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[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1330204368' post='1554207'] Really?!? Is there any evidence for this? [/quote] Blisters? I used to get them frequently from digging in too hard when playing long stints in a metal band. Since using ramps on both my Shukers, they help me keep my playing in control and ive not had a single blister for years now.

As if by magic, the dude arrives! Yup, ive written a review here on BC (in the reviews section) and my colleague also did a video review in issue 7 of iGuitar magazine that i write for.

Oh cool, that wiki link is pretty detailed!

If anyone dare use the word 'digital' in reference to D Class, I'll come round and slap them with a kipper!! There's no Analogue to Digital conversion and thus they're not digital. I.e. the D doesn't mean 'digital' it's just the class.

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1329916512' post='1549605'] We seem to have a regular procession of BC'ers dropping by Jon's workshop - could one of them not oblige? [/quote] If anyone is popping along to take pictures of someone else's basses, could they clear it with Jon first, as he won't know who is on basschat and who isn't. He'd really not wanna upset someone who didn't want pictures taken of their Bass, if they wanted to be the first to see it, if that makes sense. Dood, Shuker part time p.o.c.

No problem fella! Indeed, that's the right way to do it - send the signal out of the X3 Live Out 1/4" jacks and set the output to line level. Then in the configuration menu, IIRC there is a setting for running to a power amp set up and cabinet. That should give you the best settings and levels. The XLR outputs by default will have a 'mic'd up bass cabinet' simulation added, which isn't really what you want when you are running back in to another bass cabinet. It will indeed sound fuzzy and incoherent. Interestingly, most complaints about the Pod gear sounding rubbish is just down to those hidden settings that configure the line 6 stuff for a particular application. - They didn't really make it easy. There's a ton of stuff that the X3 could do - my favourite trick was to use channel / path one for my clean bass tone then only ever applying distortions and other affects to tone two, but carefully EQ'd so that the two sat together. Bass tone always sounded fat and tight and I never lost any low end kicking in a new preset. My other trick was to use guitar amp / cab sims for all of my distortions as opposed to distortion pedal sims on their own. Gave you a bit more flexibility and with the right cab, would make a massive distortion sound controlled instead of fizzy. try it! Dooooooood

Nomm!!! yep, love that lots! Welcome to the family! There's a Shuker appreciation group on Facebook

Niiiiiiiiiiice! Sounds like a dream rig to me ;0) its a shame Hartke aren't offering a lightweight 'gig bag' solution like the Streamliner. But the Kilo is a tremedous beast!

You know it Rik! That was a day to behold!!! Thank you Larry

Hi all - it's true, the 'old' version was [i]never[/i] put in to production despite the advertising and marketing blurb being sent to online stores etc. Thing is, the original design was pulled a loooooooong time ago due to Larry Hartke wanting to redesign the head. So, it's bad form for these online stores to have not bothered updating their sites with the new and correct specifications. The Kilo has been out for a while now. I received mine back in October and it has been delivering by the truck load. - I've even done a review of it in the...errr... reviews section! (Pictures n' all!) http://basschat.co.uk/topic/167916-hartke-kilo-1000w-bass-head/

Raggy, your whole signal path looks pretty damn amazing! I can only imagine how good it sounds!

Ok, I'd planned to do some nice photos of me demonstrating how I could fix any of the three tuners I mentioned above on to my headless Shuker bass. Well, it would have been pointless. The planet waves mini sadly had nothing to attach to despite it's ratchet locking clip.Very secure on my other instruments though! Next up, the Snark. The biggest sized jaws on it's clip of all three. I could sort of get it to hang on to the nut clamp, but fell off easily. Both the Snark and the Korg Pitchclip could easily be clipped on to one oftye control knobs and actually functioned properly picking up the instruments vibrations. However they would no doubt be in the way of operations. So to sum up, on my headless bass at least, none of the three offer a permanent solution. On my headed basses, the Planet Waves is great as it is so small. I think is some rare cases an odd shape headstock could cause viewing angle problems as you only have an up and down axis on which the clamp pivots. That leaves the Korg with it's flip out display and the ability to be moved about using the clamp. Probably the most flexible for other instruments but at the same time being as inconspicuous as possible. If it's functionality you require, the Snark tuner has a built in microphone as well as the ability to pick up instrument vibrations AND a metronome on board to with a 'tap tempo' button. Three brilliant tuners each with their own strengths.... And weaknesses.

P.s. the distorting is just where the levels haven't been set up quite right yet and can be sorted quite quickly depending on how you configure.

I'd say pop the Paradriver away in your gig bag as the X3 can do all the things the paradriver can and a whole lot more on it's own, including driving a power amp directly. Shame you don't live closer as i used to own a PD and X3 so am familiar with getting one to sound like the other. I'll move your post too for ya!

Oh MY!! I had no idea! So so sad - I've got a few BT albums as my Dad is a huge fan - Her work with Dil Katz pretty much made me buy a fretless bass way back when. Certainly I hadn't been following her career for many years now and I wasn't aware of this.

I'm having massive pangs to get etched again and you sir aren't helping one little bit! Yeah, nice I like that a lot!