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Frank if I knew how to ding your dong I'd do it every day 😎

I use Thomann rechargeable power supply has two 9v out and a USB out oh, and a torch. https://m.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_powerplant_powerbank.htm?i11l=en_GB%3ABG.BGN%3AEUR&o=16&search=1603093811 Also if you have an ordinary power bank you can even charge it as it is working, but as it lasts about 5 hours anyway you probably won't need to

Oh God 😲 I'd forgotten that.

My learning experience always follows the same pattern. I stare in baffled incomprehension from a distance at a seemingly impenetrable forest of new knowledge. Then I realise that those who've spent years in there don't always agree on why the trees are where they are or the best paths to take. I want to run away but I gather my courage, come closer, and peer into the trees. Eventually I see one tiny bit of what might be a path. So I take a couple of steps and if it goes nowhere I take a step back and look around then try another way. Slowly, one small corner becomes familiar. It's a start. This is where I am with scales and modes and applying them to my playing. It ain't much, but it's a start. I played over an Am groove. I played within the Am scale (or one of them - the one I know - aeolian I think you call it) and then played within the C major scale over the same Am groove. I listened. If I play the C major scale over a C it sounds different. More twee. I am standing these two tiny steps inside this forest. But I am inside. Thank you all for helping me start to see the wood from the trees.

However now I have everyone's attention... back to this Charlie Parker fellow and the exercise. What are these 12 keys I'm supposed to use? I thought there was more than 12...

Yeah I think I dropped so many balls in this conversation... (insert cricket joke of your choosing)

No I was trying to be clever and use bebop language - you're harshing my buzz man, it was a failed attempt at humour.

Yes Ella is doing the scat this guy managed somehow to work out what she did and played along with her.

Who can say. I often fall into the trap of assuming when I see anything bass related that makes me go wow! I have to come here and share it. I forget that me enjoying something doesn't equate to every one enjoying it. I was going to share some dude playing bebop on a double bass which was another piece of unbelievable playing but maybe I won't risk getting my buzz harshed.

I mean, he's only doing what we all do surely? I'm currently trying to play a couple bars of a Charlie Parker solo in all 12 keys. It's a challenge, it's fun and it's a learning experience. This is Mr Navarro doing the same. His technical ability is just so much higher than mine that's all. (The Charlie Parker thing was a suggestion on FB not my idea) Oh and if you watch his video on Music Theory it's clear he's a really intelligent nice bloke too. But as has often been said before each to their own. I guess if it's not for you, you stop watching. Simples.

Oh. Sorry I thought it was a great bit of fun.

If this has already been shared I'd love to say I'm sorry. But no. It bears sharing more than once. Virtuosity and a great creative, fun idea. (Sorry to those who didn't realise that playing a Harley Benton really does make you a better player - this is the definitive proof)

Ah. Well John Player produced their standard coffin sticks in a blue packet same size as all the other brands. But for the discerning addict who wished to show the world how wide his pockets were, John Player Specials came in a black carton half the thickness but twice the width. It was the classy way to stain teeth, fingertips, ceilings and above all lungs. I fell for it too.

I still keep mine on my main board, its going nowhere: noise gate, HPF and compressor in a box not much bigger than 20 John Player Special for 45 quid??

@Al Krow Didn't take long to do this as it turned out. Just took me ages to get around to it. In each case the settings are the same - the B1 FOUR first the MS-60B second. The results were so overwhelmingly conclusive I stopped after 3 different effects. You see 4 because the first pair are the pedals flat, no eq. Of course FOUR owners need not despair, there is the bass, mid, treble , volume overall controls which can level the playing field.

I don't think it will. I'll be buried with a dozen unfinished boards

Hi fellow FI freak's. Any FB users that might have missed 3 here's an interesting thing.

My soldering skill begins and ends at 1/4" jack plugs, so I'm safe there. Having bought of their pedals I am in no doubt of the sound quality, so I am excited to use it as well as just look at it and sigh

Not seen one like this before. What a beauty!

I mustard mitt the price of custom pedals and basses had me rolling my eyes in the past. But the money I ever waste buying so many pedals when really my board is just great as is, is ridiculous. The thrill of being there at the inception, of having it how I want it, of it being unique. These are gifts difficult to value in pounds sterling. The moment this idea landed I pretty much stopped buying other pedals. The only exception is the Zoom MS-60B, of which I only need two more to complete my MS-60B FIVE board. A silly little project which is bringing me no end of pleasure. I estimate this one pedal will be the price of maybe 2 1/2 boutique pedals, 3 big name pedals, 4 'normal' pedals, and a furniture lorry full of tiny cheap pedals. Anyone who knows me and my long standing defence of budget brands knows I'm not a gear snob. This is a one off special treat for me and a chance to support a small UK company.

Charity shop. Suitcase.