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You're all good here, folks - everyone has an opinion so as long as we all treat each other with respect and realise that not everyone has the same experience, what's the problem?

Yes, the mix can be pre-armed so it activates in that mode.

I do not manufacture or sell speakers, or represent in any way any entity that does. I'm an acoustical engineer, so any comments I may make come purely from an engineering standpoint. I don't have a dog in this fight, but that doesn't mean I can't point out if one or more of them have a decided limp.

When I was in The Beatles it always used to annoy me that the bass player insisted on doing this silly little backwards kick with his left foot when he bowed (see above). He wasn't a bad singer but after one gig we had a huge row about his foot so I left the band. Losers.

Intersteing interview with Kim Ryrie and Peter Vogel founders of Fairlight Instruments, talking about the development of the Fairlight CMI and other projects they have been involved with. Over 90 minutes long but well worth the time to listen (you don't really need to watch the video, it's all static headshots).

But yellow is this years black

Here's my headpiece solution. Drill stops with some longer screws. And a little something walnut to pretty up the output jack And after a day of sanding, finishing has begun. First coat of oil is on

Here is HJ and the MarkAudio systems in action.

Ibanez BTB 775PB here

Although you have the rig wired Amp - Cab - Cab that is still a parallel arrangement. It makes no difference if you wired both back to the amp and used the speakon and jack, the result is exactly the same and a potentially damaging load on the amp. I would just use the 4 Ohm cab until yo decide a way forward. If you want to run 2 2 x 10's, you need to sell the 4 Ohm and replace it with another 8 Ohm. A friend of mine tried a couple of EA cabs on his Mark Bass amp not knowing they were actually 6 Ohm impedance and thus 3 Ohms when in parallel. It was a costly mistake.

FRFR then?

Oh I don't know, I always found that one easy. Certainly no harder than the verse of all right now

Sounds like Jamerson to me, but Carol can get funky. Here she is with Joe Pass on guitar!

You can't trust them. They'll obviously do this again at some point, as they've shown what their philosophy regarding band etiquette is Announce on Farcebook a week before the gig that you forgot you were having your eyebrows plucked on that date

Well I took a chance and bought it!!,£400 picking it up tonight,hopefully it’s not too bad,

Hey all.... @Cuzzie @FacStudio @ShaunB @NancyJohnson @cetera @fretmeister @dannybuoy @Sean Aside from Tech21 claiming they are “shipping soon” I’ve had confirmation these are due in U.K. in April. Exciting news! with these numbers so far I would suggest we can knock our basschat price from £270 RRP down to £240 delivered to you. If more add to the list we can maybe do better. I’ll do the preorders at the end of the month so it’s nearer payday for everyone... if you could email me your details to [email protected] I’ll send you a PayPal invoice with my details. BOOM!

I use my singing skills as a cruel negotiating weapon . the lads in the band won't let me sing as they reckon it is totally stinky poo and don't mind telling me . So when I hear some of the notes coming from the singer's (rhythm-ish) guitar, I keep letting him know his technique is lacking , he generally gets the hump and swears blind he is doing his best. When he is at critical mass, I suggest that I bring a microphone to the next gig and 'do my best' he gets the message 😂

Or sweets, like a reverse pinata...make sure you've gobbed on them all first, though. The sweets, not the band. Possibly.

Best bass for a flounce-smash? Probably a standard-scale hollowbody with no centre block. In advance, fill it with confetti for that extra touch of class.

I left a band once after a blazing row at the rehearsal rooms in the coffee machine area, stormed off back into the room, packed my kit...and then had to go back and ask for a hand getting my Ampeg 810 up the stairs and into my car. This is why lightweight cabs are the way forward...Flouncing Ability is an often-overlooked plus point...

I can see the markbass and branding argument, no problem at all. But honestly, if markbass want to sell a lot of these a black discrete version is essential. Pro djs and companies sell their djing services now 90% on photos of their set ups as its so internet driven now. Clients especially young brides are like magpies "ooh i love how that set up looks, lets book these" (rather than the quality of djing or sound). So it goes in a circle - brides want the discreet classy look, so choose djs with that set up, so other djs buy that set up as they can see what sells, sales of say the fbt vertus go through the roof and everyone copies. If someone had a yellow system and it didnt help them get bookings they wouldnt keep it regardless of the audio quality and theyd get a system that helped them get the work. I know that sounds crazy but its true. These systems are also popular at ceremonies and wedding breakfast which is why discretion is essential. I appreciate we are talking basses here and bands, but just trying to help them see from a different angle.

If its anything like my VM P you've nout to worry about. Cuts thru very nicely so various audience bods have told me.

That tends to happen when you start licking speaker cones when they are moving

DJ Khaled.

The Bass Driver DI was designed as a tone shaping direct box. The concept was to plug into the DI and send the "parallel" output to your bass amp and use your amp for your stage monitor and tone. The Bass Driver DI's XLR would be sent to the mixer and would be set for the most desirable DI tone. The Bass Driver does have a specific tone with a midrange dip that many find desirable. When running into the front of an amp it usually sounds best if your amp is set flat. If your amp is set with a midrange dip (which is quite common) or you have an active bass with a similar setting, this will be exacerbated using the Bass Driver DI. It really comes down to whether or not you use the pedal as an always on effect or like to turn it on and off. Usually backing down the Blend or reducing the Bass and Treble (plus increasing the midrange for the V2 pedal) will take care of this. If you require more midrange content you might consider our Para Driver DI, VT Bass DI or Q\Strip (no amp emulation though) products. There seems to be a misconception about tube emulation and tube amps in general. I guess if you're a younger player and have not had much first hand experience with tube amps it's easy to assume that tubes=distortion which is not true. Natural tube output stage distortion is not so much an effect but a byproduct of pushing an analog circuit beyond its design limits. Tube amps as well as our tube emulation can be set clean. Tube amps were designed to run clean. Vintage tube amps had no "blend" control. We provide one because in a studio setting it was quite common to mic a tube amp and also run a DI of the bass direct to the console to get a more complex and refined tone. A big part of the problem when recording bass even in a large professional recording environment is that bass frequencies are very hard to control and will easily bleed into other microphones if say tracking other instruments. This tends to be why most studio and live sound techs prefer using a DI versus a mic with bass amps. Because our products emulate vintage tube amps they are able to achieve their overdrive and distortion characteristics irrespective of their volume levels unlike a vintage Ampeg SVT or Marshall. Because of this, it is advisable to be judicious with the Drive settings as in a live context you will play harder when competing with guitars and drums which will result in more overdrive than intended.

I fear I may be the guilty party here. The OP was about the offer of a demo of the Markaudio system and I jumped in enthusing about a similar (visually!!) system that seemed to great for its size and was intrigued by Bills rsponse. The concept of speaker placement is doubtless worthy of its own thread so sincere apologies if I lead things off at a slight tangent. Maybe a new thread on how to site a pa would be interesting, whether a single box or a system consisting of subs etc.

This sort of mismanagement isn't confined to younger bands. Some of the oldies I play with are as poor in their organisational and communication skills as this. I find throwing the toys out even when perfectly entitled to do so rarely get any results, never makes a good impression and never makes me feel any better. I usually put it down to experience, moan like hell to the wife and move on. IMO never leave on bad terms, always be the professional one and leave a positive vibe behind you. Sometimes people will remember this and it could be you who gets the phone call when an ex band member is looking for a bass player. Edit. . .. hey Cat, we're on the same page.

How much a a difference in position is it? How about a compromise - place the pickup in between the 60s and 70s positions? It could unleash a whole new world of tone... or leave you wondering if it actually makes much difference at all!

I would tell them you will do the one-off gig for 2x what you usually get from a gig and then walk away - or just advise them you're not available any more for that one-off. Bloody cheek!!

Checkout 2.31....amazingly economic finger action...

Sibob said: " I'd also like to think that engaging and supporting the UK bass community is high on a number of brands agendas" That's certainly high on the Gillett agenda and I'm sure we're not the only ones. Must say I was expecting to see Barefaced and looking forward to a chat with Alex. Scrumpymike

Same story in all retail/high street. Some customers understand the value added by having a physical store, choice, service, convenience, advice, back-up etc. Some customers think a shop is a free showroom for Amazon. A friend of mine has recently closed his bike shop, open for three generations. Couldn't make it pay. One customer typified it for him. Came in, asked about locks, had the full range demonstrated to him. Said he would think about one that was £20. Came back into the shop a few days later with the same lock and asked my friend to fit it. Cost him £15 on Amazon. My friend said "no problem" that will be £5. Punter says"you must be joking. You've just lost a customer" the irony was wasted on him. Use it or lose it.

Aaaaargh! OCD alert ...

I moved to short scale basses and my first, which was an ACG, was fitted with Newtone strings and I now have them on all three basses. I like buying British, you get to talk directly to the company and there service is great. Yep, you may wait a little longer but allow for that and there is no problem. I also thought that if a top quality luthier fits them then they must be good.

you won't get the timing and feel playing with two fingers. It's all about raking one finger upwards imho

Thank you sir !! Not sure about that one but I did play a 5 string sukop in a shop in Spain around 3 years ago! Def high quality instrument , top range . I was really impressed And i ve tried to remember the name but I totally forgot about it ! Now thanks to you I have GAS again http://www.sukop.com/

Well, he used the same argument about his lead so I got him a very early prototype wireless unit and he still did it after every song. Bow, kick, bow, kick, bow, kick. Only years later did I come to realise that the foot thing was a sort of nervous reaction born of low self-esteem and stress. By then, of course, it was too late to do anything other than pen a fulsome apology and stick it in the post. Months went by and I'd heard nothing so I wrote him another letter and was promptly slapped with a restraining order. My wife of the time (a Japanese lady artist) insisted that it was all his fault anyway and I was much more talented so I left her, sh@gged my PA, got drunk for years and eventually took four bullets off a nutter. That's showbiz for you.

Sorry, but that's just intolerance on your part, I'd say. He's an experienced professional already, (yes, even at that young age...), making sure that his bass lead isn't going to trip him up when he takes the couple of steps backwards that will follow your clip. If only everyone could be that conscientious. I doubt that they missed you, with such an attitude.

Just picked up a Mooer Hustle on ebay for £23. First impressions are rather good. It's an OCD clone for anyone interested and has a High/Low Pass Filter toggle switch. Looking forward to giving it a proper run out. Here's a Youtube clip;

Did he beat it or is he sticking around?

I'm one of those people that bang on about how good it is on numerous threads

"Well, I'm glad he's gone. These sweets are a bit sticky, though..." "The raisins are worse..."

Hi all, Charlie here! I think it's fair enough that you all should know what we do for the 15% commission we take... So here you have it! - We have all items on display in our central London shop for customers to try, this takes away the stress of having to arrange viewings etc - We list each item on our website, on Reverb (which also sends a feed to Google Shopping) and we also post on our social media pages which has a combined following of almost 15,000 people - We take professional, hi-res photos of each item (and that's no quick job I can tell you...) - Each item is fully insured - Each item is offered with a full complimentary setup - Each pre-owned item has a 3 month limited warrantee - We offer free UK shipping over £100 which costs us over £20 to do for each item - If we know of a potential customer for your item we will get in contact with them - We have been in this business for over 25 years! Let me know if you have any more questions, hopefully I can help!

I also used the Digitech FS3X with three different TCE heads and it worked perfects.

If you would like some constructive feedback on your website:- The one filter that I want to see is "Availability" - I don't want to wade through dozens of pictures on the off-chance that what I am interested in will be in stock. For example, I am interested in a 33", 32" or a short scale Fender, or maybe an Alembic - there are lots of pictures - all sold..... If I was interested in a 4-string fretless Fender (I am not) then I don't want to see the 10 you have sold - at least not in that section of the website. It would be better if you put them somewhere else., or allowed Sold items to be filtered out first.

Nothing - I'm in an anechoic chamber.

Country and western. You're just a GAS fiend.

My current crop