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Compression's an effect, and if you approach effects from a position of being "needed", it gets a bit silly. Why do I need tremolo, when I could just twiddle my volume control up and down while I'm playing? Why do I need reverb, when I could just perform all my gigs in a cathedral? Why do I need EQ, when I could just throw a blanket over the speaker? And so on

I believe that's an early prototype of the EHX Freeze

I don't think so - it's one of @disssa's masterpieces

2nd hand Keeley Bassist. Only three controls, and one of them is just output volume. Automated attack and release times. Does everything from the mildest squish to full limiting. Nice and transparent. If the name bothers you, the Keeley GC-2 is essentially the same thing - it just lets a little more low-end through.

It was a few years back, but we used to use Teamup. Works as an app or in a browser, and you can give people private links if they don't want to create an account. Of course, technology can't solve the problem of people failing to keep the calendar updated 😉

There are loads of rackmount power amps, but if you want a compact lightweight rig there are fewer options at a decent wattage. They're not significantly cheaper than an equivalent "normal" amp that can be run flat (either via the EQ, or the FX return) either. Also, if you've already done all your tone shaping on the pedalboard and sent your signal to FOH, then having EQ controls on the amp lets you tweak the sound on stage independently - e.g. to compensate for having to using someone else's cab, or being shoved in a corner, a boomy stage, etc.

I've got the DemonFX clone - it adds a nice grind to a slightly dirty amp. I've managed to reproduce it fairly well in my HX Stomp though, so I no longer need it on the board:

Definitely black

Can you change the colour via MIDI?

I agree - C standard on a 4 string would be my preference. But it may depend on the songs. Assuming this is some kind of metal, that there'll be fast riffs that use the open G string, and that you'll be expected to follow the rhythm guitar, you may end up finding it easier to play in D-drop-C (i.e. C, G, C, F).

Darkglass Microtubes X... or the DemonFX clone of it

From reading around on the topic, yeah I assume it must be - but you'd imagine their marketing people would want to turn that into a fancy-sounding feature like "space age lightweight multi-laminate hybrid core" 😆

It says the cabinets are made of balsa wood - I wonder how well they'll stand up to being thrown in the back of the van.

For $2,399 I expect them to at least paint the damn thing

Harder to step on by accident maybe?

You could fit another six pedals on the face of the Love Bomb

How about... or Totally subjective, but the keys parts seem quite approachable to me. I've definitely worked out the organ for Liquidator by ear before, and my keyboard skills are... basic, to say the least 😆

@tobiewharton Do any of the modes on the Blackheath sound the same as the "Tube" channel on the Digbeth?

It's so that they could make it available on the HX One and HX Effects, which don't have any amp models - it was confirmed by one of the Line 6 folks on another forum, although I couldn't tell you which one. The EQ on the Regal is quite smooth and flattering - it's hard to make it sound bad, a bit like a good Baxandall EQ. The Low Cut seems a bit drastic, but I guess it depends on what else is going on in your mix. I'm too cloth-eared to hear the secret magic harmonic tone sauce. If you really boost the signal going into the Regal, you can hear there's some hair being added - but it seems extremely... subtle under normal conditions.