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MXR Bass Chorus all the way for me….also includes a bonus Flanger effect too. Si

I think basically my Lakland can use Long Scale fine (like the White Nylons it currently has), so that’s fine. Not so with my Elrick unfortunately, it has a zero fret which means that it needs Extra Long Scale, slightly annoying but meh. Si

Cool, thanks very much. Si

Do you find that the 34” sets fit 35”? Or do you go for the 36” sets? Si

Another article: https://empireears.com/blogs/news/why-you-should-never-wear-only-one-in-ear-monitor#:~:text=Wearing a single earphone increases,a risk to your hearing. Si

Really really bad for your hearing. Generally speaking, if you don't get moulded/fitted ear-pieces, any generic IEM earbud will let in enough ambient sound in order to monitor your bass and the band. Flipping this on its head, I find that standard moulded earplugs (if you don't wear them already) can lead to much better vocal monitoring, as you naturally hear it more in your head. Si

I tell you what, I have a proper Love/Hate relationship with these White Nylon strings. I HATE them acoustically, horrible clattering strings, but plugged in on a gig, they’re lush and feel sooo good. I go in and out of wanting to change them…..tonight I might leave them a little longer haha. Si

Yeah TI's are probably a good shout to take a look at. Don't think I've ever tried GHS, so will look at what's around. Cheers Si

Yeah I have White Nylons on the bass at the moment (should have mentioned that), and love them, but the tensions is a little toooooo light. I like how malleable they are to the fingers, but the clattering on the frets is too much for me. Figured some low-ish tension flats would be a good middle ground. Si

Very specific setup I know, but which strings are you using? I don't want anything too high tension....which is somewhat difficult considering the 35" scale. Thoughts? Cheers Si

£11k with a refinished neck? Does that mean the logo is also a replica? I'm no expert, but the burst colour doesn't look right to me either, but could be down to lighting potentially. Si

You don't need an XLR converter to go 'DI', just change the output of the HX Stomp to Line level, and if the desk you're going to is worth its salt, it will have a 1/4" Line input on each channel, boom, done. It has decent SVT/Sansamp models on it, as well as a bunch of other cool Bass stuff. Tuner is good too. Si

Fully agree that, being somewhat of an update of their old M5, it's now essentially a budget H9. Interesting, but then the Helix range has always been a bit of a mess from a marketing perspective.....as good as they are of course. Si

So they've basically re-released the M5 but with the HX engine. Apparently the M5 was popular in studios where you only need one effect....'apparently', but I can't really see that this was the use-case for this as they also now have the HX Native multi-effects VST. I guess at £250 it puts it in the 'boutique pedal' category, but with a LOT more functionality compared to many of those types of pedals. But it's a dangerous game....the 'boutique' market is mostly analogue and quirky digital pedals, not these utilitarian multi-fx type offerings. So yeah.....not exactly sure who this is for?! And that is from someone who loves my HX Stomp! *EDIT* Link is dead now, and Line6 website isn't updated, so looks like Sweetwater did a little leaky leak. Si

It seems to me that, based on the fact that he’s a monster player, and playing funk music is literally his job, it doesn’t surprise me he nailed it very quickly. I like Cory Wong, it’s good fun and impeccably executed, but it also seems about 30% chops/hits/sparkle & 70% grooving around 3 or 4 chords. So again, no surprise a player as good as Vincen smashed it IMO. Si

Sam bought an amp from me, great comms & easy payment. Cheers Sam! Si

MXR Bass Chorus, thank me later! Si

Awesome, thanks, good to know! Si

Hey all, I don’t suppose anyone has a spare UK adapter (the bit they supply that slides onto the power supply)? I’ve managed to mislay my adapter it seems. Line6 seemingly don’t supply that piece separately and instead want to sell me a new £55 power supply 🙄 Cheers Si

You'll probably find that if the larger I/O interfaces are setup on a Windows/MacOS computer with regards to Focusrite Control, their I/O routings etc, they'll work fine on a Linux system. The larger I/O are also class compliant, but as you say, it's the bridging software that will likely be the issue here. Depends whether someone wants to chop and change their interface settings/routings, or whether they're happy to 'set and forget'. Si

I've not used Linux, but having spent a fair amount of years in the Audio Interface industry, it's usually the case that manufacturers don't specifically test/support Linux (as you've no doubt found out). That said, any interface that is class-compliant (ie no driver required on Mac) should work fine, as long as it's not reliant on any bridging software for routing/setup etc.....as that software probably won't have been tested/supported. Si

I would say, unless you're playing acoustic gigs, 500watts is the minimum you'd want. Bear in mind that you usually don't NEED 500 watts, but it's way better to have headroom spare (ie watts that you don't need) than ragging a 100watt amp to its limit at every gig. Markbass are a safe bet, as are the Fender Rumbles. A note on combos though, let's take the Fender Rumble 500 as an example. The amp is rated at 500watts at 4ohms (two speakers/cabs), the combo is of course only one speaker/cab (ie 8ohms) and the amp is rated at 350watts at 8ohms. All this to say that you won't be getting 500watts out of the Fender Rumble 500 combo until you plug in an extension cab. Without having done any research, it would stand to reason that combos that don't allow for an extension cab will advertise the actual wattage you'll have access to (ie the amps 8ohm rating)....it would be pretty unforgivable (and probably illegal actually) to advertise the 4ohm wattage of the amp and not be able to utilise it. Si