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... and it's shipping today! Can't wait!

I could not resist it... so I just ordered one too. I had the B3K for a while, but although it could sound fantastic it was not the type of sound I wanted for the bands I play in. The Vintage looks like it could be "the one" 'though. A bit expensive, but then I could easily spend that money buying 3 other pedals that don't quite sound the way I want so... I just had to go for it. At the moment I am using a range of distortion/overdrives, and I hope the Vintage will help me rationalise my "collection": OKKO Basstard, which is great for fat heavily distorted sounds. I would probably keep this regardless. I use this in the RATM and RHCP bands. Soundblox2 Bass Multiwave distortion... for it's "synth-like" quality, which works well in the funk band. those two will probably stay. It's the following that might be replaced: Joyo Ultimate Drive. It sounds great, but it's a fine balancing act to get it just right as a tiny change in the gain results in a large change in volume... it's a bit annoying live. I like the dirty heavy overdrive from this, and the mild overdrive too... but it's too hard to switch between the two and too sensitive to which bass I am using. I used this in the RATM band mostly. Joyo Vintage Overdrive. This substituted the Ultimate Drive, mostly. Much more controllable and beautiful sounding... it loses a bit of bottom end, unfortunately, otherwise it'd be a real winner. This I use a lot now for the RATM band. It's good at low and mid gain overdrives. TC Electronic Mojo Mojo. Curious pedal this. No problem with bottom end. It does a really nice low gain sound and can do decent mid-high gain too. I use it in the funk band (low gain) and sometimes on the RATM band. From the clips it sounds like the Darkglass can probably give me very similar sounds to teh Joyo Vintage Overdrive, but preserving the bottom end, and more. It's too expensive for me to buy 2 of them to have one on in each pedalboard, but if it sounds THAT good, I won't mind shuttling it between boards.

[quote name='Hamster' timestamp='1369213528' post='2086253'] It may be much easier to make Basschat a totally 'Rickenbacker Free Zone' so the admins don't get any more bullish emails and live under constant threat of legal action. [/quote] Not a bad idea!

[quote name='Green Alsatian' timestamp='1369163845' post='2085734'] If I were the owner of Basschat, I would ban all discussion of Rickenbacker products and inform John Hall of this decision. Or have Basschat sponsored by Music Store Professional and tell John Hall to suck it. [/quote] +1 announce it clearly at the top of BC: Rickenbacker free zone. Full ban on anything Ric.

[quote name='AndyBob09' timestamp='1369299899' post='2087376'] Daft Punk - Get Lucky. I've not stopped since I first heard it. The whole album is great. [/quote] Indeed! Get Lucky... I have spent hours playing along to that one, not exacly the same bassline, but something similar, and varying... it's addictive!

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1369239818' post='2086780'] My first "proper" rig was a TX410 paired with a black widow 15. I replaced that stack with a single eden 2x10 without any loss in volume/depth, this was later replaced by an epi 3x10, which in turn was replaced by a compact/midget stack. A single compact will easily match the tx for volume/depth IMO. [/quote] thank you for making the wait appear much longer now

[quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1369140343' post='2085279'] Describe how to do it properly. You turn up, punters are standing in the rain waiting... Then what ? [/quote] Then... bye bye and it's the promoter's problem for not providing a suitable installation. If it happens to you in Madrid in August... perhaps you just had bad luck. If you organise an outdoor event in Britain, anytime of the year, you have to think about the possibility of rain, come on!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1369133454' post='2085140'] I don’t do wet!! If I turned up for a gig and there was inadequate protection from rain I wouldn't play. [/quote] I'd be inclined to do the same. If the stage does not offer suitable protection from the rain, I would not do it. I'm not going to risk my gear. A wireless is great too, for extra safety. In fact it was one of the reasons I bought one, after seeing the wiring in some bars I played

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1369142093' post='2085331'] Haha, it will so long as you play it better than I managed on the recording! That was about 5 days in after loading a van up with gear in Devon, driving to Edinburgh, setting up the recording 'studio' in the cottage and then playing for hours and hours each day. Brain frazzled, fingers destroyed - my timing in the little break bits is about as atrocious as it could possibly be despite simplifying the line...I cringed a bit when I listened back when setting up for mixing shame because I think it's a nice line overall [/quote] as always, it sounds worst to the person who played it There are some great ideas there, it's my favourite track! When I listen to our SBK album, I often cringe too. We recorded drums, rhythm guitar and bass in two days, and not even full days... all hurried and not the best state of mind (or body, it was FREEEEZING in that disused church where we were recording)... I guess most people don't notice, but I hear every single timing error.

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1368939334' post='2083185'] Would I be right in thinking that if I found where the sweetspot is in relation to the nodes or abtinodes and then found the corresponding one on a smaller or larger scale. That would be the equivalent? [/quote] the nodes will change as you fret different strings. This is very easily demonstrated by the pinch harmonic technique any decent old school metal guitarist will be only too happy to demonstrate until your ears bleed Although perhaps the nodes don't move all that much from any particular spot, since the bridge is not so far from the pickups... Hmmm, so maybe there is something to the node positions. When doing pinch harmonics you need to vary slightly where you pluck/touch the string... but yes, it is only a slight change on location. The pickups and their magnetic field covers a wider area... hmmm. We need a way to visualise a vibrating string, the magnetic field, and how the nodes change position as we fret different notes...

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1368894707' post='2082789'] So, there's no such thing as a 'sweetspot'. There's merely different places to put a pickup and each place will be a factor in the overall sound of the bass. An aspect fo the sound of a P bass comes from the position of it's pickup. Same for a J bass, but the pickups are in different palces. And same again for an MM or any other bass. Where you place the pickup makes a difference but the idea of some magical 'sweetspot' - it's nonsense. [/quote] +100 I think some people call the Precision pickup spot "THE" sweet spot because they happen to prefer the sound of Precisions, etc. In truth... like you said, where you place the pickup has a huge effect on what it sounds like, and whether you prefer it in one place or another is down to the individual. A Jazz or an MM pickup at the Precision spot have a certain "precisiony" quality to the sound, even 'though it won't sound exactly the same. Similarly with other pickups/locations. An MM pickup close by the bridge where a Jazz would be sounds nothing like a Stingray but more like a fat type of Jazz... etc. My "personal sweetspot" seems to be a wide area around the Stingray single pickup location and a Jazz bridge pickup, as I favoure those positions regardless of the pickup... but it's totally subjective: my own personal taste. It is intriguing that you get a "type of sound" from a pickup location despite the fact that the length of the string varies as you fret various notes. The one thing that remains constant is the length between the pickup to the bridge. Maybe that has something to do with it, although I can't think how.

The latest from The Cat Empire, released on Friday. Great album! [url="http://youtu.be/1kde760LKrE"]http://youtu.be/1kde760LKrE[/url]

I'm subscribing to this thread. It will be interesting to see how the situation develops.

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1368797925' post='2081665'] To be fair, any modern 2x15 set up should roughly match or outperform a typical 6x10 - a 15" driver has more than 3x the cone area of a 10" and will usually have more excursion, too. 10s only really make sense in multiples if you want a slim form factor. [/quote] Do you think "Mr. Landlord" will sound good through that?

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1368796469' post='2081642'] Without knowing exactly what 6x10 you have I can say with reasonable confidence that a double compact rig will put its thumb on its nose and waggle it fingers at your old cab. [/quote] stop messing with my calm and patient wait! They were a Peavey TX410 and a TC Electronic RS210. It sounded great, but I got tired of the heavy and bulky 410 so I sold it and used a BC212 with the RS210, vertically, since. A friend of mine had both the BC210 and BC212, so I tested both and thought the 212 was a better option. But in truth, I don't love the results...

The main reason is making other types of pickups available to basses equipped with soapbars. You are no longer restricted by the shape of the routing... you can choose the shape that fits the routing, with another type of pickup. If the pickup is smaller than a soapbar, there'll be empty space. So what? in addition, if the manufacturer has a reputation for knowing a thing or two about pickup design, they're likely to come up with some interesting flavours. But that's an extra.

Well, I did not even have to ask. Today I got an email from Alex confirming he got the deposit, so it's all on course In addition, responding to something I had mentioned earlier, he said that with a good amp one could probably get as much "oomph" from a pair of Compacts as I was getting with my old 6x10" set up... If a pair of Compacts get anywhere in the vicinity of what I was getting with the 6x10" rig... I would be totally amazed... I can't wait to get my (single for now) Compact

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1368469899' post='2077490'] Check your junk mail. Alex's mail ended up there with me. [/quote] Nothing there. I mean, tons of crap there, but no emails from BF I'll just ask him, just to be sure.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1368465414' post='2077417'] I discussed which cab would be best for me with Alex before ordering as well, and the only confirmation of my deposit payment was from paypal, which is enough for me. [/quote] That's exactly my situation. I'm sure Alex is aware of it... but as I hear people receiving acknowledgement of the order by email it made me wonder. Even the best of the best can lose track of an email sometimes, so better safe than sorry!

[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1368448758' post='2077124'] Did you not get a phone call to go through what it was that you wanted? I did a couple of days after paying my deposit. Discussed all manner of things: what basses I played, where I played, what pedals I used etc etc.....that conversation upsold a tweeter to me!! ha HA [/quote] No. I emailed Alex before that, explaining what I did, what I expected, what I liked, and what use I'd make of the cab I wanted to buy. I explained I was unsure whether the Midget or Compact would be more appropriate. He replied saying that given all that, he would recommend I get the Compact. So I said I'd go for the compact then, and went to place the order and paid the deposit. I guess I should contact him again just in case.

Did you get any confirmation that "yep, got your order, thanks, all under control, now sit, relax and wait"? I paid my deposit but did not get any kind of confirmation... just wondering whether it's normal or maybe I should check?

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1368299837' post='2075514'] As to the other bassists, well the band let me live, the others, it's not for me to say... [/quote] I'll make sure I set up near an exit, just in case... thanks for the heads up I guess that those trips to the countryside... I should not always assume they are with the purpose of recording...

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1368325910' post='2075738'] This isn't that kind of place.... [/quote] ha ha, yeah, it wasn't that kind of audition

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1368289798' post='2075370'] Aye, last thing we did before we left was de-camp to a holiday cottage for a week with a load of recording gear. There's a whole album's worth of new recordings sitting on mine and Frank's computers! I'm sure he'll pass on the tracks in various states of mix pretty soon, and as I say I'll be doing my best to get them finished over the next few weeks; there's some new material but also some of the old songs were re-recorded and may have changed quite a bit - I half-learned them from the same EPs you've been given, but have probably changed a lot of what the previous bassists played (there've been a few ). What you do with 'my' versions, of course, will be up to you - I'll look forward to hearing at a gig whenever I'm next back in Edinburgh! The drummer's great fun to play with, as are the rest, and yes they listen to the bass a lot in this band... previous to this one I'd have said my default style was old-school funk but in the process of locking together better I found it best to really strip that back and rebuild. The irony is that I'm now in more of a 'funk' band again and am having to re-learn to play that way, [/quote] your "there's been a few " comment could sound a little sinister... At least I know you are alive, so that's somewhat reassuring It's a tricky thing, playing what other played before. On the one hand you want to play "the song", on the other... we all have different personalities and approaches and might want to do some things a little bit differently... I guess we will figure things out as we go along. As for the recordings... that sounds really exciting! Can't wait to hear that!

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1368267458' post='2075063'] Congrats! I'll miss this band, glad the search is finally over though! Look foward to hearing where you guys take it next Now I really need to get my arse in gear and finish mixing the old recordings... [/quote] If you have any recordings besides the EPs I already have, I'd be extremely interested, so that I get to learn as much of the repertoire as possible and quickly. It would be nice to get to play live soon. You guys played once, last year, after Sea Bass Kid at Henry's Cellar. I had to go straight after the gig, can't remember why... but our trumpet player and others stayed. The trumpet player txted me as you were playing "you're missing an awesome band!!!!". He bought your EP and played it the next day at work (we work together). I have wanted to see the NUF live ever since. I even asked Beer of the Bass whether NUF would care to join SBK at our album launch party a couple of weekends ago... but he told me their bassist was leaving and he had a gig with Jen & The Gents... That's when I first heard the NUF needed a new bass player. The seed was planted. Then I saw the gumtree advert... and a few times I nearly wrote back but thought "nah, I'm sure they must have found someone already, and they are too good, they would surely not be interested in me" Glad I fooled them, now I need to get my arse in gear and prevent them from finding out that I'm not good enough. I guess since nobody listens to the bass, that's easy Nah, I know they listen. IN fact, the one thing that was a bit intimidating was knowing that the guitarist was a very good bass player, a lot better than myself, and that he'd be listening to me from a bass player's perspective too! The intimidation did not last long, 'though. Very nice people And I think the drummer and I are going to have fun... I really like his style!