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Looks really nice. If I didn t have a VT DI already I'd be grabbing a credit card right now I suspect.

Nice bit of work. Who made the bass. Dead curious...

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1476038031' post='3150725'] I think they look a bit generic but look like a decent bass ergonomically at least. Not sure they will sell that well they have no real stand out features. Gibson really should just have the eb(sg)and thunderbird maybe the lp bass too, as that's there iconic designs. And they stand out. Are they leaving the eb and thunderbird to Epiphone? I must say I love the epiphone thunderbird classic but its pretty much a Gibson anyhow same materials nearly the same construction same pickups same woods etc etc. I would love it if epiphone did the same to the eb basses and made them nearly exactly like the gibson ones instead of the rubbish eb they sell now. Although some would argue the gibson eb0 basses were also rubbish I guess. If I was gonna design a bass in today's market it would have to be something that made a statement if it tanked ok least I tried but it looks like gibson have not put much effort into the design at all. [/quote] Never really taken much account of Gibbo basses as they've never been my thing. However reading the various comments re the Epi basses, I wonder if there's a bit of a "Those Japanese Squiers are three times the vfm of the US product Fender are churning out, especially when you compare the prices" time warp thing going on right now...?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476270380' post='3152833'] if an imported Lakland cost as much as a Wal costs now, then I would not be able to have one of those either [/quote] Fair enough, just call me Cruely McCruelFace.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476258280' post='3152679'] you're a cruel cruel man [/quote] Not if a Wal costs the same as an imported Lakland!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1476246609' post='3152625'] Who cares if it's British? What exactly are we proud of? I have zero British pride apart from the fact we have a deeply bizarre sense of humour and we do have fantastic music. A lot of 'British made' gear isn't even made here! Shuker are one of the rare one offs. I'm currently in the USA and I heard one American couple (clearly affluent) explaining to their children that England was cold, dark, wet and depressing. The more I thought about it, the more I agreed 😂. They said it was super expensive, and it is. [/quote] Erm... I don't t think any of the British comments (unless posted with a huge chunk of tongue shoved firmly in the cheek and accompanying ironic smilies) had any "British is best"/"little England" connotations. Much rather "British is less exchange rate conversions"/"Only basses not carrying hefty import tariffs"/"So much for the Wals are so expensive in comparison to other basses meme" connotations...

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476191367' post='3152127'] If things keep going this way, one day you would only be able to afford Barefaced cabs. Think about it [/quote] And we'll all play our Wals through them!

New Wal history blog looking at the woods used in building a Wal bass... this week the necks, next week the bodies... http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/wal-woods-part-1-necks.html

New Wal history blog looking at the woods used in building a Wal bass... this week the necks, next week the bodies... http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/wal-woods-part-1-necks.html

Both my Pro and my Mk1 10 pounders but that doesn't bother my back (thankfully) but Paul is making them light too these days... that brown 5 string up there was featherlight. I was stunned when we were all having the "they're so heavy" conversation and Paul said to us, "Lift that one up..." ... couldn't have been more than about 7 pounds... just saying... Mwah ha ha ha!

Does it happen with just the Microsynth? I.e. bass-EHX-amp

How's a bout these... Foderawal... Seiwal

Lehle. A bit more pricy but bomb proof.

Oh and how about this one?

I like the Mark 1 shape, but then I would, wouldn't I? That bass is faced in Padauk, one of the standard Wal wood options. Mahogany core is the meat in the sandwich with a thin maple veneer acting as the butter. Lots of photos of the bass bash Wals here... https://www.facebook.com/trevorraggatt/media_set?set=a.10154317149360860.1073741848.705595859&type=3 This is the newer Mark 3 model...

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1476136077' post='3151744'] If I could afford it I would have tried the Faith. Their 6 strings are some of the best on the market and although not cheap, way lower priced than the M**t*ns and T*yL*rs. Saying the my Washburn £200 job sounds and plays better than some overpriced orange boxes. OK the [color=#434649][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=4][b]Greg Bennett Royale RLB-3 is ordered so look out for n NBD post soon.[/b][/size][/font][/color] [/quote] I know what you mean. Mine was on a deal at Andertons which basically knocked a third off the price... which, as you can imagine helped... a lot. That semi looks like a cool little bass though. Will look forward to the NBD review.

[quote name='NickRiffed' timestamp='1476106290' post='3151316'] I know where you are coming from. Bloody M.E. is a complete b*$tard! I thought I had seriously hit the bottom and couldn't see a way out but, very slowly, things picked up a bit. I'm now functioning at around 65% of what I used to. A rehearsal needs a day of rest before and maybe 2 after. I'm just greatful that it improved that much. At least now that PACE has been rubbished they may invest in some research. Take it easy Bud. [/quote] Amazed to see so many of us quoting ME as the reason we dropped gigging. That's what was behind my hiatus from 1992 to the turn of the millennium. Just far too fatigued even to play around the house. I count my blessings every day that I slowly climbed out of it and got pretty much back to normal. Well, except for the lingering effect it still has on my diabetic control making my blood sugars much more erratic than they ever should be. It really is a b**ch of a condition.

I got a Faith Titan Neptune bass which sounds nice both unplugged at home and amped. A Feedback Buster soundhole plug keeps the feedback problems to a minimum.

Nope, its kept at the workshop for YOU to try out... Listen to my voice... you are feeling sleepy... you are feeling sleepy... you want to buy a Mk3... you want to buy a Mk 3...

Playing a couple of Wals the scope for tonal change is quite wide. So, I've got about four or five "core tones" that I'll use by changing various settings on the bass. Then I'll further vary the sound by varying picking technique and position. That gives a huge range of potential tones for a wide range of songs. I'll try to use a tone which, to my ears, seems to suit the song. However, that's a personal and subjective appraisal and not from studying the original record and trying to emulate it. Some will have obvious constituents... if we're doing Dreadlock Holiday or Walking On The Mood it will be deep and dubby not bright and twangy. If we're doing Sweet Caroline or Maggie May it'll be a more trad sound than boosted and active sounding... Beyond that, though, the tone may be unlike the original to some extent. Just so long as it works in context.

My history was checkered... Took up bass in 82. Went to uni in 83 and started playing in the Christian Union meetings and services. Progressed on to playing in three Christian musicals we produced at college and then started playing regularly at a local church. 87-92 I played in a folk rock band around clubs and festivals but a bout of illness meant a break from playing at all from 92-97. From 97- about 2001 just played at church. Then in 2001 decided to join a covers band and played pubs, parties, weddings and functions alongside church until 2012 when our little boy arrived. Since then it's just regular playing at our church as frankly I can't hack the late nights getting back home at 3 in the morning and then being bounced awake at 7. Plus, I now have "better" things to be doing on a Saturday afternoon than packing the car up to drive to Milton Keynes or somewhere. So I guess I've consistently played to people in public all the way along, even if sometimes it's a Sunday morning rather than a Saturday night!

[quote name='GirlOnADragon' timestamp='1476046391' post='3150855'] 2nd forum post. be nice. Picked up my bass again after almost 10 years absolutely determined to gig - 9 months from picking up my bass again I'm pretty keen to get gigging but current commitments mean its difficult to find and fit in a band. That said I'm a fairly tenacious creature and so I will gig - even if to start with the music isn't 100% my cup of tea. Somewhere deep inside is an exhibitionist just waiting to get on stage. [/quote] [quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1476047405' post='3150868'] Go for it! [/quote] My thoughts precisely!

[quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1476029837' post='3150594'] Not sure how to do it I'm afraid. [/quote] Quite easy if you know where to click... Edit your first post in this thread. Look at bottom of the page and if you see a link that says "Open Full Editor" click that. A new screen will open up. Look near the top where your Thread Title is, just to the right will be a link called "Manage Polls" Click that and a pop up box appears which asks you to enter Q1, then there's a link to add extra questions - the Poll Wizard will walk you through it...

This clearly calls for a poll... Gigs Regularly/Not gigged in several years/Only jam nights, not playing for an audience/Never Gigged or played in public

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1475012593' post='3142381'] I`ve not used the regular VT, but the VTDI is a great pedal, and it`s always worth having a good DI pedal as a backup so that would get my vote. Plus our old producer was Ampeg mad, and when we recorded using my VTDI he was raving about how good it was. [/quote] Mostly playing amp free at the mo and the VTDI is my amp tone. Like it so much I'm now using it as the front end to my amp when I do have a backline. Love that pedal.