PatrickJ

Are Band helper and Set list helper the best options for Android? It looks like OnSong and Deep dish are IOS only . I decided at last night's rehearsal that I definitely have to get something like this, even if just for me !

I don't think it can be the retailer? I doubt they make that much margin on these products. Perhaps it's the distributor for Mesa in Europe who is setting the pricing? Its a shame, I'd love a MESA rig but, even though I could probably stretch to afford one, as LukeRFC pointed out there are so many other quality options at lower price points it's really hard to justify. Maybe after Brexit we'll agree a trade deal with the US and prices will tumble down

Read this and thought, Scott Devine. I think Scott is a good educator but his YT channel is click bait of the worst kind. Though I'm not sure he's guilty of the last one!

I used a set of Sunbeams for a short period of time. I liked them and wouldn't hesitate using them again if I went back to round wounds. I just checked Amazon.co.uk as i remembered they were inexpensive and the 40-100 gauge are currently selling for less than £20(dispatched from the US).

Listening now

Great picture - looks like a real blast. I don't know Stray but I'm to give them a listen this afternoon.

I heard this played at an open mic night last week and thought how great the baseline was. Added to the must learn this Thank you!!!

Specification finalised (pending my final decision on drop top) and deposit paid. My rough photoshop mock-ups of what I'm hoping to end up with! Myrtle Option 1 Myrtle Option 2 Alder Tone Wood

That's not my experience, normally they won't shut up 😀

@ped What about a forum to rival JoinMyBand or Bandmix?? Those sites annoy the hell out of me and I sure it could be done a lot better. I know there is a sub-forum here for fiinding bands but I think there's definitely a need for a well run, dedicated 'band finder' forum. PM me if you think the idea has legs..

There's a lot of guitar forums out there already, with established user bases that are very active. I guess the ideal scenario would have been if all of us had gotten guitarists we know on to it as an instant user base. Without that I imagine it would take a lot of effort and maybe some expense to get it really going.

There is not a single Chili's album I've not enjoyed for the most part (including One Hot Minute). Completely agree that BSSM was probably the pinnacle, that Stadium Arcadia should have been a single CD release and that post John it's not been the same but, but they remain a band that I listen to frequently .

I'm looking forward to the new Snarky album this month. Been warming up with their promo release

I had a friend who switched to Yamaha five strings solely to use the B as a thumb rest. I don't think he'd ever played a single note on it.

I originally got a five string as the band I was playing in played sets with 3 to 4 different tunings. Rather than have multiple guitars and switch between them or having to retune between songs it was better for me to play it all on the one instrument . We don't play those songs anymore so it's just So69 (which I'm trying to get removed from the set list). I''m looking to sell on the fiver as I don't need it anymore.

Yup, keep it simple, I've never been one for crazy pedal boards. Only 1 of the LS-2s was used for the Bi-Amping. I had that LS-2 set up up so that I could have Bass and Guitar together or Guitar Only. I didn't need any bass only sections in the 2 or 3 RB covers we played. If I had then using the tuner to mute the guitar line would probably have worked well. The second LS-2 was used to mix the dry bass signal with the fuzz I had on the bass line at the time. The pedal didn't have a blend control it's self but it wasn't really needed as it retained the low end pretty well anyway.

My pedal board from that era. Think I've sold all but 1 pedal on there, kind of regretting that after reading this thread ☹️.

Well your profile picture is a tad misleading 😂!!

I did this when we were playing some Royal Blood covers. I'd use an LS2 to split the signals then use the Octave Up from a micro POG into a Fuzz, then into a guitar amp. Though I could never get a sound I particularly liked through the guitar amp. The Octave up feed from the Micro POG always sounded a bit thin and artificial to me, even with a flip load of gain on the fuzz. Now I just get the guitarist to do the higher octave parts :).

Here's the actual pieces of Myrtle Jon has available. Jon's just looking if he can get any figured Walnut that I would work so I can compare a light to dark option.

I am thinking it will need a PJ sibling in the very near future !!

A couple of mock ups from the wood veneers Jon's sent me to look at. Current favourite - Flamed Myrtle Flamed Maple, always a classic Koa

They do, but I can never see myself owning one.

As per a few recent posts I've made regarding my 40th birthday and that my wife wanted to get me a really nice Bass for a present, this here forum got me turned on to the idea of a Custom build! After looking at Shuker, GB, ACG and Sei I found I was drawn to Shuker guitars more and after a few interactions with Jon and heading up to his workshop in the Peak District to try a few recent builds I found I really liked the neck profile and build quality of his instruments! So I'm in on a Shuker bass build. After initially flirting heavily with the Horn body shape I've settled on the Custom J with a slightly extended top horn and Shuker designed headstock. I mocked up a template based on some examples from the Shuker website as to what I'm expecting it to look like. Jon's sent me a load of options for top woods so I just need to pick one and finalise my decision on bridge / tuners. I hope to get the order in this week.

Yup, that's flamed myrtle wood. I just want to compare it to something darker, like a figured Walnut so Jon's going to check on what he has. Back on topic, Mr Shuker sent me a quote and it's well under the 3k mark. In fact around the same as a Sandberg J I was looking at Bassdirect.