neepheid

Favourite combo? Me and my drummer, Chris Favourite famous combo? I'll tell you when we're famous

[quote name='Lifer' timestamp='1357211918' post='1919055'] Thanks Neepheid, haven't looked at the Victory before, what's the nut width on them? [/quote] 44mm or thereabout. Definitely not a knitting needle

UPS via Interparcel has been my go-to service for a few years now, never had a problem. And now I've jinxed it

If I may be my predictable self, Gibson Victory, available '81-'86. You might be able to find an '83 Grabber/G-3/Ripper but it was right at the end of their production run.

[quote name='gub' timestamp='1357061787' post='1917003'] I didn't see it last time round and wouldn't of thought of searching for it , seems to be a fair few people commenting on it so not all bad ! [/quote] Well, if you believe everything you read then I'm a profligate, capitalist pigdog for having the audacity to own more than one bass, and an irresponsible, un professional idiot for not taking a backup bass to the gig.

Oh no, not this again

I have nothing to add here, other than the usual answer to the question "am I overthinking this?" is "yes"

Some people have got bad backs and/or shoulders so wouldn't be best pleased with a 12lb bass hanging off them for a few hours. As far as neck width goes, I like how a chunky neck feels when I play and I dislike how a skinny neck feels. I can't explain it any better than a skinny neck feels like a toy. The strings are too close together at the nut and it feels wrong. I could train myself to get used to it, but I lack the inclination to do so. If nothing else it gives me something polarising to say when this subject comes up

[quote name='stoker' timestamp='1356540963' post='1910939'] If I admit to not liking T-Birds am I gonna get shot? [/quote] I doubt it. Dislike away.

My wife got me one of those planet waves string winder/cutter tools. Also, not strictly speaking bass related, but a bass player has got to look the part so the voucher for a hot towel shave at the barber will come in most handy

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1356369548' post='1909632'] Just signed up, and in a moment of Malt fueled overconfidence have signed up to play with the band too. [/quote]

+1 for Google calendar

I had a horrible, farty noise coming from my Zoot cab. Turned out one of the internal wires was resting on a speaker cone and causing it to sound bad. How embarrassing it was to get Rich (Ou7shined) round with tales of knackered speakers only to find this Tied the wire out of the way et voila, noise gone.

Why does every thread with the trigger words "active" and/or "passive" turn into an "active vs. passive" debate regardless of the question posed by the OP?

In: Gibson SG-Z, G&L El Toro, Yamaha BB300, Yamaha BB450, Yamaha BB350F, Out: Gibson G-3, Guild B402-A, Yamaha BB300 If amps count - In - RedSub BT5110 combo. Out - Hartke HA3500 head and Ashdown ABM410T cab.

I'm unlikely go to another gig at the Music Hall in Aberdeen. It seems no-one is capable of getting a decent sound in there. For popular beat combos anyway. The last time I was there was for a Bloc Party gig and strangely enough it was guitar I was having difficulty making out with any clarity. Of course it didn't help that some muppet threw a coin at the singer, the band left the stage, were persuaded to come back but surprisingly didn't seem into it any more. That's not the venue's fault, just some of the nuckle-dragging, football song chanting, beer cup throwing element doing the usual, ruining it for everyone else. Does every place have them? Strangely enough the Music Hall sounds great with an orchestra. Maybe that's what it was designed for... Furthermore, the AECC is a tin barn with all the acoustic charm of such a structure. I went to see Iron Maiden there and stupid boy I forgot my plugs. I felt like I was underwater for about 2 days afterwards, it was brutal. My fault, but it did seem excessively loud and boomy.

Something like this?

Are you normally this condescending?

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1355860168' post='1903832'] why [/quote] Why? Because in my experience, ER-20s are more than sufficient at a tenth of the price. They fit me very well and I have no ringing in my ears after gigs or rehearsals. With that in mind I think it is factually incorrect to say that custom moulded plugs are the only things to consider, in my world at least. There are other options, and perfectly serviceable ones at that.

[quote name='AussieBassman' timestamp='1355842594' post='1903500'] 'It's now very common to hear people say, "I'm rather offended by that", as if that gives them certain rights. It's no more than a whine. It has no meaning, it has no purpose, it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. "I'm offended by that." Well, so f***ing what?' —Stephen Fry [/quote] I think that's the third time I've seen that quote in this thread alone. Will someone please make a Nazi comparison so this thread can die in the proper Internet forum manner?

This whole thread offends me. I take offence at it's mere existence now