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Punk it Up - Infectious Grooves

Hi, I'd take it if I'm not too late. I already have one and it's perfect for what I'm using it for so this'd be useful even for parts

Is this supposed to be funny? Why drag Alvin Stardust into this ? Shameful post.

I'm not sure why the MPE would make sense if one was trying to play all the strings on the same MIDI instrument. I can see that it would be useful in some cases, but definitely not all. After all, if I play a chord and want it to sound like a Hammond organ, I'm better off with single channel and sending it all to a Hammond organ patch than MPE and sending bottom E (channel 2) to Hammond organ, A (channel 3) to pan pipes, D (channel 4) to orchestral strings, G (channel 5) to angel choir, etc. I mean, I'd obviously assign all the channels to the same patch but why not just do it with a single channel? Yes, it does work in a useful way - it has the three modes (single channel, multi-channel - channels 1-6, MPE - channels 2-7 with channel 1 for controls) and it tracks the notes well. The advantage over the Roland is that it generates MIDI directly - the Rolands have to be run through one of the various GR pedals to generate MIDI (I've got a GR-20 and a GR-55) and the MIDI can be a bit glitchy and slow. The GR pedals seem primarily aimed at processing the signal direct. With tight integration of instrument and electronics, plus the fact this is a whole lot more modern than the GRs, the Jamstik generates MIDI more accurately. I don't know how the latest serial pickup and GM-800 module compare.

And the reach to first position is at least as bad as a full scale bass. Most of the FSO type SS's with large 4IL headstocks have some level of dive, sometimes significant, whereas my 2+2 small headstock Cort and Samicks don't at all, even with stock tuners.

Exactly how I've frequently described mine! Had one of these for a while, such a playable, surprisingly well-balanced & great-sounding bass. As well as looking amazing! Getting pretty hard to find now, sometimes very silly prices when they come up, too.

Paula Yates had Gadd looking worried at one point.

It will be fine

A great band. Their live album ' Bring it back Alive' is a cracker.

Getz Lucky ～ Daft Punk

Stan by yer man. Tammy W

A lot of guitar players influenced my younger years - mainly Angus Young but also Nile Rogers. These days I love a good horn section and favourite sax player is Bob Reynolds.

We do simple man 😁

Huh. So, this is weird. I've been ambiently aware of that song for as long as I can remember – just as something that gets played on oldies stations. I don't think I've ever seriously listened to it, and definitely not noticed how good the guitar playing is.

He plays that bass line on a Lakland 5594.

I'm always in awe of the sheer speed of bluegrass players. This is a lovely little phone recording of three of the best around today – particularly Noam Pickleny (banjo) and Brittany Haas (fiddle) – roaring through an old folksong and managing to sound like a band twice the size.

Some lovely boards here. @stewblack takes the “never even heard of that one before” award for me, which is always an excellent internet rabbit hole to head down! @Berserker - yeah the MS range is excellent, isn’t it? If you can think it, there’s probably a way to do it with one of these!

They are seriously cool things! Enjoy it! Would love to see a pic of them both when you get it!