paul_5

I don't play in music shops. I tend to bimble around tutting and glaring with barely concealed disgust at young people who deign to play music. Don't they know that music shops are run for the purpose of the staff, not the customer (seems to be my experience lately).

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1357936049' post='1930911'] I see what you did there.... [/quote] or not...

Good idea. I'm going to get seriously into walking By my birthday (mayish) I will have posted 3 tunes to yoogletube. These tunes will be: Ornithology Autumn leaves So what

http://youtu.be/fCVHpnixj88

O/D, Fuzz, chorus, octave, filter and synth bass pedal. I voted 'yes'.

Jazz. So, just to sum up: Jazz.

I think I need a custom job doing - a P bass scratchplate with a Jazz bridge pickup cutout. I've got some gaffa tape somewhere...

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1357555101' post='1924248'] All of 'em. Every single one. [url="http://www.alembic.com/info/fcvault.html"]http://www.alembic.c...fo/fcvault.html[/url] [/quote] Sad but true.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1357556804' post='1924283'] You band is too loud. It`s not big or clever to be louder than anyone else,just makes it impossible to play properly and makes you sound like sh*te out front. I know I`m coming across like an old w***er, but seriously, if playing a gig gives you immediate hearing problems, you are doing something badly wrong. Have a word with your band or go deaf. You decide. [/quote] true dat. Sorry.

Quite like that.

Musicman Big Al. I'm sure (like all MM basses) they're a joy to play, and have a massive palette of tones to choose from, but I saw one once and it made my eyes throw up. That's right - eye-bile. I'd have one though, and only play it in the dark.

[quote name='Fender_Greg' timestamp='1357496584' post='1923559'] Show us a pic!! [/quote] Don't act like you're not impressed! The switch in the bottom right toggles between Silicon and germanium diodes in the feedback loop of the 2nd gain stage. Nice!

I've just modded mine to something very close to the 'deluxe'; added a "mid", "gate" and "blend" control. Awesome. Not £100 either!

It's really easy to make a 'charge pump' that boosts a supply to 18v DC - handful of components and a couple of wires.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1357485067' post='1923227'] the 410 is nice but im only gonna change if my band gets a lot of gigs next year and i really do like the look of an 810! andy [/quote] Isn't 1000W enough for you?

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1357408161' post='1922298'] [b] What's the appeal of a fretless?[/b] Mwaahaha [/quote] This ^. I think it's just a more expressive instrument, also I like the slightly softer attack on each note; My right hand technique really 'digs into' the strings, so not having any frets helps to eliminate the 'clankiness' that I get on fretted basses.

Bonzo / JPJ Les Claypool / Tim "Herb" Alexander Charles Mingus / Danny Richmond Paul Chambers / Philly Joe Jones Geddy Lee / Neil Peart Justin Chancellor / Danny carey

Nice pëüddål board!

Love my Hydrive 410 - just sounds 'right'.

I once had some trousers with velcro instead of a fly zip or buttons. That's not relevant, I'm just saying.

I seem to recall that the only authorised UK repair centre for Ampeg are these chaps: http://www.panicmusic.info/index.html