paul_5

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1344892044' post='1770830'] I got it when the Classic Rock pack came out & I still haven't listened to it yet. [/quote] Oooh, do yourself a favour. It's brilliant.

I couldn't find one that wasn't an obnoxious, self absorbed arse-hole, so I learnt to sing. Guess what? Now I'm an obnoxious, self absorbed arse-hole (but i play bass too!), result.

Just did a sizeable order from Dr Tweek this evening - amazingly it seems to have cost less than half of what it would at Craplins - and the components are in stock! New trem and envelope filter pedals this weekend...

Compressor and (if you [i]really[/i] want the '80's sound) a touch of chorus should do the job nicely. I like a tiny amount of delay or if I'm feeling saucy, some reverse reverb from an Alesis MidiVerb 3 - Nice.

+1, wires come out at the G string end.

I've just had a year without a guitar and have found that I am reliant on it for songwriting. Composing instrumental music is easy without one, but I find that I'm knackered when it comes to writing songs without a guitar. That's just me though. New guitar should arrive next week...

If you're after a 'Bloodsugarsexmagick' bass sound then I'm afraid it's none of the above. Best save up for a Wal.

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' timestamp='1344814133' post='1769695'] Cleaned my teeth, put on my best clobber, Tonight's the night I'm going to knob her Vauxhall Viva's covered in rust, But you can't shag a bird on a 29 bus ... Beer and Sex and Chips and Gravy Macc Lads Extra kudos for using a kazoo in the song [/quote] Ace. I'd forgotten all about the 'Ladds from Macc'

I thought it was Guy Pratt too.

I had an Ampeg B2re once that had a REALLY LOUD FAN (yes, I know I'm shouting, I'm trying to be heard above the din ).

[quote name='Jigster' timestamp='1344805384' post='1769438'] thanks guys I suppose I meant more what it will do for my sound onstage - ie. by rolling the mid frequency up quite far, admittedly it's just on my practice amp right now, it creates a deeper sense of the mids, I'm imagining this will somehow give more presence to the sound in the mix? [/quote] I use mine to mimic the sound of a P bass or a StingRay, as well as sounding like a great Jazz bass and just take one bass to sessions etc...

True dat. The treble either boosts at 3kHz (clockwise) or cuts at 1KHz (anticlockwise), so it alters different frequencies depending on which way you turn it. You can also pull this knob up for a boost at 7kHz for extra top end boost. Awesome piece of kit!

The outer ring (if it's the same one as mine) selects the mid frequency (150Hz to 3kHz) , and inner knob controls the amount of cut or boost applied to that frequency (+/- 12dB). Uber useful! [url="http://www.east-uk.com/"]http://www.east-uk.com/[/url] has loads of info and specs etc... [IMG]http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd471/paul_510/ScreenShot2012-08-12at215059.png[/IMG]

[quote name='dincz' timestamp='1344801190' post='1769346'] Paper in snake oil If you hear a difference, it's because of the manufacturing tolerance. Actual capacitance values can vary from the nominal value by a significant amount - 5%, 10%, 20% and more. [/quote] They do have a tendency to dry out too...

[quote name='dan670844' timestamp='1344797318' post='1769270'] He is my pedal board.... Thats it, dont use one anymore since I changed to my pure valve set up. degrades the tone from my jazz and the CTM and LB30. But then I have gone ultra old school at the moment! [/quote] Erm, what do you do with your feet then? I mean, you could probably dance and everything!

Other - I've got a home - made one which came in kit form, can't remember what it's a copy of but I suspect a small clone. The EBS is a great chorus pedal too - really versatile and built like a tank.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1344724751' post='1768563'] Why not just use a 3-pole? Can't see any electronical drawback, and in these narrow cavities, component volume normally is a huge issue. Am I missing something about what a loose cap will do? best, bert [/quote] A 3-pole would do it, but the 6 pole is the 'preferred method', as it's neater and you haven't got components floating around at the end of long, uninsulated legs that could potentially short something. No reason electronically why you couldn't though.

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1344719448' post='1768467'] No idea mate. Changing the single capacitor is about the limit of my wiring capabilities! Hahaha [/quote] Relatively easy - DPDT switch (6 poles underneath). Hold the switch so that it has 3 poles horizontally and 2 vertical, then solder wires from the two points that the cap is attached to now whilst removing the cap (one wire will be a terminal on the tone pot, the other will be to ground) to the two middle lugs of the switch (one wire per lug). Then solder the stock cap across the two left hand lugs of the switch, again, one leg per lug and solder the other cap across the right hand lugs of the switch. A bit like this: [attachment=115396:DPDT.jpg] The middle lugs of the switch are effectively the 'in and out' of the switch, and the two sets of outside lugs are the components that you'll switch between. You can use the same idea for changing resistors when circuit-bending pedals etc...

"Now I guess I'll have to tell 'em, that I got no cerebellum" - Teenage Lobotomy by The Ramones.

Avid only recommend using firewire drives for external audio recording. Not much else to say about this, that's all Avid will tell us about it. I don't think RAID is recommended either.

I really hope their next output is significantly better than anything they've done of late. I love Metallica, and grew up listening to (and transcribing) Cliff's lines. I learned loads from sitting in my bedroom with a cassette walkman and my bass (ah, nostalgia), sadly though, they seem to be less than choosy about the material that they release over the last ten years - compare the songwriting (and production) on anything pre 'Load' and it becomes pretty clear that they aren't the band they once were, which is a shame, as I remember them fondly from my youth, and I'd really like a GREAT album from them again.