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An absolute pleasure to meet Tom. Great to deal with and I'm very happy to recommend.

As for the Apple thing, it’s usually kept up to date, but I can’t say for certain as I don’t use it. Best to email their support with any specific questions about that and Zsolt will be able to answer them definitively. (Incidentally I think Andras actually ran a windows emulator on his Mac at one of the trade shows before the actual Mac version of that update was ready.) As for power supplies, I use a Strymon Zuma, but have also used a One Spot adaptor and a standard adaptor that comes with Source Audio pedals.

Wow, as far as I know he plays with Dingwall now. Curiously my Sandberg is his model, the Enigma 5 strings and I couldn't be happier. In my opinion Sandberg has a "vintage" sound but a little more aggressive, due to the humbucker in the bridge pick up I guess, but is a bass that works for me in every situation.

The Markbass CMD 101 is a lovely little amp. 60 Watts, sounds great, tiny little thing with a big sound, I got mine used for about £175.

Good for him!

I've got half an eye on getting an Aguilar Tonehammer amp (probably twinned with a Barefaced cab), mainly for normal electric Bass but I play upright as well and if I do take the plunge, I could do with getting rid of my current (Markbass) amps. Has anyone used an Aguilar TH with DB? Did it sound any good? I'd be using a Fishamn Platinum Pro EQ before the amp. All and any input gratefully recieved!

The majority of the music I release is subscriber-only on Bandcamp (huge thankstto those of you who are subscribers ☺️), but a couple of times a year I make things public and my most recent one has been out just over a month. Called Amsterdam, it was recorded there (all except the opening track), and as with everything of mine is all one take, unedited improvised tunes. Enjoy! https://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amsterdam

Just grabbed this Sansamp Bass DI from @tayste_2000, one of the OG ones with internal trim pots. I’ve played with Sansamps at gigs and used them in the studio on occasion but never owned one. This thing is great, it’s got a lot more clank compared to other newer models I’ve tried, while I loved the OPUS, I wanted something which didn’t add as much colour. Doesn’t disappoint!

Hi guys, I'm really interested in recreating this tone for a tribute vids. I remember seeing some pictures of his boards on his story around 2024 before but wasn't fast enough to take a pic, does anybody have a better screenshots from the old ones or actual pedalboard he's using on tour right now? It'd be great if you guys have some info involving it! Thank You!

Same as above for me

It depends on how low you have the action set but if it's as low as it can go without not playing at all, then it seems like you might need to tweak the neck relief until the neck is dead straight and then investigate whether there is too much neck angle. If you're still getting fret buzz in the upper frets despite having a straight neck then reduce the neck angle a smidge with a thinner shim (assuming one is in there). Then you'll only have to adjust the action.

Many thanks Andy, especially appreciate the advice re impedance 🙏 Any plans to bring out a Subway combo?

Hey BRX - super impressed that you're thinking of giving the FI v4 a go given your previous position on synth pedals. IMO it's almost certainly the best of the bunch and on my own wish-list for 2026 especially if the next software update proves to be as useful as we think it might well be! I can't answer your first query (which I'll leave @Quatschmacher to revert on), but regarding the second just wanted to reassure that I've been fortunate in not having a PSU plug fail on me once during hundreds of gigs for my pedal board, which I use to power a Harley Benton Powerplant for multiple pedals on my board, although with some of my PSUs the wire connections have got worn over periods of time and needed replacing. I guess the safe thing is to take a spare? In the unlikely/unfortunate event of failure, it should take no more than a minute to swap them over during a gig. I agree with you about getting one with the correct polarity rather than risking a polarity reverse add-on, which shouldn't be needed in any event for anything sub 2A. And I'm sure you're already planning on getting one with a decent cable length for ease of use and not going for the cheapest. Appreciate that doesn't directly answer your Q - thought I'd best leave that to an actual FI owner to come up with a recommendation! If you do go for it, really look forward to hearing how you get on with the FI v4 VIP.

I’ve just given it a try with a P bass too, i like the amount that it dampens, it’s not too much, seems quite even across the strings aswell, quite pleased with it

Got mine a few hours ago. Had a quick play on my P bass (with and without pick). I like the thud im getting. It seems to work exactly as I was hoping. A mate asked me if it works on a 5 string, and it does. It's a bit fiddlly to get on and off for individual songs though. Guess it will get easier with practice.

Pretty sure the format will be the same, though would be nice if they have taken onboard the feedback about that and adapted the format.