LukeFRC

TLDR version: - some gear that people love, other people hate. - somethings have settings that people might move from hate to love with. Depending on their experience these people might need help - If trying to help people tone of voice is important - this is the internet, at least nobody has mentioned Hitler yet.

I have used more trace amps than anything else over the years (mostly 7 band pre). I can confirm even with the pre shape/s off it can sometimes be very hard to get a nice sound if you aren’t wanting the trace type sound

That does sound brill! You’re getting closer

I think valves give harmonic distortion at different points (harmonics?) to solid state stuff - if you talk about saturation I think more of a clean signal with a big wide fat rich harmonic thing going on - with mild compression too, - rather than a more overdriven type distortion Both different pedals to recommend to @Owen

Ferrrari ?

But that’s one of the main differences I think, there’s not a U.K. maker except Wal, Gus and maybe status who has come up with a bass recipe and then stuck to it exclusively. Owning it as their thing. most are too custom to do that, though kudos to ACG for having their own ideas on electronics and making that happen. And in the defence of the rest of them i actually think the “polite sounding” is due to their target market of pro players needing high quality consistency that sits in the mix on stage on in a theatre show or wherever - rather than the US where there would be enough market to target specific tonally specific genre or sounds.

I have a digital stage piano that has a few different sounds you can load into it. One of them is an out of tune honky tonk piano. im sure it has its place but it sounds flippin awful to me. this thread isn’t about that, but for a moment I thought it was. I play a lot of worship music in church where keys change all the time - just move you hand up or down the neck is easiest

I think that makes some sense though- if you're putting the jacks on the side then the power jack too means they can sit closer vertically?

They arrived!! Woop btw in my experience, unless you are buying loads of stuff to buy loads, musikdings kits of whoever are still the most cost effective source

Squat knob I like the one with water

We're not as good at building up our brands and them creating brand equity as our US cousins? Some of the US brands also has a very distinctive core tone, if you want a Sadowsky sound you probably need a Sadowsky. If you want the Ken Smith thing, buy a Ken smith etc... With the exception of Status and Wal a lot of our builders make instruments less focused on their core tone thing. Gus I guess unmatched visually. I think that makes it a harder sell to get brand equity... Every single Overwater I've played and heard has been an amazing professional level instrument - and with a tone that could sit anywhere in any genre. I guess that's why so many pro players use them... but that tone that could sit anywhere also means it doesn't stand out as much? (I dunno, that's my theory, maybe I'm just annoyed I didn't buy that Overwater @briansbrew was selling last week? )

That has to be the most expensive used Lakland skyline I’ve seen

Overwater Wal ACG Zoot Alpher Status (up to recently) GB Jaydee Shuker Of them Overwater are probably the most comparable in terms of being slightly bigger operation.

Ok - so it sounds like I just need to wait

Anyone here ordered from PedalPCB? How long it take to get here? Mine reached the UK two weeks ago so guess caught in customs limbo

Sure - don’t you know that over £100 for headphones (on a forum where basses are regularly 10x that have been advertised for 100x that) is blatant flaunting of your wealth?!

They might not have responsibility - but even if you paid £200 for them to draw up the documents for you that show the ivory was reclaimed from an early piano would be cheaper and less risky than finding someone to remove replace and repair any fretwork. the other benefit is anything else that is near restricted in the guitar like mother of Pearl will also be documented - who knows in 5 year time what will he restricted

@jimbobothy showed me his Zoia and it kinda blew my mind a little bit

A year on, it really reads oddly without the context

Sire - Export version of the domestic Dame init?

I have some that are 600Ohm the 2021- MacBook Pro's can drive them providing you don't mind it being quite quiet. I ended up buying a Behringer mini mixing desk as it was the cheapest way to get something with the power to drive them! u ok hun?

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