Lfalex v1.1

Almost anything from a "major" manufacturer would be overpriced rubbish for my YOB ('73) I don't really care for Precisions or Gibsons, so that'd leave Jazzes, customs, and maybe some of the earliest Japanese efforts. Maybe Burns or Shergold, also? Edit- A quick search reveals a plethora of Ps, a smattering of Js and a Gibson Grabber. All at prices that elicited both laughter and tears at the same time. I could buy a new [better] MIA Fender AND something else half-decent for that. Better still, a nice condition S/H Roscoe Beck...

Almost perfect. Needs DR Neons on it, and lose the dot markers for that sleek look.

They could add the Bongo and Sterling, too. Be nice if they offered a choice of Alnico, Ceramic and Neodymium pickups. Similarly, there's no facility to have black knobs on a silver plate and vice versa, etc.

Frequency cut-off is a good assignment for an exp pedal. Wave Tuning (for whichever has the greater hf content or is prevalent in the mix) is very effective. Insta-Vangelis!

@Woodinblack I've yet to try more than one due to lack of time this AM! I assigned it to oscillator modulation so it was easy to hear. Most of the functions are fairly immediately available via surface controls. FX seems like an idea if it's an option- I suppose it would just govern wet/dry mix for the assigned slot? Otherwise, "Spread" seems good, or even one of the wave tunings. I doubt my ability to land it at the right point for +/- 4ths, 5ths, Octave/Double octave intervals, though!

Now digging deeper into various aspects of the Argon 8's functionality. A pleasing revelation; It works perfectly with my 30 year-old Roland EV-5 expression pedal, which has sat unused in a drawer. Was a bit of a pain to work out what format the Argon 8 was expecting (TRS/RTS, 1,2&3) and how to set the EV-5's own control to give an appropriate range. Now all I have to do is find out what is limitations are with regard to what it can be assigned to.....

A friend of mine quit playing guitar and gave me some Whirlwinds over 25 years ago. They're still going strong.

Only must seen it. Calling "April Fool" on this one.

No app? No problem. iOS support but not Android? No thanks.

Slight Tangent; I thoroughly recommend Overkill's cover of "Frankenstein" May be a little aggressive for some, though.

Multi post.

Multi post.

Another vote for "Fairies Wear Boots", even though Volume 4 is my favourite album. Honourable mention for the opening to "TV Crimes" (Dehumaniser)

And certainly don't mention that there are (mostly) second-hand basses that are a good match for a Stingray. Looking at you; •Ibanez ATKs- or anything else with that Triple Coil pickup. •Warwick $$, Fortress MasterMan, Streamer Pro M etc. • Various G&Ls such as the L1000, L2000, ASAT All of them sport "that growl", or their own version of it.

Hopefully, this is it. Drove down to Guildford with my duff Argon. Anderton's were as good as their word. We tried the replacement out. It's already been flashed to v3.2, and has 400 completely different patches to the other one... Weird. Nice to have those last 5 semitones of range working, too. Excellent service from Anderton's. Everyone I dealt with was pleasant and helpful. Was daunted by the 88-key synths/electric pianos on display. Where does one even put such a thing?

@Misdee has it spot-on. I tried the Deluxe P with the TJ humbucker at the bridge back in the day. I very nearly bought it. Thought the active EQ was a bit crude sounding and the pots felt sloppier than I'd have liked. Otherwise, it was a very good bass. I prefer the twin coil bridge pickup. Although they sound tonally "thicker" than a single J, the extra output balances the P better. I currently own a Bongo 6HH. Someone did their R&D on the electrics for those basses. They can do most things well. Just a quick tweak of the 4 band EQ will get you where you want to be. The aesthetics aren't to everyone's taste, but the ergonomics are sound (apart from the bottom horn digging into your thigh if you don't position it well whilst seated.) Either bass would be a fine addition. Which you choose really depends on; •Which one you prefer when you play it. •What other basses you already own and how it fits into your collection- is is replacing something or do you want something completely different?

Anderton's were really professional and helpful. They've held their last one so I can do a 1 for 1 swap. We're going to try the "new" one out in the shop to ensure it works.. Don't hold out much hope. I've caused 3 other electronic devices to fail in 2 days just by looking at them.

Thanks, Rob. It was different suppliers on each occasion. Bax (who were at fault) the first time. The Argon was brand-new and factory sealed from Anderton's. This isn't really their fault. It's "just" a QC thing. I think I'm done with this business now. I'll return this to Anderton's. Can't see there being a replacement, as it's all becoming a bit of a roller coaster. That, and the fact that my bank must think I'm running a money- laundering scheme using music retailers 🙄

I thought this thread had run its course. But it seems not. The last 5 keys on the RHS of the keyboard are non-functional. So I have a 56-key synth, not a 61. Looks like this one's headed back to its packaging, too. Pretty sick of this, to be honest. Not very reliable things, are they?

I'm not sure I'd go back, even if someone asked me.

Or royalties.

I couldn't agree more. Alas that much of XTC's output is just too English/Idiosyncatic/Leftfield* (delete as appropriate) for some people's tastes. All too unfortunately evidenced by the fact that their Joke/Nostalgia "Dukes of the Stratosphear" venture commercially outperformed their regular album/s at the time.

@Woodinblack I've already bookmarked that YT vid to watch when I have a moment... Isn't there some other control that messes with waveform 1 and 2 to produce more variation? I thought so this morning at 0415h 🤣 @BigRedX As it is with hardware synth subtleties, so it is with bass FX and tonal subtleties.. "Lost in the mix" Fortunately, not an issue I'm likely to have any time soon. Hasn't stopped me ploughing an hour into trying (an partly failing) to create a useable string voice, though.. I reckon another 3 hours and I'll get close.

That's precisely what I have done so far. Chewed through 300 factory patches and found about 8 that I like. Early this morning I set about creating a patch, but have no idea at all where to begin in terms of which waveform to start with. The Argon offers 2 mixable waveforms with (I think) 16,129 x 16,129 variatons... None of the stock patches seem to offer a valid starting point, so I figured I'd look elsewhere for something to give me some pointers.

There you go. Now updated to firmware V3.2.. Finding the Argon pretty good, but for a lack of decent "String" patches. Guess I'll invest some [serious!] time trying to concoct some or take the easy way out and download some. There's definitely a healthy supply of uploaded content for it. It's frequently depicted being (physically) connected to a tablet/phone. The supplied cable covers PC and hopefully Mac, being USB B to USB A. USB B to USB C or Lightning isn't in my cable bin, that's for sure! There's still a place for the GK61, though. It has patches that a synth might struggle to replicate, plus it can loop percussion whilst still being played. This in addition to the aforementioned speakers for quiet practice and its Bluetooth music streaming ability..