TeresaFR

I recently switched to playing in D standard on my main bass and drop D on my other. I've never played a 5, but don't think I'd get along with the thicker neck or extra weight*, still I've always wanted some extra low notes** hence the recent switch. I hardly ever play above the 12th fret anyway so I've not exactly lost any upper register. * Though I suspect my Schecter Riot probably weighs about the same as the 5 string version of my Schecter SLS Evil Twin would, but the Riot gets used on fewer songs. ** Oh yes, there's a spot of 5er envy, but this is a good balance for me.

The people saying good things about the Helix 70s chorus - I believe that's the one a bassist friend of mine has used since she switched over to a full Helix set-up and having heard her playing through it, it does sound really good. It wasn't the only effect in the signal chain but it was very much present.

I've just always liked the EHX sound, so when I decided to get rid of my Small Clone, it was for a Bass Clone - smaller package, more sound sculpting ability and that's a win in my book. I wouldn't be averse to trying other choruses but I'd want to have a good try before I buy.

It sounds to me like you need to find a bass that fits all or enough of the criteria to dethrone your MIM P bass, but without you just throwing money away buying a bunch more.

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No More I Love You's - The Lava Shrieks.

If I had to choose just one addition for the VTBass, it would likely be an effects loop (after the drive section) over a headphone out - though that would certainly be nice.

I see a lot of bassists going nuts of drives, distortions and fuzzes but personally, whilst I like a bit of drive, for me the chorus is the must have effect.

The last band I saw live was a West Yorkshire-based goth/ post-punk band called The Glass House Museum. This was a few weeks ago in Leeds, good gig, good band.

Damn! That feels like a big price difference from what I'd expect to pay for standard four string flats (that aren't Thomastik), even at heavy gauge. What brand were you looking at?

Some of them, such as the SRF700s are neck-through.

I am aware that the 9 series pedals aren't designed to go lower than open A on a bass tuned to E standard. Having used a Synth9 in the past, I do know you'll get sound out but there may well be latency issues below A.

HP makes me think of sauces and I don't even like ketchup or brown sauce.

Those certainly are pretty.

Whilst I applaud the use of upcycled wood, that I could literally buy two custom builds from many other luthiers for that kind of money, and have basses that don't look like a rehash of the same tired old 1950s shapes means these are just being put out there to take money off of gullible Fender addicts. I get it, Fender are legends, if it wasn't for Leo we probably wouldn't have the world of basses as we know it today, but things have moved on a long way whilst Fender appear to have pretty much stood still.

I've only ever used active basses, currently run them through a small pedalboard with a VTBassDI at the end of my chain.

I'm getting Anthony Stewart Head plays bass vibes, nice!

Look, I-I know I said I'd get you the money but time's are really hard right now, so just go ahead and kill my parents, I can't pay the ransom.

I was contemplating doing the capo thing on the songs I'd been recording in E standard, then my keyboard guy left and now I'm just dropping everything not in drop D down into D standard because, why not? I'd been regretting not recording them like that anyway, so I may as well take advantage of the situation. Glad to hear it all worked out nicely on your G&L.

Oh yeah, that website needs a big upgrade, ten years ago for preference.

My sole reason for being interested in these was the headless carbon graphite build, but I understand health has to take priority. However, it doesn mean I'm no longer interested - which is very unlikely to hurt Status sales given I was highly unlikely to ever be able to afford one.

Thanks, I might do, I can never tell whether the necks on any of my basses have been straight or not - they always look fine, but having never adjusted a truss rod even once in 15 years makes me wonder whether I'm missing problems. That being said, the string tension on the Ernie Ball nickels my Evil Twin came with was lower than the current set of flats, and the new set of flats in the new tuning should fall between the original tension and the current tension.

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My pedalboard is tuner- comp.- chorus- flanger- delay- preamp and I rarely have all five of those effects on at once, usually only three (compression, a modulation and the preamp). I run an ampless set-up due to walking or taking public transport to gigs. I hope no one's affronted by the use of a tuner pedal, I wouldn't fancy tuning by ear, and I like it more than the other technological alternatives. I'm somewhat bewildered that a lot of the more traditional effects seem to be being considered new-fangled, like a Boss Flanger or EHX Big Muff being compared to an EHX Blurst or Earthquaker Rainbow Machine, the first two are more traditional effects whilst the latter two are weird, but possibly really fun. I wonder if keyboard forums have people complaining about "modern synths" and meaning anything newer than a Melotron. It's absolutely fine to run without a pedalboard, to run with a pedalboard of any size you want to have or to use multi-effect units. I don't know what I'd do with 20 pedals, though I'm not really one for creating lush textured soundscapes so beautiful you would hardly need another instrument and could basically just record the bass and boom, there's a whole piece of music (but Cici seems to be).

I play in a distinctly 80s influenced style, so certain effects are essential. If you want to go all 1950s, then go ahead - I will continue on with my small pedalboard with chorus, flange, drive, delay and comp (not in that order).