MichaelDean

How efficient have they been?

I saw on Instagram that @Goliath_FX has had one arrive! Any first impressions? It looked cool! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS5j34ODfAm/?igsh=MmxnbHZuMnJlN3Fr

Shipped! Fingers crossed for Friday!

It has to be done. For science. Purely research!

Looks like it went back up to normal price after it sold out. It was showing as £70, so the code took it down to £63.

No, you can do all of the input gain and waveform stuff too! Start at page 73 of the manual.

@HeadlessBassist exactly! Pay no attention to the RRP though. It usually sells more around £130-150.

I've been tempted. For £63 with the discount code, it seems rude not to, especially when I sold a guitar recently and there's another bass I've been looking to sell! Let's see what turns up. Should be here on the 2nd. https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/electric-bass-guitars/fazley-outlaw-series-judge-plus-green-electric-bass-guitar-with-gig-bag

Really enjoying mine now I have it. I think I prefer the dirt in this compared to my GX-100. It's a shame you can't stack dirt though. And the Mesa amp sounds great with a bit of EQ changes to suit the bass. The reverbs and delays aren't as good as my Boss unit though.

I know my brother has got me a Valeton GP-5. We spent today with the in-laws, we'll see them tomorrow. Looking forward to trying out some NAM pedal captures in the loop of my GX-100.

I was having fun with my GX-100 at lunch today. Managed to make a couple of fairly cool synth sounds with the bass harmoniser, bit of dirt, touch wah, guitar harmoniser, flanger/phaser, delay, shimmer reverb, vibrato, humaniser. BassSynth.mp3 BassSynth2.mp3

Yeah, I got my Dingwall Combustion as an engagement present from my wife when she got her ring. Huuuuuuuge sentimental value. Then after a difficult few years mental health wise after our daughter was born, we thought we'd get eternity presents now we're all doing better. She got a ring, I got my Spector Icon 😅 It does feel a bit like cheating on my Combustion. And then that feels a bit like cheating on my Mustang which I'm now even considering selling...

Overload Guitars in Italy do them too. https://www.overloadguitars.com/basses

Is it worth checking if your phone can connect like that?

For £869, I'm really enjoying my new NS Icon 5. It's a lovely bass at that price and definitley has the Spector DNA in it even if it isn't totally traditional electronics wise. I feel like a used Euro would be a safe bet too. I played some 4 string Euros at a bass bash and they were very well put together.

It all depends on the music you listen to. Have a look at the artist pages on their respective websites, you might be surprised! Leland Sklar features on both. What surprises me about Hofner is that they didn't come out with a Macca endorsed copy of his original Hofner aafter it resurfaced. I imagine they'd have sold like hot cakes to bassists and collectors.

It does seem odd that they wouldn't at least organise a courier and deduct the cost from your refund. They must know that they get cheaper rates. Maybe try asking if they can do that?

Yeah, I wouldn't be happy with that either. Maybe try a smaller retailer? They might be able to send a pic first.

New amps and Darkglass have confirmed in the comments that they're working on synths... Really thinking an Anagram might be in the not too distant future for me.

That looks great! We need more venues, so it's great to hear of one opening!

@dave_bass5 Andertons were estimating next Thursday for their stock so hopefully you won't be waiting too long!

A bigger brother to the GP-5. Two footswitches, more knobs so you can edit on device, MIDI In/Out with mini jacks, stereo out, expression/footswitch jack, 4 hour battery life. Looks good! https://www.valeton.net/product/gp-50/

It was a fun one despite the guitarist/singer not being able to make it. He has something weird going on with his shoulder so he didn't come in order to not make it worse. So, the other guitarist finally had his new Jaydee OIdboy after 3 years of waiting and missed deadlines (despite being quoted 18 months when he ordered it)*. It seemed to be worth the wait. It's a very well put together guitar. He's got the three pickup version and that middle pickup adds a lot of beef to the sound in a really good way. And then I had my new Spector NS Icon 5 which shared duties with my Dingwall Combustion. Dare I say the Spector cut through more... It's a fun bass. Took me a minute to work out why it sounded awful when I first plugged it in though. The treble control had been rolled all the way off! Really considering selling my Mustang at the moment. I don't really use it. I don't like the tone as much as my other basses when played back to back. Never thought I'd sell it but I guess opinions change... We got demo versions of two new-ish songs recorded and one unperformed song too which we were working on. Hopefully now we won't forget it all over Christmas 😂 *According to the guys at Jaydee, the order books are closed and they won't be building to order any more. They've got a backlog of 160 guitars/basses 🤯. As of 2027, they'll just make the standard models and then sell them when they're built.

I split duties with this and my Dingwall at practice tonight. Sounded great! Bit of a different tonal flavour. The high control is pretty poky. I needed to keep that in check. Still very pleased!

You can get the Hipshot style ones cheaply too. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004824551050.html