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Folks Thanks so much for the great advice above, I completely forgot that I posted this and for whatever reason is doesn't show up when I search my threads. I need DI because the room I have will take a whole of of work to get to anything like the acoustic quality I would like, this made a whole lot worse by unpredictable noise from outside the building that wasn't a problem when it was installed but has become one. In short, using DI I can get away with stuff that I might not using a mic. I also have some very very nice preamps that will help enormously This is the guitar that is currently making me feel a little hot under the collar http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PREMIUM-GIBSON-USA-Electro-Acoustic-Songwriter-Studio-Deluxe-Natural-2016/112586308701?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 and I'm very tempted to take a drive up to play it. As pointed out above, I have something of an affinity with Gibsons I have an Ovation USA Melissa Etheridge 12-string (which I can play as a 6 of course) and Gibson MK-81, both of which are lovely, but neither of which on their own are sufficient for my recording needs. Lots of ideas above, I might have to do some leg work

Perhaps everything should be priced the same to keep things simple

Would love to play in a BBD act but can't imagine it would pull in many punters? Having said that, a mate of mine a few years back suggested a DEVO tribute act

Crikey, that really does spell it out doesn't it

I'm in need of an acoustic guitar, ideally with a cutaway for easy access to the dusty end, that records beautifully when DI'd. I have a lovely old 1970's Gibson that fits the bill in most ways, and which if it had a cutaway I'd have modified with PUP/internal mic. But it doesn't! I also used to have a J-200 that was glorious DI'd, but both too big to play sitting down and again lacking the cutaway. So, any thoughts welcome. Budget is not really an issue as it's likely that I'll be selling my current two acoustics to pay for whatever I decide to buy (combined value is about £3k). What I do want however is a guitar that comes with a good onboard set up, I don't want to have to either modify or experiment with different systems etc (which is something - following 5 years of experimentation with double bass PUPs and amplification - is something for which I simply have no appetite or time). I'm aware that there's a whole host of information online, but an awful lot of it is either fanboy rhetoric or advertorial marketing bull, so I'm asking here simply to get some perspectives from bassists and/or engineers, both of whom are of course entirely above such things Thanks in advance C

[quote name='Salt on your Bass?' timestamp='1506761804' post='3380911'] Hi guys Thinking about a rick but I play in dropped tuning - B standad. I can't see any 5ers a available on their site and having emailed a couple of weeks ago had no response. I wondered if anyone had dropped the standard tuning on theirs to a b standard set up and how that was panning out, or whether there were any ideas.... Appreciate the input. Cheers [/quote] I love Rics but a 5 is a step too far given rarity, meaning you'd be unlikely to play before you buy, and QC issues, meaning if you get a bad one it will be BAD (something that is of course multiplied significantly with a 5). This is all in the context of my having heard generally negative things about the few 5s Ric did produce, especially the B. Have you tried a 4 strung B-D yet, that would have to be the logical start point?

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1506189043' post='3376989'] Ha ha. That did make me laugh. The mysteries of the Wal pre-amp. Someone should write a book on it. Or a thesis perhaps? [/quote] Dr Synchro

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1506187490' post='3376981'] Brilliant, looks like it's going to be a long road to becoming a fully competent Wal operator. It's funny you should say it can't do a P tone as I thought I nailed the fat 70's funk vibe last night, using the 'bass' pickup only with the associated mystery knob set to 5.. [/quote] Mystery knob never does the same tone twice though Jay, will sound like a flute next time you use it

[quote name='jay-syncro' timestamp='1506179600' post='3376928'] Between you and our mutual Wal-loving friend, I think I'll have to. I just need to enroll on the Wal preamp course and I'll be sorted. �� [/quote] Courses, you'll need the undergrad to get a usable tone, the MSc to get those tones consistently, and the PhD to enable you to get every tone possible out of it. The problem I had with Wals live was that the tones I loved solo'd didn't work, so I resorted to finding Jazz- and Stingray-like tones (even Wal can't do a decent Precision), which begged the question of whether it was really worth taking £3k's worth of early 80's vintage bass to the Dog and Duck. The flip side is that once you take the time to find the unique Wal tones that do work, nothing else comes close.

Mate, live it's the truth, I've see you playing a few different basses and whilst the basses are really different sounding solo'd, in the mix there's not much in it. But keep the Wal