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I had Chromes on my P for a couple of years, started bright, died off nicely as you'd expect. I replaced them with La Bella flats and they instantly sounded like the worn in Chromes, straight out the pack. Lesson? Buy La Bella flats for Precisions Si

Hi all, This band is pretty much defunct now, we all live in different countries now and the others don't know how to record haha. But we had this sitting on a hard drive, so I decided to mix it and have it mastered by Izzy McPhee. Enjoy: https://corybantic.bandcamp.com/track/anxious-liver (It's on Spotify too) Cheers Si

Yes saw that, I have the Sunn beta on the way, so we’ll see how that goes first haha Si

That cap positioning under the IC's is......novel haha. Si

Would love to try one, but not a financial likelihood at the moment unfortunately. Let us know what you think. Si

I met Phil in 2014 as he wanted to buy a 1973 Precision I was selling (which I shouldn’t have lol). Absolutely lovely guy, who I then saw play on a (touring) Tubular Bells gig a few months later. RIP Si

Interesting! Are you likely to test it any time soon? Si

When I got my HX Stomp, it wasn’t to replace my main setup, but for a few reasons: 1) ‘Fly-rig’ for gigs that require a much smaller setup. 2) Backup for my main board should something go awry that takes it out the game for a few gigs. Unlikely but whatever haha. 3) While I’m almost always going to use analogue drive and octave pedals, I’m ok with digital everything else….so it was a way to sell all of my random reverb/delay/chorus singles and use the HX Stomp for weirdness/modulation….which is where it shines IMO. 4) As a way of adding a cab sim to my mix when I do the odd gig with a band that uses IEM’s. So for points 1 and 2, I spent quite a long time tweaking the various patches to accurately match my main pedalboard, I had them side by side and would flip between the two. Because I know my main board sounds perfect in a gig setting, it meant that I’m referencing what I know I like tonally and not just trying set up the HX blindly with sounds that work through my headphones in my lounge. I remember thinking ‘oh that’s not how I would have it naturally…’, but trusting that my reference point (main board) was true, so just run with it. Lo and behold, tested he HX on a gig, and I was happy with how it performed. Si

Inflation is a helluva drug. Si

Yeah I found the Aion, might give that a go perhaps! That said, shipping is a lot, anyone want one as well and we can split shipping one or two ways? SORTED Si

Oooo, Pearce! Yup, good catch, I’ll edit my post haha. Will check out the Hudson too, cheers. Si

I already have a Sansamp BDDI, so looking for something Sunn or Pearce based I think. Thanks though Si

I’ve got an enclosure that I want to build something into, it’s a bit bigger (footprint) than a 1590BB, I think it’s a 6500 (without measuring it). Anyway, there’s plenty of space basically. I’d love to build a fairly fully featured bass preamp, probably something quite dirty sounding, kinda like the Sunnbather from Abominable or the BC2 from Suncoast. Any thoughts on a kit? Would want a PCB rather than a vero build. Any thoughts? Cheers Si

And this, folks, is why education is important. Si

They’re certainly not identical on the audio spec side, but I would personally agree with the rest of what you're saying. All the specs are on the website, but whether the perceived gains are marginal or significant will be down to your ears. What I will say is that I have great sounding releases with artists on Spotify that are recorded using both Scarlett and Clarett. Si // Focusrite

Put the below together for some heavier sounds, although will also work as a more generic ‘fly-board’ thanks to the versatility of the HX Stomp. The DIY pedal on the left is a JMK Big Bass Drive I built a while ago, aside from an LED I need to fix, it actually sounds pretty awesome. I have something else planned for that first drive space though, just waiting for it to arrive back with me (tis out on loan). As always, CIOK doing the heavy lifting here! Si

Hey @BassBeast, Which generation of Scarlett do you have? Ultimately, Clarett+ has a better audio spec than Scarlett, but it varies how much better dependant on which Gen of Scarlett you have. They're both current models (Scarlett Gen 3rd Gen and Clarett+), so it's about what kind of audio spec and features you want really. Si // Focusrite

Inferior by whose standard? Si

Haha, I take your point, however I think it's probably whatever the current benchmark/association is. I fully understand it's originally an Epi shape, but whenever I see it now, my association is with Serek. Si

Yeah, styling wise, if you want a budget Serek, these look good. But those tuners are all wrong. Why reissue a 'classic' bass with modern looking tuners?! Put elephant ear tuners on them for goodness sake! I'll be sticking with my Midwestern Si

Looks like a horrible refin, one would perhaps want to factor in another decent refin into the cost. Si

Does anyone have any alternatives to the Pedalnetics Helauxy/Mini for 'onboard' HX Stomp external switches? I'd go for one of those, but the Mini is pricing up at £79 ex VAT/import....which is a bit rich for me. I have a really good external switch for it, but it's a standard 1590A enclosure, which I can't fit on my HX board. Cheers Si

@wateroftyne Is this bass still knocking around? Si

Yeah, sounds like a Scarlett will do what you need @ped, for transparency I do indeed work for Focusrite and I’m only here because our products have already been mentioned. Scarletts come with everything you need to record, including DAW’s, plugins etc. If you get a 2i2, your friend would be able to connect the bass to input 1, and assuming that the vdrums have a single output, the drums to the second output. If the drums have multiple outputs, then you’d need to consider an interface with more channels perhaps. Anyway, as also mentioned, it would be possible to also just use the interface to play along with Spotify, you monitor your signal direct from the Scarlett, so zero latency. You only introduce latency if/when you monitor your signal via a DAW, and you’d only do that if you’re recording (sometimes) or wanting to hear your signal through an amp sim/effects etc. I would argue that if they’re a beginner, they won’t beed all that and just a dry signal along to Spotify will be grand. Any other questions, feel free to drop a PM. Si

For a while they made the Steve Bailey signature 6. Looks ok to me, can't have sold many though: Si