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The “know what we like” thing is interesting. My favourite speaker is the Celestion G12-65.So I bought the official IR from Celestion. In addition to the different mics and distance files etc there are also dozens of “fat” “thin” “dark” “bright” etc etc of them. I had no idea I’d prefer the thin option. Seems counter-intuitive for the stuff I play. But it has a bite to it I really like. If I only had 16 slots I might have never loaded it up to try.
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Home auditioning for live use doesn’t work though. Good tones at home are very different to good live tones. Good old Fletcher-Wotsit curves.
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I disagree. while a live player might find only 2 or 3 favourites the process of auditioning them is greatly hampered with only 16 slots. Nobody wants to drag a computer to rehearsal just to swap IR in and out for that process. When you buy an IR product you don’t just get 1 file, you get hundreds. Even just for a 4x12 loaded with V30 speakers it will have anywhere up to a dozen microphone options and then for each of them there will be close, medium, far, room mic distances. And then the same again but with the mics on axis and various degrees of off axis. So 12 mics, 4 distances, 3 axis positions. That’s 144 different IR files just for a solitary 4x12 cab. Only 16 slots would make selecting and narrowing down favourites an enormous hassle. And then do it all again it the player likes a different cab for clean sounds. It’s nothing to do with over indulging and everything to do with practicality and ease of use.
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Yup. It makes a big difference.
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I've got the Burton one. As a wah alone it's a bit too polite, but with the fuzz, and then another Fuzz as burton did for some tunes, then it is gloriously filthy!
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I'll send the wife down. It will save me a job afterall.
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That is a monster bargain. I have that exact spec with the upgraded pickups - those pickups are £300 on their own! -
Only 16 IR slots is annoying a lot of guitarists. And something I hadn't even considered - touch screens are useless for blind players. There's no feedback as to what is where like with physical controls. A chap on another forum is blind and has really made me realise a lot of the wonderful new toys I get to play with are pretty much unusable for a blind player.
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Musicman Sterling USA 2000 trans teal.Sale or trade - *SOLD*
fretmeister replied to waveydavy's topic in Basses For Sale
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2 basses 1 amp 1 cab Pedals (sometimes only a tuner and a compressor, sometimes the mothership) Emergency backup di box type thing - currently a Tech21 SH-1 and a backup compressor. 1 set spare strings I double up on most cables - always. IEC / Speakon / Guitar. Simple tool kit. If I'm singing - then my mic.
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I've got a Focus Estate (my 2nd one) I can get my BF Super Twin, my amp and bag of cables in the boot, and my bass goes on the back seat. Unless I use my headless - then I can fit it in the boot as well. In the past, with the seats down, I've managed to fit two Marshall VBC412 cabs, 2 amp heads, 2 basses and a 16 channel powered board in there all at once - although getting above 40mph was a struggle!
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worst amp you have owned or had the luck to use
fretmeister replied to stu_g's topic in Amps and Cabs
It was a guitar amp. Solex ML10 It was a swarm of bees in a tiny box. But it was my first ever amp so I have a soft spot for it. -
For Sale: Tech 21 VTbass 500 amp - *SOLD*
fretmeister replied to fretmeister's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
on hold. SOLD -
Selling this Tech 21 bass amp. It's a remarkable bit of kit - it's basically there well regarded VTBass pedal bolted onto a 500W power amp. The magic happens in the "Character" control which can go from old school B-15 to SVT and then beyond to more modern sounds, all with being able to blend the direct signal in too. Tech 21 have currently suspended all amp building due to supply chain issues and component cost and removed all their amps from their website so here's a link to Andertons for the full specs. https://www.andertons.co.uk/bass-dept/bass-amps/bass-amp-heads/solid-state-bass-amp-heads/tech-21-vt-bass-500-500w-character-series-bass-amp-head And a link to the instruction manual: https://www.tech21nyc.com/t21manuals/VT500_OM.pdf The amp is in good condition with a few scratches on the top. Everything works as it should. I don't have the box but it will be carefully packed. £300 collected from Northants, or plus £15 for postage in the UK. If the postage is more than that I'll cover the extra. ta
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https://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2022/03/new-gear-trace-elliot-unveils-te-1200-bass-amp-head/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=instagrambusiness
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Boss LS-2 It has 2 loops. Put Signal 1 stuff into Loop 1, and Signal 2 stuff into Loop 2 and use the footswitch to swap between them. Job done.
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Has anyone ever weighed the body of a Harley Benton jazz bass?
fretmeister replied to Manny's topic in Bass Guitars
From what I gather from other forums, the weight of the HB basses varies massively - like by up to 2lb! However, Thomann have excellent service and if you email them and tell them you need a light one they will get them out of the boxes and weigh a couple for you. -
Even official books are wrong. I'm beginning to wonder if the tab is created by a computer from the trad notation. Many years ago I received the official Muse book as a gift. The notation of Hysteria was correct, and the notes on the tab were correct, but instead of the tab showing the accurate way to play that riff - pedalling the open strings - the tab showed it being played across the strings in a way that made it twice as hard. It was almost like software had defaulted to always moving across the fretboard rather than up it when a higher note was needed.
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Problem solved.
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Sight reading perfection for every bit of music ever.
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Help! Lightweight, loud, efficient cab (Eich/Mark Bass/PJB!?)
fretmeister replied to Wilvies8184's topic in Amps and Cabs
A used Barefaced Super Compact. -
That is a lovely finish. Quite innovative for Fender too!
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I have. Gawd I miss her!
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Sure - but that can be solved with a much higher output J pickup. Insertion loss can't be solved that way.
