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I find that 'resting' an instrument or pedal, that is putting it completely away out of sight for a couple of months, makes returning to it feel similar to acquiring a new one - well, enough to partially satisfy my GAS. Last year I rested my Sterling 34HH, mainly because it needed some TLC on the electrics and a general set-up. When I got it back a couple of months ago, I couldn't put it down. Currently I'm resting my P Bass (which was my main instrument last year) and my B6 pedal board (the main FX unit last year). Sadly, my talent appears to be permanently resting. 🤣

+1^^ to both of those which, as you say, are great selling points. I've always struggled with the tracking / glitchiness of one or two of the leading synth pedals, which meant they didn't work for me live. I ended up with a Boss SY200 which has fabulously tight tracking, but doesn't have the quality of synth tones of e.g. a FI. This pedal seems to deliver the best of both worlds. That really is quite a feat, well done MXR/IMA!

It seems a little strange that the connector is TRS but it only makes use of a single footswitch, either tap or hold to scroll up or down. A double footswitch with one up and one down would be handier.

Active ones are great, but I feel much more comfortable giging with a passive or an active with a passive bypass. Been caught out a few times, in the heat of the moment you blame everything else apart from the battery. Yes I know I should check it more often!

I thought exactly this. If you’re specifically looking for a medium scale then it’s not a bad shout as the only other ‘affordable’ medium on the market is the affinity range by Squier and that’s a lot cheaper (happy to be corrected). But, between the Jet basses and this, is it going to be almost twice as good as the Jet basses which is what the price point indicates? Hmm. Looks to have slightly better woods than the Jet basses, and a ‘bone’ nut. Otherwise, likely to be a very similar beast in terms of quality. Be interested to hear some first hand reviews on them!

My Lekato WS-90s came without a user manual - has anyone got one they could scan/photograph and send to me? (I realise it'll probably say 1. plug in. 2. turn on. but I wouldn't mind seeing if there's anything else I should know!) Ta

Hard to know who the market is for it though. It's a fair whack more expensive than the import versions from his previous two endorsers and he's hardly a household name.

Quite expensive: £599! £250 more than the Streamliner Jet. Apart from the 32” scale and front humbucker, I don’t see a huge amount extra to justify the higher price. A little bit of contouring to the top is welcome but no belly cut. It looks like the same super cheap BBOT bridge and knock-off Gotoh tuners, which will probably need replacing quickly (at least there are plenty of drop in upgrades), adding to the cost of ownership. Always nice to have another “affordable” medium scale on the market, of course.

The first video wasn't - I think she uses the same pedal board for guitar and bass.

Indeed. It would be a shame to see such innovative and iconic instruments disappear like Vigier, Pedulla and others.

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 own an 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) 😎🤘