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Following this post. I'm big fan of building synth sounds with pedals, also have IMA's HX Stomp synth packs (pretty awesome btw). I also have a EHX Microsynth and a C4 that I have used a lot in the past, alongside other pedals, in order to create landscapes and sounds, plus I own several synths too. So I am familiar with what you can achieve with a bass and pedals. I do like what the MXR Synth does, but I am not fully sold on it yet. I'm hoping for more videos to come out and to hear real world bass players talk about it, not the usual marketing videos that are currently flooding YouTube since its release this week. IMA's video is really good, he's a great educator when it comes to pedals and creating sounds. The tracking seemes like a great selling point, plus the preset option and no need to connect to a laptop to edit or enter submenus. And the size... perfect for a small board or as a one-stop shop on a bigger board if you need a few synth-like sounds at he gig. Looking forward to everyone's experiences with the pedal!

wowsers, that's the puppy! Off to do some research!

I see that Bass Direct have currently got a full carbon fibre Klos uke bass for sale - that should take some serious stamping on! 😆😆 (I do play Uke basses by the way, and have had a couple from BD themselves - lovely chaps all) 😎🤘

Me too! There's lots of decent old joannas you can get for virtually nowt - old Challens go for pennies if you're lucky and are decent. I've just looked up our Pfeiffer, looks like they're selling ones similar for over E10000! https://www.pfeiffer-pianos.com/en/used/pianos

If you've got 91 slices either your pattern is too long or you haven't correctly identified all the relevant slice points and removed the "ghost" ones. You need to play with the sensitivity slider until it detects all the slice starts that you need and then delete the ones that aren't required. Unless it's very busy, a typical 2-bar pattern should have around 16-24 slices, and none should be shorter than 1/16 note The ascending pattern is created with the intention that you also save each slice as an audio file. You then load these into a sampler (real or plug-in) each one to a note. When it plays the MIDI file it will replay the pattern but now you can change the tempo without changing the pitch. However if that's all you want to do, it is simpler to save the REX file and if you have a Mac and are running Logic convert it into an Apple Loop which will do the same thing automatically. If you want to use your own drum samples you'll need to identify what each slice does (which is why it's important to remove the ones you don't want) and the edit the MIDI file in your DAW moving each note to the correct pitch for the relevant drum sound and duplicating those that correspond to multiple drums that occur on the same beat. Alternatively you can save the MIDI pattern as a quantise template and then program your own drums and use this template to replicate the feel of the original rhythm. HTH

Seems this is coming in at under £1000. At that price, could be a solid seller after all?

The Knight had been a school piano for many years. Sadly it was a long way past economical repair. I would much prefer a 1970s Knight in good condition to a new inexpensive upright.

Clearly the PCB need to he redesigned. I have not looked at the output of the PSUs on an oscilloscope but switching from battery power to the mains power supply, I could hear none.

I knew it wouldn’t take long for this suggestion!

Gruesome !

No, it’s not you. The quality of recent stuff is poor. Another one here who drills pilot holes and uses candle wax……….but I’ve still wrung a few over in my time. It goes without saying that not all Phillips-head or Posidrive screwdrivers will correctly fit every time, thus creating yet more chance to foul it up for you. If they snap midway it can be a pain to restore cleanly.

I have a few active basses. I prefer passive ones for various reasons, although active ones have their place.

I bought the original one yesterday. I decided the v2 wasn't worth the extra £100 for 80 more Watts. I definitely would have gone for this though had I waited a day!

Blimey Google Lens actually correctly identified my pic as from the early 80s.

Just wish I could remember what happened...

I guess you are the proud owner of a gold plated wheelbarrow with a square wheel...

Hi all I've always used roundwound strings and prefer them when they've lost some of their brightness, but not when they've really gone dead (they sound duller than flats then to me at that point). I should probably just bite the bullet and try a set, but wondered what opinions others have of EB Cobalts. And is there a big variation between Slinkys and Super Slinkys? Comments welcomed. Cheers

Rise ... if s/he still can with a triple hernia and some broken vertebrae... 🤔🤪😂