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Good heavens!

On 22/06/2025 at 23:09, markbunney said:

I just got an Ibanez EHB to help with weight/back pain.

 

 

Totally. The form factor on these basses is spot on...

2 hours ago, BigRedX said:

The problem, as I'm sure I have said before, is that the frequent posters here on Basschat are not really the sorts of people who are interested what the typical bricks and mortar music shops have to offer. 

Respectfully disagree. Perhaps smaller 'Mom & Pops' stores' stock might not appeal but PMT had store/warehouses covering a broad range for beginners right through to professionals. I'm in the middle of that spectrum and sourced my great Ibby EHB-6 through PMT Leeds. Bought a ton of stuff in PMT Manchester through the years too.

Hey GX-10 users,

Have any of you owners used the Div/Mix to split your signal, say for multi-band compression or to mix a clean and distorted signal? Just wondering how viable signal splitting is on this unit and, if it sounds good. Intrigued by the frequency splitting too for Squire/Sheehan like dual signal processing. Thoughts and experiences welcome…

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

what serial number is yours? they can't be far between them

If this decal is the serial number then it's 0471159.

@LukeFRC @grahamd

My Shark Pro-active pictured I bought new so yours are still out there somewhere...

I have a Status Shark Pro-active sunburst 4-string. Great bass, plays well. Set up as a piccolo but I've not played it for years. Probably because the piccolo set came with an unwound 'G' which feels weird.

Gary Barlow on fine form last night in Manchester. Lee Pomeroy (just in shot on the right) appeared to have a ball. Also Milton McDonald on guitar left-front making a second Yes-related band member as he played with ABWH way back when they toured. Add to that Gary himself chose 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' on 'Desert Island Discs' as his wake-up call to step up the production for his music. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001h1p) However no prog last night, just Gary's solo and Take That bangers. Great show.

Do JHS DIY pedals count? A thread on their NotaDumble: 

Bass the World's take:

20 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

As much as I adore Chris Squire, Geddy et al, they're all standing on John's shoulders. 

Which they have acknowledged themselves many times. In fact, I think Chris pops up briefly to praise JE in the full documentary.

Great sound on bass and voiced differently to Darkglass. Not sure of the retail yet but JHS are usually reasonable - especially the kits.

He had such a great tone with his Alembics but that Status through a flanger and distortion? Ugh! What a mess.

5 hours ago, Lord Sausage said:

Yngwie's solo in this shows just hiw unworldly Alan Holdsworth was!

Oh yes! The original is Prog's last gasp of the 70's and is vintage Holdsworth. Entry point for many Holdsworth fans. Just a great song to start then Holdsworth raises the tension to unbearable levels before the release - killing!

I think he does play the bass on many of his records...

Here's UK's 'In the Dead of Night' where he nails the line.

Just saw this reel of our Swedish Maestro showcasing his Fender basses with some shred.

Fretless with a pick! Sacrilege!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIatPEWJUpi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Sounds good - love the original album and the three subsequent Joni/Jaco collab albums.

He played totally differently with Joni compared to his solo and Weather Report gigs.

26 minutes ago, joel406 said:

Wanna hear something funny. I just saw this. Like 30 minutes ago. Read like the first 3 post. Ordered it. It arrives tomorrow. So... pedal board number 6?

Oh great - hope it lives up to the hype. Would love to hear you reaction/review.

21 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

 

I still can't get on with the Darkglass tone though. That fizzy top end and seemingly disconnected low just doesn't sound good to me. 

I quite like the tone BUT it's ubiquitous on YouTube. I like the less intense variants such as the 'Vintage' range. That said, it looks like the Anagram can do it all, and not just distortions.

More info here...

16 minutes ago, Dood said:

 

Ahh yes, my friend Erik Arko says (in his video above) parallel processing as well as sending different stuff to different outputs is possible (Like sending an IR / cabinet sound to PA and the rest of the path to the onstage amplifer). 

Yes - thank-you. Split and merge blocks in the signal chain... cool. Not sure I can afford £900 though...

35 minutes ago, Dood said:

24 effects at once! Crickey Charlie!

Indeed - that's a lot for a single effects chain, even for a full on multi-echo/reverb ambient sound. I wonder if these can be split and mixed across parallel signal chains?

On 12/04/2025 at 23:33, Woodinblack said:

nothing like genesis obviously

**Coughs**

On 27/03/2025 at 17:30, bnt said:

I forgot to mention that I’m also keeping an eye on weight! (Picky, I know.)

The EHB's are light as a feather - well worth a try.

Reflecting on the thread - I'd probably suggest that multi-scale basses are a 'refinement' rather than a 'solution'. But taken in a broader sense, with what appointments are usually paired with multi-scale, i.e. headless, extended range and lightweight bodies, these collectively lead to entirely new form factor. Compared with Leo's originals (still great), multi-scales balance better, are lighter, more transportable, have even string tension and have a broader range, so in that wider regard, do comprise a  'solution' for modern playing styles and situations.

P.s. I sound like an advert!