Eight immortals

[SecretSam]

Happy Sunday, my virtual chums.

Has anyone had their hands on a Joyo Baatsin ?

A switchable clone of the Tubescreamer, OCD, and a bunch of other stuff for sixty-five quid.

(Baatsin means eight immortals, according to the blurb. Which none of us is linguistically qualified to dispute.)

[The Elf]

Has anyone had their hands on a Joyo Baatsin ?

I deny everything. We were just friends.

[shufflebeat]

(Baatsin means eight immortals, according to the blurb. Which none of us is linguistically qualified to dispute.)

#2 says it's "deffo not Mandarin, may be Cantonese or Jyutping" (romanised Cantonese).

He is now explaining *all* the differences, what have you started?

[SecretSam]

Had you considered corporal punishment, or is #2 too old and fit to risk it ?

[SecretSam]

Has anyone had their hands on a Joyo Baatsin ?

I deny everything. We were just friends.

For the avoidance of doubt: Joyo Baatsin is not (as far as I know) intended to be the nom de guerre of a Thai ladyboy.

[Music Wolf]

Bāxiān which is, according to Wikipedea, pinyin (official randomisation of Chinese).

Every day is a school day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals

[Wonks]

The original is baat sin, two words, not one.

[shufflebeat]

Had you considered corporal punishment, or is #2 too old and fit to risk it ?

He has talked me into the foetal position.

No, that's not fair. He is knowledgeable and interesting and later I'll be glad I know all this, it's just a bit early.

[shufflebeat]

The original is baat sin, two words, not one.

八仙 : the eight immortals of Taoist philosophy

usuually identified as Han Zhongli (汉钟离), Zhang Guolao (张果老), Lü Dongbin (吕洞宾), Li Tieguai (李铁拐), Han Xiangzi (韩湘子), Cao Guojiu (曹国舅), Lan Caihe (蓝采和), and He Xiangu (何仙姑);

Just sharing the love.

[Music Wolf]

The original is baat sin, two words, not one.

八仙 : the eight immortals of Taoist philosophy

usuually identified as Han Zhongli (汉钟离), Zhang Guolao (张果老), Lü Dongbin (吕洞宾), Li Tieguai (李铁拐), Han Xiangzi (韩湘子), Cao Guojiu (曹国舅), Lan Caihe (蓝采和), and He Xiangu (何仙姑);

Just sharing the love.

But which one is the Tube Screamer?

[Wonks]

None, as that's Japanese.

[MOF]

Which none of us is linguistically qualified to dispute.)

Indeed, “is” should be “are”.

[Sam Spoons]

Which none of us is linguistically qualified to dispute.)

Indeed, “is” should be “are”.

before it all get's a bit 'tense' around here, are you sure?

[shufflebeat]

'tense'

[MOF]

before it all get's a bit 'tense' around here, are you sure?

Absolutely. He is (singular), we are (plural), ‘us’ is plural so you use ‘are’.

I’m now bound to make Grammatical mistakes in future postings.

[SecretSam]

So to cut a very long story short, the collective answer to my original question seems to be best summarised as 'No.'

Although I did learn to use the plural after writing 'None of us,' so it hasn't been a completely wasted afternoon. Thanks, MOF.

[Wonks]

These multi-sounds in one pedal all sound well and good, but the reality is that for live use, you'd probably be better off with two pedals that you like, as each pedal type will probably require different gain, volume and tone settings to get the best from them. So, probably useful at home if recording, but far less so for live use.

Of course for the money, even if you found one drive you really liked and stuck with just that one, then it's still a decent way to audition several pedals at the same time.

[shufflebeat]

So to cut a very long story short, the collective answer to my original question seems to be best summarised as 'No.'

Although I did learn to use the plural after writing 'None of us,' so it hasn't been a completely wasted afternoon. Thanks, MOF.

Unless in this context "none" is "not one", in which case...

[MOF]

Unless in this context "none" is "not one", in which case.

You’ve got me thinking there.

[Sam Spoons]

Pedant alert, it depends on the context, 'none' can* be singular or plural. "None of us need a car" is correct and 'none' in this context is equivalent to 'not one', above quote is ambiguous I think so maybe it could be either?

* Google, I admit, was my friend here BTW so not being a smartarse.... well not much anyway

edit :- my Google obviously took longer than yours.....

[SecretSam]

These multi-sounds in one pedal all sound well and good, but the reality is that for live use, you'd probably be better off with two pedals that you like, as each pedal type will probably require different gain, volume and tone settings to get the best from them. So, probably useful at home if recording, but far less so for live use.

Of course for the money, even if you found one drive you really liked and stuck with just that one, then it's still a decent way to audition several pedals at the same time.

That's kind of the idea. I am intrigued by the option to switch between decent analogue clones. And then use the one I like. If I ever play music that needs 101 different overdrive settings, there's a Line 6 M9 in the cupboard.

[shufflebeat]

edit :- my Google obviously took longer than yours.....

I don't need Google, I have #2, he's a bloody English teacher and has inherited the family pedantry.

[Sam Spoons]

I feel your pain

[MOF]

I don't need Google, I have #2, he's a bloody English teacher and has inherited the family pedantry.

I feel your pain

What have I done? So sorry

[Sam Spoons]