Lozz196

Did my first flying gig last weekend. Bass in Hiscox case, paid to go in the hold. All went fine, though the first thing we did when getting the guitars off of the carousel was open the case and check them. Neither were checked on the way out, but we both had stickers on the cases saying they`d been inspected on the way back to the UK.

I wanted to watch it for The Foo Fighters, but that was all and couldn`t be bothered with the other more current stuff, so I`ll wait to see their performance on Youtube.

A lot. I found that the Compact on its own was very warm and rounded, the Midget on its own a bit barky and mid-focused, but together they just worked so well.

Bottles of water on stage, but on the stage itself, not on my amp/the amp I`m using. And if I`ve lent my amp to anyone and they put drinks on it I`ll happily walk on stage whilst they`re playing and remove them. How very dare they!

Look at a pre 2008 Mex Precision - although the nut width is regular Precision size the necks aren`t as "full" in the hand. Even the post 2012s aren`t as chunky in the hand as the US equivalent.

The Gen3 are pretty much the flattest/most uncoloured sounding cabs I`ve used. When I recorded the sound I heard from the desk was virtually exactly what I got from my Gen 3 Big Twin. So really, choose the Gen 3 cab that fits best for size and practicality. for what it`s worth I was really impressed with the Super Midget - an amazing amount of sound from those little cabs.

They`re pretty good - I find them more twangy & aggressive sounding than the ones in the US models but a factor in that might be down to the use of better woods & materials in the US models.

That`s about it for me too. If I turn up louder and play lighter the sound just isn`t the same.

We were doing it for a while, but dropped it, Warhead by The UK Subs.

Wow, that`s rotten, as in Nov last year I bought a Fender pickup from the US and including shipping/import etc it still worked out about £30 cheaper than buying the item here or in Europe.

That does rate highly on the Hideous Scale

Shouldn`t be a problem. If it doesn`t fit that`s unlikely to be the cause.

Yep, can def depend on the player - the luthier I take my basses to can get the action ridiculously low, and for someone who plays unlike a cave-man it must be great, but for my style both action has to be raised, neck relief put in and pickups lowered in order for me to play the way I do.

Yep, not sure how the trend is going to go, if they keep gaining value then spending even £900 is worth it as an investment. I`ve played a couple of JVs, they are great basses to play, not sure I`d want to gig one if I`d bought it as an increasing-value investment though, however as a home player would be a nice bass to have.

The MBC115 is a decent enough cab, but is fairly heavy, and is much more low-end focused than a TE 410 - when I used mine as a standalone you could feel the notes but not necessarily hear them that well in the mix, even with highs and mids upped considerably on my amp.

When we looked at having a cover on one of our albums we contacted the writer, who advised that permission from them isn`t required - Guns N Roses didn`t ask his permission for a cover of his they released . However I think it needs to be registered with PRS so that the writers get their share.

Yep, that sounds about right, plus many preamp pedals also have inbuilt tones to them - though from recall the MXR M81 is apparently clear of this, but a good shaping pedal.

On-board = less gear to carry around, plus with the East one I believe it doesn`t require any permanent mods to the bass. I had a Villex Mid control in a Precision and the scooped part was great for a slapping sound - made it almost Jazz-like. Only downside was as you brought the mids back in the volume went up, but then that`s the same as on an amp anyway.

Whilst we`re on this subject, let`s not forget some of the really good shops, with great staff in them, Coda Music in Stevenage, PMT Northampton, Andertons, Gig-Gear in Harlow to name a few. I`ve had great help & service from these, especially from Coda.

I`ve seen the pictures, I would have treated you like a vagrant as well

I think I`d leave that natural, just clear lacquer it`s such a beautiful grain would be a real shame to cover it up.

Welcome Peter, am playing in Sweden later in the year - PSK Festival in Stockholm. Really looking forward to it as haven`t been to Sweden before, but those who have have really recommended it.

Well I`m in a skinhead band, so does this mean compress or not, I just can`t work it out...........

Psycho Killer is great, sparse but rhythmic enough to keep the song going, I wonder/doubt if we`d ever have heard it had another bassist filled it with as many complex notes as possible.

If only we could swap local shops, all would be well in the world