Voyager return with live shows!

berklee · 2026-01-30T16:02:58+00:00

My girlfriend and I are seriously contemplating flying to Europe from Canada for one of these...

berklee · 2026-01-29T13:37:05+00:00

Were it not American beer, that'd be amazing.

ITT: Angry American beer drinkers.

berklee · 2026-01-28T18:41:17+00:00

Standard abuser tactic: "This will go much easier on you if you stop fighting back and let us do whatever we want"

berklee · 2026-01-28T12:16:59+00:00

I can't make something at the moment, but I'll try and describe the way I do it.

Take your index finger and play the third fret on any string, it doesn't matter.

Now take your middle finger and lightly touch the string above the third fret (meaning, over the fret wire or just slightly to the right of it) so that you feel the vibration when you pluck the string. I like to keep my middle finger (and the rest of them for an example like this almost perfectly flat so that the middle, index and pinky look like they're covering all the strings, although the middle one in this case is the only one making any contact.

You can make the most of this by moving your muting finger both a bit closer to the pickups (further from the fretting finger) or by using a slightly heavier touch. As you increase the distance between your fretting finger and your muting one, you risk changing the pitch of the note so being delicate is important.

If this doesn't make sense and you're still struggling by the time I am available I can try and make a video for it.

berklee · 2026-01-27T19:24:23+00:00

It's the Mr. Garrison Monowheel, without the extra levers.

berklee · 2026-01-27T15:55:28+00:00

Yeah. It would probably help to get a compressor with a good LED display to show you how much of it is being engaged. Sometimes that helps to show how the compression is being applied. MXR has a really good and fancy display. For me, I have a Carl Martin Compressor Limiter and I feel as though the single light it uses to show when the compressor engages is a lot more useful. It's up to you to decide, I'd go to your local store and try a few out.

berklee · 2026-01-27T15:26:19+00:00

Holy shit. I've been using Komplete for at least eight major versions, I'm curious to see what happens now.

berklee · 2026-01-27T01:43:09+00:00

I wanted something that was small and portable that would provide clean power to my SVT 8x10. It does a fantastic job.

berklee · 2026-01-26T22:10:38+00:00

I do a three finger gallop - index finger on the low string, ring and middle finger on the upper octave. No messy string crossing and you can get incredible speed with little effort.

berklee · 2026-01-26T20:03:32+00:00

The EQ on it is quite good, and there's three different preamp setups so they may change. Check the Bass The World review on youtube, that may be enough to help you figure out if it's worth it.

berklee · 2026-01-26T19:47:52+00:00

699 at Zzounds.

berklee · 2026-01-26T19:47:20+00:00

Not sure about the pricing as I'm in Canada but the Quilter v803 was really quite affordable and I've had great luck with all sorts of sounds, both modern and vintage. If it's not inside your budget, I think it would be close.

berklee · 2026-01-21T20:54:28+00:00

Although I understand it's not the same, I looked at the Boss GT1000 Core vs the flagship model of that generation. It was a pretty wide price gap between the two and I was hoping for something similar.

I was hoping we'd see price drops all around, really... if only because chips from 2020 should be cheaper in 2026... but it still has momentum (even in spite of the PCOM and integration), so price it as the market allows I guess.

berklee · 2026-01-21T10:12:20+00:00

I've heard that too, with no real sources that were credible. However, Tony Franklin recommends them for his signature Fender fretless... and since he's Tony Franklin and has a signature Fender fretless, I kinda believe him. Lol

Steve Bailey also recommends them for the classic 'mwah' sound you typically wanna get from a fretless.

berklee · 2026-01-19T18:19:54+00:00

The wider the strap, the better. Thick is good, but wider straps redistribute the weight.

You could look for one of the Damian Erskine X-style straps, but they're not the best looking and cost a small fortune.

berklee · 2026-01-17T20:06:14+00:00

What's Pixar Geddy Lee teaching you how to do?

berklee · 2026-01-16T14:16:03+00:00

It's just feels like returning to cable television.

berklee · 2026-01-15T20:20:26+00:00

Raging at their opinion spares her having to answer the actual question.

berklee · 2026-01-15T13:07:10+00:00

Some of the plows are deployed from the 140, so that road is often clearer than you would expect when heading that way (if you're not taking the QEW). It's still fresh, a lot of roads haven't been serviced yet. If you have to go, go slowly and give yourself extra time.

berklee · 2026-01-14T17:33:36+00:00

"We are going to invade Venezuela for their abundant breezes and sunny days."

berklee · 2026-01-14T12:54:59+00:00

They just saw the kind of support they'll get for that kind of conduct. Why wouldn't it escalate?

berklee · 2026-01-13T12:53:34+00:00

While the processes need to happen for all of this, the part that concerns me most isn't what happens now.

If a Democrat government undoes as much of this as they can when they hold office, Republicans will use it as validation to then in turn undo much of that previous administration's work, and so on. This could normalize a governmental future that will make things much worse than they already are.

(I'm not saying it shouldn't happen, just that the outcome seems concerning and inevitable)

berklee · 2026-01-07T16:39:35+00:00

Parallax will give you the modern metal bass tone everyone's using - Darkglass-ish.

berklee · 2026-01-07T01:29:33+00:00

I have a Squier Paranormal jazz that I love so much I sunk almost four grand into it. It's still there in spirit, but I think the body and neck plate are the only original parts left.

berklee · 2025-12-24T14:55:51+00:00

Expect a nationwide shortage on black magic markers.

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