Woodwind

I have 2 pedal boards that I select between using a switcher A/B pedal. Each board goes to its own DI box and a dedicated channel on the FOH mixer. Pedal board A will have a loop or sustained notes running that I then pitch shift while playing over the top of it using pedal board B so both channels have active outputs at once, it's not either or. For my show in February the logistics are severely compromised so I want to simplify everything massively and was thinking I'd use something like that vintage Boss KM2 to mix both my pedal boards into one di feed. My fee for this show is low so I'd rather economise on the mixer front. Under 50quid is where i'm looking, so the boutique mixers and ABY loopers are out. I have a behringer 8 channel mixer I could use worse case scenario, but I'd rather something small and simple that I can power from my existing power chain and have stuck to a board

Thank you both for the suggestions. Having had a look at both these led me to the Sonicake Portal as well, so I will have a better look at all 3 over Christmas

I need to reconfigure my boards for a show in February and will most likely use this new set up for a while after. I was originally running two DI feeds to FOH, but I need to blend both my channels to one DI for this show. I have been looking for an inexpensive 2 channel mixer pedal and can't find anything outside of second hand Boss KM2 which would be absolutely ideal apart from the price. Does anyone know of a similar pedal to a KM2 that is being produced now? I'd like something small so it can be mounted on my board. A switcher is no good as I use both channels simultaneously. Thanks for any pointers

I have a project turntable bought 20 years ago to replace a project I'd bought 5 years prior and had burned the motor out on. I forget exactly what debut model, but it would be lower mid range in their current debut line up with upgraded cartridge and some other tweaks etc. It extracts what I want from a record, but it is a painfully dull, pseudo minimalist, pedestrian piece. If I had a Dual 505 I would be excited to play records in a way I'm not with the project. Get a new belt and drop the cash on a new stylus or even a whole new cartridge and enjoy the music.

I think ending up with the double 4 is the best possible outcome. They are great amps - knowing your music Rob, going beyond bass if you do have or acquire a pickup or mic system you can move across all your wonderful guitars the double 4 will reproduce all the tones perfectly. I use mine as stage amplification for my woodwind instrument.

Ha there we go. Tim typing exactly what I was saying at the same time

Let us know what you think of the amp and the cab. A criticism of this amp back in the day was that it didn't seem very loud, but this was apparently from people turning the knobs as they would on an amp they were used to ie judiciously. Don't be afraid to push the gain right up.

Bit late to this, sorry. What is the actual difference in scale length between the two basses? A friend of mine tours internationally and when she can't take her instrument she has to make do with whatever the venue or promoter has managed to hire for her gigs. This means she adjusts to different string lengths and D/ Eb necks with very little time to practice with an instrument. She has a little leather patch with double sided tape that she sticks on the neck at the D position as physical marker for her thumb on Eb necks. Works brilliantly. As you own both these basses you could make a wooden block to a similar shape curve to D neck and hide glue it on to the Eb neck. Easily removed if you wanted to sell the bass. That's what I'd be inclined to do. As others have said, please Don't shift the bridge - a couple of mm is fine in reality, but there would be no gain in doing this as the difference in scale length is probably an order of magnitude greater than what you could compensate for by moving the bridge (and you would need to tweak the soundpost after moving the bridge). Carving the new nut is definitely the only way to make them have the same scale length without commiting to a neck graft. It shouldn't be expensive and if you are handy is not an especially difficult DIY project, certainly to test the waters at least. You don't need to use ebony. Your Luthier may in fact want to nudge the bridge towards the fingerboard by a few mm to help maintain a D neck with the new nut etc etc, but they will then adjust the soundpost. As others have said the aesthetics may put you off, but I was close to buying a bass with an extended nut which had a C extension so it all ended up looking pretty good indeed! Let us know what you decided to do. Good luck

Well I'm very impressed that they are using thick cable. If I had a trace I would definitely be following your fine example!

Love this so much. Do you know if the mains cable is .75mm2 or a beefier 1mm2?

What a fantastic instrument! Is that a slap relief cut out under the G, and and A strings? What surgery is it having?

So much so that The Fast Show lampooned the phenomena back in the 90's

I would love to catch them live. Always had to work late when they have come to London over the last few years. Glad you enjoyed the show!

The very best sounding 5 strings - Low B specifically- I have ever played (Didn't own any of them) were a Warwick thumb 5, a stingray 5 and a Status Barracuda (probably the best sounding out of all of them). All of them weighed an absolute tonne. Whether that was related to the quality of their low end I can't say, but I could never own an instrument as heavy as those

Other than the cachet of the name I have never really understood the fuss over Kays. The one I played on at a dealers place was eclipsed by every other bass of any construction method at any price he was selling. If you must own a Kay then £2.5k will get you this. If you want a double bass then £2.5k will get you some choice. Rant over 🤣