phsycoandy Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Got this yesterday, as a die hard L42 fan (forgive me! I am 48) watched thru once, need to do it again when the neighbours are out if u know what I mean. Gotta say the new stuff does't play live as good as the old stuff, or perhaps I just dont like the new stuff. Any hows its a good watch for you L42 fans. The Kingbass still sounds a tad thin to me, perhaps I'll press the loudness button when theyre out next door, on the surround sound. Now wheres the keys to me Capri Ghia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 [quote name='phsycoandy' post='14742' date='Jun 9 2007, 06:53 PM']Got this yesterday, as a die hard L42 fan (forgive me! I am 48) watched thru once, need to do it again when the neighbours are out if u know what I mean. Gotta say the new stuff does't play live as good as the old stuff, or perhaps I just dont like the new stuff. Any hows its a good watch for you L42 fans. The Kingbass still sounds a tad thin to me, perhaps I'll press the loudness button when theyre out next door, on the surround sound. Now wheres the keys to me Capri Ghia! [/quote] MB1. the word thin and kingbass?i can stop a rhino at 30 paces with mine,its the loudest essex girl ive ever met! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phsycoandy Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 I suspect its the setup that makes it sound thin, i had a KB5 and mine was no one trick pony and fitted in whatever, I guess mr King just doesnt know how to set up his eq!! Bring back the Jaydee Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 My guess is its not top notch production------- as I saw the Retroglide tour at Nottm Royal Concert hall and it had a wonderful tone...... Although it did fall out of tune twice..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 MB1. Could be psycoandys tv thats at fault here,cant imagine it being mr kings eq! How much is this dvd anyway? MB1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZVICybOb8s"]check this out[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I've always thought the Kingbass (or rather, MK's Kingbass sound) to be very thin and gutless. Bring back the Jaydees, or better still, the GBs..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 [quote name='nottswarwick' post='15324' date='Jun 10 2007, 10:59 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZVICybOb8s"]check this out[/url][/quote] MB1. be) Still sounds like your walking into a room full of pensioners knitting!.(dont get me wrong i am a fan!).Maybe the engineer thought Mr king was the sax player?,even mr lindup seems to get a better sound , but why does it always look like hes going to be sick?.i honestly dont know what to say,maybe a change of batterys,a change of sound engineer? or a lot of crawling to john diggins?.i will not be purchasing your dvd however! all the best MB1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I walked out of a Level 42 gig two or three years back. The sound was terrible, and the venue was worse. Mark King never has had what I'd call a "meaty" sound, but the current setup is poor compared to the Jaydee IMO, lifeless and thin, as stated above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 [quote name='Rayman' post='15727' date='Jun 11 2007, 04:55 PM']I walked out of a Level 42 gig two or three years back. The sound was terrible, and the venue was worse. Mark King never has had what I'd call a "meaty" sound, but the current setup is poor compared to the Jaydee IMO, lifeless and thin, as stated above.[/quote] MB1. be) LEVEL 42 LIVE SOUND. Worst sound ,was a gmex gig in manchester for the"staring at the sun tour" you try playing an alembic in a train shed!. not many bands have willingly played there since,and i for one have never returned. MB1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernmeister Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 On the clip of footage kindly linked for us by mr nottswarwick his kingbass does sound quite thin, although i have no prior knowledge of what kingbasses generally sound like. Although i have heard that Mr King himself does use really light guaged strings so i can only put it down to that. I was lucky enough to see Level 42 live when they were at their peak at the Birmingham Odeon many years back, when he was using his jd basses & he did have a fuller sound back then. Although i enjoy his slap playing, i was really into his finger playing even more & he had a really fat groovy beefy sound when he did that which always was a joy for me to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 [quote name='Bernmeister' post='15759' date='Jun 11 2007, 05:21 PM']On the clip of footage kindly linked for us by mr nottswarwick his kingbass does sound quite thin, although i have no prior knowledge of what kingbasses generally sound like. Although i have heard that Mr King himself does use really light guaged strings so i can only put it down to that. I was lucky enough to see Level 42 live when they were at their peak at the Birmingham Odeon many years back, when he was using his jd basses & he did have a fuller sound back then. Although i enjoy his slap playing, i was really into his finger playing even more & he had a really fat groovy beefy sound when he did that which always was a joy for me to hear.[/quote] MB1. AGREED! Mr King used to use 30/90s on the jaydee and still got a full sound,i really think this is just a badly mixed live sound,everything seems to be louder than the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 interesting. Dont know whagt you guys are listening on, but I have my PC linked to my studio monitors/headphones. Although the bass sounds a bit trebbly, I can not agree that it is badly mixed. The overall sound is very clean and clear, with plently of Mr Kings bass in there. On some of the clips (there are others up there) it is clear enough to pick out the synth patterns (eg Lessons in Love) alongside and distinct from the bass guitar. It is just a different tone, but there is nowt wrong with the mix imho and on my full range speaker system. :-) Might get the DVD anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamelouis Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 I have had a few Kingbasses and the botton end is serious !!! I dont think the finger sound is all that great ,,,but the slap sound is a market leader!!!!! So its either Mark Kings choice of sound or its the ASHDOWNS !! I hired one last year and it was CRAP !!!! Biggest waste of money on the market apart from BERHINGER obviously ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 [quote name='blamelouis' post='16000' date='Jun 12 2007, 12:07 AM']I have had a few Kingbasses and the botton end is serious !!! I dont think the finger sound is all that great ,,,but the slap sound is a market leader!!!!! So its either Mark Kings choice of sound or its the ASHDOWNS !! I hired one last year and it was CRAP !!!! Biggest waste of money on the market apart from BERHINGER obviously ![/quote] MB1. be) HIRED being the operative word here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamelouis Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 LOL ! That said Stuart clayton gave the ashdown superfly a great review recently and was gonna buy one himself! So it must be Mark King's ears !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 [quote name='blamelouis' post='16491' date='Jun 12 2007, 08:41 PM']LOL ! That said Stuart clayton gave the ashdown superfly a great review recently and was gonna buy one himself! So it must be Mark King's ears !!! [/quote] MB1. be) Well they are on a slightly older head these days(his ears that is!) argh!!!! listen to that sub bass!!! (hot water-live). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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