Beedster

So how about a few of use get together and organise something, we have a lot of regional events, how about a national one? I'll help in any way I can and will donate a couple of Fenderish bitsas to auction to help cover costs?

Is it available to watch for those of us who missed it Mike?

Pretty much every Mesa amp also 👍

Well, they certainly didn't on mine. I took it to a tech - a member here - to look at and we decided in cutting and installing a new nut to keep the G string on the board and to get it closer to the pole pieces, which is far from ideal on a bass at that price point. OK, this was a fair while back (2010ish) and I imagine they got on top of it, but I remember at the time there were a few people here and on TB said they'd had similar issues. But yes, they are otherwise beautifully designed and engineered instruments, it always seemed very odd that despite the evident quality in 99% of the instrument, that more than a few of them had this issue.

Nice 👌

John, what would we do without you mate 🙏 I kinda had had that gut instinct, but was wanting to sense check it. Yes the Satellites were better to look at than they were to play or listen to, but I hoped there was a chance this was a step up! I think the J-PUP fooled me 😆 Many thanks mate 🙏

Calling @Bassassin https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335773204696?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rVs2LmaFT_6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=155UlNbXQGW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Thoughts?

It’s all bollocks guys, really 👍

Andy, I get the sense that we need an event to remember Nick and a few others we’ve lost? It’s at times like this that we recognise we’re a real community ❤️

That’s nicely done mate 👍

I don’t use FX and pretty much never have. But our next band project requires being able to change a few things on the hoof. Most likely I’ll be able to do a lot/most of it via the footswitching on my Mesa M-Pulse, but A) I’d like a little more versatility and B) I don’t have those options in my other amps which makes me anxious if I have an amp problem. Most of what I need will be - for example - switching EQ from bright to dub, adding heavy compression and/or distortion, possibly some synth tone, and shifting volume as I do all of these. I was looking at the Bass Fly Rig but reviews are a bit negative. Suggestions welcome

You cannot beat a decent bitsa 👍

Here are the answers to your main question 👍

Condolences to his family and friends. I never met Nick but those on here who did had nothing but good words to say ❤️🙏

Well I’ve got four heads here, Mesa M-Pulse, Ashdown Drophead 200, Ampeg PF50-T, and Musicman HD-500, the first three can go very dirty, the latter more grit than dirt. Probably a case if which amps you choose really?

Not if you put a VT pre in front of them which us to all intents all your current amp is doing. If you want that sound ‘naturally’ it’s large all tube units, or a good compromise is SS amps with tube pres. Seems if you got the tone you want from the VT you should simply stick with it?

A feature is, for example 4-band EQ That’s not a feature, that’s a design flaw and it’s shocking how many leave the factory like that