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The setup of most of these multi effects units is fairly similar really. Just take it effect by effect. You want an overdrive? Test all of them and see what suits you best. A chorus? Same deal. Rinse and repeat untill you've got a patch together. It does take longer than just getting a pedal and putting it on a board because there are more options, but it affords you the opportunity to try a lot of things out. I'm using an amp sim with no cab for a distortion - sounds great to my ears! I used my GX-100 as a pedalboard for a long time, turning on and off effects on the one patch. I've recently decided to spend a bit more time setting up presets for different sections of songs so I can step through them. As you get more familiar with any device you can get it doing new things in time. That's where the real power lies, but there's not necessarily a need to rush to that end game. You'll probably have been through this with your B3, but it's been so long that you've gotten comfortable with it. It can be good to challenge yourself with something new. It keeps the old grey matter ticking over.

Sitting on the Dock of the Bagel - Otis Redding

This is precisely the experience I have had with them. The staff on the shop floor are absolutely hopeless, they can find all the time in the world to make Instagram posts and take photos of famous bassists that come into the shop, but no time to actually communicate with customers. Appalling.

How do you find the initial ease of setup for the HX? The idea of having to spend hours building presets is a little overwhelming and looking at most of the info online around them, it appears this is needed to get the best out of them. As a fairly busy ( I like to think) bassist. I don’t want to spend a tonne of time working out how to build sounds. Or maybe this is the case with majority of more in depth multis and missing a trick?

I'm in Belgium and would like to know what are my options in claiming warranty for a second hand bass (made in UK) What is the situation in UK regarding warranty on second hand products? The bass was made in 2024. I got a bass in a trade. I noticed a problem with the sound/volume balance when trying it out but i thought it could be solved with a setup or string change. The previous owner played with a compressor so according to him didn't notice the problem. -------------------------- I'd surmise from the above that the buyer is in EU, bought from a private individual. It isn't clear if the seller was in EU or UK but I'm not sure it is relevant. The OP seems to want to claim against the manufacturer which 'likely' puts the onus on the buyer to prove the item design/manufacture isn't fit for purpose... I'd guess buying and fitting a new pup is cheaper. Of course the OP could ask the seller to take it back but I'm guessing that isn't an option, especially as we are talking about the sale of a used item between private individuals. Personally I think the OP might end up putting a lot of time, effort and maybe even money into 'trying' to resolve this. It's a bitter pill but if OP and seller can't resolve it, I'd just be putting efforts into sorting the bass. Saying that we don't know if this is a £200 or £20k bass.

After The Gold Brioche - Neil Young

I don't think so, but I think it's quite an interesting etymology of a very commonly used term

I have the MVave/Lekato cube turner and it is good, but I tend to use the MVave Chocolate now, battery good, but 4 buttons, so page up / down, song back / next using onsong

Is that obligatory?

Sweet Pain - KISS

Not really. It doesn't say where the original buyer is located or if the bass was bought directly from the manufacturer or through a shop. It also doesn't say where the OP bought it, did they buy it from the original buyer in the UK, or in Belgium?

I'm using this model since so many years and as it's rocking you can put it anywhere under the neck, it will always fit perfectly: https://guitarsandwoods.com/guitar-neck-rest.html

Cake And Sodomy - Marilyn Manson

Fleta guitars are very nice, that said. 😉🤦🏻😂

If you read the OP, you'll find your answers @RhythmJunky...

This bassline is a good fun one to play

That's certainly possible, however I do know that Thomman allow the warranty to transfer to a subsequent owner, but with a shorter length of cover. It's certainly possible that the bass still has some coverage left especially as it's still very new. It may depend on where the original buyer is located to see if it's covered under EU or UK law. It'd also be worth seeing if the original buyer is prepared to help too.

I wouldn't give it house space. I think it's goppin' but yes, I like the colour.

Ok, so here is my Sandberg trio. Current favourite is the blue one, especially after the Sonar 3 pre implant which calmed down the hi-fi sound of the bass. I was close to moving it on.