krispn

Well prior to ownership I mean - we all have to take a punt on new gear irrespective of opinions

Amended

Is that the consensus and two of which you have yet to own or play....

it's meta

Snarky puppy?

I'm sure various filters and such could do a good impression of some of these aforementioned tunes. A Red Ripper is available locally which does look interesting but not sure it'll do more than my current cheapie fuzz. I'll defo check out some audio and wrangle a demo if possible. I have stumbled upon a good octave up Royal Blood type thing when trying to do a 90's hiphop demo for the pub band on Logic as a kinda fun mash up for our NYE gig later in the year. At this stage it's just a band only demo but if I expand the pedal board beyond Logic I'll be happy to offer up audio

I listed at least 4 different generations of funk to choose from.

It appears you don't know what I was referring to

What synth sound would you like them to cop? A few suggestions of a song or tone would be useful.

So not one of yours then A good video though - kudos to that man

I stand by it though!

I suppose to be proved wrong one would have to have posted some audio examples on which to be disputed. Chicken and egg I suppose! What people find usable and what people find unusable is based on many factors. Are you trying to copy a HH Chameleon sound or Sir Psycho Sexy? Are you looking to nail a Snarky Puppy thing or a Bruno Mars track? All this chat of synth emulation does is create more ambiguity. I asked ages ago on the synth thread what songs people are covering and for audio examples to hear what could be achieved and only one person responded with a soundscapes/soundtrack vibe tune - 65daysofstaic meets a 70’s sci fi soundtrack and frankly the 15+ pedals on their board probably weren’t needed to get the sounds I heard. If someone, anyone, who actually knows how to record their signal chain can post some audio of what can be achieved on a track with a future impact, a stomp or a nasa worthy pedal board et al we can all identify with please step up do so so these basement warriors can be proven valid or otherwise. FFS!

@funkle finally someone got the reference nearly three years later. Probably too much of an ‘in reference’!

Alright cuzzie you made your point

Allow me to direct your attention to the 'Show us your pedal board thread' if you're after some willy waving

Without a doubt @JapanAxe I find it funny when people talk about heavy 4.5kg+ 5 string basses! Lighter basses are more resonant and responsive and all this talk of sustain- it’s great to have a bass which will feel lively and responsive in the hand when playing but I’ve never yet needed a bass to sustain a note for ‘that long’ and definitely not on a soul or Motown classics! I’m not needing a 5’er just now but would happily play another one if the gig requires it especially if I could nab another Dingwall!! I had a lot of fun on my 5’er and it was my main gigging bass for quite a few years but have to say going from a Dingwall to a JMJ Mustang has been very rewarding. It’s always good to change things up and the JMJ just nails so many aspects of sound and feel which is really working for me right now. It’s funny as we spoke about Mustangs when we did the hand over/meet up for the Ding. I’m really digging the ‘stang!

It's not 'festival' gig per se but the Edonburgh Fringe comedy festival is happening for the month of August and a lot of the up nad coming folk and 'free' gigs which are put on in bars and clubs across the city use the tip model and essential are non paid gigs. We only play bar gigs.

I'd wondered if we tried this over the Edinburgh festival gig (in our regular venue) if it might generate some extra as there is a big culture of the 'tips bucket' for payment thing but it would be rude seeing as we do get an actual wage!

I heard that no one wanted to go on first and Arlo kinda just went on!

forward to 4:22 approx for string gauges.

I’d saw on a video review the Spector basses came with (maybe historically) 43-122. I’ll see if I can find the source

Did I hear somewhere years ago Spector use slightly different string gauges as standard over the more common 45-125 sets?

Dingwall Super P5 Amazing neck with a modern flat radius and very comfy to play. It nailed the p bass tone and was a very well balanced bass. The B string was great as you’d imagine with a multi scale/fan fret bass and it felt very even across the neck with all strings feeling at the right tension which is something not often taked about with a multi scale bass. It was my main gigging bass for over 4 years and it was light and resonant and at 3.9kg just the right weight for a bass regardless of the amount of strings. Expensive yes and I’d never have been able to afford a brand new one but really a cracking bass. Dingwall combustion’s also have a good rep and a really comfy neck. If a smaller, more modern neck profile is your thing and you like the look they are worth trying out however they are certainly a more modern sounding and looking instrument!

Sorry each band member got paid that figure!

Three people recommending the unit. What more convincing do you need 😀