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SamIAm

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  1. For sale my Plethora X5 in excellent condition. This was bought here on BC to act as the backbone of a physical pedals board I was trying; I've now gone down the HX Stomp route so I'm moving this on; listed at this low price as I need to fund some accessories to mod a bass. Internet blurb ... The Plethora X5 isn’t just your run-of-the-mill multi-FX. Select five legendary pedals and order your signal chain in any way you want. Store up to 127 custom boards for quick recall at the flick of a switch. There’s an almost endless number of combinations to explore, with the likes of the Hall Of Fame 2 Reverb, Flashback 2 Delay, Sub 'N' Up Octaver, Brainwaves Pitch Shifter, Corona Chorus, and Vortex Flanger at your disposal. Need a utility board? Tighten up your tone using the Sentry Noise Gate, Hypergravity Compressor and built-in chromatic UniTune tuner. Incorporate other physical pedals using the FX Send/Return jacks which can be positioned anywhere in the signal chain and do not consume an FX slot. Altering your sound on the fly is easy thanks to a simple three-dial layout for each pedal, MASH pressure-sensitive expression footswitches, MIDI ports and an external expression pedal input. The Plethora X5 saves as you go, so you’ll never forget that awesome sound you discovered. Building a pedalboard amp setup? The Plethora X5 slots in seamlessly next to your preamp pedal and makes life easy when plugging in direct to a PA system or audio interface. The global speaker cab simulation is modelled after a classic British voicing for clear, crisp tone. Stereo outs are also on hand for those grand ambient soundscapes. Sculpt awesome effect tones from your sofa! Connect via Bluetooth to the free TonePrint app and arrange your pedalboard, change parameters and dive into all your sounds from your phone — just the way you like it. From TC Electronics ... Highly-flexible TonePrint pedalboard with simple, intuitive controls and 5 MASH footswitches Select and load your favorite TonePrint FX including all TonePrint pedals MASH technology turns all 5 footswitches into expression controllers Free TonePrint app lets you instantly beam signature artist tones into your pedal Build unlimited custom pedalboards with any combination of TonePrint pedals Customizable FX, signal chain routing and much more TonePrint App lets you design custom effects using your mobile device via cable-free connection Built-in FX loop for inserting other pedals or connecting with your amp using 4-cable method Hook tape on bottom (Can be removed as the original rubber feet are still in place); supplied with UK plug PSU, manual and original box; unit has been upgraded to the latest firmware (1.4.3). £200 package securely and tracked delivery in UK. Sam x
  2. Is it possible that you have reached your attachment limit? You can check here https://www.basschat.co.uk/attachments/ If so, you can delete some. Sam x
  3. My experience here on BC has been really great both buying and selling. Sam x
  4. Items for sale are listed in the marketplace https://www.basschat.co.uk/forum/18-basschat-marketplace/ One needs to pay either a one off or yearly seller fee https://www.basschat.co.uk/store/ Sam x
  5. IME none of the ZOOM options (as good as they are) do this. HX Stomp can do two paths and it has a frequency based split. So does the MOD Dwarf. Tho neither of these are what I would call 'budget' options. Sam x
  6. I have to say that IME the B1Four tuner is the mutts nuts! I tend to use a HX Stomp these days and find its tuner is not so good Sam x
  7. I've never had a B stock bass from them, but the B stock pedal I bought was near as dammit new. They have an excellent returns policy and will cover the shipping cost; I've returned a few things. But ... they use DHL Express and of the multiple 'drop off' points (All corner shop affairs) they list in my area, most of them no longer do DHL express (But are still on their website) and the collection from home failed 100% of the time for me. I had to search and call and finally found a drop off that was still active. Sam x
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    Phoenix

    I hope it is not just Mother Shipton witchcraft! Sam x
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    Phoenix

    Hmmmm ... having read the wisdom of the BC collective I am now likely not to go for a zero fret. It seems to have few advantages and my doner neck has a nut so I will not need to convert it ... makes life easier. @Andyjr1515 you mention "if the nut has been cut right" ... how can I check this? Sam x
  10. I've ended up with a PJB Bass CUB Pro (BG-120), 120w into its 2x5 drivers, 240w if I connect an external cab too ... even on its own it is well loud! (Tho I do not play with a drummer) It has a 5 band eq, f/x send & return and DI out and is kind(ish) to my back at 7.6kg Love it! Sam x
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    Phoenix

    Never happened to a data centre I've built ... urm ... ahh ... shush 😊 Sam x
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    Phoenix

    For special electrickitry, plectrum and herbs it is so in the £10k++ space. What a build diary this is becoming! Sam x
  13. @zonular, I play a different sub short scale (Ibanez GSRM25 ... 28.6 inch 5 string). I have landed on Newtone strings and they are good. I really wish they did flats or tapes but ... I've not found any other suppliers that do. I did try using longer scale cut down via various mechanisms but sadly only ended up wrecking them Sam x
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    Phoenix

    Oh please, discussion here would be great ... my doner neck has a nut but I am hoping to figure out a way of converting it to a zero fret. My understanding is ... 1) More accurate than the edge of a nut 2) More hardwearing than a nut 3) Open strings sound closer to fretted strings as they all are 'fretted' Sam x
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    Phoenix

    Is the zero fret normal fretwire or is it incorporated into the head clamp? Sam x
  16. OMG! I've never really poked my nose in the composition threads, but what amazing talent is shown! Really liked yours @Jean-Luc Pickguard, had me laughing ... well done! Sam x
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    Phoenix

    @rwillett, thanks so much Rob! Great insights! I've come across the wire/duct tape approach to balancing, but I am hoping to address this mostly at the design stage, my version of F360 (Fusion 2.0.19941 arm64) does seem to support centre of mass, but I've yet to learn about how to specify the different materials to allow for the body/neck difference; and not clear yet on the route (If any) to allow for the accessories (pickups, tuners, etc). Even if it gives me a 'close enough for jazz' result it will hopefully help avoid a major screwup. I'd not thought about a backplate on the back of the headstock. My intention was to mount the Nova string clamp (using thru hex bolts rather then screws) in a position that allows access to the truss rod and then remove more or less all the other wood of the headstock. I've yet to figure out if the position of the clamp will leave any of the tuner holes visible; a quick 'back of an envelope' look suggests I'll need to fill one or two of the tuner holes and I might even need to produce some sort of shim to sit between the clamp and the headstock. Body wise, I prefer the idea of not having the tuners extending beyond the end, the other 'drivers' are as light as possible and funky! lol And your points have prompted me to reconsider the body build, I am very drawn to going down the 3D print route as it is certainly much more in my skillset then woodcraft and would for sure classify as funky ... time to reread your build threads! Sam x
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    Phoenix

    It is something I've thought about, but comes with some issues. I don't think the body is long enough to take the headless tuners without them hanging over the end. I'm not sure what the wood is like under the finish and I am aiming for an oiled finish on the body. I'm intending on putting in a pair of Bartoloni soapbar pickups rather than using the current P/J setup. Sam x
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    Phoenix

    @Richard R can I get some of what you are smoking! But, thank you. Sam x
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    Phoenix

    The thing is @tauzero, I want to go light light on the body, like Steinberger body style light with my DIY body ... and I do not want to end up neck heavy. Sam x
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    Phoenix

    My first bass build was an adventure! lol My second DIY build bass project was scuppered by a fire in my flat. I set out to collect the bits and bobs needed to start again. Over the past few months I've been pondering how to move forward with Phoenix (Yes, a rising from the ashes reference lol) I've a block of wood (Idigbo), headless tuning system, pickups, truss rod, yada yada. My aim is to go for a 30 inch 5 string fretted neck ... but building this is way beyond my skill, I could find nothing suitable on the internet (I seek a 18+mm bridge string spacing) and the cost of a bespoke neck is beyond my reach (I checked!). Stalled! But then I got to thinking and realised that were I to get a Ibanez TMB35 I could use the neck as the basis of a mod (Is it a mod!?). A couple of days ago this arrived ... And so ... the plan (As it is) is to use just the neck, modify the headstock for the headless system I've got (NOVA system from @Andre_Passini) and build a body from scratch. I'm still toying with how I can convert it to a zero fret setup. I'm writing this "diary" is for a couple of reasons: 1) To share what I do in case it may be of interest to others. (If only to warn against what not to do!) 2) As a place to ask the the many (many) questions I have around this journey, to seek the wisdom and experience of the BC collective mind. This project is likely to take a long time as this year I have been experiencing major fatigue issues, but it has started! And so to my first question ... How to determine if a bass will be well balanced? The stock TMB35 has hideous neck dive! The one I've acquired had some lighter weight tuners fitted, but she still dives. Using a headless system (And some neck reshaping I plan) will reduce the overall neck weight, but I want to try to use the lightest body weight I can. When I 'hang' it from my finger on the top horn the TMB35 is body heavy, but with a strap on it is not. How does one figure out the balance of a bass before building it? Sam x
  22. Not my usual style of music, perhaps I should revisit this as I liked it! And that kitty is gorgeous! Sam x
  23. Same here (Chrome on MacOS) Sam x
  24. I've just added this preloved Ibanez TMB35 to my family of shorties (Purchased of course from this very parish). Plan is for some major modding. Sam x
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