Boodang

The track Delirium off the Pendulum album, is one of my fav songs of all time. As soon as I heard it, I went out, bought an EUB and learnt it (well, apart from the bowed squeaky bits!).

Yep, maybe not the best chorus for bass but the PM mode works brilliantly with fretless. It's also very controllable. And this reissue is much cheaper than I thought it was going to be, I sold my original for a lot more.

Eberhard Weber - Pendulum This album turned me on to the Electric Upright Bass, which Weber considered a key element to his tone, plus his sense of melody really resonated with me and has greatly influenced my playing. A haunting album.

It's back!! I sold an original earlier in the year but now I've seen this I've forgotten all the reasons for letting it go in the first place and might have to get it. The pitch modulation works particularly well with bass.

Yeah, I got it made before Martin had started the bass gallery. I remember going to his workshop, in a basement if I remember, picking out the woods from what he had lying around. He even lent me a couple of basses so I could get a feel for various neck profiles.

I like the 'zero-gravity' name! And it has 3D sponge! Does look like it could comfy tho. One thing I did like about the right on strap, is that it's made in Spain which makes a change from all the made in China stuff.

Out of interest, why is that?

...or bonkers solution no.2; get some extra tension in the string by using an extended solo tuning: C#, F#, B, E, A. The upside of this, it would be fun to watch someone if they borrowed your bass!

Best way to avoid those B string overtones is to take it off, throw the awful thing in the bin and put on a high C instead!

No issues with the width at all. I have a strap which SBL did which is wider, in comparison the right on strap is just as comfy but maybe more so as being slightly narrower I'm finding it less stiff and easier to get into a comfortable position. Grips well and I like the way the length adjustment is done, very neat. It seems very well made, all round a quality strap.

Wenge and ebony.... serial number 16.

In; Galli Synthesis flats.... tone changing strings indeed! Aguilar Octamizer... a smooth to growly filter. Seamoon Funk Machine... fuuunky! Mr Black Fwonkbeta... juicy! SGFX Supa Funk.... classic funk. Out; not as much as in! EHX Spectrum Analyser... a bonkers pedal that I'm sure someone with more talent than me can make use of. Idiot box Blower.... a mental fuzz pedal. Too much for me but beautifully made and a sure fit for someone else.

Just bin the ibanez eq and put in something special... audere etc

PS v comfy and adjustable.

A lump of white plastic = bluuuhhh! Tortoiseshell = awesome, and always will!

So, two things... the MXR fuzz deluxe is apparently based on a vintage fuzz and would do you admirably (as it happens I have one for sale on BC but that's not the only reason I've suggested it... honest!). The TC Electronic spectradrive is also good, apart from the 4 band eq and toneprint compressor, it has a toneprint overdrive with loads of presets to choose from.

Little things! But they can make a big difference. Just bought my first 'right on' strap and it's so well made... loving it!

Hmmm, 'power jazz'!!! Could be a new sub-genre on spotify.

Coming from double bass I'm not put off by the radius. In fact the issue I normally have is that the radius on a bass guitar is normally too flat. I bet if you played the bass the radius would feel natural.

Sei Flamboyant.... neck joins the body at the 26th fret, very compact and no bulky neck joint.

I'm looking at G&L at the moment for this very reason. They list a bunch of options you can specify when you order and neck width is one of them as well as radius. I'm liking the jazz neck spec with a vintage 7.5" radius.

Check out the Aguilar Octamizer... it might be analogue but all the better for it. I have reviewed it in the BC effects review section with some audio clips.

So is this now a 'recommend a simple synth pedal' thread?!

Same here, just couldn't get on with the interface, either programming or presets. I actually sent Source Audio an email asking if they were going to produce a 'knob tweeking' version, to their credit they replied to my idiotic question but it was an emphatic no! They reckon it adds 2 years development time to produce a hardware version of what the software could do apart from the increase in manufacturing costs. Shame really but understandably.

... including a headache if you want to program it! Good user presets out there tho.