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I stopped going to TalkBass after they trashed their UI.

OD/dist/fuzz can act very differently depending on its place in the chain. Therefore I would try it by itself first. If the sound changes when it is after the comp or preamp, then you most likely use it as the first unit. Other than that, the rest of the chain can be built like @pantherairsoft just wrote.

I've watched two It's been better than I thought . It's nothing to do with great bass lines. I'd struggle to give it a title but it's watchable It seems to concentrate on the bass journey of 1 person then has the cameos to drop in to back it up. I expected a list of the same old same old basslines and clips . Luckily it's not . It's keeping away from flash 100 notes a minute ,technically perfect stuff which will probably rub a few but I get it when people say I put an album on and started copying it and my life changed. Playing high because no one hears you otherwise etc .

Who? John Hall? Let's hope his son,Ben is not as litigious and aggressive as he was. Speaking of HW, he seems to have upset a couple of the 'waffen who inhabit Talkbass. Long may it continue.

The Uke bass is a very different instrument to other basses. It would be good to have a separate subsection for it.

Here's a short video of one of the t-bars in my new lighting setup when I was first testing the lights in my garage. Those four lights cost approx £150 in total (excluding t- bar, power and DMX cables). One par is permanently set to white light to illuminate the guitarist while the other provides a stage wash. The two moving heads provide visual interest. The pars can be set up like that using their internal features however DMX control is needed to make the moving heads move slowly in and keep them pointed at the band. IMG_2308.mov

There is honestly no right answer to this question. There is no right order. There is only the order that sounds best to you/gets you the tone you want. While there is a common go to as a starting point, it is normal to break out of that order to find specific sound combinations, because pedal A and pedal B will sound different together depending on which comes first. If you only use 1 pedal at a time then the order matters not. That go to order to start is: Pitch - Dirt - Filters - Modulation - Delay - Reverb Compression either first or last depending on its purpose in your chain. EQ’s place is entirely dependant on what you are shaping with it - are you adjusting the clean signal before it hits the drive? It goes before the drive. Are you shaping the tone that comes out of the drive? it goes after the drive. Are you using it to tame the sonic mess that happens when all pedals are on at once? Then put it at the end of the chain? So, don’t worry about where it ‘should go’ as there is no place for that. Just experiment with every combination and placement, and settle on what works for you. I hope that helps.

Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker

So good that it doesn’t look like one any more and thus becomes aesthetically pleasing

Fair enough to get a 70s MIJ Precision for £69 (total bargain) but I can tell you in no uncertain terms it's nothing to do with Ibanez. That style of logo was never used on 70s copy-era guitars, and the neck plate style with the MIJ stamp on the upper half of the plate was never used by Fujigen Gakki, the factory which made 70s Ibanez. That neckplate style could point to Chushin Gakki, or possibly the Matsumoto City manufacturer's co-op Matsumoto Gakki Seizou Kumiai. That bridge is not what I'd expect to see on an MIJ P copy, so it's possible it's not the original, or might even hint that the bass is a bitsa. Some clear, detailed pics of hardware might help clarify things, but back then there were a lot of different factories making pretty similar/generic Fender copies, which were frequently sold unbranded, so it's unlikely we'd be able to pin down exactly what it is. Always cool/interesting to see though!

Just get a set of cream covers on those SDs (to match the fretboard) & that'll be sorted. 👍

https://www.facebook.com/reel/834906742617867 I've never tried this before and the pictures and sound are compressed to hell on FB but this is something the singer put up. You should just about see the lights illuminating the band tucked in behind the speakers and the two flashing facing the audience. You can also make out the Par Bar behind the guitarist, there was nowhere else to put it given the space. The phone has also corrected the colour which was primary red for the static lights These lights come with an optional diffuser which was fitted which is why you can't see the bulbs

😆 We're going to be doing a bit of that ahead of our New Year's Eve gig.

The Achievers last Saturday. Anyone who enjoys great songwriting with excellent musicianship delivered with a touch of humour between songs will enjoy this band. At Temperance in Leamington Spa. A tiny basement venue with a capacity not much above thirty.

Just had a decent Bendricks Rock rehearsal. No new stuff tonight, just turd polishing ahead of Saturday. Got a nice tone from the Squier40th Anniversary P. and added a few extra flourishes.