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Get an ad up on the [url="http://Warwick.de"]Warwick.de[/url] forum. That's where the best money for this lies IMO

Hi Guys, The Boss ODB3 has tone controls and a mix control. So, does the EQ work on just the distortion or on the clean too?

You could buy 6 of my used Japan made Ibanez RB950 for £500 (if you could find them)

As Alex said, drop him an email to get the answer from the horse's mouth (so to speak). FWIW I'm using a Hartke LH500 - clean, warm and LOUD! I've also run an Ashdown EB180 through it, also sounded great, slightly better tone for my taste (but obviously not as loud). Thinking of getting the new Ashdown LB550.

On the venues front in West Kent- Tunbridge Wells Forum has been great for us. Eclectic range of bands, so a gig for pretty much everyone. If you join the "Stable" or "Show us your Guns" (both effectively BOTB type things) and bring a few people in, then you stand a great chance of getting a support slot. We've become a popular choice for the more mature punk/indie touring bands. Could also give you chance to play Unfest. If your more accoustic, soul or Jazz, then the Grey Lady in TW is good. Could also lead to a spot at Local and Live festival. Festivals - Lounge on the Farm (Canterbury) have a few small stages for up and coming bands. Nice festival too. There may be similar at the Hop Farm festival too? We've been offered our own headlining gig at the Forum. Just trying to sort our drummer situation before going ahead. If you might be interested in one of the support slots, let me know. The Jetsonics (LowEndBee's band) may also be playing that night if it all works out for everyone. As a band, we're also thinking of trying to put on some smaller nights in the Sussex in Tun Wells (pub with small venue (actually tiny) in the basement). Again, let me know if you're potentially interested. Oh, and there's very strong links between the Sussex and the Forum, so it can be another way to get in there. Otherwise we mostly make the trip to that there London for gigs.

Promote it like Hell through Facebook, Reverbnation etc, Hastings Rock FM (only broadcasts in May) was good for us. Local(ish) for Kent, only does Rock music, we got one track on the playlist. Boosted sales massively and in the listeners' chart we placed one higher than the Clash's London Calling Our singer tried to boost sales by mentioning at gigs, but just led to a demand for CDs (which we lost money on in the end). Next time we're going to advertise on flyers to put around at gigs.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1332347389' post='1587065'] Have you factored in the fact that Status necks come with blank headstocks? This is to facilitate the fitting of non-standard tuners, string guides, etc. If you're handy with a drill or have a drill-press or similar, then fine, but be warned... If you want the holes cut at the factory, it'll cost extra. [/quote] Not according to their website - [quote name='www.status-graphite.com']We also machine the tuner holes in the headstock to suit normal tuners which have a 17mm (11/16") bush. If you want to fit smaller Gotoh or Hipshot tuners we can machine the hole at 14mm. The neck is not supplied with tuners as standard but it is not difficult to fit your existing tuners.[/quote] False advertising perhaps?

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1332234782' post='1585069'] That sounds like a lot of fun! Right so I now want... A Darkglass B3k Darkglass B7k and a good compressor (although I have a good one on my amp) [/quote] I'm on the same quest as you and I've been searching for about 18 months. Started with a Bass Blogger for dirt (nope, it's not the most extreme or best quality, but it is (a) cheap and ( moderately versatile). My guitarist is an effects junky and has given me advice as well as leant me a few pedals along the way. We've tried chorus and octave (separately) to add "bigness" but with the dirt they added more "mush" and the sound lost focus. Adding the comp (a Boss CS-3 with Monte Allums mod kit and a bigger input cap) before the dirt really helped the distortion. A little taming of the dynamics gave it a more consistent tone and made it "fatter" too. Putting the blender in (actually, at the moment it's in the FX loop of a mini-mixer) brought the authority of the bass back in. I tried the comp before the dirt in the loop, but put it back before the loop because the fattening helps the clean sound stand up to the dirt. The EQ (a borrowed Boss GE-7) I only tried a couple of weeks ago and OMG!! Current shopping list is - Pedal board, proper blender, GE-7 (or 7B) and a BDDI (and power and patch leads). Or leave my current band which is heading towards heavier sounds and join a country/folk outfit and just keep the comp lol

Huge and brutal? Distortion/fuzz on it's own can get you the brutal, but not always the huge. Think angry Alsatian. Certainly big and strongh, but you can add more to get really huge and brutal. For a real rabid Rottweiler of a tone, I'd start with a compressor. It'll fatten up your tone and can help your distrortion/fuzz produce a more consistent tone. If it can also introduce a bit of grit, this might not be a bad thing, but you want one that definitely does not lose your lows. Then into distortion/fuzz with blend - you'll want to keep that fat bass from the comp for the hugeness. Want the guitarist quaking? Lets slip this p1ssed off pooch some crystal meth. Get an EQ and put it before the dirt and put both in the loop of blender. You've opened up your dirt choices, because we don't need a blend on the pedal and the EQ will let you push the dirt harder and shape it more. Shall we add a collar with big pointy spikes? After the blender you could stick a milder drive to push the dirt a little further and add a bit of attitude to the clean tone. One case for prosecution under the Dangerous [s]Dogs[/s] Distortion Act.

Anything with active electronics. To my ears, very few sound any better than a good passive bass. So I'd rather keep things simple and avoid the need for batteries.

Hi from down the road in Tunbridge Wells! Put up a post in the "gigs" forum when you're playing. There's not enough live music round here.

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1331550050' post='1574435'] Nice, sweaty gig on Saturday at the Grey Horse in Kingston. Clauster's band (Run Leia Run) were good fun. Never have guessed it was their first gig in 9 months. Not a bad crowd at all and we played well and with vigour. Lovely warm up for our forthcoming big gigs. My suit needs a clean.... [/quote] Great gig for us too. Thanks for letting me use your TC rig. GAS central right now, not helped by the singer repeatedly telling me it sounded fantastic

On the basis of having been a BCer for a few years now: surely what the bass-playing public really wants is a multi-volume work on the relative merits and overall greatness of Flea and Mark King.

After yesterday's rehearsal, you need a new category - noisy, crap and better suited to a pursuit far removed from music

Another set of Warwick Black Labels?

I had the Exar TaBASSco for a short while. I found the Exar's footswitch a bit odd - it needed a very deliberate press to get it to switch. After one rehearsal, it went back as I got fed up with it not switching when I wanted it to. It might have been specific to my pedal - my guitarist uses a few Jaques pedals that are similar and has no problems.

Fatboyslimfast bought my Ashdown combo. Struck the deal at the weekend, he'd transferred the money by Monday morning and was great with communication throughout. Highly recommended to anyone considering doing a deal with him.

I recently found out that Ray Mears went to my infant school. Musically related, half of the band Suede - Matt Osman (bass) sat at the desk in front of mine at Junior School, then Brett Anderson (vocals and now solo artist) I knew at 6th Form College.

Have you got the amp against a wall or in a corner? If so, trying pulling it out into the room.

[quote name='Gwilym' timestamp='1328702926' post='1531314'] The ACME Low B2 112 has a neo driver, and available in both 4 and 8 ohms. That is why I posted it up earlier [/quote] Lower in sensitivity than the Midget though I believe. So the 3db advantage gained from having a 4 ohm driver will be couter-balanced by the loss in sensitivity.

Hi, Once again it's time to play find the drummer Run Leia Run is an originals band. Style wise it's rock/punk/ska. Follow the link in my sig and it'll take you to some tunes. Four piece line up (guitarist, bass, drums and singer). We don't discriminate on age or gender, but we're all late 30s chaps. Tend to gig in Kent, Sussex and London. Rehearsal and writing takes place in Lamberhurst (west Kent). The current incumbent of the drum stool has gone back to college and is finding it impossible to get to rehearsal/writing sessions. Being originals, financial reward is based entirely on how many people we get through doors to see us, so if you want to make money out of music it helps if you can also help with a bit of promotion. If interested, PM me on here please. Thanks for reading, Nic

If I read right - You've taken the speaker connection out of the Ashdown "head" part of your combo, and plugged that connector into the speaker out on your Hartke. Yes, this should work just fine.

My first proper bass was one of the Hondo copies, loved it. Eventually passed it on to my brother when he started learning bass.

Ashdown MAG heads and cabs can be snapped up on here for less than half your budget. With the rest look at Squier Vintage Modified or Classic Vibe ranges, or if your tastes lie with something more modern Ibanez or Yamaha.

My first two basses came from Bells.