq mode and played it at decent volume - sounded amazing, much better clean sound than his amp. Nice to know if I ever need to play acoustic guitar live I have a fantastic rig ready and waiting! Can imagine it would sound incredible with proper amp modelling.

Like the above poster says rather than carting all that around you could just use a modelling unit and a powered cab, that's what I'd do.

Just for comparison there's two unmolested Peavey Grind/Zephyr 5ers on eBay in much better condition for £250 and £285 which remain unsold, the last one to sell went for £191 (the market value) and had some attractive timber on it: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peavey-5-String-Bass-Guitar-/223150114233?hash=item33f4c885b9%3Ag%3Ak8MAAOSwr1Fbn4La&nma=true&si=ti6zvM5%2FcFms5S4QvWcmVDLZgN8%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Alarmingly it looks like MDP's butchered one has sold for £311, looks like P T Barnum was right and the bogus sales patter is working.

He definitely does like to give the impression that he builds guitars and when called out on it he either doesn't respond or comes out with some rubbish that CNC means nobody builds guitars any more. Needless to say if he had a block of wood he would have no way of making an instrument out of it so luthier he aint - the end results are bad enough when he starts off with a fully functional guitar........ Also that PCGC has "Clusson style tuners" 😂

I don't think so, in the first pic I posted the strings are obviously high - there is daylight between the E string and the edge of the fretboard. The shadow of the strings is in fact the optical illusion due to the light source being behind the camera. The worst possible way to measure things is by shadows - they change with the light! The only way to tell is by looking at the distance of the E and G strings from the edge of the fretboard and comparing them with the angle of the bass in the picture, this one has a high action.

You would expect any bass in that price range (or even a tenth of it) to at least have a realistic setup, you could drive a bus under those strings: The listing says "the play condition has maintained a good condition, and it has been set up by a repairman and it is in a condition that you can use with confidence" but that doesn't exactly ring true when you look at the pics, not something I'd be keen to splash £2.5k on.

That's the one, I tried to link to the live show from the DVD but they've all been copyrighted on YT so the live recording will have to do. Joni is fantastic all the time (was a huge fan as a kid before I'd even picked up a bass) but that particular lineup is a bit special IMO. Still have the DVD somewhere.

Imagine the Joni version (which I like) but replace the tasteful phrasing, relaxed feel and bass/vocal interplay with low rent jazz guitar meandering that sounds like it's a series of exercises from a beginners' guitar book.

I quite like it and I have no idea why, it's horrible.

It's a Charles Mingus tune, if you're band leader is suggesting the soulless Jeff Beck version then he needs his head reading. Here you go, learn this one instead:

Glad to hear you're enjoying it, to me it just sounded right from the get go and didn't take any faffing to get the sound I wanted - it's nice when you find a pedal like that! It also takes up very little board space. Of course someone looking for a different fuzz sound might think it sounds awful which I guess is half the fun, although prices on everything seem to be creeping up. I remember buying and selling Bogdan Helter Skelters and Owen Gremlins for between £30 and £50 a few years ago on here, wish I'd held onto them now!

The Mastotron plays nice with every bass I've thrown at it thanks to the impedance control, IIRC it was one of the things Wooly Mammoth fans with active basses were looking forward to when it launched. I can only agree that prices have gone a bit silly for a basic factory built pedal, I paid in the region of £65 when they came out.

Great bargain that, well done cetera! I love the colour personally, looks great.

Maybe he just didn't hear you properly due to ear wax build up? Try him again, should be clear as a bell now if that bridge is anything to go by! To be fair he does take clear photos of the dubious workmanship and people can choose to buy them or not, the bits that bother me are the over zealous sales patter and hyperboly which verges on (and is sometimes outright) dishonesty, whether the intention is to deceive or he genuinely believes it. I don't think you need to know anything about guitars to looks at some of his work and make a fair assessment of his woodworking abilities.

On the Sires the dual concentric pots are hex bolt fit and the standard ones are split shaft, also you're better off with slimmer stacked knobs due to the cramped nature of the bell plate. If you want flat top knobs (and you should, it looks better) then the dual concentric EMG ones are a great fit (Allparts do 'em) and are very slim/tall, standard Tele knobs off eBay will do for the other 3 pots. Be careful with some of the eBay cheapy stacked knobs though, I got some (standard dome type) a while ago and they were a bit loose on the Sire and sat at an angle even though the measurements were correct, could probably be rectified with some tinkering though. I guess the EMG ones are manufactured to tighter tolerances - not cheap though especially as you need two of them. Here's a poor photo of mine with flat top knobs, you can see how the slim/tall EMG make things easier: Also notice how much nicer flat tops look! EDIT: If you're eBay shopping then you might want to break the calipers out as not all dual concentric pots are created equal, there are a few configurations regarding height and diameter of the two shafts.

He's going off a post here: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/52660-legacy-epiphone/ Apparently a forum post from Australia saying a Legacy is made by Ephiphone means the ultra cheapo firewood line of Legacy branded guitars we get over here are all made by Epiphone too, even though nowadays Epi is just a brand itself slapped on Samicks and they don't actually build guitars. The model he has is an LED30 which is made in China so didn't come out of the Samick factory and is nothing to do with Epiphone, something that doesn't really need pointing out when you look at the construction of the guitar around the nut and on the rear of the headstock. I don't think he's being deceptive here, I just don't think he knows.

Also what's going on here? Before any mods start getting a tingly feeling in their pants I'm not having a go, I genuinely want to know what is going on here. Is that ear wax? Is he using ear wax to make candles in the bridges of guitars?

On a serious note there must be a more elegant way to make that a 6 string by going 3 a side. Anyhow MDP has 6 acoustic machine heads in his parts drawer now, I wonder what guitar/bass they'll turn up on?

I hope that nut is glued in properly otherwise it's going to be catapulted through the ceiling when you tune up!