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yes. 😛

That was a busy gig. It was crammed. At least 1 person deep.

You're missing a cable! (from your bass)

I guess it wouldn’t register with most.

Is it staying in the digital domain though? Or is the signal chain going through a DAC before being dropped into the point from the analogue guitar in socket to go through another DAC?

I was most upset by the lack of the question mark in the question being posed. Mind you, I am on the edge of my seat as to what this channel will produce next... "Are you a boring keyboard player" has proven to be a banger of a follow up.

Exhibit A. Doesn't deploy any of the tricks as disclosed in the OP. Now tell me you weren't transfixed. It's the clothes isn't it? No. It's the sock isn't it? Yes. If you want to be engaging, deploy a sock. Works here, worked for flea... in a slightly different manner, granted.

It all sounds really good - but most people can't cope with EQ to begin with! There is a certain danger that having presets to match cabs starts to make people listen with their eyes instead of their ears. I guess it's all never cool... but I'm not sure if they are trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist?

Fingers ↓ DR stainless Lo-Riders (40 60 80 100 with a 125 on the low B) ↓ GB Spitfire - so Bernie's pups and electronics system ↓ ULX-D1 (transmitter) ↓ ULX-D4 (receiver) ↓ Kemper (My own SSL channel strip profile - I rarely use FX but if I do, they are done here) ↓ Audinate Avio ↓ Dante Network (ethernet switch) → FOH desk (somebody else can sort this, my rig is DL32R (I run two, one for FOH, one for Monitoring)) → FOH speakers (my rig is RCF 745s with 8004s) ↓ Monitor Desk (anything Dante enabled, I tend to lug a DL32R for its portability) ↓ Live Professor (plugins - typically compressors and binaural processing) ↓ PSM900 P9T ↓ PSM900 P9R ↓ 64 Audio A12t Cables of choice are VanDamme with Neutrik. (I don't know what the Dante ethernet cables are... probably came free with a home router or something!)

The OP is clearly JTUK, back, complete with gigging strides.

^ He gets it. Modelling with powered FRFR (to include DSP to flatten the response) is where its at. And when I say FRFR, I'm talking PA speakers, not a unit driven by marketing that is labelled FRFR - but contains naff speakers (and little to no DSP to flatten out the response of the cab) in comparison.

That's an interesting point @Bankai. I raised my eyebrow when you said glass clean and my mind wondered towards Marshall vs Fender clean. Both can do immensely clean - but both are of a very different timbre. That's not to say either can't do clean, or can't be used in different genres, as Fender and Marshall, arguably more than any other amp brands, have shown that they span all the genres. Funnily enough, I popped over to the Fender site last night and its quite interesting to note that Fender are largely genre neutral in their marketing. I was going to compare with Marshall - but their site looks like it's down at the moment.

Get a Helix Stomp and a decent PA speaker. Everything you’d ever need.

Ditto. in my defence, it seems that you deliberately go out your way to find my posts and throw the opposite opinion or try and undermine what I say? For what purpose? My post is on topic. I stated that all amps are essentially genre indeterminate. You even quoted me where I stated amps are amps. I stated that amps are marketed in a manner to make them fit with a genre. I then even gave evidence which supported that. Likewise Orange are marketed as a more rocky amp. It makes sense, they were born out of an era of British rock n roll. There’s no reason why they couldn’t be used in pop and jazz. I am sure they have been. But they certainly aren’t marketed that way. I am not likely to own a DG amp. I don’t understand why you seem to have some grievance with me bringing them up. I’m unlikely to own another amp again - as you know I am on inears and PA based setup - but I don’t see why I can’t comment on equipment, especially when it’s supported with reasoned supporting evidence. Out of everything you chose to post in response, you decided to quote me, out of context, to fit some weird narrative you are choosing to pursue. It’s puerile. Give it a rest. [ EDITed this part: because you appealed to my better nature ] Oh and if it makes you feel better, please free to add the obligatory laughing “like” response.

If you read my post and understood it, perhaps you wouldn’t respond with such dross. I don’t need to have owned an amp to comment upon how it is marketed.

Im saying that as a person looking at the marketing. The wording, the endorsements, the branding. Go to their website and the first thing you are hit with are the words "Aggressively Distorting Advanced Machine" - yes, it's a pedal - but it sets the scene from the word go. Have a look at the apparel - the tees especially - that's very much targeting a rockier/metal audience don't you think? I click on creations and specifically limited editions. The imagery I am seeing is very much with the rockier/metal audience. Lets look at the amps, Microtubes 900v2. What's this Microtubes stuff about then - it must be cool to name the amp after it... I scroll down - "Use this push button to turn on or off the Microtubes Engine to add natural compression, organic harmonic enhancement, and saturation ranging from mild overdrive to high gain bass rage." Saturation, overdrive, high gain. Yup, that's pushing towards a certain genre... well, by my logic anyway. Ok, lets forget the Microtubes thing... lets look at the Alpha-Omega and see what that's about. First thing I read, "The Alpha·Omega 900 takes the best elements of our most successful distortion preamplifier ever, combined with state of the art features to make a monstrous 900-watt amplifier with earth-shattering tone." So... the preamp is obviously pushing towards distortion for starters. Lets read more about this Alpha Omega stuff in the rest of the page.... I then read this - "Use this push button to turn on or off the Alpha·Omega Engine™ to add natural compression, organic harmonic enhancement, and saturation ranging from mild overdrive to high gain bass rage.". Again, naming the amp after this feature, which is clearly all about drive doesn't make me think that this amp is being pushed towards to the player looking for super cleans. That's not to say these products can't do clean, after all overdrive is all about pushing clean amps to clip... but you have to agree, the marketing of these products is definitely towards a certain genre. I haven't owned a Darkglass hence clearly I can't comment whether they can do clean or dirty or everything in-between - but I can comment on the branding and approach to sales to say that it is targeting a specific genre (even if it can do other genres). Does the marketing appeal to me? Not at all, I don't play those genres. Hell, I don't even use bass amps anymore. They do look great though, even if they have clearly ripped off Apple's Mac Mini look and feel.

I concur - amps are amps, the rest is marketing it would appear. Darkglass is the bass amp that springs to mind that out of all the bass amp manufacturers that I know, appear to be very genre specific.

Its a beautiful looking bass - and looks to be in great condition too! It's a post Bernie bass, there's a few indicators - the logo, the standard 3d Schaller bridge and the lack of metal knob surround.

There's good and bad everywhere.

See what you think - I like it... but have to admit, I like the M82 more.

That point is at a tangent. You can support your own countries companies if possible - but actively being derogatory/xenophobic and pushing that narrative is inexcusable.

Yum. I played my first one at Messe. Defo a beautiful bass.

No hidden agenda - just interested in who made your bass? Just intrigued what people go for.

But it doesn't help when you have people chucking around phrases like "the china virus" - there's a worrying amount of Americans that hate anything that is built outside the USA. And that's based on prejudice as opposed to do anything to do with the goods themselves.

I'll leave this one here - https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-guitars/music-man-stingray-5-special-snowy-night-roasted-maple-maple-matching-headstock-white-pg-chrome-hardware I mean, seriously? I'm not alone in thinking that this is crazy money for that?