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a friend showed me how to play 12-bar blues and the bassline to 'a forest' by the the cure and then i just learned stuff from records

just as an update - looks like the band with the guitard will be carrying on for a while...or at least until i get sick of his attitude...

[quote name='BassManKev' post='181483' date='Apr 21 2008, 12:45 AM']true, i dunno i guess it just annoys me how much flac the pedal gets sometimes[/quote] why ? if it gets a sound you like then great. if not...you live and learn.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='181478' date='Apr 21 2008, 12:26 AM']if you use the odb-3 PROPERLY, it is immensly better than a double muff will ever be you know the odb-3 has a high freq and gain knob right?? have them set correctly and there will be none of the fizzyness everyone seems to jump on the bandwagon about[/quote] horses for courses bmv...

[quote name='jono b' post='181468' date='Apr 21 2008, 12:02 AM']I got rid of my ODB-3 because I'm another who reckons it was too fizzy, but I have to admit I'm mighty tempted by the Double Muff, mainly because of the 'True Bypass' that the ODB didn't have. I've been borrowing a Danelectro Wasabi distortion which is pretty good, and has the db boost, but when it's not in use it really colours the clean sound [/quote] i really liked my double muff, sadly it's broken...

well, at least you'd never be short of a bottle opener

silly. silly and fugly (slight return)

hmm...good question ! from my current effects, it'd be my digitech bad monkey overdrive

[quote name='Golder7' post='181032' date='Apr 20 2008, 02:20 PM']unfortunately i dont have it. im getting it off a friend in a week or two, was really just wondering if it was any good and worth £100?[/quote] look at the reviews of the preamp [url="http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=114&type=preamp"]http://www.bgra.net/2004/review.php?id=114&type=preamp[/url]

[quote name='Golder7' post='181027' date='Apr 20 2008, 02:17 PM']really? excellent [/quote] what's the model number ?

very highly thought of iirc lucky you !

my '86 fender jazz sweet as a nut it be

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='180928' date='Apr 20 2008, 11:09 AM']Are we all going to be cited as references on your thesis? [/quote]

[quote name='neepheid' post='180837' date='Apr 20 2008, 02:23 AM']A thick, wide suede type leather strap helps. What kind of strap are you using?[/quote] a very wide montana leather strap. it doesn't stop the bass rotating away from me...as if it wants to lie face-down on the floor at my feet.

couple of lovely basses you've got there...

the strap button on my dearmond starfire is currently at the heel of the neck and it makes the bass hang forward....quite uncomfortable to be honest i'd like to move it to the top horn to improve the balance (see attached...) thing is, i'm worried that the wood there is far too thin to support the weight of the bass and the strap button will just pull out and damage the bass. i've though of trying to inject something like polysestger resin into the upper horn using a flexible bit of pipe, but this sems a bit hit and miss.... any ideas ?

that bass is sex on a stick

thanks for the tips folks.... and the GAS edit: well i had a think, listened to the tunes we're going playing, had a try out....and went for one of these... think it's gonna go down a storm with some overdrive and phasing

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='180261' date='Apr 19 2008, 01:07 AM']Get Higgie's Monacor way better than any Q-tron I've ever tried[/quote] sounds like a great pedal....but a bit too pricey for me at the mo

off up to preston next week to do some recording with the break-beaty/techno outfit, and i'm seriously gas-ing for a better envelope filter than my micro q-tron. i can't afford it, but i keep looking at the q-tron+ somebody talk me out of it...

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='180230' date='Apr 18 2008, 11:50 PM']The Banshee's were a great band - even better when they had Bob Smith on guitar.[/quote] the nocturne video/live album is a delight. plus the one on budgie's drumming

i'm still very impressed with my soundtech ps802...only 16lbs

[quote name='thinman' post='180186' date='Apr 18 2008, 10:14 PM']Having been tinkering around with an old amp I did a bit of reading round and have to concede that there are number of things that can reasonably done as part of a service. Whether these are actually done I do wonder. These ar enot my opinions or recommendations - just a summary of what I've read on various web sites. However, if anyone has a service done I wonder if these are covered: 1. A good hoover out or blow out with compressed air. Apparently a lot of the dust that accumulates gets there because it's attracted by charged components. That dust can conduct a bit and cause crackles, other noise and even burn outs. The amp I'm looking at used to have a rat-fur covered case and the circuit board looked like someone had emptied their shaver onto it. Oddly, the hairs had tended to align themselves to various components making me wonder if they're not totally electrically inert. 2. Pots - clean with a suitable cleaner and lubricant. Replace if necessary. 3. Jacks - clean and replace if required. 4. Valve amps. Opinions seem to vary but some say valves in the power stage need to be changed every 1-2 years depending upon use. They have to be biased when changed. Pre-amp valves would then typically be changed at half that frequency but some say if they work then leave them alone. Corrosion of the sockets is apparently a common problem so a service should include cleaning/replacement. 5. This one surprised me but apparently aluminium electrolytic capacitors are usually best replaced after 10 years regardless of use. These types are most commonly used for smoothing/filtering of the power supply (these look like small drinks cans and most have 2 or 4) although they're use all over the place. Over time their performance degrades. Supposedly the most subtle manifestation can be less filtering leading to more 50Hz (or harmonics of) overtones being introduced into the sound thus clouding notes. At worst they can go bang. So, some would recommend that if you have an old amp it's best to have the electrolytic caps changed. They're not that expensive - a big one for a power supply is around £3. 6. General safety/integrity of wiring - especially any mains or high voltage stuff. So if I'd spent £50 I'd expect that to go a bit further than unscrewing the case.[/quote] bloody hell...i could do that !!

big fan of his - it was him, simon gallup and peter hook who made me want to play bass. many an hour when i was starting out playing was spent learning banshees basslines. and agreed about the bass playing on 'blue sunshine'. /doffs hat to mr. severin/