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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

Completely forgot that we have an excerpt on Youtube of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA3XyipGErI Bit weird that the clip starts with the solo, but whatever haha, you get the idea. Headphones/decent speakers absolutely necessary. Si

I've genuinely seen very very few drunken fights/arguments/fallouts at the many many weddings i've played, but nothing serious. The only bad one was a genuine fist fight between the father of the groom and an uncle (i think) of the bride. Basically, the father had gotten out of prison two weeks before, tried to organise a bunch of stuff for the evening that flew in the face of the plans that everyone else had made, he didn't like getting shut down on the night, so took it out on the person who confronted him. Weirdly, no-one seemed particularly perturbed by it, bride, groom etc. They shoved them both in different taxis and got on with it. Clearly they both had form. We all watched it whilst helping ourselves to the buffet, was quite funny as a neutral Si

[quote name='Bridgehouse' timestamp='1510092786' post='3404008'] Oh, and the Daphne blue body went into the freezer today - let's see if we can start off some lacquer checking...! [/quote] Hopefully that fingerboard will darken a bit with some treatment. Looks like a lovely build, but in my humble opinion, it's the fingerboard letting it down just a tiny bit by being so pale/dry? Great work on your behalf though, very cool Si

This thread is an interesting read to me. I play a lot of weddings/functions etc, and I find them easy. Yes of course they're more structured, there's more waiting around, and you have to deal with some strange requests and people trying hard to organise everything to within an inch of it's life. But really, it's simply about knowing how to deal with those things: [b]Songs: [/b]If you market yourself as a band with a specific set-list, then it makes song requests easy to decline. Typically a client will have seen you play elsewhere and so book you for how you sound/the songs in the list. We don't offer any song requests (unless we already know them) other than learning a first dance. Easiest way to deal with a song request whilst you're playing so they don't continue to hassle you whilst you're vamping around an intro? Say "Yes sure, it's coming up later". They'll forget and/or be too drunk to remember. Or "We've already played it". Best one we had was "can you play sweet home alabama"......whilst we were playing sweet home alabama. [b]Waiting around: [/b]You're somewhere with your instrument, and hopefully a relatively quiet room, get practicing, take a walk, talk to your band members....you're still getting paid. [b]Versatile:[/b] It's easy to be versatile. "Oh can you play a little later and not have a break?" Fine by me, prefer it actually, really get into the groove over two hours. Some singers need to pace themselves in these situations, but I'd argue if they can't do it, they probably aren't match fit, or the keys are wrong. Weirdest one we did was a function in a terminal at Heathrow, some marathon they run on the runway. It was like 3-4 songs every 20mins over the course of 3 hours or so. Very odd, but fun, and got to chat to some interesting people, eat free food/drink and hang out in a closed airport with 400 runners. Getting through Security was a bit of a ball-ache, but whatever, there are worse things. [b]Standard requests:[/b] "Can my son/daughter/wife/dog/boss play your drum kit" No....'it's an insurance thing', no guests on stage/playing instruments etc etc. Just a case of being firm. The most prevalent request we have is "oh let me wear your hat".....because people apparently never see hats in real life. Answer: "Sure, it really smells though, maybe don't smell it, needs a wash"....they'll forget about it pretty quick in most cases, and if not, good luck to them. To me, most of the above are basically the same as pub gig requests!! 'Possible hassle' seems like an odd reason to give up a gig that is likely paying you £150-£250. If you consider that you're playing for free (because it's fun and helps you improve) and realise that you're being paid £41 an hour (£250 over 6 hours) in some cases (more or less is possible) for lifting some gear/listening to people talk at you/eating free food.....you start to realise it's not too bad. I mean whatever works for you, if you want to play £50 in pubs, absolutely fine, but if you can get them, I consider weddings functions easy wins. There's the odd total dud, but I think I've probably had two or three in around 10 years. Si

My band play this, drums, guitar, bass, vocals......so as a result, I get to stretch out a tiny bit more than the Jools recording (which is excellent I think.....people say there's no good performances on there?!). I also play the choruses with a low octave on, give it that slightly synthy/sub vibe. It's fun to learn the main violin riff too, chuck that in a little bit. Love the second verse groove too. Si

This might be of interest to you Www.focusrite.com/focusrite-academy-recording-drums Si // Focusrite Media Relations

[quote name='TPJ' timestamp='1509621417' post='3400328'] I'd like to hear some sound samples of the new one. I know recordings may not capture the entire sound but curious anyway. I have a DHA VT EQ DI and struggle with it but love the M80 especially when stacked. Not sure I've ever had success with valves in preamps to be fair, they seem to take the edge off so the sound doesn't cut through. [/quote] What are you trying to 'cut through'? Si

There seems to be, in some cases, an odd expectation that a program should be full of acts, every week, that everybody likes?!? It's also worth noting that most, if not all, of the acts on Jools have played a LOT of gigs and sold a LOT of music. Clearly this shows that whether you like an act or not, they are popular with someone. For what it's worth, I probably like maybe 20-30% of the music on Jools, probably about right for a randomly selected group of acts, but it has certainly been the place where I have discovered some amazing acts. For example I first discovered Richard Bona (playing solo, look that up, beautiful) on there, as well as Nickel Creek & The Staves. If you don't already, it's almost certainly worth giving something more than 30secs, if you want to discover music, invest time in the process, let things grow on you. So many people now say there's no decent Rock or whatever, that's so far from the state of the industry, there's more than ever, you just have to invest in the time and effort to find it. Worth it though. Si

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1509541644' post='3399744'] It is..? Oh dear; I was just building up to getting USB 2.0 in full use..! S'no fun these days, getting old; it all spins around so fast. Should I be anticipating USB 26.0 already, then..? [/quote] USB-C is the new 'standard', but that just refers to the connector type, it's not a protocol unto itself. You can use USB2.0, USB3.0/3.1 & Thunderbolt over that connection. Thunderbolt 3 is only available over USB-C, whereas previously, Thunderbolt 1 & 2 connections have been over 'Display port' connections. That said, not all USB-C ports/cables support Thunderbolt (be it 1, 2 or 3). Confused yet? Si

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1509464480' post='3399137'] Si, it seems that you are suggesting that everyone should sensor themselves, is this really what you are trying to say? To me this seems a very slippery slope erroding away at the cornerstones of free speech. Obviously going around harrassing and insulting people is not the way forward but to to sanatise our thoughts and speech to this level because we are afraid of people being offended on behalf of other people will lead to people ceasing to engage in dialogue for fear of causing offence. I am actually glad this thread has caused this discussion(though it clearly was not my intent) because it has brought to light other underlying societal issues. [/quote] Certainly not, someone suggested that we shouldn't consider whether the guitarist would be offended because she'd probably never see this post. I tried to suggest that if we wish to help someone (proliferating their music), we should do it in the most respectful way possible, and that commenting on her appearance before her music was not the way to do it, however good the intention. So perhaps it is a form of self-censorship, but only really from the point of view of what is relevant to the subject matter. Ultimately no-one is stopping you from saying anything you want, certainly not me, but what language and sentiment is more likely to help the performer? Especially given the history of the treatment of women in music and society at large, probably not calling out her appearance when her music is what matters. Si

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1509463534' post='3399120'] Not wanting to wade too deep into this one, and correct me if I'm wrong, but you see her first before she plays a note. What's going to come to mind first? "She's cute" or "She's a shockingly good guitar player"? Serious mountain/molehill here gents... [/quote] Yes, arguably, although that is based on the individual watching. There is almost certainly a difference in reaction to all watching when presented with the following titles: [b] Stunning girl, instrument, playing and composition!!![/b] [b] Stunning instrument, playing and composition!!![/b] Which do you think is more fair to her when presenting her playing to those who don't know her? [quote name='clivem' timestamp='1509463998' post='3399129'] The person who asked me to describe her was male! He would have known exactly who I had spoken to if I had only used the word "cute" to describe the receptionist. So you are saying that describing someone as "cute" is irrelevant and inappropriate in the world we live in today, even when asked by another male, (in private), to describe the physical appearance of a female? Would it be OK to describe a female as "attractive" or "pretty" when asked to comment on a females physical appearance? ie. is it just the word, "cute", that has some connotation I'm not aware of? [/quote] You're assuming that the male who you spoke to is straight, and has the same visual preferences in women as you do. Your use of 'cute' is unlikely to help him if, privately, he finds both receptionists 'cute'. Presumably he's the one who told you to take your business elsewhere, and so perhaps does not think in the same way as you. I'm suggesting that calling someone cute in a situation where their appearance has nothing to do with their professional standing is inappropriate in todays world, yes. You think otherwise? Again, assuming that just because you're talking to another male, one-to-one, allows you to refer to women in a particular way, however harmless you think it is, is again part of the problem. You were engaging in a professional phone call with someone who's gender is irrelevant, asked to describe someone else who likely would have been identified by referring to her as softly-spoken with blonde hair. If that didn't cover it, so be it. Si