Dood

Taking orders for Christmas present Guitar and Bass Lessons!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1418077806' post='2626749'] I thought I'd posted a pic of mine! Here it is anyway! [/quote] I posted this one in the Dingwall Group on FB, but I ought to share it here too. Makes for a lovely pair!!

You know we'll need pictures right??? Congratulations! You'll love it! i do enjoy cruising the Shuker Facebook and Instagram pages. I've mentally spent thousands of pounds on my next project!!

Jon is an absolute gem in the world of luthiers. His attention to detail and sensitivity to the customer's needs is refreshing. I got my first Shuker back in 2005-ish and my two custom Shuker basses are still going strong. The necks are rock solid throughout the year, fretwork is exemplary and playability? Well Jon knows how to set up his instruments to the highest standards. My 7 string has the lowest action with no buzzes of pretty much any bass I've ever played. I asked Jon to go 'as low as you can' and boy did he deliver. I know his work is in demand so expect not to pick up your creation after a couple of weeks, but the wait is so worth it. I'm still regularly playing mine with a big smile.

I think it's worth looking at the type of prog / metal that you are interested in using said bass with! - I mean, if it's Jethro Tull type Prog then I'd go for something a little off the wall to make things sound interesting - maybe a short scale fretless - just.. because.. If we're talking mega down-tuned tech metal then a different ball park altogether. The rest of your signal chain may need some attention too. I totally second the comment about a Dingwall Combustion though and hopefully a second hand one will come close to your budget. Drop tunings, the Dingwall is superb, especially with that 37" fan fret scale on the B string. That said, my custom basses are prog machines - a 6 string and 7 string designed by myself and brought to life by the expert hands of Jon Shuker at Shuker Bass. - So there's another option for the future though not in the same budget range right now.

Dean has taken my TH500 to a new home and as others have said, a smooth transaction with great communication, couldn't ask for more! Thank you!

I don't think for a moment you are going to experience the TH500 any way lacking against any of the current crop of '500' D Class heads. They all have their own voice, sure - and you may like one or other better, but the TH is a serious contender. Same for the Puma I feel.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1446658232' post='2901270'] Assigning multiple parameters to 1 knob is a favourite trick of the Toneprint editor. I discovered it could be done when Soren Andersen did a Flashback and Hall of Fame toneprint video. So he could have 3 tone prints in 1. All parameters (except volume) changed by just the 1 knob so ZERO has 1 tone, 12 o clock another, and full up had a third. Very cool! [/quote] Yes yes!! I tried it too on the HG. A true '1 knob compressor' that actually does what it should do!

Crickey, who managed to record my inner monologue?

[quote name='SmoothHoundChris' timestamp='1446759578' post='2902211'] Big thanks to Dood for putting me in touch with Guitar Interactive magazine who just published my [url="http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?pbid=09bbc891-57ce-46e2-828d-3bc5adf0c587&pnum=118"]first review[/url]. Sorry, they never tried it with bass but you guys know it works with bass already! [/quote] Fantastic! So good to see in print too! The magazine reaches all around the world and the subscription figures are massive alone. It's no problem, I really liked (still do) the product and put it forward as a suggestion for review. Oh and of course, it scored very highly in the review too! Congrats! Dan

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1446639178' post='2900993'] I acquired this on a trade yesterday. Yum! [/quote] WOW!!!!!! Nice!

Brilliant! Thank you Ben for a smooth transaction! As they say on eBay, 'Great Comms A+++'

[quote name='Matfromsound' timestamp='1446583193' post='2900636'] how is it for noise? i've heard reports of delay changing setting when turning the knobs which shouldn't be a major issue when I've found the right settings just as long as the latency when processing is not noticeable [/quote] There is a small delay in changing the knobs on certain settings, but this is to be expected as the controls don't pass any signal, only control the DSP side of things. (Thus it's possible to assign the knobs to do any job other than that of their label! - or indeed multiple parameters stacked on one knob!) Well, with any compressor, if you crank the levels high enough, of course it will pick up noise. What makes this pedal a bit different I feel is the fact that you can boost the signal way above that of so many pedals on the market. The TonePrint app suggests gains of 30dB and more! So, yes, be warned, you can induce noise, but it's not the fault of the pedal in my view. Normal settings, if the pedal is configured properly I found it to be very well behaved indeed. Ahhh, no, no noticeable latency playing bass through it that I can tell so far, but I don't have testing gear to get those figures for you (yet).

[quote name='Matfromsound' timestamp='1446509636' post='2899995'] Just ordered mine, can't wait to tinker with parameters, as a sound engineer I'm used to having fine tuning available for everything so this is a dream [/quote] I'm yet to find another compressor pedal on the market that gives you this much access to parameters. Not even multi-effects pedals double the cost. It's a small detail, but I really like that TC have made it possible for the pedal to happily run all the way up to line level too.

[quote name='symcbass' timestamp='1446450719' post='2899371'] Running the BT2 with a power amp made such a difference in sheer force of volume and projection, enjoy:) [/quote] I'm looking forward to moving some air! Thank you!!! - The only downside is that it's a dual channel power amplifier and I like running effects in stereo sometimes... which means I NEED to hear what it sounds like with two BT2 cabinets. Overkill? ha! my middle name!

I can't think of anything off the top of my head, unless you used a small powered mixer - but the size of the box maybe a bit much. However, I would whole heartedly recommend asking someone to do a custom build for you. A great example would be Max over at http://sfxsound.co.uk who can build..well, pretty much anything your heart desires! He'd also be able to make something small hopefully that doesn't eat up loads of gear space!