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http://uk.matrixamplification.com/rack-amplifers/gt-1000-fx-2u.html Nolly is using these.

Congratulations!

Get a proper flight case. £500 is nothing to protect your musical children.

Cheap I love the Marshall ED1 Middle-ish MXR Loads a money, Darkglass Super Symmetry

Anyone owned both the Darkglass and the Compact at the same time? Which did you prefer and why? Did you keep both? I think I might sell the Darkglass and get the Compact, but there's not many on the used market!

Anyone know what the preamp in the Urge 2 is? I think the Urge 1 had a Sadowsky preamp, but not the 2. Is it just the generic Fender one they use in all of their active basses, or is it something else?

WD Music will make you any plate you like if you give them the dimensions. You can order via the uk site. They are currently making me a Ray5 plate cut for a precision pickup. Doing a Bongo that just has the neck pup moved back 10mm will be easy.

I like them too. Very nice strings.

Yes please. I've never bought from New Zealand before. I've always been pinged when buying from USA

So - write to the label. No emails, do it properly so you get written responses to keep. Ask them how you would get their permission for it. They will tell you their process - or will inform you of the rights holders if it is not them. 1 step at a time. Don't pay anything, don't sign anything, don't agree to anything without getting professional advice.

[quote name='AdamWoodBass' timestamp='1497637448' post='3319747'] Would it not have been Cullum's label paid Radiohead's label? I know that's semantics but in this topic semantics matter don't they? Not trying to be facetious about it, it's really complex when it comes to actual legal entities being that either Radiohead the artist owns the copyright or the label which Radiohead are signed to owns the copyright. I know nothing about this sort of stuff and find the whole legal landscape quite intimidating! [/quote] Of course that is possible. It's also possible that the writers of the music have sold the mechanical rights and publishing rights separately. Or kept one and not the other. The point is, we don't know. All we know or at least can guess with some accuracy, is that there will have been a fee. The semantics are only applicable to an individual matter and not a general rule to be assumed for relationships between other artists and their labels. However the basic rule remains the same: someone (it matters not who) owns the rights to a piece of music. Anyone else who wants to do more with it than play it in a pub will need to obtain permission. That permission might be cheap or expensive. It might be free. It might cost your house. The point is you don't know, and you won't know until you locate the rights holders and ask them. Some artists love covers and allow it for £1. Some don't allow it at any price. If you find the rights holders (easy) then they are most likely to offer you terms. After all they want other ways of making money from their product. They will send you a contract. It might be good terms. It might be horrific. If you sign it without getting advice from a music lawyer then you are mental.

I should have done it to a Yamagha Att3. The neck is massive. Would have been great to slim it

Cullem will have paid Radiohead money for being able to cover the song. How much is ip to Radiohead. Apparently Run DMC only earned $5000 from their cover of Walk this way - Aerosmith got the rest of the earnings.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1497604194' post='3319390'] Plus they'd all keep falling over each other. [/quote] I suppose we could dig up Bob Fosse and ask him to choreograph for that many people and instruments. He seemed to like a challenge.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1497589219' post='3319236'] I never understood why it is considered wrong for a player in an original rock band to use charts or cheat sheets yet it's ok for musicians in an orchestra playing 200 year old music for 50 years to still use full charts [/quote] Because a rock show is a far more visual show. Imagine Iron Maiden, all stationary, looking at music stands. It just doesn't work. A rock show is about attitude and movement as well as the music. No movement, no attitude = flat unconvincing performance. An orchestral performance is 90% listening. Movement would detract from the performance.

The full Gigrig Power system will do it easily. You'll need the generator, a distributor and isolators. And just a centre neg adaptor cable for the wireless. Not cheap though. Best supply I've ever owned.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/reformed-nitro-taps-bassist-victor-wooten-for-comeback-album/ Could be interesting. I love Vic, but I've always been curious to hear him with a metal drummer.

Digitech BSW.

[quote name='GisserD' timestamp='1497411495' post='3317901'] Just got myself a Zeus for £138 shipped!!! Thanks for the heads up, I can't imagine they will last long [/quote] Adding the import and vat takes that to about £172. Then another £8 or £13 for the handling charge at this end = £180 Thomann have them for £169 ( 192 Euro) - need another 8 euro for free shipping. If you don't get pinged for the tax then all is good - but if not, there's no advantage. I'd be worried about the warranty position - having to send it back to NZ would be expensive.

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1497437797' post='3318093'] Parcel force will also levy a handling charge which has been about £13 when I have imported stuff before. [/quote] For a small item I think it is £8 - but yes there will be that charge as well. Still - now I'm proper curious about the compressor! Anyone tried one?