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  1. stewblack
    Nice people too
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    Rehearsal today in Bristol. massive room so all good as far as soc dis is concerned. First time in a room with six other people, was a bit overwhelming, but I got through. I took my RM500 12" combo with 12" extension, also popped my Elf in a back pocket. Played mostly with the Ashdown rig but rreally struggled to get a sound i liked as the room isn't really finished yet, so many hard surfaces so much of a racket from the other instruments including something filling the bottom end of the sound to the point where i stopped playing and no one noticed. The Elf through the two Ashdown 12s actually cut through more in the mix and if nothing else i know both these set ups can comfortably cope with a 7 piece noise fest. I suspect the room was responding to a frequency or a vocal mic was picking up one of the guitars. To be fair we were all a little bit over enthusiastic but two of us did try to get a sound check in before we kicked off. the vocal harmonies in the band are really good but when everything is louder than everything else who can tell? Anyway, I know the new rig can handle the volume, I'll wait till i'm with my four piece to hear the more nuanced subtleties of my new gear.
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  3. stewblack
    Oh god, that does look wonderful
  4. stewblack
    Nothing wrong with it at all. Solidly built and for bass, in a band mix, the effects are absolutely fine. I sold mine recently because money. No other reason.
  5. stewblack
    Well, It was interesting. After over 100 days playing with myself (settle down at the back) to suddenly be in the maelstrom of noise was a thoroughly schizophrenic affair. On the one hand it was sheer joy to lock in with a drummer, to feel that buzz that goes through the band in the moments when we're all right on it. On the other hand I've got used to hearing what the bass sounds like, to pleasing myself how it sounds - to actually being able to bloody hear it.
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    Firebird in Brislington. We're a 7 piece, they have just opened a massive room we were comfortably 2m apart, no problem.
  7. stewblack
    ... for a band practice. Feels very strange.
  8. stewblack
    Straight into the headstock with not a moment of hesitation. I'd be terrified to pick up the saw. Will you paint the headstock to match?
  9. stewblack
    TBH the way you're using it is absolutely fine. You have, effectively 3 stomp boxes running off one power source with no patch cables! Depending on which three you haven't had to buy, the cost of the unit is covered! You could have fun creating an effect of your own by building it from three effects, say eq into overdrive into an envelope filter. Or build a monster distortion with three different overdrive pedals. The great thing is you always have the ability to blend clean signal with the final patch, so you can go a bit crazy with the effects in one patch but only dial in a small amount with the clean bass sound. Have fun - experiment, but don't feel you underused it If it's doing what you need it to do, it's doing its job.
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    Oh no! That's frustrating. Make sure you ask a band mate for help lifting first time you take it out. Make a big show as you grunt and heave getting it out the car. Then laugh gaily as they nearly throw it over their shoulder!
  11. stewblack
    They did chords and everything!
  12. stewblack
    I could not be happier with the BF cabs I have and the different options they afford me. But every time I watch one of Alex's videos I just want to buy ALL the cabs.
  13. stewblack
    That is a work of art.
  14. stewblack
    Wassat software 👆 Al?
  15. stewblack
    Thank you so much. I will try this tomorrow.
  16. stewblack
    A VS 4 I believe. The one on sale here (until recently)
  17. stewblack
    Be joining you next week ladies and gents.
  18. stewblack
    I was free from bass gas for months and months. Really thought it was over. So why was I even on the Thomann website that day? And why did I ask for help on this forum of all places? Obviously because I thought I could toy with forces greater than myself. Looking back I see now that during the months of freedom from bass gas I was in the midst of quite insane pedal buying and selling. Some I moved on after barely even trying them. Most I never used live even once.
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    OK , I've read up on asdr, I get what each thing does, how in interacts with each other thing. But the sound still just turns off abruptly. It doesn't fade to nothing.
  20. stewblack
    Album title, I call it
  21. stewblack
    How do I cause a synth sound to fade after being held for a specific length of time? The instrument sound fades naturally of course, and I'm not trying to make them fade together. I'm happy for the synth sound to last longer. Anyone any ideas?
  22. stewblack
    Ah yes, the missing Trace cap conundrum. Where do they go?
  23. stewblack
    I will be opening up my RM for the first time on Saturday. I have the combo with the 12" speaker + the 12" extension. Does the job at bedroom levels but when we meet for a socially distant rehearsal I'll be able to try it in a band setting. Of course I also want to try my Trace Elliot Elf but that serves me right for being greedy.
  24. stewblack
    God, even when I'm not trying. Quick get the London Palladium on the phone
  25. stewblack
    That's a pain. I had a Peavey used to eat batteries, and it took 2 of them 🤦🏼‍♂️ Have 2 active HBs don't have this issue, damned unfortunate. Maybe some sparky here can shed light on the possible causes
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