WalMan

[quote name='Tee' post='613718' date='Oct 1 2009, 12:06 PM']Just wondering. Does anyone here have any pre-gig rituals they perform, to get them in the mood for a show. Loud music? booze? meditation? shutting yourself in the toilet? Do share [/quote] Our vocalist has to have a lucky dump and I do have a phone photo taken over the trap door while we were in the stars dressing room (that'll be the bogs to you) but I won't inflict that on you - rather too much information all round. We generally sneak off and leave him to it, particularly if he is chatting through the door and a punter walks in Otherwise [list] [*]slash [*]check the first two numbers in the set [*]go for it [/list]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='612125' date='Sep 29 2009, 04:02 PM']No, but my girlfriend had an odd one the other day: She took a mix CD into work (she's a drama teacher) to stick on while something or other was going on, and one of the kids was surprised when she told them it was several different bands because he thought they all sounded similar. My girlfriend was busy telling her that there's nothing similar about the tunes on this CD when another lad - who plays bass - piped up and said "It's because they've all got good bass lines, Miss".[/quote] Has he been recruited to the BC fold?

Possibly. It's been in my diary for a while, just depends on what's happening otherwise on the day

Messing about with my new Stealth pedal tonight hence [attachment=33624:Stealthy.mp3] A sort of riffy thing using a couple of the patches from Metal and some John Tempesta loops from Drumcore 3

[quote name='leschirons' post='610456' date='Sep 27 2009, 11:39 PM']Jeff-row as in Tull or as in the remarkably unfunny "ooh aarrr, ged orf moi trac-der" one?[/quote]Unfortunately the latter

Two gigs and two quite different sets. Both OK. Saturday we had a bad feeling as there had been much sucking of teeth when the venue was mentioned, a new place #2 guitarist had played with his duo years back and had a bit of a rep. Got there and waited 20 mins for the footie to end then started loading in. A group of punters on a table in the alcove the kit & I were in who decided it would be helpful not to move straight away when the gear started coming in and then sat for a while with stuff going up around them to be bloody minded - oh joy. Looked like it was going to be hard work with the crowd generally, and #1 guitarist forgot the light boxes so we were under normal lights - not good for a bunch of old farts - but actually it went quite well all in all. Didn't bother asking about any more though until I have had a chance to get feedback from the others as there was much muttering on the way in abo9ut checking new places out etc etc - fair enough but some of them can be such fussy b@sr@rds we'd never get [i][u]any[/u][/i] new gigs Still next week there's two more and the Saturday is normally a hot, sweaty and good affair so here's hoping!!!

It's 4:19 and I'm still on wind down from second of two, both OK. Bizarre conversation at the second. Him: "'ere mate you look like geoffrow" Me: "?" Him: "Jeffrow" Me: "??" Him: "Jeffrow" Me: "Jeff who?" Him: "You know Jeffrow" Me - eventually: "Ooooooooooooooh JETHro" Ever felt a fool

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='609408' date='Sep 26 2009, 05:33 PM']Thanks folks; it's an all round team effort though..as it will be on the day! You're right about the Raffle though Mert; must have a look and see what I've got to throw into the mix! Thanks also silddx (Nigel) re the POD X3 Live; that will add even more interest to what looks like a really brilliant idea for The Quiet Room! Not long to go now! [/quote] If my Bass POD xt Pro is back from Line6 service (the pedal board out got fritzed somehow) then I can bring that along for the quiet room with the associated pedal board 9it may even have a For Sale sign on it I can also bring along my IEM rack (db Technologies) if anyone were to be interested in trying. Bring your own headphones as you would not want to use my sweaty betty set and as they are ear canal types it's probably not hygienic anyway. To see what its like properly it might be worth having that in the jamming room so you can see what its like when playing in a semi live situation with other instruments going on around you - a better tryout than in a quiet room with nothing but the gentle clank of basses being played through headphone amps to contend with. IEM's are a different way of monitoring and can leave you feeling isolated in a gig situation.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='608768' date='Sep 25 2009, 04:44 PM']I have to confess that I thought I'd be losing some bottom end but that doesn't seem to be the case, I'd love to hear the science behind why that doesn't happen.[/quote] I picked up a Gramma Pad at LIM this year for around £25-30 as I recall. I used it once for one set and it has sat in its box ever since. The trouble was it isolated so well that the bass just disappeared and my drummer who was sat right next to it was complaining he couldn't hear (and feel) the bass. Perhaps I need to give it another go as without it I am presently barely tickling my rig in an attempt to stop the rest of the band and sound guy moaning at me for being too loud. The combo is sitting at 10 o'clock input, barely 8 o'clock output and I have had to roll all the EQ's back to around 8 o'clock as well to keep the level in check. Bizarre really as the equivalent combo I used in Andertons during the week while trying some pedals out was set at around 12 across the board in a tiny "quiet" room and was no problem at all!!

Hope you have both a couple of strong roadies and a van. Makes me feel weak just looking at that photo

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='608522' date='Sep 25 2009, 11:47 AM']I've bough quite a few things online from the US, here are my tips: - Ask the seller if they would mind marking down the price to $25 to avoid customs charges. I know a couple of retailers that do this by default, so I never pay taxes on my pedals![/quote] One day you run the risk of coming a cropper. By all means suggest this if you must, but please at least warn people of the potential downside, and what [i]could[/i] happen if your effectively fraudulently declared packet gets picked for a random check by Customs. Look [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60622&view=findpost&p=600695"]HERE[/url] for an example. I [u][i]know[/i][/u] I'm a bore to keep banging on about this, but I keep seeing people suggesting getting the seller to falsely declare the value to save you the Customs fee. Not only will you be screwed on any postal insurance claim if it gets lost in transit, but if it gets picked up by Customs you could end up with nothing but a bank account light to the tune of the item they have just confiscated as a result of the false declaration[/RANT] Also I have to say that IME even stuff perfectly properly declared can on occasion come through with no charge If the item costs more than £18 you just need to factor VAT at the prevailing rate on it and the postage plus a handling charge of up to £10 by whichever postal service the item gets delivered by in the UK into your calculations. If that still works out cheaper, and you are happy with having to deal with a foreign dealer in the event of problems with the item, then go for it, and you never know it could quite easily be overlooked when it hits out shores.

[quote name='NickSpector' post='198565' date='May 14 2008, 10:47 AM']Just seen a review of one of these and it looks impressive. Seen some sound clips and it soundsp retty decent too. Anyone know where I can try one? I hope they're not like Sansamp Bass Drivers in that they get bigged up, but are infact utterly sh*te and useless![/quote] GAK have them, I was looking last week. Around £150 I think Funny thing, but I borrowed #2 guitarists Sansamp Bass Driver tonight and I really liked it. Did just what I wanted (bit of grit) really easily. Also as another option the Fulltone Bass Driver I tried in Andertons a couple of days back did a pretty good job of getting that little bit of grit in along with the added advantage of a boost section for around the same price. Couldn't get the Radial Tonebone to do anything like what I was after. So many options to think about

The Swan tonight and a new one, The Silver Fern Warsash tomorrow. Keep getting people making veiled (and not so veiled) comments about the latter. Here's hoping.

[quote name='bassninja' post='600546' date='Sep 16 2009, 06:22 PM']...but Al, you looked so calm on the day... Bloody good job though, mate. It was one of the best organised and thought-out local fests we've done, so hats off to you all. Was anyone there from R*x picking up tips?[/quote] A belated cheers Wal. Current reckoning is we should have made about £4k for charity and there were around 2,500 punters through the door across the day. I think unfortunately you were on the stage where the multitracker was not working so there is only the ambient mikes on the sound tower which did not have their wind socks on. Next year [i]may[/i] be two days and possibly in a big top against falling foul of the weather after two fine years. However the tent apparently has huge H&S problems (its suggestion certianly made the H&S guy blanch whem it was mentioned) so we shall see. We were talking about it in the band after and our sound guy said that the iPod was cued ready for incidental music but didn't get used once. Having two/three stages helps but makes it a bit of a 'mare for him as the day becomes a pretty much constant job with no breaks, that and running and maintaining two identical rigs. And I believe there were bodies from R*x there yes

[quote name='YouMa' post='607667' date='Sep 24 2009, 01:26 PM']Hi all can anyone on here who has ordered an audere pre amp for there jazz tell me how much in total it cost,i basically need to know how much the customs people are going to charge me on top of the price im assuming the postage is not going to be a lot,cheers in advance.mark[/quote] It will be VAT @ 15% (until December) on the total cost, plus most probably a service charge by the carrier that imports the item. If it comes through to Parcelforce the get it at Customs, pay the tax and send you an invoice for the tax & charge and then release the item when you have paid up. You need to add both VAT and around £10 for the service charge. Have a look at [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60622&hl=parcelforce"]THIS[/url] thread

[quote name='DHA' post='605144' date='Sep 21 2009, 11:08 PM']I am phasing the VT2-Dual's out as they are replaced with the VT2-Twin's. Dave[/quote] Thanks for the note. The sound clip closest to what I am after is Dual-Custom-Bass-ch1-Fat-EQ-off-Colour-on but a bit brighter, and with the the possibility of a boost in a couple of places - not that I am one for solos, run a mile from the damn things!!! I'll have to give Johnnylagers a go at the SE Bash

[quote name='4000' post='605283' date='Sep 22 2009, 09:03 AM'](unless it has LEDs which would bump the price a fair bit).[/quote] It does

[quote name='leftybassman392' post='605150' date='Sep 21 2009, 11:17 PM']Anyone able to have a stab at correcting the colour cast? Assuming the OP doesn't mind, of course...[/quote] Feel free. I tried to no avail with the photo software I use

CACK! Not just iLok by the looks of it but POD's as well. And I already have PODFarm. Still I got it at reduced price so I shouldn't complain............much

[quote name='RhysP' post='604488' date='Sep 21 2009, 01:27 PM']There's no spalting on that bass at all, it's quilted maple. As for the colour I think you'll probably find it's a natural finish & there's a colour cast on the photo.[/quote] Yup, it's a cr@p photo in difficult light on a 2 megapixel Nokia phone. In the flesh it looks a whole lot nicer - but clearly beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I lusted after one for ages in my formative bass years, but couldn't afford it then or now and would probably be to scared to take it out to some of the dives we play at

[quote name='carlitos71' post='604259' date='Sep 21 2009, 09:38 AM']Hi I have an early version of the VT2 that might put up for sale, let me know if you would be interested. Have pics at home that could post/send. Cheers Carlos[/quote] Yes I would probably be interested. If you can let me have pics & an idea of what you might want for it that would be good

[quote name='johnnylager' post='604206' date='Sep 21 2009, 08:01 AM']Hey Al, maybe a [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45784"]VT2 Twin[/url]? That would give you the option to use the balanced out to feed the balanced in of the MarkBass, ie - bass > wireless > chorus > VT2 > amp. Then you only have one unbalanced run, from the wireless to the chorus. The blue channel should tick the warmth & grit boxes & use the red channel for some boost. I think they're great bits of kit, I'll have one at the bash.[/quote] Cheers John. I thought |I had things sussed but you know what GAS is

Just wondering which VT to go for. I have been using the BOD pro & a floor board, but really only use a couple of patches and after the floor board wouldn't work last gig I got to thinking about trimming down the rig and getting something like one of these. I am after a rock tone, some warmth and a bit of grit. The ability to have a mild boost in a couple of places in the set would be nice so I am sort of thinking of a VT2 Dual (possibly Custom) But do I just go [list] [*]VT1 as a valve preamp to warm things up and leave it on at the amp to avoid multiple cable runs from the radio out to a VT, back to the input, then out of the loop to my chorus pedal & back again; or [*]VT2 out front but with the two runs; or [*]Either and stick the chorus before/after it and forget about the loop [/list] Any suggestions. Oh and last question to Dave, Do you hold them all in stock or is there a lead time between order and delivery for build, and if so what sort of time is that? Cheers all

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='604062' date='Sep 20 2009, 10:31 PM']No one had written "cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances" across the signs?[/quote]

So I was wandering around Brighton today while MrsW was at the Psychic Fair in Hove Town Hall (or Psycho Fair as ma in law calls it ). Wandered into GAK to talk to the chaps & see what was new. Bass Dept closed but saw the chap I normally chat with (whose name I REALLY should know by now ) and he opened up with a cry of "I must show you what we've just got in" and here it is - with apologies for the poor quality of the snap on my phone [url="http://planetsmilies.net"][/url] Had a little noodle and it is gorgeous. The top looks beautiful. Sounds good. The neck is great, though after my L2500 feels tiny. Weighs a ton, probably something to do with the 5 PP3's it has inside it to run 2 x 18v preamps and the lights on the top of the neck. Luckily for my hide I managed to keep the plastic in check as it's up for £3,999 and MrsW would still be berating me now if I hadn't. On a separate note they are expecting some Spectors in soon