DiMarco

Speakon Splitter, NL4, 1 in 2 out - Pulse (pulse-audio.co.uk)

I totally recognize the problem. C string sounding sharper than the others. I had this with Warwick strings and D'Addario's.

Since switching to Fodera Custom Steels that problem vanished though. These strings are marvelous!

Even being stainless steels, they do not sound overly bright and have those nicely even mids I am always looking for.

Give them a go the next time you need new strings.

Reaper is VERY powerful for its pricetag.

Been using it as a sidekick to Cubase, which is higher priced but comes with a lot of good plugins.

YMMV, ofc.

AND you need an audio interface that comes with ASIO drivers. Don't forget.

Afraid the Fender ones aren't very good, I have a couple but never use them.

Instead, I've been using these: CRI PP (cordial-cables.com)

What I really like about those is they do not curl up on stage at all and the plugs are great quality, plus they are quite affordable.

I've been using a laptop trolley for the bits & pieces and the backup amp for years now.

Maybe an idea... I toss the mic stands straight into the car. They don't need protection.

It's not the age of the musicians. It's the era the music was written in.

Everything stopped being interesting after the nineties.

Dinosaur me.

I don't know... This is my custom built Jazz. Rear coil is at 70's position. Front coil a bit further from the bridge than 60's position.

Neck pickup intersects with the E string at 70's position but runs closer to the neck towards the G string side, for a more even sound across the strings.

I mostly use it with both coils on in series. Big ballsy tone that way. Second fave tone on it is with just the front coil of the bridge pickup engaged. It gets that Jazz Bass upper mids growl that way.

That said, I mostly play this "jazz" which has 70's pickup positioning and an awesome onboard preamp. No more Fenders for me this one covers it all.

Impressive cave you got there. Welcome!

I'm from an even smaller nation and our 'popular' music is well erm... mostly crap.

I don't know what they have been feeding these Brits to make them come up with so much awesome music. Maybe it's something in the water.

14 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

It’s funny because I prefer Dan’s slower delivery to some of the more chipmunk type high energy reviews that come out.

I like to sit and watch it with a nice cuppa and relax.

+1. Love Dan's vids for that exact reason.

Maybe it's just me but most pedals are WAY overpriced these days it seems.

Don't add up the prices on your pedalboard it will scare the hell out of you.

Polytune, Alpha-Omicron, Cali76cb, on my board to name a few.

Maybe I should just switch to Helix and stop using pedals altogether.

We already know the first batch from China was rubbish. Comparing those to a japanese ME says nothing really. That said, do try before buy - or get a money back guarantee when buying online. Chances are you will receive one of the early models.

I can't help but wonder what results throwing a Sadowsky pre into a Sire bass would yield... 

Anything under 5kg/11lbs is care free.

The bass in my avatar is over 12lbs and as heavy as I will ever go.

Broad leather Levi strap of course makes it perfectly manageable.

It never looks pretentious Rich. Fivers are very common no worries. But if you bring a six people will expect you to solo 😀

Free bump for a nice guy.

Fact is the V6 is LOUD AS FCK!

So is my Hexa Valve, reportedly a 380w all valve amp with six 6550's in there.

It's not that simple. There's baffle, vertical column or not, cab size vs speaker resonance freq vs port size, phase coherence if there's a hf unit, etc. etc.

Fascinating matter!

Also "sounding better" is highly subjective. On stage I like a cab with good dispersion so I can still hear what I'm doing when moving about.

Fiddled about with the john east pre in there. Adjusted the treble freq and bass higher + lower frequencies it boosts/cuts.
Also changed the default "middle position" nature from "slightly scooped" to "flat" mode.

Plugged it into my Hexa Valve. Oh boy. RETRACTED.

No longer on hold. And hesitating to sell.

On hold for Lex.

Reserved for Kees.

Might this be it, @ped?

FFFFFF33 looks like two digits too many?

The search field inside the div has a transparent background.

17mm seems about right. Same as my Warwick and EBMM Stingray. 

It is the first version of the five string model, simply named Sonus 5.

I cerainly hope so @Al Krow. Infection rates here in NL have been on a steep decline here since the massive spike happening after lifting restrictions. I sincerely hope we all can return to the normal normal again soon.

Over here multi day venues are still blocked so no large festivala. We're still expected to keep a 1.5m distance at all times. And in public transport wear a face mask.

No introduction needed I think? Massive sounding cab in great shape! Local pickup only. Looking to fetch 450 euro for it.

I only ever used it in our rehearsal room due to its weight - I am not a tall man so dragging my Barefaced cab around instead.

Amplifier not included, that one is already sold. 😁

Selling simply because its time has come. I always bring my Fodera NYC Empire and sometimes the Sadowsky or Stingray neckthru when playing a fiver.
Bass is completely original except for the pre-amp which I upgraded to a John East Uni-pre 4 knob. Original Bartolini pre was broken when I bought the instrument.
Balance knob is wired reverse like it is on Sadowsky basses. This is due to one pickup having quite short pickup wires for the wire routing.

The Sonus has a somewhat thicker neck than more modern copies but not baseball bat thick. Very low action, no truss rod and not needing one. Scale is 34".

Will ship anywhere in Europe, hardcase included. Selling to UK is a nono due to brexit unless you want to pay a lot of taxes.

Top pic is overly shiny, bottom one more truthful. Beast of a bass! Looking to fetch 1900 euros for it + P&P.

Local pickup in Hoorn, the Netherlands also possible.

Cheers, Marco