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Bought a Rafferty HPF from Bill - great to deal with and the pedal turned up in good time, well packed and exactly as described - would recommend!

He's on thefretboard, but hasn't been active since December apparently. His profile there is @GSPBasses, but his signature also points towards https://www.facebook.com/grahame.pollard.39/ I think he mainly focuses on making components for DIY these days, lots of examples of people making guitars based on bodies and necks he's made in the 'Making and Modding Section' (e.g: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/233569/q4-challenge-a-guitar/p1) Hope that helps!

Not sure whether it fully fits the brief, as it feels like about 95% of metal bands are unheard of by more than about 1,000 people. Still, my shout is Boss Keloid (from Wigan no less) with the oddly titled 'Melted on the Inch'. There's a great live playthrough on their YouTube channel which I almost prefer to the actual album mix...

I think you also need to really push this and the new features on your website, and show how it's changed too - pretty much anyone who produces their gear locally makes big statements about production location because of the numerous benefits you eloquantly describe above. Very tempted by a CHB-2, and I think the price point is excellent for a luthier-built product from the UK. You're at a similar price to the least expensive Gibson and someway short of the least expensive US Fender, and those are much more mass-produced. I'm no marketer, but that's all got to be worth something.

Thanks, it's a constantly evolving pit of expense, but I think it's getting there. Slightly shamefully, the Whammy was the first pedal I bought, not the tuner... It is a combined guitar/bass board. Underneath are a couple of Harley Benton isolated AC power supplies, a Rockboard patchbay (used the power supply holders to attach it - there are rails on each side of the board) and three Orchid micro DI boxes (only using two though ATM) attached in a similar way. I think it would depend on how 'not square' they are. The Dunlop was OK, but it you had a Fuzz Face, that would be more of an issue. As you say they do a rotatable version, which is pricey and isn't quite as secure in my view (I use them for the Dunlop) due to the plastic underside, rather than rubber, but still plenty of grip overall. I think the solution is sturdier than velcro (didn't mention that above), and the pedals are locked into place much more securely. I could turn my board upside down and shake it and none of the pedals would move (although a load of dust would fall out). Still think a cable-tie solution is probably win-win (although thinking about it, might damage the paint over time, and some shapes (Fuzz Face again...) might not clamp well. Other pedals might be a bit busy on top to allow for it).

I do like the Aclam, but having owned one for a year or so, there are a few issues I think: Top-loading only track type means you can't run any cables through the board, only around the back/sides which would probably lead to a few issues The blocks take up a surprising amount of room, and prevent cables from being run in the slots they're using. This is particularly annoying at the ends, where 2cm of board is wasted by the blocks (especially if your pedals use top mounted jacks) You can multi-tier the boards, but not in the clever ways I've seen other boards have - I have the Wahcter (IIRC) which is an upper tier above, but I had to get creative to get more depth and a second tier. Weight - it's very well made, but despite being aluminium, there's a hell of a lot of it. Even empty the board (admittedly mine is very large, but it's a home only board) weighs a lot, but pedal capacity isn't as good as some multi-tiered competitors, especially if you're using a switcher. The blocks can only clamp on the sides of a pedal which may not always be convenient (not much way around that given the rails either), and they're not as good at clamping pedals that aren't square (like my Dunlop volume/expression pedal) The board is just the start, the accessories are really pricy. Unless you plan on putting the power supply on top of the board, you have to pay extra for even a rudimentary mounting solution, which may not fit under the smaller/shallower boards. I'd say if gigging, it shines where you have a relatively small/simple board, that fits in one of their bags, especially if you change pedals around a reasonable amount. The quality is excellent as is their CS, the fact it is customisable is great, but it is very expensive to do so and the boards can get unwieldy. In hindsight, I'd have probably gone with the Holeyboard or similar and used cable ties, if I'd known it existed at the time, or for the amount I ended up spending, one of those fancy case-style boards with the hinged/raisable upper tier (Schmidt?). Although the modular/customisable nature at least means you can start with one thing and build up/down as necessary. The fact you can buy all the component parts separately is a good thing and to be applauded.

As I just happened to see this thread, TC released a new firmware version (1.3.6). Release notes below. Big things are a new echo pedal, better MIDI and finally being able to view from right to left as we're used to with pedal order (although I'm now used to the Plethora anyway...)

I've been using the 6db boost setting for a while and now play pretty much wholly in active mode. The bass was always a touch quiet vs other (passive) basses I own, so this mod gets it much closer so that the compressor settings work.

Sorry, that's what I meant by flexible. Total vocabulary failure to use the same word to describe two different things in the same sentence... I'm assuming the 'tongue' as they've termed it is rigid and moves about a pivot, rather than flexing like a traditional thin-ish pick, and is there to account for that action? If it flexes and moves, it's going to feel really inprecise I reckon.

I could see the value in it if the idea is to thicken the grip part - I find it much more comfortable to play with thicker picks (use ~3mm felt picks for older stuff, 3mm stubby triangles on guitar, but like a thin pick for more aggressive picked bass, but I find using a 0.76mm pick less comfortable - more force required). Slightly less convinced by the flexible nature though. Is it trying to act like a flexible/thin plectrum, but with rigid/more durable material?

If it has a long upper horn for the strap pin and is a bolt-on neck, you could always try moving the strap pin to one of the neck bolts and see how you go - should change the balance point considerably. I'd imagine that a grippier strap should help though? I don't know what bass you have, but I'd imagine that any neck climb would be less severe than 'normal' neck dive and a grippy strap should 'cure' the problem.

I was thinking of actually recording a proper demo, but thankfully someone who can actually play has beaten me to it - well done fretmeister, sounds great.