MichaelDean

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I love my Digbeth head. It'll do everything. It's so easy to get a good sound out of it. The tilt control is the secret sauce. You can make it darker or brighter with that while keeping the same base tone. I'm confident you'd be able to get a good slap sound from the amp. Not tried the cabs though, so can't comment there. @Dood had them in for review.

I don't think it's got enough over the DB-500 to be worth the upgrade. I'm never wanting for power. The LAIR stuff on the DI and higher output is where I'm guessing the extra money goes. Though the master volume is a nice addition over the original. With a £600 price difference, I don't see them selling too many of these. I feel it's too much of a jump for niche features. I'm 100% sure it sounds great though.

Well, it's VAT plus import tax. They do automatically add 19% VAT on their price listed on the configurator though, so that'd come off if buying direct before importing.

I'd message Bass Direct with what you're after as they're a dealer. Do it all in the configurator, add it to the cart and then copy the spec into an email to them. Can't hurt to see what their price for that is. Otherwise, assume an additional 26% on the cost of the bass + shipping.

Sheldon has been on record saying that they're working on a headless, but it's taking time to get a design that they're happy with. Also sounded like they were designing their own hardware.

I wonder if the fit to the rear connectors isn't as perfect as it might perhaps be? I think I would try: Unscrewing the rear connections Fit that PCB to the main one Close the box Attempt to screw the the connectors back to the enclosure to pull it back into place And then do the enclosure bolts

Fun fact, some chairs in fancy concert halls are designed to have the same absorbtion coefficient as people when folded so that the sound doesn't change from soundcheck to the show! Obviously a niche case and not a lot of use down the Dog and Duck, but I think it's cool!

Because they sound worse for being at that longer scale length. It's the same principle as on a piano or a harp, the lower pitched strings are longer than high pitched ones. As a Dingwall owner, I'd say it's like the small amount of difference in an instrument that makes it feel different to others. It's not better or worse, it's just different. And it's a level of difference that only really matters to the player - the average audience member isn't realistically going to notice a sonic difference between a multiscale and standard scale bass. If that difference works for you, great. If not, move on.

First port of call would be driving up to Bass Direct to get a D-Roc and a Spector Dimension. Maybe a Cort Space 5. While I'm there I may as well get a Canadian Dingwall ordered. Could also do with a Rickenbacker, a bass VI of some sort, an Alpher or two, a Stingray 5, a Gibson RD, and nice examples of a P and J. I'd also buy a rehersal space. Somewhere to keep the inevitable amp/cab collection where I can play them at volume. There'd be an SVT and an AD200B at the very least. A full compliment of Zilla cabs too. Add a 1x12, a offset vertical 4x12 and an 8x10. There'd be some pedal experimentation for sure too, probably with a MIDI loop switcher. I also very much like @BigRedX's vehicle and driver idea, which I would expand by adding roadies. Very simple and low key, I'm sure you'd all agree 😅

One of the guitarists in my band has an Iommi SG on order with them. Deposit was paid in 2023. They're not responding to any emails. He should have had it late last year and they're just ignoring him. I keep telling him to call, but he's not taken my advice so far.

Cheeky...

The Digbeth heads don't get enough recognition either. I was in the studio a few weeks ago and the engineer brought out an SVT for me to go through. I did use it in the end, but I was A/Bing my Digbeth and the SVT and I was getting very similar tones from both. The guy was very surprised. I'd really like a Digbeth preamp to go on my board.

I'm assuming it's a vinyl decal. I got one from eBay about 15 years ago for my Mustang. Still holding up well. Complete with @Cat Burrito's old couch strap too! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186906437450

I'll be there again! 1. Rich - Trace Elliot TE-1200 amp, Barefaced Super 12T cab, earplugs , Shuker custom 5, other stuff TBC. 2. Woody - Rickenbacker 4004-L5, maybe Sei Flamboyant, Same old basschat 12" with some amp, other stuff TBC 3. Pinball (tbc) - some interesting basses 4. Stubsy - Joyo BadASS, GRBASS AT212 slim - only 50W but that should give 120dB at one metre 😇. (or I bring my TE 1110 combo). Some fun pedals. Perhaps the AVII 1960 precision, the Sire P10 and maybe the Fender Performer and something unexpected... 5. Sean - Mesa 400+, Laney Nexus Tube 400 , MJW Taranis 200 (Matamp clone with extra channel and EQ), 2 x BF TWO10, Spector TBD, Valenti #005 Super P, Yamaha BB2024x, plus a mini walk-in bass surgery if interested 6. Rosie - likely I'll bring my upright, set up for bluegrass/folk/jazz if anyone's not played upright before and fancies a go 7. Phil - BassChat cabs, maybe some sort of shootout? 8. MikeD - Laney Digbeth, Zilla 212, Dingwall Combusion, Revelation PJ, pedals, try to finish home made bass🤞🤞🤞🤞

For my Combustion, it would be the hard corners of the bridge saddles. They're uneccesarily sharp. The corner could have been rounded but someone decided against it, probably due to cost. I also have the same issue with tune-o-matic bridges. They don't need to have the sharp point. You have to carve out a notch anyway, so you may as well round the top over. Eejits all of them! And BBoT bridges can get in the bin. You need channels for the grub screws to sit in else you hit the strings too hard with a pick and the saddles are out of alignment. It was just the cheapest way to intonate a bass at the time and has been bettered.

I played at Exchange on Thursday night and it was really good fun. We were local support for a sold out show of Dopethrone and Wallowing who are on tour together. Managed to get free on street parking not far away, so load in with bass, pedalboard and head wasn't bad at all. Gear was the usual Dingwall Combustion, Gx-100, MojoMojo, Bass Big Muff and Laney Digbeth head into a borrowed Ampeg 610. Soundcheck was a bit late, but we got it done with time to spare before we went on, so that was good. Always good working with a competent sound guy! Our set was good. A few gaffs, but nothing disastrous. I was running the sample pedal for the first time, but that turned out to be fine! I think we went down pretty well. I didn't see anyone leave while we were playing, so that's always a good sign! It wasn't full capacity for us, but we must have had 50/60 people there. Wallowing were really cool and nice guys. Much more dynamic playing and less straight metal sounding in person than on their recorded material. We're playing with them again at Southwest Heavy Fest in May. Dopethrone were very good for what they do, but after a late practice the night before plus perpetual early mornings as I've got a 3 year old, I was not prepared for them to be always up on every song. Would have preferred some more nuance to the songs 😅 I've grabbed a pic we got tagged in on Instagram. It's a shame it wasn't one of my more enthusiastic poses!

I won a £1 free instant win yesterday. Immediately put it on the ToneX One pedal competition that they've got.

Good practice last night in one of Bristol's sketchiest rehersal places. Could hear rats, plugs falling off the walls. I had a big Peavey 215 to go through, so I wasn't that bothered 😅 I'll preface this next bit with a bit of context. I'm in a doom band and crushing amounts of low end are required. I finally found a fault with my Digbeth head - it's too light. It kept trying to vibrate off the cabinet all night! I had to tilit it back on the handle of the cab to stop it falling off 😂 It was a good practice though. We'd not played for a couple of weeks, and it was in the studio last, so it was nice all being back in the room again. Got a gig tonight as local support for Dopethrone, so should be a fun one!

I came across this after thinking about a ToneX One again. https://piratemidi.com/products/click-v2-midi-interface-relay-switcher-expression-output It will apparently allow you to connect the USB on the ToneX One to a MIDI device to unlock all 20 presets from said MIDI controller. One of these (plus import tax) and a ToneX One would probably set you back about the same as a second hand big ToneX, but it's an interesting proposition and a much smaller footprint.

I wonder if because they were essentially identical to some Aria models but with a different headstock, Aria kicked up a stink? A shame really. I'd only heard good things about them.

I thought that was just my cheap Harley Benton Tele that was like that! I didn't realise it was a feature and not a bug!

It's a good job none of you are going then! 😝 There's a lot more on there that I'm looking forward to seeing than last time I went. Wet Leg, English Teacher, Franz Ferdinand, Supergrass (could be fun?), Biffy, Deftones, Father John Misty, Japanese Breakfast, Kaiser Cheifs, Weezer, Wolf Alice, Goat, Chic, St Vincent, The Big Moon. I'm going to have a very nice time!