Al Krow

Amazing what a few £hundred off a ridiculously bloated price does for demand and enthusiasm for a product! Who would have guessed? 😁

I look forward to the £10, then

750 treaties is quite impressive, given the number of countries on the planet! You've obviously taken the inter-planetary alliance into account. You'll find that just 10 treaties gets us to 80% of the UK's total trade and, in fact, just two treaties (EU and US) gets us to 60%. So I'm still optimistic. I'll take that bet. But let's make it a £10, at least that way the loser gets to buy the first round 😉

I'm much more optimistic. May not be this year given the election in the US. But should be in place by the end of next year - trade deals are generally a win-win, certainly for consumers.

Andertons it is then! 😊 @fretmeister - oooh just had a positive thought: neither the UK or EU currently has a trade deal with the USA, however we are currently in the process of negotiating one with the US (as well as the EU). If / when that happens there's a distinct possibility that imports to the UK from the US will be cheaper than they are now - and let's face in terms of bass gear a fair bit more kit is made in the US than the EU that we import over here to the UK.

Not sure it's going to be an issue with Thomann after January. They already provide paid for returns to Germany - I'm sure they will continue doing so, otherwise they are going to risk Andertons mopping up their UK sales. I think our EU neighbours are very aware of the importance of UK consumers to their export (and tourism!) industries - most of our EU neighbours have individual trade surpluses with the UK and in my experience it's generally a good idea to look after your key customers! Obviously shipping costs are substantially higher to the US.

Yaaaaay! Agedhorse is a really good chap but, despite his best efforts, he really struggled to justify the fact that Mesa prices over here were 30% higher in comparison to the mark up on other US-made bass gear, on that thread you linked Beedster. Afraid I don't have any sympathy for Westside over this. With the amounts they were pocketing in transit, at UK bass players' expense on Mesa products, they could afford to be "very good". That WD800 is back on my GAS list - and there might now even be a bit of spare cash for some nitro gloss on any future AC bass purchases we make 😁

Lol! I have zero space on my board too! The Mosky is unceremoniously connected up off board! Fortunately it doesn't require any power What's your SY-1 board currently looking like?

Why oh why do we do this?!

I thought you were a keen user of the ARP setting with your bands? If so, a tap tempo should add something? PS - thanks again for your assistance on this - much appreciated!

@Sibob - your band? Very pro sound (not least the bass) and video - loved it! I had to do a double take as I thought that was 21 July, just 6 days back and was thinking how the heck did they bag that gig?!

Arrived today - just over £15 from Amazon Prime Works just fine as a tap tempo (left switch). The right switch activates the "hold" mode which plays / sustains the last synth note at the pitch when pressed, allowing you to play your clean bass line alongside this. To reset hold mode need to switch on and off with Boss pedal but this still usefully leaves at the adjusted tap tempo. For non SEQ/ARP effects, the left switch engages an octave glide up, with the right switch for "hold" mode. Boss pedal on / off to reset both to normal synth settings. For the money, I'd say worth getting.

@TRBboy helpful post thanks. Just picking up on your last para - with the BBs the only difference between the Japanese models (eg 2024) and eg the Indonesian (eg 1024) is the finish. Materials and construction are pretty much identical otherwise. Is that not the same for the TRBs?

And worth checking out your B3N too - it can do most modulation stuff (phase, flange, chorus, delay, tremolo) really well! Won't cost a penny extra either 😉

That's a tidy haul and I completely relate to messing about with noises at home - my bands are very happy with their bass player being in or below the mix and not above it, and have gotten used to simple bass - - > amp. You'll find that the B3N does an excellent chorus (as well as a bunch of other stuff) I had one and now have its more compact sibling the B1-4, which has the same available effects. If you have a PC check out the Tonelib editing software for the Zoom pedals. It makes creating and messing about with patches fun and a doddle.

Seems to be a lot of excitement about these basses in this particular finish! Not really come across either and missed my chance to comment. If you're in the same boat then feel free to share your candid views. Should we consider getting one or just get a Squier in a burst finish? Or should the focus be on a Ferrari? Be really interested to get your deep insights on this. But only if you have nothing more pressing 😁

Ordered - will let you know how I get on. Thanks for that really useful input!

So what've you got on your "board" so far and what do you have in your sights? You playing mostly originals or covers?

Yeah that's tricky. How about asking the non singers at rehearsal to wear a mask?

Ah very nice. Well there's only one thing for it then...a BB1025 😁 But more seriously, what have you got your eye on?

Which BB did you have?

£15 posted looks unbeatable value. Although weirdly the compact form factor may go against it. I could easily see that being knocked over with my size 12s!

That's excellent thanks Woody. Sounds like I need a TRS featured tap tempo then, but that a single switch should suffice in that we already have "hold" capability on the SY-1 itself. That Bright Onion is probably the "safe" option then. As a FYI, I think they're a local outfit and I seem to recall that @bassfan had v.good experience with them for a bespoke footswitch for his Mesa M6 amp. ...Ah just seen your subsequent post on the Mosky dual footswitch...looking that up right now!

You're a hero. It's really whether the SY-1 is going to need TRS or not and be normally "closed" polarity for tap tempo bearing in mind I'll need it to work "out of the box"!

Just been trying to get my head around Tap Tempo with the SY-1, following a little discussion on the Filter and Synth Sounds thread, which would be particularly cool for syncing the ARP speed to the drums. Seems that a Boss FS-6 does the trick, but it's a bit bigger / pricier than I was looking to fork out, given the limited use I'll be putting it to: Just wondering whether something like the Mosky Tap Switch is going to cut it? Not entirely clear from the info online whether the Mosky is TRS compatible and / or if TRS is going to be needed for the SY-1? In which case I might need to be looking at something like the Mr Black Tap-Exp pedal, which clearly is TRS. This has the added neat feature of connecting up to an expression pedal, but comes in at more than double of the Mosky once you add in P&P (doesn't seem to be available on Amazon). Bright Onion also do a little pedal which is decent value although the price creeps up if you want it painted. The additional point they make is Boss pedals normally have "closed" polarity and their pedals can be set up accordingly (there's a polarity option at no exta cost. Given that I'm pretty clueless about electronics (amongst a host of other things - lol!), hoping that one of our electronic experts e.g. @Woodinblack can jump in and provide a steer.