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What are your opinions on the BMS Classic vs BMS XO? Si

£600????? I'll stick to my DM-3 & Akai :-D ([size=1]yes I know it's very different[/size]) Looks great though, I wonder if they'll send you one to A/B against the TC Shep Si

I should think I'll be along Si

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1340358406' post='1703202'] My guitarist in my lil local band has done he same too! Engl Powerball and GM2 via a MIDI board. Great sound and so easy to set up. Very tidy too! [/quote] But where's the fun in that, you can't collect/hoard digital effect patches?! Si

Maybe look out for A Bogdan Polish Love, it's largely considered to be the higher gain version of the Hate. I've got one and it sounds great, although needs a good service for unwanted hiss. I also have a Fuzzrocious Grey Stache incoming, gated and oscillatiing . Look at CoPilot FX's offerings too, I have the Orbit and it's a pretty versatile Fuzz with VCO Si

Depends where he gets a lot of his components, enclosures etc etc. If they're coming from US, then postage saving from him is probably significant, probably nearly enough to pay 3Leaf!? Plus it's how he values his time developing new products. Si

If you read the whole TB thread they mention that the cost to the UK should be about the same....or thereabouts. This is because they should see a slight drop in the retail price, which somewhat offsets any extra costs with customs etc. I suppose this is yet to be seen. Si

I've just started using my Terror again after about 6months of just using my MarkBass, the MB is great, but I've really enjoyed coming back to the Terror. Wonderful sounding amp, for me anyway I also changed my valves as per Happy Jacks 'How-to' thread, I'd say it was a subtle but important difference, just gives you that bit more clean head-room before any 'grind' is introduced to the sound. Si

This is why I asked for a definition of 'Endorsement', they end up being very complicated, with the expectations on either side rarely matching up. Often this is because some people simply approach any old company for freebies, as opposed to wanting to work with the companies who's gear they already have a relationship with. Si

The trick will be in the switching, can be the making or breaking of a board like this. Si

Define 'Endorsement'?! I have great relationships with Fender & Newtone strings Si

I WANT OUR STACHES TO ARRIVE ALREADY!!!! #impatient Si

Deep Impact is EXPENSIVE, if you can find one! Markbass one sounded cool when I played one, the EHX Microsynth is a great pedal. Or go modular, Wah, Fuzz, Octave etc. Si

Sexual!! :-D How long before updated board photos? lol Si

Yes, sorry, I was a bit vague. Some effects allow you to control the amount of your clean bass signal that is mixed with the effected signal. This can work well with Dist./Overdrive/Fuzz because you sometimes lose attack and low-end. There are arguments for blending, as well as against, where people simply prefer to find a pedal that they like the sound of straight off the bat, rather than relying on having to blend in their clean sound. Si

[quote] [sup]im excited for MEAT[/sup] [/quote] We've decided on 1590BB enclosures, just to make progress really. Smaller might be possible, but my opinion is that it isn't worth the labour/time spent to shrink our PCB design further. Si

You're entering into a whole new world lol. The quest for the ultimate fuzz/overdriven sound is like the search for the holy grail. There's also a fairly big difference between fuzz and distortion, although some pedals do blur the line. Fuzz wise I've been having great results with m CoPilot FX Orbit, but thats quite specialist, I've got a Fuzzrocious Grey Stache on the way, but again, quite full-on. Overdrive/distortion is actually harder I think, the only pedal I've genuinely felt is perfect is my Sonic Kitchen BassBoost Preamp (made by Al Heeley on here), it's a copy/clone of the Xotic BB Preamp....so that might be a good place to start. It really is about trying as many as you can and deciding from there, it's all so dependent on your bass, amp, cabs, ear etc. Good luck Si p.s. I have a Boss Bass Overdrive for sale in the FS forum, but that's more of a blendable distortion really. Again, a good starting point perhaps.

It would be interesting to A/B them, the Boss, EHX & Joyo Si

You saying my board isn't cleverly laid out?? I've an Organizer on the way btw, will report back. I am still unsure, however, about how to spell the name. I mean obviously it's wrong (American)...but it is a noun, so should retain it's original spelling even when over here? A quandary I'm sure you'll agree. Si

That second hand Boss PH-3 is £39...!? Si

[quote] I'd be really interested if someone could do a meat box clone and incorporate a micro-thumpinator... [/quote] I suspect that might not happen, I should think Max has his Thumpinator design quite rightly safe, and I'm happy to stick with the Meatbox specific project..... it will a limited-run labour of love over a mass-produced endeavour. Buy both Si