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People that spend £350,000 on hifi systems are an example to us all. No, really. They're a reminder that you can become rich without being smart. There's hope for us all yet

This whole "everyone else hates us so we don't win" thing is complete and utter nonsense. Only the Irish (7 wins) have won it more times than GB has (5 wins). We've finished second 15 times. There's only been about 60 competitions, so thats a pretty good success rate. We don't win it because we enter sh*t songs and because the contest has expanded so there is more competition.

I had a brief honeymoon with flats but now pressurewounds are my string of choice. Best of both worlds IMO.

I don't have ms60b but I did just buy a B3 whiz has basically the same algorithms and processor. I think the ms60b would be absolutely perfect for what you want to do. The amp sins are really good, and the ms60b seems perfectly suited to using for "always on" sounds. If you're looking for something similar but with slightly different features check out the b3.

I don't know a lot about that particular pedal, but essentially if you chain overdrives and fuzzes you tend to end up with more volume and more fuzz/distortion. Sometimes the effects are really cool, othertimes it turns into a big horrible mess. The only way to know is to try it. Quite often chaining fuzzes leads to insane sounds.

So, had a quick play with the B3 last night. Firstly, the presets are pants. But I expected that. Setting up your own ones produces much, much, much better tones. However, I think it will work very well for my expected usage---basic amp sim, with the odd effect added here and there. The amp sims are really, really good. I'll probably use the crazier effects on guitar more than bass, I'm looking forward to trying that. Finally, tweaking the parameters is an absolute doddle. I've owned multifx before and never liked them because tweaking was too hard. This is as close as you'll ever get to real individual pedals---its that easy. Its tiny, its built like a tank (feels like a real quality piece of kit), it sounds good, and it costs less than whatever the boutique OD of the week is. First impressions are definitely very positive.

There's a Maya telecaster bass that ends later today: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191078532908?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_402wt_1399"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191078532908?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_402wt_1399[/url] Looks quite nice but I'm not in the market...

I've sold quite a few things on gumtree and I definitely prefer to deal face to face so its normally my preferred solution. However, you do have to be prepared to deal with all manner of flakes and timewasters. The people that really annoy me are the ones who completely ignore what your ad says. I sold a guitar once for about £200, and my ad stated "absolutely no trades, I need to raise some cash". Some muppet contacted me to offer me "how's about a trade for my strat, your guitar plus £100 my way". Was hard to be polite in my response to that... The other people that annoy me are the ones who contact you to offer you a trade and then change their minds! I was selling a delay pedal and a guy sent me a message saying "how's about a trade for my compressor?". I sent him a reply saying "Yeah, sure" and his response was "sorry, changed my mind..." Don't offer a trade if you're not sure!!!! I think a lot of people out there contact you to say "I definitely want it" just so that it buys them time to think about whether they do or not. They think that if you're arranging something with them then you won't sell it to someone else in the meantime. It then gives them the time to faff around and think about whether they definitely want it, and of course most of the time its just GAS talk and they're not interested at all. Still, you can't beat meeting in person and handing over cold hard cash for an item that you can inspect yourself!

I like that, a lot. Good work! Series / Parallel is a great mod for a jazz. McNach has a lovely Jazz bass that he modded, and then sold to me (before I sold it back to him ) and I loved that feature.

[indent=1]Did the P-bass arrive yet Tom? looking forward to hearing about that![/indent]

[quote name='Mikey R' timestamp='1391808733' post='2361664'] What do people think of the EHX Blackfinger? I like mine, but I use it as much for the tubey tone as the compression. Has anyone tried the Whitefinger? [/quote] I had one of the older style big box Whitefingers. I liked it, but the box was huuuuuge and it needed its own PSU so I sold it. The newer version is considerably smaller, but again I think it still needs its own PSU. Certainly worth trying if you can live with that.

Its just taste, innit. I find that most of the supposed Super Groups leave me non-plussed at best. I've never understood what anyone sees in the likes of Pink Floyd for example. I'd rather listen to silence than them!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1393398126' post='2379670'] Roll on independence eh? Then you'll have import duty on top!! [/quote] Nah, I'll just get one from Thomann. No duty in the EU

[color=#000000][font=Arial, Verdana][size=3]I just ordered a Zoom B3.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial, Verdana][size=3] I tried to order one from GAK, because they offer "free shipping on orders over £99". However, put in an address in Scotland and they want to charge you £13.99 shipping and inform you that if you live in Scotland you need to spend £299 for free shipping. F**k that. I live in Edinburgh, not Orkney. [color=#222222] [/color][/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial, Verdana][size=3] Sounds Live got my order instead. [/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1393331466' post='2378749'] Oh, and the price seems to have dropped a little to £130. Worth it for the guarantee etc. [/quote] Yeah, I'm currently wondering whether I should just plump for a new one. The fact that its all digital makes me think that a guarantee might be worth having (analogue effects are normally fixable yourself if they go pearshaped).

I like the Hartke Bass Attack. Its built like a tank, has some decent features, and sounds good.

Thanks for the info guys. I just sold a guitar (one of those odd, high pitched 6 string things, don't worry) and now I have some GAS funds burning a hole in my pocket. Now if you lot could just stop beating me to the B3s that appear in the classifieds (two in three days ffs) that would be lovely!

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1393313456' post='2378475'] Yes I would. I've experimented with a compressor in various positions in my chain and the place I like it best is first in line. Your Milage may vary [/quote] do you use an Envelope Filter as well? I like Compressor up front but if you do that then the compressor levels out your playing dynamics which really screws up your EF.

[quote name='jon_kemo' timestamp='1393281045' post='2378336'] Was this in Lincoln by any chance? If so the manager had slashed the guitar prices the day before. I managed to bag myself an Ibanez SR705 that they already priced wrong for £115! It was marked at £175 but didn't produce any sound plugged in so was sold to me as faulty without a warranty. I got it home and found that it was just the battery clip was a bit dodgy, so got myself a massive bargain! [/quote] Jammy git!! :-D

Bizarre. Clicking on "use full version" and then "use mobile version" has reverted everything back to normal. How strange. I definitely didn't change my theme settings myself!

Thats nice. Everytime I think I'm cured of GAS something like this comes along to tempt me

Bought a GLX Bass Limiter from Paul. Friendly emails, posted it when he said he would and packed it up safely. Many thanks

[quote name='sk8' timestamp='1393268800' post='2378075'] Compressor Envelope Octave Fuzz Chorus Pre amp [/quote] Would you really put the compressor before the filter?

Hey Yesterday I noticed that the mobile site theme has changed (at least I assume it has---mine is now a different colour and I don't think I asked it to!). It looks pretty, but now quoted posts don't format correctly. Has anyone else noticed this?