MrDinsdale

I think the thing I like about Danny is beyond the brash Yorkshire humour is a genuine love for music. I do enjoy his deep dives into some of the ridiculous stuff that’s happening in the music industry, glad someone’s talking about it and not dancing around the subject.

Diversity is good, it’d be sad if all entertainment was middle of the road enough to appeal to everyone. There’s an insane amount of content and entertainment out there which is immediately accessible thanks to the internet. The overwhelming majority has no interest for me either, if I don’t like stuff I just move on, there’s plenty for everyone.

I love the 434, just wish it had the 734 style inlays. Tbf if I pick one up I’ll just probably add them my self. Crazy value!

Did people get signature instruments and gear in the past because of their musical prowess or was it more of a commercial decision based of how much units they’d shift. I’m not sure that anything’s changed in that respect.

He seems really down to earth and I regularly see him out and about at local gigs supporting bands which I respect a lot. I don’t like everything he puts out, he’s brash and loud but it’s a refreshing change from most of the bass content out there. I struggled with it at first but warmed to it a lot. As for clickbait, unfortunately that’s just how it is now for small content creators, without it you’re sadly not gonna get much traction.

Yeah, Rockboard should be easier as it’s only a single layer. I do have the dremel to tidy it up a bit though. Just can’t decide if I should mount the Mod 1 patchboy or individual IEC, XLR and 1/4 jack sockets. At least the individual ones can go on the sides and should leave more space for my Sansamp and Cioks underneath.

I was thinking of doing some similar mods to my Rockboard duo to fit their patch bay. Thankfully it doesn’t have to be too neat as the patch bay mounting plate will hide the mess. Did you use a hacksaw?

that’s how I set my capo up with the GT1000core, very fun setup!

I gotta say, I never noticed any noticeable addition to the latency for more complex signal chains with the MOD Dwarf, that’s not to say it wasn’t there but certainly wasn’t apparent. Using the channel routing as an FX loop or utilising their “Portal” blocks which allowed parallel processing to lower CPU usage at the expense of latency however had a huge impact. Was pretty essential though for using the AIDA-X captures.

Yeah I did play around with a lot of stacking and parallel routing, the Rude premium drive ended up being the closest I found for my personal taste. A clean blend with some EQ and careful compression got me close but I’m just really picky with drives. I ended up selling it on a while back, just wasn’t getting much use vs my actual pedalboard.

I loved the dwarf for the level of potential nerdiness, got some great bass tones out of it although it was the drives that I struggled with a little. Crazy ambitious project, glad to see that quite a bit of that lives on in the Anagram.

Just grabbed this Sansamp Bass DI from @tayste_2000, one of the OG ones with internal trim pots. I’ve played with Sansamps at gigs and used them in the studio on occasion but never owned one. This thing is great, it’s got a lot more clank compared to other newer models I’ve tried, while I loved the OPUS, I wanted something which didn’t add as much colour. Doesn’t disappoint!

Yeah totally get that, especially with big screens and air vents but there’s some great protectors you can get to minimise risk. I remember when the cat knocked a guitar neck off a shelf and it landed headstock down about an inch from my QC, nearly needed to change my trousers. Our guitarist uses a nano cortex for his new metal cover band into the return on his JCM800, he was comparing the capture with the amp at practice and aside from slight level differences it was practically perfect. I still think they dropped the ball by missing out an FX loop, makes the pitch stuff pretty useless if you want a drive pedal on your board. The anagram is a hell of a lot more power though if you need it. And the I/O is incredible.

Having owned a QC, the capturing process is great. If you want to capture your own gear and you’re not interested in having lots of fx the Nano will be awesome. If you’re not bothered about making your own captures and you’re looking to experiment with more effects and complex signal chains then the Anagram is the way. I’ve not used one but I’ve heard some pretty amazing and reliable reviews.

I’d love a production version similar to Amos Hellers BB. I love my 1024x, they’re super affordable and solid instruments. Loved the 734a too. You could pick up an older 2nd hand BB, get it refinished in a more exciting colour and have it set up professionally and still spend less than most other basses in its class.

What kind of budget are you talking? the Shiftline Olympic mk3 is excellent but it’s not cheap. I used to use the Natural bass amp when I had the GT1k core, the Olympic to me was the sound it was trying to emulate but far more harmonic goodness and plays very nicely with other effects. I use a 0xEAE Bass Driver now, same lineage as the Rusty Box. It’s got more colour and can do more grit if needed but does an excellent clean tone. EAE are in the process of reworking it for a smaller enclosure too which should be available in the not too distant future.

I really like it, there are annoyances though. The DI sounds great, the power amp modelling is excellent and the main reason I’d keep it despite some disappointing omissions. The utilities like the EQ and enhancer are handy in a pinch, the Noise Gate is passable but not gonna beat a dedicated pedal with a loop. That being said I wasn’t impressed be the amp sims, they’re not really my thing. The DynIR cabs that come with it weren’t for me either, I’ve not tried purchasing any so they might be better but out of the Box wasn’t great. The IR loading is excellent, I’ve blended two Science amps IRs and it’s probably the best I’ve heard (for my tastes). I think it’s a real shame that it doesn’t act as an audio interference via usb or support audio streaming over bluetooth like the DG Element though. That was a really handy feature, I’ve got a little BT audio transmitter dongle though which does the job.

Funny you should say that, I just did this: The V4 has way more headroom, it’s a lot easier to dial in something more crisp where the V2 is far thicker. I’d say the v4 is more versatile but moth have their own mojo. The Dagger is still my favourite though I think.

EAE Dagger Model FeT 0xEAE Bass Driver 0xEAE Fuzz Longsword v2 Longsword v4 Halberd Dude Incredible Science Mother Preamp MAE Black Math Shiftline Olympic mk3 Boss OC5 GT1000core Mod Dwarf NeuralDSP Quad Cortex Jad Freer Capo Damnation Dirt Fixer Tronographic Rusty Box Twonotes Opus Lusithand Alma Comp Ground n Pound Mastro Valvola (I think) OFF1 There’s definitely more but they’ve slipped my mind!

Turned up to a new rehearsal space expecting an Ampeg 8x10 but found this Orange combo… at least I could put my Handbox WB100 to some use 🥲

if that Hypersleep ever needs a new home let me know 🤣

Added the Dirt Mixer, still not decided on which drives I want but for not I’ve opted for the Venus, Dagger and Halberd for a pretty wide range of options. Recording in a couple of weeks so still time to change things around. Still patiently waiting for a smaller version of the Bass Driver from EAE so I can go back to a more compact board 🤞

Just got my hands on the Damnation Dirt Mixer. I also borrowed a reamp box which is super handy for experimenting. Back to the pedal drawing board… So far I’m leaning towards the Venus and Dagger for a good balance between clanky boost and a crispy distortion tone. The Black Math is a lot of fun though and infinitely more useable with the Dirt Mixer.