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I can confirm this. The Enzo X was a missed opportunity for them to actually take some of the bass market; which is admittedly minuscule compared to the guitar market but…

Thank you for sharing that story, and also for the kind comments Itu - much appreciated. Just smashed through 1600 on the Tomreadbass Transcriptions website - now standing at 1604 free accurate charts with today's upload of 35 charts (23 "refurbs" and 12 brand new transcriptions). The newly added charts are: About Damn Time - Lizzo https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_12e5f7bf0bb7454f9084a364c2fc7f59.pdf All Of Me - John Legend https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_2d3228e13ca840809c80fb576d83ea2a.pdf Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_66dd5b8c823741f3807b71165ab952bd.pdf Disco Inferno - Tina Turner https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_8e221063b9934536acc8baf08f33a0f1.pdf I'm Outta Love - Anastacia https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_7ee9b0df62264e89a87ec929daaa5c31.pdf If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_d998774ec05a40c1b624b839ef859d96.pdf Later On - Mezzoforte https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_9580100b9f754f4fb28694b48aad1aba.pdf Like A Prayer - Miley Cyrus https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_61bd67a1a51e403b9f41442785550dc1.pdf Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_0d49e57cee034861b19a2851ac146dda.pdf Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_e601a5f0272e4c97a0571a15fd6b6962.pdf Nothing's Gonna Stop Us - Starship https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_1e1fb8eb74a7429eb27c46467444d8a7.pdf Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'N' Roses (original record key of Db - already on the site in D which most bands play it in - or play it in D with drop Eb tuning - but I had a request to actually produce the chart in Db!) https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk/_files/ugd/238d8f_bcc1c6df37444377a35cd927d8c0f57b.pdf Feel free to share with other bass players or any online bass communities. All charts free and available to immediately download without registration or log-in.

"Gatekeeper" is a nice word, it makes me smile because it's exactly what I feel when I'm talking about my double bass journey. There actually are "gatekeepers", they have never bothered me since I've never seen gates.

Here's a pic of mine, just because it looks cool 😎

As a bassist there is nothing more destructive to a band's sound than a drummer who overplays. Sadly we have probably all encountered them! There seems to be an obsession now on chops over more traditional (useful) skills such as time, feel and dynamic. I try to think of the patterns I play as being inextricably linked to the drums, which means that I am conscious of not falling into the same trap of overplaying. It's a tough one.

Appreciate the response, looking more into the Morningstar UI and it seems fairly straight forward. Thanks for the help as always

Amazing how the red has faded when not under the scratchplate.

They would be alright if they stopped that AND kept their left hands away from the LH side of the keyboard.

yes mate will do I'll try and get some of it recorded

Interesting last night with the Fortunate Sons. It was in a very large rehearsal room so we could try out a new PA system. Each of us gets a little 12-way mixer so we can set our own mix for either an onstage monitor or an EIM (Only the keyboard player and vocalist have gone down this route). Guitarist tried being ampless, but wasn't happy with it. I'm, OK to go ampless but only for venues where space is at a premium... bear in mind a 12" monitor takes up as much floor space as my 2x12 vertical cab but doesn't support the PA. They were happy with my backing vocals but want me to be louder as sometimes I wasn't triggering the noise gate. As for my playing, I have most of the songs nailed but there are a couple I know I can do better.

Please let us know how the gig went. We're interested!

I'll try those settings, thanks Yes mainly pick player but occasionally I dip to the dark side and use fingers/thumb Should sound epic with my HW 4003. A mate of mine played me a track recorded with his Rik and the V4B, sounded huge

The message types with names are just that and that’s how they appear in any MIDI controller (such as Morningstar). Program Change is just PC. Note-on/off are the messages sent when pressing and releasing a keyboard key; velocity is a value associated with that which is derived from how fast you press the key. These are messages you can also assign to button presses on a controller. Say if you want a Morningstar button to play a drone.

Apparently, yes. But I couldn't find enough information to confirm it does exactly what I want. For example, zero pitch steps (pauses) and sufficient ADSR between steps so two steps of the same pitch don't blend into each other. Also getting some punchy attack helps with the analogue feel to the synth sounds too. The step blending has been a problem with the Cooper FX Moment Machine and the Eventide Pitchfactor (both of which I still have). I'm wondering whether the H90might also have the same issue with blended steps. I also have purchased an Alexander Pedals Colour Theory earlier in the year which I'm investigating but the UI isn't ideal for complex editing, however the designer is responsive so I might bounce ideas off him too. Failing that I'll probably get an SY200 like Al and draw a line under the whole expensive exercise.