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That's interesting. Could that be why folk buy new and then deface their instrument just for credibility on the scene?

Oh, I was taking to you all yesterday (mainly Paul) and didn't realise you were connected to BC (I was the guy playing the pre EB blonde Stingray)...!

Going to gigs by bus or train only really works if you live in a larger town or city, where public transport is frequent, extensive and runs until reasonably late at night.

Certainloy not irrational. Get thee hence.

Probably not the most exciting pedal for bass players. I wanted to add a bit of reverb to a band that plays a bit accustic and quiet at times so I thought adding the reverb as an option to the chorus already on the board. I am looking forward to exploring the possibilities of this pedal.

Apparently it had been driven hard and had lots of wear & tear I'll get me coat......

The olive oil thing really does work for me. I’ve also found that the newer suction method of wax removal is more efficient than syringing, and not so risky for your eardrums apparently. Ironically you make more wax being in loud environments, it’s nature’s way of trying to protect your hearing, or what’s left of it. My earwax specialist does the suction thing and then has a tiny camera so you can look down your own ear to make sure she’s done a good job - strangely satisfying, and for a few days afterwards I can hear mice breathing….😁

I’ve used digital pedals with a touch of latency, sure, but it’s certainly not a ‘norm’ in my experience. I find most modern digital kit has no discernible latency (note ‘most’). The OC5, in my set up at least, has absolutely no sign of it. I’d think it was an OC2. To be fair, even in poly mode, the latency is barely noticeable. Only really when the filter is rolled back to its ‘lowest’ processing stage. I had a similar latency blip with the Eventide Pitchfactor’s octave when a heavy filter is applied. I can’t think of any other digital pedals I own that have any sign of latency at all, though admittedly all the digital stuff I own is fairly modern (no more than a couple of years since design).

Just thinking about this is stressing me out 🙃

The amount of online info available now means buying sight unseen is a reasonable option, I feel. Research, research, research!

I find the technique that works best is to wait until you're not playing any notes. Seems to bypass that problem.😜 Still cheesy as cheesy peas, but to hell with it. If you're playing in 12 bar D you can flip it end-over onto the scroll and play open notes. That was pretty usual business for me for a while. Gotta love an open-note bassline, so subtle. 😁

Do you know if her growler was supercharged?

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A great song from my friends

Un-trimmed strings on guitars. Resulting in string ends dangling off at eye-poking height. You’re not Tom Morello! Cut them off dammit!

I'm guessing this wasn't a good change? Really? I'm glad to hear the OC5 works for you, as it does for alot of other players - but I'm surprised it's more immediate, as with it being a digital pedal there's expected processing time that would normally result in some kind of latency (which admittedly was my experience).

This!! Too tight trousers that end mid calf, with slip on shoes and no socks.... WTF is that.....?!

I think a lot of this type of discussion depends on what type of learner you are. I’m a visual learner, so for me the shape of the mode or scale on the fretboard ‘locks in’ more easily. It also means that you can overlay any other mode onto the one you’re looking to visualise how you would move from one to another. A useful exercise is to know which mode comes out of the 5th of the one you’re currently on. As a starter, if you just manage to pin down Ionian - Mixolydian - Ionian you’ll pin down a good useful range. I’ve also taken up keys in the last few years as well. I cannot emphasise how much you will improve as a bassist if you start learning keys. It’s transformative. Also, the piano shows modes (in C major) so simply. It also shows you in C maj why a key has the diatonic order of maj, min, min, maj, maj(dom7), min, min(dim)(half dim7) I’ve provided this link elsewhere, it also comes as an app. Well worth working through. Not bass specific. https://www.musictheory.net/lessons Hope that helps.