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Update on stability; went away for a few days on a course, came back and strings were a semi tone down (and no, my tuners are not slipping). Tuned up, another day of playing and at the end of it they seemed stable, plus after the initial tune up they didn't need any tweaking. So, 2/3 days to settle down but don't know how much of that is down to the amount of hours I've been playing them. Great strings tho, really enjoying them and will be putting them on a fretted bass. At the moment they are on a fretless jazz, I've been learning some Brecker Brother tracks and they sound perfect.

I do a similar thing. For home practice I use a small mackie desk and headphones to mix my bass and play along to tracks and online lessons.

Sorry, got the wrong thread!!

For home practice I use a small Mackie mixer and headphones. Great for not annoying the neighbours and good for playing along to songs and online lessons.

Came across the Fender Rumble 25 & 40 combos. They don't look all that but was amazed at their performance. Interestingly the 25 & 40 have fender speakers whereas the rest of the line have eminence I think.

... so remember, get good by playing with other musicians but don't play with other musicians until you're good!

When I played sax I used a Gallien Krueger MB-150S combo (the metal cased combo) on a sturdy mic stand at head height as a monitor. They sell a 'U' shaped bracket to mount it. That setup also works quite well as a stage monitor for bass.

IEMs is a good way to go but take a bit of getting used to. Also a bit of an investment, but worth it in the long run. Also a bit of a faff for just a jam night but I would at least get a clip on mic.

I used to play alto in a band. The only way you'll be able to control your sound is to have your own 'clip on mic' on the bell. I used feed mine to a pack on my belt, then a lead to a DI box and would let the sound guy connect to the DI. General mics don't really work that well on sax and horns.

PS.... Brecker Brothers are always great but Heavy Metal Bebop... what a great album!!

Thanks for the feedback. I'm sort of drawn to the Seamoon purely because it's so different, which has to be fun right? Also, it has a great paint job which will look good on the pedal board! Not so easily available tho but that's also part of the draw.

Fantastic band, shame they only wrote one song tho.

Draw the line at anything for scammers! A bit of information here, another piece of info there, it all adds up. Don't even give them a toe in the door.

I've enjoyed doing some Scott's course but at the moment the Gwizdala stuff seems more my thing.

It's death by a thousand cuts. A genuine company won't try and hack your phone these guys might.... do you keep online banking details on your phone?

Watching demos of the new Solid Gold Supa Funk means I have to scratch the itch that is a new filter pedal. Lots of talk about the supa funk but not so much about the funk machine.... does anyone have experience of the Seamoon pedal? I'm going to buy one of them but not sure which. It's going to be used in a band where we do retro 70s stuff, think Starsky & Hutch theme tune meets Herbie Hancock, along with more contemporary but old school influenced groove. I'm not after replicating any particular sound, it just has to be funky.

Looks like a scam. On the last point, worse things than a subscription to Scott's Bass Lessons!

Is it worth getting a professional to install a new nut and do a setup? Might make all the difference. High end Ibanez SR's are very nice tho!

If the neck is sublime and it's comfortable to play, I would say you've found a keeper. I'm a big believer in tweaking basses to get them where you want for your needs. Sounds like time to have a Graph Tec nut installed (I get them put on all my basses) and at the same time getting a setup done. If you don't like the eq then change it out. Many options, my current favs being East and Audere. Might sound like a lot but if you end up with a bass that plays well and sounds well then you're onto a winner.

Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! Why is it so difficult to find a band that works for you (rhetorical!)? Well, just because someone else is a musician doesn't mean you're automatically going to get on with them and in the case of a band you need to find 3, 4, 5 or more to get on with.... and not just get on with as musicians with similiar musical tastes but also as people with all their annoying habits. And as they say; hell is other people!

Also, don't forget the the EHX Synth 9 which has OBX, Prophet and Moog presets... and it's polyphonic.

Also with the mono synth pedal, it has a separate dry only output as well as an output for the dry/synth mix which I've found to be v useful.

... no problems with tracking, only gets glitchy if you try to do chords, but you don't have to be too clean with your playing as copes quite well if you get a bit sloppy.

I'll do a clip when I'm back home... I'm away on a residential course at the moment. There are some great clips on YouTube as well. At this price tho the pedal is almost a must have, no brainer, purchase.

The laser preset is also good but to make the most of it, and other presets, you need an expression pedal but it really does add hugely to their usefulness. So much so I couldn't be without one now. For added low end synth goodness I sometimes add in parallel an octaver set to 100% octave down.