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@Al Krow Good on you for getting it out into the wild. I’d be up for some clips when you have them. These cabs always intrigued me anything with a dedicated mid driver seems like a useful addition regardless of the low end handling! Do you think the scooped nature of the pj was having an impact on hearing the mids with the bareface?

The guy from Little Dragon uses something similar live - not sure which brand of bass it is. You'll see him use it from about 9:30 on this video but if you don't know who Little Dragon are (you're welcome) just enjoy the whole thing.

@LukeFRC I'm not a massive 'Ampeg sound' fan but I recall playing along to Celebrity Skin with a stomp (with some tweaks) on the basic Ampeg sound and it nailed it! Now can I employ it on my gigs? Doubtful but was it immensely gratifying to jam along with the track? Yes! The same can be said for some funk tracks. It's not a dead on synth but the Stomp can cop some tones which are 70% good enough for a live audience who might struggle to pick a bass guitar out of a police line up

it isn't

Yes I'm not disputing your ability to purchase a high end bass. Who am I to question what people spend their money on.

Well prior to ownership I mean - we all have to take a punt on new gear irrespective of opinions

Amended

Is that the consensus and two of which you have yet to own or play....

it's meta

Snarky puppy?

I'm sure various filters and such could do a good impression of some of these aforementioned tunes. A Red Ripper is available locally which does look interesting but not sure it'll do more than my current cheapie fuzz. I'll defo check out some audio and wrangle a demo if possible. I have stumbled upon a good octave up Royal Blood type thing when trying to do a 90's hiphop demo for the pub band on Logic as a kinda fun mash up for our NYE gig later in the year. At this stage it's just a band only demo but if I expand the pedal board beyond Logic I'll be happy to offer up audio

I listed at least 4 different generations of funk to choose from.

It appears you don't know what I was referring to

What synth sound would you like them to cop? A few suggestions of a song or tone would be useful.

So not one of yours then A good video though - kudos to that man

I stand by it though!

I suppose to be proved wrong one would have to have posted some audio examples on which to be disputed. Chicken and egg I suppose! What people find usable and what people find unusable is based on many factors. Are you trying to copy a HH Chameleon sound or Sir Psycho Sexy? Are you looking to nail a Snarky Puppy thing or a Bruno Mars track? All this chat of synth emulation does is create more ambiguity. I asked ages ago on the synth thread what songs people are covering and for audio examples to hear what could be achieved and only one person responded with a soundscapes/soundtrack vibe tune - 65daysofstaic meets a 70’s sci fi soundtrack and frankly the 15+ pedals on their board probably weren’t needed to get the sounds I heard. If someone, anyone, who actually knows how to record their signal chain can post some audio of what can be achieved on a track with a future impact, a stomp or a nasa worthy pedal board et al we can all identify with please step up do so so these basement warriors can be proven valid or otherwise. FFS!

@funkle finally someone got the reference nearly three years later. Probably too much of an ‘in reference’!

Alright cuzzie you made your point

Allow me to direct your attention to the 'Show us your pedal board thread' if you're after some willy waving

Without a doubt @JapanAxe I find it funny when people talk about heavy 4.5kg+ 5 string basses! Lighter basses are more resonant and responsive and all this talk of sustain- it’s great to have a bass which will feel lively and responsive in the hand when playing but I’ve never yet needed a bass to sustain a note for ‘that long’ and definitely not on a soul or Motown classics! I’m not needing a 5’er just now but would happily play another one if the gig requires it especially if I could nab another Dingwall!! I had a lot of fun on my 5’er and it was my main gigging bass for quite a few years but have to say going from a Dingwall to a JMJ Mustang has been very rewarding. It’s always good to change things up and the JMJ just nails so many aspects of sound and feel which is really working for me right now. It’s funny as we spoke about Mustangs when we did the hand over/meet up for the Ding. I’m really digging the ‘stang!

It's not 'festival' gig per se but the Edonburgh Fringe comedy festival is happening for the month of August and a lot of the up nad coming folk and 'free' gigs which are put on in bars and clubs across the city use the tip model and essential are non paid gigs. We only play bar gigs.

I'd wondered if we tried this over the Edinburgh festival gig (in our regular venue) if it might generate some extra as there is a big culture of the 'tips bucket' for payment thing but it would be rude seeing as we do get an actual wage!

I heard that no one wanted to go on first and Arlo kinda just went on!

forward to 4:22 approx for string gauges.