PatrickJ

I have 3 virtual boards set up on my HX FX right now. Board 1 is for use in front of my ashdown tube head! It's got a PARA EQ, Compressor and a drive pedal and that's it. This is for jamming with my buddies at the studio which is primarily rock based music. Board 2 is dubbed Jazzcapades and is for use in front of my Markbass head. This has a bit more going on! 2x Para EQs that are set to match the EQ points of the Little Marcus MB heads, a compressor, Octave pedal and a Tilt control to roll off the high end (adjusted via expression pedal) to allow me to switch between modern and vintage tones. I dep'd a few times for rehearsals with a couple of jazz bands before lockdown and I built this board incase I got another call back. Board 3 is labelled Deeper Underground. This is full of Synths, filters and Octaves for jamming along to Jamiroquai tracks, only at home I can't find anyone else who wants to play these songs.

@TRBboy DM me if you are interested but I have 3x single knobs and 1x stacked Sadowsky style knobs that I was looking to sell (I have a fully paid up selling subscription). I bought them for my custom guitar but the stacked knob didn't work too well with the Nordstrand pre-amp as the pot shaft was too long. I ended up replacing them with East control knobs which fitted better. They're in good condition - the shaft adaptors are installed ton step them down to 6mm but they should be removable if you ever need a larger diameter. I bought them from the US on the Best Bass Gear website.

He did ask if anyone had bought from them recently - was just confirming I had and that they were dispatched quickly. Though they were in stock strings, nothing custom and so it could have been anyone working for Newtone that shipped them - I doubt Neil does that himself.

I ordered 2 sets of acoustic guitar strings from the Newtone website on Wednesday. I got a dispatch notice the next morning. I have a set of their roundwound bass strings on my Shuker that I really like. I just wish they did flatwounds.

I think this is the real risk with custom basses. Because you can't see and try the physical product before you commission it you're never quite sure what you are going to get. Although on paper everything should be perfect it may not turn out exactly the way you had pictured in your mind. So why not just sell it? Well that's hard, it's not just the monetary investment it's the emotional investment too (almost a feeling of failure) so you keep trying to make it fit and fall in love with it. The reality is if it hasn't after all this time, it's not going too. Once you commit to selling it I think you'll start to feel much better.

Funkatopia do an annual "20 best funk albums of the year" thing - I've discovered a few new bands by going through those lists https://funkatopia.com/funk-news/20-best-funk-albums-of-2019/ https://funkatopia.com/funk-music-reviews/20-best-funk-albums-of-2018/ https://funkatopia.com/funk-music-reviews/30-best-funk-albums-of-2017/

I really liked that!

+1 on the Motet and Lettuce French outfit Electro Deluxe are great I also quite like Analog Son Anything Cory Wong is involved in, Vulfpeck has been mentioned previously but he has some great solo albums and a side project with the Fearless flyers Snarky Puppy a mix of Jazz Funk and Rock

Hi Guys, I need some help identifying a number of rock songs that incorporate some non-standard time signatures within them that aren't prog metal. I've picked up a few ideas but would like to come up with some more (need to keep our prog loving drummer engaged in Jam nights post lockdown) Ideas thus far ... Times Like These - Has those 7/8 sections Mountains - I believe the verse is in 15/16 time with a few sections being in 3/4 too Black Dog - The 5/4 guitar riffs over the 4/4 drums The Ocean - The 4/4 and 7/8 riffs through the song (plus the walking bass at the end of the song seems fun to play). Limelight Thanks

Any recordings of the Parallax @fretmeister ?

Anyone tried any of Neural DSP plugins for bass? https://neuraldsp.com/products/darkglass-ultra-plugin A guitarist colleague of mine showed me some recordings where he used one of the guitar editions of the NEURAL DSP and they sounded incredible. I was wondering if anyone had tried the Bass ones at all, the darkglas ultra's being of particular interest to me. Any other recommendations, I've never got on with Amplitude very well.

Just met with Charlie to sell him my 5 string Jabba bass. Communication, meet up and payment all absolutely hassle free and he's a really nice guy to boot. Great to meet you today Charlie, I hope you enjoy the bass!

What... the... ??? !!!!!

Basschat is a real f**ker for the stirring those feelings of discontent and fuelling the need for more, better shiny new gear!! I think I've hit a (probably short lived) feeling of zen around my current bass gear. I've concluded that I don't need more than 2 basses, that I don't want an electric guitar anymore and that my bass amp is perfectly adequate for my current needs. The Helix has also solved all my pedal needs so I'm not even thinking about drive and fuzz pedals! Everything else is for sale. In the unlikely event I join a new band playing large outdoor gigs then I may get a new DI pedal and upgrade the amp to something more capable but for rehearsals, playing at home and local pub gigs the 30w tube amp is plenty. It's a great feeling, I hope it lasts!!