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First mix that is ready to be heard by the prospective clientelle, only taken me a 4 days to get this far (in between work and other commitments), waiting with baited breath for the response from the artist....

A little mackie would be perfect You'd be lookign for 3 stereo channels though, and a couple of monos, or 8 monos (you can figure out panning for yourself I'm sure). Somthing like [url="http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=mackie+mixer&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=2kx&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB%3a%6ffficial&channel=np&prmd=ivns&biw=818&bih=523&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=14926173574006257262&sa=X&ei=c3SlTaP1EYW4hAf26eTACQ&ved=0CGkQ8wIwAA#"]this (clicky linky)[/url] Even has USB in from the 'puter - which is handy!

OK the pickup 'listens' most effectively in a plane that is perpendicular to the body. In order to make the string vibration generate as much output as possible you need to pluck such that you cause the string to vibrate in that plane. It is not necessary (or in many cases even a good idea - esp with ERB) to anchor the thumb on a pickup, that will hamper you long term, either you have to relearn with the moving anchor/thumb (where the thumb on the plucking hand moves up a string as you pick the next string) or you learn floating technique (the thumb rests against the lower strings but is not positively anchored on it). You need to stop worrying about plucking hard enough, this is not going to get you a good tone and decent speed with fingers. Instead pluck lighter and more efficiently, bending your plucking fingers at each joint rather than keeping them remotely straight. This will encourage your plucking finger to pluck in the right plane. Lastly rather than thinking of plucking you should be pulling your fingertip through the string, the dynamic control comes from the stiffness of the last joint closest to the fingertip as much as anything else when you get this down. Just how I do it really, many others will have their own take, probably the finest exponent of high speed fingerstyle antics I've seen on this forum is URB, he uses a ramp to facilitate some of the more advanced techniques he uses, but what he doesn't know about efficient fingerstyle isn't really worth worrying about at this point....

Sexy Mexican Maid and SOul To Squeeze, two of my alltime favourite songs of all time ever, like...

Get a Berg NV610 or NV412 - yes its big, but its actually much smaller than an 810, and an easier move. Sounds better too, all your bassists will see the word Bergantino and drool...

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1192124' date='Apr 7 2011, 06:53 PM']Possible, agreed, but insane. For what is effectively 4 high end speakers and a few other bits in a box![/quote] Sorry I disagree. It may seem just like a box, but a fairly large proportion of R&D goes into the difference between just a 410 and a top of the line 410. There are many 410s out there, they all sound different, the best ones are sublime, the worst are gash. Same with all speakers for any application. There are hifi speakers and monitors out there costing 10K plus, so stop complaining!

Car industry is heavily invested in neo. You can bet that a load of other industries none of us can even think of want neo. China are making hay while the sun shines, simply because they can. As Bill says, when the profit margins are this good who wouldnt want to be making neo right now? As he says all will go back to normal as soon as the market balances back out when other suppliers appear.

All of the above....

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1189944' date='Apr 6 2011, 12:01 AM'][b]Could you blow up a sound man's board if you accidentally plugged into the speaker out instead of the DI?[/b] I once used an amp with XLR speaker connectors, not the connectors fault but it was the worst amp I have ever heard (Wareick Pro-Fet)[/quote] Absolutely - that would be, err, expensive!

Preaching to the converted, Paul! Just wait until you plug that into a modern efficient lightweight cab. That's when you start to realise how good things have got for bassists over the last 10 years. Honestly the first time I played through a modern rig I had to completely reevaluate my approach, everything is clearer, louder, more present, yet at the same time it sounds effortless. IMO...

I personally think its a synergy of all the components; player, strings, bass, preamp, (fx?), amp, cab, position, room Whatever the goal with regard to tone you have to get all these pieces to play together to get that result. Something as simple as a change of strings can completely change the frequency response and transient response of your sound to such a degree, the same can equally be said about changing the cab (although the series 1 Epi UL410 has always been about that big pillow of bass type sound, so I cant imagine thats in any way to blame)

Definietly NOT an absolute rule. Do not run phantom power into a ribbon mic, you will release the magic smoke and turn you ribbon mic into a very handsome door stop - there are some exceptions to this rule (Cascade Fatheads are supposed to cope, but I wouldnt put it to the test). Some old electrets can get very grumpy about phantom power too. In general dymanics wont spill your pint if you give them a dose of the old 48 right up 'em, but always check the nice manual that came with to be on the safe side - I know of one person who claims to have received said 48v off the body of a cheap 'n' nasty Chinese dynamic, very nice it was too I'm sure....

Well get it up there then, I'd love to hear it matey

You would do a lot worse than perusing [url="http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page"]Project Gutenberg[/url], hundreds of free (as in outside of copyright) books to download in Kindle format....

Waaaay more bass Pete! Loving it though, proper slap and all that, and you just cant go wrong with Bootsy and JB for samples

Sennheiser E845 my just come in under budget (havent checked for years) Before anyone shouts foul Marty whatsit used one for the last WetWetWet album, because they liked the sound of it on his voice apparently. Failing that the E835 is none too shabby, its a flatter version of the E845, so a little eq will bring a similar sound.

Top point well made HJ!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1184857' date='Apr 1 2011, 03:11 PM']Yeah, I think I should be fine. Just picked up one of the new MacBook Pro quad-core line (hence the lack of money for outboard ). I saw someone on Gearslutz post that they'd tested one by having over 100 tracks running in Logic, with heavy processing on nearly all of them and several instances of big NI instruments (Kontakt, Battery, that sort of thing)... and the machine was quite happy.[/quote] I need a new machine, that sounds fantastic!

[quote name='Beedster' post='1184860' date='Apr 1 2011, 03:12 PM']51m0nchatt, the new recording forum [/quote] 51m0n5h4tt talking out of his 4r5e for anyone who'll care to listen

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1184816' date='Apr 1 2011, 02:49 PM']Tried WoTs Genz Benz Streamliner 900 with mine at the Yorkshire Bass Bash. The two were made for each other. Never has my flabber been so ghasted.[/quote] They are the dogs danglies arent they