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Charlie Watts has a very distinctive style and stage presence and has been an ever present fixture for the Stones for nearly 60 years. Yes, he could be replaced by any number of drummers to physically play the drum parts, but none of them would be Charlie Watts. Whether the new drummer 'is up to the job' will probably depend on how much a Stones fan or Charlie Watts fan you are. The average non-Stones fan or someone who goes to a Stones gig who kinda knows who Mick Jagger is and knows a couple of Stones songs from films and tv adverts probably really doesn't care who plays drums for them and won't notice a difference, while a diehard Stones fan will claim they hear a massive difference. Personally I hope Lars Ulrich gets the gig and brings his St Anger kit on tour.

Thanks folks, that put me at ease! Cheers!

Hello, this might be a bug with my phone rather than the site, however when I try and log in to the site with my mobile I get a message saying that I am 'banned'! I am not however 'banned' if I access the site via a desktop. If I actually am supposed to be banned then I would be grateful if one of the mods could let me know why, because I generally only post every now and then even then I generally just talk bass gear rather than 'off topic' stuff. Thanks in advance!

My nephew has a TC Electronic BQ 500 and really likes it. I really rate it. The EQ is basic, however if you have an oboard EQ or preamp pedal then the EQ becomes redundant. It would be an ideal head to be played with a Helix. I didn't think it struggled in a band setting, but I wouldn't trade one for my main amp, which is a Mesa Big Block 750, but that really isn't a fair comparison.

I use the B3K with an EBS Fafner. The parametric mids on EBS amps are really good at dialling in the mids to counteract the natural scoopiness of the B3K drive. If you use the B3K as an 'always on' effect, then the EQ on the EBS amp will be pretty much as flexible as the B7K.

Don't stick with the same Trace combo for 10 years just because 'it hasn't broke yet' and the rat fur makes an ideal scratching post for your cat. Don't wait 12 years to buy a five string. Elixir strings save you money in the long term. Wals only ever go up in price. Buy a Les Paul, not a Fender Toronado. Being 'signed' is not the same as 'getting paid'.

I used a B3K on low gain settings for an album together with a Sadowsky Metro. Worked pretty similar to a Sansamp. A B7K ultra would have been ideal but I didn't have the cash. On reflection, it is a bit more scoopy a tone than I would have ideally liked, but I think that there was some additional Amplitube tone shaping I had no control of that resulted in the final mix. Whatever, it works well enough in a live setting. I would look at the Youtube demoes to see if you whether you prefer the tone of the Vintage Ultra or B7K Ultra drive tones. The actual clean preamp outside of the drive is pretty much identical on both pedals.

Superior speakers, 600 watts to 400 watts, probably more time spent on design, testing and materials etc.

I was a bit disappointed that the new 'traditional' 4x`10 is only rated at 400 watts at 4ohms. It just seems fairly underpowered to most modern cabinets and the 2x12 and vertical 4x10 in the Digbeth series. Amps sound nice in the Andertons demo though.

8 ohm impedance, because you really need to stack two of them to get the most out of your amp.

Damn, I have the same model in the same finish. I might also have to go down this route as the black looks much cooler!

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/daddario-xt-coated-nickel-plated-steel-50-105-bass-guitar-strings-long-scale-p14343 The XT coated range are limited to the nickel plated strings I think. Ernie Ball do coated strings too (it is a new line) but I think that the Slinky sets are all nickel rather than steel, though I haven't used EB strings for a while.

D'addario also do coated strings but I have never tried them. By all accounts I understand that D'addario also make the strings for Elixir who then carry out the signature Elixir coating. I will probably try them next if my current Elixirs go dead. I'm hoping that the Elixir issues get sorted out though.

Essentially, it seems that the the company who owns Elixir strings (W.R. Gore and Associates) are having difficulty sourcing the materials required to give the strings their coating. So there is presently a big shortage on Elixir strings. I would expect that it will be sorted out at some point soon. Philip McKnight (American Youtuber) did a brief video on it.

I think it would be more practical than a 1200 watt mono amp for me. Surely a 600 watt should be more than loud enough for most purposes even if it is class D?

1200 watts sounds ridiculously powerful. I wonder if in classic TE style it is actually be two separate 600 power sections with each power section assigned to a 'channel', either to be run in stereo or as a separate footswitchable 'clean' and 'dirty' channel?

I used to use the Steve Harris set for C sharp tuning(probably 10 years ago). Gauges are 110, 95, 75, 50. In standard tuning the tension was insane so credit for Steve Harris for playing them in standard! I didn't consider them to be 'dull' sounding until I went back to flats last year and got a set of Labellas, which I though were too bright and removed after a few months! I see that EB do a 55-110 set which would be fine for D standard.

I am intrigued. I have a bit of a 'no graphic preamp = no Trace Elliot' mindset, which makes no sense whatsoever given that I have a Trace V6 which also has no graphic preamp. It isn't a 'British' company any more, or even a company given it is now a Peavey sub-brand. However, I do get the feeling that the team within Peavey are really committed to re-establishing the brand so I will credit them for that. If the product is good then it will sell. Truth be told I am more interested in the prospective line of cabs. If there is a lightweight 4ohm 4x10 then I am frankly just going to buy one to pair with the said V6!

That is what I thought. A three dot inlay on the twelfth fret would be fine. As it is I just think it is a bit cluttered looking.

In terms of headstocks, I like it more than I like the Bite guitars headstock or but less than the Alleva Coppola 'traditional but slightly resembling a boat oar' headstock.

I am intrigued to know this. From the interview, I wasn't aware that Yoshi started Atelier Z, though from looking at the stylings I did previously 'think' that there must have been some kind of connection.

I don't usually start threads but haven't seen anybody else post anything relating to this brand yet. I just saw that Guitar Guitar are now stocking the brand known as Three Dots guitars. They are apparently the new line of instruments by Yoshi Kikuchi, who previously headed up the Sadowsky Metro division in Japan. Guitar Guitar have a cool interview with him as well: https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/141388/ Guitar Guitar only have one bass in stock, a J bass at £1,849 https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210330367911003--three-dots-jb-model-british-racing-green Personally I think there is a bit of a mismatch between the untraditional headstock married to the very traditional body which I don't really like. Similarly, the 'three dot' inlays remind me too much of the stickers teachers use to help beginners learn scales. So probably a 'no' for me. At least now the question of 'what is the man who was formerly in charge of the old Sadowsky Metro Japan team doing now?' question can be answered for the half dozen of us who were previously wondering. Fit, finish and fretwork should be on point if nothing else. It would be cool to see if anybody is able to try them out and share their thoughts. Cheers!