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There's even a reddit about them... https://www.reddit.com/r/4x4/comments/hw1p3a/vertical_scope_forum_killers/?rdt=53278 Oops...

https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/exciting-news-verticalscope-acquires-thegearpage-net-meet-your-new-community-management-team.2636211/ You'll need an account so this is the message: "Hello everyone! We’re thrilled to announce that TheGearPage has officially joined the VerticalScope family! On behalf of the entire Community Management team, we’d like to extend a warm welcome to all of you. We’re here to support the ongoing operation and growth of TheGearPage, and we want to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and share what you can expect moving forward. Who Are We? VerticalScope is a network of vibrant online communities, and our community management team is dedicated to making the work of forum moderators and administrators easier and more effective. What Do We Do? Community is at the heart of everything we do. Our top priorities are continuity, stability, and providing the resources needed to help TheGearPage thrive for many years to come. We’ll work alongside volunteer moderators and administrators to enhance member engagement, increase reach, attract new members, and continuously improve the overall community experience. What Will Change? From a cultural perspective, very little will change. You may see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policies being implemented, but they’re aligned with what you’re already familiar with. On the technical side, you can expect some ad changes, along with software updates and improvements to the site over the coming months, aimed at enhancing performance. You’ll also gain access to additional resources, including community management support for forum-related technical issues. Rest assured, our focus remains on community, and we’re here to make sure the platform remains stable, well-maintained, and ready to meet the needs of its members. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out! We’re excited to work alongside the members, moderators, and administrators of this community and are genuinely happy to be a part of this journey with you. Warm regards, The VerticalScope Community Team" Apparently they also own many others including: TDPRI, SevenString, Rig-Talk, Gretsch-Talk, and Squier-Talk. It seems that many members are not happy...

That's a shame - I fancy trying one myself. I have a L6 Stomp incoming now so I'm hoping that will do me for a while. I've had a Helix rack since they first came out so I'm well used to setting up sounds in that system. Should be here on Saturday so I'm looking forward to a weekend of playing and patch creation.

That depends on whether US companies making things outside of the US are covered. If there was anyone mentally competent / stable in the White House that isn't a pet we'd know that already.

I've just looked at my basket - it's gone down to £566.36. Probably due exchange rate alterations. Until UK tariffs are done in retaliation it shouldn't affect us. USA tariffs don't affect us buying USA goods. We'll need our own tariffs for that.

I love my Sandbergs. Very pleased with them.

It’s a Sterling not a stingray. And it’s actually inspired by an old passive copy of one that Vulfpeck had, that they particularly liked for recording. So other than things like EVH’s frankenstrat it’s about the first signature model based on something dirt cheap.

Might not be as easy as I thought. The proper USA ones are usually between 7lb and 7.5lb, but it seems that the Sterlings are much closer to 9lb, and unfortunately that's too much for me these days. All but 1 of my basses are under 7lb. aaarrrrgggghhhhhh

I have wifely permission! Bow before my negotiation skills! (Also, I have to do a lot of DIY round the house).

I am in serious negotiations with MrsF. Just the single bucker in natural will do for me.

Classical Thump. I spent about a year on that and I just couldn't get the parts to work together. I hardly ever slap now, and when I do it's 1970s disco type rather than Mr Wooten style.

I like it, and I really like her signature model Fender. It actually makes such an old thing look fresh.

I'm generally not a fan, but if a band has 1 or 2 tunes that needs a cello or a 6 man horn section it's just not going to be practical to pay those additional temporary guys for 7 minutes work - and getting amateurs for fun won't happen for 7 minutes either. So for me, it's all about context. I saw Devin Townsend once and his main Macbook crashed and had to be restarted. He told everyone that was happening and that the lappie basically contained a complete orchestra as well as the lighting rig sequence. The venue wasn't big enough to fit an entire orchestra even without an audience so no problem there. Queen used to have large choirs in backing tracks too for the odd song... but then when they needed Piano while Fred was running about Spike would come out and play piano instead.

This might be the answer. It has audio routing options and even remote control and monitoring from another iOS device https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccamera

I've found a free camera app with audio routing options! It's the Blackmagic Camera https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccamera I haven't tried it with my Audient yet as I've only just found it, but it has controls for mono, dual mono, stereo etc etc so I'm hoping this will make things easier. It also has a nice feature, that as I have 2 iOS devices I can use one as the camera and the other as a monitor and control unit. My iPad is a lot newer than my phone and has a much better main camera but of course it points the wrong way if I need to see the screen. Now I can use the better camera, and use the iPhone to control it and check framing. Going to plug it all in after work as see how it goes.

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/bax-music-seeks-payment-suspension-amid-financial-crisis-305044 https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/bax-music-seeks-payment-suspension-amid-financial-crisis-305044

Bax website is now not taking orders and apparently their physical stores in the EU are closed!

That would give you 2.67ohms so set the amp to 2 ohms. 2 cables from the amp or daisy chaining will be fine.

Why do people post this sort of question without saying what the amp is?

More small venues are likely to be upset at the "ridiculously loud" bit these days. The guitarists will be triggering the noise meter power cut off thingy before they know it. If your mixer is doing individual mixes then just cut the drums out of their mix and tell them it's fine for everyone else... if they want to hear the drums they'll have to turn down. Obviously if they are smarter than a sea cucumber they won't believe you but with 2 guitarists it has to be worth a try...

https://www.andertons.co.uk/markbass-advanced-series-ss-soft-touch-bass-strings-045--105/ They are very flexible. £20.99 + postage.

The blend thing sounds like 2 because of different decay rates of each side. The drive part is being compressed a lot, and the clean isn't. Before clean blends on pedals were a thing I used the LS-2 and always had a compressor on the clean side and fiddled with the settings to get the decay of both sides to be the same. That being said, if you have a super clean low and really driven top then it will always sound like 2 sounds. They need to be closer in tonality really. I don't use a lot of drive these days, but I often found that the punch would stay with quite a nasal, almost farty drive with tons of mids. This sort of sound is horrible at home or on its own, but works great with other instruments. The Catalinbread SFT does it very nicely, (I should not have sold mine), and currently I have a £35 clone of the Fairfield Barbershop (mk2) that adds a similar thing. Generally I'm not a fan of turning bass drive on and off during a song as with a bass it always seems to need pretty big EQ changes at the same time, so I prefer to leave it on for the whole song of it needs it.

There's a guy on another forum who needs a return! Hopefully it's just something he doesn't like rather than something broken. And / Or that he paid with credit card.