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Ah - I saw that on facebook. Made me throb a bit, I can tell you!

Other than the different harmony choices is there any difference between the Whammy 5 and the Bass Whammy? Is the bass one really optimised for bass or is that marketing crap? Anyone used both of them?

That’s the only bass I’m gassing for at the mo. Im happy with what I’ve got, but I still want that!

Not watched it yet - but I bet it will be 5 mins of "duG pedal is awesome" and then 35 mins of "I hate DG"

Funny enough I never rated Dogman. Out of the Silent Planet is probably my favourite. I still play it loads.

I used mine a lot over the weekend, still into the power section only of my Tecamp and then into a couple of Barefaced One10. It's very impressive. I started with the recommended Dug settings but then backed off the bass, the compression and the drive, but would up the mids to 12 o'clock. I;m getting a thick, chewy half clean / half dirty sort of sound that reduces the drive when I play gently and then gets gritty when I did in. Sounds superb - it's a great rock sound. I doubt I'll be using it for jazz stuff, so I'm next I'm going to try to use it in front of the amp and see if I can make it sound the same when activated but leave me with a more jazz sound when I turn it off completely. And I ran out of time to see what happens when I stack it with my DG and EBS drives and fuzzes. Soon.....

Used it at rehearsal this morning. its perfect. And now it will also do an excellent Marcus slap sound. Set list today was Superstition Dont worry ‘bout a thing Gonna Fly Now (Rocky theme) Live and let die Hawaii 5-0 all big band jazz arrangements

Update time. the rather rare stack knob PJ-Ray! now with a Nordstand J blade in it as well.

I've been testing with my Marleaux which as a rule doesn't do drive very well, but I'm still impressed. The Marleaux is all about the deep clean piano tone. 90% of drive pedals make it sound like stinky poo. The dUg is clearly a 10%-er. I'll get my P-Ray back from the lech this evening (having a Nordy J Blade put in the bridge) and I'll be able to try it with a more common choice of rock machine. Or at least common choice of pickups. WARNING - the recommended dUg settings have a frankly stupid amount of low end. Be warned if you are trying it with something with low power handling.

It’s arrived. Stuck it into the fx return of my Tecamp. the amount of gain it has is mental and it is a bit hissy at full whack with the gain switch turned on, but not any worse than many other drive pedals. When set at a more sensible drive level it’s great, and the underlying clean sound is very good.

Yeah - I unfollowed him when he started with the "It's a great day for FREEDOM" bullhonky. Funny about the Japan thing - considering he's had far more sales there than any other place. - and that the Hartke kit is all made in China!

No sign of mine yet. But my new mattress has arrived.

I'm beginning to cry now.....

You ARE going to wear the Bootsy outfit, yes?

Ace. I was going to suggest sticking with the ones you know - but learning them in several different keys. 1/2 tone and full tone up and down as that would likely deal with most singer's voices if they've picked the tune in the first place. So in that case I'll say slot in some filter soaked slap solos. That always impresses!

Soooooo Am I having the day off tomorrow or not? (Me impatient? Answer me damnit!!! )

How heavy do the V7s get? I'm tempted to try one, if they are light enough.

I never needed one when I fronted a function band, and I was on guitar too. one of my main hates of rehearsals is when band members turn up not knowing their parts. It's a rehearsal, not a learning session. I have the same view for all instruments including voice. Learn the parts at home, so the rehearsal can be used properly. The only time I had lyric sheets at a rehearsal was in an originals band when the words were being tweaked all the time. Aesthetically the floor based autoprompt is far less ugly than a stand, and to be honest it looks like a monitor rather than a stand, but it still shouldn't be necessary. The references to music stands being "props" make me laugh - they are nothing of the kind. They are crutches!

So did Ozzy when he was smacked out of his head. It was also really obvious when he was staring at the edge of the stage.

Depends entirely on the type of show. Big Band type thing with complex arrangements where the players are pretty stationary - stands are pretty common. Rock band - Nope. Not now. Not ever. Everyone else in the band has to learn their parts so they can tart around and put on a show. The singer is the most visible element of any band. A music stand completely ruins the performance for that type of show. Imagine any good rock / pop / funk band you like. Queen / Iron Maiden / Metallica / Prince / RHCP etc etc and think how bloody awful it would be if there was a music stand up there. But even if we ignore those - most of the other local rock bands won't have stands and your singer is going to look like a twonk next to them. If the rest of the band can learn a 30 song set list then so can the singer.

Andertons have them in stock!! Order today for delivery on Friday: https://www.andertons.co.uk/tech-21-dug-pinnick-dp-3x-signature-pedal-pre-amp-for-bass So hopefully we are getting them this week!

I had a real one that colour for a while. Should never have traded it.