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A MOGulation pedal, maybe? (Sorry)

Just saw this 1968 Mustang, ex Spirogyra. Good price for the condition I think https://reverb.com/uk/item/78295743-fender-mustang-bass-1968-white

https://reverb.com/uk/item/78295743-fender-mustang-bass-1968-white Just saw this '68 one, ex Spirogyra. Very good price for the provenance and vintage.

Slight update just to say I've been having an absolute blast with the band. These guys are super talented and it's definitely the right level of challenge for me to keep up with, and at the same time I have total freedom to craft my own lines. We have a gig coming up at what looks like a nice venue and a slot at the Nene Valley Rock Festival in Sept. We've got two new tracks on the go, both about 10 minutes long(!) but with really nice bass potential. We practiced them as a group recently without keys which was enough to get the structure down, and then when Phil came back and added the keys on top - boom, what a difference. The track sounded so much fuller and 'warmer' with his tasteful synths underpinning everything. Lead guitarist took this randomly, at our rehearsal space where the drummer uses an electric kit which is fine for here but his Yamaha acoustic kit sounded absolutely stunning at the last gig. I'm using an Ampeg PF50T with 15" cab which I quite like actually, but with the vocals and backing singers I have to stand quite close to it so can't hear it as well as when I can walk out front a bit. But it sounds great and goes plenty loud for that room. You can't see the guitarists pedalboards which are MASSIVE (both using Quad Cortex things) Cheers ped

Didn't realise this was put out by MuTron on their Instagram. I was thrown by the Musitronics trademark on the pedal.

Is it April already?!

Here's the UoY workshop https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guitar-effects-pedal-workshop-tickets-799919840777?aff=oddtdtcreator I don't think you need to be a student to go, could be of interest Cheers

When we first opened the 'Wanted' forum, we had lots of people say they had been contacted by someone who - surprise surprise - had the exact item they were looking for, and did they want it? I ended up making the forum only visible if you had at least one post on the forum which pretty much stopped it dead, but it has always been a bit awkward for genuine members. I'm wondering now whether it needs placing behind the subscription wall so that there's more assurance that offers are genuine. In the meantime perhaps a new warning banner is in order to encourage people to be especially vigilant when it comes to that type of PM, and to ask for pictures of the item with the username written on today's paper or something!

Still getting away with it I presume?

Ok that should make it easier. Totally dead, you say? I wonder if one of the members of the DIY pedals thread would be able to diagnose. I have used a few places in the past including Keld Ampworks and Owen Electronics, but everywhere seems busy at the moment and it’s like small jobs aren’t worth their time (not a comment on these guys specifically). I wonder if you can find out who owned the company and get in touch. Luckily analogue fuzz circuits are fairly straightforward so it should be easy to fix (says me with zero electrical knowledge) so I should think any repair shop should be able to do it if they have the time and the inclination. But as you’ve found, that’s not often the case! Just another idea, you could try the University electronics department as they may have hobbyists willing to do it. I know it’s happened at the University of York before; they even have a repair ‘club’ - can dig out the details for you if you like.

Is it analogue?

The KZ-Castors have arrived. First impressions, with foam, is that they are pretty gutless and thin sounding. Boosting the low frequencies didn't improve matters. With the silicon tips they're much better, but I don't want to use them because they block too much ambient sound and you get that underwater feeling with the airtight seal it creates. The biggest problem however is that they're really quiet, so my Backbeat G2 is turned up to max and I can barely hear them in a band mix. So I'll send them back and perhaps stick with the DT770s I sometimes use for monitoring in the studio. We did discuss as a band going full IEM so perhaps I'll revisit then and pick up some Shure E2 or equivalent in the meantime to try. It could well be that the Backbeat doesn't produce enough power, but I'll try others to be sure. It drives the DT770s OK, but that could be perceived because of the different design and blocking of ambience relative to the level of the cans.

Makes it look extra cool IMO, nice score especially with the original case.

Looks like a beauty! I've seen some of those pink tinted scratch plates before, were they produced in that colour or is it something about the way it's aged and possibly reacted to the environment? Interested as my '66 has gone a creamy colour instead, so maybe it's something to do with the different finish or material

Thanks!

I don’t think I the saddles would have gone high enough on this one!

Well aren’t you just a ray of sunshine 🌞

I never wear a wedding ring for exactly that reason!

I tend to find foam tips are less isolating than silicone and you don’t get that vacuum effect which makes you feel underwater. Much better for personal monitoring alongside ambient sound

My guitarist just had one delivered before Xmas. I’ll check it out in a couple of weeks.

I doubt the pictures of the custom shop basses are if the actual one that have, they look more like stock pics from Fender

I was thinking it could be a cool venue for a BC bash. It’s closed on Sundays so maybe we could ask to use it. I work with the people who invested in it in the early days and could probably get through to the owner. Could be pretty cool

I love these sorts of videos. I did a much worse version some time ago and even for my own sake it was great to compare basses side by side, because somehow when you’re playing it’s harder to be objective.

Thanks, I’ll definitely invest if we all go IEM. At this stage it’s more for low level personal monitoring to mix with ambient band noise, which with the backbeat works really well

There’s a place near me which does mouldings so I could give that a go. In the end a friend has sent me some KZ Castor which have some little switches to change the response. They’re only £20 so worth a go, I’ll let you know what they’re like. https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/kz-castor-standard-harman-neutral-version.26773/