Roland Rock

Nice one Nige, it'll be great to meet you

I will be there in the flesh!

I harvested some for you at the workshop today. My current project is unsteamed beech, so I have some very pale dust, I'd say not far off ash dust. I have a small Tupperware tub of it ready to send if you PM me your address.

I checked with Alex before buying it, and he said it's a good match. It sounds good. As many do, I boost the mid a bit as its "all 12oclock" sound is a bit scooped. Other than that, it's great. The sound of different instruments comes through nicely. Some say that the bottom end is boomy/mushy, but I didn't find that to be the case, which could to be to do with the cab, who knows? The tone does lack a bit of the richness that the valve power amp gives, but I suppose that's to be expected. The weight and volume (my valve amp is 100w) advantages are huge. I'll still use the valve amp for smaller gigs and recording, but I'm tending to grab the Streamliner for more and more gigs.

[quote name='Pembo' timestamp='1370896304' post='2107196'] This is the album that made me wonder "What is that thick, thumpy, bendy tone?" when I was about 10. [/quote] Good call, beautiful tone and playing on the whole album, with bass notes like fat raindrops falling onto a dusty, arid landscape. I love the sort of muted/picked sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVdWXqtk484 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlHMpOypzFg

Me too. It's been a shared rig a few times, so I've been able to stand and listen in the audience, and I can vouch for the dispersion qualities, as well as the fact that it sounds great with all sorts of different basses. Also, I've been using a Streamliner 900 quite a bit (for volume and convenience purposes), and it sounds great with that too - so it's not just for valve heads!

Yes. Here are my thoughts: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194544-barefaced-69er/ Also see Bertbass' review: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/195595-barefaced-69er-no-4/

Nice one! I'm sure you'll be delighted with it. Every time you lift it (and play through it for that matter), you'll know you've made the right choice :-)

I'll come and see you at your next Jam Cafe gig :-)

We play a half hour set 8-8:30 on Friday 30th August at the Dublin Castle, Camden. Don't say you didn't have plenty of notice!

You're right about it being Jerry Handley. It was recorded at Sunset Sound studio by an engineer called Bruce Botnick. Apparently it went straight into the desk. He split the signal, and used one clean, and the other was subjected to a fuzztone.

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1369227599' post='2086563'] Really it depends on what one is playing. Soft rock is not the same EQ setting as say scooped metal or something... Therefore it varies [/quote] I agree - If I'm playing reggae one night, then blues the next, tweaking of EQ is essential. It's what they're there for. Saying that, I wouldn't be too happy with, say, a naturally very scooped amp (maybe OBT?) where I have to set an extreme frowny face to get a nice tone, in that I'd have limited room for manoevre if I wanted to bump the mids more. Granted, that's an unusual case, and most amps are voiced in a more compromised manner

I got to know and admire his creativity and skill when I was in a Bowie tribute. Goodbye to a superb player, and thanks for the legacy.

I've not heard the Ampeg, but the '69er is just sooo good, and you can lift it with one hand!

I gigged an iAmp 350 extensively with two cabs and I can't ever say it got that hot. Good luck getting it sorted

I've always been a bit wary of cheaper hardware, especially Wilko's own brand stuff, but it's good to know these tuners do the job well ;-)

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1368912030' post='2083050'] In my head it would be it would need to be closer to the bridge somewhat? [/quote] Leaving the 'is there or isn't there a sweet spot" debate to the side for the moment, and trying to help with your question: My (probably flawed) logic tells me that, if you're trying to replicate the sweetspot on a shorter scale bass, just scale the entire thing down. So if your sweetspot is, say, 85% towards the bridge on the long scale bass, just position the sweetspot 85% towards the bridge on the short scale bass. In practice then, compared to the long scale, the sweetspot will be slightly closer to the bridge AND the nut.

It was on while we were painting the front room and drinking beers. The best song was undoubtedly the "Swedish Smörgåsbord" one sung by the presenter - hilarious :-D

I'm not in one, but enjoy the music. Especially if the Cramps counts as surf music? Here's a nice one from Euro Boys, although their music is not confined to this genre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKjkwsaVSE

Is "PAT Testing" a redundancy, in that the "test" part is already within the acronym?

[quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1368873225' post='2082473'] We've been asked for a copy of our PAT certificates for a gig next weekend. Never been asked before & we play mostly in pubs . Probably a good idea but we don't have any such thing. Is this something pub bands should have? [/quote] Yes, and even more so for well organised festivals and functions. Typically an electrician will come and PAT test ten items for around £40, so it's easy to swallow as a band.

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1368689594' post='2080121'] AutoCad is the big cheese when it comes to technical drawings but it's expensive and complicated, maybe someone else knows of a cheap alternative? [/quote] Google Sketchup is free and more user friendly than AutoCad, which I found quite laborious. I do all my sketches on GS now.

Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty, superb album

I think my personality comes through when I'm playing. Trouble is, I'm a knob :-(