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Hello!

The Nordy mute is definitely the fastest on/off option but it is so expensive for a stick with some foam on it. And the foam is very hard and mutes massively. A triangular shaped foam would allow the muting amount to be altered just but pushing it on more or easing it off - ideally with a softer foam... That and the stupid price made me make my own ones. Plastic Ice Lolly stick. About £5 for 20 of them: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XY9JF3V?th=1 and then some adhesive backed foam tape: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VJXPD4B?th=1 (Just an example, you can get it a lot cheaper than that, for shorter amounts) And you can make a bunch of them for various basses. Stick the foam to the lolly stick and then use a sharp knife to cut the slots to fit your instrument. Can even shape the foam for more and less muting with just a pair of scissors. Cut the lolly stick down to size to remove the excess length. I made enough for all my basses for about a quarter of the cost of a single Nordy one.

Done.

Boss ES-8 is the answer. Everything goes into its own loop and you can swap the order in the Boss unit that controls it all. You can set patches with different orders.

It's perception that's the problem. Doesn't matter if the band are being respectful, but if 300 in the audience decide the band isn't then there's going to be trouble. That's why I favour an introduction to remove any wrong ideas from the crowd. I don't think I've ever heard that Rogers tune. I wouldn't pick that for a pub gig!

For me intent is everything. To take the piss in some way - bad. To honour the song / subject - good. A few words spoken before playing it will clarify intent for the audience. "We have been asked to play this song. It is one of the greatest protest songs ever written about a subject that doesn't get enough attention and we just hope we do it justice" Something like that.

Some of mine are with white plumbers tape - they've been stable for at least 10 years. No headstock cracks or anything. The secret with that is to put slightly more on than you think as it compresses a little when pushed into the hole.

Caline make a copy of the V1 BDDI as well. To my old ears I think the Caline is slightly less scooped. I still have both though!

Most of them are not professionally designed or built. TBH most "professionally built" boards have normally available pedals and power supply and a common board type and the only bespoke thing about them is the patch cables that have been cut to size accurately. Of all the things in music that might need professional assistance, assembling a pedal board is very low on the list.

I’ve used tape for years without any trouble.

It’s laziness.

HX Stomp for me.

EBMM Stingray is 17.5mm bridge spacing. Ibanez SR basses are 16.5mm