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I decided to put them on my PJ-Ray. As with every single flat B string I've ever used the B is a little woofy. But not so much as other brands. With luck it will bed in a bit anyway. The other 4 strings - lovely! the PJ-Ray has an Aguilar 60s wind P pickup and a Nordy Big J Blade. All passive. Sounds perfect for motown and Duck Dunn stuff. That will do pig!

Does anyone care what non-players think about when buying an instrument?

Why do you want a USP? Theres about 20 billion versions of jazz and p basses everywhere. The only USP anything has anymore is the name on the headstock.

Sandberg did that years ago. VM2 model.

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Neotech_straps.html Neotech Mega Bass Strap. Very comfy. I now have them on all my basses.

What’s the secret code bit in the entry?

I've got a Sleeve as well as the Vertigo. It's a lot lighter and better for a lot of walking. The Vertigo gives more protection no doubt, but it is double the weight of the sleeve and if I put the Tick on it as well with a Nano board and 4 pedals - that adds a lot more weight and can make me a bit unbalanced.

I don't think I've ever heard a Mike Pope preamp in person. I'd like to though! Ideally in the bass rather than the amp - but either way would be amazing.

Midi controlled would be awesome. I think I'd pony up for a Boss ES-8 then. Assuming the DG midi controlled thingy didn't cost me a grand.

Also - don't flip about. If you haven't got the assistance of a credit card company then Money claim online against where you bought it from: https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

Ah - I though you bought it knowing it was pinched just to get it back for Scott. Fair enough. As you were.

They'll have tons of crap note choices if I'm playing it!!

There is no way I'd ever be able to buy a Fodera so I'd be thrilled to win that. I'd keep it and gig the crap out of it.

You bought it? Knowing it was pinched? I can see all sorts of difficulties coming. Please tell me you bought it with a Credit Card?

You'll always need more. I think I will end up with the Boss. I expect to use 6 loops (some loops with 2 pedals in) - but I don't know what pedal I might buy tomorrow. There are cheaper ones - like Joyo. And According to reviews they can be noisy and use cheap buffers etc. They are complex bits of kit. For years the Gigrig stuff was the only option. The Boss ES8 one was the first reasonably priced one. Then they did the smaller one. And then the cheap companies started to take notice. If you think you can "manage" with 5 loops I can almost guarantee it won't be enough in a month or 2! ALL HAIL THE GAS!

Boss ES8 GiGrig G2 One Control Musiclab RJM PBC Loads of options. However some run the loops serially and others allow you to change placement. The Boss and the Gigrig ones certainly do. Don't know about the rest (yet - I'm researching too) So on some if you have a compressor in Loop 1 and and a Drive in loop 2 then they are always that was round. On the Boss you can have a patch with compressor first, and another patch with the drive first etc. So really it depends on what signal path you want and how many pedals you need to control.

Yup. If I had meant any other post then I would have quoted it.

I’ve got the vertigo. Very happy with it.

All of it. The HX software models are (IIRC) 4 to 6 times larger than the old tech. Far more detail in the modelling process. Apparently down to modelling each individual component in the signal path rather than just trying to model what comes out of a speaker.

The HD500X is a country mile behind the HX models though.

Judging by facebook and Instagram I think they are multi-band versions of the existing pedals. Multiband drive can be excellent - I've done it before using various hard cut EQ systems - but it can also be a right faff to get right. I used to run no drive on lows, tons on the mids, and a little on the highs. And it took months to get it right. And TBH the B*K and VMT series are already low to high gain. The drive can be so low as to not be noticeable, all the way up to mental. I'm actually using my AO as an almost clean preamp at the moment - sounds brilliant.

Not yet - but Doug did put an FB post up the other day saying Alex Webster had been in testing "new creations" and that a video would follow soon. If they've got Webster doing the testing it's not going to be anything other than a drive of some sort. I never liked his band, but ye gods he can play!

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Don’t bother with a new nut. just install a taller fret where you want the nut to be. That will be your Zero Fret. Leave the existing nut where it is as a string guide. Then you you can always reverse the mod by putting a normal fret back in. Stickers for fret markers.