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Now, this is not a tone I would consider to be my favourite, or even one that I would use much in my band, but it's a tone that I find delicious. This is a track from a Spanish pop band from the 80s-90s, this is from the first album selftitled "Mecano", from 1981. At the time I didn't notice, but in the past few years I came to notice the bass on their first two albums. I like the basslines a lot, and the bass sounds thick and I could not really replicate the sound with any of my dirt pedals. It sounded like it had some mild overdrive and a lot of compression. I have just got a GB Streamliner 900 and I was playing a little with it, along to a few tracks, while waiting for girls to get ready to go and get some breakfast (so plenty of time ) and this track came on, called "254 13 26" (a phone number). And with the gain switch on, turning up the gain, and my 75RI Jazz on the bridge pickup (EMGs) it sounded not just very close to it: I could make it sound even better! This amp is fantastic. I'm in love Here's the track in question: [media]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38169404/10-2541326_192_lame_cbr_ex.mp3[/media] and for those with browsers that don't display the player/link above... maybe you can try this, if you still want to hear it [b]COPYPASTETHIS=>[/b]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38169404/10-2541326_192_lame_cbr_ex.mp3X [b]<=COPYPASTETHIS[/b], and remove the "X" from the extension mp3X (I had to do that to prevent the BC software to autiomatically recognice it as a media link and insert the media player thingy

They are well built, look much more solid than the Shuttle 9.2, and they have proper rubber feet, not the plastic ones that slide on your desk (or BF cabs) - I had to replace the feet in my Shuttle as it's so light it was too easy to push it around and was afraid of dropping it. Anyway, on the sound side of things... Yesterday I was probably the happiest I've been with my sound in years! I have liked many amps, but this one seems "special". I could get a thick hefty tone that still had plenty of definition and top end. The midrange never got too boxy or brittle or gnarly... Fingerstyle felt tight and powerful, and slap was fullbodied... (I use an EBS multicomp before the amp, that's all). I was just using the Streamliner into the BF BB2 cab on top of a 4x10 that was merely a stand for my BB2. As it's there just for stage sound, I like it closer to my ears so that I can hear it clearly without cranking up the volume too much. I could hear it very clearly, and it felt full, it felt powerful without being loud... I was very happy playing last night I won't be able to play a gig without PA support until the first weekend in August, I think. Looking forward to hearing how it behaves in that situation. I had the "gain" switch on, but I didn't crank the gain too high, so there was no clear distortion, just... a very nice thick tone. I love the Shuttle 9.2, but the Streamliner 900 is more the kind of amp I wanted. I feel I have arrived. What a great little amp!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1405771899' post='2505114'] I had the 50 watt head and that was the same weight as a small planet, can`t imagine what the combo must be like (well maybe a large planet). [/quote] When I ordered my Laney VC50, it arrived by UPS. At the time I lived in an old block of apartments, no lift, narrow steep staircase, on a third floor that was like a fourth floor as the ceilings were high. The UPS guy refused to take it upstairs. He showed me the package and said "I'm not taking it up there. I can take it away and you collect it from the depot at your convenience, or I can leave it here with you here on the floor, but I won't take it up there". I wanted my amp, I was not going to let it go. So he unloaded it and away he went. Now, those of you who have met me know I am not a big guy. But I lifted it onto my shoulder, and took it all the way up to my flat. Then I decided that this amp had to stay in the rehearsal place, because I could not face doing that everytime I wanted to use my amp. Heavy beasts!

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1405666069' post='2504085'] Yes, we have a Laney VC50, too..! [/quote] I had one of those! Ouch! beautiful sound though.

tasty!!!!

I just received this afternoon a white box with a pretty little amp. I tried it briefly at home through my little Schroeder cab, and I'm liking what it does, and the sweet little nothings it whispers in my ear, promises of what the future might be if I allow it to become louder... So I'm taking it to my gig tonight, and see how it goes But I'm already smiling, and that has rarely happened with any amp that I tried at apartment-friendly volumes in only 10 minutes. There were many sounds there, and none bad. Not a single one. Every knob did something intuitive and there aren't many of them. Let's fire it up!

[quote name='UglyDog' timestamp='1405586083' post='2503210'] So, this tune popped onto the radio this morning. Now I've never been a fan of the Byrds by any stretch, and so I'm fairly unfamiliar with much of their catalogue... but when it reached 1:43 and the 'guitar solo' started, I was transfixed and not in a good way. I mean, whose idea was it to keep it? Did nobody think to say "actually Rog, could you do another take mate, I'm errm not sure about that one"? Or were they all too stoned to care? Have a listen if you can stand it. 1:43 to 2:20, and then remarkably he has another go at around 2:58 with similarly stunning results. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74ttSR8lEg[/media] Does anybody know of a worse guitar solo? And I don't mean just one you don't like in an "anything by Yngwie, I can't stand him" way, I mean something that is truly awful, dreadful by anyone's yardstick. Real car crash stuff. ps. for some reason I can't get this video to embed. [/quote] So I'm not alone in detesting that "solo"... I never got it. Why spoil a perfectly good song with... with THAT?

[quote name='Sparky Mark' timestamp='1405590599' post='2503280'] £10.94 including delivery from CPC Farnell. Just do it. [/quote] erm... I already have one in my drawer! I've just been too scared to try it. I meant to simply disconnect the original, as I hear enough to make me a little scared of replacing it... But I did buy one, and it's sitting in my drawer.

[quote name='Sparky Mark' timestamp='1405589057' post='2503261'] I have replaced the stock tweeter with an HT 30 and it's killed that annoying hiss and doesn't spit and ring like the original. Sounds much much better. The top end is now the same as my other horn fitted MB cabs. Best £11 upgrade you can make on a £600 combo IMO. [/quote] Hmmmm, you're going to make me do it!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1405170905' post='2499378'] Before we decide whether this is going to get you banned, may we enquire as to whether you meant "collector of Jazz Basses" or the unnamable alternative? Honest replies appreciated, honoured and possibly lavishly rewarded. [/quote]

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1405177171' post='2499442'] Is the bass playing slot job meeting Gender Equality rules each time there is an opening in that band ? [/quote] not a serious question, right?

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1405148437' post='2499125'] Without necessarily understanding the question correctly, I'll try: In a tone, first you have an attack "phase" with probably reduced harmonic content, and, depending on the instrument and the way it's played, this attack can be pretty useless for picking up the first harmonic of the tone. Often possibly 10 to 30 ms in length, but I'd not be surprised if we're talking 50 to 100 ms in some cases. Then, when the tone settles, and the first harmonic can be sampled in one way or another, the time needed by the nature of things normally goes up with the wavelength. One way around this is picking up the second or fourth harmonic, and another way is a form of smart prediction (of which I have not heard later developments - for all I know it may have been a dead end). From what I understand both of these ways around require more advanced electronics, as well as processes that risk needing too much time anyway. Finally, there's the speed of the electronics in either case at any rate, which was a major drawback in the early days of octavers, but I'd guess it's less of a problem now. I'll be happily corrected and updated on this. [/quote] what I meant and phrased very poorly was: if a guitar's low E can be detected ok, and a bass' low E cannot because of the lower frequency... what would happen if I passed the bass signal through a... [* penny drops] forget it. It was late last night. I was talking about something that might work on a pre-recorded signal, where you can speed it up to transpose everything one octave, or two, so that the note is detected more quickly, and use that to process the signal. Of course, live, you don't have the ability to "play back faster" , so you can only use a standard pitch-shifter, which has to detect the pitch in the first place, and we're hitting the original problem, again. Kids, remember: tired brains spout even more silly things than a rested one.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1404807551' post='2495795'] Yes. A 'For Sale' post with no pics or 'pics to come later' confuses and infuriates me - and I won't have anything to do with it. [/quote] I'll type a proper response later.

[quote name='Hot Rod (Wizard) Pickups' timestamp='1405076461' post='2498562'] Please check out our first of many bass pickup demos to come: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauV3Y2HpiE[/media] Hot Rod Pickups www.hot-rodpickups.com [/quote] Is that the 64 or 84? Both are mentioned... I suspect it's 64 but...

Dragonforce... I'm enjoying this, surprisingly.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1368357114' post='2075986'] Yeah thats kind of inevitable ,the problem is the amount of time it takes to recognise the original pitch so that you know how much to shift it by - a complete waveform cycle of a bottom E is nearly 25ms. [/quote] Could the input be transposed internally an octave or two for pitch detection then? Is that really the reason for the delay in pitch recognition on low notes?

[quote name='bridge' timestamp='1404634422' post='2494228'] Pete, Little bit of relief, just about a eighth of turn, job done, back normal, thanks for advice guys. [/quote] ah, got late to the party... glad it worked

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1404047228' post='2488738'] Dont touch the saddles!!! Saddle heights dont change between the seasons, all you want to do is get the neck back where it was when it played well before by letting a little relief back into the neck. Unless you are doing a full set up, changing string type/gauge or adjusting to your own taste then the truss rod is all you should ever need to adjust as the seasons/climate changes [/quote] this! sounds like all you probably need to get it the way it was is turning the truss rod nut clockwise a little bit. Maybe half a turn. Try that, without touching anything else, and see how it goes

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1403953933' post='2487990'] I've got these handles on my 2x12", and the hole spacing measures the same as Fionn posted (I've just measured mine). There might be more comfortable handles out there, but these have been sturdy enough and have pressed steel rather than plastic ends. [url="http://www.bluearan.co.uk/index.php?id=ADH3423&browsemode=category"]http://www.bluearan....semode=category[/url] [/quote] Arrived, and they're perfect! Once again, thank you!

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1404491593' post='2493209'] Erm... It wasn't really meant to be that valuable. [/quote] Cool! Then I'm happy to inform you that you succeeded

[quote name='spaners' timestamp='1404248077' post='2490847'] Thanks for the heads up guys, im guna have to go n try one when Absolute get there stock in. Rang them today and they are expecting 20 to come into stock. they seemed a bit surprised when I told them that hot rox had it in stock. [/quote] I was surprised too, everywhere else quoted 4th July as the earliest they expected to have them, so I thought Hot Rox might just be "preordering". But it seems they did have them in stock after all. It's the proper UK version, with the UK power supply included etc.

Well, I had a go earlier... and yup, it works! I tried it with a high output Jazz with a J-Retro preamp. Only the lowest notes had a bit of warbling going on if left sustained, but mostly it works pretty well. Perhaps a tiny bit of latency? Not bothersome, however. Single notes track pretty well and you can sustain much longer than I had expected without the note decaying... it just rings until it crosses a threshold and then fades quickly, so long chords are not impossible. Where it really shines is playing chords. I'm not that good when it comes to chords on bass. I play a lot of double stops, which sound nice and big, but fuller chords sound... fuller. So I switched to my old stratocaster... And there I liked it a lot more. The tracking is absolutely no problem whatsoever, and bigger chords are really filling. On guitar I also find it a lot easier to play a chord and change a note or two and the pedal makes it sound quite believably like an organ. Then I added an overdrive pedal. After the B9 it was great to add a little grit and I could just not help playing a few classic Deep Purple riffs... Pity it did not have an expression pedal assigned to the "mod" control! So... I still don't know what I might use this for but I can imagine it can be a pretty cool effect for a song, to add a bit of organ here and there: it would not be a substitute for a keyboard player, but for a band who just wants to add some touches in a song or two, it can be pretty cool. On bass, playing single notes, you can get some really interesting tones by turning the dry sound up and letting the "organ" sound just add a little edge on some awesome riffage. I need to investigate more and play around with it to see what practical uses I can find for it. The limitations are mostly my own, the pedal tracks very well (the higher the register the better, but even on bass it tracks better than just about any octave pedal I can think off, except the MarkBass one perhaps) and it sounds great... you just have to know what to play!

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1404230646' post='2490567'] I bet that's McNach's desk at work without a bass in sight and he'll be feeling just as impatient as you lot! [/quote] indeed!!! and I doubt I'll get more than about 20 minutes play tonight... unlikely I'll record anything, but I'll definitely try it on bass a bit.