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Another gig with the Nu-X on Tuesday with no problems, set up as described in my earlier post. This was a bluegrass gig in a hall packed with at least 120 people, 8 mics for the other 4 members for vocals and instruments while I just had a vocal mic and the Nu-X and from comments I heard the bass sounded good.

In that case, I will bring a little Gnome down (that's an amp as opposed to a small porcelain figure holding an anatomically incorrect fishing rod).

Brief update for future ref. 1) I found the cause of the rattle! The replacement unit had same issue - it's the power switch on the unit. Doh. I put a piece of tape over it to stop it buzzing. Minor design fault. 2) Tested at gig this week. Plugged receiver into whirlwind EQ pedal, exactly same as usual set up with Line6. Hmm... inconclusive. I couldn't dial in my normal tone. Overall level seemed lower. I think I detected the time lag more than Line6 (but not sure of that), and the tone seemed oddly coloured, boxy and resonant/unfocussed. I persisted through first set, probably overcompensated by turning up vol too much. Band commented .. so I switched back to Line6 for rest of night. Immediate improvement. Hmm, disappointing. 3) I ran spectrum test in DAW. Underwood via Cable vs Cable/Preamp vs Line6 wireless vs NU-X wireless vs JOYO wireless, all into Focusrite 2i2 interface. All looked and sounded perfect with the NU-X ... indistinguishable from Line6. As expected, from worst to best: Cable - very weak, low level, thin sound JOYO - barely improved from cable Line6 & NU-X - identical full, bass-rich, high-volume. Basically same tone as preamp, slightly lower level. Cable/Preamp - best tone of all ... perhaps exaggerated by internal gain on preamp. So in conclusion, I want to try the NU-X in a couple different settings, because I love the convenience of it. Can't figure why I struggled with it at gig. Maybe something incompatible going in to EQ pedal? But cant think what...

Somebody please tell me the band was originally called Big John Thomas and the Budgie Smugglers but was shortened so that the name would only take up one line on the label of a 45.

Mmmmm..... Rickenbacker.....

Significant improvement over your Sub'n'up?

My stage name is Bob Gerroff!

Coo Ca Choo baby.

Thanks, Hell! I’ll follow them up.

I'm like a little boy waiting for Christmas. Just a pity I'm very, very far from being a little boy. 😄

Not specific to the Joyo but reports on the PJB X4 (which this seems to be a loose clone of and is similarly capable) suggest that it can sit in with one or two acoustic guitars but pretty much runs out of headroom to get there. Maybe Joyo will make an affordable version of the Double Four? There's definitely a market for people who want this form factor but don't want to pay PJB money.

You can judge for yourself here: Sound test of the new Boss XS-1 pitchshifter, testing octave down and octave up respectively blended with dry signal, on my 28.5" scale tenor bass, tuned in A standard tuning, seeking to emulate a somewhat 8 string octave course bass -esque effect. Octave Down: 0:00 - 2:30 Octave Up: 2:30 - 4:21

Do you need any cash up front Richard?

Can't wait... 😉

Bass is through finishing and curing this week ready for final assembly next week. Here's a little tease of the finished top. Now radio silence until it's in my sweaty hands.

At our guitarist's suggestion, in an early iteration of Nancy Johnson, we decided to drop our surnames and go with our first and middle names. From his perspective, Pete James sounded so much more rock'n'roll than Peter Williams.