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[quote name='metalmisty' post='822980' date='Apr 29 2010, 01:17 PM']Hello there, I wish lol. no it's the band fee : ( . I have found someone now, but if your interested for future deppin' re-hols cover then mail me with your number and I shall call. You can never have enough bass covers . Best regards Mx[/quote] Had a horrible feeling that would be the case. No worries - and thanks for responding quickly.

[quote name='metalmisty' post='822489' date='Apr 28 2010, 09:56 PM']Hi Guys, Metalmisty here , We need a bassist dep to cover our bassists holiday for the 17th of July in Ipswich. I have exhausted my supply of the dodgy little critters, a versatile working dep would be good please. Rock covers, classic rock, if you live Ipswich area that would be better but Colchester is fine to. Five peice band £250 . If not I gotta pick up the bass again for one gig and it's been a while. If your interested can you mail me with info on you and your moby number and I shall give you a call. Thanks guys. Have fun. Mx [/quote] Just to clarify, is 250 the dep fee?

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='818339' date='Apr 25 2010, 07:11 PM']Well I gave it a go on the bass and to be honest there was no discernable difference between the peavey (£339) and my powersoft (£1200) The main difference is that the Peavey weighs a third or less... but is 2 units high (rather than the Powersoft's 1U.) however the price difference means I could buy extra racks with the savings, I guess. The only really irritating thing about the Peavey is that they put some really [b]insanely[/b] bright LEDs on the front. These things were so bright as to be distracting from offstage. They seem ok when you're stood by the amp but from down in the audience these things look brighter than the lightshow! So I put gaffer tape over them. I'm sure those LEDs would be appreciated more by our DJ bretheren than us musos... aw bless! So in summary, I think that you can't get much more bang for bucks than this! (I gather that Peavey have been having trouble getting these to the UK and there have only been about 100 distributed here. ...and that the next earliest delivery will be August. So if you are considering getting one it may be an idea to get one while it's possible. On the other hand it could be a load of bollock spoken by a salesman. I dunno.) Good luck if you decide to get one. Andy[/quote] Good to know Andy. Thanks for posting.

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='816233' date='Apr 23 2010, 02:06 PM']Just got my 2x IPR-1600 today. These things are silly light. The boxes feel like they could be empty. They seem to have lots of power too. But that was just playing regular music through. Mine aren't really intended for bass use, but for monitor amplification. I'll give it a whirl on the bass rig though and let you know how they compare to my current Powersoft Digam 3002 power amp for bass. BTW... paid £339 for each and that's a LOT of watts per pound. (I think Dolphin have them at £299.) And at such a light weight its even more watts per lb.[/quote] Looking forward to hearing how they shape up. Sounds really promising!!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='815129' date='Apr 22 2010, 04:12 PM']Jazz gigs won't pay. These guys have to eat.[/quote] You got[i][b] that [/b][/i]right!!!

[quote name='throwoff' post='805973' date='Apr 14 2010, 12:54 PM']Those old Framus are quite collectable now[/quote] [i][b]Please [/b][/i]don't tell me that!!

Framus Semi Acoustic Bass. Selmer Treble and Bass 50 amp. Not a clue what I paid - it was in 1969, so probably not alot. Both long gone.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='765337' date='Mar 5 2010, 04:21 PM']Geography teacher? [/quote] Aye. Step back from the elbow patches though eh?

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='764749' date='Mar 5 2010, 08:54 AM']Someone once told me that if you're mingling with the crowd, they should instantly know you're in the band. Glad I'm in a tribute band where we don't have to replicate a style. Style, what style???[/quote] Steely Dan sartorial "style" = Off duty dentist/lawyer/accountant?

[quote name='Earbrass' post='761899' date='Mar 2 2010, 03:28 PM']They do a smaller one too: [url="http://www.dv247.com/pa-systems-and-live-sound/peavey-ipr-1600-530-watt-power-amplifier--62060"]http://www.dv247.com/pa-systems-and-live-s...mplifier--62060[/url] Someone on the net said the lightest one was 6.2lb - that should be this one I think??[/quote] Mmm. Interesting indeed!

Wonder how much this is? [url="http://www.dv247.com/pa-systems-and-live-sound/peavey-ipr-3000-1000-watt-power-amplifier--62061"]Peavey Power Amp[/url] More to the point, being a Peavey, would any of us be able to lift it?

[quote name='Earbrass' post='761610' date='Mar 2 2010, 10:47 AM']A question for those using outboard pre-amps / mult-fx units plugged into the power-amp stage of their bass heads: why use a bass head? Wouldn't an ordinary PA power amp do the same job cheaper? Not trying to criticize anyone's choices, but genuinely wanting to know. I always thought the pre-amp in a bass head was the bit that gave the "character" to the sound, and was the bit you were paying the extra for. Is that nonsense?[/quote] Sound logical to me, but maybe we're both wrong?

I've used Best Practice myself. Marvelous!!

[quote name='NJE' post='747364' date='Feb 16 2010, 03:54 PM']LOVING Incognito at the moment. Just been on Amazon and seen a few DVDs including a new one due out soon live from London, but I was just wondering what do people think are the better Incognito albums? there seem to be so many and just wondering where to start. Cheers, Nathan[/quote] You could do worse than check out their [b]"Last Night In Tokyo" [/b]album from 1996 (if you can find it!!) which remains one of the best live CDs I've ever had the pleasure of hearing.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='744845' date='Feb 14 2010, 02:56 PM']Fantastic track! Who is the bass player? Is this DVD released?[/quote] Bought the DVD from Amazon a few months ago and it's an absolute cracker. [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Incognito-Live-Jakarta-Richard-Bailey/dp/B001TIQUKG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1266336496&sr=1-1-fkmr0"]Incognito Live At Jakarta[/url] Very highly recommended.

On the same subject, what size (i.e. how many units etc) rack case would I need to accomodate a stripped down Superfly? Been seriously thinking about it myself as I've been lucky enough to buy a "non humming" example which has never performed anything other than perfectly.

[quote name='Sibob' post='736577' date='Feb 5 2010, 07:33 PM']I have a lot of love for (intelligent) pop music, and I have no problem with auditions for commercially viable projects........ BUT.... ..I'm with Bassassin on this! Si[/quote] Me too!!

[quote name='jakesbass' post='729761' date='Jan 30 2010, 03:23 PM']I'm trying and failing to see what that has to do with Little Britain. Someone switch the light of for me would you... [/quote] Me too!!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='718117' date='Jan 19 2010, 05:33 PM']I'll set 'em up ....[/quote] ....back of the net!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='717921' date='Jan 19 2010, 03:02 PM']and we're all committed [/quote] Or certainly [i][b]should [/b][/i]be!!

[b]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [/b] Back to the top again.

[quote name='Johngh' post='695207' date='Dec 28 2009, 09:50 PM']For anybody looking for a bassplayer in the Notts area, Neil is a top notch player. Highly recommended.[/quote] Thank you very kindly for that John. 2010 bump!!!

[quote name='crez5150' post='691465' date='Dec 22 2009, 01:20 PM']have you tried all the usual web sites - ukstarnow, uk music jobs, finding muso's etc etc etc[/quote] Indeed I have, but nothing forthcoming as yet. Onward and upward though eh?

Weekly bumply. I'm getting bored now.