paul_5

"Arpanoid?" http://youtu.be/kXZSd_-bVw0

Two words: Scott Thunes...

SWR SM400 is considered a classic. Lovely, loud and flexible.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1378028755' post='2194756'] One for taking to jam sessions: [/quote] That's not a pedal board - it's probably not even big enough to be a bike pedal! Nice though

Ex-relic basses that have been relic'ed and then restored...

Nice! I sometimes miss my old blackface SVP. They are lovely pre's.

Here's a sample of a fretless Bitsa Jazz bass into a DHA VT1 EQ and stright into ProTools - no compression or other effects were used, just the DI out of the pedal. It'll do everything from a leetle beet of greet up to silly filth . https://soundcloud.com/paul_5/vt1-eq-test

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1378231233' post='2197461'] Ouch. Pricey tho! [/quote] Yup. Occasionally they come up for sale on here, but they're highly recommended. My VT1 EQ is my 'go to/don't gig without it' pedal. Superb O/D tones and a really clean DI to keep the FOH guy happy.

I'd go for the Lomenzo pedal for this too.

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1378222380' post='2197271'] I like your style, how does it compare to the real thing? Cheers Si [/quote] Very, very close.:-) https://soundcloud.com/paul_5/sets/oc2-clone-faux-c2

Coded messages through a P bass - that must be why Mike Matthews released the Enigma...

[quote name='Mottlefeeder' timestamp='1378053221' post='2195160'] I am assuming that the brass would be harder than the rosewood of the fretboard, so a saw would wander. and I do not think I can use a soldering iron to expnd the metal to widen the groove so that it can be got out more easily - it would burn the wood. [/quote] You mit get away with an adjustable temperature iron somthat it wouldn't run quite so hot, could twke a while though.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1378032249' post='2194830'] Next time he/she practices you should mimic what they play so they think they've got some delay unit plugged in somewhere. It'll drive them nuts. [/quote] but a semitone higher...

Good work there - I look forward to playing through them once the kids are in bed - 12 hours from now!

Might benefit from a cabinet simulator if you're taking a line out from the guitar - they sound absolutely "gash" without. H&K red box is considered very effective for this. Or you could fake it with software .

I just tapped up a luthier mate of mine and he sold me some, failing that you could try somewhere like allparts.co.uk

Do it. It's a useful learning exercise if nothing else. Who knows - you might surprise yourself...

4 mics? you could get an awesome drum recording with 4... (assuming the kit sounds good). [url="http://therecordingrevolution.com/2011/01/10/the-glyn-johns-drum-recording-method/"]http://therecordingr...cording-method/[/url] I've used this technique, but a variation with only 3 is to measure the distance between the two overheads (let's call this'B'), then put a microphone in front of the kick that distance ('B') from the centre of the snare - it'll emphasise the kick, and give more depth to the toms too. Something like this: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdiPLpXASgo[/media] I've had very good recordings from a pair of SE2000s (£80 condensers) as overheads, and an SE 2200 (also a Beyer Dynamic M834, but that's way over budget...) in from of the kick.

I bought my first bass amp (tiny Marshall practice combo with an 8" driver) in 1992, so I'm not really qualified, but I'd have thought TE had the market cornered in the 80s. About a year later I bought a series 6 GP7 Trace head and it was brilliant. I part ex'ed it for a 2103H years later and yes, that was heavy. Sounded awesome on top of the 1153 cabinet though...

http://youtu.be/9vQaVIoEjOM

Mine's not got one 'cos I made it myself! THAT'S the geekiest thing I've ever done.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1377885667' post='2193298'] Save your money. I'm sure you can find other imaginary treatments for free that would be just as effective. [/quote] King bollocks. 90% of my bass playing (a percentage that increases annually) is testament to the fact that it worked for me.

By your own admission your only obligations are the gigs. I think they should rehearse with the new player before the gigs, so that they're good to go when you eventually step down.