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The Lodestone is a crummy old Fender shape though, like they wanted to design some super modern instrument but didn't have any ideas so just took a router to a J bass!

I swear every time I see a pic of a Lodestone they look worse than the last time, such a clumsy design IMO.

Yeah there's a switchable crossover for adding a sub, think it can go as low as 80hz which wouldn't make a particularly usable bass HPF for most I would think. Seeing as the DSP is already cutting everything under 57hz (don't quote me on that, my memory is rubbish!) it already has the HPF thing going on. Haven't got the speaker here with me now to check so not sure if you can just select from a few preset frequencies or pick your own with the jog wheel, been looking at selling it since using in ears tbh.

There wasn't an option for that last time I looked IIRC, just different frequencies to set the crossover. The K10.2 has a cutoff at 57hz I think regardless of whether the crossover is engaged.

Hunt for an used Yamaha, Cort, Peavey, Bass Collection, Aria etc, much better and will have decent resale value if you don't like it. Your best bet is the Facebook marketplace, just had a look and there's an old Yamaha BBN5 for £120, an Ibanez BTB for £150, an Ibanez SR370 for £110, an Epi Toby for £120 and an OLP MM5 for £140. All of those will likely be head and shoulders above the G4M cheapy, particularly the Ibanez.

We're looking for something smaller as for pub gigs we just use two bars with LEDs on each side and want them to communicate with each other, anything bigger and we hire someone to do all that for us. Just checked tonight and our lights seem to have an IEC passthrough built in so a USB converter box should sort it, ideally we want something we can leave rigged up and just plug a small transmitter/receiver in. Just looking for ways to make setup and pack down even more streamlined really, we're already pretty efficient and have slowly been eliminating backline and monitors.

I had hoped the fad for bulbous singlecuts with janky headstocks would have died down by now.

I think you're seriously underestimating my dislike for long cable runs! There's a few venues we play where we put one set of lights a bit further from the stage, one is in an empty DJ box and the cable run has to go over a door so wireless would be handy for us. Was looking at IEC to 5v USB adapters with a passthrough so we could power them from the same plug as the lights but haven't found anything suitable yet, seen the clover leaf style IEC but not the bulkier one we need. Just one of those cable tied to each bar would be fine for us - plug a USB cable in and it's ready to go.

Conversely I think bass players and bands in general sound miles better these days than they did when big old Peavey etc rigs were the standard. I've always enjoyed playing through old rigs (carted around a Hartke stack for years) but every time I've changed amps it's been for clarity and being able to hear myself better with light weight and compact size as a bonus. I don't use any backline now and get the clearest sound I've ever had. We also have a very good PA so I sound better out front too.

If you're on big stages then surely you'll have decent monitoring provided anyway? I wouldn't use an amp at all!

Cool, would be disappointing if there was some horrible routing under there.

Incidentally what is under the bridge (on the bass, not the RHCP song)? Love the figuring of the wood but the big 'orrible bridge spoils it.

Useless for me as the Windows app doesn't work on my Windows 2in1 (probably a 32bit issue or doesn't work with the Bay Trail chip) despite there being no system requirements to speak of other than needing Windows 10. Works fine on my 2in1 Ultrabook (Core M7, 64bit) but that doesn't fit in my gigbag, may try installing 64bit Windows on my smaller one and seeing if it works. Our guitarist linked me to their announcement post on FB and there were a lot of angry customers on there. Seems like a really bad move.

Well that's a debate in and of itself! Quoted ratings are stated as 200w for both I think, no idea if they are realistic numbers or marketing trickery though. If this is going to be pedalboard mounted I wonder if it has any splash proofing as the risk is far greater on the floor at the front of the stage.

It's a fair bit bigger than the Elf and also the BAM200: AE Ant - 21 x 11.8 x 6.2 cm TE Elf - 17.1 x 10.4 x 3.4 cm TC BAM - 16.6 x 13.3 x 4.3 cm

Actual legit "lawsuit" model as well.

There's a Letts on Facebook for £400: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1285303898299129/

It's not my desk so our guitarist will be in charge of that, my only responsibility is bringing a Windows tablet instead of an iPad.

Seems like the 5.1 update is imminent for the DL32R according to Mackie: https://www.facebook.com/Mackie/photos/a.442237711144/10157709728736145/?type=3&__xts__[0]=68.ARDVgN1ExFz3wYTy_NdozHEDYvO10CU5J0AGnysUH4aiTxOz06ivAjxiLBE9n7_AD7sOcCCAllcjXl2J-lH7dvGZEIh2E2kFKN-DDvJmy_tl6sOYdLGeix36Doe30NQLFR8Tv_SUj36e4_rWedxW5oxYTvah-Eti4AOGNHFyrManutmriTopCuAaJfs_5qLuSLihilw6E07aGmSgGttrRwroP3-NgAHYSUu-glH1BN4PI0VAs4UskOb_a4oPmBGjE5kT8YXUUMLA8QknOg8iyS2gBZIWu9_0c9t14Dr87OgXafL7IUXmgn6fDefgRw6OIA7JYlBXZ5naOg8Y2w&__tn__=-R

I really liked the EBS Multicomp for slap in dual band mode. You can attenuate the high and low bands with micro pots inside the pedal, handy for getting that smooth sound on pops.

Looked pretty mint too, was at the Blackpool store if anybody is interested.

Spotted a TC BG208 for £199 at a Money Traders store yesterday, looked ideal for small quieter gigs. If I didn't have a little setup already I would have grabbed it.

If the seller uses Hermes and the package never arrives but the courier has marked it as delivered and forged your signature then Paypal will side with the seller. Happened to me (not off here or even bass related btw) and it isn't an isolated incident by any means.

I use FB, Gumtree and Preloved almost exclusively as they're free, stopped selling on here when the fee was introduced. I do shift some bits on eBay, usually smaller items with a BIN cheaper than sold listings. The marketplace here is handy if you want something specific as items tend to hang around with ensuing price drops, got some great deals on parts through here which would have sold in no time on eBay/FB.

Not sure I'm getting this, did some company claim the rights to use the logo in China and now Roger can't use his own logo there without permission or something? Does this mean the clones on AliExpress are legit? 😂