Al Krow

Hmmm... you make a very good point! Wonder what the Midium crew have to say in defence of touchscreens? A few of the more recent multfx have also gone in that direction.

You sure the audience is going to notice, once you have added power?

Just sold a pedal to Ben - excellent comms and a pleasure to deal with. I hope you enjoy releasing your inner Geddy with it!

You'll only need an IMF loan if you decide to go for the 932As rather than the 912A. But given you've been using 710As when we've been content with more lowly 310A (Mk2s)... 😄

I think a decent compact mixing desk will need to come first!

I know, right? What's your money going on next? 😄

Guess you didn't quite manage the Gear Abstinence Challenge this year?

Have quickly put the 912As through their paces at home with a 5 string, to make sure everything is in working order. Comfortably handles the low B string with an authority that my old 310As couldn't manage and the addition of 3 settings, "linear", "boost" and "stage" is a nice touch. I'm going to be tempted to have this on default (bass) "boost", haha, and not let on to my bandmates. I suspect that would give a decent kick drum & bass without needing to add a sub. I think these are going to be great and not require any backline support - will be able to confirm for sure when I've gigged them at decent size venue; we've got a couple of larger ones coming up at the end of the year. You mentioned that the 710As weren't a standalone "bass cab". I'd be pretty happy using one of the 912As as a bass combo in a way I wouldn't dream of doing with a solitary 310A. Apologies if that's not helping!

Well, they've arrived! Personally, I think the look of the new 9 series RCFs is an improvement on the older series with the addition of a front grille. They're also not outrageously heavy, although will obviously be more of a challenge getting onto poles than the 310As have been. Speaking of which, I gigged through the 310As on Saturday night, with a 4-piece rock band with no backline, and the bass was just fine in the mix. Can't believe it took me years to get our drummer to give this set-up a go in the first place! Now my bands just accept me turning up with my bass and going through the PA and no back-line without batting an eyelid. I'll give the 912As a spin at home tomorrow and obviously the real test is going to be in a band mix, but I'm expecting / hoping that they're going to be a decent step in sound for the band. Looking forward to it!

Hey S'manth - loving this project of yours. Another big mutifx fan here. In terms of interface - these guys seem to have raised the bar:

Happy to echo all the other positive feedback on this thread - just bought a pedal from Paul and it was a super smooth transaction. Cheers mate!

Dan Hawkins Bass Lessons - YouTube Came across this fella recently. Excellent. Strictly not a paid a course as such - he asks for contributions, but I love the clarity of his approach and he's big into 16th note patterns which seem to underpin some of the bass greats' styles!

Hey DB! You'd not recommend the Digitech BSW?

I kinda thought that at the end of last year...and the year before that...oh, and the one previous to that...and actually the one prior ...and ...and ...

How are you finding it? Decent quality step up from the Behringer in terms of sound quality? I've been pretty crap at not getting new kit this year (surprise, surprise) but, fingers crossed I may end the year having sold more than I've bought particularly if I manage to substantially fund getting a replacement PA in by selling one of my bass cabs. In particular, I've managed to sell a couple of basses and not bought a bass in 18 months, and can for the first time in several years get all my electric basses onto one bass rack... Trouble is that rack still has space for 7 basses! I love the fact that so many of the pro bass players (ok not @cetera, haha!) on this forum just have 2 or 3 basses which they gig the hell out of.

+1^^ No question, an amazing bit of kit that would open up the world of midi even for complete novices like me. You've had my views on pricing already - which sadly is likely to be the stumbling block for my getting one.

Yes please - would love come and support you guys! In the meantime, guess I'm gonna have to put up with Mr King's crew playing down in Hastings next month instead 🙂

That's very useful. It definitely sounds like it's not an appropriate device for midi novices like me, given its features and price, and I'd be much better off with something like an MC6 as a more entry level device. But it does look fabulous and great job on getting it to this stage, Peter.