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Hopefully first week in May

[quote name='Etienne' post='441289' date='Mar 21 2009, 08:18 PM']I've just got one- a NEOX-212T that is! Just traded my pair of Aguilar GS112s for it earlier this evening with Alan AKA niceguyhomer (who's a lovely bloke by the way!)- first impressions are... WOW! [/quote] You lucky bugger! If, god forbid, you ever want to move it on.... let me know! I'd like to go stereo with another one of these

Nice bass choices Paul! Looking forward to seeing them in the flesh v. soon!

Ooh, lovely basses, congrats!

[quote name='ARGH' post='439441' date='Mar 19 2009, 05:09 PM']No it isnt.[/quote] +1

[quote name='Etienne' post='439404' date='Mar 19 2009, 04:29 PM']Nice one, thanks mate! [/quote] No worries mate. I'd recommend that you take your amp down to 'Bass Direct' & plug into one yourself for your own piece of mind

[quote name='Etienne' post='439346' date='Mar 19 2009, 03:53 PM']Hey Cetera, I'm just going a bit OT here, but how does the Landmark 600 sound with your NEOX-212T, and do you use the tweeter at all? I'm looking into getting one of these cabs at the moment, and want to know if they can bring the grind for pickstyle hard rock? I'm not a fan of horns, so need the grind from the drivers (like it's meant to be!). Does it deliver the goods?[/quote] I leave the tweeter/horn flat/off.... Never use it.... there's no need. The cab loves pickstyle grind and sounds great. It's light as hell to carry and loud as hell to play! Recommended!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='439236' date='Mar 19 2009, 01:48 PM']There *is* something a bit sad about guys over 40 with a pony tail. Mind you, I'm as bald as a baldy thing so I'm not sure I'm allowed an opinion.[/quote] Two more years for mine then!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='439137' date='Mar 19 2009, 12:41 PM']He clearly knows his stuff.... it's hardly a song you can hum along to though, is it? It's another one of those "muso" bands that just doesn't seem to translate to the UK at all.[/quote] Hmmm... bit of a 'general' comment that! Don't forget they had a #1 with 'To Be With You' so hardly [b]not[/b] translating to the general public of the UK... This is just one of their few 'riff/technique' songs.... Most of their albums contain numerous memorable melodies/vocal lines & grooves/riffs.... which you would know if you'd listened to their other work...

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='428361' date='Mar 8 2009, 02:03 AM']I just love the way these threads run - in answer to the OP, then who knows? In terms of collections its probably Cetera as many of my fifty or so basses are cheapos such as some of my Arias and Washburns etc - these were purchased purely down to a nostalgia for all those basses that I wanted back in the 80s...[/quote] Blimey.... me...? Really....? *blush* Put it down to effective up-trading, not spending my money on booze, fags or football...

I have the 600 watt version of this beastie.... I'd disagree with the 'quailty' of this amp. It is definitely a high quality pro piece of equipment and I'd give it very favourable 8.5 out of 10. Two things you seem to have missed out on.... The second channel is the same as the Sansamp RPM pre-amp & is VERY usable! It has a darker mid tone and with the variable mids is a lot more versatile than the Bass Driver channel. It's a shame you haven't used this channel more as there are some great sounds within... In addition, when you combine both the channels you can really get some HUGE sounds. e.g. Use your RPM channel for a full clean & deep low end... and use the Bass Driver channel for high end grind....combine them and you get instant Geddy style attack and growl... I'm also surprised that you can't get a decent recorded tone, after all the Sansamp BDDI has been the studio pre-amp of choice for many pro players for many years. But it's down to personal taste I guess.... Personally, I believe this to be a vastly underrated piece of kit, probably down to the lack of them that made it into UK shops and hence into reviews/onto stages....... The 600 watt version also has oodles of headroom and loves a good 2x12, 2x15 or 8x10 at 4ohms... I LOVE mine.... :wub:

Cheers chaps, yep - Chunky was the engineer. Lovely bloke... We had a great night... over 400 in! Not bad for a first visit Nightmare afterwards though, had to wait until club closed (4am) before we could load out... only to find & argument happening & some poor blooke being punched into the side of our van... and then being KICKED hard in the head multiple times.... Not the nicest memory to take away from Birkenhead... Our first time in Belfast on Saturday night was splendid too! Great city, nice people and successful enough for us to return at the end of the year/start of 2010. Back of the net!!!

[quote name='ben604' post='432644' date='Mar 12 2009, 05:27 PM']I take it you have your own sound guy? I know the house engineer, nice chap.[/quote] Nope, we're using the house engineer.... hope he's good!

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='432610' date='Mar 12 2009, 04:45 PM']Don't forget to pack your ear defenders mate. You [b]WILL[/b] need them at the very least for the pre and post set sounds!!!![/quote] Yikes! [i]That[/i][b][/b] loud eh?!?

[quote name='ben604' post='431535' date='Mar 11 2009, 02:31 PM']Hey, what time are you on at the Hotel California? Got a band practice but I'm only 10 minutes away...[/quote] It's a late one.... doors 10pm... and we're on from 11.30pm - 1.30am.... Hope to see you there! Apparently they're going for a glam 'theme' so feel free to dress up in your best stack heels, flares & glitter

[quote name='SteveO' post='431500' date='Mar 11 2009, 02:00 PM']ooooo, Looks like a good excuse for a Norwegian BC meet. I know there's at least 4 of us lurking about here... anyone interested? coincidentaly I nearly got to meet Eric Singer last month, his band were playing at Jevnaker and I was called in to help with marshaling the gig. Unfortunately he'd buggered off before we'd finished kicking the punters out. [/quote] Hey SteveO, would be great to meet you.... Shame you didn't meet Eric, but then he's been a grumpy old bastard each time I've met him so you're not missing much! lol!

[quote name='MoJoKe' post='431388' date='Mar 11 2009, 11:53 AM']I have just gone from "No Spectors" to two in the last month! I found my first acquisition, a Black Cherry ReBop 5 very easy to get the best tone from. It is more in line with my Wal and my other active bass setups, with B-T-P-V configuration. I loved it so much I bought a Euro 5, (again in Black cherry - I've a thing about purple!!) which is absolutely amazing to play, but I am [b]really [/b]struggling with the tone. I've been playing for 30 years, and would not consider myself an "all on 10" man, but I cannot yet find a sound that is as subtle as the ReBop or my Wal. Would it be a stupid idea to swap the pre-amps (no not the Wal's!!), as the GAS fund is now completely depleted. or has anyone got something to trade that might help me?[/quote] You could always swap out the active EMG's for passive EMG-Hz soapbars (as in your ReBop)....

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='430367' date='Mar 10 2009, 12:35 PM']I've done many shows at the Hotel California with Pynk Floid and I would think the venue is pretty much tailor-made for you. Enjoy!![/quote] That's good to know! Cheers matey We've just got a replacement gig in Cardiff as well (now The Point has closed...) We're at The Globe ([url="http://www.theglobecardiff.com/"]The Globe[/url]) on Fri 20th November!