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Just another thing for people to have pointless arguments (sorry, "discussions") about as far as I'm concerned.

Too kind, thank you! @Richard R - my apologies for being unclear - yes it is my intention to step down and give someone else a go.

It's not as if it'd stop working if the apps (and remember it's on computer as well as phone/tablet) suddenly become unavailable - you'd just be stuck with whatever parameters are in there. Just as well so far I've been delighted with the default Toneprint in the Spectracomp! I'm pretty sure that some enterprising person would step in and create something if TC Electronic ever ditched their Toneprint technology. USB isn't going anywhere any time soon.

Honestly, didn't know you were in. Your failure will be recorded nonetheless. Look at it this way, buying something this late in the year is more like preparing for next year...

Not strictly speaking bass related in and of themselves, but they will be put to bass related work. Getting my last purchases in before next years tilt at the whole abstinence thing: Bluetooth transmitter/receiver to cut the cord between the laptop/phone and the amp's aux in. USB OTG cable, so I can do deep Toneprint stuff (editing parameters etc.) with my phone rather than having to use the laptop.

Yes I did. I just read what's there - "what's the point of 4", "why limit your range" - it sounds pretty confrontational to me and I was up for stirring the pot (as I alluded to at the beginning of the post you quoted - I'm nothing if not self-aware enough to call myself out).

Welcome to the entrance to the rabbit hole...

Oh, so that's why no-one wants to book us (or listen to us) - they think we play the spoons...

That's awful. I know you're a degree of separation from it but it's still going to have an effect. We're here for you, buddy, if you gotta vent, vent away.

Fair point about cab choice being a factor. Looks like I chose correctly with the Markbass then...

OK, I just got back from my "war volume" test against my drummer at our rehearsal room - BH250, into a single 8 ohm Markbass NY121 cab, so probably doing one hundred and something (TC annoyingly tightlipped about power output at 8 ohms). Let's just say that the master was a tickle over 12 o' clock and I was punching through no bother. I could hear it fine, drummer said he could hear it fine. Make of that what you will. I'm delighted with this result and will have another go in the future with guitarist and singer in tow also but I think there's enough headroom there. I am confident I'll have enough oomph should I ever need to press this into emergency service at a gig.

In case anyone was wondering if 200W is "enough", of course it depends on your definition of "enough" but for a data point, I just had a "war volume" test against my drummer at our rehearsal room - BH250, but into a single 8 ohm cab, so probably doing one hundred and something (TC annoyingly tightlipped about power output at 8 ohms). Let's just say that the master was a tickle over 12 o' clock and I was punching through no bother. Make of that what you will. I'm delighted with this result and will have another go in the future with guitarist and singer in tow also but I think there's enough headroom there. I am confident I'll have enough oomph should I ever need to press this into emergency service at a gig.

I bought Brian's TC Electronic Spectracomp. Fantastic pedal, arrived promptly, well packaged and I'm very happy with it and how it went. All the best, Brian!

Right, last rearrangement for 2024 (and hopefully a while now) Added: Spectracomp Reinstated: Monomyth Removed: Battalion, Bass Sweeper, a defective D'addario offset coupler which was making hum intermittently due to ground becoming detached if moved the wrong way.

Aye, I saw that one. Nice to see one out in the wild instead of stock photos - looks pretty good. Pickup route is a bit rough but I will disguise that by painting the inside of it black, like I did with my G4M rat bass where the pickup route was a bit wider than standard, and the Lace Aluma-P doesn't hide much!

Have you ever tried replying to one of those texts with "new phone, who dis?" just to wind them up?

Hands down it's got to be the Hotone Harmony pitch shifter: As well as being comically small, and being super cheap (like about £40), it has far exceeded my expectations. Sure, it's a little warbly on low notes when detuning (and I wouldn't dare go lower than -3 semitones) and I wouldn't record with it but it's more than adequate for live work and it has ALL the intervals you need for when the vocalist says "can we raise/drop this one by X semitones?". The Pitchfork (everyone's go-to answer) has no 2 semitone interval. The Drop only goes down (duh, clue's in the name). This one couldn't be simpler - choose direction up/down, choose number of semitones. That's it. I'm thinking of buying a second one as a backup in case it ever makes it clear why it's £40...

If you've ordered and paid for it in this calendar year, it doesn't count for next year. Even if it's a deposit now, pay the balance in 2025 it's still OK. It's the order date that's the crucial part. I've got a bass on back order which is slated to arrive in mid Feb, but I ordered (and paid for) it back in September. This bass's arrival will not affect my participation next year.

Amen!

OOh aye, less than a week to go! If you intend to participate next year (and you aren't still in this year) then you'd better get those last minute purchases in! Succession planning - I have been delighted to be your host/thread custodian this year, but my duties are almost done. So perhaps someone in the next few days would like to start a 2025 abstinence thread and take over this highly illustrious and sought after role from me?

And it didn't quite make it in time for Christmas, but there's a Spectracomp on its way to me also...

Nah - not a fan of those on anything except an actual Tele bass. Also, much like I dislike when people debadge cars (usually in an attempt to hide humble underpinnings), I'm not a fan of disguising what a bass is. I like my "rat" basses to wear their origins on their sleeves. I want people to write them off, then change their minds when they hear/play them.

The surf green reverse P volume only job: If it ever arrives, it will be the basis for a "giggable bass for £150" project/challenge. Parts all bought, just waiting on them to pull their finger out and get a new batch made.

Awesome news! Offer of accomodation gratefully accepted. Stuff coming: The (relatively) unmolested... Yamaha BB1200 G&L CLF L-1000 Epiphone Thunderbird '64 Sire Z7 Sire D5 Reverend Triad The "modfathers"... Epiphone Les Paul (not very) Standard - modded with DiMarzio X2N-B pickups, series/parallel options and hardware improvements Squier Jaguar "ATJ" H - modded with an Ibanez ATK quad coil pickup and series/single/parallel switch Gear4Music "Rat" P bass - modded with a Lace Aluma-P pickup and hardware improvements Fazley "Ratlet" P bass (if it ever arrives) - modded with an Entwistle Neodymium P pickup and some silly mods The ampage... TC Electronic BH250 Markbass New York 121 cab