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  1. prowla
    Well, it appears I just might be...
  2. prowla
    I have wondered if the speakers in these could be replaced by full-range ones; however, the size of the cabinet is small too and physics would come into play.
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    If you haven't got Rickenbacker and you're into Rush, then there's sort-of an answer there. I've got a couple of Warwick Corvette 5-strings (the bolt-on neck versions); they are really good, so a more up-market thru-neck one should be great. (Of course, the Spector folks would "tut" loudly at you.) I played a couple of Sandbergs on their stand at the Brum show and they were rather nice, if you want a Fender-a-like... It would even be possible to get a Ric and a Warwick with your budget... As corollary (though they're not for sale), any of the right four of these Rics plus all but one of these 5-strings would be. So, there's stuff out there if you keep your eyes open and are patient.
  4. prowla
    Yep - a regular...
  5. prowla
    It's the click-bait bloke again... ...puts up awful/controversial items to catch your attention.
  6. prowla
    Not sure if we've had this one before (if we have, I must've successfully expunged it from my memory). https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jon-Letts-Single-Cut-6-String-Bass-Guitar/223996798890
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    Thanks - this was just my 1st go, so haven't delved into the manual yet. (Real men don't read manuals and all that...) I was hoping there's be a config option to set the button function - that's good! Yes, re. tone; I previously made an on/off tone switch pedal with just a passive tone control, which might find its way back. I was playing my Rickenbacker, so winding both tones down is too much of a faff; plus the FI is only on one channel of my split signal, so it'd affect the other one too. Hmmmm, the term "data" may mean something different to different folks; I think you are saying that it is the value of the selected parameter's setting? I know I'm being a bit pedantic, but I've just done a text search for "data" in the FI User Guide v3.03 and it's not clear at all what it does: the manual refers to "data loss", a "database", MIDI "SysEx data", mentions that "setting the data digit to 5 will reproduce the settings as saved in the editor", and says the digit displays the "Edit Data"; I think the next iteration of the guide could maybe explain what it means in the context of the FI. ((Please treat this as constructive feedback, BTW, not a gripe at this point, as I'm just starting out with it.)) Aside from learning how they are playing you, the trick with these synth pedals is figuring out where and how their sounds will fit in with what you want to play and whether or not a given setting takes over your sound or adds to/accompanys it.
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    Well, I've had a go and stepped through all 99 supplied sounds; they give a good feel for what it can do. I don't know if I'd use any of the ones as-is, but they do a fine job of showcasing its capabilities. I have to say the tracking is great and it goes down to bottom E (and dropped D with my Hipshot eXtender), whereas others give up at A. It also handles the note decaying away fantastically well, as opposed to the sound breaking up as it fades below a certain level. I found myself thinking that I could do with putting a compressor in front to tidy up the input, as the input is quite sensitive and my playing is quite scrappy. I did find that it would sometimes trigger on what I thought were nifty fingering changes, so I had to be a bit more careful in my playing; I think it suits the more disciplined/trained players. Operation-wise, I found myself wishing that the program button presses would stay within the selected bank of 10 sounds, rather than stepping to the next bank after 9. The quick start manual doesn't seem to say what the 3rd digit on the numerical display is telling you; I might figure that out on my 2nd run at it. Next step will be to get the program installed on my laptop and see if I can replicate a couple of my Minitaur & Markbass SS sounds on the FI.
  9. prowla
    Some fine workmanship there... ...well worth more than double the price of a new one from the manufacturer! https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pb_50_sb_vintage_series.htm
  10. prowla
    Alternatively, dab a spot of glue at the start of the bare string and wrap some excess silk from the end cut-offs of the string around it. A kindof bass player's equivalent of a comb-over!
  11. prowla
    I was thinking of maybe tuning the G to G#...
  12. prowla
    This one ain't bad.
  13. prowla
    He'll do custom builds too, so form an orderly queue...
  14. prowla
    An approach to a headless guitar: keep a headstock and give it a bulbous backside with normal tuners.
  15. prowla
    Hi, @Matt P Yes - I looked around for guitar bridges anything really stood out, but the threaded bass one is quite flexible. However, the string holes are too big and guitar strings pop through, so I need to make a plate with holes in it to fit. I've got to drill holes for and fit the extra pair of tuners. I may also need to put a new nut on it, as I've just added extra slots to the existing 6-string one for the moment, but the string spacing may be too wide.
  16. prowla
    Crikey - it's been a year! I don't think I've learned much on the uke...
  17. prowla
    I'll be trying out/looking for 80s synth bass sounds. (I saw them on that tour...)
  18. prowla
    Interesting - I looked into getting a local company to machine some aluminium tailpieces for me, but they weren't interested. (They were busy making fittings for BA planes.) I'd like something a bit less bland looking that the Hipshot.
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    I've got no intention of spending much time trying to adjust it from the front panel and learning the nuances of trying to memorise obscure button presses to tweak synth parameters; I'll be on it via the laptop.
  20. prowla
    I think I mentioned before that it's a bit curious that they've put in triangular pickups and then taken away some of the original styling cues, such as the triangular fret markers; the bridge unit falls into that category too for me.
  21. prowla
    You definitely have to learn to play a guitar/bass synth; a lot of the sounds don't work if you just pick up and play bass. Also some of the ideas you may have in your head as to what things sound like (eg. it holding a note whilst you play staccato) don't tend to work (though my EH Synth 9 can do it on its Oberheim setting). (Further to the above, it's just occurred to me that splitting your signal and using a foot-operated kill switch might do the trick, but then you might be as well getting some MIDI pedals instead.) When playing with my Minitaur and Markbass SS I found that I could take a supplied sound as a starter and then try tweaking it. I think that you can probably use an external MIDI unit to do the sound switching, rather than having to tap to scroll through things; something like a Keith McMillen Soft Step or other MIDI switcher., such as some folks use to control their FX racks.
  22. prowla
    The generic bridge is missing that bit of style.
  23. prowla
    I was having a chat with Chris Childs (Thunder) at the recent Birmingham show and he said he was getting a Ric sound on his endorsement Sandberg (a nice bass!), but I said the same thing about the lower registers but it wouldn't do it going up the neck, to which he nodded and agreed.
  24. prowla
    The best bass pedal. 🙂 I split the signal to 2 amps.
  25. prowla
    @NancyJohnson Haha! 🙂 (It was another Ric I picked instead of mine, though...) I've often said that a key distinguishing feature of the Ric is the way the sound changes as you move up the neck; it is entirely possible to get the sound if you stick to below the 7th fret, but where most basses sound gets thinner as you move up, the Ric gets thicker. ( @cetera stuck to the lower register in the blind test.) Probably the only other basses which have a pickup at the neck are the Billy Sheehan ones (which also has stereo outputs) and an EB3, so I'd expect they might have the same characteristics. I've got a selection of basses and the ones I gravitate towards are my Rics and my Warwick 5-strings.
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