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The bass tunes down half an octave as well

Far Cry - Rush

I have an Ibanez EHB1005SMS that I like, but I don't love. I like the feel and ergonomics (the neck is lovely, and the whole bass is light and balances well), but it has issues: The infamous, dark-sounding Barts; lacklustre preamp, which I always have difficulty dialling in (possibly due to the Barts themselves); and as for the glow in the dark fret markers... pointless. But also, I wonder if I made the right decision in getting the short-scale version (30"-32"). The shorter scale is a joy to play, but somewhat goes against one of the purposes of a multi-scale, the low B. I could replace the pickups, but the recommended replacements (Nords) are a custom order and not exactly cheap, and I still may end up with a bass I don't love. I like what I see and hear about the Hils basses, particularly the NEXT HNB5. Does anyone have any experience with the Bart-equipped EHB and the Hils that can shed some light?

Thsat's a pre-amp to build your rig around, if it sounds as good as their anaolgue pedals it will be amazing. But......... I feel it's already out dated, a moddler pedal that has only 1 pre-amp? It's kinda like taking an HX stomp, stripping out all of the pre-amps, all of the amps, all of the cab sims, most of the effects, ALL of the guitar stuff, a whole bunch of functionality and not replacing it anything. I can see that they'll be some people who will like the format and love the Sansamp tone. A fully programable pre-amp is an excellent idea, depending on the price point it might be an excellent product, but feels like a backward step comparedf to what's out there. Respect to Sansamp for breaking their mould! I'll 100% try it hen it comes out though I cannot see a use for it myself. YMMV

That was your cunning plan all along wasn't it! Beautifully executed in a marvellously Machiavellian way

Another friend of the band rocked up with his trumpet, jumped in for a couple of songs and absolutely blew the roof off. He also stood on the end of the line and hogged the camera angle! Here's a quick clip:

It's -5° right now and will be colder by Friday. Daryl

I thought Martin had finished writing Game Of Thrones?

I'd suggest you don't use your own cable as if the problem repeats they could argue that it's the cable not the socket that's at fault, before you go request they use one of their cables to demonstrate it's all working OK 👍

I was asked what would cover our band expenses for a charity event would be. I asked for a pony!

That does mean there will be a rogue BL gone feral in Gloucester. Possible future entertainment from the JMB adverts.

Thanks for the replies, I have scrounged up a few plugs and cables now so should be able to hack something together with a bit of T&E. I did search the interschtrumf but got more and more confusing and conflicting results the deeper I went, so came here for some sanity 🧐 Allegedly M'lud, for Meris The cable MIDI > TRS should be soldered like this: Pin 5 > Tip - Pin 2 > Shield - Pin 4 disconnected. We shall see. If I work it out will post the results here.

I use these for all my PA cables. https://ebay.us/m/d2AUNX

And recieved a prize!

I only own one cab these days! It’s safe to say I’m firmly in the 15” camp.

@paulmcnamara Did you take the plunge? I have 2 Lekato wireless systsma nd their IEM wireless and they're perfect. If I didn't already have an HX Stomp I'd 100% give this a go if I wanted a Multi FX unit

Oddly, it took months before I realised it was in 7/8 - I'd simply been playing what I heard on the original track and the guitarist was playing it right, it hadn't clicked that it didn't quite fit into normal length bars. I was in a club band which went out in various forms, sometimes the guitarist was the singer and other times we had a singer. He could hit the right notes, in the right order, but song structures were a bit of a mystery to him, so the rest of us were quite adept at following him into a verse where there should have been a chorus, or vice versa, or bringing the vocals in seven bars into a 12-bar guitar solo. Still, that wasn't permanent structure changes, they were very very temporary.

Wow that's gorgeous, I've had gas for this bass in pink ever since these were released.

I bought a Hartke amp from Paul, top basschatter, great comms and amp was promptly delivered and very well packed . Many Thanks Neil

Something to do with Fray Bentos? I think. Mmmm....pies