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https://www.loudersound.com/news/geddy-lees-big-beautiful-book-of-bass-gets-release-date Looks interesting, especially for us Rush and Ged fanatics! 😁

Booyah! I'm a happy chappie.

Hello guys, This is Ryan Owens from Trickfish. Thanks for talking about the giveaway and the Trickfish Bullhead .5K! You are correct that we do not publish an RMS rating for the amplifier. We do this for the very reason of not wanting to publish confusing information. The fact is that there is no set protocol for establishing an RMS value and because of that you never know if comparing the RMS of two amplifiers is actually an apples to apples comparison. We have chosen to publish the most accurate specs we can to allow the user to be informed about the amplifier: 8 Ohms - (continuous power 235W @ .13% THD, 365W @ 1%THD), (peak power 506W @ .13% THD, 730W @ 1%THD) 4 Ohms - (continuous power 312W @ .13% THD, 702W @ 1%THD), (peak power 625W @ .13% THD, 1404W @ 1%THD) I will also add that the power section of the Bullhead .5K is the ICE 700ASE, the same power module in several other amplifiers in this price range. There is detailed info about this power module available online. I think there was also a question about the frequency selections on the Bullhead .5K. Let me describe the preamp a bit to help you get a better idea of how it works. The bass and treble settings on the amplifier are shelving EQ's. For the BASS setting you select you will be adjusting that frequency and everything below it..... for the TREBLE frequency you will be adjusting that frequency and everything above it. The LOW MID and HIGH MID are variable band pass EQ's. We have the width dialed in depending on which frequency you have selected. These frequency settings and widths are all very carefully dialed in for a bass instrument. To me, that is what makes the Mike Pope preamps so musical. The frequency selections are labeled on the amplifier so you will know exactly which frequencies you are dealing with. They are: Bass: 40Hz or 80Hz Low Mid: 333Hz or 473 Hz High Mid: 1kHz or 1.8kHz Treble: 4kHz or 8kHz I am happy to answer any other questions you guys may have and hopefully some more guys who have first hand experience with the amplifier will chime is to give their impressions. Thanks guys and good luck for those of you who entered the giveaway. Ryan Owens Ryan @ trickfishamps.com

Great stuff man, nice one!

SKB hardcase with jazz bass

I've already got it on pre-order

I hear they are good for playing a Tango or two

I think I overdid it yesterday, my foot was hurting again this morning but hey... it's getting close to the good bit now and I'm getting excited (I live a sheltered life ) First job was to cut the other jack plate recess. Then time for the final sanding, I sanded the back and sides down to 240 grit and the tops down to 180 grit; I did explain this before but just in case: Sanding with too fine a grit can lead to forming ripples where the sandpaper removes softer wood faster than the harder wood. Given that on Mahogany it is very unlikely you'll be able to see sanding marks from 240 grit I stopped there. The tops are getting grain filled and painted so there was no need to be too fussy, nothing will ever be seen even if I stopped at 80 grit. I also masked off the neck joint, I did a double layer just in case some spray got in there. After that and still before breakfast mind, such is my enthusiasm! I sprayed the first coat of sanding sealer from a rattle can as I was just feeling too lazy to set up the compressor. after an hour and breakfast I sanded them and sprayed another coat and left to dry off for a couple of hours. Then I cut them back right up to the banding so they were smooth but leaving the bindings straight from the can for protection against the grain filler. I masked the sides just for general tidiness then put on the first coat and wiped it smooth and went to sit down for a few hours. The destructions say 4 hours so that's what I gave them before cutting back with 240 grit again, It all looked good other than a couple of patches I wasn't sure about but either way they got a second coat of grain filler along with the headstocks, I did those too (forgot). That's it now until tomorrow, sand them back, give them a thorough inspection and maybe get the spraygun out and put the black on if I have the time

@intime-nick - it's all very addictive stuff. I would not want to do a gig any other way now. I know that they are perceived as very expensive headphones... but the performance of some of these IEMs... they are simply staggering. The lows on these 64s... I'm sure if I wasn't careful, they would be way, way, way too much. And when I look at my ACS where I started compared to where I am at now... well, there's just no comparison. I've been lucky to try quite a fair few IEMs in my time now, especially with all the tradeshows I do... and I just don't know why people wouldn;t go this route. It's just that to some people, dropping a shed load of cash on "headphones" just isn't as satisfying as buying some wedges. Personally I prefer not having to carry the wedges and having a superior monitor mix. But hey, thats just me! 😛

I have absolutely no complaints about my Jake 5, either. It exceeded my expectations, which were already high. Fit and finish are perfect.

I don't agree; there's quite orange of good stuff posted here.

What do you want - blood? 😀

You have to be careful with your pronunciation in certain places. You might get a sting in the tail otherwise.

Oooo, Nordstrand...I have a single Bigman pickup in one of my Shukers, it's basically two Big Singles, and I have it three-position-switched for single coil (front coil), parallel and rear coil (series was just wayyyy too mental) - it's a great pickup in a MM shell. Now then...a nice light P with two of these and the switching/controls of that MTD (two 3-way switches, plus blend)? Bwahahahaaaaa.... 😀

Either enjoy the space not having the other guitarist gives you as it also gives the audience a break from the wall of sound, or listen to more Jack Bruce and move the bass part around. Cream never sounded thin. Do some walking - or play some octaves with the drums. 3 piece bands (or 3 musicians and a singer !) are the best fun for bassists. Enjoy it!

Aye, there are loads. Lived there for 10+ years and go back once a month. Go to rue victor massé in the 9th. There are many side streets and parallel streets off that street with music shops. Rue victor massé is one long street of specialist music shops, at least 2 bass guitar dedicated ones, others dedicated for pedals, left hand only, vintage, acoustic, and even pointy headstocks. Lots of small stores. Much better than London (where I live now) imo

I wondered if anyone else had seen this recently...

I've never understood the "not versatile" thing, there must be an example of one being used in every genre of music to good affect. I think there are players that have a fixed way of playing that are used to being able to adjust from front to back pickup along with the tone or EQ controls to get a variety of sounds, imo it's the player that lacks the versatility not the bass.

The Stingray was always my dream bass, ideally in translucent teal green or natural with maple neck. When the band I was in got a record deal in 1998, we negotiated an advance each to buy new gear. I asked for £5k and popped to the Bass Centre in Wapping and got me a 3EQ translucent teal green Stingray. I was so excited, it was gorgeous but my excitement was short lived. No matter what I did, it just never sounded good for me. Thin, twangy, buzzy and just horrible. I was playing guitar punk pop and it just never worked where a Precision or Jazz was right. I eventually sold it. A few years later, having not given up on the idea, I bought myself a lovely natural 3eq Stingray to use in a new band but again, despite coming close, I just couldn't get it to work tonally so I sold it. Now, 8 years ago, and still not prepared to give up on my dream bass, I got myself a 2eq translucent teal green Stingray from Tom1946 on here and she is a totally different beast. Way more versatile tonally than a 3eq and I totally love her. I still don't think I will be fully comfortable with the Stingray tone over a Precision or Jazz but the 2eq certainly is a lot closer and easier to dial in for me so for now I am happy.

Leave 20 quid or so in your budget for a decent sack-type trolley. Your back will thank you.

Hi everyone, I had some interest on this particular part of the forum before, so here is a quick note to let you know I have a new analysis on my Jamerson Analysed site. This time I take a look at an old favourite 'Darling Dear' by the Jackson Five. I breakdown the line, looking at his melodic and rhythmic decisions, before covering the track in a video at the end of the article. If you haven't visited the site already then take a look - there are a load of other Jamerson tracks broken down and analysed. Cheers! Chris. Article is here - http://www.jamersonanalysed.co.uk/2012/01/darling-dear-jackson-5-1970.html Or if you just want to watch the cover video then you can here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kg9_2teoA8

Warmoth Dinky jazz extra lightweight swamp ash body, wenge quartersawn slim jazz neck, rosewood fb ss 6230 frets, barekuckle ‘60 pe pups (fab!) in 70’s position Sandberg bridge, Schaller bml tuners, vol pot pups wired parallel .. best jazz I’ve ever had .. well you did ask lol

ABM + Super Compact = heaven

I am Mart, but realise it's only a dream.... Or is it....?!! Sounds promising, will watch with interest.

Just bought an EHX Battalion from Pinball. Very easy to deal with and posted quickly and well packaged. Thank you very much!

Yes, but at first I thought it might be a fanta see.

Like all good bass builders, Overwater provide PROPER customer service. Some bigger companies could learn from them.

I was going to say on the original post that 'Chris May help you' but did not want to prejudice your opinion of him for a cheap joke!

It sounds a bit like the tweeter dial wasn't set flat. It works in the opposite direction to that of a normal tweeter attenuator. I'd also hazard a guess that most super tweeters spike in their sensitive region whereas the crossover in the BT2 will probably endeavour t keep the spike out of the sound and thus it won't have that 'tear your ears off' quality. Just some possibilities but I can not answer for sure as I wasn't there. If I were I'd be able to give a definitive answer Ok, my answer? IEMs.. (That really doesn't help ha ha!)

Another surprise birthday present from Mrs. Baggins. Sounds really nice through my Acoustic Image set up but is also surprisingly loud acoustically. What I love about these Harley Bentons is that they allow you to try things conceptually without taking to many risks. I have all sorts of ideas for this instrument.

The Bergs and VK's are coloured and are coloured differently to each other. The design parameters are not about being 'flat(ter) response'. The Big Baby II and Big Twin II are designed to attempt to iron the colour out. Colour is often seen as a negative trait and it can be for poorer speaker examples, but in the case of the likes of Bergantino I would say the colour isn't to detract from the natural sound of your instrument but to support it. There are for example some cabinets I have reviewed that were so coloured that all you could hear was the sound of the speakers being impressed on every note. One cabinet actually gave me a headache it was so bad. Another thing to help confuse matters is that some speaker cabinets don't seem to allow the voice of a different amplifier to come through as much as others. I suppose this is the same as the above but just coming from a different angle. An amp I played with recently seemed to make my speaker cabinets overly bright and unbalanced. I had to mess with the EQ to get everything to play ball, whereas my amplifier of choice is pretty much left with zero EQ on at all and I can play digital audio through it with smiles from me all day long. Something to think about I guess.

Ok so versatile can mean different things to different people, of course! 😄 Treble back a quarter, mid at centre detente, bass up a quarter, 5-way switch in the middle (amp EQ generally flat, room depending) does it 99% of the time for pretty much every song in our set, as far as out front sound is concerned. Punches through out front and sounds full and clear for the rest of the band. Leave everything as is, flick the 5-way back towards the bridge for the classic MM single H honk (or faux Jazz bridge sound), or flick it full towards the neck for a very passable P bass with the tone at half. Roll the mids off, crank the bass a bit more and 5-way at neck position = very passable P with tone off. No other bass I’ve owned or currently own can do this as effectively in a live context. All in my opinion and experience of course. i love my Stingray! ❤️❤️

Changes. One new pedal, retired two others, reinstated an old one and moved a few around. Also replaced most of the EBS patch cables with the newer version EBS patch cable. Had some problems with bad contact at several positions in the chain a few months ago. Hopefully the new version will behave better, they have gold plated plugs so should be more reliable than the older nickel plated plugs.

There's a formula relating length of pipe, frequency of sound and speed of sound and harmonic required. (Speed of wave = frequency times wavelength in consistent units for fundamental). This page gives you a link to instructions on how to build one! https://drumsoul.wordpress.com/2016/12/28/how-to-build-a-blue-man-group-pvc-tubulum-cigar-box-nation/ I love the Blue Man Group, would love to see them live.

I must be weird or something -- I've been using 2 or 3 sets of Schaller straplocks since 1986 and have never, ever had a single problem with them. Even that first set from '86 are still going strong, they just look a bit scruffy that's all. Hardly surprising after 32 years of gigs

Yeah, my eldest (Ella) used to act odd if I was away gigging for prolonged periods. When I separated from her Mum I got access at weekends so quit music altogether. Once I was more sorted, I got back playing. (she escaped pretty much unscathed - and is excelling at school these days)

Ditto! I'm loving my ROLI Block. The term 'game changer' gets used a lot, but I think the ROLI products really are that.

What's the budget? How's your back? Combo-v-head/cabs? Class A/B or class D? If your back isn't an issue I'd give serious consideration to a Trace Elliot combo - the 150w combo will kick sufficient hass in most pubs, the 300w will do for window removals and Earthquake survival training. You can pick TE gear up for well under £300.

So Iris is still doing well, had an offer to join a jazz band this week but turned it down as they gig every weekend and I just don’t feel like committing to that level of gigging. She got her blue badge the other day and picked her a funky ladybird cover - got to keep it stylish. 1st full review on Thursday afternoon!

Because Jazz basses always 'look' like they're going to be better than a humble old Precision, but they never are 😗😁

Assuming that folk signed for the all the 'additional entry options' = 60 entries apiece, there have been already 6,500 entries so far...I'm definitely not feeling that lucky, apart from the fact that my luck's in on one important point: I'm not GAS'ing for a Fodera or a Trickfish rig 😂 On a more serious note, the TF amps do have quite a fan club over in the US; however the fact that they are using a non industry standard measure of power output (peak rather than RMS) which is a little misleading, particularly as their amps are labelled .5k and 1k was a let down when I found that out...(whereas most other amp makers play it with a 'straight bat' e.g. the GM Magellan 800m is 800W RMS at 4 ohms and the DG M900 is 900W RMS at 4 ohms etc)

There is no way I'd ever be able to buy a Fodera so I'd be thrilled to win that. I'd keep it and gig the crap out of it.

For what it’s worth, I had a bass refinished from natural wood to Olympic White. Not knowing any better I bought a white undercoat paint. Top coat paint was definitely Olympic White - I looked quite the plonker standing with my Fender in the middle of Halfords to get the right colour. After spraying, the bass came close to pearl white. I asked the guy doing it what the story was, he said I would have needed grey or possibly an orange undercoat. Wish I’d had that conversation before I bought the paint.

The tolex will probably fall off fairly soon anyway

It`s a pity that the Behringher, Ampeg clone (bvt 4500) that was kicking about Thomman a while back isn`t available now for the crazy price it was. You could have stuck a power amp and pre in there no problem as the bottom section was empty and it looked like a Ampeg SVT. There are a few threads on it on this forum. I had one and sold it for £50. I should have kept a hold of it on reflection.

My pedalboard setup changes frequently depending on the gig, but this is how it looks this week (with the addition of a fan whilst we endure the heatwave!)