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[quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1471531395' post='3113742'] Yup - I tried a very nice JO skyline years ago that was very high quality. But I played a US DJ4 recently that was just outrageously good. Really, quite ridiculously good [/quote] How did they differ? Just in setup? Si

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1471461225' post='3113252'] Have the Saffire interfaces been discontinued? Shop stock seems heavily discounted at the moment, and the only Focusrite website only shows the Clarett range - which is twice the price of the USB alternative! [/quote] That's odd that you can't see them, they're very much listed on the website here: [url="https://uk.focusrite.com/firewire-audio-interfaces"]https://uk.focusrite...udio-interfaces[/url] The Saffire Pro14, Pro24, Pro24DSP & LS56 are currently discontinued. Pro40 & Pro26 are still current products Si // Focusrite Technical Support

This is why the D'addario tension chart is incredibly helpful. Say you used a particular set of D'addario round wound strings, find their tension on their chart, then match the tension (if that is the deciding factor) to the set of flats you want. If you're more bothered about gauge than tension, this exercise will still be helpful, but simply let you know whether you'll need to set the bass up within your new strings (truss rod etc). For example, I was using Newtone Steel 50-110 strings on my P-bass, now I know these won't be exactly the same tension as D'addario Pro Steel 50-110, but they'll be pretty close I wager. So I picked a Chromes set that matched (or as close as damnit) the tension. I wasn't bothered about gauge, so I ended up with the 45-100 Chromes as a fairly close match. What that meant for me is that I haven't had to setup my '71 P, they don't feel any tighter than the previous rounds I had on, and I'm very happy Si

Literally all you're going to get here is a collection of members suggesting the amp that they use, or at best, what they think sounds good with the cab (obviously completely subjective) Try a few, buy them second hand, sell at no/little loss if you're not keen, and pick the one that sounds best to you. But to stick with convention, I use either a Markbass LMK2 or LMK800 with my Barefaced cabs and they sound great. Now ignore me and go try some amps Si

It certainly is the case that if you use other USB devices, in order to maximise the resource, you'd likely want to keep your audio away from the the USB bus, luckily you have options in that you have both Firewire & Thunderbolt. Whilst I respect the above comment about Firewire over Thunderbolt via an adapter, in our (Focusrite) experience, our Saffire units work perfectly well over Thunderbolt via an adapter. With regards to Thunderbolt Vs Firewire, you will likely always find yourself with lower latency with a Thunderbolt interface as it's essentially capable of operating at PCIe connection speeds, it other words, it's currently the fastest available connection for audio. If I was in your shoes, based on what Mac you have, and that you likely want to stay away from USB, I would look at a Thunderbolt interface. Of course I'd like to recommend our Clarett range, but of course there are other brands available On a slightly different note, if anyone is interested in a slightly easier to digest analogy for USB 2.0 vs USB 3.0 (and why they haven't really been adopted by interface manufacturers yet), I wrote one here: [url="https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208095469-USB-2-0-vs-USB-3-0"]https://support.focu...-2-0-vs-USB-3-0[/url] Si // Focusrite Technical Support

I found the tension of my Newtone 50-110 roundwounds to be comparable (not exacty the same) as a set of 45-100 D'addario Chromes (which I absolutely love). So not an exact test but gives you a ballpark idea. I don't find the Chromes overly tight at all very playable for me. I've had Rotosounds previously and just felt them to tight. That said I use the lighter guage Chromes I imagine the heavier tension Chromes are pretty tight. Si p.s. Terrible grammer is because I've literally just discovered that the comma key on my keyboard is broken lol

Ok great, yes anything you need, give me a PM Si // Focusrite Technical Support

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1470959080' post='3109698'] Well, I have installed the Focusrite, and first impressions are not good at all. There is no sound coming from this thing, even though it's synced and shows sound going to the outputs. [/quote] Hi bud, That's unusual, i'll drop you a PM now and we'll sort it. Si // Focusrite Technical Support

I have a Super Compact on order having sold my G2 Compact. I had thought that I'd also sell my G2 Midget for a second Super Compact, but I think I'll wait a little to see how the two play together. I'm keen to have a couple of SCs to match, but I do like having the G2 Midget for little jaunts in and out of London on the train, great cab for that! And no I can't have 3 cabs Si

I have an original VB-2 and if they have really captured that, then the VB-2w will be awesome Si

Boss OC-2 or COG T-16, easy choices! Not sure about compressors, I do my really use them, but the MXR gets a lot of love. It's much less refined, but I do still love the old CS-2 in front of drive pedals, but a different use to most people's use for a compressor. Si

Yeah if we want more of an approximation, wire your Jazz bass in series. The other benefit of this is that you get a single volume control, my pet hate is two volume controls lol Si

[quote name='scojack' timestamp='1469711783' post='3100547'] Are they doing flats yet ? [/quote] Not when I spoke to Neil a couple of months ago, they were still exploring and researching them Soon hopefully Si

Yeah mines going to say, I've built a couple of clones of the guitar version (one assumes the same widely available schematic as what this Chinese company used, and the bass response were most definitely different to my BB Bass Pre Si

The Xotic XP-1T 5 string is definitely worth a look. Probably on the top of your budget (unless you can find a used one), but they make really great basses! http://thebassgallery.com/index.php/bass/5-string/xp-1t-5-string.html Si