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Totally! I aim to have a set of high quality plugins rather than loads of so so f/x. To be fair one persons meat is another's gristle, a website (planned ) with ratings is likely S'manth x

Battery power is a must have for me, I'm currently investigating how to utilize the USB PD technology so that a cost effective USB brick will power the bmfx for long enough (and also other things like wireless units and ... well everything on a pedalboard!) S'manth x

The Midium is v.sexy, but I feel it has one major downside. A touchscreen! Two reasons I feel this 1) Touchscreens are not robust enough (IMOH) for gigging, they are too 'delicate' for the rigors of being kicked about on stage 2) You need to bend over ... for studio work this is OK, but for gigging .. not so much. I envision a unit that can be: Controlled totally by footswitches and knobs to achieve the robustness Controlled by a web browser so it has the super sexy touch/move/set ... but from a tablet/pc that is safely away from ones feet. Thoughts? S'manth xx

Just to check. On desktop - knobs, buttons OK? On floor - footswitches? Either - WiFi, Ethernet, Bluetooth or MIDI to control from either a web browser (Custom apps are so 1990s), one of the several control surface apps or your DAW? I am considering some small BLE based control buttons that could be mounted on a bass too. S'manth xx

The hardware I'm looking at from the get go is https://wiki.radxa.com/Rock4/se Why? Affordable Available (Pis are as hard as hens teeth to find at the moment!) Powerful I have one already!! lol The 2+4 architecture should allow me to give a UI that is responsive without sacrificing the audio processing. It also has a M.2 SSD storage capability to avoid any "fails" in SD cards! It also has a Pi compatible 40 pin interface so I plan to use the powerful HiFiBerry HIFIBERRY DAC+ ADC PRO I with it's Dedicated 192kHz/24bit high-quality Burr-Brown DAC Dedicated 192kHz/24bit high-quality Burr-Brown ADC Which I believe are up to most of the COTS units out there I would like to run bare metal OS (For performance reasons) but not sure I am up to that! However a realtime linux with Jack should be OK. S'manth x S'manth x

But the "Wanted" threads get locked with PM feedback only so it seems technically possible

A placeholder for now, but more to come. This diary will document my progress in creating a self build multi-effects pedal specifically aimed at bass. It is driven by a combination of wanting a really powerful multi-fx that does not break the bank, leveraging the wide range of quality open source effects plugins available, being able to configure/control it in exactly the way I desire and keeping my "tech head geekette builder" fed. Ideas currently being gathered in Dream bass multi f/x ... what would you want? S'manth x

The thread in questions is

In another thread it has become obvious that there are many gifted female bass players about! But how many of us on BC? I'd love to know and perhaps start a discussion thread on the factors that we face (that may be different from the lovely gents here). Please PM me if you are happy to share, including things such as: What bass you play. Pros/Cons you've found as a female basser. Where in the world you are located (approximately) Any advice for new gals starting out. S'manth xx Please no comments, PMs only ... thank you!

My personal view is that basses (Electric ones at least) tend to be large and heavy and are harder generally (Oh shoot me down here) for us gals to hold, fret, carry. I used to be 5"9', since playing the bass I'm now 4"11' (A lie, but hopefully an amusing one!) Exceptions to everything, but statistically are there not more male than female basis players here on BC and in the world of music? And be careful with Occam's Razor, it has a sharp edge lol S'manth xx

Not talking about musical ability, I would agree with you on that. But let us consider some evidence. Big South West Bash Bash - One female bassist (me) Demographics on BC Research (Check google scholar) Sex and Gender are not the same, but often women are smaller and less physically strong and basses tend to be large and heavy. And there are cultural differences to account for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_privilege And the timeless S'manth x

What is missing! Who here is a female bassist!! Let's share our approach! PM me if you prefer Smanth x

Note my lack of surprise! S'manth xx

Flatwounds all the way!!!! S'manth x

In my shortlist and I simply love her style! And I fancy her! lol S'manth xxx

I'm also a short scale lover. S'manth x

I recently attended the most excellent Big Fat South West Bass Bash, a most excellent event! When you consider female bassist, for instance this very short list: Carole Kaye Esperanza Emily Spalding Gail Ann Dorsey Gail Greenwood Johnette Napolitano Julia Hoffer Kim Deal Kim Gordon Paz Lenchatin Suzi Quattro Tina Weymouth And SO many more!!! There are a lot of us about! I was shocked to find I was the only gal bash basher at the event! Now given basses tend to be heavy as f*ck and with frets that are miles apart it may be a challenge, but. .. I'd love to hear who you consider great female bass players ... and I would especially love to hear from any female bass player here on BC? It's not about dissing the gents (Who here on BC are amongst the most lovely folks in existence), it's about discussing the approaches to how best to manage these huge instruments for those of use with lighter frames in a way that makes people sit up and beg for more!!!!! S'manth xxx

Luke, where did you get his done? S'manth x

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What a thing of beauty .. @Jabba The Hutt is an artist! Tho is seems to missing a B0 string lol S'manth xx

Totally!