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As has been said previously, there's nothing nonsense about Jaco's playing, no accidents etc. Of course, towards the end of his life he fell apart and very much relied on his past to prop up his artistry to some degree, but he was ill. And suggesting that Jameson (whom I love a great deal) had some kind of rhythmic mastery over and above Jaco is just silly, they applied it in very different ways, but Jaco was an equal rhythm powerhouse, incredible drummer too (that's him drumming on Teen Town). It also seems that you're judging his playing on how you think the bass SHOULD be, whereas actually it's simply another instrument that allows the player to express themselves, its role has simply been dictated by western musical styles. He wrote the music, and so why wouldn't he step out and fulfil what he feels he needs to play, he's not doing it for anyone else other than him, whereas Jameson was on a wage, playing through songs that were just put in front of him on the music stand.....who knows what he would have done given full creative freedom. If you haven't already, listen to Jaco play through his Big Band albums, perhaps much more your thing, because it's a large band and he understands placement within a larger context. Weather Report was a much smaller band, and so more ability to step out, fill space (where appropriate) and have fun. But just to further the conversation, I do love leaving this video hanging around :): Just to be clear, i'm not saying that everyone should like Jaco, obviously not.....but appreciate him for what he was in total, not simply that he played music you don't like. Si

Oh I wasn't trying to convince anyone, t'was just for reference, was going to do it anyway Si

Plenty of people much prefer the sound of bolt-ons to neck-throughs, you get a much more present attack with Bolt-On's (arguably a preference for the type of music typically played on Thunderbirds). It's why plenty of boutique companies offer both options, because one is not 'better' than the other. Si

Much better Si

Purple sparkle is fun enough, but with that fingerboard/inlay combo it's gross! Si

Play the keyboardists keyboard for the mid section and outro? Si

Eugh, no way would I be pursuing the name, way too much time, effort and likely massive fallout. Move on, bigger and better things Si (And yes I have been in this position)

Yes 13lbs is horrendous! Especially if it doesn't balance well. Even my single-cut Fodera through 5er was only 10.5lbs . But that balanced beautifully. I had Maruszczyk build me a 33" Precision (Jake) bass, chambered, just about 7.2lbs, was a joy! Si

Looking back through my emails, here's what John suggested: "The only thing that might be worth adding - is an isolating transformer on the unbalanced output to feed your amplifier, to ensure that earth loop hum would never happen." Which I went for obviously. Will pick up one of their re-amp boxes too soon I think, £56....yes please. Si

Mine has no battery capability actually, just phantom power, simply as my starting point was their Micro DI rather than the Classic. So mine sits firmly between the Micro & Classic with feature set, input for instrument, output to amp, and the XLR out sits on the back edge. Si

Orchid will also do custom orders and add/remove things you want. For example I had a transformer added to mine for a small cost, mine cost £42 including postage and came the next day after ordering. Si

All sounds very reasonable to me! Si

That's interesting, so you have dealt directly with Lull with comms? Even if the bass is coming back to BD when done? I only ask because I dealt directly with Lakland for my build and it was smooth and easy....at no point did they suggest I go through Guitar Guitar. That said, they may only be official dealers for Skyline and not customs. Si

Very cool, look forward to seeing it! Si

It's never too late haha Si

Of course, everyone is able to do what they please, but why someone would spend £30 on a Behringer DI rather than £36 on an Orchid is beyond me http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/classic_DI.htm Si N.B. I have nothing to do with Orchid further than being a customer, just think they make great products.

Orchid Electronics any day! They'll even do customised ones if you need a slightly different flavour. Si

A tube preamp/DI isn't a simple job, chances are if a pedal builder has put the time in to design one....and it's good....it will likely be available as a product (like DHA). Si

I always thought it sounded great on its own, it kinda needs a cab to get the best out of it, not a DI recording. But you are right, it stacks excellently with other drive pedals. Cheers Si

I put together a comparison vid of the overdrives in my pedal drawer at the moment, thought it might be on interest. Absolutely use headphones or decent speakers please Recorded with my custom US Lakland 44-94 passive P/J (both pickups on, tone up full), slightly gigged 45-105 Lakland strings and a Dunlop 1.14mm pick. Riff played into a TC Electronics Ditto, looped and recorded into a Focusrite iTrack Pocket after the pedals. Pedal order is: -COG Mini 66 (custom 'Seaweed' enclosure painted by Claire Cousins) -Schalltechnik Guma Drive (Darkglass Vintage clone DIY kit) -Fuzzrocious Dark Driving (in 'Dark' mode) -Fuzzrocious Broke Dick Peanut Gallery (BDPG) -DHA VT1-Pro-Bass-Drive Preamp/DI (the only Tube pedal here. I just concentrated on the drive section and don't really explore the considerable EQ section) -Fuzzrocious Demon -COG Knightfall 66 (Prototype: Germanium diodes on channel 1, LEDs on channel 2) This isn't meant to be a definitive demo of each pedal, more of an overview and how they compare tonally to each other. Cheers Si

The problem here is that you're "not adverse to trying something different".....which just means you'll get a thread of every overdrive/distortion under the sun The COG TK-421-X is Rat based and excellent, equally the MXR Bass Distortion is Rat based and co-designed by Ryan from Fuzzrocious, based off their Cat Tail pedal. But if you're genuinely open to other things, just pop into the Effects For Sale thread and buy a couple of bits, try them, flip them for the same price if you don't like them. Or there's that new FX Pedal Rental company operating in the UK now, might get expensive.....but a good opportunity to try stuff. Si

Curious to know what examples the OP might have? Si // Focusrite Media Relations

Just out of curiosity, who on this thread is a pick player and who is a fingerstyle player? Just wondering as that has a massive effect on drive tone Si