Al Krow

Has that changed for new bits of kit compared to what it was before? (I'm aware there is now VAT to pay on used kit).

Interesting insight. Funniest was that he went on to slag off rival Chinese products - which is ironic given that my Yamaha BB1025, which I adored, was made in China.

Thanks - as you rightly point out the MS-60 just has a USB port (the older USB 2 from the looks of it) so the new model isn't going to have any less connectivity than its predecessor.

Well it seems the Pod Express is not being pitched as for live use pedal by Line 6: "You'll notice none of our in situ photography shows POD Express on a stage or with other pedals—it's always shown on a desktop or outside at the beach or campground." Eric Klein, Chief Product Design Architect, Yamaha Guitar Group | Line 6 | Ampeg - Talkbass 8 Mar I'd love to find more beach use for my bass playing, just can't see that happening any time soon.

Yeah - we've all gotta get our pumped up kicks somewhere 😅 It's going to be the MS-60B+ in 4 months time, I suspect.

Is there are a particular make/model of Irish bouzouki you'd recommend for someone starting out? It's something I've been thinking about getting too, so was interested when this thread popped up!

Nice one! Great stuff getting on national radio!

Yeah the current MS-60B has an external midi footswitch connection to make live use easier, which the new MS-50B+ is lacking which is a shame assuming the same will be true of the MS-60B+. But fingers crossed that scrolling through the patches using the bottom two scroll pads should be doable with a bit of care. Dunno if the USB-C port might allow connectivity to external footswitches or is going to be limited to patch editing duties?

Zoom unveils the next generation of its cult classic MultiStomp pedal | Guitar World "The MS-50G+ essentially puts the company’s latest G2 Four multi-effects pedal into a compact chassis." @TRBboy - as you know, that's the question I've been wanting to find out i.e. is this going to be an upgraded chipset as compared to the decade old MS-60B? If that statement about the 50G+ is correct then it looks like a definite yes! In which case colour me super excited - I usually wait to pick up my pedals used in case I decide to move them on at a later date 'cos it's a great way to try them out without too much value depreciation as we know, but if Zoom are going to be delivering the B2-Four in a compact chassis for around £130, I'll be making an exception for the MS-60B+ 😊

@gumtown - sounds great! Love to see your kit in action live if you've any clips available to share?

Wow - that is some combo of SY-1000 & GM-800!! What context are you using them - mostly home/studio stuff or also for live use?

Would that be short scale?

Nice one! Do you reckon you maybe could ask them if they're going to be using the same chipset as the MS-60B or will they be taking the opportunity to upgrade? [Hint @ Zoom if you're listening: the MS-60B came out in Feb 2013 - and I remember buying my first one later that year!] Sorry for the thread hijack...back to Line 6 & Yamaha 😊

Line 6 POD Express Bass - Effects - Basschat Being discussed in more detail on this dedicated thread (including price - £190)

I think the detailed YT review that @TRBboy shared was super useful. I felt that the most of the fx ranged from meh (e.g. the octave down was glitchy, the filter/synth nothing to write home about), passable (dirt) to decent (chorus / modulation) - be interested to hear what other folks reaction to that clip was or whether I'm being too harsh? Love the form factor though. Personally I'm going to wait and see what bag of tricks Zoom have in store with the similarly compact form factor MS-60B Plus due out this year.

That's a really useful review thanks @TRBboy - thanks! Not quite adding enough and gaps in its armoury like lack of EQ control means that I'll be sticking with my trusty Zoom B1-4 for now.

I like the look of this a lot and if the synth sounds are decent then this could be a very neat box! Omitted on the sound samples clip but hopefully someone will preview it shortly. Another one for the watchlist for me!

It's an interesting one though. How many of the current "unnecessarily" large cases does Andras have to get through (and frankly how much do they cost apiece, I'm guessing they can't be that much?) Any reason why he can't offer a more compact housing once he's through the current stock of outsize cases? Markbass did pretty much exactly that with their "Supersynth".

A slightly different take on the same bass from Nate!

Sounds great on that Bass the World review. 3.7 kg - that's super light! Been very tempted to get a headless for a while but, despite being a huge Ibby fan, was never really sold on their EHB range. This at £700 on the other hand... will be getting added to my 2024 wish list!

I'm only aware of the Boss SY-1 and SY-200 having arpeggiator capability and, even then, it's not possible to layer the arp onto other fx 'within' the unit. Maybe the SY-1000 has this level of capability, but significantly beyond my budget. How are you currently achieving arp functionality with your set up?

Yeah, there's maybe a reason for that 😅

I mean the Zoom B1-4 is such a ridiculously good value pedal anyway - so feature laden. And if you have a key effect that you love like the B3K/7K it does well - well go for it! Worst case you pick one up for £50 used and sell it for £45 plus P&P... I've got one on my PB and another as a stand alone multi-fx tuner I can pop into my gig bag when I'm travelling light.

Arguably the GT1000 Core is comparable / better and in a similar price bracket? @TRBboy you got me interested in the Sonicake! Looking at some of the online reviews it seems to suffer from significant (10ms) latency as a key drawback,which will layer with any latency you have in the rest of your signal chain. Can add up and become noticeable.

The B7K sim on the B1-4 is pretty good, particularly with a bit of bass EQ boost which you can add pretty easily, to counter low-end scoop inherent in the sim. I've got my eye on the (hopefully!) soon to be released MS-60B Plus, particularly if it has an upgraded chip set but no confirmation that's going to be the case yet.