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Never again, not after last time when I smacked into the wall of a holiday park clubhouse! [quote name='Adrenochrome' post='1106100' date='Jan 28 2011, 12:40 PM']...after a drunken gig you could be tempted to ride the cab down a road [/quote]

I've been using a Shuttle 6.0 for 5 months now with a Barefaced Compact and I've never experienced any of this supposed "lack of low-end". I use a 5 string and have never struggled with clarity on the low B... sure, technically the 6 rolls off at a higher frequency than the 9 - but to human ears (well my ears at least) it handles all the lows you'd need with ease... just my 2p!

I usually use DR's or Elixirs most of the time - at the moment my Spector's strung with DR Hi Beams, but in the past I've used Black Beauties (my favourite for looks, and they do last ages), Sunbeams and Marcus Miller Fat Beams - all were awesome, to be honest, but my 2 favourites for sound and playability were the Hi Beams and the Elixirs. I love the way Elixirs feel, plus the fact that they seem to have that awesome "bright but not too bright" tone - and keep it for months! I think the last set of Elixirs I had on my bass lasted about 14 months of pretty extensive gigging before I changed them, and they still sounded OK

Very informative, and very well presented I'm glad to see other people are like me too - want to know every little detail about something before deciding one way or the other! Plus it will look rather swish when you get the "clicky thing" working (my technical vocabulary leaves a lot to be desired!)

Unfortunately I'll take myself off the list, as my drummer has just found out he has a back problem which will pretty much wipe out gigging for the first half of the year, and uncertain about the second. If someone else could have it for the week in my place and actually get to gig it that would be better I think. I'll just have to wait 'til I can afford to buy one eh!

I use an Ibanez LU20: [url="http://www.imuso.co.uk/Accessories/Guitar-Tuners/7471-/Ibanez-LU20-Digital-Chromatic-Guitar-Pedal-Tuner"]http://www.imuso.co.uk/Accessories/Guitar-...tar-Pedal-Tuner[/url] Bright display, rugged metal body, and cheaper than the Boss I was originally going to buy! Has worked fine for 4 years of solid gigging, worth a look.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' post='1080218' date='Jan 6 2011, 06:13 PM']If you do get a 40TW, please drop me a line. I have two which I think are dead which I would like to have tested. Details [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=116007"]here[/url].[/quote] Cheers, if I get one I'll let you know. Thanks all for the replies, looks like I'll save a while longer and get the BQC system too then. My Spector has HZs in it at the moment, and although it's got an active preamp, it can sound pretty dull and lifeless (and yes I do change strings regularly!) I just want that bit more "oomph", and I'd rather drop a couple of hundred quid on a bass I love playing than spending probably more money on a different instrument. Although I do quite fancy a Warwick... but that's a thread for another day!

Still waiting for them to bring out a 5 string Jag! Or a 5 string VMJ for that matter, either would be an instant buy for me.

Hi all, Just wondered what your thoughts were on the best pickup config for the EMG 40 range. Was thinking about getting a 40TW for the bridge and a 40J for the neck (to replace the mediocre 40HZs that are in it now). Only problem is, the new EMGs use "Quik Connect" and I'm not sure if it'll be more trouble than it's worth connecting them to the existing preamp. So would it be possible to leave out the preamp and just run the bass with the 2 active pickups? At least until I've saved up again for a decent EMG pre! Do you think it'll be worth the £150+ that it'll probably cost? Thanks in advance guys!

I contacted Ashdown a couple of years ago about my MAG300 2x10 combo having a blown transformer. Bear in mind this was in the warranty period. It took them a month to sort out a courier to pick it up, then I didn't see it for 9 months despite numerous phone calls. Then to top it all off it eventually came back and it had an intermittent fault where it lost power every 30 seconds. I drove to Electro Music in Doncaster the next day and bought an SWR setup - NOT an Ashdown!! Hopefully this was just my bad experience and the customer support has improved since then!

First gigging setup was a 2nd hand Yamaha (one of the BB range I think) through a Peavey TNT 150, mint amps, wish I still had it! Then "upgraded" to an Ashdown MAG 300 2x10 combo (which was worse, and a lot quieter than the TNT!), then got an SWR rig and a Spector 5 string. Still gig with the Spector, but play it through a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 and a Barefaced Compact, good times!

A big +1 for the Compact, I run a Shuttle 6.0 through mine (350W @8Ohms) and I've never had it past 1/3 on the master volume - even in 600 seater, high ceilinged working mens clubs. Uber sensitive cabs, I love mine!

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='1067451' date='Dec 23 2010, 08:58 AM']I try and 'switch off' and enjoy the performance but don't always manage to do that. If I'm watching an original band then I find that quite easy to do. With covers bands it's more difficult as bum notes scream out to me, and basslines that are over-simplified compared to the original really grate with me. As with others, I'll always make an effort to tell the band if I've enjoyed their performance, or perhaps leave a comment to that effect on NWB or RoTN websites. If asked my opinion, I will try provide some constructive feedback, eg "that solo was good, maybe boost the level/add some treble so it cuts through more next time" type comment.[/quote] RoTN, great website for Northern bands and a nice bunch who run it! I tend to try and be positive regardless of what the band were like - I don't like giving criticism, whether constructive or otherwise, because it usually comes out wrong and is taken the wrong way! I must say my eyes are usually drawn to the bass player at most gigs I see, but I do try and enjoy the band for what it is. Adrenochrome, which band do you play for? I think I've probably seen you out and about in West Yorkshire, did you play one of the RoTN do's last year?

Don't tempt me! Happy with my Shuttle 6.0 but this looks promising...

I play a 5er mostly because in the band I'm in at the moment everything's played a semitone down, and the 35" scale helps keep the sound tight (for want of a better word). Also, even though it's pretty much your standard pub rock I find I use the B a fair bit - mostly to save shifting position. I like to think of it as using what's there to my advantage rather than laziness though!

Ended up playing bass after seeing my uncle play in a band when I was about 12, guess I started getting bored of classical instruments (been playing violin and piano since age 6 and dabbled in viola and believe it or not the church organ!) Plus seeing as though all my mates played guitar it was the only way I got to play any of the music I liked at the time - Iron Maiden and Metallica don't really suit the violin.... [Edited for typos!]