TRBboy

I used Catswhisker for my build last year, on recommendation from a more experienced builder from BC. I hadn't heard of them before but took the plunge. Allan was super helpful, and happy to accommodate whatever I wanted. The price came in a lot less than the big brands, and I can honestly say they're the best sounding pickups I've used in nearly 30 years of playing! Very happy with them indeed. @Mick Dolan I only ever conversed with Allan via email, and it doesn't look like they have a phone number listed on the website. Is he not replying to your emails?

I only use Spotify, the family subscription is great value, and I like how it works. 🤷

So sorry to hear this, top guy! 🥲 Condolences to his family X

I know no-one's posted for a while, but I thought it better to revive this than start another thread. Third practice last night with the new rhythm guitarist and drummer, and it's going fantastically well! It still feels a bit strange playing the same material with different people, after having played with the same guys for the past 13 years, but it's going really well! It's not better or worse particularly, just different. The pace and feel of some songs is different, and I guess some of the 'pushes' and such from the drummer. The new guys are coming to our last gig with the old lineup in two weeks, to get a feel for how we usually do things. I'm not expecting them to be exactly the same, but we need to try to have a similar feel about us at least as we're keeping the name and have existing bookings through the year. They're really looking forward to it! I also gave the B1 Four a run out last night. @SamIAm has kindly loaned me this, as I was curious about them. There's some great sounds in there, but I need to tinker around with it a bit more to see if I can get what I want out of it. I'm not sure if it's just my perception, but I don't feel like the effects are quite as 'good sounding' as my old B3 at the moment, but maybe one I play around a bit more I'll get there. Not sure what the difference is in effect quality between the two units. I am struggling to get used to navigating patches, I'm so used to just having my B3 set up as 3 stompboxes, which I can just turn on or off as the mood takes me. And last but not least, my relationship with 'Pinky' is blossoming! Such a great playing and sounding instrument, even if I do say so myself! There's still a bit of fettling I need to do with it, but I'm really enjoying it! So, a great practice overall! 😊👍

That's a real shame, they've always been a bit flaky on Comms, especially via the home@ email, but I've always had a response from service@, even if not especially quickly. I believe the official line on the configurator is that you need to discuss it or request a quote through a dealer; you can't order directly from them. Sandberg remain a pretty small operation, and are focussed on building instruments rather than running a contact center. It makes things more streamlined if they can focus on receiving and fulfilling orders from their distributors/dealers rather than fielding loads of individual queries from different customers.

Hi Steve, I don't have any experience with them as such, but I did pick one up in Guitar Guitar Birmingham the other week, and I was really surprised how sharp and badly finished the fret edges were, surprising for Ibanez! If I were in your position, I think I'd be looking at something like a Yamaha TRBX305/RBX375, an Ibanez SR305, or something similar.

Very nice indeed! I tried the 1005SMS at the show and was really impressed. The wood finish is supposed to be like that, it's an 'open pore' finish. I really like it. 😊

I have to hold my hands up I guess, I do currently have a rack case for my amp! 😂 I only got it because I was worried about damaging the graphic sliders if I just had it in a bag, and it ONLY has my amp in it.

Just out of curiosity really, I notice on the FB groups that a lot of our American peers LOVE a massive rack unit filled with all kinds of stuff. I'd say they're a pretty uncommon sight in the UK, and probably haven't been for the last 20 years or so. I'm not saying no-one uses them, just that it's more unusual here. Just wondering why that is? I get that power conditioners are common over there due to the nature of the electrical infrastructure, but then to also have a bass amp or power amp, preamp, compressor, tuner, etc, etc just seems kinda old school I guess, with the developments in technology. I suppose it stands out more when it's sat on top of a compact lightweight cab, I've seen a couple recently where the rack unit was bigger than the cab! 😵‍💫 Again, I'm not suggesting there's anything wrong with this, just a discussion point out of curiosity. 😊 Photo from Google

I've not had time to do much with it yet, arrived Thursday. Did manage to spend a little time setting up some sounds last night, but needs done further tweakery. I'm using the Dark Pre fire my crunch/light OD sound, and I've setup a choice of two patches for higher gain, Dark OD and DI+. Also a chorus patch; I've gone with the Corona for now, but struggling to decide which I like best. I prefer the chorus on the B3 though at the moment. I'll just be using them as standalone effects, no amp/cab Sims, comps etc.

Damn you! I tried to buy this last week but you must've beaten me to it! What a gorgeous bass for a bargain price! Might be worth getting in touch with Headstock Distribution RE the wiring schematic. 👍

I would order cheap 250k pots off eBay first and see if they fit. I only use generic pots these days, and never had an issue with them. I used to use CTS, but I had some really crappy scratchy ones, so stopped bothering. Cheap, generic pots, I've never had an issue with, all have been smooth.

What's wrong with the standard pots, or are they a different value?

That's nuts, it's an effects pedal with footswitches, surely you use it however you want, live or otherwise. Maybe they're getting twitchy that it's been received (so far) much better than the HX One, and might make that product irrelevant in their range.

We have a Nate Navarro video now too 😊

Second half of this video is a bass demo, although done by a guitarist 😅

I don't think it's all that strange, they were bound to include arguably the most popular bass amp, and the most popular bass overdrive. 🤷 Even though the Sansamp is based on the SVT, they don't sound exactly the same.

I do like my B3, I've had it for ages, but it's a bit big, and I really want some of the newer Zoom sounds, so I'm really looking forward to trying the B1 Four

BAX £179 when I looked last night 👌

Just received one yesterday from Sam, hoping to get stuck into it later 😊👍 I think the Darkglass drive is going to be perfect to me. I'm hoping I'll be able to ditch my B3, ODB3 and Bass DI+ off my board

Shame there's not as much choice of colours in the 5 string version..... Love the blue and satin black! 😍👌

I've done it both ways, I've been in an originals band playing gigs all over the country where there was proper sound, Ava I've been in ones where we were playing closer to home where we almost always had to haul our own system. I don't think there is a one size fits all really, especially with original material.

Sounds like it will be a winner! I'm not quite sure if those buttons are going to be really awkward to press with your foot though, but I guess it's no different to the setup on the B2 Four

Yeah some of them can be a little heavy, especially the ash models. The ones I ordered to spec, I asked for a lightweight slab for the body. I upgraded to swamp ash on the Classic Booster 5 I had, and that was the lightest, it came in about 3.7Kg. My current TT5 Passive is pretty light, and that's alder, but I did specifically ask for a light piece. If you've bought new, resale value isn't great, especially on the non-fender models. I sold my Classic Booster for almost half of the new list price. Really wish I'd kept that one, it was incredible