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[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1447030831' post='2904323'] Aria Sinsonido. Weighs maybe 4.5lb, 34" scale, "piezo" pup only. About £400 new, IIRC. [url="http://www.playawayguitars.com/play_away_guitars_shop.php?itemID=609"]http://www.playawayg....php?itemID=609[/url] Get well soon Edit: Completely by chance, [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ARIA-SINSINIDO-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-/301793642835?hash=item46444d8953:g:iE8AAOSw~bFWPz87"]http://www.ebay.co.u...E8AAOSw~bFWPz87[/url] No relation to me, treat with usual eBay caution. £225. [/quote] That's interesting indeed! Found a vid that sounds good too (even if I don't speak the language) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpfYHlLBl2k

Much to my annoyance I have 2 hernias and I'm not supposed to be lifting anything heavier than a kettle. My lightest proper bass is 8.8lb and I can't afford a Rob Allen Mouse 30 ( about 5.5 lb apparently) So what about a Ubass or similar? I'm not expecting bass guitar tones as such but I'm going mad without playing and surgery won't happen to February at the earliest. Anyone playing a Ubass? Is it worth going for the spruce top? All thoughts welcome.

Sandberg California TT4 passive. Awesome bass.

[quote name='moonbass' timestamp='1446765514' post='2902274'] MXR 10 band graphic works brilliantly for me. I'd put it before the fuzz. [/quote] +1 Great pedal. Amusingly the Kerry King model tends to go for a bit less because of the silly graphic. Sound the same though. I had a similar issue with muffs - now I've got a ThorpyFX Muffroom Cloud and it's got an active 2 band EQ in it already. Loads of bottom end!

Lessons make a huge difference even if you only have 2 or 3 lessons to learn how to breathe properly. Well worth it.

Get it sanded. It can happen irrespective of price of the bass. Wood changes over time it can shrink as it dries but excessively dried wood can expand in a home environment too.

Jaco.

Why refuse a sweet fruit from an ugly tree?

Loads of jazz clubs in Paris - catch a matinee show, maybe?

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1446741422' post='2901967'] But that's my point bud. It's when you quite like the music but some dickhead puts you off and you just can't bring yourself to say you like them. [/quote] That's my point - it's never happened to me! Mustaine = twat. I still love Megadeth. Wagner = vile anti-semite. Still love the music I'd hate to think how many famous and brilliant authors are right shitheads!

I've never really had this reaction to any artist. Either I like the tune / painting / film / book or I don't. I don't see the need to like the artist before deciding whether I like the art itself.

I started learning to read bass clef about 3 years ago, after playing for about 20 years before that. I wish I had done it earlier. I'm no longer limited to what I can find with tab, or endlessly repeating CDs to work something out. It also opens up music for other bass freq instruments like the piano and some cello where there just isn't any tab. It also means that when my kids bring music home (sax and clarinet) I can play the accompanist part. It's not necessary to learn to read to play bass, but I think it is clear that in any subject having more information and knowledge is always a good thing.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1446728998' post='2901794'] I suppose as far as placebos go they're cheap enough, but they're still placebos. I've never been able to find a single bit of objective data from any of the makers of either isolation or coupling devices (and you really should wonder why there are both) so I obtained my own. The results are posted here: [url="http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19112"]http://billfitzmauri...hp?f=10&t=19112[/url] BTW, since hockey pucks are a high density material if they did anything it would be to increase coupling to the stage, not reduce it. [/quote] Very interesting. Thank you.

Not yet - but it's on my GAS list! The demos sound great.

Assigning multiple parameters to 1 knob is a favourite trick of the Toneprint editor. I discovered it could be done when Soren Andersen did a Flashback and Hall of Fame toneprint video. So he could have 3 tone prints in 1. All parameters (except volume) changed by just the 1 knob so ZERO has 1 tone, 12 o clock another, and full up had a third. Very cool!

[i]When Pablo Casals (then age 93) was asked why he continued to practice the cello three hours a day, he replied, “I’m beginning to notice some improvement.”[/i] Just a thought!

I'm a bit of a headphone junkie. I've got Grado Senn, AKG etc etc The ones that REALLY surprised me are the Superlux HD668 Amazon have them for under £40 and they sound as good as my Grado's which were more than 4 times the price. They are not just worth trying if you are on a budget, they are just worth trying irrespective of budget.

Lots in one demo... http://youtu.be/_4M77EdYur0

Android and iOS only. But you can use the PC and Mac editors and use a cable. Not as cool, but then you get access to the full editor too.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1446468554' post='2899516'] I used to run a Boogie head. I was thrilled when I got something lighter. But it was never a like for like replacement. Talk about putting pressure on your own product! [/quote] Quite! Still, if it does, I will be buying! But I'll want a good test run first.

It's here! Beautifully packed - Lots of padding Bag with feet, plectrum and stuff and finally the pedal! I've only had a 5 minute blast at lunchtime so far. Initial impressions are great, there is a load of heft even at highs fuzz levels and the EQ is very powerful. Backing off both Treble and Bass but then upping the volume gives a great mid heavy tone for cutting through, and boosting the bass adds a huge amount of welly I'm looking forward to being able to crank it more in the near future!

Next payday then! It's a real shame TC don't allow print sharing yet. That would be awesome.

If you don't really need amp sounds and you have a good basic tone anyway, then I'd be looking at a Fractal FX8. Its all the fx and drives from the amazing axe-fx, but without any amp models. It's not cheap, but it's loads cheaper than buying all the pedals separately