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I moved over to New Moon a few years ago. Was previously with Allianz. They were fine, and I use their products at work without difficulty, but they got a lot more expensive.
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STOLEN CAB: Barefaced have had a cab stolen - In AUSTRALIA!
fretmeister replied to fretmeister's topic in General Discussion
Edited the top post with it. -
EDIT - it's been confirmed it was stolen in Australia, near Sydney! It just happened to be in a shipping container that was stolen. https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7CYnQMroU/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet It's an all white Two10ST There is only 1 in existence so if you see it - it is the stolen one. TEXT FOR NON-IG PEOPLE "STOLEN! Please re-share everywhere and comment below with any gear channels that we should share it to, so we can spread the word more widely. This is a totally unique Barefaced Two10ST - if you see a cab like this anywhere it is the stolen cab - we have never made another all-white Two10 of any type."
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Should I be worried about the neck with new strings on cheap bass?
fretmeister replied to rwillett's topic in Bass Guitars
Those Rotos are really heavy compared to other strings, even other flats. If you normally like 45-105 for everyone else, then the Roto 40-100 will be just right. But even then the tension is high and you'll need to do a set up again. -
I think the bridge looks great. Ignoring that it is my favourite bridge I've had on a bass it just looks right to me. I get the point about the headstock - but the beauty of Sandberg is that if you really want a 2+2 you'll be able to order it. Also be able to order it as a twin P pickups and a 3 band EQ as well if you must.
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And if it was wagon it would look like my mother in law.
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Best lightweight head and cabs for Reggae?
fretmeister replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
7Khz is plenty for grit. You'd be surprised! -
Best lightweight head and cabs for Reggae?
fretmeister replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
Well, in a BMW you don't have to have it loud enough to get over the annoying click of the indicators if you never use them... -
Best lightweight head and cabs for Reggae?
fretmeister replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
The Mark Bass AG1000 has controls at 65hz and 100hz. The other models have different EQ centres. https://www.markbass.it/product/little-ag-1000/ Funnily enough with my Super Twin (now on sale in the classifieds - hint to the OP! ) I do cut using the 65hz and boost the 100hz. I had no idea I was effectively re-creating an 8x10 though! Every day is a school day! -
What's your 'Hey, the bass player's here' lick?
fretmeister replied to Beedster's topic in General Discussion
"I'm a bomb" - Natasha Bedingfield. It got enough interest my old band decided to cover it. Or Deeper Underground if I've got a synth pedal with me. -
Measure from the 12th fret instead. Then you'll always be accurate.
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Best lightweight head and cabs for Reggae?
fretmeister replied to Marcus Cornall's topic in Amps and Cabs
I get a great deep tone from my Markbass AG1000 head. I think all the MB heads would do you very well. Add a Barefaced Super Twin cab and you'll have so much bottom end you'll be using the bass control on the amp to reduce the lows! -
As for playing more / playing with other people - If a bit of practice is needed before the confidence levels are up enough to join jam nights or look for a local band, the I'd suggest dusting off some "Top 40" tab books / websites and learning a dozen pub crowd pleasers so the OP is armed with a few tunes that are ready to go. Join My Band and similar websites can take a lot of effort to sift through the rubbish but putting a "Bassist Available" advert up (and on here) is very likely to get you a couple of jams at least. Even if the early ones don't turn into a band or just a regular jam the OP will be back on the horse at least. Galloping can come later.
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I buy more pointless gear when I'm not going out to play. It's like buying it is a substitute for playing properly. I really noticed it in lockdown. Bought no end of crap I never really used. Then after lockdown and doing 1 rehearsal with a stupidly large pedalboard I slimmed down the stuff I was taking with me again. Apparently I don't need synth pedals for big band jazz.... I'm playing every week again and really the only thing I'm buying now is strings when needed. I'm also going to be selling off loads of stuff I don't need. A couple of basses, my wonderful BF Super Twin cab, some pedalboards, pedals etc etc. I just don't need them when I'm out playing and in the house I've got a Helix and PC plugins instead. I've set myself a couple of rules when it comes to kit I take out with me: - never take a board bigger than a Pedaltrain Nano Plus. - never take 2 cabs when 1 will do I'm hoping to free up a lot of space in the house!
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If you turn down the bass and treble until it sounds flat and use that as a starting point then it's far more versatile than many think. Behringer should really upgrade it to match the V2 though.
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It's not just a pre - it's got some fx and it runs as an interface too. It's expensive but not out of the norm for similar devices. The world has got very expensive over the last couple of years.