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This is pretty much why I never get on with compression.

I see them from £1500 to £2000, the regular standard ones.

Mister Bang Bang Man — Little Hank

He is a bit sweary 😂 but that aside is very good.

Once, a long time ago, in the late 90s/early 200s, I went to see Monaco play at the Manchester Uni Student Union. Earlier I'd bought a 12" of Blue Monday. My girlfriend of the time and I went to the pub across from the venue, and we noticed Hooky and the rest of the band, and his kids (the lad I then saw playing bass for Smashing Pumpkins a few years ago, but he was just a boy then), sat at a table. My girlfriend went to say hello and get the 12" signed, and Hooky invited us to sit with them - Which we did for hours, chatting. The band went off for soundcheck leaving us with their very Manc roadie telling us stories about him stealing generators from the Buzzcocks and lots about Joy Division (I was a very big fan at the time). They put us on the guest list (probably saving us about £13) and at the end of the gig the drummer and keyboardist carried on playing and Hooky came and stood with us at the front of the gig. On the way out Mark E Smith told me to f*** off. Sorry to go off on a tangent, I'd completely forgotten about that, but this picture triggered the memory. He was a very down to earth guy who just wanted to tell funny stories and play his gig.

The USA Stingrays that is. Cheers.

It was a bit nice…. Missus insisted I’d have to sell the Lionel or EBMM shorty to buy it though and I just couldn’t do it.

The Boy with the Gun - David Sylvian

https://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/basses-2026.html A few available on a workshop tidy up!

s/gilter/filter/g Yes I can't speal

For me it's still "Tuesday Night Music Club" and a few individual songs. Have never followed her career, but plan to do so retrospectively after having watched the documentary a good number of times. Must admit my perspective on her is influenced negatively by Kevin Gilbert's story about the mentioned album and its aftermath, in which Kevin painted her in a dim light.

Wasn’t me, did keep looking at it tho

Thanks everyone. Looks like there's no chance of getting a single machine Head. I have contacted Fender but no joy. So, looks like I'll just have to buy a set, replace the originals and keep them safe (or sell to some other unfortunate who needs one!) . Tempted to go for the Gotoh (Resolites) GBR 640 in XN, but might just have to go for stock Fender Pure Vintage, to keep the guitar as (on spec) as possible.

I’ve found that as a pick player and using shape ON ( awesome) it sounds better with compressor OFF I noticed more bass with it OFF even with the low control at minimum setting

I'm flattered, but I'm probably not the best to advise on this one. The Aria TSB550 is probably fitted with a single-action trussrod and the best way to refit another single action rod varies depending on the make...and I've done loads of stuff on Arias (and LOVE them!), but never a truss-rod replacement. You can, of course, replace a single action trussrod with a modern dual action one - but Arias, in my view, are a bit too special for that. I'm sure some folks better experienced than me will mosey along soon...

Hey! Thanks for bringing this up. Ideally, the dry signal should flow through until the pedal is engaged and freezes whatever was being played. I am using a multi-amp setup and having the dry signal at the same time as the "frozen" one would cause a bit of a mushy mess.

That about sums it up for me. 👌 Dave

I have Nordstrand NJ4SE's in a jazz bass, when i bypass the east eq they sound lovely passive. No hum, nice sound Highly recommend. You haven't mentioned them but i have set of Lindy Fralin's Split P and hum cancelling J at the bridge in my PJ, they are fantastic. I wouldn't hesitate at either Lindy fralins or Nordstrands. Dont think you'll go far wrong with either of those. Jonny