Kev

Buying a Wal is better than keeping money in the bank, it’s daft. I sold mine for £3.4k 4 years odd ago, and I’d easily get £5k for it now. It’s so odd really. There is no vintage value to them as they are made identically today, I think it’s just impatience for a new build!

It was the BH1 in the SRFF, but yes Nordstrand will do a custom "raw" pickup for you for whatever dimensions you give them. I was just making the point that its not a matter of just dropping a 5 string pickup in there They did, but again, if you look at the pickups compared to the BH1s, they are a different shape. The Nordy pickups used in the Prestige SRFF were standard nordy pickups that would NOT fit into a BH1 route.

I imagine the other bass in the range has a different route. Its only a few mm here and there, but enough to be a problem. Unless Ibanez have changed that for this series, I am just concerned that they are still calling it the BH2 pickup, which would be odd if they changed the dimensions as previously they have changed the name (eg the BH1 in the SRFF models was a different size).

Going off Ibanez's track record, it is extermelly unlikely that Norstrands would just drop into the routes. The Bart BH pickups have always had odd dimensions, I'd certainly check that before ordering anything. For example, the 5 strings BH2's fitted to the SRMS range of basses are actually very similar to a 6 string pickup size. A standard nordy 5 (or any other) pickup would not drop in. These new basses used BH2s as well, and I'd be surprised if they weren't the same pickup.

Congrats!! and I do agree about the jump in...well just about everything when you go Canadian. The Chinese basses are a great introduction to Dingwall but the Afterburners and Z basses are something else entirely

I've just assumed the common definition of Professional and linked it with the Government apparant only objective of boosting the economy, rather than grassroots. Under the guidelines, I don't think amateur bands, or those that do not perform music as their main occupation, are even allowed to rehearse right now outside of the standard indoor social distancing rules. Are instrumental bands, professional or otherwise, all good to perform outdoors? Guidelines suggest yes as off memory it refers specifically to vocalists and horn players? Course, if you need to get your nails done, that's fine, no risk there. Just dive under the table if anyone starts humming to themselves in there.

Are the musos talking about outdoor gigs lined up here all "professional" musicians, i.e. music is their main source of income? According to the guidelines, these are the only full bands including singer that are allowed to perform outdoors. I only query it as a lot of people don't seem to be aware of this, and seem to be basing it on any paid gig as "professional". Who knows if itll be enforced, or indeed how, but it would suck if venues were shut down because of it. My function band had all gigs cancelled up until August 15th, which is still slated to go ahead. Itll be indoors in a marquee, and Im not optimistic about it being allowed. Worse still, our singer has been shielding and we haven't rehearsed since February, and during lockdown our regular drummer has left the band, so itll be a mission to make that one even if it is allowed!

...what?

It's funny how you grow used to something, I wouldn't dream of doing that now! Wouldn't it be boring if we all liked the same thing 😂

So you use a Di with just EQ for recording etc? I'd experiment with Cabsim for sure if you're not recording from mic'd cabs, there's a lot you're missing out on if you just use DI. I wouldn't use cab sim for live use to an amp as that defeats the point a little. But to FoH again I find it invaluable.

Yeah, but I kind of think that they would have already upgraded to an Ultra by now if they wanted those features.

Impressive bit of kit, but seems to be aimed more at non-Darkglass users? There are a few convenience aspects, but I really don't see why someone owning a current Darkglass Ultra series pedal would buy one of these? I think it would have been more interesting if they included a basic high quality recording interface instead of the Bluetooth/2nd headphone functionality. As it stands, and I hate to say this as a devout DG fanboy....it does seem a little expensive. Re CabSim argument, I go ampless on stage so rely on cabinet simulation, and its a HUGE improvement on tone compared to going direct with no simulator, particularly when using any kind of fuzz or distortion. It also keeps Live tone closer to Studio tone, which matters to some more than others I guess.

Speak for yourself.

Out of interest, what steps are you taking to clean the rooms between bands??

Same in mine, actually an outdoor all dayer with a ton of acoustic acts playing. It just shouldn’t be happening.

Haven't read the thread, but to respond to the thread title... no. Definitely no gigs. No live performances whatsover, inside or outside a venue. I don't know how this new guidance effects drive in gigs or gigs in parks etc.

Gear4Music game me £150 off a £800 bass for undisclosed damage and wear on arrival, which I thought was fair. Seems pockets are getting tighter.

Really surprised and disappointed in Andertons. First it seems they tried to sell it you without offering pictures or any discount. You then got offered just over 5% off for a bass in a worse condition than most looked after used basses?? And on top of that they are in excess of 10% to buy in the first place, compared to elsewhere? Also note it’s still listed as 1 in stock on the website, full price and not B stock. They’re just hoping someone will not ask for a discount or refund, once they have your money. Sharp practice, not good at all 😕

Ah sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear enough looking back. I've had a brace of Limited Edition One10's (the sour taste), a Super Compact and a Midget. I loved my Super Compact and had no issues with it apart from it being flat tonally, if there was an 8x10 or 4x12 in that series I would be more interested in a comparison, but I'm not sure the coloured more cost effective build of the retro series is equal to the Darkglass in terms of finish, and potentially build quality and woods used; presuming the speakers weigh very similar both being Neo, there may be a comparison of robustness to be made. SUPER lightweight in that regard is not always king, especially in cab of this volume. I haven't tried any of the new Neo range to be honest. The Ceramic cabs sounded good but nothing groundbreaking.

I was referring to build as I said, sound wise I haven't heard the Darkglass so have no idea! Assuming you have, what's your take on it?

I lost a lot of money on selling my retro (if they’re still called that?) range cabs because of tweed tolex shrinkage, repair of which I was fobbed off my Barefaced for around 2 years. Even after acknowledging the issue, they continued to sell cabs with the same glue and tolex, a recent post on Facebook by Alex admitted this. Leaves a sour taste, and unless I’m mistaken their 810 has the same tolex and construction as the one10s. I can’t see Darkglass letting anything with that kind of QC issue hit the market.