mcnach

They've already been discounted for a while, they're around £680 these days. I got one back in December.

The company is consistently bad, but just how bad depends a lot on the individual drivers. To say I dislike EVri is putting it mildly, but I moved to a new area about a year and a half and the driver that delivers around here is pretty good. Fingers crossed! However I've noticed a general tendency to simply leaving parcels at the door step without knocking at the door. What can possibly go wrong :rolleyes:

I've bought the MiPro58 from Thomann a week ago, and yes, that's the full cost, no extras.

Indeed, it sounds a bit... obtuse not to let you have those tracks now. It's NOW that they would really be useful, not later on when you've already familiar with how they play them 🤷

This. Forget the tuning, make sure you know what key they're going to play those songs in, and then play the right notes using whatever tuning you find convenient. After years of trying and not telling with 5 string basses, I finally switched for good when I started depping for a band and found they gave me the wrong keys to a few. A 5 string bass makes transposing quite straight forward.

You didn't open the accordion case by mistake, did you?

The usual: gigbag, allen keys for truss rod and saddles... I think that was it, plus paperwork. Nothing special. I wouldn't care about that.

So he wires things in different ways until one works? 🤔 Seriously, don't go back to that guy for any wiring issue. 🙈

The Zoom H2 works well at high volume levels, just need to set the gain accordingly.

It seems to be some kind of secret! I haven't seen the spacing at the bridge specs anywhere :shrug: I only know the Z7-5 because I have one. It's true, Sire seems to go for 18mm generally, but I think here they've chosen the same spacing as a Stingray 5 since that's the general vibe of the bass... that's just my guess.

The Z7 is definitely 17.5mm. Are you sure the Z3 is the same? The polepiece spacing looks more like those found on 16-16.5mm basses 🤔 Do I have to buy one to find out? 😄

I have no idea what you're talking about 😇

Well, after saying I found the knobs ok... I've ordered some replacements. The stacked ones just were not grabbing the shaft properly and it got a bit annoying.

They can vary a lot. My Z7-5 is only 8.0 lbs

There is a typo on the third hieroglyph, though.

It's definitely more "faff" than the old tape multitrack recorders (more capable too, there's that). While I don't mind learning new stuff (I just got a Behringer X32 mixer to work as our IEM center, and main mixer when there isn't one at the venue) I don't particularly like clicking on menus etc. I have a couple of Zoom R16 units that work pretty much like the old tape ones. It has built-in FX, metronome, tuner... But to use it as a simple recorder, you can almost plug and play, it's very intuitive. It also can run on batteries, has built-in stereo mics (great to quickly record an idea), 16 tracks (can record 8 at once, and you can link two units to double all that) and unlimited saving of alternative takes as long as the SD card it records onto has room. The R16 is no longer being made but you can find them used for £125-175 typically. I then moved the tracks to the PC and mix with Reaper (which, for the basics, is also intuitive and a couple of short videos was all I needed to get on with it). Simple. Newer units, such as the R20 have even pretty colour screens, touch sensitive, and you can edit directly... It might be worth considering that route.

This. Yes, there's a period of adjustment but afterwards it's actually easier to play with 5 strings than with 4, for the above reasons. I started playing 5 string basses when I was being a dep for a couple of bands and got caught a couple of times when they gave me the wrong key. Transposing is easier with a 5 string bass (I also avoid open strings in general, unless I want to play a riff that pivots on one).

If the tech rewired it already 2-3 times, I doubt this path would lead anywhere useful... Time for a new tech, the wiring is not exactly rocket surgery 😉

I would get the 4-knob version of the John East MMSR 3-band. The mids module (ring selects centre frequency, knob boosts or cut) is essentially non-functioning when the knob is at the centre detent. This gives you the 2EQ tone and range. The mids module comes very handy sometimes. I don't use mine much, preferring the typical 2EQ tones myself, but there are times when it is really convenient.

My Z7-5 is 17.5mm spacing at the bridge, and the nut is indeed 45mm. The neck feels a bit slimmer than my Ray35, and the rolled edges are so smooth I love it.

Agreed, of the plug style units, the Nux is probably one of the best. I have one that I got in order to be able to learn a setlist for a band I was depping for while I was away visiting family. A Zoom B1Four would also be a nice option. No bluetooth, but in some ways a more versatile unit, not just for quiet practice. It can run on batteries or from USB as well, which is nice.

The sound of the strings I would not worry about. The foot tapping, however... I do it a lot, and when I had neighbours downstairs it was a constant struggle. I would start tapping away within minutes... I ended up putting a cushion on the floor so that I could tap freely

That doesn't sound like a 'dead spot' which typically has a much narrower range (1 fret, not 3!), so I lean towards blaming the setup, maybe uneven frets? Can't diagnose from here. I know you say you took it to a 'tech' but... there are techs and there are Techs. A lot of people just use the term very loosely and frankly are not very good at it. If returning it is an option, it might be the simplest way to solve this. If not, find another tech (reputable) for a second opinion. Don't bother with pickup replacements etc, that's not where the problem lies.

That's good to know, thank you! I recently got the WS-90 system and the one thing I don't like is the battery monitor: it just does what it does until level is low and then turns red. The G30 was simple but the 4-bar green/red leds were perfect.