Recent content by Richard Lindsey

I use both a BB80 and a V803, depending on my mood. When I use the BB800 as a power amp with a pre, I use the XLR Line In on the back and thus bypass the BB800's built-in EQ entirely, so the question of interaction with the Quilter's EQ never arises. (IMO this is the best way to use an outboard...

Yeah, Hutton would be in my list of 25 too ... were I ever to bestir myself to make one. **Spoilers (anyone watching NWSL on delay should stop reading)** I did get to see a couple of NWSL games today and quite enjoyed myself. In Chicago v Louisville, the Stars finally got a win, and Swanson...

Partially USWNT-relevant: The 25 best NWSL players of 2026, re-ranked. Of course lists like this are just somebody's opinion, and I personally can never see one without wanting to quibble with it just a little, but whether one agrees with it or not, there are some names on there that might well...

It probably is geographic as much as anything. This site, though by no means exclusively North American, probably does skew that way. In the US, Ashdown haven't been complete unobtainium, but they've never had a big market presence relative to other makers such as G-K etc. Doesn't mean it's bad...

I use an Acme Low B-1 with an outboard pre and a GSS Sumo amp (though any of a number of tiny light SS amps would probably work fine). But now that Andy Lewis is retiring, if you want an Acme, you'll probably have to look to the used market. Much would depend on how big the venues are that you...

Another outdoor gig, so I'll bring the Quilter V803 and the AudioKinesis Changeling C112T again. I have several good amps and cabs that I really like, but that particular combo really brought it the last two times I played outdoors, so I'm sticking with it this weekend.

Dang, that's a pity. Now I'm starting to feel like a jinx. After my first Balor 6, Emerald promptly said they wouldn't do any more 6s. And now that I have a second, they won't do any more Balors at all. Sorry, folks, it's not intentional on my part.

No, never. They.re just tools. Lovely tools, but tools.

It's true, it's hard to play above the 19th. I think the only way to do it is to do what classical guitarists do and move your thumb from the back of the neck to the side of the fingerboard to access the highest notes. Or else do what upright bassist do and use "thumb position." Fortunately for...

Well, well, well, what have we here? First, the most important stuff: Oh yeah, there's something else in the box too: Figured claro walnut top, custom superflat (36" radius) fingerboard, Ghost plus K&K, everything else standard black. The side dots are a little different from what was...

Heck yeah! (But it's definitely not the first Balor 6 gig in the US. I've got him beat by a few years, and I believe Greg C in NY, whom I don't know but who had the Balor 6 that originally inspired me, has probably got me beat. But almost certainly the first gig for this current batch!)

Oh no, sorry to hear that! Regarding the lines, I dimly remember having a discussion with either Davy or Caolan--naturally, I've lost the email--where they asked me whether the dots should be at the fret positions or between the frets, as is normal on fretted basses. IIRC, I said if the lines...

"Raging"? That's a rather bizarre way to characterize what I thought was a cordial discussion. But carry on, or don't, as you prefer. And no, your example doesn't bust my argument. The main reason is that I think you're misunderstanding what an avoid note is. It's not a note that you simply...

I intend to call it "freygish" from now on. ;)

Wow. Just wow.