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[quote name='Les' timestamp='1473858939' post='3133619'] Not sure there is one. It'll be whatever works for the band [/quote] C'mon...that answer doesn't leave enough room to hold forth about what your band does and so by extension every band should do...could you try again with a more sensible answer ? It's more 'Basschat'

Can't argue with you there.

Hi there and a very warm welcome to the forum !

I don't like downtuning - it makes my bass sound and feel silly

Squarepusher's fantastic...but I don't find his bass playing (though highly accomplished) to be the most interesting component of his music by a long way.

Not my cup of tea, design-wise, but excellent work.

Only played one, filling in on bass for the drummer's cover band. Lots of fun, well organised, everyone seemed to love the music. Good luck to the OP

Cool, I got a Yamaha A55 organ for nowt this weekend !

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1472989648' post='3125774'] I think we have to collectively accept that, sometimes, the music itself is the only reward. [/quote] Very much so, but it's one hell of a reward when you get it right !

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1472747574' post='3123902'] The advantage of the B3 is that once it is digital you can do loads to it before converting it back. [/quote] Very true !

How about a Badass-a-like ? I've got a string spacing of ~17mm on my jazz basses by not cutting grooves and allowing the strings to pull themselves straight.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1472678207' post='3123300'] It's commonly thought that most of us can't hear under 10m/s, and highly unlikely to physically register anything under 5m/s. In my job I've had people arguing the toss over two devices reporting a difference of 0.3m/s and I really have to stop short of telling them where to go. Bear in mind that you're likely hearing a latency of around 2m/s when playing an acoustic upright piano, considering the hammer mechanism and the time it takes the sound to travel from the string to your ear. Of course, that analogue latency can perhaps start to build up marginally if you're adding a number of digital pedals maybe. Generally speaking the digital conversion found on audio interfaces will be <1m/s each way, as you decrease the size and/or quality of the chip (as you might need to do for a pedal), less is possible. That said, some pedals will come with excellent conversion technology, for example I can't imagine Strymon spash out on Sharc DSP on their Big Sky and then skimp on the conversion. Si [/quote] I'm not sure how the chips in the B3 are in the grand scheme of things, that's the only digital box I use at the moment. Thanks for the info about the thresholds. Food for thought - maybe I need to dome some double-blind tests.

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1456836497' post='2992669'] My Boss OD-20 and Zoom G3 both have a subtle latency issue. When you blend them with another signal you get a subtle comb-filter effect. [/quote] My B3 does as well and I've just done a very quick experiment - the delay looks to be ~1ms between a direct signal and one through the B3, I do wonder if I can feel that milisecond - sometimes do feel less 'connected' when I'm playing through the B3 with a 100% wet signal like an amp sim

I got Makka Pakka. Hmmm.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1472583811' post='3122392'] It's funny how we self identify ourselves. [/quote] Can one self-identify anyone else ?

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1472573510' post='3122259'] I have no idea what year six even is... [/quote] Me neither. Glorious, isn't it ?

Here we go again

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1472469947' post='3121298'] Reaper will do all of this (and much, much more, of course...), and can be trialled for 60 days, with complete functionality, for free. If a licence is desired, it's a modest $60 for personal use.[/quote] Very much agree, Reaper's an awesome bit of software for almost no dosh.

I'd concur with the above really - it's cheeky to book her without checking about the PA use, although I'd imagine that's just a lack of knowledge from the happy couple about how bands and PAs all fit together. Offeneded ? No, it's just some quiet music to change the pace for a while, not to compete with the band. It's their do and they're just indulging themselves a little, so if it's a bit hotch-potch then so be it Do feel free to roll your eyes gently with a rye smile, of course.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1472368184' post='3120551'] Blah blah. [/quote] Blah Blah indeed.

Flats ? Never worn heels myself, always flats.

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1472068966' post='3118258'] My Warwick and Spector now have a new friend to play with as I've just picked up my new (well, new to me) USA Sterling - black body, black pick-guard with maple fret-board (see previous owner's pic below). Initial impressions are good - I really like the tone (all 3 positions are very useful and very different from my existing basses) and I can't believe how narrow the neck is at the nut. [/quote] Bootiful, is that the one that was on Ebay a week or so back ?