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Does the amp DI have a pre/post EQ switch? If so that probably answers your question If not... it depends on the amp I suspect

Depends on the band and situation in terms of my stage presence. In terms of my basslines, absolutely. But that’s coz I’m stinky poo

That's going to be a stunner! I have a couple of ACG 5ers, one with 16.5mm and one with 17mm spacing, they're both excellent. Best 5ers I've ever played in fact Looking forward to watching this develop!

You’ll have to bookmark it and check back once a month or so in case anything changes and new basses are added 😁

Funnily enough I’ve been speccing up 32” P basses on the Maroochick configuration tool too 😆 I’ve got a spec in my head and really want to find a justification for getting it. Mike Walsh (of Zoot/Purple Chilli fame) will build it if I can get my brain over the finish line. BTW have you checked the stock Maroochick basses? https://www.public-peace.de/bass-guitars/maruszczyk/jake/5-string

Yep, it works nicely with a cut on that control

Why do you want another head? (Asks the guy with three....) Is it just an excuse to have another amp or a genuine need? The RM800 is perfect for small pub gigs as well as bigger stages. Save your money

An Argentinian friend suggested this song for me to cover. The original is double bass but that was a good excuse to try playing fretless properly.

This. Took the missus who got whizzed on the ridiculously expensive Prosecco.

This thread has made me want to get a GK head again. Did enjoy my time with the MB Fusion. So, I looked at eBay. There’s a Fusion 550 on there at the moment ffs 🤦🏼‍♂️ 😅

I’ve used Newtone, Status Hotwires, LaBella, Fodera and D’Addario on my various 32” basses. All good, my favourites for tone are probably LaBella but they are hit and miss at getting the right string lengths in the packet 😅

Those settings look so similar to my standard setting too!

Bought a COG T-47 from Paddy, dead easy deal, great comms and great pedal

I said to a colleague earlier "this land of milk and honey we were promised has turned into a land of nail bombs and snot". Weird (and completely inaccurate) analogy but I like it.

They absolutely haven’t sorted the backlog. Things are taking 2+ weeks to get into my company from Poland and a Germany still. It’s a flipping nightmare.

The Ner-wob-am Status Quo 😃

I agree with the sentiment here. Ultimately Leppard (pushed or enabled by Mutt...) wanted to expand their sonic boundaries and to do this the drums and bass being programmed gave them what they wanted. Pyromania has a Fender P all over it if you listen closely, it was only Hysteria where they went completely overboard (in a good way) with the Fairlight. Doing what’s right for the record is all that matters in the studio, so long as they can recreate something close in a live environment. And they can. Sav is a good solid bassist and actually if you listen back to early live recordings had a lot more movement in his lines, certainly on the first album and tour. Maiden are a different prospect entirely so it’s understandable why they wouldn’t want to program the bass and drums

Ah yes!

Not a lot! The newer EVO II model is lighter and has the cool black fascia. The EVO model has the chrome fascia. That’s about it I think

#pedantaltert - not strictly true. Slang (1996) was alive instruments, I think most back tracks actually played live together. And bass has (supposedly) been played rather than programmed on the last couple of studio albums. FWIW I rate Slang as one of their best albums, it showed that despite Pete and Steve being gone they could still write some great songs, albeit not Ner-Wob-Mm 🤓

It's funny that this came up as I realised about a week ago I was pouring over Def Leppard's "Early Years" boxset, with remasters of the first two albums (High'n'Dry is still my favourite record of theirs) plus lots of hidden gems from early singles, radio shows, Reading festival 1980 and even better, their entire set from Oxford whilst they were on their 1980 headline tour. They really were a great young band and aren't the same without Steve Clark and Pete Willis. Whatever you think of their other output those first three albums were great.