Neat bass :D I'm all for natural finishes. Looking forward to hearing what you make of it through a decent amp!

Love that Swamp Ash finish! It is nice, isn't it :D Actually, it's not a finish as such, it's just a solid lump of swamp ash, rather nicely carved by...

Hi Phil - I'm in Wool, on the way to Weymouth from you. Thought I'd say hi - can't be too many from Dorset arund here :D Mike

Somehow I've never been able to get the same growl and sustain out of flatwound strings. I suppose "my sound" is just a roundwound sound... And a P-Ba...

Is Indie a UK brand? Yes, Gabba, the Indie Guitar Co., based in Compton, Berkshire - they do a range of the obvious Fender / Gibson / PRS / Rikkie co...

Just spotted this, slaphappy. The others are right, your issue is muting. It worries me to hear you use the term "strum" with regard to the bass. Stru...

Regarding this whole tube amp / processor discussion, Kewlpack has a great article on the Stomp Box site and forum. His conclusions - and my own expe...

On the (thankfully rare) occasions I've let it get out of hand, yes, it has. But I'm relatively GAS-proof these days. There are a couple of things I w...

Oh, yes, perfectly good. Like redneckrocker I prefer d'Addario, but Ernie Ball are top quality strings. You might want to try 9 gauge as also - some p...

I love this unit, Butch, have used it live and for recording for nearly two years now, and I can tell you it grows on you!Settings? General observatio...

Liquid Soul

Very very sad for his wife and two young kids - but I guess he might have chosen to go doing what he did best! Go with God, Steve - you gave a lot of ...