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  3. Went to the Earl Haig jam on Monday hosted by James Oliver Band. Some interesting new faces, some youngsters (boy drummer & girl bass player) and a band who looked like four brothers and plenty of familiar ones - yook a couple of mates who hadn't been before and were happy just to see what the situation is. Played some bass for Ken Wood with Mark Kemlo on drums. It was a nice Trace Elliot through Ashdown cab, but the previous bass was active and despite fiddling as I played I wasn't loud enough. Still had fun, first was a long, slow blues, so I based around a nice simple riff I stole from Leo Lyons who no doubt found it somewhere else... next was Crossroads, hard to really channel Jack Bruce (😂) when you're struggling to hear yourself, but folks said it was OK (if quiet).
  4. Thanks Bas. I think the GX10 is a much better device than the GP-50 for you. As good as the GP5/50 are, they lack the versatility that a lot of other pedals have, especially the Zoom stuff. For me thats what im looking for. Each time i get something like a Zoom i seem to spend so much time messing about with it. I find the GP-5 to be set and forget. Ive been using it with a band and find i dont touch it at all, once its on its on and i just use a footswitch to turn drive or modulation no and off. No adjustment's made. I expect the same will be true with the GP-50, although its nice to be able tweak things on the fly. Just minor adjustments. I do find the NAM/Snaptone stuff to be very good, and i find i don’t use the Amp/cab sims, which i feel are a bit limited. These days i tend to keep a lot of the cheaper stuff i have, but do prefer to off load the more pricey stuff. I expect the EBS Microbass 3will fall in to the later category now. Seeing as i just spent £1400 on a new keyboard, i raraly have bass GAS these days. Very much settled down in that respect. Good luck with the GX10.
  5. Question: Do you think there would be enough room on a standard fender 51 P bass cavity (Control plate) for an active EMG P pickup with battery? Not looking to make any body modification to fit the battery but honestly not sure it would fit. Can't find any info online.
  6. Some info from the Behringer web site: 32 authentic virtual amp models freely combinable with 23 awesome speaker cabinet simulations Stereo multi-effects including ULTRABASS, synth, delay/ loop sampler, chorus, flanger, rotary speaker, voice box, auto wah, phaser, ambience and reverb 125 memory locations including original artist presets Intuitive user interface with direct display of all essential settings Additional effect parameters directly accessible on the unit; Tap-tempo function allows real-time adjustment of effects speed parameter 4 renowned distortion and overdrive stomp boxes with adjustable Drive, Tone, Boost and Split Dedicated wah pedal and studio compressor effects Effective Presence, Deep and sweepable Shift/Shape controls for all amp models Sweepable 24 dB Butterworth frequency crossover for bi-amping operation Adjustable auto-chromatic tuner 15 rear panel connectors allow comprehensive routing and suit virtually every conceivable application Pre DSP send/return for dry recording and wet monitoring Stereo 1/4" Line outputs controlled by master volume for live use as guitar preamp Balanced stereo XLR DI out with ground lift and switchable ULTRA-G cabinet simulation Post DSP stereo inserts for connection of external effects BNC wordclock input for external sample rate synchronization up to 96 kHz MIDI implementation includes program changes, control changes and SysEx, allowing complete MIDI automation through our free Windows editor software downloadable at www.behringer.com
  7. Being a little lazy here i know, but is there a thread on BC that shares downloads of patches we have created? I say 'we' ive not created any yet, waiting for a USB-midi kit to arrive. As a complete novice to the software, im interested to hear others creations
  8. Nice one Dave, looks even more compact than in the ads! I've been pondering a standalone multifx to take to forthcoming travel-light gigs for several months. The Valeton, Zoom B2-4 (no PC/android editor) were on my radar and I also came close to getting a little Ampero Mini. I was about to make do and mend with my old B1-4 when I got offered a Boss GX10 from my fav BC Boss-angel, and, given I'd already had very good experience with the GT1000 Core and was up to speed on the UI, kinda made sense to go for the GX10 in my case. Hope you get on well with the Valeton mate, although you, bass pedals & accessories and "keeper" should never really be allowed to appear in the same sentence? 😂
  9. Oh look, successful musicians playing Hofners and none of them pretending to be in the Beatles... Curt Smith of Tears For Fears Kevin Parker of Tame Impala Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads Nicolas Godin of Air Johanna Soderbergh of First Aid Kit Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie Paul Weller of... you know
  10. Maybe he will recover if given enough antibiotics
  11. Nord Electro 4D 61 Keyboard Weighted Waterfall SW61 Superb Nord Electro keyboard - this has all the classic acoustic and electro mechanical keyboards you could wish for for live and studio performances. Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, acoustic grands and uprights Hammond, Farfisa and Vox organs. It even has Mellotron and Chamberlain samples, plus strings, harps and guitars. This version also has drawbar control. It’s a classic in its own right but still updateable using the Nord site and sample library. Included is the keyboard, user manual, mains lead, damper pedal, sample library on CD plus a nice heavily padded gig-bag. I have added a custom ‘half moon’ switch to control the rotary speaker simulation from the keyboard rather than using a foot switch like an old Hammond. If you collect in person I’ll also include a stand. The price is non-negotiable and sorry no trades. It is feasible to post but only in the UK and at your cost and risk. See pics - I’ve not gigged it but have used it in rehearsals occasionally. To be honest it’s been used at home as a piano and the other wonderful sounds have been wasted! Selling as I use my old Korg live as I’m not worried about it being knocked about and I’m going to buy a simple piano for home use.
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  12. Keith McMillen KMI 12 Step and MIDI Expander This is the original KMI 12 Step Controller. It can be used as a set of bass pedals, to trigger chords, samples or even drum sounds. I’ve used it with a variety of synth modules for adding strings and organ for live gigs. I’m now playing more keyboards live so I’ve gone back to my Hammond bass pedals. There is software online to hook it up to a computer or iPad but I’ve always used it with hardware and it has done the job really well. I’ve colour coded the ins and outs with tape but can remove if required I’ve also taped the note names on the unit as I found it easier to see live. I used masking tape so it’s easy to remove without much residue to clean. KMI has now been rebranded as Muse Kinetics since Keith McMillen sadly died last year. Support is still available for all the KMI branded versions of their products. It’s really small and neat compared to a traditional bass pedal controller and weighs next to nothing. The unit itself is slim and made from woven carbon fibre. I have the original (tatty) packaging for both the pedals and the expander. I’ve included a link so you can see what it does. The Mark 2 version retails at around £435 street. The included MIDI expander was bought separately for £65 as I wanted to integrate it with my outboard hardware rather than use it with my computer. Postage at buyer’s cost UK only. No trades.
  13. As it happens, that's exactly it. James Bartholomew of Jayler who are supporting Deep Purple for their late 2026 tour.
  14. Hi, Found this site via a Google search earlier tonight. I'm looking to buy an entry level bass to learn to play, which lead me to this forum. I'm a late starter, as am no spring chicken, well into my 50's now. But you are never too old to learn! Looking forward to browsing around the various pages on the site and start learning the craft of playing bass.
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  16. Just bought an Eden WTX-264 from Tim who is great to deal with and a gent. Immediate despatch and with me the next day. Thanks Tim.
  17. See Amid The Winter Snow - Chas & Dave Christmas In Hollis - RUN DMC Christmas Morning - The Smithereens
  18. Don't take this as a dampener, but rather a way of avoiding disappointment due to unrealistic expectations - the ABRSM grades are not designed as a linear progression as far as hours put in per grade. The estimated Total Qualification Time for preparing for grade 5 is 3x that for grade 1, with 2x the Guided Learning Time (ie lessons). See page 6 of the piano syllabus if you want more details, or not, because the estimated are optimistic IMO and especially so for an adult learner once you hit the higher grades!
  19. Do I need a 3rd, do I need a second red one… bah. Bank says no anyhow - bargain that
  20. Dirt Road Blues - Bob Dylan
  21. That is exactly what I do. Play last encore (assuming we're asked for one 😉 ), mute amp, unplug and switch off wireless transmitter, put bass into gig bag, pedal board into case, coil cables, change shades for normal specs and get off the stage sharpish. Takes about three minutes to get everything where it should be and I do final tidying up backstage or in the green room. That just seems to me to be the professional thing to do.
  22. It shouldn't be. These are exceptional and I have used one for many years.
  23. I don't have a digital caliper to measure it with such exact precision. But I imagine those specifications can be found on the Fodera website.
  24. Bargain, been after one of these for a while but alas too far away
  25. I have the same…..it sounds realy like an Alembic…..
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