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[quote name='funkypenguin' timestamp='1342140569' post='1730419'] wow, shes a beauty!! [/quote] Oh yes! More pics very soon I'm told. Can't wait!

Hidden Hearing were great. Minerva have been apologetic and promise me that they have never had an issue like this before - makes me feel über unlucky and I don't know how much truth is in that, but in fair was I can only find one report on the internet of an issue and that was sorted promptly by a single recast... So if this kind of issue is common, no one speaks about it. I feel that I have just been unlucky... But I'm not prepared to be unlucky any more. The reason I went back to hidden hearing was to ensure it wasn't me expecting too much so had the lady there try and fit them to my ears. They were amazingly helpful as well. Just hope this set is right or I'll be seriously unhappy.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1342346791' post='1733418'] Any chance of that report? I've got a consultation booked this week but some first hand experience from a fellow basschatter would be great for reassurance! Thanks in advance [/quote] Not good. I recieved them around the time I posted and STILL do not have a usable pair! The right ear was perfect, but the left too large - I was told this can happen though rare. I detailed the dimensions that were problematic and sent it back for it to be 'modified'. Waited a fortnight and got it back in a state which felt to me as if they had done nothing. Called and told them, detailed the problems again and they recast both plugs for me. I waited 3 weeks and recieved a replacement set BOTH of which were so small that they fell from my ears! Called again and sent over a dozen detailed photographs showing the size difference and the areas that were problematic - plus pointing out that as the original right ear was a perfect fit, I can't understand why they can't get the left correct, and why on this recast set that right was SOOOOOO different to one I asked them not to change. I sent this set back as well as the original left so they could compare how massively different they were and work towards getting a plug that sat between the 2 extremes. More weeks passed and a replacement left arrive... Identical to the last one and far too small for my ear. This time they were very apologetic and sent me to have that ear re-moulded as the said there must be something wrong with the mould The lady at the 3rd party hearing company did the mould and then compared it the plug I had and drew on the impression where she thought the plug should be cut and wrote a detailed description of the issues using technical lingo that would explain it better than I could. Se also tried fitting the plugs and confirmed that the right plug was perfect and the left very wrong. Another fortnight passed - replacements arrived. Left still too small. Outer body is great but again rather than taking a 'little' off they have literally halved the plug so it moves around in the ear. I took it back to the 3rd party company that do the moulding and asked for her take on it. She was shocked and wrote me another letter detailing the issues, much the same as last time an I'm now waiting on another left plug. I've lost count how many I'm on now? 5? It's beyond me. Lee at Minerva is apologetic though I get the impression I'm a 'problem' customer. The lady at Hidden Hearing (who took the impressions) seemed shocked they couldn't get the plug right as well. As far as I'm concerned this is last chance. I've only allowed this many attempts as for a while it was almost funny... I'm too forgiving! I will say this - with the right in and the left being held in, the sound is AMAZING. Like turning the volume down on the room without loosing anything - this makes it even more frustrating! Jut wish I could use the bloody plugs I paid for and should of had months ago!

Glad you let me stand on a box at the back of this pic - makes me look taller than everyone for the 1st time ever!

Cheers man - don't fear I have quite a list in progress

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1341937550' post='1726567'] Brilliant news mate! (on a side note, was the 32" scale a pricey upgrade?...) [/quote] it is very good news. Not super pricey given the cost of the bass, but not cheap. There is a standard upcharge for anything 'non-standard', though that charge does not change. Standard is 34" on a 4 string and 35" on a 5, 6 or 7. I think it was around $300 (US) if I recall correctly (though it maybe slightly either side of that). They only do it on a custom or signature though - not on a standard.

Hopefully on track to ship at the end of the month....!

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1341870317' post='1725550'] Actually - he posted a video the other day. 1 handed bass solo. Its pretty decent - not really fx but awesome all the same! [/quote] I saw that vid... excellent technique!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1341865638' post='1725444'] Headphones aren't working (cat chewed the wire) & my Mrs is writing a tutorial for a magazine, so I have to wait until she's finished (been at it since Wednesday! [/quote] Unlucky!!

Cheers guys! [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1341864866' post='1725429'] Top bloke & great interview. Still no sound to listen to your live stuff yet [/quote] No sound!? Headphones?

Another! PLEASE BE AWARE - MY WEBSITE IS NOW CLOSED. THE INTERVIEWS CAN NOW BE FOUND HERE -> [url="http://simonpoulton.tumblr.com/sheponbass"]http://simonpoulton.....com/sheponbass[/url] Nathan Navarro's name goes hand in hand with the Source Audio Hot Hand Controller. A pioneer in Dubstep bass, but from a hard rock/metal background, he is the bass player for Pinn Panelle amongst other projects and is a name on the lips of many people involved in the world of live electronica. Enjoy! Shep

Hey, So we played a killer little festival last month in Bolton called Dogstock. It was a wicked weekend. A chap there was able to record the set post desk for us and get us the WAV's - After lots and lots of mixing volume levels (it was post desk so things went up and down as the sliders were moved). We have it balanced right. Quick master and here we go. We feel it's the best our actual on stage sound has ever been captured so we thought we'd put it out. For those that don't know who Our Helical Mind are, we play live breakbeat, drum & bass, hiphop, dubstep and funk grooves using an acoustic drum kit, bass guitar and a pile of analogue effects pedals. No sequencers, samplers, laptops etc etc. The performance features 2 MC's that we know, though the set is not rehearsed in any way and all the vocals are freestyled. Anyway... I hope some folks enjoy it. http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-dogstock-2012

I bet your amp loves you for restricting it's airflow! :-) Looking pretty awesome dude. My band dropped a live EP today. It's best live recording we have ever had and captures what we actually sound like really really well. Throughout the 6 track set I use every single unit on the board with the exception of the Freqbox so check out a few of my lovely sounds. It's bass > board > Genz Streamliner 900 > Barefaced Big Twin being recorded with a blend of a Mic and a DI... Plus the Big Twin is so loud that you hear a little bit in every vocal and drum mic too - Just how I like it!!! http://ourhelicalmind.bandcamp.com/album/live-from-dogstock-2012

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1341556458' post='1720796'] You do realise you're going to be walking around cradling it, whispering softly under your breath 'my preciousssss' don't you? [/quote]

Me too!!

Darkstrike on TalkBass pointed out that it looks like the Eye of Sauron between the neck and neck pickup. He's not wrong either!

This just in - Pickup slots routed and 1st coat of sealer applied.... [IMG]http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/pantherairsoft/Roscoe%20LG%20Signature%20V/63643.jpg[/IMG] Oooooooooooooooooh right!

Thanks dudes! Just had 3 more back from guys as well so plenty more to come over the next few months!

Have you tried a different daisy chain cable (not the supply, just the cable). Some cheapens are not great - I'm not saying its the cause, but it could be! Make sure you don't power much more than 1amp with a daisy chain either as they tend to get noisy even when te supplies can handle more (IME only this is...) I have one I can lend you if you want to try. I Coul also lend you a GigRig distributor to power the pedals off from your power supply - that would deduce for sure if it's the supply. Has it always been noisy or has it got worse? Just wondering if a power surge or similar damage it at some point? Those harley Benton ones seem very good for the money if you are in a budget.

Very very different. Regulated and filtered is what 99% of professional power supplies do - to remove mains hum and interference and to ensure the output only gives the pedals what the pedal asks for. A supply, for example the Diago Powerstation uses this technology, but as it uses a daisy chain and only has one output there is the chance that interference can appear later in the chain of outputs, caused by the power lines picking it up rather than the supply itself. It's rare, but can happen. Artec are basically making the claim that every output has this protection as they all come from the brick itselt. In practice I doubt you would notice a difference. Isolation uses a circuit to close the ground so no common ground is shared. It means the pedal it's powering thinks it is powered by a stand alone power supply and is not having to share a power source with any other pedal. In many cases this makes no difference at all. Some pedals however (Moogerfoogers for example) will just not play ball without an isolated supply and either will not power up, lower the noise floor of the signal chain or whine like a b**ch! Can I ask why you need/think you need isolated outputs? I only ask this as quite often people try pedals on a multi supply and they don't play ball and think this is because they require isolation, however in over 50% of cases (IME) it's actually because they are not getting enough juice! Most daisy chain supplies will not output large amounts of mA/draw per output, even some pedals with multiple outs (like the Artec) are limited to 100mA per output - this sounds like a lot and often far more than the manufacturers state is needed, but if you look at the dedicated power supply that it works fine with/the manufacturer supply they are often over double the required mA as that headroom makes the pedals happy. Since I moved to a GigRig supply using the distributors (that are not limited in anyway per output, unlike a daisy chain) I found 4 pedals that I thought required isolating, actually just needed more power than the daisy chain could supply and they now work perfectly off the distributor. Anyway... I've rambled on - Why do you need isolation?

From the official website - http://artecsound.com/effect/index.html If they don't say it's isolated then it isn't!

Man I'd get 2 Moogerfoogers AND an Octave pedal on that board!

That board is full of serious WIN!!!!