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How is the Ampero Stomp for bass? Both to operate and in regard to quality of effects (especially modulation and drive).

Pedalboards are *tight!* Oh, I appear to be channelling Ryan George. Never mind, it's barely an inconvenience.

Ah, makes sense.

Okay, I was wrong, *this* is a whole lot! Do you prefer a tap dance or river dance technique to switch between effects?

That's a board's worth of effects and then you have the HX Stomp on there too! That's a whole lot, right there.

Hi, I'm trying to work out exactly which of these to get. The Oxford is 1.2 lbs/ 1kg heavier but I can't see where all the extra weight is, beyond the pocket for the straps. I like the look of the Oxford slightly more, but as someone who mostly carries my gig bags on my back and will walk longer distances with them, the lighter weight is more important than an extra pocket. Do any of you have experience with either of these, please? For the record, I don't fly ever so flying with my bass is not a consideration. Thanks.

Have you tried depth all the way up and rate down real light? With the x-over in up position?

Look here you blackguard, I have a medical condition that means I'm still waiting for a humourplasty operation. The waiting list is phenomenally long, however. And whilst I am indeed landed gentry, I'm also the most cheap scoundrel you could possibly meet and thus refuse to go private.

My first pedal was NUX flanger but then I migrated to chorus. I just got myself a Fender Hammertone flanger this week as there are some great Siouxsie and the Banshees and Cure songs that use it. Chorus is still my main modulation but sometimes I just want the swirl and feedback only a flanger can get me. It seems like a pretty fine pedal too, plenty of tone sculpting available for my needs at least.

Literally on Wednesday of this week. Not everyone lives inside a forum, not even a bass one.

May I ask why the depth is set so lightly on the Bass Clone, please?

I sold a drum machine and two pedals and picked up one pedal and a pair of flat patch cables as part exchange and came out of it with money in pocket. Am I out?

You want a smaller pedalboard, there's barely any pedals on there. 😆

I'm probably in for the whole year so long as strings don't count. Strings not attached to a bass, that is. No, nor any other type of instrument. I'm left-handed so the temptation is low and my two are both hard to top for what I like so it's extremely unlikely anything new will be entering my bass gear collection this year.

Yes, not sure why they did that - it's not the most aesthetic spot for a battery compartment after all.

Teaming up with my Schecter 2019 Riot Aurora Burst to give me an amazing pair of basses. Bought right at the end of last year (with a significant discount) so doesn't count as a 2023 purchase. She feels very light, the neck is super thin which is how I like it. I will say, not impressed with the luminescence of the side dots but I knew that was likely an issue before I threw down the money and it's not really a big deal. There's clearly a lot going on with the pickups and tone sculpting options and that's going to take some time learning but from the 40 minutes I spent playing her tonight, she's lovely.

Well, yesterday I bought the Schecter SLS Evil Twin bass I was after, so excepting a set of heavy gauge strings, I should be new gear free in 2023. I also got a huge discount on the Evil Twin thanks to the January sales. Seriously, £460 off! I do have 2 or 3 things to sell next year so maybe I'll have a negative acquisition for the year.

Oh, I also got two of the Hercules wall hangers for Christmas but those were presents from my partner.

I don't think I bought anything bass related this year, though I did sell a couple of pedals and a bass. I am hoping to buy another bass early in 2023 though and some heavier gauge strings so I can tune it to D standard.

It wasn't until I'd been playing for a few years I learned thumb anchoring was the way bass was supposed to be played. I was reading an interview with Geddy Lee at the time who said he used a floating thumb technique and was like "oh, I do that, okay".

Thanks everyone, that's very reassuring. I'd actually added one of the Hercules hangers to my Christmas presents suggestion list for my GF having seen how sturdy they look and the reviews on Andertons. Good to see others recommending them, Acebassmusic.

I couldn't see this asked elsewhere, so I'd like to ask what people's experience of wall hangers are? I have very limited space and it would be really good if I could safely hang my bass on the wall but I've heard stories about how hanging a bass by the neck is harmful for the instrument. Your experiences, please? Thanks.

Korg Pitch lack Advanced fan over here.

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I started the year with two basses and I'm down to one. I would say "just", but Valkyrie is awesome. I have bought equipment but not directly bass gear and only due to needing it for recording purposes. Actually, I'm not sure those midi cables will be necessary now, but they could still be useful.