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[quote name='NJE' timestamp='1366476094' post='2053076'] Firstly that thumb needs looking at by a doctor, its not right at all, he's hyperextending it and will probably get really bad problems in later life. Apart from that, awesome playing and the sound is superb. The growler had a MM pickup in basically so a Stingray should get very close to that, to be honest my old Stingray 5 sounded very similar to that.....god I miss it. [/quote] some people have very bendy thumbs without forcing it whatsoever. Mine is not quite as bendy as the one in the video, but not far off, and has been like that forever. It really depends on the person.

[quote name='umph' timestamp='1366396916' post='2052146'] Didn't sound like sabbath to me, sounded a bit nu metal [/quote] really? sounded extremely Sabbathy to me, which is why I got excited

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1366375753' post='2051733'] Funnily enough , I always thought the last Sabbath " reunion " album with the Dio lineup that came out just over twenty years ago , Rehumanizer , suffered from trying to sound too much like Metallica's Black album , which was selling millions at that time . Thankfully , this new material sounds free of those kind of commercial influences and is only trying to sound like Sabbath . [/quote] I'm a big fan of Black Sabbath with Dio... but Dehumanizer was a huge disappointment for me. Mob Rules and Heaven & Hell remain my favourite Black Sabbath albums. Actually, I prefer to think of Black Sabbath as three bands: 1) with Ozzy, which I like, but second to: 2) with Dio, my favourite. and... 3) everything else, some of which I like a lot, most of which leave me uninterested

Ooooh, I like this!!!!!!!!

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1366401579' post='2052266'] I would have thought that if the guitarist has a rig sitting at home, uses whatever is provided in rehearsal & then fetches out his own rig for a gig & the guitar sounds completely different through it, then where's the logic? I've seen bands that could play, but sounded guff as they hadn't spent any time with the gear that they used at the gig (one was actually quite a good blues band). My band isn't a rock band, more down the lines of acid jazz & I think having a good sound to the groove will get folk dancing more than playing with a poor sound. [/quote] Sounding different with another rig? Sure. THAT different? Not really. I mean, not that different that a couple of minutes won't be enough to adjust. The sound will have to be adjusted to each room anyway. I found that something positive rehearsing in different places with different gear is that you learn to adapt.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1366398136' post='2052171'] Occasionally I've used the room's rig, but most often I take my combo as too often I find the lump there is only good for making sounds similar to farting in a didgeridoo. The last place I was in had a Line 6 thing with dodgy sockets, the place before that has either some old Peavey thing or a worn out Hartke (that looks like it's been good in the 80s, but needs to retire) plugged into an SWR 4x10 with the drivers removed & a 15" driver bolted to the back of the board they was on & the place we're going next looks like it has a Peavey TNT (woooohooo!!!!). I can understand the singer & keys/turntablist using the PA that's in there &maybe even the drummer using the basics of the kit, but why would the rest of the band want to use the stuff if their own gear is better (other than lazyitis)? My band's just formed & the drummer's just bought a new kit. The guitarist said "you're not taking the whole kit are you", to which me & the drummer replied "why not, it needs tuned up". Then he asked if I can leave my combo behind & just use the rig that's in there. My reply was "I'll ask what they have, but if it's the TNT, then No". Maybe I should ask him to bring his rig? He hasn't so far & wasn't happy with the rig in the last room. Fair enough we're just getting together & only had a couple of sesh's together, but isn't getting your sound right just as important as getting the song right? So when you go to rehearsal/practice/jam, do you use what's there or do you take your own amp/cab/combo? [/quote] It depends. If an amp is provided and (as in most cases for me) it's really only needed as my own personal monitor... then I use what's there, unless we are playing for two hours, or I know parking is easy and accessible etc. I played on Thursday and Friday at the "Deadinburgh" show (google it, it was fun ). We set up up on a narrow balcony that we needed to access by climbing a steep spiral staircase, that's after a few more stairs just to get to that floor (big building). Another band is playing today and tomorrow and I know them too and they were having bass amp difficulties. I offered to leave mine for them. So, between the place, access and the idea of leaving it behind... I took my Hartke A100 combo. Tilted back in front of me. Not incredibly loud but it did the job, and I was able to carry all my things in one go. For our album launch next weekend, I am bringing my "proper" rig. For rehearsals, I tend to take my head. If I can plug it in, great. If not, because all they have is a combo without a way to connect a separate head through it... then I use that combo.

[quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1366224862' post='2049922'] ..perhaps not the best of names for a Bass then ... but I guess you could get the Little Bastard Amp to go with it but it might not go down too well on a Beeb interview if asked what kit you've got [/quote] And an OKKO Basstard distortion pedal

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1366191226' post='2049324'] Or "Puto" can be used [/quote] even better: puto cabron I find it amusing that this stuff does not get filtered... p**o ca***n

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1366189488' post='2049292'] "Berra" is Spanish for bitch...this is getting so confusing.. [/quote] No, that would be "perra"

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1366038076' post='2047558'] Goat is Capra. [/quote] That's Italian.

[quote name='John Schoen' timestamp='1366021203' post='2047284'] Cabron is Spanish for bastard. The suffix "ita" makes it a small female bastard. [/quote] Yes and no. Cabron can be translated as bastard, or asshole or many other things, in that it is used probably in the very same situations with the very same connotation. However, as it's often the case with these things, literal translations are completely different and often underwhelming. Cabra means goat. Cabron is the male goat, or a big goat. Often used as a mild insult. Or serious insult if you look stern Cabrona could be used as an insult (see above) or to indicate a large female goat. Cabronita, therefore, could be 1) an insult, but with the diminutive suffix -ita making it sound "cuter", so probably not an insult thrown in anger... or it could be 2) a large small female goat (what? nah... stick to 1) In Spain you'd use "cabrita" rather than cabronita, but I guess in Mexico they probably use cabronita. I would not be surprised it it has yet another meaning or at least a different connotation in Mexico, as often we use the same words in very different ways!

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1366111818' post='2048379'] A friend of mine is an engineer at a medium sized venue and got this in a band's rider. I concur. [/quote] m-key

so... technically it's not finished. I can still assemble mine before you do!!!

The idea wasn't mine... I saw another orange bass here and thought it was too sexy

That is beautiful!!!!

[quote name='matski' timestamp='1365935486' post='2046084'] Spanky D'Monkey [/quote]

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1365926012' post='2045934'] I loved the suggestion of "The Mangetout experience" but now that Monkeys have been brought into to equation how about.... The Mangetout Monkeys Or (Having learned Spanish a bit where I'm quite sure Monkey is Mono) The Mono Mangetout? However, that implies you may never have a stereo sound.... Oh this is too hard.... I'll get my coat! [/quote] The Mangetout Monkeys has a ring to it...

Looks like a nice bass, I really like the Streamer design. If the neck on that one is nice (I've tried some delicious and some incredibly uncomfortable Warwicks) it seems like a decent deal.

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1365883657' post='2045700'] Ah yes, sorry I should have qualified where it was used. [size=4] Is there a word for South/Central American Spanish? Latin Amerispanish maybe?[/size] [/quote] in my comprehensive (3min? ) research, it seemed it was common in Northern Argentina and also in Mexico... and it was used in a variety of ways. It's always good to know. I had meant to ask you what a superchango was, now I have an idea How did your band's name name come about?

[quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1365882097' post='2045656'] One of the early German budget ranges? - Streamer Standard. One piece bridge, Carolena body, a precursor to the Rockbass but they were made in Germany - not bad basses really. [/quote] really? wow, you learn something everyday. I had no idea there was a budget line of Warwick Streamer that were made in Germany. I thought the budget line started with the Rockbass!

[quote name='Huw Foster' timestamp='1365808114' post='2044940'] [media]http://youtu.be/gZehS6m-P9Y[/media] Another new one... Got some free time at the moment so I'm just enjoying being able to play! [/quote] YOU!!! I am pretty sure it was a video of you playing that Precision that made me think for the very first time "hmmm, P basses can sound really good!" And if it weren't you, this video does it again x10. Lovely playing and beautiful tone, thank you for posting this!

I googled chango, and now I am suitably enlightened (definitely not in use in Spain)... but I also found other meanings. In particular, I loved this entry from the urban dictionary: [quote] A school that is part of Shenendehowa. Even though it's only an elementary school, it still has cliques. Cliques include: Popular kids: A bunch of immature snot nosed f***wits who think they own everything in the school. Goths: A bunch of kids who masturbate to Good Charlotte, whilst slitting their wrists. Wiggers: A bunch of kids who are white, but they think they are black. Weird kids/nerds: The group of kids who look normal, but act "weird" according to the popular kids. This the group I was placed in. Normal kids: Nothing special about them. The teachers are mainly nice, but one of the gym teachers owns a riced out Scion xB. In short, it's an okay school. Not the best, but okay. [/quote]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1365874862' post='2045546'] Then the band should be called 'Monkey McMonkey & The Chunky Spunkers'. See? That doesn't use the 'F'-word. [/quote] Milty!!!! See what you did???

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1365874710' post='2045541'] ...for monkey? [/quote] I've been called that...