JohnFitzgerald

I hope all goes ahead there. We're living through interesting times. Our gig the following week in Germany is postponed to later in the year. Cruise to the edge is postponed too.

Thank you. I'm very please at how it's turned out. The strange thing is, I'm not tending towards an overtly synthy tone, very low cutoff and zero filter resonance. Just the biggest roundest tone.

It's now finished. It needed a name and this seemed appropriate.

Thank you. I'm pleased at how it's turned out.

This is how I'll be using it next time out. Handy space for my effects processor and the synth, which is a Waldorf rocket.

Mine ended costing a little more than that, but it's ended up pretty much exactly how I wanted it. Looks nothing like a Taurus though, but I'm fine with that. Once I've lacquered the end cheeks, I'll be done.

I have a short clip of the bass pedal when it was unfinished, earlier this week. I only had the brainwave of using it hold my GT1B after this. We were just messing about with a couple of arrangements and I thought a low note or two would fit right in. Use your good headphones. It produces lows that a phone speaker will completely miss. IMG_1185_Trim.mp4

My bass pedal board is also a bass pedal board. Home built Arduino powered midi bass pedals with space on the top for my GT1B. The Rocket analogue synth brings the fat from the pedals. the band lineup I'm in allows me space to noodle when I'm not holding the low end down on the bass guitar itself.

I'm waiting one part on this bass pedal build. (when you need a 5 pin din socket, order one of those. Don't order an 8 pin din socket...) In the meantime it's up and running and the synth I'd chosen arrived today, a Waldorf Rocket. Oh my.... I thought I knew what low bass was all about... This won't stop me from playing bass guitar, but for the music I play and in our lineup, it should allow me more flexibility. It's my own fault for joining a prog band.

A big PA. it's a synth at the end of the day, so a bass amp isn't best suited. A really good FRFR speaker would be ok for backline. I'll be DI'ing mine when I'm next out.

Did a gig with them a few years back down in Maltby when the CRS still put gigs on. They're still plugging away.

I'm about £100 into this and it's nearly finished. Just some light tarting up and adding the stop ends to the feet and the wooden end cheeks.

One word. Prog. They fit especially well in certain types of prog. It's why I'm doing it too. It also allows me to use some of the extended high noted on my six string whilst holding those sub bass noted down too, where it suits the song.

I'm currently building a set of bass pedals, actually. Having squirmed at the price of well used Roland PK5 pedals, passed out at the price of used Taurus and not thinking my big feet will get on with the smaller 12 step, I'm building my own. The source of the bits is rather predictable. Bass pedals from an old organ, but just the chassis, switches and pedals. It's remarkably compact. It converts to midi out using an Arduino board and midi shield which is now built and programmed and working. I've been concentrating on a case design that looks 100% production grade and not home made, I think I have that in hand. All in, I think I'll have £100 in it, once it's finished. it'll be driving a Waldorf Rocket. If anyone's interested, I'm happy to share photos of what I've done.

Yes indeed Gareth fair point. It's still worth doing though, in my view.

It's a 'decent' example I'll say. i can see me having a the refinish though. It could use the refresh, like a classic car might too. It's a personal choice thing between old and lived in or immaculate, I guess. I have immaculate basses and two lived in. I can see the two getting attention to make them 'just so'.

One of them, yes. It's in generally decent condition for such an age, all told. Toby though, he can work wonders. This is a bass he's worked on before and after a refinish. Including the laminate stripes, which are part of the finish. The same bass. I'm very drawn to having this done. Yes, it's a very distinctive colour scheme, but that's fine with me.

I've spoken to Toby Diggins about a potential refinish, at which point the screw holes could be dealt with forever.

Yes, I rather thought it wasn't an unknown.

This one isn't new to many in here, I suspect. I don't think there are many Jaydees with a thumb rest and i'm sure this was once sold in here. I had one new in 1987 and always had a hankering to get one again so finding this one locally at a price i could handle suited me fine. They're not for everyone, but i like it.

I do, yes. This is my Fame / Mayones neck thru. Bought from here as a matter of fact this is it with it's almost matching 6 string fretted model. this one has ebony board an the brightest sounding flats I've ever heard. It also has the side dots in the correct place for fretless, which really helps.

Krispn, I already have a couple of 6 string basses, so the use of the B string is something I'm already familiar with, but I do appreciate the tips, 100 % Here are my couple of 6 stringers.

Yes you're right, of course. I'm just imaging what else i'm not taking in preference, that's all. My bathroom scales say it weighs 4.7kg.