dudewheresmybass

tbh it depends which gig it is. my function or jazz gigs generally we use stands, but mr Rock / Metal gigs not at all. i voted yes since most of my work is with the former (i gotta go where the cash is!)

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='39593' date='Jul 31 2007, 04:34 PM']It's also got 3 18v's as its a straight rip off of the Dunlop brick[/quote] at a fraction of the price!! - £69 vs £130 (on bass centre website!)

[quote name='Toasted' post='33587' date='Jul 18 2007, 01:40 PM']I thought it was OK, but you need to use the bespoke power with it... IIRC. Which is no good for me.[/quote] a bespoke power suply is not neccessary. it runs beautifully from my Gator Gbus 8

the ibanez weeping demon has both switchless and traditional modes with nothing more than a flick of a switch.

SC are (or at least were) the importers of Spector into the uk. However (along the grapevine again!) i have heard that they owe around £20+ million, and have been on borrowed time for at least a year!

all done!

great idea, ped. look forward to hearing more next time in "the Low Down" !!

ifound mine to have many very versatile tones available. the extended voltage just seems to keep the sound powerful, and the boost control, is a great addition. a great pedal even at full rrp ( even though it can be found much cheaper!)

apparently, Hulk Hogan was quite the player before he began wtrestling properly! can't remember where i read it though! also, Keanu Reeves is the bass player in a band called "dogstar" i think!

thomann also sell one. goes for about a fiver, but you'd have to factor the postage in to the equation. i have one of the thomann ones and i find to be a very funtional piece of kit. BTW, i must say that i have tried the mp3 case thing as well, but didn't work too well for me. I found that i couldn't do it up well enough to hold it - as I'm a pretty active monster when it comes down to it, and i didn't like running the risk of stomping on the transmitter!

i'm a lefty as well, and play right handed. not really for any reason other than i found it more comfortable that way. I now believe though that it is an advantage to have my stronger hand on the neck! as a former music store employee, i know the difficulties of getting lefty instruments. it's not the shops that are the problem - it tends to be the manufacturers.

i use the Nady VHF bass system mentioned before. I find i get the EXACT same tone through this as with a good quality lead. I have never had any problems with it, and i regularly use it in halls with 500+ capacities. The sound guys are often that impressed with the signal that the EQ is switched out on the bass channel

sorry guys, it's a bit too far for me- with the spaces i have avasilable at the mo. sorry

[quote name='BassBalls' post='2811' date='May 20 2007, 12:42 PM']dudewheresmybass how is the blow torch? Also, i had a go at a syb 5 yeasterday and is was not what i expected, i thought it would be better. The man in the shop then revealed to me that the expression pedal makes all the difference so naturally i asked him 'do you have one for me to use?' He said no. What a fool! lol[/quote] Hi Rob, the board is looking pretty cool. i have to say that i love my blowtorch. once you find the sound you're after (which TBH didn't take me very long!) you'll love it. with the addition of the torch button on the side, you effectively have a two setting pedal, which increases it's versatility. Sits fantastically well in a band mix as well! You must try the syb 5 with the expression pedal. it transforms the pedal totally. I have mine set up as for the "deeper underground" sound (once you add the octoplus to it) [quote name='MattyB90' post='2926' date='May 20 2007, 03:59 PM']Haha wow, never had the need for more than a footswitch for my amp. Nice and clean with the tinyest bit of reverb is the tone I use 99/9% of the time so can't imagine ever needing that many pedals. Do you lot use them ALL often or just a select few?[/quote] the pedals i find that are on all of the time are the Meatbox, and Hartke VXL. the others are used to provide soundscape type effects, and are like spices that are added to the mix to create ebb and flow. one of my main gigs is a straight DI job with IEM, and the meatbox and VXL effectively become my backline so-to-speak! Essentially, if it doesn't have a use - it doesn't go on the board

i think mine is pretty much perfect for me...... for now!