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Maybe what I wrote didn't come across that well....oops! What I was meaning was the Helix Stomp is a box which contains both midi controller (although not as powerful as your Midium) and it's own sounds whereas the Midium is control only (no in-built sounds of its own). I suppose it all depends on how much flexibility / number of effects / racks etc you need to control. 👍

Lovely looking and well engineered bit of kit but I'm not sure I'd be interested at that price for (if i understand it correctly) a midi controller that doesn't contain any of its own sounds. I can see it being great for controlling multiple outboard pieces of equipment and changing parameters live. It's very tempting but I only need a pedal to change patches so it's a bit overkill for me. Good luck with it 👍

Ey up Royale! Welcome t'Basschat. Hope you find the info you're looking for. (Don't look in the "For Sale" threads.....it's a dark and dangerous place where your wallet will go missing 🤣🤣)

Not the clearest of pictures but this was the rig / office for last Saturday in Aberdeen with my band Reloaded.

Well done in keeping your cool and saving the day. Your post requires a "trophy / laugh / cry / facepalm" button all in one! 🤣

Just been to the Blue Lamp in Aberdeen to see one of the many bands @doc40hz is in. It was his Level 42 tribute band "Mr Pink". This is the second time I've seen them and they didn't disappoint. 👍 Great sound, playing, harmonies and as tight as a stubborn jam jar lid 🤣. If you get the chance to see them it's well worth going.

Blimey Capt Jack's let himself go a bit hasn't he? 🤣

I generally like what he does eg: presents pieces of music in a way that can be appreciated by a listener or someone who wants to progress and learn some of his technique. If he was jumping all over the screen you wouldn't be able to see properly what and how he was playing. 🤣 As with all music it won't float everyones boat. I've said it somewhere on BC before that "Electric bass guitar appears to be the only musical instrument I can think of that it is frowned upon to progress and get better and you must limit the notes you play." 🤣 Pianist: "I've got 88 keys available to use" Other musicians: "Knock yourself out. Use 'em all if you want and as a bonus you can play more than one at a time! " Guitarist: "What about me? I've 6 strings and 120+ different note positions?" Other musicians: "Yep, no restrictions either, carry on, lets see what you can do. Wait.....only one restriction, no playing of simple chords or we'll rip you to shreds for not being complicated or accomplished enough" Bassist: "I've got four....." Other musicians: "STOP right there! You may have four strings but you should limit your playing to the lower 2 and then only up to the 5th fret" Bassist: "But....?" Other musicians: ".....and no more than 4 notes per bar played with fingers or a pick. Don't forget we're watching you!" Adam Clayton: "But when I do that you rip into me???!?!?" 😕🤣 As far as those who say "Jaco only needed four strings......he was but an amateur.....my Grandpop only needed ONE string and played one of these 🤣

I occasionally get an electrical "pop" from an amp when its plugged into a certain socket in the house 🤔 Not incredibly loud but loud enough to be unnerving. I'm not practicing at volume. Never happens on other sockets in the house or on gigs anywhere else. I've checked the socket in question and all apears to be OK so i am interested in what this thread thows up 🙂 Have you tried plugging into one of the sockets that the other amps are OK in?

I seem to be joining a long list of Kevin's happy customers 🙂 My purchase was his brand new Protec Contego gigbag. Kevin was very flexible in delaying postage until I was back home and all comms were great. Thanks again 🙂

As an engineer I really like seeing things like this which take convention and ask "can it be done differently". It will be interesting to see how it progresses 👍

For me its a balance between the 2 - set the gain for clean undistorted sound and then boost as required with the master volume.

Good to hear it sounds ok at rehearsal levels, hopefuly means that no major damage has been done 🙂 I'm not quite sure what Alex means by "not enough output happening" 🤔 As far a whacking the gain right open I've always understood it that you should push the input gain until it only occasionally clips on your very loudest notes and then use the master for your overall volume setting. I've just plugged into my Eden 500 and VK 210 and with the gain cranked I can create some exceedingly awful farty sounds at very low volume. 🤣

From my experience, playing an outside gig tends to swallow up the bass so expecting a 2x10 to keep up with a loud band could be a little optimistic (even though BF are good). I'm also assuming that as you were outside your cab wasn't near any side or back walls? If it wasnt then you lose any boundry effect that helps boost the volume from the cab. What EQ settings did you have? If, due to the lack of boundry effect etc, you've boosted the lows to compensate this could be contributing. Also as @jazzyvee says if your input gain is slightly too high it can cause distortion / farting from the cab. Have you tried the amp / cab since and noticed any problems?

Content could be classed as NSFW or for junior ears as it gets a bit sweary 😬 (Mods, please delete if you don't think its appropriate.) My band Reloaded headlined the last night of the Midsummer Beer Happening ( FB link HERE ) in Stonehaven a few weeks ago and covered RATM's Killing In The Name Of as our closing song. If you've not heard it before it's really not the sort of song to play to Granny but great fun to play to a marquee full of partyers 🙂 Reloaded - Killing In The Name Of

Steve sold me a couple of packs of new strings for a great price and shipped them very quickly. Would be happy to deal with again. Many thanks.

You just need a bit more practice then, maybe you're a little rusty? 🤣

Yep, I too have been a trombonerist (?) in the distant past, playing in my local brass band. Bass guitar came along and took over prime position. I believe Dave Swift is also a trombonerist 🙂

I've just recieved Chris's Eden WTX500 amp and it looks immaculate 👍 All comms were great as well as packaging etc. Would happily deal with him again. Thanks Chris.

Aah! That makes sense 👍

I don't think "bumping" a post does bold it again, or at least I dont remember any of my "for sales" posts being bolded after doing it. It would be a good feature if it did 🙂

Do you mean in the main listings? I copied a screenshot of the amp listings showing two arrows. The green one points to a bold advert and the red to an un-bolded one. If this is what you are seeing then its just a function of the website eg: if you have visited (or started) a thread the header remains un-bolded until someone else makes a comment. Once they comment the title goes back to bold letting you know you havent read the most up to date comments. 👍

Short, concise, eloquent...even I understood it 😁 Great explanation!