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There is a wd-800 on a Facebook group for £700 shipped if anyone is super keen. Hard not to be tempted at that price.

Well it does appear that it’s the old bloke playing the ‘synth/organ’ part so it should be fine 😉

Try before you buy. A TBird can feel very different on the strap imo. The first fret can feel a bit far away and if you’re already used to (and prefer?) short scale it might be a consideration.

Maybe you guys should start playing Whiter Shade of Pale!

Played a combustion 5 which had a very slim and very comfortable neck. I was used to 19mm spacing like on Lakland 5’ers which can feel huge but the Combustion was nice! I’d say it’s one of my preferred 5 string neck profiles albeit with limited experience.

I find ARP’s can be tricky for getting the timing right, maybe different on a keyboard but I’d struggle with the timing too using that setting with the band. Might just be getting the knack with a particular arp setting and ‘playing the pattern’ or dialling in the best fit for a particular song. What tracks were you thinking they might fit in? I thought I could hear a touch of Livin On A Prayer in that Bass6 clip🙂

Try messing with the release time to dial in ‘punch’ you might find it has a greater impact but like anything with compression there’s many schools of thought arguing both for and against and also depending upon the type of compressor circuit and input signal chain etc etc.

I’ll keep an eye out for it in the for sale threads in 3 months... and get saving 😀

Ahh I get ya. Still good to have some new toys. I’ve been trying some pick ups but that’s about it!

Tidy haul! Did I see a bass and cab mentioned in there too?

Also sounds like a tidy haul! Anything interesting and what attracted you to them?

Looks like a fun list. I’d recommend the Scary Pocket channel on You Tube for more inspiring funk - it’s a bit of a hipster collective playing reworked covers mostly in a very funky style. Some of, well actually most of the bass playing is tight as and the musicianship across the board is top notch!

Yup it was a Mooer Radar cab sim which included eq, mic type and placement as well as varying cab types. It’s great wee unit but I now use a stomp so it became redundant.

Sounds like an interesting and positive experiment! Be interesting to hear if it’s different with a drive pedal over the inbuilt circuits.

I’m looking forward to gigs again so much so that I want to bring the entire rig even though I’m really looking to downsize to iem only.

I think I read somewhere that the cab sim is on the DI out and the headphones out? You could try it out and hear for yourself. Not sure which cab sims come preloaded in these heads so you may need to (or want to) load up the Darkglass suite and add some of the available cabs to find your fav or which sounds best for your needs. Only you will know if it’s beneficial for your needs.

I work in Mental Heath and when I see folk talking about a lack of joy in things ‘work mode’ kicks in so apologies as I’m not trying to diagnose anyone nor would I be qualified to🙂

It’s important to understand the difference between affect and attitude when it applies to mental health. A dip in mood and/or motivation is not simply an attitude thing. It sounds like you were describing a drifting away from music due to other commitments while the OP very openly described a change in affect/mood due to a list of situational pressures and a loss of enjoyment from performing/playing. I really don’t mean to engage in armchair psychology and if I’ve picked you up wrong my apologies however identifying changes in how one feels ‘Emotional intelligence‘ is a valuable skill and can often prevent people from becoming more unwell both physically and mentally. You’re correct that having easy access to music gear makes playing much more accessible and therefore more likely to happen and coupled with an outlet to perform or an end goal like band rehearsal helps too but in this instance it feels like it’s a mood thing...which is different from attitude. I’ll stop with the ‘Loose Women’ psychobabble 🙂

If ever a pedal could induce instant ‘stank face’ (in a good way) this is it.

@NJE up here in Scotland we have a service called Breathing Space but I’m not sure what the equivalent service is in England but I’m sure there is one. You can still access things like Headspace app and there’s loads of apps/YouTube videos if that’s ever possible with two little ones! A wee bit of time daily spent on yourself is just as important as being there for the missus and the kids. If you can wrangle that into your day along with a bit of playing you’ll be grand. Stay well! 🙂👍🏽

It might be more worthwhile to look at why you’re feeling the way you are and deal with that. Sure it could be a phase and we’re in quite unprecedented times! If having no free time isn’t the overriding issue then the next question would be why have you lost interest and does this lack of interest or drive extend to other hobbies or day to day activities. If it’s more of a mood thing and you’re beginning to experience anhedonia in other aspects of your life it’s time to talk to someone and figure out what might be going on. I don’t wanna make it sound all heavy but if this is the start of a change in mood go speak to someone and invest some time in yourself and your well being.

What do folks think the impediment has been to committing to a new routine/practice schedule/learning a new skill? I know having an end goal in sight, usually to meet a performance deadline etc. is a big motivator but for instance the OP mentions learning how to PC edit multi fx. @Al Krow will tell you I’ve been encouraging him/pestering him to just get on with this for years but deep down he’s probably just an amp/cab player. I’d imagine if post Covid all his band members were suddenly self sufficient and you only needed to bring your own gear you’d probably not make any major changes to your gigging set up? I often find that unless I’m learning something for a specific purpose my interest can drop off and since I’ve been working away over these last few months I haven’t had the same ‘down time’ as it were to commit to a new routine. I’ve had lots of mates wanting to commit to something new but they really haven’t been able to sustain it for what ever reason- mainly that they thought that they should do something rather than wanting to do something. What I have been doing... I recently moved to a new flat and as the beach is now 10 mins away I try and get into the water for a swim as often as I can - tides and work permitting, usually 3 times a week. It’s been rather enjoyable (always cold but that’s half the point) and that helps! I had some notion to ‘learn more’ bass related/music related stuff but the ‘reward’ compared to other things I could be doing just doesn’t seem worth it. I think I know my ability is where it is and while I can ‘improve upon it’ I’m unlikely to really gain from the effort down the line. I mean I’m not gonna be joining a West End theatre band any time soon!! I have been adding small incremental changes week to week in other areas and I believe that’s a big part of maintaining consistency. And with that high tide is at 14:24 so I’m away for a dip!