iamtheelvy

Cool - if you're in town tonight drop down to the Fat Fox and say hi (blatant plug, but hey...) Dave

I have my main board, which has everything. Recently tried to make up a smaller 'essentials' board. Paired it down to: Tuner Compressor Octave EHX Freeze (maybe not essential, but a personal favourite) Distortion Chorus Sansamp DI

By the way, I enquired with D'addario about a Stainless Steel balanced set. They just replied: 'Probably not. If we do it'll be a while before we can delve into that scenario Maybe end of the year.' :-/

Hey Adam, Missed this when it was posted! Welcome - there's a few of us from Pompey on here!

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1390516628' post='2346447'] Oh look a dozen more overdrives, definitely a pedal that the market doesn't have enough of. Where is my programmable Bass Micro Synth and my programmable ADSR envelope generator? Do they still have an R&D department at EHX? [/quote] Oooh, yeah a programmable Synth would be awesome! Relieve some of that Deep Impact GAS (for a while at least...).

Yeah, it does work a lot better on my through-body Jazz than it does on my Ricky!

Yeah, you may be right... Trying to get the right gauge for that low string is tricky. I'm mostly in standard, but occasionally drop it down to a D, and that 105 can sometimes get a little slack...

Just reviewing stuff again - the 45-107 gauges are all very well, but looking at the measured tensions of each strings, a 110 string tuned to E looks like it would be a closer tension to a 45 G string. Why the addition of a 'new' gauge?

Nothing beats a good tutor, but failing that, I always find the 'Dummies' guides are very good when starting something from scratch.

Another demo from Digitech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnBivW-2uas&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1380313140' post='2223819'] Still wish it was two pickup, the Gibson 335 bass solved that for me though. [/quote] Would love this with two pickups!

I feel quite fortunate that I was one of very few dedicated bass players in my local area! Lots of demand. I think most bassists in bands locally had this conversation: 'I play a bit of guitar!' 'We don't need a guitarist. You can play bass.' '... ok...' :-( Made me look good at least!

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1389458117' post='2334386'] [media]http://youtu.be/pJV2pWFyfn4[/media] [/quote] Arrgh! My tutor tortured me on this one! So simple, but try and play the entire track, keeping the timing and feel perfect all the way through!

I bought my Bass Driver ages ago before I really appreciated what it did. With recent changes, I am now regularly playing with no backline, just DI'd straight into the PA. Sansamp is great for this, though I prefer less colour so I run it with the blend all the way off. This still allows use of the Level, Bass and Treble controls.

We really must get a decent video up one day... The old phone-cam video just doesn't cut it anymore. Also, mental note - remember to sing in tune...

[quote name='oakforest5961' timestamp='1390425162' post='2345418'] This thread is making it fairly clear - there's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to plectrums. [/quote] This sums it up really!

I like the comment during the video that they can't really tell the difference tone-wise between the clean and effected tone! This does sound like it's going to be a great tool (no pun intended, metal fans...).

I want to work for Pedals and Effects... They get all the best toys first!

Much better review out now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb9d-iG8B7w&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1390404711' post='2345045'] Another Dunlop 1mm user. They last for years and even when rounded off at the bottom are great for 'less attack'. Although you can use one of the round top corners for that if you like. I lost one the other day - first time in about 10 years! [/quote] Same, I never lose picks!

Agreed. I think i'll keep to the smaller pedals...

These are really nice basses - look great and are really versatile!