Awesome! My rickenbacker is my forever bass.
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Awesome! My rickenbacker is my forever bass.
For my 40th, my wife got me a birth year '77 Grabber. Must be a thing.
I've thought about getting a '51 P replica, but a genuine one is not in the cards. I had a '52 Ford F-1 panel truck "band bus" in the mid '70s. That the closest I've come to owning a birth year example. (that's my old friend Paul Duff on the Cello).
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
I’ve boiled it down my two preferred knobs on Broughton pedals.
If there’s room for larger knobs for pedals that only require a couple it’s the witch hat style like on the Dream Crusher. Precise smooth operation with just the right tension.
If there isn’t much room then I prefer the low profile rugged Industrial style knobs like on the Calamity.
Both styles are easy to identify their positions visually and most importantly, they tend to not move when the cover of the pedalboard foam closes down on them.
If there’s room for larger knobs for pedals that only require a couple it’s the witch hat style like on the Dream Crusher. Precise smooth operation with just the right tension.
If there isn’t much room then I prefer the low profile rugged Industrial style knobs like on the Calamity.
Both styles are easy to identify their positions visually and most importantly, they tend to not move when the cover of the pedalboard foam closes down on them.
Sadly, the old truck we named "Cassidy" is long gone, but her flathead V8 took us to gigs up and down the east coast and never missed a beat.
I think Paul still has his cello. I got to play his carved German upright on the tunes he played on the cello. I doubt he'd ever part with either of them.
You're nowhere near the farthest, not even close; The west coast is more than twice as far away.
Breakfast Burrito on a cold rainy Saturday, no breakfast meats but some nice Tomatillo Salsa courtesy of my guitarist's spouse,
Are you changing the knobs on your others to match? My only complaint about the studio one is the knobs get moved too easily. I need to find a better spot for it where it is less likely to get bumped.
Not changing them. I’d like too. Just a random post. Yes I totally agree about the S1. There’s not much tension on them and I’ve got it in a bad position as well. Every time I take it out off the case there’s a very good chance the knobs have moved and need re adjustment.
I like the knobs on my Messenger, they don't seem to move by themselves. When I had a LPF/HPF in the same place they seemed to always be in different positions. The gain would get bumped and I would be like, why do I have no sound? On the Josh Wah I could never see where the knobs were, the light was so bright. There, that's it in a nutshell of all my complaints of all the Bros I've owned.
My complaint goes a little further - my MBF did not always tell me when I was low on bacon for example. The Missing Bacon Filter is supposed to do what the name implies. However, I later found out that it was set to 2 remaining slices - NOT good in the rule of threes!
Fliptop is very nice. Silver Deluxe through the Fliptop cab sim? Spectacular. Those two pedals stack very, very well. 
Fliptop is very nice. Silver Deluxe through the Fliptop cab sim? Spectacular. Those two pedals stack very, very well.
I like where your head is at. Going to have to try this myself.
Fliptop is very nice. Silver Deluxe through the Fliptop cab sim? Spectacular. Those two pedals stack very, very well.
great, now I want a Silver Deluxe....
Ditto, shouldn't have sold mine many moons ago
