Newfoundfreedom

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the link.

The only way you can really know whether something's good or not is to buy it and see. Even trying something in a music shop doesn't give you much of an idea of what it will be like in a real life scenario. Tone is subjective. Durability can only be tested over time. Build quality is probably the only real immediate deciding factor. Even then. Some cheaper stuff is really well built, some expensive stuff is not so well built. The thing most people don't seem to be taking into account is budget. If you only have a couple of hundred quid to spend then how can you go wrong? Granted you could get something second hand, but most people won't post cabs so for some of us that's not an option. Even if they do then shipping abroad is cost prohibitive. I'm willing to, and have, taken a punt. At that price I could easily sell them on over here for what I paid for them including delivery. I'll be happy to report back once I've given them a good going over.

This is on my to buy list for noodling around in the house. But I want the black version. My wife has the black Applause Uke that this is based on so we'll be sad and have his and hers matching instruments. 😋

According to the comments on the video the IT lads are on the case and supposed to be updating the site with more details shortly.

Thanks. That's precisely my point. I'm not a professional musician (far from it) and I don't have unlimited funds for gear. I currently play a Squier Jag and a Gretsch Junior Jet. The most expensive of which was just over 200 quid. To me they sound great, and spending hundreds, or even thousands on gear wouldn't really do me any good at the level I play. OK maybe the overall sound would be better, but it would be negligible to me, and probably unnoticeable to anyone listening. Certainly not bang for your buck when you're just in a weekend warrior garage band. I've been playing though a Behringer head and 2x10 cab up to now so these will do me just fine. 😋

And of course, cheap will also mean poor quality to all the gear snobs. 😏 I can't speak specifically for bass or guitar speakers obviously, and I know hifi speakers are a different kettle of fish, but every Whardale speaker I've ever owned has been fantastic.

Wow! That's just nuts!!! Thanks for the heads up. I really struggle to get decent priced gear out here in Bulgaria because there's almost no second hand market and new stuff is silly money. I've just ordered a 1x15 and 2x10. Including delivery to Bulgaria for under £240. That's just insane! I couldn't buy the lowest of low price budget gear for that much, let alone a brand name half stack. An absolute no brainer at that price.

Oh and it's model number EGB - 805 should you need any spares. 😋

The main body of the text says "Electrogitara Tonika" or Tonika (Tonic) electric guitar. The really interesting bit is under the serial number where it gives the price. A whopping 145 Rubles, at the current exchange rate that's about £1.66. 😂

Keeping it simple.

Wow cool! Thanks! I didn't realize there was an actual prize. I was just happy to finally be able to join in with something I understood. Most of the stuff on here goes straight over my head. 😂

Why what?

Udachi. It translates from Russian as something like good luck. However here in Bulgaria it would mean something closer to "hit it", which may be more appropriate.

I love a bit of 80's Bush.

All Fenders are ugly. This one I actually prefer to many I've seen. Edit: Jesus H Mary mother of Christmas!!! I've just noticed the price. Now it's ugly!

Never seen one. I'm assuming they must just be on the desktop version of the site? I only ever use mobile.

The logo is nothing to do with the bass. It's from the packing crate it was made from. 😂

I suppose there's logic in that but it's making an issue of a problem that doesn't really exist, at least no more so than any electrical problem can occur at any time with any equipment. Most stand alone stomp boxes have an external PSU with the same cable hookup. I could just as easily say I wouldn't have a pedal with a built in PSU because if the supply fails then the whole thing his to be repaired rather than just buying another cheap PSU. I get what you're saying, but in reality it's not really a problem. For the record though, the M13 does have a cable retainer. I've had mine for over 5 years with no issues whatsoever. Unlike many cheap plastic feeling multi FX units these things are built like tanks. I did recently build myself a homebrew pedal board just to keep things tidy, but prior to that I've always used it straight on the floor.

Just spotted this and it's a cracking price. I'd take his arm off if I was looking for a multi FX unit. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173694698910 Of course if you can stretch to the price of a Helix then it's s no brainer, but they're not cheap. I certainly couldn't justify the price.

Line 6 M13 is lot cheaper than the Helix and features a lot of the same sounds. I love it because it's a true stomp box where you set every switch / patch up just as you would if they were individual pedals. It's really easy to use and is very configurable with stereo inputs, outputs and line in and out you can easily split it from different basses or to more than one amp. I use mine in combination with a fender AB-Y pedal so I can use 2 different basses without every bother having to unplug anything mid session. In your case I would combine it with something like this, a 4 way true bypass switch with each bass being on one switch going into the M13 and one FX bank in there pre set for each individual bass. That way you're only ever maximum 2 quick clicks away from selecting each bass and it's corresponding effects chain. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F183558218430

I've gone one better and made all my videos private. So now not only can people not comment, they can't even see them. They were never really for public consumption anyway, but at the same time nothing secretive or private. It was the fact that anyone even came across them in the first place, then bothered to troll that I found surprising. There really are some sad people in the world.

I have to admit, most of the post may as well be written in Greek, but the conclusion is interesting and somewhat surprising. So basically, if you want more bass, use lighter strings?

I'm kind of thankful he picked up a guitar and not a gun in his teens. He definitely looks like the high school shooting kind of nut job to me. Luckily, what he did was "fairly" harmless. A few bruised egos and a few people out of pocket. Some people with similar delusional personality disorders do far worse. Although I do wonder what he will do once the attention has died down and his five minutes of fame (infamy) are over. He's definitely going to end up in one of those police chase stop murder death kill first 24 hour true homicide type programmes.

The guy must be on glue! It's a right handed bass. The horn and tuners are at the top and the cutaway and pots are at the bottom. Exactly the same as every other right handed bass (excluding some weird styling)