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Oh wow. The luminlays don’t look good at all. The raised lump on the rear looks like it might be a knot in the wood which hasn’t been sealed?? Glad he’s accepted your complaints and is dealing with it. It’s definitely gonna have to be a rebuild methinks - too much effort to undo and redo, surely!

If only I didn’t have bills to pay 😂

Just finished listening to the podcast. First things first - massive well done to all involved! As mentioned above, putting together 2 hours’ worth of podcast is certainly not 2 hours’ work. For me, the highlights were: The interview with @Chownybass which I found incredibly insightful and the conversational style of that portion was very easy to listen to. Mr. Chown has a great “mic manner” in my opinion and I really appreciated his his openness in sharing the gory details of creating and running the Chowny brand. These “industry interviews” should be a definite keeper for future episodes. Also really enjoyed the blind pedal test. I’m so used to pedal demos on YouTube (i.e. with a visual element) and it was nice not to have any prior knowledge or imagery to rely on. It forces a more critical use of one’s ears which I think is fun. I think the deliberate absence of a “Basschat rating” for the tested gear is a good thing. Might be worth having a minute or two at the end where a BCer who owns the pedal in question shares their first hand experiences with it. The “hottest recent topic” section was another highlight of mine - and not just because I got a cheeky mention! In future it might be worth seeing if it would be possible to interview one or two of the most prolific contributors to the thread to give contrasting viewpoints and have a bit of light banter on the subject matter. I realise this poses a logistical challenge in terms of organising a conference call/recording session though. Things I’d want to tweak: 2 hours is definitely too long, though I realise there was a ton of material to get through and this episode was a proof-of-concept. I had to listen to it over about 3 sessions! I think the ideal length would be between 30 minutes and 1 hour. In general, the less scripted/more conversational elements of the podcast were the most enjoyable to me as a listener. It just came across more naturally. That’s all for now - if I think of anything else I’ll post it. Again, a massive well done to all involved!

That neck join is giving me the runs.

Never heard these before - so good! Thanks for sharing

Oh bloody hell. Exactly 2 weeks after I leave London 😫

Again, have loved this for quite some time. Seems to me that we have a lot of similar taste in music @bubinga5. In case anyone fancies the visuals to go along with it: As an aside, I think everyone stands to benefit from seeing Snarky Puppy live - they’re just incredible musicians. Always nice to see a bassist who’s also band leader/musical director.

Never noticed that! Quite similar indeed and I must say I prefer the Sandy VS to the Cutlass shape: Well...kinda similar.

That’s food for thought. Thinking about it more, I don’t actually mind the new T shape. It’s the new V shape that makes me raise an eyebrow slightly but I’d still like to try them both.

Gator cases do a series of mixer bags in various sizes - check the dimensions of the M900 and I’m sure there will be something the Gator range that fits nicely, perhaps with a bit of extra space for power/speakon cables. The build quality is very good too and they’re very reasonably priced, especially compared to the comically high prices that most amp manufacturers charge for their “official” cases - Darkglass being a prime example!

LOVE The Internet. Syd (the singer) can be a bit inconsistent live but I think their music is great. Obviously they won’t be for everyone!

Mmmm. Not a fan of the new shapes either. I think the old Jazz and Precision style bodies were nice to have in the range because they were “traditional” alternatives to the Sandberg-original shapes like the Basic/Classic, 48, Panther etc. and no doubt made up quite a large portion of their overall sales, introducing new people to the brand who may then have moved onto the more original shapes upon discovering the Sandberg build quality. If they’re set on avoiding any Fender similarities then they should seriously consider a redesign of the V/T shapes IMO...

Looks like you’ve had a glorious new gear day. I was wondering where the AG5 on the BassDirect website disappeared to! Congrats man.

They’re lovely - especially the roadworn white!

Pretty much this for me.

Ahh, very cool!

I’m trying to work out what’s going on here?

Currently selling for £282 posted. Which is almost exactly what a Nemesis costs. I’d be interested to hear how how the Flattley Ace sounds but I’m a mild Source Audio fanboy so I know where my money would be spent...

Just checked out their Instagram - they sure do make some gorgeous looking pedals. I feel like a mug for not checking them out properly at the LBGS. I spent a fair amount of time at the BassDirect stand which was directly across from the Flattley stand 😫 Saying that though, part of the reason I didn’t check them out in depth was that the stand appeared to be a table of pedals without an obvious means of demoing them! @Al Krow, they make a digital delay with tap tempo and modulation - http://www.flattleyguitarpedals.co.uk/index.php/products-guitar/the-ace

@Quatschmacher?

From the other Player Series thread...