MichaelDean

I've got a Sonicake Pocket Master and very much like it with an SVT NAM profile I've loaded on to it and a bit of an EQ tweak. You can do all of the editing on the device itself (except NAM loading), or you can use the app. I do more practicing because I've got it. Combine it with a cheap wireless unit and then you've just got the headphone cable going to you. I've also got a Valeton GP-5, which is a great little thing too. No battery, so it needs power and you can't edit on the device itself, you need to use the app. That's where the GP-50 is a better bet for practice as you can edit on the device and it has a battery. I like the Mesa amp sim on my GP-5. I also think I'm going to put my GP-5 on my pedalboard so that I can have it on the spare output from my Boss GX-100 to use as an amp sim and headphone amp for practice when I want to use the whole shebang but not wake my daughter. (Yes, the GX-100 has amp sims built in, but I go out to my amp for gigs, don't want duplicate patches with an amp sim at the end just for practice) I have had a Mooer Prime P1 and it was the worst bit of gear I've ever purchased. I didn't like any of the sounds in it and I spent so long trying to find something half decent that I didn't practice. Then I'd turn it off being somewhat happy with the sound, but the next time I turned it on I would start the tone search again. With my Pocket Master and GP-5, I plug in and play.

Yup.

One of the guitarists in my band had to wait three years for his Old Boy from Jaydee. He also got similarly strung along and it wasn't until he threatened to go to small claims court for his deposit back that they actually built it. He couldn't get through on the phone, their voicemail is constantly full and they weren't responding to his emails for months after initially quoting an 18 month build time at the time of order. He eventually got it just before Christmas and it is a lovely guitar, but they took the p*ss. Apparently after they've caught up, they're just going to be building stock instruments and selling when finished. No custom specs and no orders.

Yet another beautiful build! You've been knocking it out of the park recently! So many great instruments!

You're not trying hard enough 😝 Seriously though, I've only ever had it happen when playing with a pick and really going for it. But it puts the whole instrument out of tune and sounds terrible. Really not good. Enjoy your new bridge Gazz! It's a looker!

I had a go on an Anagram today at Bass Direct. I prefer my GX-100. I've gotten to know it well and have put the time in to get some real filth out of it. I felt like I'd need to start again from the same place with the Anagram. It didn't feel as simple as just adding some blocks and heading to the gig. Plus, the reverbs and delays weren't as fully functioned or as deep sounding. AND I've got loads more footswitches and expression options, which I do take full advantage of. It's nice to come away pleased with what you've got. Now, if only I could say that about the bass I was trying it with. I NEED a D-Roc 5 😅

It looks to me to be ideal as a music shop amp. You can sit in front of it with a bass and easily see all of the controls.

They're great live! I saw them in Bristol a few years ago, highly recommended!

If you have Beyerdynamic headphones, get this. It makes them sound more like studio monitors. Makes my DT990s sound much flatter. https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/headphone-lab?cid=hp_hl_icamp

Looks like it should be ok!

I've been playing my jazz the most recently out of all of my basses. I'm thinking about sanding back the body and staining it purple when it's a bit warmer too.

Enjoy! Good choice on the colour too!

I bet you could be persuaded with something purple, sparkly and with three pickups!

Rubbish! I hope you both find it has been worth the wait!

I'm the opposite. White/mint guards are very rarely acceptible to me! They remind me of cheap starter basses from when I started. Black is generallly my preference. Never had a tort, but I wouldn't say no if a bass I wanted had one.

She's Daisy Pepper. I think she started an online presence for a college course and is now a session bassist. There is a looper on it. It says "LOOP" on the front as a hint 😅

Apparently there's a bass synth on the GX-1B! Hopefully that gets moved over too 🤞

Versus the rest of the GX range, I can see a new drive: SA DI DRIVE This models a TECH21 SANSAMP BASS DRIVER DI. New amps: ACOUSTIC - Might be in the guitar list on the GX-10/100 This is the optimal amp for acoustic bass and similar instruments. SUPR FLAT An amp with flat tonal characteristics. FLIPTOP This models the Ampeg B-15. SW-TOUR This models the SWR SM-400. A new Glitch delay too. Hopefully they'll make their way to the rest of the GX range...

It was a good practice last night. One guitarist was trying out a new amp (a Laney Ironheart IRT-SLS) which sounded and will be plenty loud enough. The other was testing a new practice rig but managed to forget the power supply for his tiny pedalboard amp, so he was straight into the PA from a GP-5 but that worked alright. I was also testing out my Spector NS Icon with the right(ish) strings on, sounds great to my ear for what we do. We managed to get a new song ready except for lyrics, so that was also good!

Zero sugar, zero caffeine coke? They must hate you! 😂

They were screwed in on mine.

I did it on a Harley Benton tele I owned. I felt like it made it more resonant. No scientific measurements were made though! Easy enough to do with a hand drill. Just make sure you go deep enough for the threaded insert and then use a countersink bit to just bring the edge down a little before putting the insert in.

This just popped up in my feed and I thought it looked interesting. Adjustable from 15mm to 19mm. Should make some more basses useable for spacing sensitive types. https://www.fullcontacthardware.com/babicz-fch-aj-4-5-adjustable-spacing-bass-bridge

It's definitely the DB-500H. The foundry has black knobs and silver corner protectors.

There has been some talk in my band of potentially investing in an IEM setup with an XR18. What's the best way of combining the two XLR outputs to one TRS jack cable?