MichaelDean

@waldemar does small custom metal orders. He might be able to make up some custom saddles for you... Not used him, but I do follow him on Instagram. Looks like he does some cool bits. https://www.instagram.com/small_scale_cnc

I've had a similar schtick for my 5 string at a gig this year as well. "Why have you brought that extra string?" 🙄 This is the bass I'm playing, get over it!

I know exactly what you mean. I play my 5 string Dingwall in my band, and only had short scale 4 string basses as my other options. I missed having something at 34" scale to noodle around on sometimes so picked up a PJ bass. It's fun having different basses in different tunings to play. I got my first 5 string after years of almost exclusively playing short scale basses. It took a while to adjust back to full scale, but the 5th string was never that much of an issue for me. Now I'm happy moving between all of my basses at the different scale lengths and number of strings. I'm getting a bit of GAS now though for a 6... Tuned GCGCFC for my band, it could be fun to have those extra low notes, but I really like having the three octaves of C to create a massive sound. Especially with a +1/-1 octave, fuzz, reverb and delay on. 🤔

You can always get a set made up by Newtone to your spec. I'm really enjoying my first order from them! A custom set at .125, .09, .07, .05, .03 for CGCFC tuning on my Combustion. And now they've got standard multiscale sets on the website, I didn't have to measure the strings like they ask you to. I just said it was for a Combustion when placing my order and that was fine.

We used to have a couple of overheads on the drums soley for monitoring and found we got enough ambient noise through those that it was never an issue for us. It wasn't really high up in the mix, but gave you a sense of space. At practice, we could talk between songs and not have to take our IEMs out.

It is a really good CAR on the Revelation. Here's a closeup of mine. PJ probably means it doesn't do the Duck Dunn tribute very well though.

Thought I'd do an update. They turned up within three weeks, and I used them for the first time at practice on Monday. It's like a blanket was taken off compared to my old off the shelf earplugs. Totally worth it. Such a good investment.

I literally can't resist for that price. Ordered!

I hope it's ok to post this here. My band have organised a doom night, should be a good one. Pretty close to Temple Meads, in Moor Beer's brewery on the 14th of December. https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/moor-beer-co/sat-14-dec-christmas-of-doom-114885#e114885

Next gig is about a month away at Moor Brewery in Bristol. We've organised this one and it should be a corker if you like Doom! https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/moor-beer-co/sat-14-dec-christmas-of-doom-114885#e114885

So, you're saying the tone is in the wood? 😜 My tongue is firmly in my cheek before anyone else comments!

I think it must be a mistake with the controls based on this YT video. Must be VBT or VVT.

These look fun! 30" scale, two humbuckers, matching headstocks, roasted maple neck, laurel fingerboard, poplar body. The website claims a weight of around 3.6kg and £449. Controls are apparenlty Volume, Tone, Master Tone. Seems like a possible mistake on the website - unless they've done the Keanu wiring? https://www.shergoldguitars.com/the-basses/telstar-bass.html

Yes, I like the flat tone from my amp. My pedalboard? Well, there's the Noble, the Magellan, Le Bass, MXR, Sans Amp, BK7, Bass Butler, Digbeth. They're all running flat though. It's just the basic tone 😜

I've got a custom set of Newtone hex core nickels on my Dingwall for CGCFC tuning at the moment. They're perfectly fine. Not as amazing as I'd hoped. I might try the round core next time. It's certainly the best way of getting the guages I need for the tuning though, especially as Payson prices at Bass Direct have shot up. There's also D'Addario 50-105 EXL160M on my Mustang and a set of Addagio rounds on m Revelation PJ bass. The Revelation gets the cheapest strings because it's the least used. I am wondering about stringing it up with a set of Adagio flats though. I've not been that impressed with the rounds. They're a bit rough like stainless steel strings and have a bit of a copper hue in certain places.

I don't know. I think a well chosen 3 band can be more musical. I've played through those Peavey heads before and I've not found a tone I like. I settled on something eventually, but I wasn't happy. I've got a degree in Audio and Music Technology - I've got a good idea on the EQ. This amp just had an inherent tone I couldn't dial out that wasn't for me.

They're originally for holding the individual string mutes on. You could tighten or loosen them to bring them up or down. You can see it here: https://www.oliviasvintageguitars.com/bass/guitars/6603/

I've been thinking about doing the same sort of thing but charcoal frost metallic. I'll be very interested to hear your thoughts on the neck.

I've not used a GT-1000 before, so can't really say. I have heard users say that they sound better, but I've got no point of reference. I think there is a limit on the number of the same blocks of certain types you can use on the GT range if that's a consideration. Like you can have X number of reverbs, X number of drives. I do like the touchscreen on the GX too.

So, all of the available blocks are stored along the top of the effects editor. All of the bass specific stuff is at the end of the menu and there's a break in the line of blocks, so it's obvious where they start. And as you're adding blocks, it doesn't then ping back to the start of the blocks, you can go for more blocks in the same area of the menu. They're nicely contained and are fairly accessible from that point of view.

It's just a faff for them to release a bass specific model though. It would be easier to have a software option that hides the guitar stuff. But, for the drives, I found the guitar stuff sounded better to my ear with a bit of bass boost (which is a default knob) over the bass options. What this seems to be really lacking to me is the synth stuff. It doesn't have any of that, which is a big shame. Otherwise, it's got everything per the ME-90B, plus loads of other options.

A couple of years ago there were a whole load coming through my local CC. An original 50s P bass, a Dan Armstrong see through bass and more, expensive, vintage basses that I can't remember. All looked real, seems mad that you'd sell them through there though!

I've got mine working on my GX-100. It was a big pain at first with the two Bluetooth connections. I had to do it not in the order in the manual to get it to work. I think it was audio and then the midi connection. It's been solid ever since. It isn't very useful most of the time and I can navigate the menu on the device quicker than the app. Sometimes it's useful to play a band recording through my amp though.

I must admit, even though I have no practical use for one at the moment, the idea of a JPB-300 with some TI flats has me mightily GASsed up! I love the sherwood green/tort combo.

It's an Epiphone Embassy. I had a go on it at a recent bass bash. Very light weight and very easy to play.