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Well, after some faffing about, I've gravitated back to the VT Bass pedal I already had; I'm going to add a loop switcher to my pedalboard so I can completely take it out of circuit when it's off. I may keep a space on my board so I can try others out, though...

Were there any bass in the canal?

Absolutely - I reckon there would be slim pickings here for a defence against a charge of purposefully scamming people.

The facts are that multiple people were scammed by a convicted fraudster and have registered independent cases with Action Fraud. Regardless of whether or not some or all of the victims have discussed it online, the fact is that each has their own independent personal set of communications to submit as evidence. The underlying theme and advice of this thread has been to (a) identify the fact that multiple people have been caught out by the same scam, (b) be firm in demanding the refund, and (c) advise people to go the official route for redress. As far as I can tell, there has been nothing which could be construed as collusion or fabrication and the veracity of each victim's story can be established by the evidence they have retained. The mods have certainly done a great job of keeping this thread on-track and should be commended for helping stop the scam being perpetuated over the ensuing months whilst the wheels of justice spun up to speed.

I see what you are saying. People submitting the actual screen dumps of the actual messages they received could not be construed as anything beyond face value. Of course, the fact that people collectively realised that they were being taken in by the same scam and being given the exact same shipment id could not be construed as collusion. But there is some boundary there, yes.

Has he finally run out of harmonics to play?

I think they’ll be able to sort people’s own accounts from shared/anecdotal info.

I've had the email too.

The wheels of justice turn slowly...

I have a Synth 9 and a B9. The Synth 9 has a great Oberheim setting which can hold a note in the background whilst you chug a riff, like rock bands use synth players to fill out the sound. I bought the B9 on impulse; when I plugged it in and started twiddling the knobs I found a Hammond setting and just started playing "Lazy". These "9" synth pedals contained canned sounds for you to use; more like sampled sounds than a programmable synth. Programmable synths are something else; I've just sold a MarkBass Super Synth (SS) and it was pretty good. I've also got a Future Impact, which is much more comprehensive (but is large and also needs a separate MIDI switch pedal to control it). Both are programmable via a PC app. So, the choice is canned sounds or roll your own.

I think it's a disgrace that Fender don't brand their items - a removable decal on the headstock isn't enough.

It looks like the extra frets are an overhang.

Well, the seller hasn't...

I was trying to figure out the brand name "Onuntil" and whether their models were named after the months of the year...

That sounds worth checking out. 🙂

Has it got tail-lift?

Hmmm - will chucking some money at it make it worth anything?

It's looking a bit ruff!

Actually, the screw holes are countersunk on the underside of the control panel plate too...

I'm using the Fx loop of the preamp. Current config is: Instrument goes into Microbass 3. Effects are daisy-chained out of the Microbass 3's FX Send and back into its FX Return. Microbass 3 output goes to amp. The FX loop sequence is: Microbass Fx Send -> Sound generators: Octabass -> Mosaic -> Octamizer -> Distortion: VT Bass -> Agro -> Soul Food -> Sound shapers: Phase 90 -> Chorus -> Microbass Fx Return I'm comparing the 3x Octave pedals and similarly the 3x distortion ones (I'd never have the same types on at the same time).

Haha - most amusing! 🙂 It's in a chain of pedals which come out of the Fx loop of an EBS Microbass 3. My test will be to put something else in its place and see if that has a similar (ahem) effect. Yes, I'm thinking along those lines. I'm also going to try putting an MXR Noise Clamp around the Fx loop (though it too is buffered), to see if that cancels it out. It does use up a pedal space, though.

There is that, but small steps...