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  1. stewblack
    I think we are all affected by pre judgement and our own narrow experiences. I have a deep seated negativity around another highly regarded brand after using one of their combos in an audition. Ludicrous and indefensible but kind of visceral. I had this weird idea that Ashdown were bedroom amps for kids just starting out. Can't tell you where that came from, literally no clue. My Trace Elliot love is well known to some of you and the Ashdown connection ought to have been a huge plus. But there was something wishy washy and pale blue about them. And that homemade looking logo always struck me as amateurish. All of this utter nonsense wasting brain space before I'd ever played through any Ashdown gear. I bought a couple of cabs which came with an ABM 500 virtually thrown in so why not? I could always sell it on. What a revelation. Seriously. I now own the CTM 100. It hasn't quite pushed the SVT out of the door... yet.
  2. stewblack
    That was great. Lovely bit of bass geekery. @yorks5stringer in fairness that part of the video was talking about the rise of the electric bass in general rather than the Precision in particular.
  3. stewblack
    Hey Blue, I like your attitude
  4. stewblack
    What would be amazing is five toneprints. Any you want, any combination. Swoon.
  5. stewblack
    I was in a band once where we all learned the material from demo cd's the band leader and songwriter gave us. He was in charge, set up the band, wrote all the material However he gave us compete artistic freedom to come up with our own parts. A perfect arrangement. Except for TMWHTD. Just didn't bother. One rehearsal he casually dismissed the BL with 'oh you never gave me a CD' BL didn't respond just reached into the drum stand box and pulled out said CD from where TMWHTD had tossed it the week before. I don't do ultimatums, it's egotistical, confrontational and unhelpful but it became an 'I go or he goes ' situation. So I went. In that scenario we just couldn't move forward with one guy winging it - not with original material. Nowadays one of my covers bands features a young guitarist who rarely bothers to learn material, but we get paid, he's a great showman and I'm older and wiser. I now recognise what other people say and do is none of my business.
  6. stewblack
    Are they sound activated?
  7. stewblack
    No question about it. Of course you need one
  8. stewblack
    It's so much fun. Seriously. A totally different discipline to just bass of course. I just discovered the joys of the two pitch shifts in parallel rather than in series. Now that opens a whole new can of worms.
  9. stewblack
    So, meet our new rhythm guitarist. Doesn't drink, smoke, take drugs, turns up on time about as often as I do, plays in time, happy to take a back seat and only play under solos and choruses, agrees with all band decisions without argument and plays for free. I just wish he'd chip in for rehearsal costs and carry his own gear.
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    Yep me too. Admittedly we used to do the Specials take on it but I would go nuts whenever we played it.
  11. stewblack
    Thanks again @funkle for putting the cab through hell so we don't have too!!
  12. stewblack
    Of all the music I love to play this is my favourite. Thank you.
  13. stewblack
    Rubber 'feet' or door stoppers?
  14. stewblack
    I know. Never met a musician who ticks those boxes.
  15. stewblack
    Hmmm, stereo guitar... interesting... and that doohicky to allow me to swing my Doctor Marten boots at the pedals is genius. Thanks again!
  16. stewblack
    Spent this evening engrossed with my new toys. Bass into EHX Tri Parallel Mixer. First send to guitar amp via Digitech Ricochet into Bass Whammy into guitar pre amp pedal into reverb. Second send to bass amp. It sounds sublime. Can mute either bass or guitar and add in 4th 3rd, 5th or whatever from the Whammy giving the 'guitar' two stages one for single notes the second for power chords. Going to work hard to get used to the set up and when to use it and on which songs then unveil it to an unsuspecting band rehearsal on Tuesday evening. Thanks for all the advice and ideas and to @dannybuoy for the pedals. I love it when a plan comes together.
  17. stewblack
    Postman just produced a perfectly packaged pair of pedals. Thank you @dannybuoy for an utterly painless transaction; great communication throughout, items as described and very fairly priced. Thinking of trading with dannybuoy? Do it.
  18. stewblack
    Carlsberg doesn't do introductions.... but if it did
  19. stewblack
    The OP actually states "All suggestions welcome" Hardly any need to be rude to him.
  20. stewblack
    I prefer 15s. Always have. Not everything in life is rational!
  21. stewblack
    Hey Frank I am not questioning your experience in any way - I love my Barefaced Compact. But honestly I put a Trace Elliot on top of two MB 151 cabs and, for the right style of music, I was very happy with the results. Also my Orange Terror and MB cabs was an amazing combination. But the BF cabs are my go to. They're just so versatile. And wider too. This is always a matter of personal preference of course.
  22. stewblack
    Genius
  23. stewblack
    You beat me to Stealth's cab. I don't need it and therefore should be happy to have saved the money. But seeing this, oh my. How good would that look under my CTM 100? Congratulations on two killer rigs. I bet you just sit and stare at them don't you? 😉
  24. stewblack
    I have both the Markbass New York 151 and the BF Compact. I'm going to disagree with those who suggest a country mile between them. The MB isn't a lesser cab, just a different cab. Where are you based @PJ-Bassist? You're welcome to borrow a cab if you're close enough.
  25. stewblack
    I have been right where you are now. I wonder if perhaps you went back to it too soon. When I got back on the horse I was in a different frame of mind and found it easier to smile at other's foibles. Oh and joined multiple bands so I could walk away from the idiots and stay with the winners.
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