dave_bass5

Sue Ryder comes to mind here. Anyone remember those?

The orangery at Blenheim palace, and the American hanger at RAF Duxford are two that spring to mind. Very, very live. a few years ago we played a large village hall. Stage at one end and what sounded like an identical band playing at the other. Rather than the usual cavernous reverb, there was a definite slap back echo that was very off putting.

Oh yeah, amazing player. I wasn’t aware it was a guest spot, so I can see now why it didn’t quite fit. Still a great clip though.

Ah, but I never said ‘want’. Totally different thing and much more enjoyable 😁

But they are each a different ‘one’, and I only want one ‘one’ lol.

Saw It Bites quite a few times in the early days, might look out for the jan tour. Sounds great but didn’t like the first guitar solo. I felt it sounded out of place. The second one was cool, but I’m not really a fan of solos.

That’s a good review, sounds like a great night. I’d love to compare the 434 to my P34. Agree you don’t need to spend too much on gear to get the perfect tone. What I do feel is its quite often (at least for me), its room or mix dependent. Ive had the perfect tone with every bass ive owned, Ive also had such a crappy tone Ive sold each bass/amp etc. I was sitting going back and forth with my P34 and Fender last night, can’t decide what to take to the gig tonight. Each feels like ‘the one’ . I’m so temped to take my Fender but I know I’ll feel guilty leaving the P34 at home. Very tempted to get a 434 to replace the P34, the I wouldn’t feel so bad if i didn’t use it much. A lot of the songs on those set lists are songs we do as well. Tonight we are doing Lonely Boy with me doing the pitch bending guitar bits on Bass. At least the stomp has one use lol.

Same here. Have a good one.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'knob rash' lol.

Might have to wait until tomorrow night’s rehearsal. I’m using headphones at home and the signal is cutting out when in bypass mode. I assume this is normal.

Will do. Ive always preferred ‘pretend’ bypass a lot less hassle in the past. Each has its pros and cons but Ive found (personally) true bypass has that one con that I find annoying.

I’ll test mine later but is this when going true bypass? Ive always found this type of bypass to give clicks and thuds whenever I use it with other pedals.

Just another routine night down the Legion then lol.

Thanks. I did realise there were other things in place, like input impedance etc, but wasn’t sure how to put it in full bypass. Useful to know. I was just reading a post over on TB about this as well, and it seems there is definitely a bit more to this than meets the eye.

Probably scraping the barrel here, but Sticky Vicky anyone?

Am i right in thinking that will all blocks off im getting the true unaffected signal (assume Global FX are flat as well)?

Even more strange is im fine with my Jazz bass, so its not that the neck is too narrow per say, just that it seems to fall in between the P and Jazz necks that im used to, coupled with the slightly higher frets. Im sure i can get used to it, but maybe i need to practice more standing up. Still getting rid of it at some point though, but maybe not just yet.

I love them so far. Very, very similar to the XL’s. Ive not got a fresh set of XL’s to compare them to, but they don’t sound too different to the ones I took off. if they last a bit longer than the XL’s then I’ll be happy. Never really liked the NYXL’s

Ive got D’Addario XL’s balanced tension with a .130 B on my 425, and a set of the new XT’s on my P34.

ah, I’ve cracked it. Ive realised its not the frets, Its just the overall neck shape and size. See I realised with my P Bass my hand cups the back of the neck, it fits like a glove, so my fingers are free to move without my whole hand moving. With the P34 being a bit narrower my hand extends further away and so my fingers need to be curled a bit more, and the hand is more floating rather than cupping the neck. Some would say bad technique, and I’d probably agree, but it’s how I play. Its still a fast neck, but when I’m standing my fingers are curled even more. That’s where the lack of comfort is coming from. this also accounts for why I like playing 5 string, as the neck is a bit wider, but the sting spacing is normally narrower. Got a gig on Sat and I’ll take the P34. Might as well get a proper gig out of it before it goes.

Lol, i like red basses.....

Cheers. It does look pretty cool in that photo. I’ll keep an eye on this one.

I promise you, I will never sell it. Partly because it can never really be replaced later on. These are a very limited edition.

Just read that Jack Bates from the smashing pumpkins has taken delivery of a P34. Wonder how he will get on with it. I know he loves his current bass 😉

Can someone enlighten me about this possible purchase lol.