stingrayPete1977

I dont think anyone is a mug for liking anything, we like what we like.

Im not sure what people want making built to a higher standard? I have played Allevas and Sadowsky basses, Roscoes and GB basses and although some had fancy woods on show none were built any better really, the neck pockets, paint finish and hardware are perfect on all three of my current ones as was my SR4,the bridge is of a higher quality than any fender bass, the tuners are bang on, they dont have neck dive, the pre eb basses were more Fender like and more hand finished feeling I suppose but I see that more of a negative with the typical Fender hit and miss build quality they have be known for with the now bad 70s ones, brilliant 2008s etc , if you are used to one type of bass your ears tune into it imo, anything else just wont work for that person, I cant use a P live as I just get a thin cutting tone from them no matter what amp I use with them plus I have never played a nice Fender 5 ever, not once in 25 years!

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1408562035' post='2531425'] Earthing arrangements really depend on the supply system.....i.e. TNS, TNC-S or TT Just saying [/quote] Exactly and if that reads like klingon to you banging earth spikes in isnt a good plan is it?

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1408559306' post='2531391'] That Strat-style switch is the only thing I don't like about the Sterling, although I never liked the switch on the Yamaha BBs either but it didn't stop me buying one. As for the 'Classic 5', I do like the look of those but damn they're expensive. [/quote] Gratuitous Classic5 shot [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/20130623_172713_zps44232f7c.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/20130623_172713_zps44232f7c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It has all the bits you want without the silhouette styling or selector switch, sealed neck that is super slim forget chunky base ball bats etc, mine has a John East 2 band eq too. It looks, plays and sounds the nuts

Just to fan the flames, the laklands are really nice versatile basses, I've considered selling all three of my rays to buy one USA version of the 55- 02 (55-94?) Never need another bass again

The classic 5 might be more up your street, looks like a normal 70s stingray but they feel quite special compared to the standard models, tinted birdseye neck, slimmer profile, great finish on some cool colour options. That said I agree the SR5 isn't the prettiest bass but they are work horses and very versatile in the right hands, it should have been called the silhouette bass from the start really and is quite 80s in is appearance. There are loads of basses I don't like, p basses, Ricks, Gibsons, status etc so I just don't own any, problem solved

If the on stage volume is so loud you need an 8x10 you need to turn down, lol

Afaik she has not tried to be known as a celebrity bass player in her own right (like the ones people list on here most of us have never heard of) she is just a member of a band that are doing quite well, she is a tidy enough player IMO, even sneaks a bit of slap in here and there. Would they be where they are now if they were not three reasonable looking girls that can all play an instrument or two, probably not but I still like them.

It is my favourite name for it, lol. If you heard me use it you would agree too

I picked my 9.2 Shuttlemax up for £530 with a gig skinz carry case and the foot switch, it is epic on all levels plus it has the option for FET or valve drive, or indeed both, the power on tap is beyond anything I will ever need, if you see a minter you wont regret it trust me.

It is handy for keeping hold of the thing when drunken punters are around, and as Erik says for making it sit in the corner too, lol

As I've got (slightly) more competent on the stagg and the double bass I've noticed the things like the rests less, same as finding the right spot to get the double bass against the knee, I guess it just comes over time. After my last lesson with Jake on my Gedo I have now found the problem of the other rest on the stagg being in the way for the transition into thumb position, I'm not going to be in thumb for a long time but Jake had got me up to F and a practice piece ending on the G both hard on the stagg because of the little rest being too high up.

Anyone had a curly wurly lately? They are neither curly nor wurly anymore, just a series of triangles,wtf.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1408442171' post='2530099'] You must be a youngster yourself as chips were in old pence when I were a nipper [size=4] [/size] [/quote] I bet you had to walk fifty miles with no shoes to get them too?, lol I was born five years after decimalisation, thank God, what was that all about!

Easily the best you tube clips aren't they, I have learnt loads from them.

It's not cheaper if you use better materials and spend more man hours building them.

Oh dear you lot do realise your parents said all this when you were young! It was all fields around here, bag of chips was ten pence, waggon wheels were as big as your head etc etc etc

That document is quite confusing as it shows the earth going through the RCDs on the diagram, your first impressions were right imo FF, unless you know what you are doing banging stakes in is pointless, for example and I wont bang on too much, a crap ext reel of 25m plugged into the mains indoors will probably give you an earth reading of lets say 3.50 ohms which would be quite poor I agree but an earth stake using the ext reel live as one conductor (R1) as a fixed given and this temporary stake as the return (R2) would be very unlikely to be less than 200 ohms, probably more like 500 so the flow to earth is still going to take the ext reel path as its much less resistant, if that makes sense? Generated power is different because YOU are providing the earth at the stake put in near the gene, your stakes around the site then use the actual grounds conductivity to flow back to the main stake, earth itself is a confusing term because the electricity only flows to earth on a fixed electrical supply because the energy suppliers have put earth plates in the ground at each sub station. Easiest way just use an RCD on the front of each reel, if 30mA of electricity does not return via the neutral it turns off regardless of where it went that it shouldn't have

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1408397813' post='2529880'] Anyone know what she actually looks like when she's NOT appearing to have her mouth hanging out of a Euro-star window at full pelt? [size=4] [/size] [/quote] Yeah, Hot

[quote name='E sharp' timestamp='1408395264' post='2529833'] I'm probably in the minority , and gonna get slated - but this racket , is pretty much how I hear most of Led Zep . I've just never 'got' them at all . At least with this vid , they're nicer to look at [/quote] I agree

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1408392878' post='2529801'] I didnt get to the bow, awful noise like someone that has just been given a wah pedal for the first time [/quote] I never got as far as vocals either, lol

I didnt get to the bow, awful noise like someone that has just been given a wah pedal for the first time

I like her and think she is hot when she isn't gurning but I was trying to think what it was that I had seen recently that she reminded me of....anyone seen the brand new transit vans in the larger sizes?..... [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/images%201_zpsjgaozhwz.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/images%201_zpsjgaozhwz.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Naturally every other band will have a lefty drummer and some bassists will want to stand on the opposite side to where you have put the amp and di box because "I always stand that side"......