SamIAm

Dear BCers. There is a bass in North Norfolk ... that needs to end up in Brighton. It's a jumbo acoustic instrument so courier costs are ... well ... a bit insane! I wonder if any kind folks might be able to assist, I would be so very grateful! A relay from point to point to point would work. I'm Brighton based but can drive up to M25 area, but Norfolk is out of range for my wee mini. S'manth xx

I guess I’d better crack on with the detailed design now! 🥳 S’manth x

I've played with a few multi f/x units (HX Stomp, Some Zooms, Mod Dwarf) and found them OK. I've not had the chance to try some of the super high end units like the Kemper or Cortex. Most are out of my price range (I drooled over an HX Stomp XL for sale in the marketplace for nearly an hour before deciding I just could simply not afford to buy it ... buy it if you can it a great bit of kit!) I had started down building the Effektlada but felt that it was ... well ... I did not want to abuse the Mod team. Whilst their software is open source, it felt wrong to use it given their struggle to stay afloat. I've nearly 30 years in IT and have reasonable electronics skills ... I've decided to build a multi-effects unit (MFX) myself. Pros It will do exactly what I want. It will be very cost effective. Cons It's going to take a while!! However, usinf an OSS approach I would hope that others would start to contribute to the range of capabilities; my skills/knowledge are limited .... but there are so many others out there with much more extensive skill/experience and once this gains momentum I would hope they would get involved. The power of the OSS approach is almost limitless! My bass playing abilities/experience are perhaps a 2/10 (I can groove a fair root/third/fifth on sight) but the subtlety of the effects, especially for us bass players are outside my experience. I'm reaching out to ask what you would want in a MFX I'm not enough of a rocket scientist to actually build effects plugins, but there are loads out there, I'm thinking about such factors as Display Number of footswitches In/Out connections Type of plugins supported (LV2/VST/etc) Form factor Anything else you can think of It will be an open source system so you can make one yourself, tho I'm happy to build you one if electronics is not you thing! S'manth xx

Can't sleep ... so naturally I'm thinking about the design of Phoenix! 🤣 I'm specifically pondering the fingerboard and its relationship to the face plane of the body. Phoenix is a one piece build. With Twiggy, I had a totally flat setup, there was no step from fingerboard to her body (Well, her sorta body!) I could do this with Phoenix, but I'm also musing about recessing her boday face to give a more "traditional" step down from fingerboard to body. Please excuse my crude drawing (My CAD is not up and running just yet!) I'd really appreciate your experience/views about the pros/cons of one approach versus the other. Some factors that might affect this are: She is fretless/headless I plan a zero fret rather than a nut I would really like to install a slap bass "thingie" (Bar/Plate/???) Also, Twiggy had a totally flat fingerboard and this seemed OK, is it worth considering a mild radius for Phoenix? I'll be using a CNC to shape this so it can be quite accurate, but the Bartolini pups I've been gifted are flat and seem to have no individual string height adjustment. Looking forward to the collective wisdom of the BC family to help guide me! S'manth x (Sleepless in Brighton!)

Or buy one of those chargers that had about 17 thousand different tip adapters! S'manth x

Just awaiting tuners and strings and then ... build time! This was the photo of my previous set of bits for a bass build along with Twiggy 24h later it was ash! I may be tempting fate, but I choose to believe lightning (Or more specifically an exploding Lithium battery inferno) is unlikely to strike twice 🤞 I have to say that I do love the look of the Idigbo that Phoenix will be made from. S'manth x

A couple of Picos survived the fire; I think I will use one of them. S'manth x

I let out a squeal of delight and did a little dance today! These beauties arrived, donated by the very kind @Si600 (Thank you so much!) The tuners have traveled from Brazil, via Memphis and are now "Operationally Delayed" at Charles De Gauelle ... hopefully not too much longer and I'll have all the bits I need S'manth x

Blue Moon

Finish what you start! I started a medical degree (In 1982) , but after three years thought it was not for me and left to work in IT. I am now a critical care nurse and really wish I'd slogged through the med degree, even if I didn't use it till recently. S'manth x

Thriller Season of the Witch I put a spell on you Somebody's watching me S'manth x

I feel it important to warn you. GAS is a thing. But building a bass is so addictive it puts GAS to shame. Once you begin you may never stop! Just saying S'manth x

I rue the “quality” of drops offs. Trying to return a Thomas purchase using DHL. a simple process you’d think. Not one but TWO locally listed drop off points refused to take the item as they said they had stopped a year ago dealing with DHL! Frustrating is an understatement. But Thomann have arranged a collection, keep your fingers crossed for me. S’manth x

I got one of these good quality low price CAHAYA Electric Bass Cass Guitar Bag Gig Bag Backpack Padded Soft Case 8mm Padding, Grey, CY0202-1 https://amzn.eu/d/gkbDgZS S’manth x

Awesome … may your groove be great! S’manth x

Thought I'd best update the list to show me ... I'm in the middle but have added at the end 1. MacDaddy - Custom Shukers / Rob Allen Mouse / Peavey Vypyr VIP III 2. Binky Bass - Binky 10 string, USA Conklin 8 string, ACG 9 string, 3 x ACG 6 strings, Reiver 7 string (geeeetar), GR Bass Dual 1400 & GR Bass AT410+, Helix LT, Pinegrove straps, Richter straps etc. 3. Cetera - Spector (USA NS2 & NS2X, Euro Classic, Euro LX (w/Haz),Euro 'Rachel Bolan', Pulse II ) Wal Mk1 'Geddy Lee', Fender FSR PJ with East pre, Hamer Impact, Pedulla Buzz 4 fretless and maybe Jackson TBird, GK400RB, GK Legacy 800 & Tech21 VT500 Heads, Genz Benz Neox212 cab. 4. Frank Blank - Jabba short scale fretted, ACG SS Recurve, Ibanez SRC6, QSC K12.2. 5. Merton - various ACGs, Zoots, Conway Instruments basses, Glockenklang Blue Rock, Barefaced Two10/One10 6. Eude - ACG Finn SC Classic 6 string, ACG RetroB 5, ACG TKO Modern 4, ACG ChubstRR Mikro 6 string, 2 X ACG Mule 4 strings (on loan from ACG), GK Legacy 500, 1 or 2 Barefaced One10 Cabs, Dod 250(r) modded with @Sibob 7. Stingray5 - MusicMan Stingray5, Tune TWB6, Tune SWV4-BB, Boss GT-6B, Eden EC15 combo OR Trace Elliot GP12SMX combo. 8. NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB, Lull JAXT4, Darkglass A/O900, Darkglass 112 cab, Tech 21 dUg. 9. prowla: Obligatory Rickenbackers, a Warwick or two, maybe a Kramer aluminium necked bass, some pedals, Ampeg & Tech 21 preamps (subject to change), maybe the Minitaur & MIDI bass pedals. 10. Lozz196: US Precision, Ashdown ABM600 & Ashdown ABM PRO NEO 210s x2 Ampeg SCR-DI, Sansamp BDDI v2 11. Silverfoxnik: G&L SB1, BC Rich Eagle, Godin Shifter Classic 5, Sprackenbacker Ricky copy, Mesa Walkabout 15 combo, or Handbox R400 + Vanderkley 1156 MT. 12. Happy Jack: an assortment of weird 5h1t that I can guarantee nobody else will bring 13. WalMan (hopefully!): Wal, Status S1 & S2 & Zon Legacy Elite. One of the rigs (probably Mesa D800 & BF One10 or BBII as there's already One10's on the list) or Helix & Headrush. SkarBassOne pedal. May have an old case & 2U rack to sell/raffle 14. Steve Browning: Mesa TT-800 and Mesa Subway 1x15 cabs. SVL basses. Greco Pbass and Tokai Jazz. 15. OrangeFriday: Latest homebuild items - Tubular Bass and Basscape effects plus maybe Jellybean Bass (the one with a few LEDs in the neck) 16. BillyBass: Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas V (J) and IV (reverse PJ) , Balaguer select series Goliath (HH), Tech21 GED 2112 pre amp, Barefaced Midget, maybe a super compact too. Not sure about which head yet. Jam pedals Lucy dreamer, Hamstead Subspace, Jam Pedals Ripply Fall. 17. Wolverinebass: Aside from bringing sideburns and sarcasm, not sure what I might bring. 18. Mudpup: Zon Sonus Std, Cort A4plus, Mesa Big Block 750, Mesa MPulse 600, Quilter BB800, Barefaced Big Baby cab 19. Simon C : G&L L2000 Tribute, Sire V7 Fretless, Ibanez EHB1000S Headless Shortscale. Various pedals (switch, tuner, Hypergravity compressor, Laney 85 Bass Octave, Bass Clone Chorus, Spectradrive) 20. Rumblefish: Reverend Rumblefish,Bernie Goodfellow bass, EBS HD 350,Vanderkley 112 MNT. 21. bass_dinger - Two Washburn 500s and a step-fronted SWR Workingman 12 with a three digit serial number. And maybe the Boulder Creek 5 string in my avatar. 22. Smanth - Harley Benton B-550FL, Kala UBASS, Roland Microcube Bass RX, TC-Electronics BG250-208, Line 6 Wireless, Some Zoom Pedals, Stompz if it is working, Bits for Phoenix.

Maple is a great choice for the neck. I can highly recommend https://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk/ to get it. S'manth x

Wouldn’t that mean a lot of basses are no strings away from being ukuleles? 🤣

Pro Micro for sure but I’m trying to avoid having to buy something, cash flow post fire and all that. ESP32 hack, cool but not sure if it supports midi profile. S’manth x

Ooooo ... I just saw @NancyJohnson - NS Design NXT5a EUB ... I'm really looking forward to seeing/hearing this! S'manth x

Good shout on both @itu, and I've already got one of each. The ESP32 (Which I used in Trampa) does not do USB OTG. I've also got a Arduino Leonardo, I must revisit it , tho I recall a challenge with MIDI over USB, which I need. S'manth x

Awesome @itu, I shall have to read your post a few times for it to sink in ... but it's what I was hoping for! thank you! S'manth x