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  1. So, I actually managed to win one of these in an Instagram competition very recently and it’s just arrived with me. Overall I’m actually really impressed, I need to weigh it, as it feels heavier than the advertised 8lbs, but weight can be deceptive. I love the finish (but then I’m a sucker for gold basses). It’s finished perfectly all over I’d say, with the only minor exception being the open truss rod access, which is a little rough inside (par for the course?!). Love the roasted neck, and the rolled fingerboard edges make all the difference. Bridge is actually solid, almost a Badass vibe to it. Tuners are fine, work perfectly well, but they kinda *look* cheap….IMO they’d come across better if they had some Shergold branding on the gear enclosure…but that’s just me with my Marketing hat on haha, very minor point. It actually came very well setup, no case or gigbag though, fairly usual at this price point though. Extremely playable out of the box. The pickup locations are pretty new to me, so I’m gonna have fun seeing what I can make work on gigs, but just playing about at home, through my HX Stomp (Regal preamp naturally), the bridge soloed sounds cool, roll the tone back a bit for a slightly more plumby (because shortscale) Jaco bark. Neck pickup with the tone all the way off is dub city, which I love, but both pickups together with the tone up full or just slightly rolled off sounds great and will be very useable I think. More to come, nice to own a shortscale again after I sold my Serek. Cheers Si
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    DIY Effects

    Brilliant, thanks! Mini project perhaps 🙂 Si
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    DIY Effects

    Incredible, I’m very grateful, thanks. I don’t suppose, when you’ve got another 5mins, whether you might be able to adapt it with the NPN + Inverter layout? That tag board is on the same page as you no doubt found ver. 1. So many big thanks! Si 🫡
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    DIY Effects

    Might anyone happen to have a schematic for the Tonefactor Cream Pie Deluxe? Can’t find anything online other than a vero layout, but I don’t have the know how to create a schem from such a layout. Anyone stashing one? Lol Si
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    HX stomp cab-sims

    If you’re going into the DI from the output of an HX Stomp, then a Passive DI would be best. I currently have the Stagebug SB2 directly after my Stomp. Si
  6. Not much to say, a two switch extension for the HX Stomp, this one comes with the appropriate EBS flat patch cable. Please add £2 for UK postage. Si
  7. 3x Horizon Standard 9-47 - £15 Add £2 for postage Cheers Si
  8. Bought new for the princely sum of £166, I bought this to experiment with recording sone heavy music this year. It’s a 30” Baritone and came strung and setup in B standard (BEADF#B), but I’ve currently got it in drop A, so just dropping that low string a tone. The whole guitar is extremely impressive for the money, sure the fretboard isn’t rolled, and the tuners are a bit cheap, but as a basic instrument, not least a platform for upgrading if it does what I need, it’s quite brilliant. Worst case, I bail on the guitar thing and string it like a bass VI. Si
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  9. It’s still with me, I haven’t been pushing it as I might get away with not selling it…..but if there was an offer, I’d consider it still. Si
  10. Just won a Shergold Telstar bass via an Instagram competition. Lovely! 🤩

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      Sibob

      @Al KrowIt was the Guitar Nerds podcast competition. I’m not even sure why I entered it tbh, I think because the entry criteria was minimal, follow Shergold and drop a comment, easy. I don’t go for all this ’repost this and share that and tag a mate’. So yeah, low effort, high reward haha.

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      99ster

      Brilliant result Si!    😎

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      Sibob

      @99ster Ah great to hear from you!! 🙂

  11. Sire P7-5, done and done. https://www.thomann.co.uk/marcus_miller_p7_alder_5_awh_2nd_gen.htm?glp=1&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADuDMCX_zSAZrfny3pSxbsVTTyYr2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIydDKvNqLjAMVyodQBh13qhEUEAQYAyABEgIs4_D_BwE Si
  12. Another vote for EBS patch cables here. Si
  13. A ‘bag-o-pedals’? 😁 Yup, some solid choices there, love those MXR Blackout Envelope Filters! Si
  14. Hey all, This is the original prototype for the production Knightfall 66 pedal, which I ordered as a custom order prior to the design (mainly controls) being slightly tweaked, and put into production. Drop me a PM and I can show you more info about how it was born. So this is a two-channel Knightfall 66, with global controls for blend, bass (low) and High (treble), then per-channel controls for gain and volume. Left switch is for switching between channels, right switch is for on/bypass. The knobs have been changed by me shortly after I received the pedal so that each channel (blue/red) relates to the LED colour for the A/B foot switch. In addition (I don’t believe the production Knightfall 66’s had this), there are multiple diode options available per channel. The interior diode clipping switch (see image) is numbered 1-10, with the options as follows: 1: Ch2 - MOSFET 2: Ch2 - LED 3: Ch2 - Ge 4: Ch2 - 1N4001 5: Ch2 - Si 6: Ch1 - Si 7: Ch1 - 1N4001 8: Ch1 - Ge 9: Ch1 - LED 10: Ch1 - MOSFET There is also a trimmer inside the pedal, this controls the maximum clean volume when the pedal is engaged. The treble is rolled off the clean channel above around 3kHz to allow for better integration with the distortion, so you may feel you want to bump the clean volume up if there's a perceived volume drop. With regards the external control, the Low (Bass) knob adjusts the corner frequency of the first opamp stage, and as a result adjusts how much low-end will be clipped. To the left is tight and thin, and as you roll it round to the right you will loosen things up and saturate more bass. All the way to the right and you're in fuzz territory. I have found between 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock yields the most usable results, though this varies with taste and the position of the blend knob. All the other controls are as per the standard Knightfall (v1): High (Treble) is a passive adjustable LPF, with "blanket over your cab" setting at the left, all the way round to "ice pick in my ear" on the right. Gain and Volume are obviously self-explanatory. You'll get different levels with the different diodes (Ge and LED being the opposite ends of the spectrum in this regard) Cash is king for this rarity, however would consider a Sire P5-5 in part exchange pending the colour, white being the preference. Cheers Si Cheers Si
  15. SBL special ‘Black’ edition strap, excellent condition and barely used. Spec, according to SBL, as follows: - Made for Bass Player by Bass Players - Each strap is completely handcrafted - 3.75 inch wide padded strap - Evenly distributes weight to reduce fatigue - Extends from 37.5 inches - 51 inches - Accepts Standard Buttons and Strap Locks £60 inc uk postage Cheers Si
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  16. Not much to say really, solid 3amp pedal power supply. I can also include a Daisy-chain if you need one (not pictured) £45 inc UK postage Cheers Si
  17. The EBS looks maybe twice as big as I had space for, luckily the Gigrig stuff has nailed it! Si
  18. Looking forward to it! Si
  19. They’re a very specific flavour of bass, not overly popular I guess (hence the relatively few numbers), but a very dedicated fan club on TB. Si
  20. Bought some EBS patch cables from Pat, great comms and quick shipping! Would happily deal again! Cheers Si
  21. Decent price seeing as they’re fairly rare. Shame that the aftermarket scratchplate is screwed on, would look better in its original state without one. Cracking colour! (Not mine of course) Si
  22. Well the bottom-left is my ‘Main’ board, in that it gets used in the band I typically have the most gigs with. Bottom right was meant to be a smaller approximation of that board…for when I need to take less gear…but only really gets about 70% there tonally, still nice though. The Enabler board I just put together because they were bits I had lying around, but it turned out to be a really nice ‘clean’ board, ie no drive, that I typically use with Jocee. The top left board is definitely the most ‘fun’, so much drive and dirt, no band for that at the moment, but I’m working on it. The HX Stomp board is essentially just a backup to everything, because why not, I have approximations of each board programmed into it. So favoured? Functionally it would be the ‘main’ board…. But my heart says the drive board. Who doesn’t enjoy stacking 3 dirt pedals into a Sansamp? 🤪 Si
  23. Board family update…a few little changes, mainly the main board as per my last post, and a couple of better cables on the other boards. Si
  24. Yea, in theory. Although now I’m looking again (it was quite a while ago I checked), I can’t see any of the S1 Jazz Knobs available, so the pots are kinda useless without those. I should have grabbed the couple I saw on eBay last year. Si
  25. I’m going for a toggle as I’d prefer that to a push/pull pot (the out position is not elegant IMO). I did look into buying a Fender S1 pot and switch, but by the time I’d get it to Lakland, it would have been like £50 all in. I’ll stick with a toggle switch haha. Si
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