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[quote name='silddx' post='1051115' date='Dec 7 2010, 10:39 PM']It's time to BIG UP YERSELF !![/quote] Nope If I wanted to do that then I'd have become a guitarist

I can't sing, or at least I [b]think[/b] I can't, but I have no problem playing or learning by ear - I've always done it that way!

[quote name='Dubs' post='1050324' date='Dec 7 2010, 11:05 AM']At the start of the year we were asked to play a covers gig and needed PLI. We could get it one off for about £30 or 12 months cover for about £75 or £80, and we knew it would be likely that more would come up throughout the year. Think we ended up playing 4 or 5 this year so it worked out that we saved money on getting one off cover. Something to think about.[/quote] We had the same sort of quote and it just didn't make sense for us to go with the 'one off' cover. We got ours through Zurich - it covers some instrument/equipment damage as well.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='1050168' date='Dec 7 2010, 08:13 AM']Yeah, I'd be heading to Crack Generator and buying one of those £40 Staggs rather than risk my pride and joy turning into a frozen banana[/quote] ...alternatively consider wearing thermal underwear...

[quote name='DanOwens' post='1050300' date='Dec 7 2010, 10:39 AM']I highly recommend registering with Sentric Music [[url="http://www.sentricmusic.com/"]CLICK[/url]] for all things industry-based.[/quote] [quote name='cetera' post='1050319' date='Dec 7 2010, 10:58 AM']Quite the opposite!! I highly recommend NOT signing with Sentric Music.[/quote] Just so we have a complete set: I highly recommend perhaps maybe possibly considering registering or not registering with Sentric Music...

[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1050053' date='Dec 6 2010, 11:32 PM']Am I wrong for liking that way more than the standard LMIII fascia?[/quote] Totally beyond any chance of redemption I'd say...

[quote name='JMT3781' post='1050015' date='Dec 6 2010, 11:09 PM']bump for added pic so you can check out the medical vibe..[/quote] Ye gods!!! Last time I saw anything that looked like that it had two electrodes and a man shouting "CLEAR"...

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1050019' date='Dec 6 2010, 11:12 PM']Hmm. Good idea - but could work against them perception wise. Surely you want to make your buying public believe that their Mark Bass heads are reliable...? Does this give the right message?[/quote] I think it's an emergency amp for lending out to anyone who walks in with a broken bass amp - not just MarkBass stuff.

[quote name='fatback' post='1050016' date='Dec 6 2010, 11:09 PM']You need to avoid letting people argue that the material is in the public domain.[/quote] Even if the material isn't in the public domain, the internet is - as long as the US government don't claim that it belongs to them. I reckon that would be a pretty big and expensive hurdle to get over if it came to it.

[quote name='BassKS' post='1049988' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:47 PM']hi guys, bought a warmoth neck and Im trying to put a relief on the neck. none of my allen keys fit, metric or imperial. Anyone with experience on this?[/quote] Well if neither metric or imperial keys fit it must be something other than the standard size keys that are in general circulation. I think I'd be tempted to drop the Warmoth support desk an e-mail - [email protected] - they should be able to advise and might even be able to supply you with an appropriate key.

[quote name='Beedster' post='1049956' date='Dec 6 2010, 10:22 PM']Can anyone update me on the state of play regarding intellectual property and recorded music. I'm working with a singer songwriter who I think has been given some poor advice in this respect by his agent/manager. Specifically, if you post an original song on the web, what rights do you have if another musician uses it, and how would these rights be enforced?[/quote] Provided the material is copyrighted it's protected. Problem is, how the hell do you enforce that protection when the material is possibly being misused on the other side of the world? I suspect that someone is going to have to have very deep pockets and be prepared to risk emptying them in legal fees. Would be far easier to not do it if the material is that valuable IMHO.

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[quote name='bootleg' post='1049864' date='Dec 6 2010, 08:58 PM']Great idea, I'll check it out. Does Maplins do anything?[/quote] Nope - you need a license to sell pyros. Half of Maplins don't even have a license to drive yet

[quote name='bootleg' post='1049781' date='Dec 6 2010, 08:05 PM']I have an outdoor gig this coming Wednesday, and was wondering.....am I mad? The forecast is for a mere -3 degrees C (Bristol). Besides losing all feeling in my fingers, is my amp going to keep working, what are the risks, will condensation just blow the thing up? What about the bass? There's a PA, so should I just use my DI Box to minimise risk? Or should I cancel?[/quote] Cold on it's own won't hurt your amp (as a rule of thumb, the colder many electronic components get the better they perform). Condensation and humidity however will. If I was determined to do the gig then I think I'd rather risk a DI box than an amp

[quote name='Johnston' post='1049703' date='Dec 6 2010, 06:49 PM']More like thinking f*** me the price of Beers went up [/quote] LMAO

[quote name='bumnote' post='1049733' date='Dec 6 2010, 07:17 PM']If an 8 ohm speaker reads at 6.3 ohms as per Phils post above, and without further clarification, the speaker could be identified under your method of either 4 or 8 ohm.[/quote] Only if you round it down.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1049685' date='Dec 6 2010, 06:28 PM']No trust me the cash flow is fortune telling. We aren't the ones doing it, gave a cost and rrp of one bass and it was done for us. I wasn't too happy at the pluck figures from the air but because of the way we are doing things the plan gets done up by what has been described to me as "one of them f***in govt' quangos" We haven't even met the girl that typed it up. Can't wait to see it but snow has delayed the appointment. But if the people that need to be impressed would rather see a work of fiction by someone who likely doesn't know what a bass is who are we to argue.[/quote] "one of them f***in govt' quangos" is a perfectly acceptable technical term I now have an image of a group of people trying to understand how a fish can have such a high RRP!

[quote name='Christophano' post='1049177' date='Dec 6 2010, 12:27 PM']Youtube misled me and made me believe that a Line 6 HD750 was good.....[/quote] I owned one for 18 hours. Won't make that mistake again

[quote name='chrisd24' post='1049588' date='Dec 6 2010, 05:07 PM']although a little noise when i crank the treble and high mids but that's to be expected i guess?[/quote] Depends what the noise sounds like. If it's a faint hiss then that's pretty normal and quite OK. If you're getting a buzz or hum then there is possibly some scope for improvement.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1049477' date='Dec 6 2010, 04:06 PM']the whole cash flow fortune telling bullshit[/quote] ... known in some areas as a 'Business Plan'

[quote name='bumnote' post='1048978' date='Dec 6 2010, 06:47 AM']That wont give you an accurate measure as you will be measuring resistance which is not the same as impedence[/quote] No it won't but it'll be close enough to determine what the impedance of a single unmarked speaker is.

[quote name='chrisd24' post='1049174' date='Dec 6 2010, 12:24 PM']yeah its brand new,just for a test i just placed a wire on the shielding and touched it on the ground form the bridge and it quietened it right down! is it OK to have another ground connection from the shield?[/quote] It is. What it indicates though is that your wiring has a defective earth somewhere amongst it. Find that and fix it and you'll be up and running

[quote name='LeftyBiskit' post='1048887' date='Dec 5 2010, 11:36 PM']Can anyone help please, During tonights gig my Hartke HA2500 decided to lose all of the mids and highs leaving just the lows-although it sounded very bassy as you would assume its not an ideal situation, I immediately changed the output leads from the amp to the cabs-no change there, so Iam at a loss, One thought did cross my mind was what if my treble pot on my bass had failed,but i've never heard that happen-but it felt ok-I will try another bass tomorrow...fingers crossed. any help would be appreciated.[/quote] See how you get on with the alternative bass but I have a nasty suspicion that it's not going to be that easy. Is it still under warranty?

[quote name='tauzero' post='1048875' date='Dec 5 2010, 11:25 PM']Shill Debt Us Do Part?[/quote] Are You Being Screwed?

[quote name='thebrig' post='1048766' date='Dec 5 2010, 09:34 PM']I have a Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0-12T Combo which I am very happy with. I now want to add an extra cabinet, and the obvious choice is the Genz Benz STL 12T 300w cab, but I would like to know whether the Genz Benz STL 210T 400w cab would be a better choice. Which set-up would sound better, and which would be the loudest?[/quote] Adding an STL 12T 300w cab will load your amp at 4Ω and provide it with the opportunity of delivering a full 600W. You aren't going to achieve any extra output from using a STL 210T 400w cab, but you [b]will[/b] get a different sound - whether that's "better" or not is really a matter of taste - you'd need to try it to know for sure.