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  2. HeadlessBassist
    Agreed. If they're your brand and gauge, you're good to go. On most of my basses I usually slap on a set of 40-95 Elixirs (I like the long lasting rich tone and bendability). I recently picked up a shortscale 5-string Maruszczyk 'Mr.Tee' as a P/X which had the thickest set of flats I've seen, so they had to go. I actually found a reasonably priced set of Ernie Ball 40-95 flatwounds and added a 35 gauge for the top C. A short setup later and it plays like butter. Due to the bargain price of my own Fazley Judge Plus (aka. Kermit the Bass), I threw on a set of cheap Warwick Red Label strings that I got in the Black Friday sales. Bass £63. Strings £8. Reminds me of the cafe menus on Discworld; Rat and beans 8p Rat and ketchup 7p Rat 4p” “Why does ketchup cost almost as much as the rat?” “Have you tried rat without ketchup?!"
  3. javi_bassist
    Easy and compact
  4. karlfer
    Select a picture to open it. Tap on it twice. That opens up to more than the full screen, enabling you to use the cursor to closely inspect the pictures. They can actually be zoomed to pretty much life size. Perhaps LowEnd Lobster's demo bass has not had the rosewood nourished. The board on mine is excellent rosewood that is fully nourished. I maintain my basses in top condition as anybody who has bought from me will know.
  5. LukeFRC
    That’s the dilemma - everyone wants a really really well equipped synth with every feature known to man… but they also want quick easy presets so they don’t need to learn how to use every feature known to man. I don’t envy panda or source audio!! @Kiwi would FI4 midi out let you drive any arpeggiator you want? Or depending how it works could the midi out from pitch detector go to arpegiator and then as midi back into fi?
  6. Woodinblack
    Just so happens i have a twin pack of D'Addario XLs on the table just over there!
  7. Mickeyboro
    Yes, just posted a live review to that effect. I have the CD and it’s compelling music….live and on record!
  8. DiceSociety started following Fender American Original 70’s Jazz Bass *FINAL REDUCTION £1200*
  9. Burns-bass
    My parents went to see her live and her voice is as great as ever!
  10. Lozz196 started following Why weak wattage?
  11. Lozz196
    I suppose it’s about money at the end of the day, if manufacturers only have practice amps at £150 then high powered gigging amps at £700 then there’s a big gap there. Anyone wanting an amp loud enough for stage use but with only being able to raise £400/£500 is then only able to go used, whereas have an in the middle amp price/power wise and said manufacturer may well get the dosh as many prefer to buy new.
  12. neepheid
    Depends - quite a few basses come with D'addario XL nickel rounds as stock strings. As these are my strings of choice, I'm ready to hit the ground running. I'm not being lazy, I genuinely like the sound and feel of bog standard D'addarios and I feel very fortunate indeed, because they're relatively cheap, readily available and like I said, often come as standard equipment.
  13. HeadlessBassist started following More extreme weirdness from the extreme ends of Youtube
  14. HeadlessBassist
    Soundtrack to a relaunch of the "Mr.Soft" adverts of the 80s? I'm nearly four minutes in and I'm suddenly feeling the need to lie down in a dark room!
  15. Dad3353
    Amplifiers don't deliver sound; speakers (drivers, cabs, whatever...) deliver sound. Watts is a unit of power, not volume; decibels is a unit of volume. The more efficient the speaker (driver, cab, whatever...), the more volume (decibels...) it can deliver for a given power (watts...). This would be referred to as its 'efficiency'. Soooooo... A low-powered amp into an efficient cab can produce more volume than a high-powered amp into an inefficient cab. Watts, in themselves, are a very poor unit for expressing volume. What's the solution..? If volume is required, look for an efficient cab, then match an amp to that cab. Turn the volume down at home. There is no contradiction; a good amp/cab combination can be used on stage and at home with no issues. If arena volumes are required, the PA will do the 'heavy lifting', anyway, and an IEM system will keep the stage volume at decent levels, whatever the amp/cab. Any quality amp and/or cab will be fine for both purposes (but a less imposing version may be preferred for home practice, to avoid carting stuff around...) There's a lot of advertising spiel surrounding the selling of music gear in general; don't be taken in by claims of 20/200/500/1000 watts or whatever, and ask your peers for their experience of 'real-life' usage. Hope this helps.
  16. DiceSociety started following FS/FT Warwick Corvette WPS 6 String £750 free UK shipping
  17. musicbassman started following More extreme weirdness from the extreme ends of Youtube
  18. musicbassman
    Errr..... interesting !
  19. Kev
    I think the whole bass synth thing is interesting. Remember, the Deep Impact, the former holy grail, ended up being a discontinued bargain bin buy because literally no-one was buying them. Interest is clearly higher now, but I'm sure a lot of it is hype, and without big/influential names using it (Chris Wolstenholm for the DI, Ian for the MXR) they're just not going to take off.
  20. HeadlessBassist
    That looks fabulous. Hope it plays as well as it looks!
  21. rmcki
    I'll cover the cost of shipping in the UK
  22. HeadlessBassist
    That's standard operating procedure with all new basses - bin the stock strings and put something nice on. Always makes a huge difference.
  23. Roundthebend started following Sadowsky Metroline 2022 5 string MM (made in Germany) - sale or trades considered
  24. Roundthebend
    Hello people, I’m selling my German made Sadowsky metroline mm/j 5 string base. This is a limited edition from 2022 which I’ve owned from new. Mint condition with no marks anywhere and flawless construction. All paperwork included and original Sadowsky case. Sounds amazing. Collection from Chesterfield or possible meet up. No postage as I don’t have packaging. Sad to see it go but I have a few MM styles basses and want to try something different. Weight is 3.71 kg (8.18 lb) Trades considered: nice 60s style Jazz Bass, Lakland 44 60 classic, Xotic XJ1T 5 string (rosewood board), 5 string jazz bass. Try me with what you have. Features: Top Wood: Snakewood Body Wood: Torrified Swamp Ash Neck: Roasted Maple, "C" Shape Fretboard: Roasted Birdseye Maple, 21 Nickel/Silver frets Radius: 12" Scale Length: 34" Nut: 1.77", Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III Pickups: Passive Sadowsky J-Style Neck, Passive Sadowsky MM-Style Humbucker Bridge Electronics: Active Sadowsky 2-Way Electronics + Vintage Tone Control Controls: Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble & Bass (stacked). Push/Pull function for VTC Knob for Preamp Bypass. 3-Way Toggle Switch for humbucker pickup configuration (Series, Parallel, Single-Coil) Bridge System: Sadowsky Quick Release Machineheads: Sadowsky Light Open Gear Strap System: S-Security Locks Construction: Bolt-On Hardware: Black Gig Bag: Deluxe, included
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  25. Leonard Smalls
    You're not wrong - these guys make most bands, not just 2 pieces, look like rank amateurs! Triple post...
  26. hiram.k.hackenbacker
    I'd seriously love to relieve you of the burden of bumping this, but now is definitely the wrong time for me to be weighing out for this. I'll keep coming back to it just to torture myself though. Somebody buy it - please!
  27. police squad
    the description says the body is solid ash
  28. woodyratm
    Found a pic of it on a board. 😊
  29. neepheid
    From my NBD post about the Fazley "Hot Rod" bass "Of course, the stock strings are hot garbage, thin, rougher than Rotos and went straight in the bin." "The stock strings weren't giving the truss rod much to do - after I put my beloved D'addario XL nickel rounds on it, the neck was a banana and I had to tighten the truss rod three quarter turns!" TL:DR - they're just awful, chuck 'em in the bin and put on your preferred strings - just be ready to have to tighten that truss rod!
  30. police squad
    the guitar version is alder and looks very similar
  31. Frank Blank
    Sorry old man, totally didn't see that. Oh well, it's worth a double post!
  32. Kiwi
    I think the start-off-with-something-familiar and then use it as a base from which to explore other sounds (and the way the settings interact) is how many players would prefer to approach discovery. Having sounds from familiar songs gives some reassurance that the pedal is fit for purpose out of the box without faff but...faff is an option for those down times when owners have a couple of hours to kill. It keeps things interesting. I think MXR and FI are both on the right track in that context and I hope they continue to expand the repetoire of familiar patches. Yeah but there is a question of relevance and perceptions of value. The value for a player is convenience in the beginning, then as their relationship with the unit grows...or not, they can explore when they get bored or have time - 'what else can I work out given it gets to close to X?' I think LukeFRC is absolutely right when he says "it feels like the FI1 was a reissue of the DI with more things a synth geek would want". This is not really a reason for gigging players to buy the pedal unless they're in an originals band. And there are fewer of those around now than even just five years ago. Most of us play covers. Speaking of which...there is still a gap in the market for a decent arpeggiator. So many companys have taken aim and missed.
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