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Ooh, I can feel the weight of expectation from my fellow bass players now that I've bought an ACG J-Bass! I've had it plugged into a small amp - not the big rig in my signature - and it feels and plays really well. The bandwidth of tonal variation is astounding, even through small speakers, and it just [i]feels[/i] right in my hands. I think Alan is doing the right thing making these types of basses. The people who buy personal, custom-built instruments are few and far between and they need to have firm ideas about what they do and don't like - there's no point in spending £2000 on an instrument and discovering it's not what you want. Any maker would be disheartened, having built a custom bass only to see it hang on a wall or sit on stage un-used. There has to be an entry level that moves players from the Gibson/Fender/Rickenbacker etc. camp and into the custom-build market. Although basses and bass players have made huge strides in development, (this is beginning to sound like a Charles Darwin presentation!), there's still a big conservative element out there. Witness the spate of signature basses - much as I admire the playing of Geddy Lee, Chris Squire and Jaco Pastorius, I don't want their basses - I want mine! And while we're on the subject, a Roger Waters signature Precision? Really? (Engage old fart mode) - I've lost count of the number of younger musicians that I've told, "spend your money on a really good instrument - it's worth it in the long run." Also, it prevents that 'I'd be happy if I had one more bass/pedal/amp/cabinet' syndrome we all know and love. It's very easy to focus on your gear and lose sight of the real reason we play bass - to express ourselves and hopefully give enjoyment to the audience. (Disengage old fart mode)

I'm collecting my ACG J Type 4SU, (serial number 0096), this morning. I met Alan at this year's Moffat Bass Bash - along with some other fine, upstanding members of the bass community - and I was hugely impressed by the built quality of his basses. As you'll see in my signature below, I don't have a 'conventional' arsenal of basses. I've always liked the shape and feel of the Fender Jazz, but I don't think you get a lot of instrument for the money unless you go down the Mexican route. I'll post some pics and a review once I've had it for a few days, but my initial impression was a bass with a wide tonal palette that sits very comfortably under your hands. Stay tuned for further developments!

Here is a link to the YouTube video mentioned by ou7shined above [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6SX6izYn9A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6SX6izYn9A[/url] I think the Basse-okey, (we'll need to sort out how to spell it properly!), was brilliant. It's all too easy to sit at home and perfect a tune, but it's not the same as playing it live with real musicians - insert drummer joke here.

Hello, fellow bashers! I hope you all got home safe. I thoroughly enjoyed my first Bass Bash, and I've posted some pics on my Facebook page - my profile photo is the same as the one here. Next year I may pluck up the courage to attempt the Basseoke - total respect to those of you who got up and did the business.

Booked my ticket last night. I'm really looking forward to this low end gathering.

I have the Roland PK-5 pedals, which I bought when they first came out. They're a one octave footboard, powered by a wall wart - unfortunately - or batteries. They produce MIDI information, which I run via a patchbay into a Korg M1, a Roland Juno-106 and a Roland U110. Roland still make them [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/roland-pk-5-dynamic-13-note-midi-pedal-board--25837"]http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/rol...al-board--25837[/url] but they are £400.00 now!

Bought a Humphrey Audio modded Digitech Bad Monkey from Pablo with no hassles at all. Posted 12:30pm arrived in Dumfries 9:30am the following day. Well packed and as advertised - it's plugged in and sounds great. I just need to work out where it fits on my board. Thanks again for a painless transaction.

Here's my current rig and pedal board. The signal splits after the stereo chorus, so that the bottom end goes through the volume pedal into the 1x15" cabinet. [attachment=75342:P3200638.JPG] [attachment=75341:P3200639.JPG] I've just bought a Boss DD-7 delay pedal and I'm looking at the MXR M82 Envelope Filter, as the DOD is getting a bit tired. I'm also considering a Digitech Bad Monkey for the 'treble' side of the effects chain, but it seems to really polarise opinion - it's either the greatest distortion ever or not even a good doorstop. I can feel a visit to a guitar shop coming on! 24th March - I took the plunge and bought a Bad Monkey pedal, and it's fab! I haven't built it into my signal chain yet, but it sound pretty cool on its own.. I've read elsewhere that it sucks tone even when its off, but I can't hear a huge difference. Distorted chorus anyone?