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I have no real idea if this IS D&B and/or jungle. Always liked that style / sound but didn’t really seek it out. Though this I have on CD and I think this is brilliant. There’s some GREAT music in here:

13 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Sort of!

 

 

Good shout! Ali from Red Snapper is a GREAT upright player. So much good stuff in their back catalogue!

Interesting reading about folk’s experience of the ACS. Never had that problem, even with singing and (much reduced now past 40) jumping around. Keep thinking I ought to get new moulds given how long I’ve had them but tbh they feel fine, they fit well. Left ear’s still buggered but that was pre-plug purchase so we can’t blame them for that! 🤣

And we weren’t loud but my ears are ringing despite having the ACS moulded plugs in all evening.

How anyone can gig without ear protection is beyond me. Don’t buy that pedal you’ve been after - purchase proper moulded plugs instead. Don’t be like the drummer and say “eh?” every time anyone speaks.

Fourth gig with the latest covers band. Much better. I played some really nice stuff even if I do say so myself. Cut my backing vocals back after making a bugger’s muddle of them at last gig. A couple of fluffs. The run up to the stop in Crazy Little Thing hit a wall at 90mph. Very bad.

After the last gig, it was blisters and finger ice bath. Fortunately the resultant skin/blister combo hardened like a good ‘un so this evening was a breeze!

Two next weekend. This band again Friday and the main band on Saturday. But no lead guitarist and no drummer. So Kev The Keys is gonna drum. Cue hasty Tuesday evening rehearsal!!

To be fair though, the octave and the filter on the C4 are also bloody good. And that’s not synth so it’s fine 😬

On 05/08/2022 at 17:31, Bassmidget209 said:

This is awesome, I keep desperately wanting to be able to make my bass into a synth. Unfortunately I play in a rock band with rather limited scope for techno bass textures. Doesn't stop me trying though 😂😂

Ha ha!! Me too! It really scares the horses doesn’t it? I need to play with people who aren’t 60+ really….

Not hugely local to you but I’m in Spalding, south Lincolnshire. You’re very welcome to drop by evening / weekend!

That’s a proper tidy setup there. Very nicely presented. And some hot barefaced action!!!

Oh man what a nightmare!! Bless yers. On the plus side, LOVE a Zep tribute more than pretty much anything. Good work - my hat is off to anyone who can take on one of JPJ’s lines, let alone a whole set!

And yeah - if you don’t like the Toon then cities really aren’t for you! Used to spend a lot of time there for work. Loved every second of the place and the people. And the ale!! It’s off the bracket good up there!

My dream bass back in the day. If these were available in 5 it’d be all I play!! GLWTS

I’ve superglued my finger tips before now… that works REALLY well! Wears off (all over the strings / pups!) during the gig but forms a great barrier.

Best control labels ever?

See! THAT’S bad right hand technique… ice bath required! 😝

Just sat down after my third gig with the challengingly named 4-Play. Yer bog standard pub covers at The Crown Hotel in Holbeach. Went down well: 20:30 to 23:40 with a couple of breaks.

A little rusty and some canny blisters, not been playing enough at home. Few dodgy moments but I played some nice stuff until the end when it was plectrum out and hang on for dear life!

Guitarist does that pub covers thing of just playing open 1/4 note down/up/down/up chords over everything towards the end of the gig - all dynamics gone. But overall, good!

Fender Dimension USA Deluxe V, heavy D’Addario Nickels, GK 700 and Barefaced Big Baby 2 3rd Gen. I love my rig so much. Special mention for the thick plectrum with tube drive sound courtesy of SA Aftershock.

Graeme bought a set of (barely) used strings from me… all good, recommended!

Yeah your mapping and values are correct. Don’t know why that’s not working then… sorry for the obvious question but the midi data can actually reach the C4 through your host device? And you’re sending the CC to the midi channel that the C4 is on?

I don’t know how “clever” the Ampero is, but some controllers eg Morningstar let you offset the displayed value given that midi starts at 0 and c4 presets start at 1.

I don’t know if it will help, but sending CC 104 value 0 will engage preset 1 on the C4. Maybe you can program something like “long press loads preset 1, then short press sends ‘increment preset’ CC?

Never heard of the Ampero, just had a skim of the manual! So - does the Ampero provide USB host? If not it probs won’t be able to control the C4. SA Neuro Hub is the usual solution for adding host to the C4 BUT SA are working on a cable that will negate the need for a Hub with C4.

Assuming connection, you’ll first need to map the midi functions you want to use on the C4. Page 42 of the manual https://www.sourceaudio.net/uploads/1/1/5/1/115104065/sa248_c4_synth_user_guidev2.pdf

You’ll need to map increment/decrement to a CC number of your choice. Hint: for on/off functions like engage/bypass toggle use 0 for off and 127 for on…

Basically, send a CC number and value which corresponds to those mapped on the C4 to whatever midi channel the C4 is on and you’re away!

Howay man!!! The Love Bomb costs more than my first car did (haven’t accounted for inflation)!!!

Dayum that’s a nicely presented board! Show us your underside?! There’s gonna be some hot GigRig power distribution action going on there is my guess… 😬

Sounds right. And of course the amp in question is blaring away at jumbo jet volumes and the guitarist still can’t hear it 

7 hours ago, Davy said:

Great gig at the Moorcock in Peterlee last night.

 

We played a good first set but the backline volume levels went a bit crazy in the second half (typical twin guitarists)!

 

Nice to be back in a busy venue again after a few poorly attended gigs recently.

Really?!? Two guitarists on stage and the volume went up? You must be mistaken. “Well, I haven’t touched my volume” etc. 

5 hours ago, Volume said:

My project this weekend is a round of the ever-familiar game ‘Pedalboard real estate Tetris’ - trying to make sense of this rabble... work out how best to manage the signal chain... and hopefully (or should that be 'hopelessly'?) try to fit them onto the board beneath. 

There's also an expression pedal for the Xerograph, but I gave-up on fitting that onto the board some time ago... 

...all the while, switching between muttering to myself 'I could probably do without *this* octaver' and 'Ooh - there's a bit of space there - I wonder what else I could add?!'

Time for a new board?!

VERY nice choices on there. But yeah, we all know it’s time for a bigger board now. Stop when two people are needed to carry it?

Now THAT butters my parsnips! If I was in the market for another 5 we’d have done the deal by now. That’s sooo much bass for the money! GLWTS

To be fair, if they’ve not done such gigs before the sound guys should tell ‘em before kick off to haul donkey offstage as soon as done. TBH every band at these sort of gigs should be told that anyway!