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    Moffat Bass Bash 9.

    neepheid replied to skelf's topic in Events

    Snoozing = losing. It's getting difficult to be interested in work with the bash around the corner - roll on Saturday!
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    [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1458209360' post='3005539'] there's a moshing community? [/quote] [i]community[/i] [i][kuh-myoo-ni-tee] [/i] [i]noun, plural communities.[/i] [i]1.[/i] [i]a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.[/i] They reside in the mosh pit, they're self-governing, and they share a common urge to bounce into each other, therefore they are a community
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    WTF? Surely the moshing community won't put up with this kind of crap? I thought the whole point (not that I partake) was to jump around/into each other a bit, bounce off each other etc. but not going in with the intention of causing harm? Or did I miss something?
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    [color=#272A34]I've decided to sell my Gibson Non-reverse Thunderbird as I've got my eye on something else and it's the highest value bass I own which I harbour the least sentimentality towards. It's one of the recent reissues Gibson put out a few years ago. Pelham blue finish, mahogany body, mahogany set neck, rosewood fingerboard. 2x TB+ pickups, 2 volumes, 1 tone. Hardware has been changed to chrome and a Hipshot Supertone bridge added, but it can be returned to the the stock black tuners and black three point bridge if preferred. In excellent condition, comes with rarely used hard case also in excellent condition.[/color] [color=#272A34]I'm looking for £500 (£450 if you don't want the Hipshot). Postage extra, will likely be around £25.[/color] [color=#272A34][/color] [color=#272A34] [/color] [color=#272A34][/color] [color=#272A34][/color] [color=#272A34][/color]
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    The M-2000 has a pan/blend control, and a lovely neck with a profile between P and J that just feels great. Also the GTB one for sale on here is a certified bargain. Get in there before I buy another one
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1458139011' post='3005038'] Secretly I think most basses sound pretty much the same, 'it's in the fingers' is where it's at, imho. At the end of the day you want to sound like a bass guitarist playing a bass - and you don't need to spend a fortune on gear for that to happen. Even though over the years, I have. [/quote] It's not so much that, it's the rapscallions playing other instruments at the same time as the bass who render the nuances which you can hear from a soloed bass rather moot, at least as far as my ears are concerned.
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    Yup, sounds like bass to me Nice playing though, sir!
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    [quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1458127022' post='3004893'] Because people associate Yamaha with other stuff generally. I know I personally think of the old PSR range of bontempi crap keyboards. So I know a little monster in the back of my head does a sideye and says, "really?" when people say Yamaha's are really good. [/quote] I should have said "Why is it surprising [b]to people on this forum[/b] that Yamahas are good when I can't recall reading a "Yamahas are crap" post, ever?"
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    Ibanez Talman TMB-100. Why is it surprising that Yamahas are good when I can't recall reading a "Yamahas are crap" post, ever?
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    Apologies for the pedantry - the white one is the GTB model - the GTS is trans black with white binding. GLWTS - I had a plain white Tribute M-2000 a while back - lovely neck, nice "goldilocks" inbetween fat and thin profile.
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    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1457977530' post='3003592'] Which Thunderbird? The latest Gibsons don't sound like the originals and the three Epiphone models all sound different to each other. [/quote] I bet you can type that with your eyes closed
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    I had better get my eyes tested, I'm seeing double!
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    [quote name='bodyinflight' timestamp='1457960760' post='3003333'] Please don't huff, the title was to draw you guys in to have an expository conversation for my (and others) enlightenment. Go suck a lemon! [/quote] That's a great suggestion - I'd find sucking on a lemon far preferable to putting up with your attitude. Good day sir!
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    A single instance of class D amp didn't work out == all class D amps are crap. Sounds legit.
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    [quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1457942584' post='3003096'] Why would people want the massive t-bird headstock? [/quote] It doesn't have to be massive (see above). Can't imagine most Dingwallers wanting it to be honest, but if this bass is to serve as a gateway drug for the more traditional bassists to more fanfrettedess in future, perhaps a nod to the past might work in its favour
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    The Thunderbird Studio had a much more svelte take on the standard headstock - perhaps some ideas there?
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    They probably couldn't make the headstock too Thunderbird-y for legal reasons. Gibson aren't quite as trigger happy as Rickenbacker but they've got form. I don't have a problem with the headstock, or the tuners.
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    [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1457895506' post='3002783'] would "brave new world" by iron maiden count? it wasn't a reformation as such but did mark the return of adrian smith and bruce dickinson and turned out to be a pretty darn good album [/quote] I was tempted to say the same with exactly the same proviso
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    Try different types/shapes of plectrum? I don't play pick often, back in the dim and distant past I was having a stab at playing guitar and I remember these: http://www.reidys.com/pr/guitar-accessories/rhm-plectr-o-sample-pack-1532/ Hole in the middle might make things better, or maybe make things worse!
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    [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1457675461' post='3000825'] As usual I seem to be the only person that's come across this problem [/quote] Is it the combo or the bass which is picking up the interference? Keep the combo where it is, and play the bass far away from the iMac? Have you tried leaving the combo physically where it should be but getting the power from somewhere else in the house (like where you plugged it in and had no trouble) via an extension cable? Just trying to get a handle on whether or not the problem is coming through the mains or through the air. Dunno what that means but I'd spray permutations at the problem to try and narrow it down.
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    Perhaps I should mention more prominently in future communications that we're reliable, sound check quickly and get off stage quickly when we're done - from what you're saying that's almost more important than the music!
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    [quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1457615431' post='3000126'] i've always found it easier to go to the promoter or the venue directly... that or book my own gigs. i've never relied on an advert to attract gig interest [/quote] Aye, if the f'kers ever get back to you. I for one am getting real tired of being ignored and I'm not assertive enough to do the repeat emailing, just think we must be crap and I don't want to pester them further. Does nothing to dispel the perception that certain cities are like little private clubs, and unless you know someone, you won't even get a first look before your email gets deleted. Either that or as I previously alluded to, we're actually crap.
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    If you have to sell one of them - tricky. If you have time I would definitely take that time to weigh things up. You should take both to a band rehearsal and A/B them in the same sitting so you can make an informed decision. I would say don't listen to what other people say about the looks etc. - it's not their bloody bass! Base your findings on important stuff like how it sounds, how it feels to play and how [i]you[/i] feel about the looks. If the Bongo wins (I only mention this because it is the newcomer and the underdog), then you know what to do - keep sentiment out of it and go with the winner. Sentimentality doesn't make a bass sound or feel better, except in our heads.
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    [quote name='Spaced' timestamp='1457560022' post='2999739'] Touché Are you saying it's not a wasteland up there? [/quote] The words "frozen" and "wasteland" often go together, but I assure you it's only frozen at the moment.
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    -1 I play the same ham fisted, club fingered way on all my basses EDIT +0.5 My Gibson Victory Artist inspires me to stay still while I'm playing more than the others because it weighs the same as a small moon.
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