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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1459358128' post='3015803'] In terms of getting booked for the better fest or fair gigs do you find it's not how good your band is but who you know? Blue [/quote] It's who you know for getting [i]any[/i] gig, frankly speaking - and I'm bloody sick of it too.
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I have long suspected that the main appeal of the Badass bridge is having a component on one's bass with the word BADASS stamped in it
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[quote name='Clint' timestamp='1459338100' post='3015540'] I don't think you will be disappointed, they are great basses and very versatile. I prefer the sound of flats on them personally but each to their own! Gibson missed a trick by not re-issuing the original Les Paul Signature bass version [/quote] I don't think it would sell half as well as it has done if it was Gibson USA prices. It also would have been axed within 5 years of being introduced if it didn't sell as well as they had hoped - that's the Gibson way. I think they did everyone a favour by passing it across to Epiphone - Epi have made it their own thing with the input of Jack Casady, made it far more accessible to many more people and they're clearly able to build it competently. I miss mine sometimes, I will acquire one again some time. I had a gold one, think I'll look for a white one next time And of course, GLWTS! -
Not much, waiting to hear back from some things. Definitely doing a beer festival in June, that should be a good laugh. Won't say more until more details are finalised though. In true "it's not what you know" fashion which this industry seems to operate by, I know the guy who's organising the music for it because I played a gig for him before, and I got that gig because my wife knows him and namedropped us to him.
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[quote name='Bobthedog' timestamp='1459333869' post='3015485'] [color=#0000cd]I have tried the other way amp to cab to cab but will give it another go. Thank you. I am thinking of just one 4ohm cab as that will remove any confusion re ohms on my part![/color] [/quote] It shouldn't matter anyway to be honest - the amp's speaker outputs are wired in parallel and I imagine most cab's wiring is also in parallel. It sounds like you've got the head set right (in 1000W@4 ohm/500W@8 ohm mode), so that eliminates the possibility that you're only getting 600W @ 4 ohms as per the other mode. I take it if you change mode it's even quieter?
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There are no right and wrong answers here. The OP isn't happy with doing something which some people are delighted doing. That doesn't make any of it bad. OP - RE: playing in originals band/writing own songs - better to try and fail than not try at all IMO.
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Yes, long time happy customer of Axesrus. Never had a problem. One time something (fairly small) failed to arrive, they just sent another one with no questions asked. By some quirk of the postal system, the original appeared a few months (!) later. I asked them if they wanted it returned, they said I could just keep it. It's where I look first for spare bits to be honest.
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Try connecting the cabs you have the other way (one lead from the amp to cab 1, lead from cab 1 to cab 2) and see if that makes a difference. That should be parallel wiring and will present a 4 ohm impedance to the amp. Check the manual for your amp to see if there are any notes about how the speakon outputs are wired. I wouldn't get 2x 4 ohm cabs. In parallel they'll appear as 2 ohms (which I'm guessing your amp will be unhappy with). If by "daisy chain" you mean connect in series, I wouldn't. That will result in the impedances being added together to give you 16 ohms and you'll be even quieter.
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Thomann have black ones in stock now, and you can always send it back if it's no good. And it's only £150. And you allude to the fact that you might modify it anyway. http://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb30_bk_talman_short_scale.htm
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A bit late to the party, but another +1 for the Neotech Mega Bass strap, nice wide bit of grippy neoprene, really spreads the weight nicely. http://neotechstraps.com/mega-strap.html
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If the 34" scale TMB-100 is anything to go by, this will be an amazing chunk of bass for a ludicrously tiny amount of money
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[quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1459173993' post='3014088'] So why not a Fender Mex one? [/quote] First reply is a "why not Fender?", and I'm only half surprised.
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Looks like one of those bass versions of a tune-o-matic bridge. You adjust the string height by raising/lowering either side of the bridge and that's about it - no individual string height adjustment. Intonation screws are in the side of the bridge facing the bridge pickup. If you know about truss rods then you can set up a bass - the truss rod is the least well understood part of the set up procedure, the one most shrouded in doubt and fear! -
Seems like SBMM is OK to post here, so I recently dipped my toe in the MM world by acquiring this SB14. It's very blue and the white pickguard looks way better than the black stock one, to my eyes at least. War volume test tomorrow night at rehearsal, excited to hear what this can do.
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I have something like this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mercury-703-260UK-Switchable-Soldering-Stand/dp/B000L9A08M 20W normally, 130W if you hold down the boost button - great for getting some heat into pot casings for earth points etc.
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[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1458818792' post='3011145'] We bassists obsess about tone [/quote] Speak for yourself I take whichever bass I like the look of that night. I'm not saying all basses sound alike, but all my basses sound "good" as far as my definition of "good" goes so it doesn't really matter which one I pick.
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I bought a bass from Carsten and it was an easy, smooth transaction. Good comms, prompt postage, can't ask for much more than that. Thanks Carsten
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I find that these days I can see past all that because there's not much I can't fix. If I don't like the strings which are on it, I change 'em. If the setup's not right, I set it up to my liking. The only things I'm looking for when checking out a bass are electrical, structural and (in the case of a new bass) finish issues. Only these are costly/time consuming to fix and will make me think twice. There's no point to my mind about complaining about other things - factories churn these instruments out and I'm guessing that a final setup isn't factored into the cost of the instrument and would impact negatively on the final price.
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The bass is now sold. Thanks for all the interest folks. -
Nothing changed in that respect, I'm bringing down most of my stuff, for the education and entertainment of others and I expect others will be doing likewise.
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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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which to get?Washburn status s1000,Sandberg panther,g&l m2000
neepheid replied to jassbass's topic in Bass Guitars
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
