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Just to also say, it was FANTASTIC to see that Gordon Smith are now making more bass models! I'm a long time fan of GSG, and I thought the basses they had there looked and sounded great! I told them they just need to add a 5 string now 😅

Fantastic day out! Super busy, but great to see such a buzz around. Great as always to catch up with some BCers, luthiers, and people like Mark Stickley and Steve Lawson. Had a good long conversation with Andrew Taylor-Cummings around design, and some questions to feed into my next bass build. Meant to double back downstairs at the end to have a go on some ACGs, because Alan was really busy earlier on, but totally forgot! Also great to have a go on some Goliath FX finally! Stand out bass of the show for me was this Anaconda (green/blue one), felt and sounded absolutely incredible. I did make one extravagant purchase... All in all a great show, and surprisingly the boy didn't try to get me to buy him another bass this time 😅 He was happy with meeting Danny Sapko and having a go on a few bases he was keen to try.

Anyone bought anything? 👀

Looking forward to going on Sunday, hopefully see some of you there! Is anyone identifying themselves as a BCer in any way?

I've used the VBT circuit pictured at the start on 3 basses now, and it's my go-to! Seems to work well. I haven't bothered cutting the traces, and find it to be just fine. Just reflecting on the fact that I pretty much only ever use it centered, so next build may not have a pickup selector of any sort 😅

I love this! ❤️ Not dissimilar to what I did with my BBN5 😊👌

Thanks for all your input guys! What's the benefit of 5.8Ghz over 2.4Ghz? Is there just less likely to be interference? Stronger signal/less loss?

Good to hear! Which ones do you have?

Hi folks! 👋😊 My 16 y/o son has asked for a wireless system for Christmas. He only plays with his pals at school, so doesn't need anything Gucci, but equally I want to get him something that actually works. Is there much to choose between the likes of Lekato, Joyo, etc, or is it just a case of looking at reviews on Amazon and going for it? Thanks!

They're great basses, but 35" scale with wide-ish spacing, and overall just feel 'big' to me, but I wouldn't say uncomfortable as such. You need to try the model you have your eye on really and judge for yourself. I know personally I would feel more comfortable with an SR than a BTB.

Thanks, will have a play with that 👍

Mainly because the foot switch seemed to have become pretty noisy, and it was annoying me 😅 Perhaps I should just look at fitting a new one, IF it is the foot switch and not a symptom of another component failing.

Hey folks! 👋😊 Just wondered if any of you have any top tips for getting the best out of the MXR M87 Bass Compressor? I bought one a few months ago, to retire my long-serving Buddha Chakra. It's a great compressor, but I can't help feeling I'm not getting the best out of it at the moment.... With the Buddha, I felt like I could balance the overall signal more evenly, and give it a little more 'body' at the same time. It lifted the quieter notes and controlled the louder notes. With the MXR so far, I feel like all I'm achieving is some peak limiting. I know they're very different compressors, and I also understand compassion enough to not need a lesson in the basics, but if anyone has any good advice to get the best out of this pedal, if be very grateful! Thanks 👌❤️

Hey folks! I'm considering buying an isolated power supply for my pedal board, as my Boss ODB-3 seems to have a lot of background noise (not to do with pedal settings, just a high pitched noise) which I believe is due to me running it off a daisy chain supply. Just wondered if any of the 'budget' ones are any good or not? Surely an isolated power supply is an isolated power supply? Thanks, Oli

Thanks for this! He's absolutely flying with it, he spends so much time playing it's incredible! Not even a year in, and I think he'll be better than me soon 😅 Got him his first proper bass at the guitar and bass show back in March, a Dave Ellefson 5-string Jackson, and he's wanting a new bass for his 16th next month! Here we go..... #GAS