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Oh, sorry to hear about your singer that sounds terrible. If you ever decide to sell the octave again, please let me know as I might well want to buy it back. (I am now totally without an analogue octaver for the first time in many years. Not missing it as yet as I’m busy with other things but I imagine I’ll yearn for one again sometime in the not-too-distant future.)

I trust the BC massive to put the kybosh on frivolity such as this. By the same token, I can sometimes be a meanie and a stickler when I offer my opinion on justifications and I appreciate the moderating force that they represent when I get a bit too "rule-y". The twisting and turning, the "generous" interpretations of the rules are all par for the course, and I find them all amusing. But it's not rocket science, you all know how it works, deep down, and this is as much an exercise in honesty as anything else. Never mind honesty with the BC collective, honesty with yourself. I'm out - I straight up reported it, no point in twisting around the whole "not bass specific" thing regarding the pedal I bought (don't get me wrong, the thought crossed my mind - but it would be supremely hypocritical of me as your opinionated thread watcher/tracker/dogsbody/gofer). I bought a pedal, I did buy it for a useful purpose (and to make my life easier) but I didn't have to buy it, I'm going to use it with basses (as I don't own any other instruments) ergo it's bass gear therefore I'm done. I've since gone wireless and already had huge fun with it at a gig, and I'm already making plans to shuffle my bass pack. It wasn't meant to be this year. Oh well, maybe next year! If someone wants to cheat, no-one can stop them, and maybe the only person who'll ever know is themselves. It's your life, you live it how you want to. As I've said countless times, it's just a bit of fun at the end of the day. The only prize on offer is your own sense of satisfaction that you made a promise and stuck to it, and the cash in your bank account that you didn't spend on gear. You'll have neither of those if you cheat, regardless of whether or not it's reported. You're all adults here, I'm not your mum!

Any generic USB to MIDI will work. I have a spare I could post out to you (though am in hospital tomorrow so it might take a few days to sort it out). Think you might well be the first one; you’ve narrowly pipped @andybassdoyle.

I know you've bought one, but if anyone else is interested... I use the Subzero guitar bug https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/SubZero-Pocket-Guitar-Bug-Digital-Wireless-System/33F7 It works with my active Basses (MM StingRays and Sterling), it's 5.8GHz so hopefully no interference, 4 switchable channels (with different coloured lights!), USB charging, worked a treat at many gigs and rehearsals, highly reccomended.

Ok folks .. I’ve sent my NUX unit back as I’m going to stick for now with cables. It’s a lovely little bit of kit but I think a little easy to break as all plastic and I’m on the fence about needing wireless at all for gigging. Amazon were excellent and free returns and full refund immediately

A longer cable is a low-cost consumable alternative, and it isn’t like-for-like

My rule was always keep a board and PSU which could only take X amount of pedals/ power a specific number of pedals… which was tricky as my old and new preamp units were big and my old comp was a big box Cali😳 I might have piggy backed a few things back then! This way both space and power were factors. If I want to try a new pedal I really need it to do more or significantly different/ better than what it replaces. I had a bit of flourish trying some new pieces of gear out about 18 months ago but the core board has remained pretty stable for as long if not longer. Latest addition has been an octave pedal but my singers had a stroke so not sure when I’ll really get much chance to use it!

Just beware that this doesn't presage a slippery slope - "I had to buy a wireless as if I walked 10 metres from my amp with my 3 metre lead, I couldn't be heard".

Would this be fighting MacAdder style with a baby in each fist ?

Thanks - I promise to be suitably tight fisted till next year

It's probably for the best - I'll be dead but you'll have to fight Mrs. Neepheid for my personal effects and my money's on her

I suggest you use the 8 ohm version of the Faital. These are schematics for 800 Hz 8 ohm high pass and low pass filters for midrange and woofer respectively. The capacitors are poly or mylar film, rated for at least 100 volts. The coils are solid core, of the smallest available wire gauge with no more than 0.4 ohms DCR (resistance). You can find these at Blue Aran. A plus/minus 10% tolerance of the component values is permissible. Build each filter on its own thin plywood board. Secure the components with hot melt glue and plastic zip ties to they can’t vibrate loose. All connections are soldered. To test for correct polarity download a pink noise generator to your laptop. Get this app on your phone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dom.audioanalyzer Set it to Spectrum Analyzer, 1/3 octave, C Weighting, Slow Response. Wire th low pass filter to the woofer. Place the speaker face up. Connect the high pass leads to the midrange but don’t screw it down yet. Connect the laptop to your amp, play the pink noise. Look at the response in the region of 800 Hz. There should be no response dip. If there is reverse the leads to the midrange and test again. That should eliminate any dip.

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Damn! That what comes of bowing to my liberal tendencies. I'm going to be Geek's second now. See you in the park at dawn, and we have chosen flatwounds at 700 paces.

Surely a Faith acoustic? They have a wide range and an appropriate name on the headstock?

The BC "jury" has spoken. @Geek99, you're back in play. The top of the thread has been edited to reflect this. Normal rules of engagement apply from now on though. For whatever that's worth, it's all a bit of fun! Enjoy your amp and cab, may you annoy many neighbours with it