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I love thumb picks for bass. Best of luck with the gig anyway!

when you use both pickups on the rickenbacker does it not behave as a humbucker? I'm not familiar with that bass, sorry Maybe a power conditioner would be a solution?

if your fender is silent on both pickups, then the rickenbacker should be too. I'd try to fix the bass rather than buy a noise gate/suppressor In terms of your list, I only have the NS-2, which is a great gate, but won't get rid of hum while you're playing

I play in bands for fun, money, networking opportunities etc. The music I [i]really[/i] want to make I do in the studio, on my own, and generally show no-one

another 3 last week, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Thursday was the busiest! But they were all well attended. Again 45min original sets and they'll have us back. The "scene" is alive and kicking!

My only "claim to fame" stories are really lame. Some people find them impressive but I think that's a bit sad! Anyway, I really don't care about that stuff. There's no way I could stop writing and recording music

is that you on drums? Very cool

nice bass sound!

Just listening on soundcloud. It sounds like there's some overdrive on the bass in the heavier sections, and it works really well. The Darkglass is certainly flavour of the month but it is what almost everyone is using at the moment. Any sort of sansamp dealie would be OK, but I think you're looking for a pedal to turn on and off, rather than an "always on" as there are some cleaner sections.

It's true that this is "common knowledge" but I have a woolly mammoth clone that's fine with my active basses. Not sure if it's different to the standard model

Hacktivist last night at Rainbow Venues in Digbeth. It's a really cool venue. I played there last year and loved it, except the sound was rubbish. Hacktivist brought their own sound guy and it was awesome! Best I've seen them yet

I have loads of digital pedals and I've never noticed any at all!

I played two pubs this weekend. Both small affairs but both paying good money for 2 x 45min sets of original music. Both will have us back. The live scene is not dying IME

You can get some pretty realistic sounds now, it might be worth investigating? But it sort of suits the style in a way

can you post a sample of it each way?

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1456327079' post='2987908'] ...First choice is a Rode NT1A... [/quote] It's a great all-round mic

IMO if you can hear the chorus effect, then you've over done it. You can use chorus very effectively as a subtle "thickener" Why everyone in the 80s used one on fretless bass, I have no idea!

you could use the headphone outputs, they should work, but yeh, you'd be better with a proper interface

Just listened to them all, this is very difficult! I won't go on about who I'm voting for but just wanted to say, Bilbo, ‘Motion Capture’ is ace! I loved the groove from the start and the lead playing along with the trumpet sound is perfect on top! Very impressive

Are ashdown really inviting us for tea oreo having us on? I'd better get there before it's all scone!

What I wouldn't give for such an invite. Visog is such a jammie dodger!

When you go to visit the Ashdown factory can you take photos? Or do they make you sign a wafer?

So are you saying it came up shortbread? That's ginger nuts! For that sort of money you want the cream of the custard creams!

so what do you reckon Visog, are you going to go hob-nobbing with Ashdown? Or did you decide that your frustrations took the biscuit?

beautiful!