stingrayPete1977

Lovely jubly

That looks ace! There needs to be more white cover rays around.

There's only one thing better than 9 Stingrays.... 10 Stingrays

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1476550380' post='3155159'] yeah that could be an explanation The logical conclusion is he didn't like the BF ones enough after all. [/quote] I wonder if he's bought some shares in a popcorn company but waiting for the paperwork to go through before admitting he has dropped the BF?

Only just had a chance to watch this, I presumed they didn't cover the cabs/amps rather than there being no BF ones.

That was a nasty knock in a place that would affect playabilty, no one wants a splinter in their wrist during a gig! Nice bass with the correct number of strings too

Ìf you want to sound like you really know it blue then calling it "Skeggy" is the way to go

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1476309523' post='3153313'] Oi, less of that..! I'll have you know that [i]some [/i]vintage kit is quite decent..! (... [i]and I'll claim first dibs on any Hiwatt stuff you stumble across, please.[/i] ) [/quote]

[quote name='Joebethell' timestamp='1476293644' post='3153147'] I have a mass of wires/cables some old solid-state (vintage if you like) Amps of various brands like H and H/Wem etc some PA cabs,old speaker cabs plus other bits i have forgotten about plus the appropriate amount of old heavy bass gear. [/quote] Have you seen Dad3353's live show!

Like a lot of things having more knobs is better for people who know what they are doing, for a lot of people,myself very much included it needs to be as simple as possible, thats the only reason to use an old fashioned passive desk but even I've got the hang of the xair. Being able to add in extra matched cabs hired/purchased or borrowed is still too much of a draw to a common but high end brand for me right now but you've got to start somewhere, from small acorns and all that!

Bottom end surely?!

Excellent work Sylvia The invicta59's Zeller and rig picture is actually my Gedo, the magnetic pickup is the giveaway

I didn't know they were active!

They've managed to put the silver detuner on almost a wonky as Fender have fitted the one on the G string, ah Fender build quality don't you just love it? The string lye on the E would annoy me too and I can't see putting the proper tuner on would sort that either?

I wouldn't want a non active pa system in this day and age, we've got an xair mixer, 2 RCF 735A speakers and two powered db monitors, that will do a typical wedding marquee if I use a large 2x12 bass cab as backline supported by the foh (no need for bins with 735 or 745 which is why they are a grand each),a beer festival or large outdoor gig we won't be doing the PA so it's out of our hands. Having a 1400 watt amp in the back of each speaker rather than dragging more gear around wins for me

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1476138055' post='3151761'] Oh and how about this one? [/quote] There needs to be more coloured finish Wals, one owned by someone desperate for cash to fund a drug problem or something would be ideal for me!

Ooh I like that a lot! It will look right and still be useable for normal gigs too, I'd rather have one of those than my normal acoustic I think!

I live 15 minutes away from Toft's, Helen is in charge of bass repairs there and did a nice emergency sound post replacement for me a few weeks ago.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1476123109' post='3151562'] NO!!!! That's disgusting!!! You're right, of course. I guess the pros align the amplification of the bass along with the fact that there are mics on everything else. So why not amp up the bass? But, where DO you draw the line? [/quote] Oh my line went ages ago, my upright has a mag pickup and a 900 watt amp with a 2x12 cab under it

Well as a one trick pony Stingray player I must have only one option surely? Pick, fingers, slap, thumb, near the neck, near the bridge, palm muted, then all those with the treble up or down, not swapping and changing your gear every five minutes for the latest fad bass means you can get the tone you want without even listening to it, I know exactly how far to turn the treble pot when swapping between pick and fingers for example.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1476098706' post='3151178'] That is true. Acoustic they might be, but without an amp you won't hear it across a bar. Nice gig though. Worth a watch. My personal opinion is if you're going to have to plug in, then why fool yourself that it's playing acoustic? [/quote] Where do you draw the line though? Even classical soloists use piezos or microphones then go through the PA.

Good stuff, fingers crossed it's a good un'

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1476042562' post='3150798'] Completely agree with the above. I've never owned one but all the open mics and 'jam' sessions I've been to that have had one, it's always a cheaply-built one like the Fender CB100 or Ibanez models. The sound board is (obviously!) not big enough to project properly like an upright, is made from cheap laminate wood so sounds bad acoustically and you inevitably end up plugging it in, at which the acoustic properties (if any) of the instrument goes straight out the window and you then rely on the cheap, crappy preamp which just sounds like a bad electric bass with the added hassle of feedback... I just can't see where they can be useful these days. I've played a Michael Kelly once which was beautiful and actually built from decent materials and well-constructed but again, needed plugging in. The only bass I've played that I would consider would be one of the fretless Rob Allen Deep basses. Sonically it was the only bass that offered something different in an acoustic setting that would've been worthwhile. [/quote] I forgot about the bleedin' feedback issues! I've even got a Schaller 411 mag pickup on my upright bass

Looks decent to me, probably a good rub with some 1200 grit sandpaper up and down the neck to take the shine off it would make it play it bit easier, looks quite glossy.

I rarely use mine outside of the house, it's not loud enough so you still need an amp, I bought a sunburst and rosewood Jazz bass which looks right in almost any context so I'd use than and a 1x10 cab for an 'acoustic style' gig. There's only one kind of real acoustic bass really imo